1. Bangkok Patana School Master Presentation Welcome to Year 4 Our Mission … “ to ensure that students of all nationalities grow to their full potential as independent learners in a caring British international community”

2. Specialist subject Co- ordinators James Abela ICT Colette Lacrosse MFL Rachel Stead Music Andrew Tatam PE Khun Rosie Thai

3. Co-ordinators that support student learning Ondine Ullman Head of Language Acquisition Ann Keighran Head of Learning Support Steph Lethlean Primary Counsellor Sally Flint Head of Libraries Abigail Boutayeb Primary Counsellor/LS

4. Khun Pom Office Manager/ PA to Principal Khun Pim PA to Assistant Principal Khun Art Very important people in the Primary School- The Primary Office Staff

5.  Meet the Year 4 team  Personal belongings and equipment  The parent - teacher partnership  The Residential Visit  The Year 4 Curriculum  Home learning  Back to your child’s class to their your teacher Today’s Agenda

6. John O’Shea – 4O Kay Wilson – 4W Sophie Richardson – 4S Claire Lunn-Walker– 4C Dan Hatfield – 4D Jennifer Laird – 4L Miriam Foster – 4M Clare Tomlinson– 4T Margit Adam – EAL Paul Johnson – EAL Jo O’Kane - EAL Dawn Gosling – Learning Support

7. Mrs Sue – Year 4 teaching assistant Mrs Jam– Year 4 teaching assistant Miss Bell – Year 4 teaching assistant (currently on maternity leave)

8. CommunicationCommunication Year 4 Newsletter – every Monday Website – Year 4 pages + Class Blogs Letters for specific events. Email – joos@patana.ac.th kawi@patana.ac.th sori@patana.ac.th Personal Information - Please keep all of your personal information up to date via the Parents’ Gateway. If you have trouble logging in please contact Khun Surapon – email suph@patana.ac.th

9. Specialist Lessons PE – Two 1 hour sessions per week (one of these is a swimming session during Term 1). Thai – Two forty minute Thai lessons a week. Modern Foreign Languages – Two forty minute sessions per week. Music – One 1 hour session a week Library – Children will visit the library once a week and can borrow up to 3 books at a time. ICT – One 1 hour session with a specialist teacher each week.

10. Personal Belongings and Equipment Welcome Patana hat (field) Spare trainers/t-shirt (field) Water bottle Pencil case PE kit bag Labels (change class codes) Healthy snack Please avoid Valuables / cash Mobile phones Sweets or gum Nail varnish, braids jewellery, bandanas and obvious hair dyes Unlabelled items

11.  Emails xxxx@patana.ac.th  Telephone contact 02785 2274  Year 4 page on website  Year 4 class blogs  Newsletter - weekly and half termly  Three way conferences  Personal appointments  Parents’ Gateway  Share expertise  Class parents  Helpers in class

12. Our Cake Policy We love brownies and cupcakes! Please note that nuts can be a problem for some children

13. Residential Visit to Kanchanaburi Aim: To develop personal and social skills and enrich learning in a challenging and stimulating environment. To foster independence. Week one: 20 th January 2014 Week two: 27 th January 2014 3 nights Orientation in school on the Monday Parents’ Information Evening in November.

14. Year 4 Curriculum

15. LITERACY and MATHEMATICS We follow the English National Curriculum. Both of these subjects are taught daily.

16. Mathematics Using and applying Calculating Understanding shape and measuring Handling Data

17. Literacy  Speaking and Listening skills  Reading  Writing

18. Connected Learning Science History Geography Art Design Technology Information and Communication Technology (ICT) All underpinned by Literacy

19. Connected Learning Units for 2013/2014 Term 1 Leap into Learning (2½ weeks) Drop Pins Term 2 Building Bridges

20. Connected Learning - Continued Term 3 Business Matters Special Weeks Residential – Term 2

21. Learning at home What will it look like? Daily reading 2 x 25 minute home learning tasks each week (Mathematics, Literacy, Connected Learning, Spelling, Number facts) Given out by individual teachers based on the needs of their children and what is being learnt in class. Differentiated

22. Home Learning What will it look like this half-term? 26th August – Mental Mathematics; Literacy 2nd September – Mathematics; Word investigation 9th September – Mental Mathematics; Connected Learning Project 16th September – Mathematics; Word investigation 23rd September – Mental Mathematics; Connected Learning Project 30 th September – Mathematics; Word investigation 7th October - Mental Mathematics; Connected Learning Project 14th October - Mathematics; Word investigation

23. Connected Learning Projects ► Once per term ► Giving children structured choice, with boundaries to ensure the reinforcement of a range of skills ► Connected to the current learning theme

24. PSCHE and Reflection Personal, Social, Citizenship and Health Education Reflection Portfolio

25. 21 st Century Skills Technology – iPads, laptops, iPod touches Creativity and innovation Critical thinking and problem solving Communication and collaboration

26. “It takes a village to raise a child.” Proverb

27. There is now an opportunity for you to find out a little bit more about your child’s teacher in their classroom. Should you wish to discuss matters concerning your child, please make an appointment to see their teacher. Thank you for coming!