Year 4 Autumn Term Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back to the start of what we hope will be a fantastic year. We trust you had a happy and relaxing summer break.

We invite you all to our ‘Meet the Teacher’ session on Thursday 12^th from 3:20 to 4:00pm. This will be a brief meeting in the Main Hall presented by the Year 4 teachers who will outline the main routines and systems used in Year 4.  If you feel there are any issues you wish to discuss in detail, please make a separate appointment. Mrs Kilpatrick and other staff will supervise the children on the playground during the meeting.

Home Learning

Home learning will be given out on a Monday and then collected in on the following Monday. Each week the children will be given a short maths activity, a short writing task and a spelling activity.  Each subject should take no more than 20 minutes to complete. In addition to this, the children will be expected to practise their times tables weekly and read aloud to an adult at least 4 times a week. Please update the yellow reading record books to record this. It is also vital that your child is given the opportunity to discuss what they have read in order for them to deepen their understanding. Reading could take the form of a reading book, library book, newspaper, magazine, leaflet, recipe or website.
Spelling Bee You will notice a list of words in the children’s English Home Learning Book, these are words which are required expectations for Year 4 under the new National Curriculum in English.  We are asking the children to learn one or two words per week which they will recite to their partner, this is in addition to their weekly spellings.  There will be a Spelling Bee Competition at the end of each term.

PE

Full PE kits are expected to be in school at all times (including hair bands for long hair). Please note that earrings must be removed for PE lessons. If your child has trouble removing and inserting their earrings, please remove these before school on their PE days.

Timetabled PE slots are:

Monday               ALL YEAR 4          Swimming kit (including a swimming cap)

Wednesday        ALL YEAR 4          PE lesson

Thursday             ALL YEAR 4          Fitness Session

Cooking

If any parents are available and willing to run cooking sessions in the school day, please come and speak to your child’s teacher. We can be very flexible in times to suit you. The recipes and ingredients will be supplied by the class teacher.

Dates for your Diary

Friday 27^th September                   Bernards Heath Mini Marathon

Friday 4^th October                            Harvest Festival

Thursday 17^th October                   Parents Evening

Thursday 24^th October                   Trip to the British Museum

Thursday 24^th October                   Parents Evening

Monday 28^th October                     Half term

Friday 15^th November                    Challenge Day

Tuesday 17^th December                                Carol Concert 2pm and 7pm

Friday 20^st December                     End of Term (1:30pm finish)

Monday 6^th January                         INSET day

Tuesday 7^th January                        Spring Term starts

 

We look forward to an exciting year ahead and hope that your children will really enjoy their year in Year 4. Finally, we are always happy to meet with parents and encourage you to come and speak to us about any matters which may arise. We look forward to meeting many of you on the Thursday 12^th September.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Dench, Miss Millett, Mr Reynolds