Parent Information EveningYear 4

February 2017

PrayerisanimportantpartofdevelopingourrelationshipwithGodandsowepraytogetherineachclassroom:• atthestartofeachday• beforelunchtime• attheendoftheschoolday.

ChristianMeditationis anotherformofprayerweallparticipatein.

YoungchildrenhaveagreatopennesstothepresenceofGodintheirlivesandarealreadinessforprayer.If theyaretaughtwhentheyareyoungtobestill,GodcanspeaktotheirheartsandtheycandiscovertheloveofGodforeachofthempersonally.

BeingstillisverydifferentfrombeingquietsowepractiseChristianMeditationforafewminuteseachdayinthehopethateachchildwillbeledtotheirowninteriorsilence,thefirstrequisiteforlistening.

Religious Education

ThisyeartheYear4studentswillstudythefollowingunits:• CreatorofHumanLife• LovedandForgiven• ComingtoYourTable• TheSpiritWhoStrengthens• GodKnowsEverything• AllPowerfulGod• TogetherinPrayer• WhispersfromWithin

Religious Education

Assessment and Reporting

ReportingCycle� Term1– Parent/Teacher/StudentInterviews� Term2– FormalReport� Term3– Parent/Teacher/StudentInterviews� Term4– FormalReport

MathematicsFocusAreas• NumberandAlgebra–ProblemSolving,PlaceValue,Mental

ComputationsandAlgorithms• Measurement– Angles,pointsonacompass,parallellines• StatisticsandProbability– TablesandGraphs

Ourlessonsareallwhole-part-whole,beginningwithamentalfocusandexplicitteaching.Wethenmoveintodifferentiatedactivities.Theplenaryattheendofthelessonallowsstudentstoreviewwhattheyhavelearnt.

WeareusingthetextPrimeMathwhichfollowsasuccessfulprogrammeusedinhighperformingschoolswithinAsia.Wearemakingafocusonmentalcomputationalskillsandplacevaluethisterm.TheseareabaselineofMathematicsandnecessaryinlife.

MathematicsWhatdoesamathslessonlooklike?

CONCRETEAlllearningofnewconceptsbeginswithlessonsinvolvingahands-onactivity.Studentslearntheskillsrequiredtounderstandtheconcept.PICTORIALStudentslearntorepresentmathematicalideasvisually.ABSTRACTOncestudentshavedevelopedconceptualunderstanding,theyprogresstotheabstractstageanduseonlynumbersandmathematicalsymbols.

Mathematics

Whataresomethingsparentscandoathome?

TheycanalsoplayHittheButtonwhichisbrilliantformentalmath

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Aswellasthisthereisatimestablessitewww.timestables.me.uk

EnglishKeyfocusareas• Reading– Comprehensionstrategies• Writing– VCOP approachtoimprovingwritingskills– emphasison

Vocabulary/Connectives/Openers/Punctuation• ListeningandSpeaking–Newswithfluencyandexpression;viewingof

BehindtheNewstopromptclassdiscussion(orallanguagedevelopment)andencourageglobalawareness

• Library– studentstoborrowbookseachweek

HowweteachEnglishWeteachEnglishwithareadingfocus.Allofourwritingandgrammarstemsfromatextusedinclass.Wealsofocusonacomprehensionstrategywhichisalsotakenfromanengagingtext.DuringGuidedReadingsessionstheteacherworkswithonesmallgroupandothergroupsworkonasetactivitythatwilldeveloptheircomprehensionskills.Readingisencouragedforenjoymentacrossalloftheclasses.

AtStJerome'sweofferLiteracySupport throughReadingRecovery,Mini-litandMulti-litforYears1-4.

Theyarestructuredearlyliteracyinterventionswhicharetaughtone-on-oneorinsmallgroupsof4students forabout20weeks.

English – Literacy Support

English

Whataresomethingsparentscandoathome?

READ,READ,READ!Themoreparentsreadwiththeirchildrenandthemorechildrenreadforenjoyment,thebettertheirEnglishwillbecome.

