Years 3 and 4 Meet the Teachers Wednesday 17 th September 2014

The Year 3/4 Team Mrs Amato (Squirrel class and Middle Phase Leader) Miss Godfrey (Fox class) Miss Simawi (Hedgehog class) Mr Gervin (Badger class) Mrs Gillard, Mrs Padfield, Mrs King, Mrs Amies (LSAs)

Expectations Learning Goals and Values Class charter and passports Independence Behaviour for Learning Routines (PE kit, books, reading records) Golden Time

Communication What we are learning this week Topic web Federation Times ( ) Letters New communication (T2P)

Attendance and Punctuality School is open from 8.35 – we start teaching at 8.45 Any requests for absence must be addressed to Mrs Griffin

Attendance What is my child missing through not attending school ? Is 90% attendance not good enough? 90% attendance = ½ day missed every week 90% attendance over a whole year = 3 whole weeks of learning missed 90% attendance over 6 years = 4 ½ months of learning missed What is my child missing through being late? Minutes late per day during the school year Learning lost throughout a school year 5 minutes3.4 days 10 minutes6.8 days 15 minutes10.2 days 20 minutes13.6 days 30 minutes20.4 days

Wider Curriculum Sensational Start and Fantastic Finishes Knowledge Harvest Learning Tasks

Homework 6 longer term tasks from which the children are to choose at least 4 tasks Reading 4 times per week Age related spelling sheet and SfS

English – writing across the curriculum Grammar Spelling/phonics Topic and science Big Write Handwriting Spelling clubs/year lists

Maths Maths Makes Sense Times tables clubs (including the inverse / division facts)

Uniform Uniform order forms are available from the office Importance of uniform and correct footwear Coats and winter warmth Earrings

Helping in Class Help with listening to reading Any skills which might help learning – parents, grandparents (jobs, hobbies) Class assemblies School trips

Assemblies Friday – Celebration Assembly moving to the last Friday of each term Notification of certificates a week in advance – please join our phase assemblies

Any Questions?