Wendell Park Primary School Year 4 Supporting your

Wendell Park Primary School Year 4 Supporting your child together

In Year 4 • Miss Douglas – Garnet Class teacher and PE lead • Mr Morgan – Graphite Class teacher and English Lead • Mr Katon - Learning Support Teacher

Attendance • The gates open at 8: 30 am. Children should be lining up at 8: 45 am and teachers come down and are available to answer quick questions. • The bell goes at 8: 50 am and children will be marked late if they arrive after 8: 55 am. If your child is being collected by someone who is not on your agreed list, please inform the school office. • If you forget to do this, the teacher will bring the child to the school office and give you a call before letting them go. This is for the safety and security of all our children.

Website https: //www. wendellparkprimaryschool. co. uk/ The website will always be updated with key dates, homework, spelling and important letters. Please check the website regularly. Graphite Class Assembly – 17 th November Garnet Class Assembly – 14 th November

Timetable

Our Curriculum • Children’s learning will be centered around a topic each half term. • Maths - Number facts • English – Jemmy Button • Project – Anglo Saxons • Science – States of Matter

Our Curriculum – Maths • In Maths, this half term we will be covering number. This includes ordering numbers, learning times tables, looking for patterns in times tables, counting back through 0, rounding and mental addition and subtraction strategies. • It is expected by the end of Year 4 that students know their times tables. These children are the first cohort to undertake the new nationwide times table test at the end of the academic year. • Please practise with your child regularly.

Our Curriculum – English • Every half term, our English lessons will be centred around a scheme called the ‘Power of Reading’. • This half term, the story we will be focusing on is ‘Jemmy Button’. This is a thought provoking picture book. Children will be writing across a variety of genres, starting with diary entries. They will also write in role to develop empathy and perform poetry.

Mind. Up and P 4 C • Mind up and P 4 C are developed to expand students’ social and emotional awareness and to improve their academic performance. It’s purpose is to expand the scope of students thinking. Students’ aim to be mindful throughout their day.

Uniform • Children should come to school wearing the correct uniform including a jumper or similar with the WP logo. • This also includes black school shoes (not trainers) • Ankle boots that are sensible are allowed for winter. Shoes/boots with extra embellishments are not acceptable. • Please ensure all items of uniform are named. Lost property is kept in the cupboard outside the School Office. • Jewellery (other than stud earrings) is not allowed in school. This includes necklaces, bracelets and rings.

PE Kits • Children must have a plain white tshirt, dark grey or black jogging bottoms/short/leggings and black trainers in a separate bag. • PE kits should be brought into school at the start of half term and kept in lockers. • Children will be sent home with their PE bags at the end of half term/end of term.

Medication • Staff can only administer medication once parents have given their written consent. Please speak to the School Office for the medication consent form.

Trips • Payment and consent for school trips is made through the School Gateway website. http: //www. schoolgateway. co. uk • Trip letters will be sent out in hard copy, emailed to you and also put on the website. • A deadline date will be included for payment/consent to be given. • If you do not make the payment/give the consent by the deadline, your child will not be able to attend the trip. • Let your child’s class teacher know if you would like to accompany us on any of our trips.

Juniper Hall Residential • Year 4 have the opportunity to go on a 2 night residential trip to Juniper Hall Field Centre in Surrey from the 10 th – 12 th of February. • The total cost of the trip will be £ 90. • A letter has gone out today with further details for payment deadlines. Please note there are limited spaces available on this trip and places will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

Homework in Year 4 • Homework will be sent home by your child's teacher on a Friday and is due back by the following Wednesday. • Reading books will be changed once a child has finished their book. The children are responsible for recording their reading in their reading record and handing it in every Wednesday. • Homework should be completed independently, but adult support can be given if needed. Please refer to the school website weekly to find English and Maths homework. • Your child is expected to read for 15 -20 minutes each day.

Supporting your child at home • Read with your child regularly • Practise times tables • Talk about school and other interests every day. • Play a range of games together. • Help your child to have the correct uniform and equipment ready each evening

Communication • The first point of contact for information is the website. • This is followed by the weekly newsletter which is not sent out as a hard copy but the link will be available on Friday afternoons. • Emails and texts will be kept to a minimum and used as reminders and to let parents know important information quickly. • A * next to an entry on the website calendar means that parents are welcome to attend. • All trips and events are uploaded onto the school diary which is displayed on the home page.

Balanced Packed Lunches • The balanced packed lunch policy and the additional information available on the website. • This applies to all packed lunches – regular during the school day and those on trips. Review that this means no crisps, cakes or chocolate. • No cakes for birthdays but children can bring in healthy options to share with their friends. More information is available on the website.

Can we help? We would like you to feel that we are an approachable school ü You can arrange appointments with members of staff ü We can speak to you after school most days and are available to answer any quick questions in the playground before school. Contact Details: ü Mr Morgan: nmorgan 22. 205@lgflmail. org ü Ms Douglas: hdouglas 7. 205@lgflmail. org

Further Help • If you need to speak to the senior leaders, Mrs Hough and Ms Peters are in school every day and Ms Howarth’s timetable in school is published weekly in the newsletter. • For concerns around special educational needs, please speak to Ms Quested.

Any Questions? We look forward to working with you and your child this year!