1. Welcome
to Year 4

2. Year 4 Team Mrs Collett Mrs Wallis Miss Mullins
Pack will provide dates of key events for the year... Including trips, Christmas concerts, class assemblies and school masses and liturgies.

3. give your child the best start to their day!
Punctuality
give your child the best start to their day!

4. Attendance Good attendance is important to ensure good progress
Attendance below 90% is now categorised as persistent absenteeism
Term time leave will only be authorised in exceptional circumstances
HT to authorise term time leave , holidays cannot be authorised, in case of illness

5. Uniform · Bottle green sweatshirt with school logo
· White or green polo shirt
· Pinafore dress, grey skirt or trousers
· Black or dark sensible shoes
· Plain white/grey/black socks tights
· Plain black/white or green hijab
PE Kit—Plain, St Mark’s green or white t-shirt, plain dark coloured or white shorts, plain tracksuit, black plimsolls
No jewellery unless for religious reasons
All long hair to be tied back – regardless of gender
Please ensure your child is wearing the correct uniform, school shoes
Uniform at St Mark’s
In preparation for the new academic year in September please can I remind parents and carers of the school uniform expectations. 

6. We are a healthy school!

7. P.E. and Music
Swimming – days for PE – PE kit. Music tuition opportunities

8. Topics in Year 4 Autumn – Who’s The Mummy/What’s The Matter
Spring – Water Way To Learn / Batteries Included
Summer – Set In Stone & Beyond
Overview of topics and learning - examples of activities that might be completed -

9. Chiltern Open Air Museum
Trips and Visits
The British Museum
Canal Walk
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Where to, packed lunch including free school meals, parents helping, payment

10. How well is my child doing?
Parent consultations
Informal meetings with parents
Report to parents
Appointments can be made at any point with the teacher and/or a member of the senior leadership team

11. Assessment
We will be assessing children against end of year objectives set out in the National Curriculum
During the year we will be assessing whether your child is on track to meet those objectives
At the end of the year children will be assessed using the following:
Working below the expected standard for the year group (10% to 49% of the curriculum) The pupils uses the criteria rarely
Working towards the expected standard for the year group (from 50% to 79% of the curriculum) The Pupil uses the criteria sometimes.
Working at the expected standard for the year group (between 80% to 100% of the curriculum) The pupil uses the criteria often.
Working at greater depth within the expected standard for the year group. The children are able to independently apply their knowledge and understanding across other areas of the curriculum.
The on track judgement will be made by assessing the number of objectives already met and the way in which a child has embedded those objectives and uses them independently. The end of year judgement will be judged by the % of objectives met

12. Home Learning
English: daily reading – to be recorded in reading records. Spelling words to learn.
Maths: weekly times tables practice and a task relating to the topic currently being studied. This may be on a worksheet or on mymaths website.
Topic: An open ended topic-related task once each half term.
When, what expectations of child and teacher including reading spellings will be part of homework with an activity to support learning of spellings but there will be no test as with tables

13. English Teaching Year 4 Reading Guided Reading
Each class has a daily session.
Will read with the teacher or other adult multiple times each week.
Other activities include pre reading and comprehension questions.

15. Writing
Quality texts which stimulate writing in a range of genres

16. Contact us:

17. Any questions?