Year 4 - Mallard | Bridgewater School

1. Key Information for Mallard Class

In this section you will find a quick reference guide to your class including your Forest School rotation, letters and uniform requirements. There is also a copy of the welcome booklet for your class - please do refer to it throughout the year because it contains lots of useful information about what to expect in this class, how long homework should take each week, samples of age-appropriate handwriting and more.

In the event of a school closure, we will post home learning activities onto the website;

Home learning for Mallard

The teaching staff in Mallard class are:

Mrs Sarah Roberts

Mrs Andrea Betrridge

Mrs Harrison (Teaching Assistant)

About us

Andrea Bettridge, Deputy Head, Geography Lead & Year 4 Teacher (Mallard)

The Welcome Booklet for Mallard class is here:

Year 4 Parents' booklet 2020-21

Meet the teacher presentation September 2020

Meet the Teacher Year 4 2020 Mallard

Letters for Mallard class can be found here: https://www.bridgewater.herts.sch.uk/year-4-letters-2/

You can find your child's Forest School Timetable here.

Use of planners

Planners are to be used to record reading at home and this should include the book title and chapter, or page numbers and should be recorded at least 3 times a week and initialled by parents. Planners need to be signed by parents at the end of each week ready for the teacher to review.

Planners may also be used for notifying us of changes of going home arrangements etc. Alternatively, you can email admin@bridgewater.herts.sch.uk or leave a message on the school's answer machine.

Home Learning

Year 4

Spelling task
Reading
Maths or Literacy
**Creative Learning Tasks

Daily Practise
30 minutes per week; in 2 or 3 sessions
Up to 20 minutes weekly

Year 4 Spelling List

Year 4 Spelling List

SRE Curriculum

This year we will continue to teach the children using materials from our new Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) scheme. This new edition of ‘Teaching SRE with Confidence in Primary Schools’ reflects the recent developments in SRE and the Science National Curriculum. This resource encourages children to develop the skills of listening, empathy, talking about feelings and relationships with families and friends.

All the lessons have a clear structure and are age appropriate. The lesson plans have clear aims and learning outcomes with suggested additional activities and accompanying resources:

Year 4: Growing Up -

Growing and Changing

What is Puberty

Puberty, Changes and Reproduction

Uniform requirements

A full list of the school's uniform requirements is on the school website here. In Year 4, points to note are:

Core school uniform	No special notes for this class
Bags	1. Bridgewater School rucksack 2. Drawstring PE bag (school logo optional)
PE / games	Trainers not plimsolls. Football boots may be required for some activities.
Team Bridgewater kit	Pupils in this year group who represent the school in sports matches such as cross country, football or netball tournaments may wear "Team Bridgewater" kit (short sleeved t-shirts, hooded tops and showerproof jackets). This is all optional and available from our online supplier only. The school has a number of Team Bridgewater t-shirts available to those representing it at events.