Transcript Welcome to Anton Junior School Year 4 Parents` Information

Welcome to Anton Junior
School
Year 4 Parents’
Information Meeting
The Year 4 team:
• Mr May
• Miss Paddock
• Mrs Mead (4M)
• Mrs Reid (4M)
• Mr Dockree (4P)
Outline of Topics this year!
Autumn Term- The Tudors
• Spring Term- Our Local Area and India
• Summer Term- Ancient Egypt
Highlights of year four…
AUTUMN TERM
• The Tudors
• Hampton Court
• Treehouse Theatre
• Costumes/Artefacts
• Dance day – Street dance
• Sport Education
Spring Term
• Blocked Gymnastics Unit with a
presentation to parents
• Dance Day - Sports
• Clatford and India topic
• Golf
• India Day
• East Dene
Summer Term
• Ancient Egypt
• Dance Day - Egyptians
• Trip to British Museum
• Egyptian Extravaganza!
• Art Week
Year
Rewards
Year4 5
Rewards
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Home
notes
Digit
Dude
House
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Star points
Golden Time
Homework
Award
Starofof
the week
Star
day
Class
Treat
Star
of week
Home
notes
A Star
and Digit Dude
House
points
Achievement
Assembly
Marbles
Expectations of Year 4
• Guided Reading
• Home school book
• Homework/ Spellings
• Approachable staff
• P.E. kit
• Final plea for reading help!
• Year Group Costs
• Any questions?
Homework & Reading
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Amount & Type of Homework – a common understanding of the term
Impact of Homework & Regular Reading; research and our results
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“Any text that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his
deep and continuing needs, is good for him.” Maya Angelou
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“Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.” Richard Steele
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National Reading Panel concluded in their study in 2000; “There is ample
evidence that one of the major differences between poor and good readers is the
difference in the quantity of total time they spend reading aloud.”
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“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” Emilie Buchwald
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“The more you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” Dr Seuss.