Welcome to Asteroid Class!

PE week beg 10.3.25

PE will be on Monday and Tuesday this week- NOT Friday!  Thank you for your continued support. 

PE after half term will be on Mondays and Fridays!!

Key Information:

PE days: Mondays and Fridays

Homework: Spellings will be handed out on Thursday and be tested on the following Wednesday.  Play TTRS!  Please read at home!

Key Dates:

Monday 24th February - Back to school ✅

Monday 24th February- Skipping workshop✅

Wednesday 5th March- Year 4 Library visit✅

Thursday 6th March- World book day!✅

Wednesday 19th March- Year 4 Library visit

Thursday 20th March- Year 4 Bradwell trip

Thursday 27th March- Year 3/4 story night- more details to follow

Tuesday 1st April- Progress evening- more details to follow

Tuesday 1st April- Asteroid outdoor learning

Thursday 3rd April- Progress evening- more details to follow

Friday 4th April- last day of Spring term

Tuesday 22nd April- Back to school

Week beginning 3.2.25

What a busy week! 
 

We were very lucky to be visited by Nite Owls this week. We were able to find out about owls, see a flying demonstration and have photos taken with one of the owls.
 

In reading, we have continued our book: The Firework Maker’s Daughter. We have been focusing on the skill of identifying the meaning of words in contexts and have worked on strategies of identifying what unfamiliar words might be. We also summarised chapter 4, considering the similarities and difference between the journeys of two different characters. 
 

In writing, we have written a sequel to our book: Farther. The children have been working hard to include conjunctions, past tense verbs, a variety of sentence openers and paragraphs. Their stories are phenomenal! 
 

In maths, we have been working on the formal written method for multiplication when multiplying 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number. It has been a challenge but we have been practising lots. We then applied this knowledge to problems. 
 

In science, we have been exploring freezing and melting. We found out about freezing and melting points and looked at how long ice takes to melt when in different temperatures of water. We loved using the thermometers. We concluded that the hotter the water, the faster the ice would melt. 
 

In PSHE, we have been exploring our own happiness. What makes us happy and how what we do can impact the happiness of others. 
 

In geography, we explored different climate zones around the world. 
 

In DT, we learnt how to measure, mark out and use a junior hacksaw and bench hook. The children were incredible and really considered their safety and the safety of others. They then spent time designing an automata toy and drew an exploded diagram. After this, we spent time creating our working mechanisms. The children’s toys look incredible so far. They are almost finished and will be coming home next week. 

In PE, the children have been developing their skills in dodgeball and dance. 
 

I am so incredibly proud of how hard the children are working and the positive learning behaviours we are seeing in class and around the school. 
 

Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you Monday for outdoor learning. 😊

Week beginning 6.1.25

What a brilliant first week back! We got straight back into our learning. 
 

In English, we have started looking at our new book: Farther. We made predictions about the book, asked questions, wrote a postcard in role and we even found lots of verbs in the book.

In maths, we have started our second unit of multiplication and division. We have explored factor pairs this week and have multiplied numbers by 10.

In reading, we have continued reading our book: Stargazing. 

In French, we recapped our learning about shapes and colours. We then learnt our numbers to six: un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq et six. We applied this new knowledge by playing a game.

In PSHE, our unit is about being healthy. We discussed about keeping our teeth clean. The class have started to create ways to present this information. I can’t wait to see the finished products next week. 
 

In geography, we located the Equator and the Northern and Southern hemispheres.  We thought about the different continents and where they are on the world.

In computing, we have been using a programme called Excel. We input information about global weather. Next lesson we will be working out how to sort our data based on temperature. 

In PE we have started our dance topic.  We have been thinking about different styles of dance and made a routine. We also did the bleep test. That was great fun!

This week, the Wonderdome visited Eastwood Primary School! We looked at the evidence for life on other planets! Do you think there is life on other planets? Why do you think this? We followed up our Wonderdome visit by making rockets that can fly and making a model of the sun, Earth and moon.

