How will you assess my child’s reading? When will we receive Home Learning?

Guided Reading takes place twice per week in In Year 4, Home Learning is set every Sunday and handed in the
Year 4. Your child will read in a group with an following Sunday. Home Learning will start from Sunday 15th
adult - a text which is pitched 2 levels above that September – details of the tasks will be shared on the Weebly
which is sent home. In addition to this, children under the ‘Home Learning’ tab each week. There is only ever one
take home a library book, which they then task recorded in Home Learning books, which will be explained to
complete an assessment for using the online you on the Weebly each Sunday.
Accelerated Reader tool. Individual assessments
of reading take place termly and you can In addition to Home Learning tasks, we will set spelling words to
request feedback about these from your child’s learn as part of our word study program. These will be sent home
teacher. along with some strategies you can use to teach them. The children
How is my child getting on in Arabic? will also bring home their yellow Word Study book so that you can
see how this is being taught in school.
All enquiries regarding your child’s learning in Arabic can be
What assessments will my child have?
directed through our Arabic department who are contactable
here:
In the week beginning 29th September, the children will carry out a ‘CAT4’
Noor Diab - n.diab1_jps@gemsedu.com
assessment. These are used in order to identify the children’s individual talents
Ghadeer Adaweih – g.adaweih_jps@gemsedu.com
as well as preferred learning styles. Further details will be sent closer to the
time. Children in Year 4 will also complete a Dubai wide compulsory progress
Please see below our other specialist departments.
test at the end of the academic year for Maths, English and Science. As
PE, Ruth Brown – r.brown_jps@gemsedu.com
parents, you will receive a detailed report of the outcomes of these
Music, Charlotte O’Connor – c.oconnor_jps@gemsedu.com
assessments. There will also be regular teacher assessment throughout the
Islamic Studies, Hazem Kamel – h.kamel_jps@gemsedu.com
whole year.
French, Teresa Crossland – t.Crossland_jps@gemsedu.com