Year 4
| Indoor PE | Friday afternoon |
| Outdoor Games | Tuesday afternoon |
| PPA/COSMIC | Wednesday morning |
| Library | Thursday afternoon |
Our Team:
Mr Mears
Miss Dawkins
Miss Bentley
Mrs Kirk
Mrs Anderson
Drop off and pick up
Children can enter school through any of the gates. In the morning, children will enter through their Year 4 classroom door.
Please remember, school starts at 08:45. If your child is late (arriving after 8.50), they must enter through the office and sign in.
In the afternoon, children will leave school via their Year 4 classroom door.
Things to bring into school
We have limited storage space. Please only allow your child to bring in:
• Packed lunch box / bag (If they have packed lunch)
• A water bottle
• A warm coat (if it is cold)
• Reading and Times Table record books
Things not to bring into school
We kindly ask that children don’t bring in:
• Large rucksacks, bags or P.E. bags as this helps us avoid clutter in the corridors.
• Cuddly toys and other things such as pencil cases and play things.
COSMIC
Your child’s COSMIC time will be on Tuesday morning.
P.E timetable
Indoor PE – Friday PM
Outside Games – Tuesday PM
We ask that your child is sent into school wearing their PE kit on PE days.
For P.E we ask that children wear:
- Usual school white polo shirt or t-shirt and sweatshirt/fleece
- Shorts, joggers, leggings or tracksuit bottoms (black, grey or blue)
- Trainers or plimsoles not school shoes
- We ask that children do not wear jeans, football kits or clothing with motifs on PE days
We have spare kit in the year group for any children that do not come into school wearing appropriate PE kit.
Earrings should not be worn to school on PE days. If ears have been newly pierced, then you should send your child in with surgical tape covering them up. We only allow small stud earrings in school at any time - sleepers or dangly earrings are not permitted for health and safety reasons.
Reading
Reading is a fundamental, key skill which opens up the whole school curriculum for children and we look forward to working hard with you and your child to further develop their reading skills. Your child will bring a reading book home every evening and we would ask that you read with your child as often as possible – a minimum of three times per week. Children should hand their Reading Record in at school every Friday so that we can review and celebrate their progress. Children who do not read at home will be invited to come along to our weekly reading club at playtime. Unfortunately, there is a charge for lost books and reading records. Working together will ensure we maximise your child’s progress.
Times Tables
The children will also receive a Times Tables Record. This is to be used by you and your child to record their Tables practise and it also contains some ideas in it about how you can best support them at home. We would encourage children to practice their Tables a minimum of 4 times per week and to ensure that they bring their record in every day so that we can record and celebrate their progress.
Year 4 Multiplication Check
During the Summer term, the children will sit the Year 4 Multiplication Check. The MTC is an on-screen check consisting of 25 times tables questions. Your child will answer 3 practice questions before moving on to the official check and will then have 6 seconds to answer each question. On average, the check should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete. We will be working incredibly hard over the year to engage the children in a huge variety of multiplication challenges and activities and we would be extremely grateful if you could encourage and challenge the children as much as possible at home.
During Year 4, we will send a range of booklets and times tables activities home but will also offer additional challenges on Times Table Rock Stars which is accessible online through your child’s Wonde login. www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check is also a fantastic website to check out.
Behaviour
Behaviour is managed as per the school behaviour policy. We have many incentives in place to reward and celebrate positive behaviour. We also have a zone-board in both classrooms which is used to support our approach to behaviour. If your child finishes the day at the top of the board, they earn credits towards educational rewards. On rare occasions, a child may finish the day at the bottom of the zone board and, in these instances, they may be asked to stay in during break time on the following day where we will support them to reflect on the choices they have made.
We are here to help!
We are looking forward to working together over the coming year to achieve the best for your child. Whilst we make every effort to answer questions at drop-off and pick-up, we might not always be able to chat at these times. If we are unable to answer questions at these times, we can also be contacted via the school office.
Thank you for your ongoing support,