Year 4 Blog
We would like to wish all of the Year 4 children a safe and enjoyable summer break!
You have all had an amazing year! We will really miss you!
The Year 4 Team x
4J Digestive System
4J has created a video explaining the functions of the digestive system from our Science lessons. The video is a bit wonky, but we hope you like it!
Wellbeing Club
The Year 4 children used their resilience and perseverance skills to create a tower made out of cards. They found this task tricky but worked really well in teams and enjoyed the challenge!
Year 4 Sports Day
Unfortunately, due to current Covid 19 regulations we have been unable to hold our Sports Day in the usual way. Instead, we held our Sports Day with our Year 4 bubble.
We had tremendous fun and carried out lots of fun games. These included balancing a ball on a tennis racket; racing with a bean bag on our heads; jumping through a hoop race; hula hooping; relay racing and archery.
Have a look at how much fun we had. Enjoy the photographs.
Sports day fun!
A Special Reward for Highest Attendance
Each term Mrs Jackson tracks the attendance for all classes. This summer term 4J won the attendance of the week award five times, which meant that we received a reward afternoon.
We chose to play some games on the field and then have snacks whilst watching a film.
A reward well earned.
Year 4 Science Topic
Animal and Human Teeth
In Year 4 we have been learning about teeth. We have found out that humans have five different types of teeth. These consist of incisors, canine, pre-molars, molars and wisdom teeth.
We've done some research on the ipads and found out lots of interesting facts. Here are a few facts that you may not already know:-
- Snails have around 12,000 teeth.
- A narwhal's tusk/horn is also a tooth.
- Molars only start to grow in a human child at around 2 years old but the first permanent molars start to erupt at the age of six.
- Hippopotamus have the largest canine teeth of any land animal.
Written by Brody, Joe T and Zach.
Year 4 Wellbeing Club
Making things we love soar into the sky.
This week we discussed, drew and wrote down the things that we love and enjoy doing. Many of the children drew themselves doing something that makes them feel good, like a hobby. We then made a paper aeroplane out of the paper we had used and went outside to see how far we could throw them into the sky. Jake’s from 4J went the furthest! 😀
4S School Trip to Bring Yer Wellies!
On Tuesday we travelled to Hoghton to spend the day at 'Bring Yer Wellies'. In the morning we learnt about plants and got to plant our own mint (we got to take these home later too). We enjoyed spending time in the sand area, making sandcastles! Pond dipping was so much fun and we used magnifying glasses to identify the living things we had caught! After lunch, we learnt about recycling and Melissa (the leader) shared her wormery with us, where she had over 2 million worms! We were then split into two teams and raced against each other to build a den out of large sticks! Mrs Cartwright's team won! After this, we completed a treasure hunt, using clues that told us where to go! Finally, all of us took part in an assault course that required us to run through tyres, tunnels and the water wall of doom!
'It was the best day!' Alyce
'Pond dipping and building sandcastles was so much fun!' Zach
'I loved playing on the beach'. Scarlett
'I enjoyed the whole experience but my favourite part was the water wall of doom'. Ruby
'I loved planting the mint. The smell was lovely!' Amelia
4J School Trip to Bring Yer Wellies!
On Fridaywe travelled to Hoghton to spend the day at 'Bring Yer Wellies'.
In the morning we learnt about plants and got to plant our own mint plants, spearmint and peppermint, can you tell the difference?.
We enjoyed spending time in the sand area, making sandcastles! Pond dipping was so much fun and we used magnifying glasses to identify the living things we had caught!
After lunch, we learnt about recycling and Melissa shared her wormery with us, where she had over 2 million worms or as she said: decomposers! We were then split into two teams and helped one another to build a den out of large sticks! After this, we completed a treasure hunt, using clues that told us where to go! Finally, all of us took part in an assault course that required us to run through tyres, tunnels and the water wall of doom... only a few of us got soaked!
