Year 4 Information Evening

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Year 4 Information Evening

• Ms Barrett, Miss Griffin and Mrs Ngadeu

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School Creed

• This is our school
• Let peace dwell here
• Let the room be full of contentment
• Let love abide here
• Love of one another
• Love of mankind
• Love of life itself
• And love of God
• Let us remember
• That as many hands build a house
• So many hearts make a school.

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What is different about Year 4?

• new homework diaries
• handwriting pens
• swapping teachers

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Routines in Year 4

• A specific homework will be set twice weekly
• Practise reading every night
• Diaries will be checked and signed weekly by the
  teachers
• All clothing should be labelled clearly

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Expectations

• Lots of hard work!
• Lots of fun!
• Every day is a new day
• Every child is an individual

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Curriculum R.E

• Here I am programme
• Other faiths
• Assemblies
• Year group Mass every term to which you are
  invited (21st November)
• Morning worship in class
• Underpins all subjects

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Aims in Literacy

• To develop sentence structure and
  vocabulary
• To develop spelling
• To develop handwriting
• To develop speaking and listening, talk and
  thought

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Curriculum Numeracy

• Block A counting, partitioning, calculating
• Block B securing number facts, understanding
  shape
• Block C handling data and measures
• Block D calculating, measuring, understanding
  shape
• Block E securing number facts, relationships,
  calculating

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Curriculum ICT

• Word processing skills linked to Literacy unit
• Using graphics packages such as paint
• Branching databases linked to Science
• Logo

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Curriculum Science

• Human Body
• Keeping Warm
• Electricity
• Friction
• Habitats
• Separating materials

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Curriculum Humanities

• Tudors
• Aztecs
• Improving our environment
  

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Curriculum Art/Technology

• Colour mixing
• Animation project
• Tudor Portraits
• Moving books
• Torches
• Money containers

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Curriculum other areas

• P.E/ Games
• Music
• EPR
• French

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The BIG Picture Autumn 1 Princes, Princesses
and Potions
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My life as a prince or princess...

• Think!
• Pair!
• Share!

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Finally.

• We hope your children enjoy Y4
• Dont hesitate to contact us if you have any
  concerns and questions during the year