Welcome to Year 4 The Year 4 Team

Welcome to Year 4 The Year 4 Team: Class Teachers Mr Yeomans Miss. Earle Support Staff: Ms Carroll Miss. Connelly Ms. Barrett

Welcome to Year 4 Staff around the school: Pastoral Care Team: Mr Singleton Ms. O’Donnell Inclusion Team: Ms Jones PPA Cover Team: PE: Miss. Mc. Quillan and Miss. Mckay Mr. Ryan

Welcome to Year 4 Staff around the school: In the school office: Elaine Tomlinson and Karen Palombella (Bursar)

Welcome to Year 3 Head Teacher & Deputy Head: Mrs Corbett & Mrs Taylor Senior Management: Ms Mc. Namara Miss Jones Miss Holt

Year 4 Curriculum • English • Mathematics • Science • History & Geography • PE (Swimming) • PSHE • ICT/Computing • Spanish • RE • Art & DT

Year 4 Attendance At Broad Square Primary School Every School Day Counts.

At Broad Square Primary School Every Minute Counts. The external doors and gate are closed and children enter through the office. Lateness = Lost learning. Children do not like to arrive to school late, it is upsetting. They miss out on so much. Your child will be missing learning opportunities if you are not in school or are late to school. We work closely with our Liverpool City Council’s Education Welfare Office and Liverpool Social Services, unauthorised absences could result in fixed penalty fines.

Year 4 Behaviour Our School Values are: Excellence; Responsibility; Respect; Community; Enjoyment; Compassion and Perseverance Rewards Smiley faces given to children have achieved something in class or around school. Pupil of the week – given to someone who has stood out for the right reasons. Attendance award – if children have been in school 100% of the week they have a chance to win a book during assembly.

Year 3 Behaviour Our School Values are: Excellence; Responsibility; Respect; Community; Enjoyment; Compassion and Perseverance We have high expectations of the behaviour and conduct of all the children. We reward those children who try their best to model the values above, including giving certificates in weekly celebration assemblies. Everyone starts each new day on a ‘Green Card’ in our ‘Good to be Green’ behaviour system. If a warning is given, children will change their card to be a reminder that they need to change their behaviour. Children with exceptional behaviour or work can earn a Gold Card!

Home-School Links Home school links are very important to us and we want you to be as involved with your child’s learning as possible! • Writing Café • Reading Café • Mathematics Café Letters will go out with timetables and don’t forget to check the website too!

Online Safety Tips Reputable organisations used by minors often have this button displayed so that it is easy to report abuse of concerns about something your child has seen. • Explore the technology that your child enjoys: play their games, listen to the music they download. • Remind older siblings that some of the websites they use may not be suitable for their siblings. • When talking about bullying, relationships etc do not forget to include online aspects. • Set boundaries and rules for their online behaviour. Please go to childnet. com for advice about how to set up parental controls with your internet provider, mobile operator, devices and online services. BUT please remember that no parental controls of filtering option is 100% effective.

Year 4 Home Learning Home reading We expect children to bring their reading folder to school every day. They will have a designated day to change their reading books. If they haven’t finished reading their book they will get another week to finish the book ready for it to be changed. The children's book will be changed when we are happy with their understanding of the text Spellings Children will be given spellings on a Thursday. There will be a pre test on Tuesday and a final spelling test on Wednesday. A pre test is a good way to let children know if they need to practice their spellings a little more. Homework will be given on a Thursday and children will have until Tuesday to complete this. I will try to go through the homework with children on a Tuesday. If you or the children need help with any of the homework please come and speak to myself or Miss Carroll.

Year 4 Trips & Visits • Educational trips and visits will be used to support your child’s learning in class. While the trip takes place during school hours, we need you to provide additional permission. • Some visits may extend beyond the school day. • In case of any delays we will text you. • Please ensure the office have up to date contact information.

Year 4 Uniform • Children will be doing P. E on a Monday and they should have a full kit with them. If they forget an item a letter will be sent home. • Can we please ensure that children’s names are in their kits as things easily go missing. • Swimming will be every Wednesday for 8 weeks.

Communication with School • Weekly newsletters are sent home on Fridays. Please look out for important dates coming up. • Term dates are displayed on the newsletters and the school website so that holidays can be booked around them. • Please check our school website regularly (www. broadsquare. co. uk). An easy way to do this is through the App ‘My. Ed’. We will also be able to use the app to send out letters in the future. • Twitter - @broad_square • Adults are always on the school playground morning and evening. Your child’s class teacher is always the first port of call if you have any concerns or want to feed back any lovely positives too.

Thank you! We look forward to working with you and your children over the coming year. Any questions?