1. Welcome to Curriculum Evening
Grove Primary School
Year 4
Outline for this evening:
Year group introduction / School Website – Parent Information / About Us – School Prospectus
Year 4 Expectations
Uniform / PE
Behaviour and attitude towards learning & Learning Habits
Parent Support
Homework Expectations
The Big Picture
Topic Overview (Ancient Egypt)
Trips & Assemblies
Q & A

2. Indoor PE:
- shorts (no leggings)
Plimsolls
Outdoor PE:
- Jogging bottoms
No jewellery on PE days
Taken from School Prospectus

3. Behaviour & Learning Habits
Good – To – Be – Green System – stay on green!
Enabling the chance & ability to demonstrate redemption
Good – To – Be – Green Stickers and Tokens/Golden Time
Percy the Perseverance Penguin – our school mascot for perseverance: promoting and encouraging resilience and praising effort
Collaboration stickers – effective team working skills and promoting togetherness in overcoming obstacles
Questioning – encouraging greater depth in the level of questioning to spark though-provoking responses

4. Parent Support
Labelling possessions Please ensure children’s P.E. kits are clearly labelled including each plimsoll. We would also ask that you label coats, jumpers and jackets with a permanent marker along with your child’s class. Please provide your child with an art apron or an old shirt. Water Bottles The school has a policy that children bring water bottles to school and are encouraged to drink water throughout the day. Please ensure your child has a water bottle and praise them for drinking during the school day. Promoting Independence Home-School communication / Absences

5. Year 4 Homework Expectations
Homework supports and reinforces the learning done at school that week.
Given out on Friday, back by Wednesday
Please ensure that an adult is overseeing and supporting the homework process.

6. The Big Picture Ancient Egypt
Creative Curriculum of learning through pupil – led inquiry.
Ancient Egypt

7. Trips & Assemblies
As part of our topic learning, we have proposed visits to the British Museum as well as various assemblies linked to our learning this term. .
Topic: British Museum – Ancient Egypt Exhibition
4B & 4S – Monday 16th October
4C – Tuesday 17th October
Topic Assembly – Ancient Egypt
Friday 3rd November pm - Main Hall
RE Assembly – Hannukah
Friday 8th December pm - Main Hall
RE: Jewish Synagogue – Scheduled later on in the Year (Spring/ Summer Term)
Year 4 Production – Scheduled later on in the Year (Summer Term)
Trip letters – read, signed and brought back to class teacher/ School Office
Parent helpers and volunteers! – Please make clear to your class teacher which you can attend

8. Questions???
Thank you for coming! Please take time to meet the year group and look around at some of the resources as well as our plans for this term located in Class 4S and Class 4C. A copy of this term’s topic web is available upon request.