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Information for parents of Year 3 & 4 students: changes in expectations, homework guidelines, reading practices, school policies, and daily routines. Ensure child's preparedness and success.
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Mr Simon McBeth Welcome to Year 3 & 4 Miss Emma Ewing • Mrs Carol Ravenscroft • Miss Vanessa O’Shea • Mrs Helen Munday
Changes from Key Stage 1to Key Stage 2 Greater self-organisation expected. The pace of work increases. Break time in the morning only. Fruit or healthy snack at break. Lunchtime 12:20pm to 1:25pm. Behaviour Pride, respect, responsibility. Golden Time. Missed time / earned back. Serious incidents – card system. Good behaviour booklet on website
Homework Homework will be completed in a homework book this year. We expect the same standard as what would be expected in school. Please follow the presentation guidance in the book. If the work is not up to standards children will be asked to rewrite in homework club. Please be sensible in the time you give your child to complete the homework. We are after quality rather than quantity. Spellings: Lists handed out on Friday.(Also on school website.) LCSWC Spelling test on Friday. Homework book: Given out on Friday. Hand in on Wednesday. Homework Club: Monday lunchtime.
Reading In school: Guided reading in groups. Individual readers. Reading ambassadors. Library books as well as Reading Stage books. At home: Reading Records. Aim to read with your child 3 times a week and sign and record the reading record. Reading comprehensions Across school and home a wide variety of genres and media should be covered and read for pleasure.
School website Dates, newsletters, updates and other information. Please tell us if you do not give permission for your child’s photo to be taken during school activities. http://www.walterevans.derby.sch.uk/ ‘How we teach…’ materials Behaviour policy
Your child will need Pencil case – to fit in a tray and include a pencil, ruler and rubber PE kit – indoor and outdoor Art shirt Book bag Water bottle Blue fibre tip pen A reminder list is given out each term. Everything should be named
1st Day Children will come in at 8.45 as they are currently which is via the gate outside of FS and walk along the path past Y1/2 and then onto the playground and into the Y3/4 classes. Please let your children walk round by themselves. Registration at 8:55am. At 3.30 the children will leave by the front door and will walk on the path to the top of the drive where they will look for who is picking them up and will tell the teacher and will then be allowed to leave.