We also had two new members join our class this week and everyone has made them feel very welcome.

Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you all on Monday. 

Week beginning 25.11.24

We have had another busy week! 
 

In English, we have written a letter to the Society of Secret gardeners to tell them all the things we have done to try to help grow a new world!

In maths, we continued to learn about area and found the area of different rectilinear shapes. We also had a go at drawing different rectilinear shapes when given the area.
 

In French, we looked at the artist Matisse and created our own artwork using shapes - of course, we had to ask for the shapes in French.

In computing, we looked at variables and will be continuing with this next week when we add these into our Scratch algorithm. 

In RE, we continued our learning linked to journeys and discussed baptism within Christianity. We looked about the symbolism of water being a fresh start. We will explore other religions and their ceremonies as our unit continues. 
 

In Science, we explored the use of switches and also changed the components in a series circuit. We loved using the motors and buzzers. 
 

We had a wonderful time visiting the Beecroft Art Gallery. Our favourite things to do there were seeing Louis Armstrong's trumpet, playing the drums, seeing a real life David Hockney painting and sketching some of the artwork in our new sketchbooks. We loved the journey there at the top of the coach too!

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Week beginning 4.11.24

What a fab first week back after the half term break! Everyone very quickly settled back into the swing of things. 
 

In English, we have been helping the Secret Gardener replant seeds after the varmints destroyed everything. We planted seeds and wrote instructions so that others could help too. We also started to look at different sentence types so we can help the Secret Gardener even more. We will be creating some posters next week.

In maths, we have been subtracting two 4-digit numbers with no exchanges and one exchange. The children have been using place value charts, counters and pictorials alongside the column method to work out the answers. 
 

In French, we began looking at colours. The children were able to say and match the French words to the correct colour. An example being that ‘vert’ is green. 
 

In history, we started our unit about the Ancient Greeks. We began by thinking about chronology. We made our own timelines to show the six periods that we will be studying. 
 

In PSHE, we have started our unit about families and relationships. Our focus this week was on respect and manners. 
 

In science, we began our unit about electricity and circuits. We discussed what electrical appliances are and that they can be powered by the mains or by battery. We looked at how electricity flows through a circuit and the advantages and disadvantages of mains and battery powered appliances. 
 

We were also very fortunate to have our outdoor learning session this week. We learnt how to use an axe, a handsaw, loppers and secateurs. We also built fires - finding appropriate materials to ensure our fires would light. We used flint and steel to start them. If that wasn’t enough, we also made different items using willow. Everyone was very creative! It was an amazing day. 

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What a week! We have been extremely busy in Asteroid Class. The learning has been absolutely phenomenal! In reading, we have continue to explore the book: The Undefeated. The children have been fascinated to find out about some of the key players in the Civil Rights Movement. In English, we have continued to explore the book: Tar Beach. The children worked hard to produce some absolutely incredible descriptions by the end of the week. In maths, we have continued our unit about place value. We have represented, partitioned and found 1, 10, 100 and 1000 more or less in different 4-digit numbers. We have also been practising our 3 times tables. If that wasn’t enough, we have also learnt French greetings, explored South America, learnt all about human teach, talked about inspirational people, performed a rhythm using body percussion and even had time to hone our football skills in PE. 
 

I’m looking forward to another amazing week next week. Have a wonderful weekend. 😁

Spellings this week - homophones:

meet

meat

here

hear

rain

reign

piece

peace

weather

whether

Week beginning 9.9.24

What a fantastic first full week back in Asteroid Class! In maths, we have been so busy reviewing number to 1,000 and have started to look at numbers to 10,000. In our reading and writing lessons we have been exploring the theme of freedom and have written some amazing poems using repetition. We were also lucky enough to have outdoor learning this week and had a wonderful time building dens to keep us dry.

Have a wonderful weekend.