Telling the time
Over the last week we have been recapping telling the time in our maths lessons. The children have been working so hard but some of them are still really struggling with confidently being able to tell the time. We have been working with these children in small groups during lessons and will continue to do so. Telling the time is a life skill and we would really appreciate it if parents at home could check if their child is confident with telling the time and if they are not, please make time to practise with them at home.
Year 4 Plastic Pollution Virtual Workshop
We had a virtual visit via zoom today, all about Plastic Pollution. We learnt about plastic and how it is made, and how it affects the environment and living things. The children came up with some fantastic ideas for how we can help to reduce plastic pollution! 
Year 4 Brass
The children were really excited to finally start using the Cornets during our Music Lessons. All of them have made an excellent start and have had lots of fun learning about the Cornets and playing them. We will be keeping them in school for now but will review this before half term, where the children may be able to take them home to practise playing them.
Maths Topic
Money is our new topic in Maths. We have looked at how to write the pound sign £.
It was great fun to think of all the different words to call money. Some of them that we came up with included, dosh, cash, notes, coin, dough and many more.
Have a look at all the coins and notes below in the money document that we've been learning about.
PSHE
This week in Year Four we have been looking at 'Healthy Lifestyles'. We have discussed the importance of a healthy balanced diet, exercise and sleep.
ENGLISH
In our English lessons, we have continued to study around the topic of The Shirt Machine which is a marvellous invention that designs and creates amazing shirts.
Music - Glockenspiels
Computing - Coding
On Tuesday, Year 4 started their Coding Unit by exploring with the Bee Bots. First they went into the hall where children worked in groups and took turns in taking on the role of the Bee Bot, following instructions from the other children. The children loved this activity and it really helped them in developing their directional language and listening skills. Everyone worked so well as a team! Well done Year 4! 
What a great few weeks we have had, on our return to school.
We have done lots of work and have had lots of fun.
On Friday 12th March we all came to school in our pyjamas to celebrate Miss Duce's birthday.
The following week we wore our own clothes and brought in £1.00 each to raise money for Red Nose Day. Everyone looked fantastic and dressed up in all different kinds of outfits.
Our first week back we watched a Cinematic Pantomime of the Wizard of Oz.
It was really cleverly done, where one actor came in and interacted with a cinema screen. At times she looked like she was jumping into the screen. It was lovely to do something a bit more normal and fun.
It has been very exciting to get back to our music lessons. Instead of brass instruments we have been learning to play the glockenspiel. Our teacher is called Mr Crane, he makes our lessons great fun.
On our last week before Easter, we had a poetry workshop with a poet called Ian Bland. He taught us how to write a poem called 'What am I?'. It was a poem that described an object without naming what it was. The reader of the poem had to guess what it was about. He was a really funny man and made our teachers pretend to be famous people. 
We had a fantastic DT lesson and made buzzer games. We had to make a circuit and then bend wire; make a wand and try to move the wand around the wire without making the buzzer go off.
We also made some Viking Long Ships. They were quite tricky to make...
First we coloured in the template then we cut them out. Next we used lolly sticks to make oars and added paddles made out of cardboard. We used a straw for a mast and decorated our sail. After that we had to assemble them by folding and sticking the edges together and attaching the oars and the sail.
We hope you like them.
Well done Year 4!
You've all returned to school after our lockdown with a fantastic attitude! Hopefully, we'll make it through the Summer term unscathed!
In the three weeks of this term, we have completed lots of fun activities! We met our new music teacher, Mr Crane, playing the glockenspiel at the moment, but hopefully moving onto our brass instruments soon! We were also visited by poet Ian Bland, with each class having a workshop with him creating and performing poems in his style.
We created a wire buzzer game in Design Technology/Science using circuits and created a Viking longboat in History/Art.
We hope you have a lovely break Year 4, you've worked well and earned it!
Good morning Year Four.
Hopefully, you will have seen the email from Miss Duce that school is closed today due to us not having any water!
