1. Welcome to Year 4 Information for Parents & Carers

2. Adults in the Year team Mrs Kay (Deputy) Miss Reynolds Mrs Green
Mrs Clarke
Miss Jones

3. How to contact us Open door policy at end of day
or ‘phone to arrange an appointment if a longer time is needed
Reading diary
Parent\Carers’ evening – before half term

4. Your child needs to bring these things to school every day:
Reading book, children change their reading books independently, reading diary
Water bottle
Named belongings
P. E/swimming Kit
Home Learning Challenge Book

5. PE / games / swimming
Outdoor PE / games – Tuesday Swimming - Wednesday
We ask for a £1.00 donation for swimming

6. Creative Curriculum
We Love Books
One World
World of Work

7. Supporting learning
Many children will have the opportunity to work in small groups or individually throughout the year to support them in their learning
TA support- working with individuals and small groups

8. Spelling and Timestables
Big push by the government
Children need to spell HFW and spelling list for year 1/2 and 3/4
Need to know all timetables by end of year 4

9. Standards
Children have clear learning objectives for every lesson and the teacher marks the work according to this objective
Children have short focused next steps to help them achieve their end of year target
They are involved in assessing their performance and encouraged to work towards improving their skills

10. Literacy Home Learning
Reading
Really important to improve fluency and comprehension
Daily if possible, from a range of materials to include fiction, poems, non-fiction. Share literature together.
Comment in the home school diary

11. Home Learning This will be given out once a week
It will give the children an opportunity
to either
practise a skill they have been learning Or
carry out an investigation
In addition, children need to learn to recall times tables and carry out quick mental calculations

12. How can you help your child at home?
Establish routines:
Provide a quiet place for home learning away from the TV and siblings and at a table
Encourage them to be physically active, eat well and sleep!
Read aloud with your children – ask them questions about what has been read [opinion + why]
Support Home Learning tasks on a regular basis – little and often if possible
Encourage them to tackle tasks independently at first – then offer support e.g. ‘Let’s look at the example together’
Be Practical- hands on learning is best!

13. At home . . .
Read anything!
Library, book club, magazines, games instructions, newspapers, signs etc
Write for a purpose:
Postcards, shopping lists, thank you letters, web page etc
Use Maths: Cook, look for patterns, shopping, set video etc
Science: notice the world , point out clouds, weather patterns, plants and seeds, landforms etc

14. Assessment
Assessment during lessons
Half termly to track progress

15. Progress essential Children have to be in school to learn
Expectation that they will work hard at all times
Behaviour to learn
Every second counts!

16. School Uniform School uniform policy Red sweat top
Black or grey trousers/skirt/pinafore
White polo shirt
Black school shoes

17. FOWWS
Friends of Willow Wood would welcome anyone interested in joining them!