Year 4 Welcome Presentation 2021

Welcome to Year 4 Teacher: Mrs Dewar Support Assistant: Mrs Brown

The School Day 8.45am 8.55am Registration 10.30am Break time 12.10 Lunch time 1.00pm Afternoon lessons 3.15pm Home time If you are late or absent please telephone the school office beforehand and follow up an absence with a written letter or email.

Sports Equipment PE will start off on Wednesdays and Fridays (although this will change through the year). Children will need:-

• white t-shirt and dark blue shorts • trainers/plimsolls.

• also good to have a tracksuit for the winter months.

Please ensure that PE kits are in school all week and that they are clearly named • Swimming will be on Wednesdays, January to March.

• Boys will need speedo or tightish longer shorts. Please no kneelength or baggy shorts.

• All must wear a swimming hat.

• Goggles optional but a towel is not!

Classroom Equipment Suggested items: • • • • • • •

A small pencil case which will fit into a school tray HB pencils A small set of coloured pencils A glue stick (Pritt sticks are recommended - in our experience they are more effective) A black whiteboard pen A rubber A sharpener

A WATER BOTTLE

Uniform At Trinity St Stephen First School:

Please see the website for details of the uniform, but:• We are always smart.

• We know that we tuck our shirts in.

• Our hair is tied up or clipped back using brown, black or school colours hair accessories.

• Year 3 and 4 children can wear a school tie with a white collared shirt.

Year 4 Writing When we are writing: • We always use a pencil unless we have a pen licence • We always use a cursive script • We draw a dotted line below words when we are unsure of the spelling • Every sentence starts with a capital letter and finishes with a full stop • The date is written in full in written work • The WALT (We Are Learning To…) is written underneath • We miss a line before starting a new piece of work • We put a single line through work we have done wrong • Pen licences will be presented to all children later in the year

Year 4 Maths When we are doing maths: • We always use a pencil • We write the date in the short, numeric way • We write the learning objective underneath the date • We miss a line before starting a new piece of work • We draw pictures and diagrams using a pencil • We use one square for each digit • We put a single line through work we have done wrong • We don’t use erasers

Our Learning - Maths We will be:• Learning maths according to the National Curriculum • Looking at increasing our speed and accuracy with times tables. The current Y4 class will be the first to do the new Multiplication Tables Check next summer • Thinking about how maths relates to the real world around us • Improving our problem solving strategies • Learning algorithms according to the school’s calculation policy

Our learning - writing In • • • •

writing we will be: Studying poetry and writing some free verse Looking at high-quality texts Learning about grammar, structure and punctuation through a Harry Potter study Applying our writing skills to other subjects such as geography and science

Our Learning - Reading Guided Reading - the children will read as a class, independently and with adults; discussing the book, focusing on how the text and story is constructed.

Children will all have one “leisure” book for quiet reading in class and at home. If the child is a ‘free reader’ this will be their official reading book.

Children still on a reading scheme, will also have a reading scheme “colour” book as well as their leisure book. This book must be read alongside an adult.

School reading books will be sent home shortly when we have completed individual assessments.

Assessment • • •

We use the Key Objectives to assess children’s progress We will report back to parents on their children’s progress at parents’ evenings Year group Key Objectives are on the school website

Homework • • •

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Children are encouraged to read daily and comments are encouraged in the reading log The children will have a weekly timestables test. Children are encouraged to use TT Rockstars to improve their timestable speed and accuracy.

The weekly class spelling list will be sent home each Friday, ready for a test the following Friday. In addition to this, your child will have a starspell list of words to learn. This list will be tested before half term.

Maths homework will be sent home on a Friday to be returned

by Wednesday. There will also be a TT Rockstar homework set.

Helping at home It is important that children complete their homework as it is preparation for middle school and reinforces class work.

In maths please help them with the process we have taught them rather than your own method.

Listen to them read and question them about what they have read. Try to offer them different genres eg newspapers Using and applying their knowledge is important so if out shopping for instance talk to them about money and measures.

Visitors in School At Trinity St Stephen we always welcome your support in school. Having visitors in school isn’t possible at the moment but we look forward to a time, in the not too distant future, when we can welcome visitors back into the school.

Communication with school There may be occasions when you need to talk to the class teacher. Please understand that this is not usually possible before school, unless by prior arrangement.

Teachers can be more flexible at the end of the school day.

You can email the teacher. If the message needs urgent attention please contact the office via phone or by email and copy in the teacher.

The Class News Please check the class news on the school website.

It is published on a Monday. http://www.tssfirst.co.uk/ This will let you know what is going on in Year 4 and will hopefully answer any questions you may have. It often includes really important information so it is useful to check it every week.

Trips The Ufton Court Trip is booked for May and will hopefully involve two nights away.

The children will visit Eton Museum before half term.

We will search for other opportunities throughout the year.

TSSSA (Trinity St Stephen School Association) The school has a thriving association. Even after two very disrupted school years the association managed to raise enough money to purchase new activity equipment for a section of the playground.

The association aims to provide a warm welcome to all members of the school community and to support the school in providing a safe and stimulating environment and excellent learning resources.

This year our focus is on the reception year outside area. The association also helps by providing a generous budget to each year group to allow them to purchase additional resources and subsidise trips and visits for the children.

Each year group has two class representatives. The year group representatives are agreed at the Annual General Meeting which this year is being held virtually on Monday 20 September at 7.45pm. Their role is to disseminate TSSSA information and support events by organising volunteers or agreeing to lead.