1. Welcome to Year 4

2. Year Staff Miss Cliffe Mrs Pinchen Mr Davies Miss Hampson Mrs Howarth

3. Timetable

4. Reading-Star Reader and Accelerated Reader
Star reader test 3 times a year – gives them Z.P.D.
Children will receive a levelled Z.P.D. book
Take quizzes once finished a book – chance to move if they achieve over 85%
Children will choose books from library
Children will be heard by teachers individually and in guided reading sessions
Reading at home: take the children to the library, real reading, newspapers etc, reading records
Read daily and complete Home Reading Record.

5. Writing
During our literacy lessons we are focusing on sentence structure and punctuation.
You can help by: writing for a purpose: birthday cards, party invites, letters etc
Cursive handwriting

6. Numeracy (Maths)
This year the whole school are following a new maths program – Singapore Maths: Maths No Problem.

7. The curriculum coverage document on the school website
Connected Learning
This year’s topics:
World from our window
Crazy Creations
That’s Entertainment
The curriculum coverage document on the school website

8. House keeping Uniform PE Kits Water Bottles

9. Trips Year 4/5 residential has been booked for Kingswood
Trips Year 4/5 residential has been booked for Kingswood. A more detailed parents meeting will be held shortly.

10. Homework 8 spellings per week Regular reading Times tables and number bonds

11. Any questions?