Year 4 year ahead meeting 2013 2014

1. Year Ahead Meeting
Welcome to Year 4!

2. Structure of the evening
 Curriculum and learning
 Timetable
 Homework
 Other activities- trips, learning journeys and
camp
 Routines
 Class Parent
 Questions

3. Curriculum and learning
PYP (UoI)
Science
Design & Technology
Art
ICT
Social Studies
Eng/Math
Stand Alone
Numeracy
Literacy
Modern Chinese
PE
Music
Extras
School based events
Cultural celebrations
Sex & Relationship Education

4. Curriculum and learning
English
Some English is “stand-alone” and some is
taught within the units of inquiry, where there
are valid connections:
 Speaking and listening
 Writing
 Spelling and Handwriting
 Reading

5. Curriculum and learning
Mathematics
Some Maths is “stand-alone” and some is
taught within the units of inquiry, where there
are valid connections:
 Pre-assessment is a key to learning
 Groups
 Mental maths strategies
 What can you do to help your child at home?
See Planet Peak for ideas on how to support your child.

6. Units of Inquiry
 Sharing the planet- focus on Adaptations and Habitats
 Who we are- focus on Healthy Lifestyles and personal
responsibility
 How we express ourselves- focus on how artists express beliefs and
values
 Where we are in time and place- focus on connections between
ancient and current civilizations
 How the world works- focus on plate tectonics and natural disasters
 How we organize ourselves- focus on crisis relief and disaster
recovery, flows on from HTWW

8. Specialist Lessons
 Mandarin –- (Mary Liu, Abbie Tsang)
- 45min daily sessions
 Library- (Rosheen Rodwell) 1x 45 min per week
 Music – (Jane Englemann)
- 1 x 45min session per class +PYP
 SEN – (Tess Alton LSC- Helen Hattam-Individual
Needs
 P.E. – ( Jamie Erwin)
- 2 x 45 min session per class

9. Timetable
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:30-9:15 Assembly Literacy Literacy Literacy Literacy
9:15-10:00
Spelling
Maths
Maths Literacy
Mandarin
10:00-10:45
Maths
Mandarin Maths Maths
Assembly/Nurture
groups
10:45-11:00 B R E A K
11:00-11:45 Music/PE UoI
Guided reading UoI UoI
11:45-12:30 PE/Music
UoI
Mandarin
UoI UoI
12:30-1:30 L U N C H
1:30-2:15 Mandarin
Library 4F
Guided Reading
UoI Guided reading
PE 4M
Guided Reading
2:15-3:00 Guided Reading
Library 4M
Guided Reading
Uoi Mandarin PE 4F
Guided reading
4M/4F

10. Homework
 Homework is on a weekly rotation.
1. Reading 3x per week is required WITH a
signature.
2. Spellings and timetables to learn for weekly
testing.
3. Unit of Inquiry- there will be a mandatory
activity for each week.
Children will receive homework on a Tuesday
and return it the following Monday.

11. Reporting to parents
 Parent consultations – „YOU TELL US‟
meetings Monday, 2nd September 8:20-12:20,
Thursday 5th 3:15-7:00pm
 Bookings made through Gateway for all
parent conferences
 Report Cards- on Gateway

12. Other activities
 Bradbury Camp, 2 nights – November 6-8
 Maths Day- September 25th 8:45-10:00
 Lantern Festival- Friday, October 4th
Extra-curricular
 Teachers‟ clubs- lunch and after school
 Outside agencies - in Peak View (not paper flyers)

13. Routines
 Classroom routines
 Snacks
 Lunch times
 Sickness
 Notifying bus mums & school
 Cakes for birthdays
 Nut-free school
 Rules of Respect
 Class mum/Classroom help
 PTA

14. Questions
Any questions?
 maclej1@peakschool.net
 fayl2@peakschool.net