Here are some home learning tasks for you to be getting on with. We hope you have a good day and make the most out of an unfortunate situation!
When you have completed your work, please send it in via the Y4 email.
year4@lostockhallcps.co.uk
Reading Plus / Reading Eggs- Complete 1 reading task.
Times Table Rock Stars - Complete 3 minutes on the Garage and then 1 Soundcheck.
IDL - Complete 3 Numeracy tasks and (if available) 3 Literacy tasks.
English - Education City. Punctuating Direct Speech
Head to Education City and log in.
You will see a classwork task has been set for you called Pitch Perfect, this is looking at punctuating direct speech.
Complete the two tasks on Education City, then come back to the blog and complete the activity sheet saved here.
You do not need to print off the sheet, you can write it directly into your homework book or onto paper at home.
Please don't type it on a computer, as this automatically adds the punctuation you may have missed!
Maths - Hundredths
In school recently, we have been learning about decimals and have done lots of work on tenths. Today you will begin to look at hundredths in more detail. Please follow the video link below and work through the activities, completing the worksheet questions when it asks you to. There is also a worksheet with the answers on, so that you can check your work at the end to see how you have got on.
Topic - French
https://www.languageangels.com/homeschool/
Login- Lostoc3035
Password: lahome
Je me presente (Presenting myself)
Complete lesson 5.
If you want to recap other lessons(as we would in school), that’s fine too.
Complete the ‘less’ challenge, then the ‘standard’ challenge. If you’re feeling up to it, have a go at the ‘More’ challenge too.
If you really want to challenge yourself, create a sentence in French about yourself!
Zoom Calls
Each class will have a Zoom call for 15 minutes just to check in and make sure everyone’s OK!
Please check your Purple Mash emails for the login information for your class. Please remember the school rules when accessing Zoom! 
4S at 1:00 PM
4J at 1:30 PM
Thank you
We would all like to say a huge thank you for all of your hard work and support during the remote learning period.
We have enjoyed receiving and looking through all of your wonderful home-learning tasks.
We are looking forward to welcoming you back into school on
Monday the 8th of March!
(Drop off, yellow doors at 8:55) (Collection, car park at 3:15)
We would also like to thank the parents and carers for you input and efforts during this time too, without you, this wouldn't have been possible!
Thank you all very much, see you soon!
The Year 4 Team! 
Year 4 Remote Learning
To all of our wonderful Year 4 children currently learning from home. We would just like to say how much we are missing you all in school and we cannot wait to have you all back in the classroom again soon! Keep smiling and stay safe!
We have put together a Home Learning Timetable which you might find useful. It may help to provide some structure to your day and we will also be following this timetable when teaching the children who are in school.
Everyday there will be three tasks set - Maths, English and a Topic lesson.
Please share any tasks or work that you've completed, this can be submitted to us using the year group email address: year4@lostockhallcps.co.uk
Please write your child's full name and class in the subject bar of the email when submitting work. Do not hesitate to ask questions about tasks set and we will do our best to reply to you as soon as possible, within school hours. For any general enquiries or communication, parents should follow the normal procedure and email the school business manager.
Daily Tasks
As well as completing the English, Maths and Topic tasks each day, please ensure you complete the following:
- Spend 30 minutes logged on to your Reading Plus/ Reading Eggs account. The site code is rplosto1
- Continue to read your home reading book and/or your guided reading book. The links to the guided reading books have been saved on the blog and remember to write any comments in your green home reading diary
- Spend 15 minutes practising your weekly spellings
- Spend at least 15 minutes logged on to your Times Table Rockstars account to practise your times table skills
- IDL -https://appuk.idlsgroup.com/#/login If you attend IDL club please complete one lesson from the Literacy section and one lesson from the Maths section each day too
Thank you for your continued effort and support.
The Year 4 Team 
Guided Reading Books
Over the coming weeks, please read your guided reading novel. This will keep you up to date, ready for your return. If you are unsure of which novel you were reading in class, this information will be in your green reading diary. Please feel free to read from the beginning or earlier chapters to refresh yourself if needed.
