Mr McBeth and Mr Morris Year 4 Welcome to Year 3 & 4 Mr McBeth and Mr Morris Year 4 Mr DaltonYear 4 Mrs SelbyYear 3 Miss Marshall Year 3 Mrs Ash Year 3 and 4

Changes from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 Greater self-organisation expected. The pace of work increases. Break time in the morning only. Fruit or healthy snack at break. Lunchtime 12:20pm to 1:25pm. Behaviour Pride, respect, responsibility. Golden Time. Missed time / earned back. Serious incidents – card system. Good behaviour booklet on website

Draft Plan- this may need to change due to various booking and Class texts being confirmed. Term and Topic Class text Memorable experience Innovate Autumn 1 Blue Abyss 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea Visit an Aquarium 3-D Art Exhibition Autumn 2 Potions Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll A Trail of Intriguing Items  Making a Potion Spring 1 Road Trip USA The Indian in the Cupboard Visit' 14 US States Plan a Family Holiday Spring 2 Burps, Bottoms and Bile Demon Dentist Visit from Local Dentist Make a Model of the Digestive System Summer 1 Flow Journey to the River Sea Visit Carsington Investigate a Pollution Outbreak Summer 2 Tribal Tales Ug, the Boy in the Stone Trousers Stone Age Showcase Construct a Monument DT

Homework Homework will be completed in a homework book this year. We expect the same standard as would be expected in school. Please follow the presentation guidance in the book. If the work is not up to standards children will be asked to re-write in their own time. Children should be given a sensible amount of time to complete their homework - we are after quality rather than quantity. This year there will be a focus of spellings, with sentences, times tables, maths and reading 5 times a week. Spellings: Lists handed out on Friday (some on school website) LCSWC Spelling test on Friday Curriculum spellings will be on the website, weekly spellings will be in the books Homework book: Given out on Friday Handed in on Wednesday If a child is struggling with any aspect of the homework please contact the class teacher or send them back in with their homework. In addition to this some children may be a given a small amount of extra homework to support their learning. JF

Reading In school: Guided reading in groups Individual readers Reading ambassadors/ champions Library books as well as Reading Stage books At home: Reading Records Aim to read with your child or question them on the text 5 times a week and sign and record the reading record Reading comprehensions Across school and home a wide variety of genres and media should be covered and to read for pleasure LS

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‘How we teach…’ materials School website http://www.walterevans.derby.sch.uk/ ‘How we teach…’ materials Behaviour policy Dates, newsletters, updates, celebration of work and other information. Please tell us if you do not give permission for your child’s photo to be taken during school activities DOJO’s- reward system and also allows messages and photos to be sent and shared- please sign up. Please also be aware that this should only be used for very quick messages. Anything that is more urgent or serious should be a phone call or face to face as staff do not always access the messaging part.

Your child will need A reminder list is given out each term. Pencil case – to fit in a tray and include a pencil, 30cm ruler and rubber, thin whiteboard pen. PE kit – indoor and outdoor, Art shirt, swimming as and when needed this year! Coloured shirts ordered from office Book bag- please NO large rucksacks Named water bottle Blue fibre tip pen (Berol handwriting bought from school shop for 60p and all children will be given one at the start of term. ) CM Everything should be named! Year 4 WOPS instrument provided

Please let your children walk round by themselves. 1st Day Children will come in at 8.45 as they are currently which is via the gate outside of FS and walk past Y1/2 and onto the playground into the Y3/4 classes. Please let your children walk round by themselves. Registration at 8:55am. At 3.30 the children will walk on the path around the hall to the top of the drive where they will look for who is picking them up. They must tell the teacher and will then be allowed to leave. If somebody else is picking the children up that is not a parent this should be communicated through the office who will pass this information on to class teachers. If this is not communicated to staff they will bring the child back in with them so phone calls may be made. If they are in club, they will need to be collected from club so that they can be signed out as normal.