1. Welcome to Year 4 Autumn Coffee Morning Wednesday 13th September 2017

2. Introductions Year 4 Teachers: Mrs Hopkins, Miss Kraus, Ms Leafe
(Mrs Busby maternity cover for Miss Kraus)
Support Staff: Mrs Suddaby, Mrs Mallinson, Mrs Harrison

3. Topics Main Topic - Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
Science Topic 1 - All living things
Science Topic 2 - Electricity

4. Music Recorder & music theory (30 mins each per week)
Lessons weekly on a Friday
Instruments to be taken home each week to practise

5. Homework Tasks Set (Wednesday and due Monday)
Time spent on Homework (1 hour + spellings/reading/times tables)
Spellings (practise at home using Honeycomb spelling activities – list of words we cover in class will be on the website)
Reading (at least 3 times a week of reading scheme book, 5 times for name on reading challenge).
All homework to be completed in red homework book (cover with clear sticky back plastic)

6. Hooke Court (Nov 15 – 17). More info to follow
Trips and Events
Hooke Court (Nov 15 – 17). More info to follow
Tempus Fugit Theatre group – focus on Vikings. More info to follow
Swimming – Spring term
Forest Schools will take place on the following dates:
Darwin: Monday 6/11, 13/11 and 20/11.
Shakespeare: Monday 27/11, 4/12 and 11/12.

7. Whole School Events Christmas production
PTA fun night - Friday 22nd September
Fireworks night - Friday 3rd November
Christmas Fair - Saturday 25th November
Christmas production
Darwin Class
Monday 18th December Evening
Tuesday 19th December Matinee
Shakespeare Class
Tuesday 19th December Evening
Wednesday 20th December Matinee
Carol Concert – Thursday 14th December
End of term Thursday 21st December

8. Equipment Fully equipped pencil case Games Kit Tracksuit for cold
weather
Water Bottle

9. P.E. Tuesday morning PE Kit – Boys and Girls
PE Polo T-Shirt (in House Colour)
PE Shorts (Navy with House Colour Stripe)
House colours: - Mandela - Green; Victoria - Yellow; Brunel - Red; Teresa - Blue
Tracksuit top in house colour, with logo.
Jogging bottoms (Navy) for winter months
Trainers
White Base layer – for winter and summer. This is available for purchase via our suppliers.

10. School Uniform Boys Girls White Shirt White Shirt School Tie
V-necked school sweatshirt
Mid grey trousers (standard school style)
Grey or black socks
Black shoes (not trainers)
Girls
White Shirt
School Tie
V-necked school sweatshirt
Navy blue skirt or pinafore
(standard School style), or mid
grey trousers (standard school
style, no bootlegs)
White socks or navy blue tights
Black or navy shoes (flat heel,
school style only)
Blue hair band as needed

11. Other information
Parent Consultations will take place during the week of 6 November. More information will be provided nearer the time.
Darwin
Tuesday 7th – 8pm
Wednesday 8th – 5.50pm
Shakespeare
Tuesday 7th 9.30 – 11.45am
Tuesday 7th 3.40 – 5.50pm

12. PG Films and Clips

13. Any Questions?