• Water bottles - bring your water bottles (clearly named if possible) with you each day. These should contain water only and if you run out you can fill up in the classroom. If you can, try to use a reusable bottle. Your child may also bring in a healthy snack to have at break time. Please see the school website for details.
• Uniform - Last term, we noticed that some pupils were forgetting to wear the correct uniform. We believe that uniform is important and expect pupils to arrive in the correct clothing. Please also ensure that you are wearing the correct PE kit which can also be outlined on the website.

• Black, navy or grey school trousers or shorts
• Plain white or blue shirt, white or blue polo shirt or school polo shirt
• Plain navy blue jumper, sweatshirt, cardigan or fleece
• Black footwear.

• Black, navy or grey school trousers, shorts or skirt
• In warmer months, girls may wear a blue check summer dress
• In colder months, girls may wear black, navy or grey tights
• Plain white or blue shirt, white or blue polo shirt or school polo shirt
• Plain navy blue jumper, sweatshirt, cardigan or fleece
• Black footwear.

• PE - our PE lessons will be on Tuesday morning/afternoon and Wednesday afternoon this half-term. Please come to school in your PE kit including trainers, navy or black shorts or joggers, a plain white t-shirt and a plain navy jumper (if children are wearing inappropriate or colourful clothes, these fall outside of our school uniform policy and children will be asked to change). 
• No football shirts - even if you have a sports club after school, football shirts are not allowed.
• Homework - will be given out on a Friday and is due the following Wednesday. Any children struggling to complete homework at home, should ask for help from a school adult by Tuesday.
• Allergies - there are several children with nut allergies so please avoid sending products with nuts into school.
• Reading - We expect children to read at least 3 days in a week (out of 7 days) and to bring their planners every day for review. Children should record the name of the book and which pages they have read in their planners. We will give out house points to regular readers! Their planners should be returned into school each day with them. Turning on the subtitles while children are watching television can double the chances of a child becoming good at reading. It’s so brilliantly simple and can help children’s literacy so much that we want to shout it from the rooftops! 
• Reading Eggs/Lexia  - to provide children with additional reading and writing support, some pupils will be have a log in for Reading Eggs/Lexia. They will be using these programmes in class but practising at home will give your child an even greater chance to thrive.
• TTRockstars Logins - each child will be given a login to TT Rockstars. These are all apps that you can access through most computers and laptops, as well as tablets. If you are missing or have misplaced a login, please let a school adult know and they can print off another. It really is important to encourage your child to practise their timestables and complete a soundcheck as regularly as they can. 
• Worries - If you or your child have any concerns, please communicate through their school planner or speak to one of the school adults at the end of the school day. We also have a feelings box at the front of the class for the children to put their worries, in case they feel uncomfortable speaking to a school adult.

General

We are learning about some fantastic topics this term! 

Literacy:  Instructions and narrative (The Egypitan Cinderella)

Maths: Place Value

Science:  Living in Environments

History:  The Egyptians 

Art/DT:  Egyptian Pottery 

R.E: What does it mean to be a Hindu living in Britain?

Music: Musical structures/learning to play the ukulele

PE: Basketball and invasion games

Please see attached in the files section the knowledge organisers for each subject. This will give you an overview of what your child is learning about.

Please keep checking the Year 4 page for further updates.

Thank you,

The Year 4 team