Year 4

Welcome to Year 4!

Our class teachers for 2019-2020 are:

Mrs March (Monday to Thursday) and Mrs Rooney (Fridays) for Autumn term in Acer Class.

with Mr Holmes from January 2020 in Acer Class.

Miss Balaam in Palm Class.

Our LSA (Learning Support Assistants support the class teachers) is Mrs Jackson.

Our SSAs (Special Support Assistants work with individual named children) are Mrs Lawrence, Mrs McAuley and Mrs Thomson.

Our Year 4 Class Parent Reps are Sarah Stigzelius and Jasmine Russell (Acer Parent Reps) and Gemma Bernstein and Mrs Jo Saunders (Palm Parent Reps).

Academic Year 2019-2020

P.E will be on a Wednesday afternoon this term as they will be swimming for half of the term (we will send a reminder nearer the time). The children will need their outdoor P.E kit. Please ensure your child has their PE kit at school ready for use and that all clothing is clearly named.

Recorders will be taught again in the second half of this term. If the children have their own recorder that they would like to use they may bring it in. Please make sure it is named. We have school recorders, so do not worry if they don’t have one.

Homework

All homework, with the exception of spelling, is handed out on a Thursday and due in the following Monday, unless specified. Everyone will have three homework books: Learning Log; Maths and Spelling.

• Daily reading – at least three times per week
• Maths – to be completed in homework books or the teacher may set MyMaths to be completed on the computer; 5² mental maths; and a weekly Times Tables focus
• Learning Logs – the children will be given an optional half termly homework passport with six optional activities to complete during the half term. As each one is completed these can be handed in.
• Spelling – will be stuck into the front of their spelling homework book. There will then be a test which the children will complete in the back of their homework book each Wednesday. Please ensure you review your child’s progress and continue to work on any spelling corrections.

Please ensure that you write a comment in your child’s homework book if you have any questions or comments; this will let us know how your child is getting on.

For further guidance and support please go to the homework and learning logs area of our website at: https://www.csgvillageschool.org/homework-1/

Year 4 Non-Negotiables

We expect children to present their work neatly:

• Clearly writing their date and learning objective
• Underlining their work neatly with a ruler
• Maths – clear number formation and workings shown clearly
• Write from the margin
• Correct use of capital letters and full stops
• Neat and joined handwriting
• Sticking in work neatly
• Accurate spelling of commonly used words

Junior School Homework Email Addresses:

Each class in the Junior School now has an email address to use to send in electronic versions of homework. These are only for sending in homework and no emails will be replied to so please do not use these addresses to communicate with staff.

Year 4: AcerHomework@csgvillageschool.org or PalmHomework@csgvillageschool.org

For further guidance and support please go to the homework and learning logs area of our website.

Pencil case contents: Pen* (if they have a pen licence), pencil, rubber, ruler, sharpener, glue stick and colouring pencils. It would be really helpful if you could check they have all the belongings suggested. All items should be named.

*The children should use a rollerball, fibre tip or ink (fountain) pen in dark blue or black.

Phonics and Spelling: Resources and information about supporting your child’s phonic skills and spelling can be found here:  https://www.csgvillageschool.org/literacy-corner/

Handwriting: Resources and information about supporting your child’s handwriting can be found here:  https://www.csgvillageschool.org/literacy-corner/

During the coming year we would really appreciate donations of:

• Tissues for the classroom
• (Appropriate) newspapers for painting