Year 4

Class Name

Kingfishers – Mrs Hodge (Mon, Tues, Wed) & Mrs Crawley (Thurs, Fri)

Kestrels - Miss Devereux-Jones (Miss D-J)

School Day

Doors opens at	8:40 am
Register	8:40 am - 8:55 am

Children who arrive after 8:45 am but before 9:15 am will be marked as 'Late' (L) whilst the register is open. This will not affect the attendance percentage but persistent lateness will lead to parents meeting with senior leaders to discuss possible support and find solutions to prevent further lateness. Failure to improve lateness may lead to parents been reported to the Local Authority Attendance Team.

Children who arrive after 9:15 am (All year groups) will be marked as 'Late' (U) after the register has closed. This will count against the attendance rate. Persistent lateness after 9:15 am will raise safeguarding concerns and further actions will be taken to support the parents to improve the attendance rate. Parents will be reported to the Local Authority Attendance Team who may have direct involvement with parents.

Communication with the Team

Morning communications when children arrive must be brief (teachers are busy starting lessons). If needed, hand over a written note to provide more detail and we can phone you during the day.

Teachers are usually available at the end of each day for a short chat if needed.

Alternatively send an email to office@silverstone.pdet.org.uk and this will be forwarded to Mrs Hodge, Mrs Crawley or Miss Devereux-Jones.

PE Days

Wednesday and Friday

Children in Key Stage 2 will get changed for their PE lesson at school. Children can either leave their PE kit in school or take it home at the end of PE days or as requested by parents.

PE Kit	School logo jade t-shirt Navy shorts White socks (sports socks ideal) Plain Trainers – for outdoor games Navy School logo hoodie (optional)
Outdoor	As above Grey, black or navy plain tracksuit bottoms or leggings Grey, black or navy plain tracksuit top Thermal compression tops – ‘skins’ (optional but recommended) Gloves (not allowed for sports activities involving hands such as netball, basketball, throwing and catching)

Equipment

Water bottle (named)- water only
Packed lunch bag if not having school dinner
Book bag or small bag with reading diary and books
Coat / hat (weather dependent)

Due to very small cloakrooms it is helpful if children only bring a small bag into school. Checking their school bags daily is a good habit to get into.

All other resources are provided by school.

Homework

Reading

It is expected that your child reads at home at least 3 times a week for around 10 minutes with an adult.
Best practice is for the child to read their 'Accelerated Reader' text to an adult. This helps to develop reading fluency, an understanding of unfamiliar vocabulary and develops comprehension skills when asking/answering questions related to their book.
Record any reading at home in your child’s school reading diary.

Spelling

Sent home on Tuesday.
Practise the weekly spellings throughout the week.
Return the folder to school every Monday.

Maths

The children will either be given a times table worksheet or be expected to log into TT Rock Stars.
Sent home on Friday.
Return to school on Thursday.
We regularly monitor throughout the term when children are login into TT Rock Stars.
Children will be expected to complete the times table worksheet during a lunchtime if not completed at home.
See tab below 'Learning Times Tables' for more information.

Grammar

Sent home on Friday.
Complete activity at home.
Return the folder to school every Thursday.
Children will be expected to complete the task during a lunchtime if not complete at home.

Learning Times Tables

Year 2 are expected to have secure knowledge and quick recall of the x2, x5 and x10 multiplication facts by the end of Year 2.
Year 3 are expected to have secure knowledge and quick recall of the x2, x10, x5, x3, x4, x8 multiplication facts.
By the end of Year 4 children are expected to have secure knowledge and quick recall of all multiplication facts up to 12x12. Year 4 children will complete the National Multiplication Check Test in the summer term of Year 4.

Times Table Rockstars	Times Table Rockstars to further embed the times tables. Use the school postcode NN12 8UB.
Times Tables	To practise individual times tables.
Multiplication Tables Check	To complete a Multiplication.
Hit the Button	Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds.

Silverstone CE Primary School