1. The BECC Year Group Presentations 2017 - 2018
Year 3 and 4

2. Aims of this presentation:
To share some of the highlights from last year.
To introduce all members of the Key Stage 2 team.
To outline the rules and routines for Year 3 and 4.
To give you an understanding of assessment and expectations of Year 3/4.
To ensure you know how to communicate effectively with the school.

3. Last Year
Whole school events included; Halloween, Loy Krathong, Christmas Show, Chinese New Year, Valentines Day, Wai Kru Day, Cross Country Run, Bring and Buy Sale, Book Fairs and Sports Day.
We held our first ever residential trip for the Year 3 to 6 students.
We had our first interschool football match.
We had visitors from a variety of professions including discussing environmental impacts and looking at ways which our school can help.
We ran Kidz Time every Wednesday in order to raise money for a climbing frame.
Introduced a new style of hats and bags for the students.
Purchased a new minibus.
Purchased 6 new computers and a further 4 during the summer.
New website.
Added relevant policies to the school website.
Parent Surveys
Teacher Surveys
Students Surveys

4. Key Stage 2 Team
As a small school, each member of staff knows everyone but we don’t always directly have contact. This is our team for the Key Stage 2 year groups this year.
Year 3/4
Mr. Nigel Ms. Mim
Year 5/6
Mr. Ted Ms. Name

5. School Year Term 1 September to December Term 2 January to April
April to July
School Year consists of 180 teaching days
split over the 3 terms.

6. A typical day in Year 3/4…..
8.15 – 8.45 The children read individually, in groups and read to the class teachers.
8.45 – The children participate in a phonics lesson. A vital lesson to develop reading and writing strategies.
9 – 10 Maths
10 – Play Time (healthy snacks are always available)
10.15 – English
11.15 – 12 Thai
12 – 1 Lunch Time
1 – 2 Science, History, Geography, DT, Art, PE, ICT, Music or PSHCE.
2.15 – 3 Science, History, Geography, DT, Art, PE, ICT, Music or PSHCE.
3.15 – 4 After School Activities, optional activities such as Muay Thai, Cooking, Breakdancing, Hip Hop, Art, Football and much more
Collection must be between 3pm and 4pm

7. Subject Weighting English – 5 hours Maths – 5 hours Thai – 5 hours
Science – 1 – 2 hours
ICT, Geography, History, DT, ART, PSHCE and Music – 1 hour

8. Our Curriculum
In our school we follow a two year rolling plan using plans from Hamilton Trust and Twinkl.
This year will be the 3rd year of using the new National Curriculum of England in our school.
All classes from Reception to Year 6 use the same schemes of work however all teachers adapt them to the individuals in their class to ensure that each child is appropriately challenged.

9. Our Policies
The school has policies for all aspects of school life. In order to promote communication within the school community, all relevant policies have been added and are available for download from the school website;

10. Communication School;
When registering for the school, your is added to the school mailing list. A newsletter is sent out every Wednesday during term time. The newsletter includes important dates and upcoming events as well as celebrating achievements and events in school by groups and individuals.
Important information will be ed directly to parents individually or in groups from the school office.
The school will never share your contact details without permission.
Class Teacher;
The Class Teacher will every Friday with the topics for the upcoming week.
Parent Consultations.
Termly Reports.
If for any reason you do not receive any of these s, please contact the school office.

11. Assessment in Key Stage 2
Daily;
Observations, marking of work and verbal feedback. All links into the plans that are created.
Half Termly;
Phonics Assessments, Reading Stage, Writing and non-core subject.
Termly;
Maths, English, personal and social and all non-core subjects with information provided to parents in report form.
At the end of Year 6 the students will take part in SAT assessments which are standardised assessment tests from England. This will give the school data to compare its performance to schools in England.

12. Overview of Work in Year 3 and 4
During the school year your child will reach certain goals. The goals for Year 3 and 4 in the core subjects of English and Maths are listed below
English Year 3
Reading
• Apply knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words
• Read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word
• Use dictionaries to check the meaning of unfamiliar words
• Identify main idea of a text
• Draw inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their n
• Identify how structure, and presentation contribute to the meaning of texts
• Retrieve and record information from non-fiction
• Discuss books, poems and other works that are read aloud and independently, taking turns and listening to others’ opinions
• Prepare poems to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action

13. Writing Year 3
Transcription • Spell words with additional prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them to root words, for example – form nouns using super, anti, auto • Recognise and spell additional homophones, for example – he’ll, heel, hea l • Use the first two or three letters of a word to check its spelling in a dictionary • Spell correctly word families based on common words, for example – solve, solution, solver • Make analogies from a word already known to apply to an unfamiliar word • Identify the root in longer words • Increase the legibility, consistency and quality of handwriting Composition • Look at and discuss models of writing of the text type, purpose and audience to be written, noting: structure; grammatical features and use of vocabulary • Compose sentences using a wider range of structures linked to the grammar objectives • Write a narrative with a clear structure, setting, characters and plot • Write a non-narrative using simple organisational devices such as headings and sub-headings • Suggest improvement to writing through assessing writing with peers and self assessment • Make improvements by proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency, e.g. the accurate use of pronouns in sentences • Use a range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, e.g. when, if, because, although • Use the perfect form of verbs to mark relationships of time and cause • Use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause • Proof-read to check for errors in spelling and punctuation errors

