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Welcome to the Year Four Curriculum Evening

Welcome to the Year Four Curriculum Evening. 16 th September 2014. The Year 4 Team . Karen Young, Karen Sumner, Toby Bullen Danielle Hill– Lower School Leader First point of contact. School Priorities 2013/2014. Ensure that spelling is taught consistently and effectively across the school

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Welcome to the Year Four Curriculum Evening

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  1. Welcometo the Year Four Curriculum Evening 16th September 2014

  2. The Year 4 Team • Karen Young, Karen Sumner, Toby Bullen • Danielle Hill– Lower School Leader • First point of contact

  3. School Priorities 2013/2014 • Ensure that spelling is taught consistently and effectively across the school • Provide highly effective differentiation in all aspects of a lesson • Assessment and tracking leads to individualised target setting • Ensure learners demonstrate a high level of accountability and engagement • Prepare for changes to the curriculum (Sept 2014) • Continue to develop communication between home and school • Significantly reduce % of holidays taken in term time

  4. School Priorities 2014/2015 • Embed the new curriculum for Years 3, 4 and 5 • Develop a new assessment system without National Curriculum levels (which are no longer in use for Years 3, 4 and 5) • Utilise vehicles for Parent Voice to inform curriculum and assessment development • Participate in the National Challenge Partners Programme to ensure rigorous processes of external self review and evaluation • Further develop our coaching programme for teachers to enable them to share expertise and deliver outstanding teaching • Continue to work with parents to reduce % of holidays taken in term time

  5. Standards/Assessment • Effective transition from year three • Pupil Tracker: updated twice a year with progress and targets • Assessments are made half termly. Arrange to meet class teacher if you are ever concerned • Children are increasingly involved in the assessment process

  6. Attendance • At Solent we want all children to have the best possible attendance at school to enable each and every child to reach their full potential.  • There is a strong link between good school attendance and achieving good results for children. • Children who frequently miss school may fall behind in their work which may affect their future prospects. • Setting good attendance patterns from an early age will also help your child later on. • Good school attendance also shows future employers that a young person is reliable, more likely to achieve well and play a positive role in their community.

  7. Children who do not attend school regularly are more likely to: Fall behind in their school work. Find it difficult to make and keep friends. Be unhappy at school. Misbehave so others cannot see that they are finding the work difficult. Get into bad routines that can affect them getting or keeping a job later in life.

  8. Attendance Percentage Attendance Weekly/ Termly/Yearly 90% = ½ a day 1 week 2 days = 4 weeks 80% = 1 day 2 weeks 4 days = 8 weeks 10 minutes late to school each day = 33 hours lost learning time in one year 90% attendance through school life is equal to a whole year of school being missed!

  9. Communication We know that the good communication is essential • Pop in • Phone • Email • Parent Voice • Parent Help • Important information will be forwarded by text, please make sure the office have up to date contact details.

  10. Expectations: • Children are expected to be in school on time and be ready to learn. • Children will need a water bottle and a healthy snack for breaktime to help children remain attentive throughout the morning • As children move up the school, they will be encouraged to be more independent learners in preparation for the Upper School • Children will be role models for the children in Year 3 • There are more opportunities for children to take on positions of responsibility such as becoming a sports leader or within the classroom

  11. Organisation of learning • In Year 4, children are taught within their own class base • All work is differentiated and individualised for the needs of the child • Children with specific needs may also work outside the classroom for short learning sessions with an additional adult

  12. English • Our English is in blocks of 2 – 4 week slots • We will be covering • Stories with: historical settings; imaginary settings; with issues and dilemmas; and from different cultures • Poetry, including creating images and exploring different forms • For non-fiction we explore: information texts; persuasive texts; explanation texts; recounts

  13. Maths • We are now following the Curriculum 2014 • All objectives are covered in the first term and then revisited in the following terms. This allows knowledge to be consolidated and deepened. The topics covered are: • Addition and subtraction • Multiplication and division • Problem solving, reasoning • Fractions • Number and place value • Statistics • Geometry

  14. Home School Learning • Home school learning encourages independent learning • Builds upon learning in school • Done in partnership with parents • It can accelerate the rate of progress and consolidate learning • Learning Logs – One piece of work will be set each term • Weekly Maths or English for lower school • Daily reading, spelling and times tables work • Each piece of homework should take no more than 30 minutes to complete • The amount of homework increases as children move through the school

  15. Online Homework • Some pieces of homework will be based online using Bug Club and My Maths • Your children will be familiar with both these websites • If there is a problem accessing a computer at home, please let us know

  16. How can you be involved? • Encourage your child to talk about their learning – what have you learnt today? • Support your child home learning by developing good learning habits • Nurture a sense of pride in their work • Discuss your child’s targets and successes

  17. Timetable

  18. P.E. • A balance of individual, team, co-operative and competitiveactivities • New elements to Year 4 PE e.g. rhythmic gymnastics, swimming • After school clubs – Football, Netball, Cricket, Rock Challenge, Get Kinected • One off Tournaments – Tag Rugby, Tennis. • Sports Leaders

  19. Year 4 Music • Mrs Pip Wootton • Flute lessons for all within curriculum time • Children responsible for flutes • All children have a flute to take home to be returned at the end of the year • Flute concert for Y3 children in summer term • Year 4 Christmas performance

  20. Calshot • 8th-10th December • A place is available for every child in the year group • Skiing, Rock Climbing, Archery, Forest Study, Orienteering, Egg Drop Activity

  21. Calshot Payment • £50 deposit by Friday, 26th September • Two further payments Friday, 24th October and Friday, 28th November.

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