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 8^th  September 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

Reading is a priority and children should read aloud and discuss the text, at least three times per week, which will help to support and deepen their understanding of the text. Every time they read their reading record book should be completed and signed by an adult. These records will be collected in every Tuesday for monitoring.  Reading could take the form of a reading book, library book, newspaper, magazine, leaflet, recipe or website. 

Home learning will be given out on a Thursday and then collected in on the following Tuesday. Each week the children will be given a set of spellings to learn and either a short maths activity or a short writing task.  The spellings will be tested weekly in the form of a dictation. 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.

PE

Full PE kits are expected to be in school at all times (including hair bands for long hair and socks if your child is wearing tights).  Jogging bottoms can be worn as we will be outside. 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          Fitness Session

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

Thursday 8^th September                               3.30pm ‘Meet the Year 4 Teacher’

Monday 12^th September               Swimming 4A + ½ 4H 8:45 am,     4R + ½ 4H 9.20am

Tuesday 13^th September               Roald Dahl day – dress up as a Roald Dahl book character

Thursday 22nd September          Individual photographs

Friday 23rd September                  Bernards Heath Mini Marathon

Friday 7th October                          Harvest Festival

Wednesday 12^th October              Parents Evening

Thursday 20^th  October                 Parents Evening

Monday 24^th October                     Half term

Monday 31^st October                     Inset Day

Friday 4^th November                       House Challenge Day

Thursday 17^th November              Trip to the British Museum

Tuesday 13^th December                                Carol Concert 1.45pm and 7pm   (Years 3 and 4)

Wednesday 14^th December         Christmas Lunch

Wednesday 21^st  December        End of Term (1:30pm finish)

Thursday  5^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 Thursday 8^th September.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Astley, Mrs Hall, Mr Reynolds and Ms Taylor