ScienceTerm1ChemicalSciences:MaterialWorldTerm2EarthandSpaceSciences:BeneathOurFeetTerm3BiologicalSciences:FriendsorFoesTerm4PhysicalSciences:MagneticMovesMusicInYear4musicstudentsare:• learninghowtounderstandmusicthroughparticipatingingroupsingingand

instrumentalplaying.• continuingtodevelopskillsinreadingandwritingmusicnotation.• developingtheirunderstandingoftheimportanceoftheelementsofmusic.Health• healthdecisionsandbehaviour• developingpersistenceandresilience• drug education• protectivebehavioursItalian

Specialist Subjects

Friendly Schools / MJR

MAKINGJESUSREALMakingJesusRealisspecificallylinkedtotheschoolpoliciesandteachingandlearningprogrammesacrossallKeyLearningAreas.Theseincludethevaluesof:showingcareandcompassion,respect,honestyandtrustworthiness,understanding,toleranceandinclusion.Thesevaluesalsoencouragestudentstodotheirbest,treatothersfairly,beresponsiblefortheiractionsandfollowschoolrulesandprocedures.

FRIENDLYSCHOOLSThewholeschoolhastakenonawellresearchedprogrammecalledFriendlySchools.Thisisasocialemotionalprogrammethatenablesstudentstomixpositivelywiththeirfriendsinclassandintheplayground.Theactivitiesarestructuredtoallowstudentstorecognisecertainbehaviourswithinthemselvesandothers.Italsohelpsstudentsrecognisesocialcuesthatmaynotcomenaturallytochildren.

Behaviour Management Policy

• Allclasseshavebeenremindedofrulesandexpectations.

• Examplesofruleshavebeenplacedaroundtheschoolsochildrenareawareofwhatisexpectedofthem.

• Eachclasshasitsownrewardsystemtopositivelyreinforceappropriatebehaviour.Whennecessarytheschool’sbehaviourmanagementpolicywillbefollowedfornegativebehaviours.

BYOD – Years 4 to 6

• iPadshouldbechargedeachnight.• EnsurethatAppsareregularlyupdated.• Pleaseensuretheyareatschooleachdayasfailuretobringthemincanimpactonplannedlessons.

• RequiredAppsmustbedownloadedandagreementformsignedbeforetheiPadisusedatschool.

Morning Routine

8.40:Firstbelltocomeintoclassandsettledownintoaclassactivity.8.45:Secondbellwillringandallstudentsmustbeinclass.Studentsarrivingafter8.45amwillneedtocheckinattheoffice.

Eachclasshassimilarroutinesinthemornings.ChildrenareexpectedtobeorganisedandenterwiththeiriPads andpencilcases.Theyneedtogetintoaregularroutine.Cominginsettledenablesthemtofocusduringtheday.

Communication• Schoolwebsite,especiallytheLatestNewssectionandschool

calendar.Youwillfindthelatestandmostuptodateinformationhere.Therewillbenonewsletterin2017.

• Whensendingemailstoteacherspleasebeawarethatemailsreceivedafter6pmatnightmaynotbereaduntilthefollowingmorning.

• Teachersmaynotbeabletorespondtoemailsduringschoolhours.

Communication

• EachYear4classwillhaveaclassblogwhichwillbeusedforcommunicationbetweentheclassroomandhome.

coyfleur.wordpress.com

Communication – Class Blogs

Sacramental Programme – Year 4

ParentcommitmentisaskedforSacramentalProgramme.Fatherrequiresparents/candidatestoattendallorganisedevents.

SacramentalDatesfor2017• Allsacraments- Enrolment - collect forms:18th/19th February

(Saturday6pmMassorSunday10amMass)

• Allsacraments– EnrolmentMass - return forms:25th/26thFebruary,4th/5th March(Saturday6pmMassorSunday10amMass)

• FirstCommunionMass- 19th/20th August(Saturday6pmMassorSunday10amMass)

Sacramental Programme – Year 4

ParentChildTeachingMassThursday27th April7.00– 8.00pmParents’FaithFormationEvening:Wednesday3rd May- timetobeconfirmedFirstCommunionRetreatDay:Thursday3rd August- SchoenstattShrineFirstCommunionParentChildWorship:Wednesday10th August3:30– 5.00pmor5:30– 7.00pm

Sacramental Programme – Year 4

FirstEucharistMasses

• Saturday19th August 6pm

• Sunday20th August 10am

FirstCommunionBreakfastandPresentationofCandidates

totheParish

• Sunday27th August8.30am– 11.00am

Sacramental Programme – Year 4

KNOWLEDGE WISDOM COURAGE