Year 4 Meet the Teacher.pdf - Beacon Hill School

Welcome to the Year 4 IntroductoryParents’ Evening

The year 4teamMiss Katrina Heywood Ms Merry Hamilton Mr Rudi Dray Miss Amanda GulliverMs Deana BriaMrs Shirley Lowe

Primary years programme(PYP) unitsHow we organize ourselves (Technology impacts on the world ofwork and leisure)Sharing the planet (Our behaviour impacts on the habitats of otherliving things)Who we are (What we believe is part of who we are)Where we are in place and time (Significant people change our worldthrough their actions)How we express ourselves (Culture, nature and values inspire thedesign of structures in a community)How the world works (Events in the natural world impact on humans)

Reading and writing are important tools foraccessing the whole curriculum. Although Englishwill be integrated with the inquiry unit we will stillteach certain aspects discretely.

Home ReadingThe aim of Home Reading at BHS is to provide an opportunity to practise essential reading skills.We believe that success in reading results from partnerships between students, parents andteachers. The Home Reading Programme has been carefully devised to enable students tosucceed in reading.• The Home Reading Diary• Target Setting• The Process• Frequency of changingAs with other home learning tasks, teachers keep records of the frequency of your child’s borrowing.

Special EducationalNeedsat Beacon Hill SchoolInclusive school - All students are encouraged to participate inall school related activities to their best ability• There are students in our year group who are supported by theLearning Support Team• SEN department works with each year level in identifyingstudents and providing support structures for children withlearning, cognitive and/or behavioural challenges• Any questions please contact Head of Special EducationalNeeds: Belinda McLaughlin belinda.mclaughlin@bhs.edu.hk

Year 4 Camp 2011Mon 14th November - Wed 16thNovemberCheung ChauCamp information evening will be heldon Thursday13th October

Thanks for comingOur email addresses:katrina.heywood@bhs.edu.hkmerry.hamitlon@bhs.edu.hkrudi.dray@bhs.edu.hkdeana.bria@bhs.edu.hk