1. Mr McBeth and Mr Morris Year 4
Welcome to Year 3 & 4
Mr McBeth and Mr Morris Year 4
Mr DaltonYear 4
Mrs SelbyYear 3
Miss Marshall Year 3
Mrs Ash Year 3 and 4

2. Changes from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2
Greater self-organisation expected.
The pace of work increases.
Break time in the morning only.
Fruit or healthy snack at break.
Lunchtime 12:20pm to 1:25pm.
Behaviour
Pride, respect, responsibility.
Golden Time.
Missed time / earned back.
Serious incidents – card system.
Good behaviour booklet on website

3. Draft Plan- this may need to change due to various booking and Class texts being confirmed.
Term and Topic
Class text
Memorable experience
Innovate
Autumn 1
Blue Abyss
Leagues Under the Sea
Visit an Aquarium
3-D Art Exhibition
Autumn 2
Potions
Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
A Trail of Intriguing Items 
Making a Potion
Spring 1
Road Trip USA
The Indian in the Cupboard
Visit' 14 US States
Plan a Family Holiday
Spring 2
Burps, Bottoms and Bile
Demon Dentist
Visit from Local Dentist
Make a Model of the Digestive System
Summer 1
Flow
Journey to the River Sea
Visit Carsington
Investigate a Pollution Outbreak
Summer 2
Tribal Tales
Ug, the Boy in the Stone Trousers
Stone Age Showcase
Construct a Monument DT

4. Homework Homework will be completed in a homework book this year.
We expect the same standard as would be expected in school.
Please follow the presentation guidance in the book. If the work is not up to standards children will be asked to re-write in their own time.
Children should be given a sensible amount of time to complete their homework - we are after quality rather than quantity.
This year there will be a focus of spellings, with sentences, times tables, maths and reading 5 times a week.
Spellings:
Lists handed out on Friday (some on school website)
LCSWC
Spelling test on Friday
Curriculum spellings will be on the website, weekly spellings will be in the books
Homework book:
Given out on Friday
Handed in on Wednesday
If a child is struggling with any aspect of the homework please contact the class teacher or send them back in with their homework. In addition to this some children may be a given a small amount of extra homework to support their learning. JF

5. Reading In school: Guided reading in groups Individual readers
Reading ambassadors/ champions
Library books as well as Reading Stage books
At home:
Reading Records
Aim to read with your child or question them on the text 5 times a week and sign and record the reading record
Reading comprehensions
Across school and home a wide variety of genres and media should be covered and to read for pleasure LS

6. Maths

7. ‘How we teach…’ materials
School website
‘How we teach…’ materials
Behaviour policy
Dates, newsletters, updates, celebration of work and other information.
Please tell us if you do not give permission for your child’s photo to be taken during school activities
DOJO’s- reward system and also allows messages and photos to be sent and shared- please sign up. Please also be aware that this should only be used for very quick messages. Anything that is more urgent or serious should be a phone call or face to face as staff do not always access the messaging part.

8. Your child will need A reminder list is given out each term.
Pencil case – to fit in a tray and include a pencil, 30cm ruler and rubber, thin whiteboard pen.
PE kit – indoor and outdoor, Art shirt, swimming as and when needed this year! Coloured shirts ordered from office
Book bag- please NO large rucksacks
Named water bottle
Blue fibre tip pen (Berol handwriting bought from school shop for 60p and all children will be given one at the start of term. ) CM
Everything should be named!
Year 4 WOPS instrument provided

9. Please let your children walk round by themselves.
1st Day
Children will come in at 8.45 as they are currently which is via the gate outside of FS and walk past Y1/2 and onto the playground into the Y3/4 classes.
Please let your children walk round by themselves.
Registration at 8:55am.
At 3.30 the children will walk on the path around the hall to the top of the drive where they will look for who is picking them up. They must tell the teacher and will then be allowed to leave. If somebody else is picking the children up that is not a parent this should be communicated through the office who will pass this information on to class teachers. If this is not communicated to staff they will bring the child back in with them so phone calls may be made. If they are in club, they will need to be collected from club so that they can be signed out as normal.