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Welcome to Year 4 and Year 5

Year 4/5 Team • Miss Vettese – Class Teacher • Mrs. Pedder – Higher Level Teaching Assistant • Mr. Pigney – Teaching Assistant • Mr. Baillie – PE • Mr. Milton – Computing • Mrs Peak – History and French

Knowledge-based Curriculum • Subject-based learning: English History and Science Geography Maths Year 4/5 Religion and PSHE The Arts PE Computing French

Reading • Please sign your child’s Reading Records regularly but at least every time your child has read to you (minimum 5 x weekly). • Every morning, we will check Reading Records for reading and parent/carer signatures and record whether or not your child has read at home. • Please ensure that your child reads for a minimum of five nights (10 minutes per night). • Please encourage your child to practice learning the key words from their text and ask them relevant questions about the books that they are reading.

English • This Term we are reading: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz • Spellings – tested every Thursday and new spellings to be given out on Fridays. • SPaG Focus for this half term: Conjunctions. • Expectations of presentation. • Handwriting – practiced at least 3 times a week.

Maths • Areas of learning this term: Place Value and Number. • Real life problem solving. • Presentation of work. • TT Rockstars: To know by heart all the times tables up to x12 (daily practice). • 56 Club • We are excited to be introducing a new teaching scheme called Maths No Problem, from after half-term. More information for parents and carers will be available throughout the year.

Homework • Maths and English homework will be given weekly on a Friday. This will be taken from the CGP books, provided at the beginning of the year. • Weekly Spellings. • Times table practise via TT Rockstars. • Daily reading (minimum of 5 times per week).

Physical Education • Monday and Thursday – PE and games kit

Winter Games Kit PE Kit • Plain tracksuit - no football • White T-shirt or House T Shirt strip • Black shorts • Trainers • Black pumps

Healthy Minds • Water bottles. • Morning snack. • Healthy lunchboxes. • Healthy School Meals.

Classroom Plan – Our Promises

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Behaviour and Discipline

Values • Respect • Responsibility • Friendship • Perseverance • Trust • Aspiration • Love

Thank You Thank you for attending and we look forward to getting to know you all!