Welcome!
Hello and a big welcome from all the staff and children at Ightham Primary School! This is our Elm Class webpage where all important information regarding the class such as routines, upcoming activities/events and home support can be found. Please speak to Mr Matheson if you have any questions.
CLASS TEACHER
Mr Matheson
Teaching Assistant
Mrs Saville (Mon-Tues) and Ms Simmons (Wed-Fri)
Elm Class Information
Contact Books
Are an important link between home and school. Please sign/initial daily. Homework and letters will be clipped inside (please do not remove the clips.) Signed daily by staff
Uniform and belongings
Make sure all uniform and PE kit is clearly labelled. Please ensure they have a waterproof coat in school every day. PE kit should include: shorts, t-shirt, tracksuit bottoms and top, trainers/plimsolls and socks.
Reading books
Your child is responsible for changing his / her book as needed. Please continue to record comments in your child's reading journal.
PE
Our PE days will change from term to term. Please ensure your child has their PE kit in school at all times during term time.
Forest School
Term 2 and 4 Wednesday afternoons.
Snacks
Fruit and/or vegetables (in labelled bags or boxes)
Milk can be ordered through http://www.coolmilk.com
Drop in
This is a chance for your child to share their work with you on a Wednesday at 3.25 - 3.40pm
If you have any questions or concerns please write a note in the home-school contact book, see Mr Matheson before or after-school or make an appointment through the School Office. Thank you.
The weekly timetable will be displayed in the classroom.
Forest School
Term 2 and 4 Wednesday afternoons.
PE
Our PE days will change on a termly basis. Please ensure your child always has their PE kit in school during term time.
Science:
- States of matter
- Electricity
- Sound
- Living things and their habitats
- Animals including humans
History and Geography:
- Ancient Egypt
- Romans
- Malawi
- History of Ightham
- European Case Study
Throughout the year, formative assessments are carried out and each child’s progress is assessed against age-related expectations. Your child will therefore be in one of four broad bands for Reading, Writing and Maths:
- Below Age-Related Expectations
- Emerging
- Expected
- Exceeding
The expectation is that your child would be in the “Emerging” band at the start of the school year. This is because the curriculum for that year would not yet have been taught to your child. By the end of the school year, the expectation would be that your child would be in the “Expected” band. “Expected” means that your child is working at the expected level for a child of that age.
- Parent Consultations will take place in Terms 1 and 4
- End of year reports will be sent in July
- Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (June 2020)
Homework will be sent home via the Home-School Contact book. This is an important link between home and school and will include homework and letters.
If you have any questions or concerns please write a note in the home-school contact book, see Mr Matheson before or after school or make an appointment through the School Office. Thank you.
