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St John's C E (C) Primary School

Together in love, we learn with Respect, Hope,Friendship and Forgiveness

Year 4 - Violet Class (Mrs Daji)

Welcome to Violet Class!

 

Our teachers are:

Mrs Daji

Miss Hussain

 

 

Welcome to Lower Key Stage Two Presentation

What your child will learn in Year 4:

In year 4 a wide variety of subjects are taught.

Your child will have daily English, maths, reading, and spelling lessons. 

Weekly the children will have lessons in:

-French

-PSHE

-RE

-Music

-Computing 

-Science 

-2 PE lessons

-An art or DT lesson

-A history or geography lesson

For a more detailed overview of what is taught in class please read the knowledge organisers on the class page 

https://www.stjohnsdewsbury.co.uk/knowledge-organisers

 

Things to remember

 

Everyday

We need to bring the following things to school everyday:

  • Planner: The contain our weekly spellings and our log in details for Purple Mash. We also use these as a Reading Record Book to record which books we are reading and the results of our Accelerated Reader Quizes.
  • Reading Book: We read in school everyday.
  • Waterbottle: In order to help us learn we need to be fully hydrated.
  • Please check Class Dojo regularly for messages and updates.
  • If you have any questions at all then please send me a message on Class Dojo or speak to me at the door at home time.

 

PE

Our PE days are Monday and Thursday.

As we are in Key Stage Two and we are growing up, we need to change into our PE kit for our PE lessons. This is to ensure that we remain hygienic and comfortable throughout the school day. Please make sure that you have the correct PE kit in school on these days and that they are washed regularly.

 

Homework

Homework will be given out on a Wednesday and marked by the following week.

Homework will be sent our via the Class Dojo Portfolio, however if you wish for homework to be sent out in paper format please contact Mrs Wilks or Mrs Wood via Class Dojo and we can arrange this. Please nore that if homework is sent out in paper format, the expectation is that it is returned to school on a weekly basis.

Homework will include:

  • Spellings (Practise daily)
  • Reading (Read daily and record in planner)
  • Timestable Test (Using Purple Mash)
  • Maths (Consolidation of something covered in class)
  • SPAG Practise Sheet

 

Spelling Test

New spellings will be given out on a Friday. These will be stuck into your child's planner and are based upon the spelling unit that the children are completing that week.Please support your child by practising these at home.

 

Timestable Test

Children will be taught their timestbales as part of their daily Maths lesson. At the end of each week children will be tested on the timestables that they have been taught. Completed tests will be sent home so that they can be consolidated. Please practise timestables regularly at home either orally or using Purple Mash.

 

What can you do to help your child?

Attendance: Our days are jam packed to ensure that your child becomes secure in their learning and meets their End of Key Stage expectations. Frequent late arrivals and absencesleave gaps in your child's learning which impacts what they are able to achieve.

Please support us by:

  • Ensuring that your child comes to school everyday.
  • Ensuring that your child arrives in class at 8:40am.
  • Where possible, avoid appointments during the school day.
  • Avoid taking holidays during term time.

 

Homework: Homework well be set weekly (on a Wednesday) and will focus on consolidating key skills learned in class.

Homework will include:

  • Maths
  • English
  • Spelling: Use LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK to practise spellings throughout the week.
  • Timestables: Use Purple Mash to develop timestable knowledge 2 or 3 times per week.

 

Please encourage and support your  child to complete their homework regularly.

 

Reading:

  • Children should develop the habit of reading at home daily, sometimes indpendently and sometimes with an adult.
  • Listen to your child read, model how a text should be read to your child, discuss the meaning of new words and phrases, ask questions to ensure that your child is understanding what they are reading.
  • Engage in talk with your child about what they have read.
  • Once they have read a book, encourage your child to complete a quiz in school to show that they have understood what they have read.
  • Regularly look at your child's quiz results which will be written in their planner.
  • Encourage your child to chose books within their ZDP range. 

 

Timestables: Quick recall of all timestables and their related division facts is a key skill for Key Stage Two pupils.

  • Ask your child multiplication and division facts regularly.
  • Ensure that your child uses Purple Mash to practise their timestables at least 2/3 times per week.
  • Look at the results of your child's timestable test (send home on a Friday) and help them to learn any incorrect answers.

 

Year 3/4 Common Exception Words: These are words that your child should be able to read and spell accurately by the end of Year 4.

  • Practise 2 or 3 of these per week until your child is confident. 
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