Welcome to Year 4

Kris Powell

Learning Objectives
By the end of today we will:

Know what is different in Term 3

Understand end of year

procedures
Know about planned trips and
opportunities for parental
engagement

Learning for Term 3

Term 3 Overview

English
Recounts
Historical Stories
Poetry
Narrative Stories

Art/DT
Art Focus Print techniques
DT Focus Developing own
invention

Maths
Number
Geometry
Measurement
Statistics

Science
Practical Skills Based
Learning
Pose scientific questions
Set up own methodologies
Collecting evidence
Present findings

Topic

History
Inventions through history
Timelines
Comparison between 20th C and
21st C inventions
Case studies

Visits, Projects and Special Days

Planetarium Visit Exit Point for Adventurers
and Explorers
Entry Point/Science Day
Accidental Inventions
Experiments
DUCTAC Theatre Visit
Exit Point Children will be designing and
making their own product and using the
TASC wheel to evaluate it.

Home Learning at JPS

Home Learning is having a review at JPS
We will be

Revisiting the vision for home learning

Looking at expectations and timings
Reviewing the days of week home learning comes home
Looking at new initiatives (Flipped Learning, Bug Club) and
integrating the systems

Please look out for surveys and share your

suggestions and thoughts on home learning

Assessment
Term 3
Maths and English assessment week - Week beg 17th
May
Arabic assessments week beg 31st May
Islamic assessments week beg 31st May & 7th June
French is ongoing throughout the term
As throughout the academic year.
English: Writing Folders = Focus Assessment
Reading Alfie Cloud
Maths Alfie Cloud
Science Alfie Cloud

Whats New for Term 3?

CAT Tests (Cognitive Ability Tests)
Week Beginning 4th May
Information evening 27th April,
6.30pm Main Hall - SLT
Assessment Week - Format
Parental Feedback Maths
Optional

Procedures For End of Year

The children will be split at the end of Year
4 in preparation for Year 5. The main
reasons for this are:
In such a transient place as Dubai it is
good to establish new friendship groups
To ensure there are an equal amount of
groups such as boy/girl ratio in each
class
To have the opportunity for an even
spread of new children within a year
group.
Children will be asked to choose 3
friends they would like to be with in Year
5 & we guarantee they will be with at
least 1 of them.

Key Dates For Your Diary

Thursday 16th April Science Day

Sunday 19th April ASAs begin
Thursday 4th June - ASAs finish
Sunday 7th June Bookworm sale

Sunday 14th June Fathers Day

Wednesday 17th June Maths Day
Thursday 18th June Ramadan Hours begin
(probable 8:30 1:30)
Thursday 25th June Last day of term

Thank You

Year4 Arabic Curriculum

For Non-Arab Term 3

The Arabic language curriculum in

Term 3 will cover 4 key language
skills:

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

The first topic is Jobs and we are covering:

- The names of different jobs
-What do you want to be in the
future?
Places of work.
-

Express what they do in different

jobs.

Action verbs in present tense and

future tense.

The second topic is

Sports and we are
covering:
-

The names of different sports.

Express what are my favorite

sports.

Related action verbs.

Where to play, name of suitable

places.

Writing sentences / paragraph

about sports.

Year 4 PE Term 3
Within PE during Term 3, Year 4 children will be rotating through the
following lesson blocks:

1.

Pool based synchronised swimming, life saving, water polo etc.

2.

Striking and fielding cricket, rounders etc.

3.

Health and fitness circuit training, aerobics etc.

4.

Net Games - Tennis

Please ensure that children have both swimming and PE kits in
school with them for all lessons as pool closures and activity
rotations will occur on a regular basis this term.
It is also essential that children have hats and water bottles for
every lesson as we move into the hotter months.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Focus Areas

Singing
Rhythm
Melody
Tempo/Dynamics
Instruments

Students will continue playing singing games,

implement a variety of music rhythms,
accompany performances on percussion
instruments and continue exploring the notes
on the treble staff.
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Le Franais !

Term 3 Year 4
Week 1 Le petit Nicolas.
Week 2 Hobbies/playground games/Je joue au/a/a la/Je fais du/de la
Week 3 Days of the week. Le lundi je joue, je fais
Week 4 My house/ma piece preferee cest .
Week 5 Types of jobs
Week 6 Job preference. Quand je serais grand, jaimerais etre scientifique,
docteur, chanteur, professeur, chef
Week 7 Fete des meres/tu es comme/ecrire un poeme
Week 8 Where I would like to go. Jaimerais aller a/en + countries
Week 9 Revision and games on the years knowedge
Week 10 Celebration of term 3

 Remember to encourage your child to be an

independent learner and flip the French over by
watching the videos at home.

The French assessment this term will happen throughout

the term via informal and on going observations of your
childrens ability to speak, read, write and listen to
French in every lesson.