1. Meet the Teacher
Miss Craft

2. Adults in Beech Class: Miss Craft Mrs Searles Mrs Franklin
(Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday)
Mrs Franklin
(Monday P.M., Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday)

3. Expectations
Children are expected to bring in their reading books and contact books everyday. These will be checked daily. (reading records/contact books) Any notes can be put into these and will be responded to as necessary.
Children must ensure they are always challenging themselves and working to the best of their ability!
Children need to focus on presentation in their work.

4. Homework
Homework will be handed out a Monday and must be completed by the following Monday. Homework will be stuck into reading record/contact books. Most of the homework this year will be online using websites such as Spelling Shed, Mathletics, Times Table Rock Stars.
Year 3 may be set Mathletics, whilst Year 4 are set Times Table Rock Stars so please check in contact books where it will state Y3 - __________ Y4- ___________
There will no longer be a termly family project.
Spelling test scores will be available in contact books.

5. Year 4 Multiplication Check
Last year the government brought in a multiplication check which will happen at the end of Year 4 (Around June time). The children will be tested on 25 multiplication questions from any times table up to 12x12. They get 6 seconds to answer each question.
The more practise that the children have in these at home as well as the daily practise we do in school will help them to be fluent in their times tables.
This is not a pass or fail assessment, it is just a check to see how well they know the multiplication facts before they move into upper KS2.

6. Curriculum This term our topic is World War 2!
We will be learning about different parts of the World War 2 including how it began, the Battle of Britain, rationing, evacuees and the victory! We will look at locating the different countries involved on a map.
We will also being linking this to healthy food and nutrition as well as skeletons and bones.
We will be looking at some artists of the time and also singing some wartime songs!

7. Reading
Children will be reading in school daily. They will be expected to be reading the staged book provided by the school whilst they are in school as well as whilst they are at home. There will be guided reading sessions where children learn key skills. These skills can be used whenever they are reading! Children should enjoy sharing books with you at home and reading to you! Remember that any chance for you to question them about the texts or ask there opinions or predictions about a book will really help to deepen their understanding.
Please remember to note any times that they read at home in their reading records (whether it is to you, to themselves, or to someone else).

8. Rewards and Sanctions Everybody at St Paul’s believes in praising
positive behaviour and hard work!
Superstar raffle tickets
Phone calls and chats with parents
Praised during celebration assembly
Sent to Mr Hulme
High standards of behaviour are expected at all times.

9. PE
PE lessons will take place on twice a week (once on a Wednesday and one other day).
Swimming will take place on Wednesday mornings starting next week for 5 weeks!
Please make sure that children have their PE kits in school at all times.

10. General Reminders Contact books Lateness / attendance Uniform (named)
Forest School (Mondays on alternate weeks starting with year 3 next week) – You will need waterproofs and wellies as you will be going out in all weathers!
Fruit in KS2 – Children can enjoy a healthy snack at play times but wont be given fruit now that they are no longer in KS1.

11. Any questions?