Year Ahead Meeting

Welcome to Year 4!

Structure of the evening

Curriculum and learning Timetable Homework Other activities- trips, learning journeys and

camp Routines Class Parent/PTA/classroom help Questions

Curriculum and learning

PYP (UoI)Science

Design & Technology

Art

ICT

Social Studies

Stand AloneNumeracy

Literacy

Modern Chinese

PE

Music

ExtrasSchool based events

Cultural celebrations

Sex & Relationship Education

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

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.

Units of Inquiry

Sharing the planet Central Idea: Living things need to adapt in order to survive.

Who we are

How we express ourselves

Where we are in time and place

How the world works

How we organize ourselves

Thinker

Balanced

Communicator

Open-minded

I nquirerCaring

Reflective

Knowledgeable

Risk-taker

Principled

Specialist Lessons

Mandarin –- (Mary Liu, Ganlo Williams)

- 3 pathways

- 45min daily sessions Library- (Rosheen Rodwell) 1x 45 min per week Music – (Jane Englemann)

- 1 x 45min session per class +PYP SEN – (Ann Button-Smith + Helen Hattam)

-Individual Needs P.E. – ( Katie Bradstock)

- 2 x 45 min session per class

Timetable  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 8:30-9:15

 Assembly

  

       

 9:15-10:00

 

    

  

 Mandarin

 Mandarin

 10:00-10:45

 

   Mandarin

(Teach in Yr 3)

  

  

Assembly/Nurture groups

10:45-11:00 B R E A K

 11:00-11:45

 Music/PE

  

  

 Yr 3 to teach

Red Time

   

 11:45-12:30

 PE/Music

  

   Mandarin

   

12:30-1:30 L U N C H

 1:30-2:15

 Mandarin

 

   PE 4F 

 Library 4M

  

 2:15-3:00

   

   PE 4M

 Library 4F 

 

4M/4F

Homework

Under review ( following is as last year) Maths (could be stand-alone or related to the

UoI) English ( as above) Unit of Inquiry Reading for at least 15 mins every day Work given out on a Tuesday and handed in

the following Monday, signed by the parent. Planet Peak

Reporting to parents

Parent consultations – Wed, Sept 28 3:15-7:00 then Mon, Oct. 3 8:20-12:20

Learning Journey– TBC, b/w CNY and Easter

Written reports- to be available online on Gateway- reports on first two UoI at end of Term 1, second two at end of Term 2 etc

Written reports on “stand alone” English, Maths, Modern Chinese, Music, PSE and P.E.at end of Term 3.

Other activities

Ark Eden (4M Sept 20, 4F Oct 4) Sports Day – November 25th Bradbury Camp, 2 nights – Oct 31-Nov 2 How we express ourselves presentation February 10th

Learning Journey TBC Leap Center Bus TBC History Museum TBC

Extra-curricular Teachers’ clubs- mostly during lunchtimes Outside agencies - in Peak View (not paper flyers)

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

Class Mums

4M Rowanna Rowe and Sejal Raja 4F Nina Costley and Jennifer Pollock

If you would like to volunteer for class trips and/or working in the school (reading, special art projects, etc) please let the class mums know .

Questions and handouts

Any questions?

maclennann@peakschool.net fayl@peakschool.net