Year Ahead Meeting

Welcome to Year 4!

Structure of the evening

Curriculum and learning Timetable Homework Other activities- trips, learning journeys and

camp Routines Class Parent Questions

Curriculum and learning

PYP (UoI)Science

Design & Technology

Art

ICT

Social Studies

Eng/Math

Stand AloneNumeracy

Literacy

Modern Chinese

PE

Music

ExtrasSchool based events

Cultural celebrations

Sex & Relationship Education

Curriculum and learning

English

Some English is “stand-alone” and some is taught within the units of inquiry, where there are valid connections:

Speaking and listening Writing Spelling and Handwriting Reading

Curriculum and learning

Mathematics

Some Maths is “stand-alone” and some is taught within the units of inquiry, where there are valid connections:

Pre-assessment is a key to learning Groups Mental maths strategies What can you do to help your child at home?See Planet Peak for ideas on how to support your child.

Units of Inquiry

Sharing the planet- focus on Adaptations and Habitats

Who we are- focus on Healthy Lifestyles and personal responsibility

How we express ourselves- focus on how artists express beliefs and values

Where we are in time and place- focus on connections between ancient and current civilizations

How the world works- focus on plate tectonics and natural disasters

How we organize ourselves- focus on crisis relief and disaster recovery, flows on from HTWW

Thinker

Balanced

Communicator

Open-minded

I nquirerCaring

Reflective

Knowledgeable

Risk-taker

Principled

Specialist Lessons

Mandarin –- (Mary Liu, Abbie Tsang)

- 45min daily sessions Library- (Rosheen Rodwell) 1x 45 min per week Music – (Jane Englemann)

- 1 x 45min session per class +PYP SEN – (Tess Alton LSC- Helen Hattam-Individual

Needs P.E. – ( Jamie Erwin)

- 2 x 45 min session per class

Timetable  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 8:30-9:15

 Assembly

  

Literacy  Literacy Literacy Literacy

 9:15-10:00

 

Spelling   Maths 

Maths Literacy  Mandarin

 10:00-10:45

 

Maths   Mandarin

  Maths

 Maths

 

Assembly/Nurture groups

10:45-11:00 B R E A K

 11:00-11:45

 Music/PE

  

 UoI 

Guided reading    UoI UoI

 11:45-12:30

 PE/Music

  

UoI   Mandarin

 UoI  UoI

12:30-1:30 L U N C H

 1:30-2:15

 Mandarin

 

 Library 4F Guided Reading

 UoI Guided reading     PE 4M

Guided Reading

 2:15-3:00

  Guided Reading

 

 Library 4MGuided Reading

Uoi  Mandarin  PE 4F Guided reading 

4M/4F

Homework

Homework is on a weekly rotation.

1. Reading 3x per week is required WITH a signature.

2. Spellings and timetables to learn for weekly testing.

3. Unit of Inquiry- there will be a mandatory activity for each week.

Children will receive homework on a Tuesday and return it the following Monday.

Reporting to parents

Parent consultations – ‘YOU TELL US’ meetings Monday, 2nd September 8:20-12:20, Thursday 5th 3:15-7:00pm

Bookings made through Gateway for all parent conferences

Report Cards- on Gateway

Other activities

Bradbury Camp, 2 nights – November 6-8 Maths Day- September 25th 8:45-10:00 Lantern Festival- Friday, October 4th

Extra-curricular Teachers’ clubs- lunch and after school Outside agencies - in Peak View (not paper flyers)

Routines

Classroom routines Snacks Lunch times Sickness Notifying bus mums & school Cakes for birthdays Nut-free school Rules of Respect Class mum/Classroom help PTA

Questions

Any questions?

maclej1@peakschool.net fayl2@peakschool.net