2. Welcome to the Year 3/4 “Meet the Teacher” Event
There will be a signing in sheet coming round – please make sure you have signed this before you leave!

3. The Aims of the Afternoon
Introduce parents to the Y3/4 teaching team
Give parents an overview of the year
Highlight the end of year expectations for English
Highlight the end of year expectations for Maths
Explain homework expectations
Give some housekeeping information

4. The Year 3 Teaching Team Hughes Class Mrs Wellington Mrs Warner
Blyton Class
Miss Dyson
Miss Strawbridge

5. The Year 4 Teaching Team Dahl Class Miss Noice Miss Howieson
Walliams Class
Miss Dickie
Mrs Bottrell

6. Overview of the Year – Year 3

7. Overview of the Year – Year 4

8. Topic Overviews

9. English – Reading Year 3/4
Reading - comprehension
Pupils should be taught to:
develop positive attitudes to reading, and an understanding of what they read, by:
listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks
reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes
using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, and retelling some of these orally
identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books
preparing poems and play scripts to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action
discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination
recognising some different forms of poetry [for example, free verse, narrative poetry]
understand what they read, in books they can read independently, by:
checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding, and explaining the meaning of words in context
asking questions to improve their understanding of a text
drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
identifying main ideas drawn from more than 1 paragraph and summarising these
identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning
retrieve and record information from non-fiction
participate in discussion about both books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say
Reading - word reading
Pupils should be taught to:
apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (etymology and morphology) as listed in - both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words they meet
read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word

10. English – Writing Year 3 demarcating all sentences with:
capital letters, including Proper Nouns
full stops
and some use of
question marks
exclamation marks
commas (lists, fronted adverbials, inserted clauses)
inverted commas for speech
apostrophes for possession and contraction
Continue using a range of sentences in writing including statements, questions, commands and exclamations
To start sentences with
An adverb
An adverbial phrase
A verb (ING word)
A preposition
Use a range of nouns and pronouns to help flow and avoid repeating
Using present and past tense consistently
Begin to use the present perfect tense
Using a range of conjunctions to extend sentences
when if
because
although
while
that
Use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express
time
Place
manner
Spelling many common exception words consistently correctly
Use paragraphs (with headings/subheadings) to group ideas
Spell and use the correct homophone
Adding prefixes and suffixes to spell some words correctly in writing eg. –ation, -ly, -ous, un-, dis-, mis-, im-
Spelling most words from the word list correctly
Using joined, legible writing independently and consistently
Use ‘a’ and ‘an’ correctly in front of nouns

11. English – Writing Year 4 Suffixes Prefixes Words from the wordlist
Spells words with:
Suffixes
Prefixes
Words from the wordlist
Homophones
Use standard English
Knows the grammatical difference between plural and possessive s
Chooses nouns and pronouns to avoid repetition
Use present perfect form of verbs
Use expanded noun phrases
Use a range of conjunctions
Use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions for time and cause
Organise paragraphs a round a theme
Use fronted adverbials
Make correct use of:
Use apostrophes for possession
Commas after fronted adverbials
Inverted commas and other punctuation for speech
Describe character, setting, and plot in narrative
Use organisational devices where necessary
Assess and suggest improvements to writing
Proofread for spelling and punctuation errors
Use neat, legible handwriting ensuring correct use of joins

12. English - Spelling