Welcome to Year 4 4 Hawthorn and 4 Hazel

The Wessex Gardens Vision

The Year 4 team 4 Hawthorn 4 Hazel Mr Griffiths Besa – TA Sue – One-to-one 4 Hazel Mrs Gregory Besa – TA Val – One-to-one

Behaviour High expectations In-class Cloud System – clear steps to minimise disruption Phase Leader – Miss Garfinkel – behaviour file Zero Tolerance to bullying, fighting, swearing, racism and defiance.

Rewards Dojos/ house points Achievement Assembly: Certificates & Tea with the Head Fabulous Friday Good News Notes Praise!

Start of the school day Breakfast club begins at 8:00 Classrooms are open from 8:40 Registration is at 8:50 Once you have dropped your child off, please avoid congestion in the corridors. Discussions with the class teacher at the end of the day by appointment

Notices Year 4 PE - Monday and Tuesday On PE days, children MUST come to school in their PE kit Hazel class’ Swimming is on Wednesday Hawthorn class’ Swimming is on Friday Homework handed out on Friday and returned on Wednesday. Check the noticeboards

A Typical Day in Year 4 8.40 Children enter the classroom / morning work 8.50 – 9.15 Registration / morning work / changing reading book 9.15-12.15 Maths / English and Guided Reading (with playtime in between) 12.15 – 1.15 LUNCH 1.15 – 1.20 Registration 1.20 – 3.00 Science / Topic work / ICT / Swimming / PE / Spanish 3.00 – 3.20 Story / Tidy up 3.30 Home time

What do children need to bring to school? Book bags – books and homework. A simple pencil case with a pencil, ruler, rubber and a glue stick. Healthy snacks – labelled and placed in the snack box at the start of the day. Water in a labelled bottle. Birthday treat ideas: books, stationery.

Reading There will be an opportunity for parents and carers to visit the school library with your child to choose and share a book together. We also have reading corners in our classrooms. Children are expected to take books home regularly and change them in the mornings if they need to. Reading at home!

Curriculum Overview Autumn- Autumn 1 Romans in Britain Electricity Where on Earth Are We Nativity Spring Spring 1 Sound Mesopotamia Spring 2 Changes in State Rivers Summer Summer 1 Digestion Victorians Summer 2 Habitats The Americas

Expectations in Autumn Term Homework Expectations in Autumn Term Expectation for Year 4 Homework/Subject 1 and half hours + daily reading. Literacy – Writing Spellings – to learn and put into a sentence. Maths – linked to our current topic Science / topic work Extension homework Daily Reading Times table to learn It is important that homework is completed and returned to school on Wednesdays.

Expectation in Year 4 to know all times tables up to 12x12 Rocket to the Moon! Expectation in Year 4 to know all times tables up to 12x12 Weekly x tables test Please help your child at home to learn their weekly times table

WESSEX GARDENS’ FOCUS ON THE TEACHING OF VOCABULARY

How can we make our school more word aware? The key to overcoming this issue is for parents and teachers to work together. Word learning is most effective when it is done in context and so it helps if parents can be kept informed of the topics being covered in class along with the key topic words.

How do we build vocabulary and engagement with Word Up Wessex? Vocabulary is specifically taught on a regular basis in all classes using the STAR approach (Select, Teach, Activate, Review). Fridge words sent home weekly- the words that children are learning in school. They are to be displayed either on the fridge or a notice board. Parents to talk to the children about these words.

At home it's helpful for parents to: Encourage reading for pleasure from an early age so that positive reading habits are set up from the start. Create opportunities for sharing books throughout the day, not just at bedtime, for very young children. Lead by example and let your child see you reading for pleasure as they become independent readers themselves. Pick out new or unusual words when sharing books and act these out with young children or help them to find out what these words mean. Nurture a curiosity about words and their meanings. Dictionary use is an important self-help strategy and nowadays students can choose between online dictionaries or the good old fashioned paper version. Find out in advance which topic words are being covered in class and borrow fiction and non-fiction books from the library which extend this learning so that these topic words can be heard lots of times and in context. Make word learning fun, play quick and easy word games 

Learning outside the classroom

Museum of London (history focus) Trips Museum of London (history focus) Science Museum (science focus) Shree Swaminarayan Mandir (RE focus)

Uniform Footwear Jewellery Labels

Online Safety in school Online Safety is part of the curriculum and children are taught how to be safe online. The School has a filtered internet service and children are encouraged to report anything they are concerned about to their class teachers and IT Team. The children will be asked to sign an Acceptable Use Policy – outlining the safe use of the school IT systems.

What are children doing Online at home… Playing Socialising Sharing Searching Browsing

Be aware of age restrictions on Social Networking Sites Ask children to show you their devices so that you can monitor their Online presence Instagram - Age 13+ Facebook - Age 13+ Pinterest - Age 13+ Kik - Age 13+ Snapchat - Age 13+ Twitter – N/A Whatsapp – Age 16+ Set Privacy Settings with your children

Online Safety Three main areas of concern for children Cyberbullying Keep the evidence Block the bullies Online Grooming Discuss this with your child Ask them about their online friends Inappropriate Content on websites Set parental controls on all internet enabled devices - Laptops, games consoles, phones Parents Always Report concerns to the School Safeguarding Team Police, Ceop Attend Online Safety Meetings held at school

Thank you for attending today. Please make sure you sign the register before you leave. Copies of this presentation will shortly be made available on the school website. www.wessexgardens.co.uk