1. Year 3 and 4 Parents’ Information
TC intro

2. Agenda: What goes on in Year 3 and 4? Maths English Science Topic
Homework expectations
Reading
Spelling
Times Tables TC

3. What goes on?
Most days straight to assembly after registration/early work
Maths and English either side of break
Break 10:45-11:05
Lunch 12:15-1:15
Topic – Geography, History, Art and Design and Technology, Computing
Guided reading (small group reading
with an adult)
AR (Accelerated Reader)
SPaG
French
P.E. (afternoons) – kits named
Music
R.E. (Religious Education)
Circle time
P.S.H.E (Personal, Social and Healthy Education), Values and Rights
Each class has their own timetable but this is what our timetable is filled with. JS

4. 10:45 – 11:05 eaten on playground Long time since breakfast
Snacks and Water
10:45 – 11:05 eaten on playground
Long time since breakfast
Fruit and vegetables only
Named water bottles daily
Mention they have a drink whilst eating their fruit, also after break, lunch and any other time they need one. Need for a BOTTLE because parents can monitor how much fluid, and easy to take out for P.E. etc. JS

5. Maths Interactive learning Appropriate challenge Arithmetic
Problem solving and Reasoning
Sumdog and TT Rockstars
– access at home too
TT Rockstars show parents – talk about reasoning and problem solving X tables tests TC

6. English Topic based where possible
Focus on Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG)
Handwriting must be cursive joined style – Year 4 have to earn their pen licence again
Writing for extended periods of time
Writing for a range of purposes and genres, e.g. letters, instructions, stories etc
Editing and improving writing
Guided reading
AR continued
JS – handwriting spellings prep for Yr6 SATS Yr 4 pen licence summer hols not writing

7. Science Rocks and Soils Fit for Life States of Matter Plants
Working Scientifically
Questioning
Planning a fair test
Observations
Comparisons
Recording
Using scientific language
Tc year 4 year 3 different investigations – R&S – focus on erosion

8. Topic Three topics (one for each term)
History – Stones and Bones & Gift of the Nile
Geography – River Deep, Mountain High
Design and Technology - Cookery
Art – sketching, sculpture
Computing – E Safety, Coding, Word Processing
TC – emphasise new learning

9. Homework Expectations
Reading
Everyday for at least 15 minutes
With an adult as often as can
Record in reading record with what page read to.
Spelling
Look, say, cover, write, check
Other practise too
Statutory spelling list
Spelling rules
Times Tables
Year 3 – 2,3,5,and 10
Year 4 – all tables to 12X JS

10. Pupil Premium What is it?
Is it the same as Universal Free School Meals?
How does this help?
What do I need to know?
A sum of money received by school to support individual children- not same as UFSM (KS1 only) KS2 pay school dinners
If you think you are entitled take a leaflet

11. Pupil Premium
Contact – Central Beds Pupil Premium Meals Hotline
The qualifying benefits to receive Pupil Premium Funding for all children (and free school meals in years Three and Four) are:
Income Support
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Support under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit, and your annual gross income does not exceed £16,190 as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs)
Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
Universal Credit (during the initial roll-out of this benefit)
If you get one of these you may be entitled JS

12. Field Investigation - Stibbington Centre
Events
Year 4 camp out – July 2020
Field Investigation - Stibbington Centre
Spring Term TC

13. Thank you for coming. Any questions catch Ms Cassidy or Mrs Scott at the end.
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