Progress Update

2nd Term 2020

School of Merit

Name: Aryaman Negi Class: Grade 4

Class Teacher: Mrs Kriel

Reports have been adjusted to reflect the needs and challenges arising from the COVID- 19
Pandemic.

The schools approach during the online learning programme has been to continue communicating
academic knowledge and skills to ensure that our learners are on track with learning targets for
2020. We have been engaged in continuous assessment of work, where progress is recorded on
an ongoing basis and individualised support is provided where necessary or when assistance is
asked for.

We believe it is not possible to accurately quantify learning with marks for Term 2, as students are
and have been assisted at home. We do acknowledge the value of this support, however, the
accuracy and standardisation of results has been compromised in these instances.

Therefore, only comments relating to a student’s overall perceived achievement, are provided in
this report.

The value of this feedback, in these circumstances, may be far more reliable than a mark, as it is a
more authentic and informative way to provide insight into achievements, new behaviours and
skills learned during these unique times.

In the future there will be diagnostic testing and interventions provided to cover any gaps that may
have been as a result of the disruptive schooling that has taken place over this period.

1
English
Listening and Speaking
 Attentive listening
 Can follow multiple verbal instructions
 Can retell a story accurately
 Verbal communication is on appropriate level
 Communicates respectfully with others
 Speaks with intonation, fluency, projection and a good pace
Reading and Viewing
 Reads with understanding
 Able to decode difficult words
 Uses clues from text
 Able to summarize material – can identify key words and phrases
 Predict an outcome
 Make inferences
 Justify opinions
 Interpret visual texts, graphs and images
 Uses a dictionary
 Engaged with reading challenge
 Unprepared reading
 Prepared reading
Writing and Presenting
 Engages with the writing process
 Able to summarize factual notes
 Can state an opinion with justifications
 Writes a narrative piece
 Able to construct extended sentences
Language Structure and Conventions
 Parts of Speech – evident in in writing
 Recognises the various sentence types
 Correct use of punctuation marks
 Identifies and uses various forms of adverbs
 Degrees of comparison rules
 Adjectives
 Antonyms, synonyms and homophones
 Spelling rules

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Mathematics
Numbers, Operations and Relationships
 Mental Calculations
 Terminology
 Bonds and Tables – daily
 Doubling and halving
 Ordering of numbers
 Expanding
 Rounding off
 Place value
 Addition
 Subtraction – using 0
 Multiplying with 10, 100, 1 000
 Factors and Multiples
 Multiplication 4 digits by 1
 Division 4 digits by 1
Patterns, Functions and Algebra
 Able to write number sentences
 Patterns
 Input and outputs
Data Handling
 Tally marks when recording
 Reading and representing Pictographs
 Bar Graphs
 Histograms
 Answer questions relating to information

Afrikaans
Listening and Speaking
 Prepared speech.
 Prepared reading.
 Sing-along videos.
 Games with multiple worksheets.
 Sounding the words.
Reading and Viewing
 Completed ‘’My Ouma is ‘n Rockster’’.
 Reading ‘’Viskos’’
 Multiple Comprehensions.
 Poems
 Additional comprehensions from Kids magazine
 Search reading.
 Sight words
Writing
 Paragraph.
 Find the mistakes in a passage and rewrite.
 Weekly spelling tests.
 Completion of worksheets (Vocabulary)

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 Language Structure
 Tenses: Verlede en Toekomende tyd.
 Word structures.
 Intensive form.
 Conjunctions.
 Plurals and diminutives.
 Gender.
 Question words.
 Antonyms and synonyms.

Aryaman is a pleasure to teach both online and face-to-face. He applies himself in any circumstance. He attended
lessons every day and handed his tasks in on due dates. His level of performance is excellent! He has shown a
commendable level in his work ethic for a grade 4 learner. Aryaman is a responsible, hardworking young man.
Well done my boy for your positive approach towards the subject!

Teacher: Mrs Mathey

Zulu
Listening and Speaking
 Accumulate vocabulary
 Articulation of isiZulu words
 Reciting a short poem
 Letters of the alphabet in isiZul
 Ability to imitate and repeat
 Putting together sounds and syllables into words
Reading and Viewing
 Phrases mostly used in the isiZulu class.
Writing
 Simple sentences
 Spelling
Language Structure
 Learning the conjunctive pattern of the IsiZulu language
 The ability to put together Vowels and Consonants to make up words
 Single Consonants
 Making of sounds with Double Consonants
 Numbers

Teacher: Mrs Mncube

Natural Science
 Physical structure of animals
 Herbivores. Omnivore and Carnivores
 Habitats
 Natural and Man- made materials
 Properties of materials
 Solids, Liquids and Gases

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 Social Sciences
History
 Rosa Parks
 Florence Nightingale
 Nelson Mandela
Geography
 Map work
 Symbols
 Working with grids
 Grid work South Africa
 Direction
 World map

Life Skills
 Personal Development
 Participation and Attitude
 Submission of Work

Comment:

Aryaman has displayed an impressive sense of self-discipline and independence through his participation in our online
learning programme this term. He has embraced our Zoom sessions with enthusiasm and his work has been a
pleasure to view.

Aryaman has quietly listened to instructions provided during our morning lessons and he has used his fluent reading
skills to follow written instructions. This has allowed him to complete all of his tasks accurately. It has been pleasing to
note his confident use of Google classroom. As a result, Aryaman has clearly expressed his knowledge and
understanding of concepts taught.
Aryaman has continued to show his interest and an aptitude for Mathematics.
I so enjoyed witnessing the growth in his confidence. He would ask for extra time or a private Zoom session if he did
not fully understand the work.
I am so proud of Aryaman’s consistent efforts this term and it has been a delight working with him during this online
journey.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank his brother for the support he provided in Aryaman’s academic
progress at home.
My best wishes for a restful and well-deserved break accompany this report. I am looking forward to the day Aryaman
returns to school. We miss his gentle and polite characteristics.

Teacher: Mrs Kriel

Class Teacher: _________________________ Principal: ___________________________