Pine

Welcome to Pine Class. We are a Year 4 class.

Our teacher is Mrs Wilson and our teaching assistant is Mrs Clark.

History:
We will explore what life was like in the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. We will learn about homes, food, tools, and how technology developed over time. By examining evidence and comparing the three periods, we will decide which one we would have preferred to live in and explain why.

Geography:
We will investigate volcanoes and the reasons why people choose to live near them. We will learn how volcanoes are formed, where they are found in the world, and what happens when they erupt. We will explore the benefits and risks of living close to a volcano, use maps to locate famous examples, and study real-life case studies before deciding whether they would choose to live near a volcano.

We have PE on Friday. We work with Commando Joe on a Thursday. Children should wear their PE kit on these days.

In Pine Class we are particularly focusing on:

ALL marking responded to
No OK as a response
Sensible faces (as part of pupil self-assessment)
Success criteria written
Correct letter formation and joined handwriting
Starting writing at the margin
Writing on the line
Spellings copied correctly
Capital letters
Full stops, Exclamation marks, Question marks
Their, there, they're used correctly
To and too used correctly
No doodling or scribbling
No rubbing out

DUM TUMS (Date, underline, miss a line, title, underline, miss a line, success criteria)

We all have been involved in a dialogue about the high expectations we have of all pupils. Effective feedback involves a dialogue to identify what has been done well and the next steps to learning. Pupils are regularly given verbal feedback about their work and areas to work on. Where appropriate, we use pink highlighting to identify where we are 'Tickled Pink' that the Success Criteria (expectations set out at the start of the lesson) have been achieved. Green highlighting identifies a next step (Green for Growth). Children are also encouraged to self-edit and correct or improve something using their purple polish pen. For more information, please do ask your child, read our policy on the school website or speak to us.

What do you need for school?
Your PE Kit (team coloured T-shirt, shorts and trainers, plus track suit type trousers and top during the winter months).This term children will wear their PE kits to school on PE days on every Tuesday and Thursday.

Your book bag, with reading book and reading record.
Bottle of fresh WATER.
KS2 need to bring a fresh fruit snack for break time (infants receive a piece of fruit from school).
Outdoor shoes and a change of clothes for the school field in winter and a coat, warm hat and gloves during the winter.
To know if you are a school dinner or a packed lunch.
Sun hat and sun cream during the summer.

Pencil cases are not required, all stationery will be provided.