Year 4 Newsletter 18.12.20

Learning

Term 1A

Please visit our Curriculum Pages for more information about learning in Year 4.

PE

Well done to all our students who took part in our Personal Challenge Week during PE. It was fantastic to see so many determined runners, scooters, swimmers, skaters, skippers and bouncers trying to collect as many stars as they could!

Please check out the PE blog for more information and photos from the Star and Fitness Challenges.

In Term 2 students will take part in “Try a New Sport” Fortnight, from 10^th January-22^nd January. 

During these first 2 weeks back, the Primary PE team will offer a range of different and interesting sports for the children to try. Normal PE kit will be required (including hat and water bottle). There will be a water based option of Flippa Ball in the 25m pool, so any child wanting to try this sport, please ensure you bring along your swim kit as well!

Well-being

Dance Extravaganza 2021

General Information

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to all our students who are celebrating birthdays over the holidays!

Anaaya [Anaaya]

Sebastien [Seba]

Arlyn [Lyn]

Ka Yu [Kaya]

Nicholas [Nick]

Jonah [Jonah]

Kusmitha [Kusmi]

Pidhchada [Naan]

PTG

Smart watches, trackers and other wearable technology in school

Many students now wear some kind of smart watch or wearable tracking device to school.

Many more parents now keep a GPS tracker in their child’s bag so that they can check arrival times to and from school. This gives peace of mind without any impact on the child’s independence.

Before equipping your child with a smart watch or other device, please consider whether this is something that your family actually needs. Responsible parenting doesn’t mean knowing where your child is 24/7, and school is a very different environment to a busy shopping mall or transport hub, where a child could more easily become separated from their family.

Once a student has passed through the school gates, they fall under our Duty of Care. Our start and end times are known, and someone will contact you if there is a problem at the end of the day.

Many wearable devices allow for two-way communication with the parent’s smartphone.

Please note that we do not allow Primary aged children to contact their parents during the school day. Our policy restricts the use of mobile phones to those in Y7 and above.

If you do decide to purchase a wearable device for your child, please choose one that allows you sufficient control of any settings and alerts.

• Choose a model which allows you to turn off any two-way communication function, whether sending messages or making calls.
• Check whether a device comes pre-loaded with games or other entertainment content which could then become a constant distraction.
• Be assured that any device that rings, pings or vibrates during the school day will do nothing to support your child’s learning.
• Find out if device has a Student or Airplane mode which could then become your child’s default setting whilst in school.

No electronic devices on Primary Residentials

We expect that all electronic devices, including trackers and phones, stay at home during your child’s Primary Residential. Please give yourself permission to take a break whilst our wonderful teachers look after your child.

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