Year 4 - Beech Class
Welcome to Year 4 - Beech Class!
Who are the staff in Beech Class?
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Yearly Overview and Weekly timetable
Road Trip USA
Buckle up, sunglasses on. We’re going on a road trip across the good old US of A. Flying from London Gatwick, and landing at JFK airport New York, it’s time to explore the sights and sounds of the Big Apple. Use your map skills to navigate your way around some of its most famous landmarks and send a postcard home to ask the question ‘Do you wish you were here?’ Learn how to send an email to book a day trip or reserve a room. Make sure you ask the important questions ‘Does your hotel have a pool? Is there 24-hour room service?’ Meet the Iroquois tribe; Native Americans with amazing customs and traditions. Then plan a bespoke road trip for Mr Smith and his family of four. They want to spend three weeks in the sunshine. It’s going to be a long ride. Put the roof down and let the wind blow through your hair. We’re off!
Home Learning Ideas
Please focus on learning Times Tables and reading for 30 mins every night. Please get your child to record the page number in their green reading diary. Encourage your child to complete their MyMaths each week, use Spelling Shed a few times a week and play on TT Rockstars regularly.
Transition information
Meet the Teacher Power Point
Pupils in Year 4 should be reading at home for a minimum or 20/30 mins a day. Quizes can be found using their accelerated reader accounts on https://ukhosted55.renlearn.co.uk/2240591 .It is vital that they practice their times tables using Times Tables Rockstars (https://ttrockstars.com/).
PE days are MONDAYS with Miss Patterson and THURSDAYS with Total Sports Coaches. Please ensure your child has a PE kit on those days. Bringing it on a Monday and leaving it in their locker for Thursday then washing it at weekends is probably the easiest way to work it.
Homework
In Year 4 pupils are expected to read their accelerated reader book for 30 mins a night. I understand that pupils are involved in clubs and life can get very busy so there may be times when this is not possible. However, reading is very important so please aim to encourage your child to read as much as possible.
MyMaths will be set every Thursday and this will coincide with what pupils are learning in class.
Homework projects are to be completed for each new topic. A variety of different approaches should be covered throughout the year. For example, if your child has made something creative for their first project then the next one should have either an English or I.C.T. focus. This means that pupils can practice different skills throughout the year. Written feedback on the homework projects will be given on a form which will be passed from teacher to parents/carers each half term.
Pupils have their times tables rock star login details so they should be playing these times table games regularly. This will help them prepare for the times table assessment in the summer term.
How do we reward children in Beech Class?
In Beech Tree class we follow the 5 B’s.
Be Respectful
Be Kind and gentle
Be careful
Be responsible
Be the best you can
In PSHE we have been thinking about feelings and emotions and how these impact on our behaviour. We have been using The Zones of Regulation to describe and discuss our emotions. Please follow the links for more information.
Suggested webpages
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/estimation-game.php– a fantastic collection of games to help improve estimation skills
http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/index.html– some of these games promote reasoning and strategy. Make sure you practice ‘4 in a row’ lots, Mr Spiers has never been beaten at this game!
http://www.mathplayground.com/logicgames.html– further logic games. ‘Trap the mouse’ is particularly recommended.
https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/
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