Mrs Asaturov’s Year 4 Class
Mrs Asaturov’s Year 4 Class
On this web page you can find out about all the exciting things taking place in Year 4!
Teacher: Mrs Asaturov
Email: jasaturov@discovery.victoriousmat.org
Twitter: @DiscoveryYear4
Teaching Assistant: Miss Slinger
Please follow the link here to our meet the teacher presentation.
Term: Summer 1
Our Learning this term:
Maths:
This half term we will be continuing our decimals work, looking into tenths and hundredths. We will then be looking at time and money and how we use these in every day life.
English:
This half term we will be looking at the book ‘Escape from Pompeii’. We are going to try and build suspense when telling a story. We are also going to write a diary entry based on galdiators.
Science:
Can food chains change our planet’s ecosystem?
In Science we are continuing from our classification topic and looking at food chains. We are going to be looking how plants and animals need each other and how changes can affect eco systems.
History:
Is Britain a better place because of the Roman invasion?
In History, we are looking at the Romans and how their invasion effected Britain. We will be looking at how some of the things they changed that still happen to this day.
Art:
Structure and innovation
Pupils will explore artists who draw parallels with other beings (birds) so that we can learn about ourselves. They will engage in peer/class discussion and will collect information and reflect in their sketchbooks by making visual notes.
RE:
What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?
In this unit, pupils build on their understanding of Brahman and look at lived reality through examining Puja at home, worship in the mandir and the festival of Diwali. Pupils will reflect on the idea of dharma through two stories which will sow seeds for examining this concept in more depth in Upper Key Stage 2.
Computing:
Can I explore repetition and loops within programming?
This half term we will look at how to create repetitions and loops on turtle academy, beginning our year 4 coding journey.
Music:
Introduction to cornets
We will be looking into how to correctly look after and use a cornet, as well as learning the first few basic notes and how to play the instrument.
Spanish:
Can I order what I would like to eat and drink in a Spanish café?
In Spanish we are going to learn how to order a selection of typical foods, drinks and snacks from a Spanish menu and order a breakfast in Spanish. We will perform a simple role play ordering food, drink and/or snacks in a Spanish café using useful language such as’ hello’, ‘can I have…’, ‘the bill please’, ‘thank you’ and ‘goodbye’.
PSHE:
Growing up
This topic builds on children’s knowledge of the human body; how we grow and change, both physically and emotionally. Children will learn about their own and others’ bodies and how male and female bodies play a part in human reproduction. They will also learn about different relationships and family structures.
General Class Information
Reading: Each week, the children read a range of texts through their learning. They also take part in whole class or small group Reading sessions where their decoding and comprehension skills are developed with a different reading skill being focused on each day.
Home reading is to practice and consolidate their fluency, expression and comprehension. Children still being taught phonics will take two books home – 1 decodable book and 1 reading for pleasure book. The decodable book is for the children to practice their fluency and expression as well as to show their understanding through questioning. The reading for pleasure book is for the children to share with an adult and to promote a love of reading. If they are past being taught phonics they will be sent home 1 colour banded book to practise decoding and comprehension as well as 1 reading for pleasure book. Please let us know how your child has got on with their reading books using the reading record. We would like you to write a comment each time you hear your child read. If your child is in KS2 they can write in their reading record after they read 2 out of the 3 times they read it that week.
The children will also be listened to at least once every two weeks on a 1-1 basis with their teacher or teaching assistant. The class teacher or teaching assistant will change your child’s book on the day they are listened to read. We will not change a home reading book unless there is a comment in the reading record. If we do not have a comment or a book is not returned for two weeks Mrs Collins, our English curriculum leader, will contact you.
One child per half term will be nominated for being the Reading Hero for their class based on their commitment to home reading. The child will be chosen based on the evidence seen in their reading record and in class. If your child is chosen to be the class Reading Hero they will be given a prize and a certificate and acknowledged in Friday’s good work celebration assembly.
Homework:
- Task on Century due before Wednesday of each week.
- Read at home at least 3 times
- Go on TTRockstars twice for 10 min
PE:
PE is twice a week on a Wednesday and Thursday.
Your child will participate in a dance lesson and sports/gymnastics lesson every week. It is normally expected for children to have a full PE kit kept in school at all times.
Children should not be wearing any jewellery including earrings for PE. If your child does wear earrings, please could you ensure they are taken out before school on Wednesday and Thursdays please.
Snack:
Snack is to be a piece of fruit or a cereal bar. No chocolate, crisps or sweets are allowed