King’s College Welcome to Year 4 2015-2016 Welcome to King’s College Year 4 2015 - 2016 Primary Department Primary Department Head of Primary – Paula Parkinson Deputy Head of Primary – Adele Dickson • Early Years Foundation Stage • Key Stage 1 • Pre – Nursery : 2-3 years • Nursery : 3-4 years • Reception : 4-5 years • Year 1 : 5-6 years • Year 2 : 6-7 years • Co-ordinator – Mrs Janice Kelly • Co-ordinator – Ms Amanda Nichols Primary Department • Lower Key Stage 2 • Upper Key Stage 2 • Year 3 :7 – 8 years • Year 5 : 9 – 10 years • Year 4 :8 – 9 years • Year 6 : 10-11years • Co-ordinator – Ms Alex Martinez • Co-ordinator – Ms Sally Anne Banks Year 4 Class Teachers • Ms Catherine Powell 4P Spanish: Silvia San Román • Mr Michael O’Hara Spanish: Carolina Vivas • Ms Meredith Silverburn Spanish: Sira García-Gutierrez • Ms Alison Entwistle Spanish: Sira García-Gutierrez Spanish Coordinator: Mar Vallejo Curriculum 1. English 2. Mathematics 3. Science 4. Computing 5. Humanities 6. Art and Design 7. Physical Education 8. Spanish English • Vocabulary building • Reports • Traditional tales- fables • Performing a play • Poetry- riddles Spanish Lengua española: Escritura: Escribir una noticia, una postal, recomendaciones, una excursión y presentar a alguien. Gramática: La comunicación, la lengua, oraciones y palabras, sonidos, la sílaba y sus clases. Ciencias sociales: Se estudiará vocabulario relacionado con la representación de la Tierra y los continentes. Mathematics • Place value to 10,000 •Division and multiplication •Addition and subtraction to 1000 • Geometrical shapes • Length and capacity • Time • Fractions • Doubling and halving Group setting Rainbow Tests X 2, 5, 10 3, 6, 9 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 4, 8, 12 7, 11 ALL ALL Multiples of 10,100 TU HTU ALL ÷ ÷ problem solving Maths Homework Online Lesson Questions Feedback Science and Computing Animals including Humans Electricity Computing: Word processing and Scratch studio. eLearning Year 4 - 2015/16 Puffin Academy App to enable Education City on iPad History and Geography ANCIENT EGYPT • Daily life and hieroglyphics • Pyramids and Pharaohs • Religion and mummification • Tutankhamen Art and Design     Death masks with ModRoc Observational Drawing of Death Masks Sketching and negative watercolour Colour mixing  Music: Physical Education • Use of various body parts to move over apparatus – sliding, curling and stretching using small and large apparatus. • Look at themes of ‘travelling’ patterns and pathways, to put together simple movement sequences following set pathways. • To learn ball -control with hands or feet and move changing speed and direction. Invasion games played • (Football and hockey games) • • • • • PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, Emotional) and Religious Education Stories from Jesus’ & Moses’ life. New beginnings Behaviour, friendships Fears and worries. A Day in Year 4 • • • • • • • • 9:25-9:40 9:40-10:30 10:30-10:50 10:50-12:30 12:30-13:40 13:40-15:10 15:10-15:30 15:30-16:20 Welcome and Registration Lesson 1 Morning playtime Lessons 2 and 3 Lunchtime Lessons 4 and 5 Afternoon playtime Lesson 6 Examinations and Tests • Half-termly English, mathematics and science tests • End of year tests Homework •Mymaths •Times tables •Spelling •Reading book •Presentation •Spanish Covering books Websites • Espresso • Education city • Mymaths • Edmodo Year 4 Show Residential (June 2016) Reports • End of each term Uniform • No necklaces or bracelets • Earrings only studs • Hair accesories must be black, dark blue or dark green • Sports shoes for playtime • Winter uniform (coats) School Nurse • 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday • First aiders Behaviour In Year 4 we follow the Golden Rules. In every classroom is a ‘golden board’ where the rules are clearly displayed. If the rules are broken, we have sanctions which you can read about in your booklet. Please support us and talk to your children about the Golden Rules and how to behave in and around the school – as this is an important part of learning how to behave in society. Houses • Crown – green • Knight - blue • Shield - red • Lion - yellow The children can earn house-points for their house through good behaviour and good work. There are a number of house competitions held throughout the year so the children can win extra points for their house. Thank you We hope that your children will enjoy their time in Year 4 – there will be lots of exciting activities for them to take part in over the course of the year. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.