YSGOL IAU TON PENTRE YEARS 4 INFORMATION EVENING

YSGOL IAU TON PENTRE YEARS 4 INFORMATION EVENING Dydd Mercher, Medi 21 Striving for Success Trwy Ymdrech Daw Llwyddiant

Head Teacher: Mr I Evans

Deputy Headteacher: Mr Roberts Y 5 Class Teachers Mrs Roberts Y 3 Mrs Pugh Y 4 Miss Barnard Y 4 Miss Burton Y 5/6 Ms L Jones Y 6 Mrs J Jones Y 3

HLTA: Mrs Hughes Clerk: Mrs Gwyn Caretaker: Mr Gilbert Cleaner: Mrs Davies

Lunchtime Staff Catering Staff: Mrs. Chick (Cook) Mrs Davies (Assistant Cook) Mrs Evans (Kitchen Assistant) Lunchtime Supervisors: Mrs Morgan / Mrs Stoddart/ Mrs Tutton/ Miss Evans/ Mrs Lewis/ Ms Bargewell

Year 4 Learning Support Assistants Miss Amanda Lewis/Mrs. Marie Bargewell

School Information • Breakfast Club 8. 00 a. m. – 8. 40 a. m. • • Yard open for all children at 8. 40 a. m. School hours 8. 50 a. m. – 3. 15 p. m. • Term Dates • • • 1 st Sept-Dec 16 th 3 rd Jan-7 th April 18 th April-July 21 st • Attendance, Punctuality and Holidays Contact methods (texts, letters, phone) Contact details need to be updated Reward (House) System – Bwlch, Maendy, Rhigos, Tyntyla P. E. Kit essential – No jewellery, white t-shirt/ blue or black shorts/jogging bottoms in winter. Sport and Music Specialists Swimming, Spring Term – Thursday – Goggles, T-shirt, appropriate swimming costume, towel, swimming hat for those with longer than shoulder length hair). • • •

School Day • • 8. 50 a. m. 9. 15 a. m. 9. 30 a. m. 10. 35 a. m. 10. 55 a. m. 12. 20 p. m. 1. 15 a. m. 1. 15 p. m. • • 2. 15 p. m. 3. 15 p. m. Morning Registration/Helpwr Heddiw/ERIC Collective Worship Mathematics/Reasoning Break time English (including Guided Reading) Lunch Afternoon Registration Cornerstones Curriculum; Wild Wood (Autumn Term) Science, Welsh, RE, DT, IT, PSE, PE Comfort break followed by Lesson 4. End of School Day. 3. 15 – 4. 15 p. m. After School Clubs

Year 4 üYear 4 is taught in two classes. ü The morning sessions are devoted mostly to Mathematics and English where practicable. We will be teaching skills in Literacy and Numeracy from the Welsh Programme of Study/LNF. ü A Science Week will be held each term.

Upper Key Stage 2 Termly Themes Academic Year 2016 -17 Cycle Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Cycle B ILP Focus Subject: 2016/2017 History Blitz/Heroes & Villains Spring 1 Spring 2 ILP: Focus Subject: Geography Summer 1 Summer 2 ILP Focus Subject: Art and Design/DT What a Wonderful More than Mods & Rockers /Summer Word Camp English Writing Genre/Text Type Discussion/Playscripts/ English Writing Genre/Text Type Persuasion/Narrative Explanation/Persuasion Narrative Stories/Instruction/Poetry & Argument/ Stories/Recount/ Science Curriculum: Non-chronological Novels by Significant Plants for Life/C. C. Alotment Reports Authors (INTERDEPENDENCE OF Science Curriculum: Energy, Light and Sound (HOW THINGS WORK/SUSTAINABLE EARTH) ORGANISMS) Science Curriculum: Forces in Motion/C. C. Scream Machine (HOW THINGS WORK/SUSTAINABLE EARTH)

• • • Friends of the School Statutory Testing Homework – Spelling, Times Tables Tests Learning Logs/SPa. G/Maths workbooks • Educational Visits : - Royal Welch Military Museum, Brecon. • End of Year Residential Trip: Llangrannog

Homework/Learning Logs • Special theme project work in Learning Logs • SPa. G • Numeracy • Reading • Multiplication Tables • Spelling which follows the school’s Spelling Policy and Scheme

Reading – Most Essential Life Skill • At Ton a partnership approach is taken. • Children will read every day in school. • Reading Range: Guided Reading Scheme Books Shared Reading Independent Reading Silent Reading - ERIC Personal choice books • A partnership between parents, children and school Volunteers Needed – we need YOU ! Thank you for your continued support/Diolch am eich cefnogaeth di-derfyn!!

Technology • Digital Competency Framework. • Hwb. • The School Moodle is an information point for all parents. • Websites which allow children to consolidate IT, Literacy and Numeracy, Science and Welsh language skills. • ICT is used extensively within curriculum lessons and extra-curricular clubs. • Investment in IT - i-pads, digital cameras, laptops and C-Touch interactive boards help to support learning – Professor Donaldson curriculum – 6 areas of learning.

End of YEAR 4 • Assessments • National Numeracy and Literacy Tests 3 rd – 5 th May, 2017 • Please try not to book holidays until all tests and assessments have been completed.

We all hope that you have found this evening to be useful. See you all on Parent Consultation Evenings which will be held in November in this hall. Hwyl fawr!