14. Maths Year 3
Number
• Compare and order numbers to 1000 and read and write numbers to 1000 in numerals and words
• Count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100
• Recognise the value of each digit in a 3-digit number
• Understand and count in tenths, and find the fractional value of a given set
• Add and subtract fractions with a common denominator
• Derive and recall multiplication facts for 3, 4 and 8x multiplication tables
• Add and subtract mentally combinations of 1-digit and 2-digit numbers
• Add and subtract numbers with up to 3-digits using formal written methods
• Write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division; including 2-digit number with a 1-digit number (from multiplication tables they know, ie, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10)
• Solve number problems using one and two step operations
Measurement, Geometry and Statistics
• Identify right angles; compare other angles to being greater or smaller than a right angle
• Identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines
• Tell time to nearest minute and use specific vocabulary: seconds, am and pm
• Measure, compare, add and subtract using common metric measures
• Solve one-step and two step problems using information presented in scaled bar charts, pictograms and tables

15. English Year 4
Reading
• Apply knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words
• Read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word
• Attempt pronunciation of unfamiliar words drawing on prior knowledge of similar looking words
• Know which books to select for specific purposes, especially in relation to science, history and geography learning
• Use dictionaries to check the meaning of unfamiliar words
• Discuss and record words and phrases that writers use to engage and impact on the reader
• Know and recognise some of the literary conventions in text types covered
• Begin to understand simple themes in books
• Prepare poems to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action
• Explain the meaning of words in context
• Ask questions to improve understanding of a text
• Infer meanings and begin to justify them with evidence from the text
• Predict what might happen from details stated and deduced information
• Identify how the writer has used precise word choices for effect to impact on the reader
• Identify some text type organisational features, for example, narrative, explanation, persuasion
• Retrieve and record information from non-fiction • Make connections with prior knowledge and experience
• Begin to build on others’ ideas and opinions about a text in discussion
• Explain why text types are organised in a certain way

16. Writing Year 4 Transcription : Composition
• Spell words with additional prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them to root words. for example – ation, ous, ion, ian
• Recognise and spell additional homophones, for example – accept and except, whose and who’s
• Use the first two or three letters of a word to check its spelling in a dictionary
• Increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting
: Composition
• Compose sentences using a wider range of structures, linked to the grammar objectives
• Orally rehearse structured sentences or sequences of sentences
• Begin to open paragraphs with topic sentences
• Write a narrative with a clear structure, setting, characters and plot
• Make improvements by proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency, e.g. the accurate use of pronouns in sentences
• Use a range of sentences with more than one clause
• Use appropriate nouns or pronouns within and across sentences to support cohesion and avoid repetition
• Use fronted adverbials, for example, ‘Later that day, I went shopping.’
• Use expanded noun phrases with modifying adjectives and prepositional phrases, for example, ‘The strict teacher with curly hair’
• Use other punctuation in direct speech, including a comma after the reporting clause; use apostrophes to mark plural possession; and use

17. Maths Year 4 Number Measurement, Geometry and Statistics
• Recall all multiplication facts to 12 x 12
• Round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000 and decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number
• Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers
• Compare numbers with the same number of decimal places up to 2 decimal places
• Recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths
• Add and subtract with up to 4 decimal places using formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction
• Divide a 1 or 2-digit number by 10 or 100 identifying the value of the digits in the answer as units, tenths and hundredths
• Multiply 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number using formal written layout
• Solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in context and solve problems involving multiplication and division
• Solve simple measures and money problems involving fractions and decimals to 2 decimal places
Measurement, Geometry and Statistics
• Compare and classify geometrical shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles, based on their properties and sizes
• Know that angles are measured in degrees and identify acute and obtuse angles and compare and order angles up to two right angles by size
• Measure and calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure in centimetres and metres
• Read, write and convert between analogue and digital 12 and 24 hour clocks
• Interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs

18. Homework
After the surveys last year the teachers and management have decided to implement a no homework policy!! Don’t panic!! Studies have shown that homework has no effect on academic performance and is mainly used as a rote learning tool. So what to do instead of homework; Play, swim, bike, run, picnic, play on the beach, read a book, play a game, watch a movie with your child/ren. These activities have all been proven to increase children’s academic ability and the ability to process more information. Children still have access to Reading Eggs and Mathletics and reading is the best activity to do before bed time. Use that time to help your child progress.

19. Whole School Behaviour
We believe in reinforcing positive behaviour. Through all classrooms we use a house point system alongside Golden Time. Each child is put into a team at the start of the year. This will be the same team as any siblings. They collect house points throughout the week by doing kind or helpful tasks or by working hard or to recognise an achievement or progress. These are recorded on Dojo. This website information and the login details will be given to you in the first few days of school. You can also contribute to the assessment process and comment on your child’s progress. The children in each class decide the exact Golden Rules for their class and agree to keep them. Children that keep the Golden Rules all week receive 30 minutes of Golden Time on a Friday afternoon where they get to choose a fun activity.

20. Uniform Expectations
Our school believes in having a relaxed setting but as a community decided to introduce a uniform 6 years ago. It was decided for several reasons including promoting togetherness and maintaining a working atmosphere. All children from Early Years to Year 6 must wear the school uniform. If for any reason your child cannot wear a uniform on any given day let the office know. There is a sports kit that can also be worn on any day of the week as well as the sports days. Trainers should be worn on days where the children have sports. Hats must be worn when the children are outside at all times.

21. Important Days for Year 3 and 4
Swimming is on Thursday
PE is on Friday
Please bring reading book and folder, hat and water bottle to school daily

22. Thank you for listening to the presentation.
Any questions?