Welcome to Year 4Welcome to Year 4

Year 4 TeamYear 4 TeamClass Teachers:

Mrs McCullough – Dandelion Class

Miss Bond – Snapdragon Class

Miss Taylor – Foxglove Class

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs Clegg

Mrs Wheat

Mrs Howse

Phase Leader:

Mrs Ashman

Parents make the Parents make the difference…difference…

We welcome your support at home. Here are some of the ways you can help your child:

•Reading at home 4 times a week•Times Table practice•We will welcome parent helpers. Please see Mrs Ashman regarding volunteer workshops.•Walk to swimming helpers! (Foxglove)•Helping with trips

Topics and TripsTopics and TripsTerms 1-2:

Who’s in charge now? Anglo-Saxons

Varjak Paw

Terms 3-4:

V for Viking Victory!

The Firework Maker’s Daughter

Kilve Court

Terms 5-6:

Melting Point! (States of Matter)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Trip to Theatre

TimetableTimetableMonday:•Swimming/P.E (Foxglove class swimming first – 10 weeks until Christmas)Cover from:- Mrs Howse (HLTA) - Mrs Wheat (HLTA) - Miss Morrissey (Sports Coach)

Wednesday•P.E•Music/ICT taught by Mrs McCullough and Miss Taylor

Friday•Times table books to be brought in. •Children to bring in their reading diaries to be checked•Spelling Test in the morning

Curriculum and AssessmentCurriculum and Assessment• We are working to a new national curriculum• We also have a new assessment system – no more

levels!• Expectations have moved up significantly – generally

about a year ahead than now.• This means some children who were working at national

average before will now be assessed at below average.• We will be working hard to fill any gaps and accelerate

progress.• Workshops and information evenings during the year.

PHSE and SREPHSE and SRE• We have a new scheme – Jigsaw• This will cover PHSE • Covers a range of issues such as friendship, bullying,

British values• SRE will be in the summer term – coverage is on our

website

HomeworkHomeworkNew homework guidelines

KS2:•Children are expected to read 4x a week.•By the end of year 4 children need to know all of their times tables. Please practice times tables and complete book.•Practice spelling rule and complete activities in spelling booklet.•Additional home learning will be sent home where appropriate to the topic.

Behaviour policyBehaviour policy

RewardsRewards• Positive verbal praise and/or positive written praise in books• Outstanding behaviour reward card (to be shared with

parents)• Sharing success with others in class, e.g. merits and stickers • Merit certificates in assemblies• Whole class ‘treat’ based on reward systems (Hot Air

Balloon)• Learner of the week• Head Teacher’s Award for consistently good behaviour

Lunchtimes

Play Fair, Play Safe, Play Together

SanctionsSanctions

Anti-bullying policyAnti-bullying policy• Comprehensive policy – available on website• We will work with children• Speak to class teacher if any concerns

CommunicationCommunication Communicating with class teachers in the first instance

Homework diaries/note After-school by appointment (not Wednesday or Friday please) Parents Evenings/Reports

Welcome Desk Holiday in term time requests, change of parent contact details, late

arrivals/early departures School post box, PSA letter box

Fortnightly newsletters/website/ Facebook/ twitter

Answerphone/Absence line: 01275 843142, option 1

Attendance and PunctualityAttendance and Punctuality• In school , ready to learn by 8.50am. Doors

open at 8.40am.• Please ring absence line if ill or away• Term time holidays will not be authorised except

in exceptional circumstances• We expect at least 96% attendance for all

children

School UniformSchool Uniform• Important part of being a member of St Peter’s• School sweatshirts with logo .• Black suitable shoes. In summer girls may wear red

sandals.• Hair bands – plain• PE kit• Earrings – only simple studs, no nail varnish.

Safeguarding and Safeguarding and E-safetyE-safety

• Janine Ashman, Sharon Roberts and Nicola Baldwin-Wheat are our designated teachers.

• Please let us know if you have any concerns – we are here to help.

• We will cover E-safety with children in class on a regular basis.

Trips, Enrichment fund and Trips, Enrichment fund and PSAPSA

• Please make £8 payments to the enrichment fund either by parentpay or sending in cash.

Enrichment Fund:Funds whole school , year group and class events that enrich and extend the curriculum.

Educational Visits PSA:Provide us with extras through fundraising events which are outside of school hours eg. Discos, Chirstmas and summer fairs, mothers day tray sale.

Some of the things the enrichment fund has paid for this year are:Christmas discoReading journalsCooking ingredientsChristmas play (The Snow Goose)Arts and craft materialsHomework books

These rely on voluntary contributions from parent/ carers. Without these we cannot go ahead with planned visits. Financial support may be available on request.

Some things our PSA has paid for:30 ipadsOutdoor benches£1000 worth of library booksRefurbishment of cookery room£50 contributions per class for school trips

Any Questions?Any Questions?

Year 4 Year 4 ResidentialResidential

Kilve Court, March 2016

Kilve CourtKilve Court

What will our children What will our children be doing?be doing?

• Wednesday 30th

• Arts and environmental focus• Leave school 9.00am• Art/ willow weaving workshops with artists• Grass Sledging• Archery• Night Walk• Return to school late afternoon on

Thursday 31st March

StaffingStaffing• 1:12 ratio of school staff• School staff will include: Year 4

teachers, Mrs Clegg, SLT member• At Kilve – pupils will work in groups

of 12 with one member of Kilve staff and one member of our staff.

• 1:6 ratio

Sleeping Sleeping ArrangementsArrangements

• Based at Kilve in The New House and The Combes

• Sleeping in rooms of between 2 – 8 pupils.

• Will ask pupils and use our knowledge of pupils to decide room-mates and activity groups

• Staff will be on call all night and children will know where to go and get them

Medical IssuesMedical Issues• Will send out a medical form much

closer to the trip.• First aiders on our and Kilve staff• Will take any medication that children

are taking• Take the basics such a calpol – will

ring you if we need to administer• Home sickness – hopefully not!• We will call if we have any concerns.

FoodFood• Can cater for specialist diets eg.

Vegetarian or allergies (will ask nearer the time)

• Take a throw away lunch on day 1 (to keep costs down)

Health and SafetyHealth and Safety• Visit needs to be agreed by Governors• We then submit our risk assessment o

to North Somerset Council for approval by their Health and Safety Officer.

• Kilve has Adventerous Activities approved license.

• Work within staff pupil ratios.• Any issues on site – will phone you

immediately

What do you need to What do you need to do now?do now?

• Deposit to be paid by 30th September

• Full payment to be paid by 30th November.

• If we do not receive full payment by the end of November, we will assume your child will not be attending the residential.

Any questions?Any questions?