welcome to the year 4 information evening

Welcome to the Year 4 Information Evening

Please take a seat

The Team

Mrs Sarah Eade - 4SE Head of Y4/Art/NQT Induction TutorMiss Kerry Nix - 4KN PSHE (School Council/Healthy Schools)

Mr Andy Atter - 4AA HistoryMiss Jessica Spence - 4JS Main Scale TeacherMrs Mave Deptford Teaching AssistantMrs Linda Page Teaching AssistantMiss Anna Hardwick Teaching AssistantMrs Kay Sutherland Deputy Head TeacherMrs Emily Jenkins SENDCO

Staff cover during PPA on Wednesday afternoons:

Mrs Julie Dowsett REMrs Amanda Young FrenchInspire+ Coach Games

Literacy• Guided Reading – daily, in classes• The framework - taught in units covering all text types

including ICT texts and all writing types.• Each unit follows the same pattern: reading →

discussion → writing • Ruth Miskin – continues in Year 4 , smaller groups,

extra support. • Spelling – available on the website - test on Tuesday.• Big Writing – VCOP – building on last year – alternate

Fridays – double session - Year group themes/whole school themes/ assessed pieces

Mathematics INVESTIGATION, INVESTIGATION, INVESTIGATION!!!

Maths is getting BIG with B.E.A.M. (BE A Mathematician)

• Mental Maths – whole class daily sessions

• Numbers and their properties - place value, counting, ordering, estimating, rounding, fractions, decimals

• Calculations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

• Measures - length, mass, capacity, area, time

• Shape and space - 2D/3D shapes, symmetry, angles, co-ordinates, compass points

• Handling data - Carroll diagrams, Venn diagrams, pictograms, bar charts

We aim to put all maths into context.

Science

• Health• The Environment• Changing Materials• Electricity• Forces and Friction

• Group work (quiz)

• Big books• Investigations• Ladders• Review

PresentationBroadcast

PosterDrama

Leaflet

Design and Technology• Animal shelters (link with Science)

• Textile panels (link with History)

• Battery-powered lamps (link with Science)

Geography & History• The Journey of a River

• Ancient Egypt • Settlements

• Local History study linking

with our Geography work

on Settlements

ICT

Esafety - protecting our children

Skill-based approach to cross curricularapplication, through the use of:• PowerPoint - word processing, text effects, cut and paste,

spell checker, find and replace, adding graphics/sound

• Databases - organising, reorganising and analysing information

• Publishing documents – leaflets, posters, adverts

ICTTrolley of laptops in Year 4

PSHCE/SEAL New BeginningsNew Beginnings Getting On and Falling OutGetting On and Falling Out ChangesChanges Going for GoalsGoing for Goals Good to be MeGood to be Me RelationshipsRelationships

Physical Education• Games at Greenlawns – Wednesdays

(trainers, joggers, warm top)

• Swimming – Mondays until Christmas

• PE – Thursdays after Christmas (shorts + plimsolls)

(A note about stud ear rings)

• Exploring rhythm & arrangements

• Melodies and scales • Sound colours• Exploring signals• Descriptive sounds• Play the Ukulele!

• Colour mixing• River pictures• Autumn/Winter pictures• Telling stories with pictures• Textile skills• Texture - Environmental &

Transient Art

Art & Music

Religious Education• Christianity

• Lent course

• Hinduism

• How people live out their lives of faith

French• Learning a new language

• Learning about language

• Intercultural understandingLes animeauxVive la sport

On y vaRaconte-moi

Jeux et chansonsL’argent de poche

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

• Learning differences

• Discrete support

• Personalised learning

• Multi-professional approach in partnership with parents

• Intervention groups, 1:1, classroom support, nurturing children

• SENDCO

Playtime

• Healthy Snack of fresh/dried fruit or vegetables

• Water access during school day

Lunchtime

• Year 4 children on second sitting at 12.45

• Healthy, well-balanced lunch boxes

Two representatives from each class (elections)

Meet every term

Issues are brought from classes and discussed

Homework

• Please encourage your children to take responsibility for managing their homework.

• All work should be discussed with and signed by a parent or carer.

• Maths homework is given on a Monday and marked together the following Monday.

• Spellings are given on a Tuesday. Books go home each day. Spelling test on the following Tuesday.

• Talk Homework is given on alternate Fridays.

• Reading books go home daily.

Clubs

• Junior Choir• ICT• Recorders• Orchestra• JIGSAW• Bookworms• Art • Gymnastics, Multi Skills,

FootballWe encourage children to beresponsible for listening to information regarding clubs.

Notices in AssemblyDetails in the Newsletters

Year 4 Exclusive events

• River Walk – October/November

• Egyptian Day – January/February

• King’s School – after Easter

• Environmental Art – Summer

What can you do?• Homework/Reading• Uniform/kit• Absence• Share problems/concerns

School website• Visit our school website

www.nationaljuniorschool.com

• Letters home, newsletters, diary dates and photographs are placed, regularly. on the site

May we say a big thank you for your attendance this evening. We hope you have found it informative and helpful.

Please enjoy a cup of tea or coffee

with the team and feel free to discuss

any other areas with members of staff.