Welcome to Year 4 Welcome to Year 4

Welcome to Year 4

Welcome to Year 4 4 White

The team…… • Miss Leete • Miss Byron • Miss Townsend • Miss Blundell • Mr Freedman • Miss Brown (HOY) 4 Pettet 4 Sturgeon 4 Kemp 4 King 4 White 4 Hughes

Expectations • Smart uniform • PE kit (indoor and outdoor) • Attendance and punctuality Year 4 gates open at 8. 20 currently and children are to be in for 8. 30. End of school day is 2. 45 pm currently. • Organisation – reading book (daily), homework book (Mondays and Wednesdays), water bottle (daily), snack (daily), planner (daily). No pencil case please. • Following the Moulsham Rights – sharing, supporting, striving, succeeding

PE Lessons for 4 White • Outdoor PE – Tuesday and Friday This half term we have outdoor PE twice a week. Please ensure children have warm dark clothing e. g. black jogging bottoms, leggings, a dark coloured top with sleeves.

Topics • Autumn 1 –It’s a Jungle out there (Rainforest) • Autumn 2 – Sounds of Africa • Spring 1 – Ancient Egypt • Spring 2 - Six Nations Rugby • Summer 1 – Islam Inspires • Summer 2 – Flying

Supporting your child • Homework – Is set every Wednesday and needs to be in on a Monday please. Weekly homework will be 10 Spellings, Maths/Short Reading Comprehension • Termly Project (Autumn 1, Spring 1, Summer 1) • Daily reading at home where possible, • Practising times tables (Times Table Rockstars)

Curriculum • Children taught in class groups • Planned topic approaches • Entry and exit points for each topic • Interventions put in place to support some children further in Reading, Writing and Maths. Reward Systems • • House Points Golden Book Assembly Prize Time Dojo points

Healthy School • Fruit based snacks for break-time • Breadsticks • Plain rice cakes • Plain popcorn • Cheese • Plain crackers • Teacakes/currant buns • Yoghurts • Fruit smoothies • Fresh fruit • Dried fruit • Vegetable sticks • We are a nut free school • Water bottles