Year 4
2015 -2016
Welcome to the information
afternoon.
Year 4 Team
• Miss Elvin and Mrs Howell 4EH
( Lions)
• Mrs Moore 4LM ( Jaguars)
Curriculum
The Highlights
• Topics – Ancient Egyptians, Vikings,
Mountains, Anglo-Saxons, European country France
• Science – All living things, Animals, including
humans, States of matter, Sound and
Electricity
Literacy and Maths
Literacy
• Story writing: Historical
stories, Imaginary worlds,
issue and dilemmas, stories
from other cultures
• Play scripts
• Poetry
• Information books
• Recounts – diaries and
newspapers
Maths
• Counting, place value and
calculating
• Shape and space, including
time and measuring
• Statistics
• Roman numerals
• Timestable facts to 12 x 12.
Environment
• The two Year 4 classrooms are located by the
Y3/4 cloakroom and Tammy’s Office.
• Lunch boxes are put outside the classroom
• Coats, bags and PE kits are to be left in the
cloakroom (all need to be labelled)
• Please keep your book bags from Year 3 to use
in Year 4. Book bags are kept in tubs in the
classroom or on pegs in the cloakroom.
Daily Routine
• 8.45 Children should be entering the school.
• In the morning Literacy and Mathematics will
take place.
• 11.00 – 11.15 Break time – Children should have
a healthy snack like fruits, crackers, dried fruits,
yoghurts but not chocolate, crisps e.t.c
• 12.15 – 1.10 Lunch Time – Children have their
lunch in the Oaks Hall or in the Acorns Hall if they
have a hot school meal
• 3.15 – End of the day – children will be taken out
to the playground for parents to meet them.
Rough Guide to Timetable
1.15 - 2.05
2.05
–
2.55
2.55- 3.10
Support for Reading
Topic
Assembly
Maths
Literacy
Support for Reading
Science
Assembly
Y4
Maths
Literacy
Maths
Literacy
12.15 – 1.10
PSHE
SfR
1.10 – 1.15 Registration
Literacy
Lunchtime
Maths
Swimming/Games
Topic Library
time
French
11.45 – 12.15
Assembly
Class
Computing
Singing Assembly
Maths
Friday
11.15 – 12.15
11.00 -11.15
Break
8.45 Registration
10.00 – 11.00
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesda
y
Monda
y
9.00 – 10.00
Literacy
Support for Spelling/ grammar
/phonic
P.E
Special time
Assembly
Star of Week
Equipment
Your child needs to come to school readily
equipped with:
• A clear water bottle
• P.E Kit
• Outdoor Coat
• School book bag
• Lunch box if required
All your child’s belongings should be named.
Expectations
• We have high expectations of your children in
terms of the presentation of their work and the
basic skills.
• We expect homework to be of a high standard.
• Children should be reading at home every day.
• Children should know their times tables and be
practising these up to 12x12.
• Detentions at lunch time will be given for any
child who has not met our basic expectations.
These will be outlined to your child in September
Rewards and Sanctions
•
•
•
•
Stickers
Certificates
Star of the week
Head teachers
certificate
• Non Uniform day
• Special Time
• Warnings
• Yellow and Red slips –
time out
• Loss of Special Time
minutes
• Detentions
• Lunchtime exclusions
School Uniform
• Correct school uniform must be worn, if your child is not
wearing correct uniform we will expect a note from parents
explaining why.
Our school uniform is:
• Black trousers/skirt/Green summer dress
• Jade green Polo top with the school logo.
• Black school jumper with the school logo
• Black/white socks
• Black shoes (not boots, sandals, trainers or ballerina pumps)
• Only one pair of small stud earrings may be worn.
• http://www.clothingattesco.com/poole/hillbourne-school-andnursery/invt/134892
• Or School Uniform Shop in Poole High Street
P.E Kit
The P.E kit is:
• Black shorts,
• White Polo Shirt (not an ordinary white T-shirt)
• Black tracksuit for cold weather (not their school
jumper)
• Black/White socks
• Trainers for outdoor P.E/Games
• Hairband to tie long hair back.
• No Jewellery will be allowed to be worn during
P.E/Games lessons
What you need to know
• Medicine: If your child needs medicine during
school hours you need to hand this to the office
and you will need to fill out a medicine form.
• Inhalers: It is the parents responsibility to ensure
inhalers are in date, and that if your child is
asthmatic that they have an inhaler in school. In
Year 4 we expect them to know how to use their
inhaler.
• Inhalers are kept in a Red First Aid Box in each
classroom and will be taken with us on any trips.
What you need to know
• If your child is absent you are required to call the
school office to inform them and then send a written
note in with your child when they return explaining
why they were absent.
• If you are not collecting your child at the end of the day
please send in a letter or phone the office, explaining
who is collecting them. If not this may cause a delay, as
we will need to go to the office to phone you and
check.
• If a child is not collected on time they will be sent to
the after school club in the Acorns Building ( Willow
Room). There will be a charge for this service.
Who to contact
• In the first instance please make an
appointment to see the class teacher or for
smaller matters a quick word when you collect
your child at the end of the day from the
playground.
• Mrs Fogg (Year 3 & 4 Phase Leader)
• Ms Roderick ( Head Teacher)
How to help your child
• Reading at home is essential.
• Supporting your child to complete homework
to a high standard.
• Homework goes out on a Thursday to be
collected in the following Tuesday.
• Making sure that your child knows their times
tables.
Proposed Trips and events
•
•
•
•
Autumn Term – Arne – Habitats and Living things
Autumn Term – Egyptian Day – Come in fancy dress
Spring Term – Visit to a local Library
Summer Term – Wareham River – Vikings and Anglo
Saxons in our local area