1. Meet the teacher September 2014 Year 4 Miss Webb

2. Daily Routine 8.45-8.55 Doors open 8.55-9.05 Register and Maths Challenge 9.05-9.55 Literacy 9.55-10.15 Guided Reading 10.15-10.30 Playtime 10.30-10.50 Assembly 10.50-11.00 Handwriting 11.00-12.00 Maths 12.00-12.50 Lunch 12.50-1.10 Spelling 1.10-3.00 Non Core Subjects 3.00-3.10 Story time

3. New Curriculum  Our new curriculum reflects changes in the National Curriculum  Includes new additions such as: - Family trees and Intra-Family competitions - Family trees and Intra-Family competitions - Building on skills from the Rainbow Continuum - Building on skills from the Rainbow Continuum - Specialist teaching (Nutrition, ICT, PE and Music) - Specialist teaching (Nutrition, ICT, PE and Music) -Enhancement of the curriculum including visits, visitors, experiences -Enhancement of the curriculum including visits, visitors, experiences -Engaging parents in their child’s learning journey through activities in school, homework, reading etc. -Engaging parents in their child’s learning journey through activities in school, homework, reading etc.  Much larger focus on core Maths and English skills  Schools given the autonomy to design the curriculum to suit the needs and climate of their setting.

4. What’s new in English? English – KS1  Only phonic reading strategies required  References to ICT/typing removed in ICT lessons but still encouraged across the curriculum  Learning of poetry (including reciting poetry) introduced  Specific spellings highlighted for each year group (See coloured spelling booklets for Autumn Term)  Continuation of reading and spelling exception words  Joined writing expected in Year 2  Proof-reading of own writing

5. What’s new in English? English – KS2  Phonic decoding expected to be secure by Y3  Learning of classic & modern poetry (including reciting poetry) introduced  Specific spelling rules to be taught  Summarising and dictation of texts  Greatly increased expectations in grammar and punctuation  Continuation of reading and spelling exception words

6. Spelling Punctuation And Grammar (SPAG)  KS1 and KS2 children will be taught spelling through discrete lessons  Children will be grouped for spelling in KS2 based on an initial assessment  Spelling booklet containing the Autumn term spellings for their group  Punctuation and Grammar teaching will be taught discretely and interwoven in English lessons

7. Reading  Children in KS2 are still expected to have a current home/school reader regardless of whether they are still reading within the book bands or they are a ‘Free Reader’  Your child will be given an opportunity to change their ‘Additional Reader’ daily  Your child will be also given a reading target bookmark to be kept with their home/school reader. Please try and focus on this target when reading  Please ensure you make a comment in your child’s reading record or homework diary when you hear your child reading at home  Reading Race  School has subscribed to the online programme ‘Bug Club’. This gives children access to a wide range of books at their own level at home. Individual logins will be given for home access. Please comment on the books your child has read in their reading record or homework diary  Children are given opportunities to visit our school library and the community library  Each day there is a timetabled guided reading session, where a group of children will work with the class teacher  Daily readers are identified within the class and will be listened to by Mrs Adams each day.  Mrs Robinson, Mrs Cummins and Mrs Smith will also be listening to pupils read throughout the week.

8. What’s new in Maths?  Children will be set a maths challenge each morning to develop skills and make maths fun  Many of the expectations for mathematics have been moved to lower year groups  Greater expectation for children to be ‘core numerate’  School will be implementing the brand new ‘CLIC’ curriculum for maths which focuses on core numerate skills  Children will be given other opportunities in the curriculum to develop other mathematic skills

9. Main objectives for Mathematics in Year 4   Count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1000   Find 1000 more or less than a given number   Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers   Recognise the place value of each digit in a four digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens and units)   Order and compare numbers beyond 1000   Identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations   Round any number to the nearest 10, 100, 1000   Solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above and with increasingly large positive numbers   Read Roman numerals to 100 (I - C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of zero and place value

10. What are the Science topics in the new Y4 curriculum? What is sound? Living Things and their habitats Power it up! (Electricity) Teeth and eating (Animals including humans) Looking at states (States of Matter) Brilliant Bubbles (Working Scientifically)

11. What’s new in the rest of the curriculum?  The need for discrete teaching of subjects and skills is highlighted and therefore a move away from rigorous topic teaching has been necessary. Obvious links between subjects and themes will still be made.  Nutrition objectives to be covered across both Key Stages – children are timetabled to take part in a block of nutrition sessions with Mrs Burrell  Computing replaces ICT with a larger focus on programming and the technical aspects of the subject  All pupils in KS2 must learn to play a musical instrument. Mrs Kitson will be teaching Year 4 how to play the penny whistle  Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural learning is the heart of our school’s new curriculum (Including ‘Family Trees’)

12. ‘Family Trees’ and Upcoming Events  The children will be organised into “Family Trees” and participate in weekly activities which focus on developing SMSC education. They will be organised in mixed ages ensuring that siblings are allocated the same family group. Tree groups will be sent home with the Friday Letter. The “Family Trees” will be named after trees: WillowBeechBirchOakChestnutMaple  “Intra-Family Tree” competitions will be held on a half termly basis and prizes awarded to the winning team during the dedicated session on a Friday afternoon. We value the role that parents play in supporting our curriculum and throughout the year there are many opportunities for them to work alongside their children. UPCOMING ‘FAMILY TREE’ EVENTS: Whole School ‘Intra-tree’ Spelling Bee - Friday 24 th October – children only Family Tree Christmas Decoration Making – Thursday 18 th December – parents welcome to join us!

13. PE Swimming will continue on a Tuesday until Christmas. Swimming will continue on a Tuesday until Christmas. Children will be accompanied to the pool by Mrs Welsh and Miss Shorthouse Children will be accompanied to the pool by Mrs Welsh and Miss Shorthouse Our PE day will be a Wednesday. Children should have their PE kit in school all week as PE days are subject to change. PE can be indoor or outdoor. Wherever possible children should have the following in their PE kits: PE can be indoor or outdoor. Wherever possible children should have the following in their PE kits: Navy Blue Shorts White T-Shirt with School Badge Hoodies and Tracksuit bottoms also available Sports shoes

14. Uniform  Navy blue jumper, yellow polo shirt, black or dark grey trousers or skirt, black shoes.  Pupils need a coat in school for playtimes and outdoor learning.

15. Home School Agreement  A new home school agreement will be sent home with your child on Friday.  Please read and sign the relevant areas and send it back to school with your child as soon as possible.

16. Breakfast Club  School staff will be running a daily Breakfast Club  7.45-8.45  Download a pupil information sheet to bring for your child’s first session  Enter via the KS1 outdoor learning space in the KS1 yard  Parents must hand their child to a member of staff within the Breakfast Club to be registered  Please do not drop them off in the yard

17. Attendance and Punctuality  Excellent attendance is the best start for a child’s learning  96% target  Holidays taken in school term time will be unauthorised. Special circumstances need to be discussed by appointment with Mrs Hilton  Punctuality is also crucial to your child’s progress. Ten minutes of lateness every day means that each week your child is missing nearly one hour of their learning.

18. Homework  Homework will be sent out on a Friday to be returned on the following Wednesday please.  Please ensure your child completes the handwriting task on the cover sheet as well as the homework fixed behind.  Spellings will be sent home on a Monday with a test the following Monday.

19. Homework Pack Maths  Number line  100 square  Times tables sheet  Mathletics login English  Parent SPAG booklet  Parent Reading booklet  Handwriting sheet

20. How can you help?  Homework support  Spelling practise  Times table facts  Reading at home

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22. Any questions???