Year 3/4

Parent Information Meeting

WELCOME

STAFF

3A – Mrs Turp (Miss Whelan)

3B – Miss Bobbett (Mrs Melloy and Mrs Hudson)

3C – Miss Nowikow (Miss Kerton )

3D- Mr Bentley ( Miss Taylor and Mrs Barker)

4A – Mrs Pointer (Mrs Ashton and Mr Lambert )

4B – Miss Rowden (Mrs Mason )

4C – Mrs Goode (Mrs Brookman and Mrs Taylor )

Year 4 Maths-Mr Cowan ( Mrs Cook)

Our Building

• Classrooms

• Cloakrooms

• New School Hall

• Intervention Rooms

• Dropping off/Picking up arrangements

Our School Values

The Curriculum

Each year group follows the National Curriculum statutory

programmes of study for English, Mathematics, Science, ICT,

Geography, History, Art, Music, Physical Education and Design

Technology. Religious Education, PSHE and a Modern Foreign

Language are also part of the school curriculum.

Some subjects are taught through a cross-curricular approach

with History or Geography as lead subjects. For example:

Term 1

Year 3-Ancient Egypt

Year 4 – The Stone Age

( Parents will be kept

informed of new topics and

of any trips/visitors

to support the teaching of the topic.)

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The PE Curriculum

Each class will have 2 hours of PE each week. • Each class has set PE days as indicated on newsletter

and displayed in classrooms.

• PE kits to remain in school

• White T shirt & black (dark) shorts.

• Plimsolls or bare feet for indoor PE.

• Trainers – jogging bottoms / sweatshirt – outdoor PE.

• Earrings and jewellery must be removed and hair tied

back

How you can help your child

Attendance/Punctuality

• School gates open at 8.45am with registration at 8.55am

• Class/individual rewards for 100% attendance

• Inform office of any absences

• Key Stage 2 school day finishes at 3.15pm

Uniform

We encourage the children to wear their uniform with pride:

• Trousers, skirt or pinafore dress -grey/black

• Pullover, sweatshirt or cardigan-jade green

• Shirt, blouse or polo shirt -white

• Fleece-black with school logo

• Footwear-black (no trainers)

How you can help your child

Water/Fruit

Please provide your child with a water bottle with a sports cap lid

which they will be able to refill during the day.

We encourage the children to bring a piece of fruit to eat at

playtime.

Homework

Please support your child with their homework. Ensure they have

a quiet place to work and key equipment.

• Daily Reading

• Daily Times Tables

• Daily Spellings

Year 3

-One piece of homework set weekly ( alternate Maths/English)

Year 4-

Maths and English based homework set weekly

• Sometimes Topic linked homework-research skills developed.

( Library/Internet)

Targets

• Targets for each child are set termly, displayed in classes and on

children’s books.

• Targets are shared at Parents’ Evenings

Assessment

We are continuing to follow a new assessment system to assess our

pupils in reading, writing, maths and science. We are using guidance

from the local authority to track pupil progress and establish

whether individual pupils are on track to meet their end of Key

Stage requirements.

We will make judgements using statements linked to each year

group as to whether they are:

Emerging – working towards

Expected – working at

Exceeding – working above

Behaviour

A high standard of behaviour expected from all pupils to

ensure that all pupils are safe, happy and able to learn

effectively.

Rewards

• House points

• Class rewards

• Learner of Week, Mathematician of Week, Reader of

Week

Sanctions

Consequences of poor choices

Verbal reminder

Visual reminder

Time out in a partner class (10 minutes)

Detention table

Final verbal reminder

Involvement of senior staff/ parents contacted.

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Communicating with Parents

• Department Newsletters sent home termly

• Regular school newsletters

• Information shared on school website-

www.garlingeprimary.co.uk

• Check for any letters/information sent home

with children

• Any concerns make appointment with child’s

class teacher

• Parents’ Evenings-A chance to discuss your

child’s progress

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• Extra Curricular Clubs

• There is a wide range of opportunities provided through

after school clubs, e.g. Reading, Athletics, Football,

Cookery, Dodgeball, Dance etc.

• Some clubs have a small charge to cover the cost of

any external providers.

• Clubs change termly.

• Children will be informed if successful in gaining a

place in a club.

• Clubs organised by Mrs Askew in office

• Keep an eye out for any letters sent home with your

child.

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Any Questions?

Thank you very much for

your time today.