1. Welcome to Weald Rise Primary School
An introduction to Year 4

2. The Year 4 team
4 BEECH: Miss Hirani (Class Teacher), Mrs Mehta (Teaching Assistant)
4 MAGNOLIA: Mrs Payne (Class Teacher / Physical & Health Well-Being Faculty Leader), Mrs Rahman (Teaching Assistant – Monday-Thursday)
4 SYCAMORE: Mr Zarka (Class Teacher / Lower KS2 Phase Leader), Mrs Harris (Teaching Assistant), Mrs Rahman (Teaching Assistant – Friday)

3. The Autumn term Curriculum includes

4. Expectations
We have high expectations of your children and we hope that you do too and will support them in their learning whenever possible.
Children are most successful when supported by parents as well as the school.
We expect the children to behave well with good manners and courtesy and respect for everyone.

5. Expectations (continued)
To follow agreed Class Charters
To be responsible and organised
To read to an adult at least 5 days a week for fifteen minutes each time. Parents to put signature in reading logs each time.
To learn spellings
To learn all times tables up to x12
To bring in reading records every day, homework every Friday.

6. Start Of The Day
Register is taken at 8.50 and Assembly starts at 8.55am so children need to be in on time so as not to miss assembly or be marked absent.
After this time the gates are closed and children need to sign in at the office.
Please ensure you child is at school on time so that they make the most of the school day.

7. End Of The Day School finishes at 3.30.
Parents from 4 Magnolia (Mrs Payne) to collect their children from class.
Parents from 4 Sycamore (Mr Zarka) and 4 Beech (Miss Hirani) are to collect children from the side gate outside the mobile classrooms. Parents don’t need to enter the school grounds as teachers will take students to the gates from 3.25.
Please do not take your child until an adult from their class has been told.

8. School Uniform Grey trousers, skirt or pinafore dress
White polo shirt with the school emblem, red tie.
Red school sweat shirt or cardigan
Black shoes
White socks or red/grey tights.
Long hair should be tied back and no jewellery
Please make sure the items of clothing are labelled with your child’s name as one red jumper looks much like another.
The weather is unpredictable and children do have to go out side at playtime so please send them with a coat.

9. P.E.
Year 4 have P.E. on Tuesday afternoons at off- site at Cedars Community Centre and swimming on Friday afternoons at the Harrow Leisure Centre.
On School P.E. days (Tuesday’s), children need to wear the correct Weald Rise P.E. kit: black shorts, white t-shirt, plimsolls or trainers.
On Swimming Days (Friday’s), children need to bring in their swimming costume, a towel, swimming cap and £1 coin for use of locker.

10. Home learning Home learning will be given out on Friday
It is then due back on the following Wednesday
It will generally consist of one piece of English or topic based work.
Separate Numeracy homework will be given for Maths on Friday’s and due back the following Wednesday, as well.
Home learning tasks will be explained in class and details given to the children to complete.
Spellings and Times tables tests weekly.

11. Spellings
Spellings will be given out every week on Friday as part of home learning
There will up to 15 words to learn each week
Spellings will be tested on Friday’s

12. Reading Records Each pupil has a reading record
This is to encourage reading at home
Pupils can choose their own reading book either from home, class library, school library or the local library .
We have a large selection of books which children are able to borrow from each class and they will visit the School Library once a week
Pupils should hand in their reading record to be checked by their teacher every day

13. We hope your child enjoys their time in Year 4!
Any questions?