Parent Information Afternoon Year 4

CHURCHTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL

PARENTS’ INFORMATION AFTERNOON

YEAR 4

CHURCHTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL VISION & VALUES

WELCOME TO YEAR 4

MISS KEELEY, MRS WILLIAMS , MRS HOWARD & MRS WATKINSON

YEAR 4 TEACHING ASSISTANTS

MRS HIPWELL

MRS STRAW (BIRCH CLASS)

MRS GRIFFITHS (BIRCH CLASS)

KEY SENIOR STAFF:

Mrs Adams Executive Headteacher Mrs Payne Headteacher Mrs Standeven Assistant Headteacher Mr Miller Assistant Headteacher Mr Swindells Deputy Headteacher

FAMILY SUPPORT & PASTORAL CARE

Miss Haury Pastoral Team leader. Mrs Welsh Attendance Officer. Mr Bateman Pastoral & Behaviour Manager. Mrs Sutton Assistant to SENDCO Mrs Tudor

SENDCo

YEAR 4 CURRICULUM

OUR TOPIC TITLES: AUTUMN – A PICTURE IN TIME SPRING – GOING, GOING, GONE SUMMER – IMAGINE & BRIGHT SPARKS

WE USE A TOPIC TO CREATE AWE AND WONDER THROUGH MANY OF OUR SUBJECTS.

English: Our quality text will be ‘Stone Age Boy’. We will also be focussing on writing to entertain where we will be writing setting and character descriptions. We will build on our knowledge of grammatical features such as expanded noun phrases, similes and fronted adverbials to add interest and description in our writing. Our reading focus will be linked to our topic about the Stone Age and our Science topic on teeth and digestion.

Geography:

This area of the curriculum is covered in Spring 1 & 2. We will use maps to locate Britain and Europe linked to our theme about the Stone Age.

Year 4 Autumn Half-term 1: ‘Pictures in Time’

Science: Teeth and Digestion

Maths: This half term we will learn about…

Place Value

Place value of numbers up to 10, 000 - Numbers on a number line

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Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000

Addition and Subtraction

Add and subtract ones, tens, hundreds and thousands

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History: We will study the early civilization periods from the Stone Age to the Iron Age and how artefacts and discoveries have led to developing our understanding of these periods in history. We will develop our chronological understanding using timelines to identify the different periods of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.

First, we will be learning about the different types of teeth and their functions. We will then describe the basic parts of the digestive system in humans and how they work to break down and digest food. Finally, we will be constructing and interpreting a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.

PE: Athletics will be taught by WLSP.

Gymnastics will be taught by teachers.

Music: Wider opportunities (instrument focus). Over the year, children will have the opportunity to experience different instruments each term.

Autumn term

Birch and Maple - djembe drums and guitar with Mr Pritchard.

Pine and Willow - trumpet and clarinet with Mrs Hughes and Mrs McCardle.

RE: Life is a Journey

We will learn about significant celebrations across a variety of religions.

Art & Design and Design Technology: Painting and Mixed Media

We will be studying prehistoric art through cave paintings and using charcoal to create tones and textures in our drawings. We will then experiment with natural materials to make paint and apply our painting skills to re-create a prehistoric picture. Design Technology – This area of the curriculum will be covered in Autumn 2.

Spanish:

Year 4 Half-term 1: ‘Pictures in Time’

• Pinpoint Spain and other Spanish speaking countries on a map of the world.

Computing: Collaborative Learning

We will be using a variety of online documents to share comments and ideas whilst understanding the need to be thoughtful when working on a collaborative document.

PSHE: Feelings and Emotions

We will be exploring feelings of jealousy, anger and worry and will develop our skills to manage our emotions positively and understand how and where to seek help if needed.

• Ask and answer the question ‘How are you?’ in Spanish.

• Say ‘Hello’ and ‘Goodbye’ in Spanish.

• Ask and answer the question ‘What is your name?’ in Spanish.

• Learn numbers from 1-20 in Spanish.

• Say 10 colours in Spanish.

Yo

aprendo español / I’m learning Spanish

HANDWRITING PRESENTATION

BEING PROUD OF THEIR WORK

PSHE

In our school, we follow the 1 decision scheme to teach our PSHE. Through PSHE, we see the children develop and grow – building positive relationships with their peers. Our school values are discussed often.

Children can wear summer uniform or winter uniform in September but Winter uniform starts officially after half term, please ensure that all white shirts are tucked in.

Winter uniform is listed below: Churchtown Primary School V-neck jumper or cardigan

Grey long trousers

Grey skirt or Grey pinafore dress

White, plain shirt suitable for school tie

Black, flat school shoes (No Boots)

Grey socks or grey tights

School bookbag with logo

Summer Uniform

Grey shorts with yellow, plain or logo polo shirts.

Yellow and white gingham dress or grey skirt with yellow, plain or logo polo shirts and white socks

UNIFORM

PE & SWIMMING

PE days will take place on a Monday and Thursday.

PE kit (only to be worn on PE Days): No branded kit. No earrings

Swimming will start in January for 5 weeks.

• Plain navy joggers/leggings

• Navy shorts

• White t-shirt

• Navy sweatshirt (not hoodies)

• Pumps or trainers

READING & HOMEWORK

ONE OF OUR KEY PRIORITIES IS DEVELOPING READING.

WE STRONGLY BELIEVE READING UNDERPINS OUR CHILDRENS’ SUCCESSES

ACROSS THE CURRICULUM.

REQUIREMENT OF ALL CHILDREN TO READ AT LEAST THREE TIMES PER WEEK.

EACH CHILD WILL BE ISSUED WITH A READING RECORD FOR PARENTS TO RECORD THEIR CHILD’S READING EACH WEEK. THIS WILL BE CHECKED IN SCHOOL.

HOMEWORK IS SET WEEKLY AND WILL BE EITHER MATHS, ENGLISH OR THEME BASED.

YEAR 4 MULTIPLICATION CHECK

WILL BE DONE WITHIN A 2 WEEK PERIOD FROM JUNE 3RD .

TIMES TABLE KNOWLEDGE IS ESSENTIAL AS A BUILDING BLOCK FOR ALL MATHS SKILLS. WE EXPECT THE CHILDREN TO KNOW ALL THEIR TIMES TABLES OFF BY HEART, UP TO 12X12. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE CHILDREN TAKE TIME TO LEARN THESE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. THE CHILDREN WILL COMPLETE TIMES TABLES TESTS EACH WEEK, WORKING ON A SPECIFIC TABLE UNTIL THEY KNOW IT THOROUGHLY AND THEN MOVING ONTO THE NEXT TABLE.

TO ENCOURAGE THE CHILDREN TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH LEARNING THEIR MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION FACTS, WE WOULD LIKE THE CHILDREN TO ACCESS TT ROCKSTARS REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. CHILDREN WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTISE THEIR TABLES ON TT ROCKERS TWICE A WEEK IN SCHOOL AND LOG IN DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN IN THE FRONT OF READING DIARIES, SO THE CHILDREN CAN ACCESS THIS FROM HOME.