YEAR 3&4 PARENT MEETING

YEAR 3 STAFF The year 3 team Mrs Rowe Mrs Williams Mr Clark Mr Wilde Miss Renshaw Miss Woodhouse

YEAR 4 STAFF The year 4 team Mr Hawkins Miss Russell Mr Dooley Miss Shawcross

EXPECTATIONS P.E. kits – Need to be in school, clearly labelled. Year 3 PE will be Monday for Y3RW, Tuesday for Y3C And Thursday for all Y3 Year 4 PE will be on Wednesday and Friday Snacks – We are a healthy school and we would ask that any snacks that the children bring in are healthy such as fruit, vegetables, sandwich and crackers. Drink – We know how important it is for children to drink regularly during the day and the children are encouraged to bring in a water bottle, labelled with water in it to keep them hydrated during the day. Clothes – We ask that your children’s belongings such as jumpers, coats, cardigans and P.E. bags are clearly labelled with their names – lots of items go missing throughout the year !!!!

HOMEWORK Reading-daily and recorded in reading log Year 3 – Tuesday – English to be handed in on Friday, Friday –Maths to be handed in on Tuesday. Year 4 – Monday – English to be returned on Wednesday, Wednesday – Maths to be handed in on Friday, Friday – Spelling to be handed in Monday.

The National Curriculum sets out what your child is to learn and when. Curriculum Year 3 AUTUMN – Stone Age & Roald Dahl SPRING – Charlotte’s Web & Liverpool SUMMER – The Beatles Curriculum Year 4 AUTUMN– WW2 & Friend or Foe SPRING – The River Nile SUMMER –South Africa & All about me What is the National Curriculum ?

Teaching and assessing the new National Curriculum What else has changed? The new curriculum was introduced in September 2014 for Years 1,3,4,5 and Sept 2015 for Years 2 and 6 The expectations are considerably higher for any given year group. For example: English ▪ Stronger emphasis on vocabulary development, grammar, punctuation and spelling. Mathematics ▪ By the age of nine, children will be expected to know times tables up to 12×12. ▪ Use standard multiplication & division methods for up to 4 digits

What about those National Curriculum levels ? These have been scrapped now and we are now using steps. School Year Expectations Beginning Beginning + Working within Working within + Secure Secure + Schools are able to choose their own arrangements for assessment, although they will still have to track progress and report it to parents. track progress and report it to parents Assessment

Thank you for coming to the meeting. We hope we have answered all of your questions. If not feel free to come and speak to us.