Welcome to P4Parent Information Evening

Thursday 27th August 2015

P4

Terry and Gunel P4T

Maria and Enna P4M

Lucy and Jamila P4L

Jasmin and Kate P4J

P4 Staff Members

Samir and Rana EAL Roelf and Ruslan P.E. Liz Performing Arts Clara and Eva Visual Arts Emma and Lala Library Mark IT Integrator Chris Counsellor Dom PYP Coordinator Hewa Assistant Principal Tom Principal

Other Staff Members

Who We Are Building positive relationships creates a safe and secure environment Sharing The PlanetThe ways people manage waste impacts the environment Where We Are In Place And TimePeople’s work and play change over time

P4 Units Of Inquiry and Central Idea

How We Express OurselvesA story can be told in different ways How The World WorksAll living things go through a process of change How We Organise OurselvesA market place is a system that serves a community

P4 Units Of Inquiry and Central Idea

All mathematics will be taught through inquiry, games and practical manipulation while concentrating on articulating thinking strategies.

5 Main ComponentsData Handling

Shape and SpaceMeasurement

Pattern and FunctionNumber

Mathematics

In P4 we will concentrate on:

6 Language StrandsListening & Speaking

Reading (PM Benchmarking)Writing

Viewing & Presenting

Language

Role of the EAL programme: Develop and reinforce the English language

in all areas of the curriculum Support given in class and out of class as

necessary

The goal of the EAL support team is to enable students to function in all areas of the curriculum

EAL

Throughout the year your child will be assessed in a variety of ways: Pre-assessments: to determine what they already

know. Formative assessment: allowing us to find where

your child is and where we need to take them. Summative assessment: this will be done at the end

of units to see what they have learnt Reading: PM Benchmark and the Reading Continuum Writing: through summative assessment and the

continuums Mathematics: TISA mathematics continuums.All the continuums are highlighted when students have achieved their learning objective.

Assessment/Differentiation

Should take approximately 20 minutes per night Levelled reading books 4 days a week and

Library books to be enjoyed on the weekend Children are expected to draw or write about

their favourite book weekly Library book exchange will be once a week The reading folder should come to school every

day containing the reading book and reading record

Homework

Children will have a reading record book. These are given as a link between home and school

Please inform the teacher if there is a different pick up (play date/activities)

Urgent messages to be sent to Primary Office as we cannot guarantee checking of emails during the day

Home-School Contact

P4 Blog TISA Look Ahead sent out on Fridays TISA Times TISA website Two Reports a year Parent teacher conferences

Home-School Contact

No Hat No Play! Please provide Healthy Snacks – NO NUTS Water bottles should be at school every day

and be labelled with students name Appropriate foot wear, no laces if they can’t

tie them! A change of T-shirt, hat, water bottle and

appropriate foot wear are required for P.E

Routines

Thank You

Parents please go to:P4L 105P4T 116 P4M 115P4J 106

For further Information and questions!