Welcome Back

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 11^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 Friday and then collected in on the following Wednesday. 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 3 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.  Children’s yellow reading record books should be handed in to the teacher every Wednesday for checking.  Please ensure these are kept up to date and not mislaid.

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)

Tuesday               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 19^th September                   Whole school and individual photographs

Friday 26^th September                   Bernards Heath Mini Marathon

Friday 3^rd October                            Harvest Festival

Thursday 16^th October                   Parents Evening

Tuesday 18^th November                                Trip to the British Museum

Thursday 23^rd October                   Parents Evening

Monday 27^th October                     Half term

Friday 7^th November                       Maths Challenge Day

Tuesday 25^th November                                Snow Queen Drama Presentation (£2 per child)

Tuesday 9^th December                   Carol Concert 2pm and 7pm

Friday 19^th December                     End of Term (1:30pm finish)

Monday 5^th January                        INSET day

Tuesday 6^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 11^th September.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Withers, Mrs Hall, Mr Rackind, Mr Reynolds