Stig of the Dump – Please read Chapter 8 (Midsummer Night) over the next two weeks.
https://www.allsaintsce.rochdale.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Story-3.pdf
The Twits – Please finish reading if you have not already.
If you have finished reading The Twits, choose another book by Roald Dahl to read at home or search for your favourite online and read a little bit each day.
Spring 2 - Week 1
Hello Year 4! 
We hope you are all well and have had a great half term!
See the tabs below for your home learning tasks for the next week. We hope that the tabs will make it easier for you to navigate across the different subjects. Live zoom sessions will continue as normal with your class teacher, on the same days and times. You will also now be having a live zoom lesson with Mr Crane, our Music Teacher on Thursday afternoon (see Topic for more details).
We cant wait to see you all soon!
The Year 4 Team
Monday 8th February 2021
Thank you to all the Year 4 children for working so hard at home. We are really impressed with your efforts and the standard of work that we are receiving through the Year 4 email account. The Year 4 Team are so proud of you all! Keep it up! 
Spellings - Please write your spellings down carefully and learn them. Ask someone at home to test you on them towards the end of the week :)
Mrs Smithson - Group 1 Mrs Ball - Group 2 Mr Jardine - Group 3 Mrs Dixon - Group 4
English - To use expanded noun phrases to add interest to my writing.
This week we will be studying a classic, narrative poem called ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ by Ogden Nash. Follow the video link for an introduction to today’s lesson - https://youtu.be/_U0V7BFaBRQ
Task
Use carefully chosen, expanded noun phrases to describe the dragon.
(Images saved below)
Extension - Write a prediction of what you think the poem will be about.
Maths - Equivalent Fractions L3
This week, we begin by continuing to look at equivalent fractions (Tomorrow too)
Thursday and Friday’s lessons were recaps from Y3, we’ll be looking at Y4 questions
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the Powerpoint and PDF activity.
Mental Maths for this week - Attached in the documents section below.
Topic - History - Viking Settlements
Watch the clip of me working through the PowerPoint looking at the signs for Viking settlements.
Task, using Google Maps, or any maps you have at home.
Identify Viking settlements in Lancashire.
You can make a list of the settlements in your book, or locate them using the Blank Map of Lancashire PDF.
Tuesday 9th February
English - To identify the features of poetry.
Today we are going to read some of ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ and we will identify the poetry features. Follow the video link for today’s lesson - https://youtu.be/aK4aPdjms6M
Task
Text mark the next 4 verses of the poem including use of rhyme, similes, repeated words and nonsense words. This part of the text is saved below.
Extension - Practise reading the first 3 verses of the poem out loud. Add actions if you like to create a performance.
Maths - Equivalent Fractions L4
Our final dedicated look at equivalent fractions this week (more questions may appear within other PPTs).
Please follow the video clip and then complete the Write on Worksheet.
Also please excuse my brain freeze at the end of the video, when I couldn't remember the word for factor pairs- it nearly killed me! Have a good day! :)
Topic - PSHE - To identify what is important to me and to take responsibility for my own happiness.
Before watching the video clip have a think about these questions - Why are different emotions useful? What makes you happy? What could you do to make this more likely?
Watch the video clip - https://youtu.be/MzXcPuC4WgQ
Using the project happiness sheet (saved below) fill out each thought bubble by drawing a picture of what would make you happy in the centre of it, then write what you could do to make this happen around the image. See an example one below for ideas.
Wednesday 10th February 2021
English - To write a summary of the story of the poem.
Today we will read all of the poem. Follow the video link for more - https://youtu.be/6NDeTPc1rq4
Task
Write a summary of the story behind the poem. What story does it tell?
Extension - Find the meaning of the words below using an online dictionary. Write down the definition of each word. Unmerciful, cutlass, strategically, gyrate.
Maths - Fractions greater than 1 (one whole)
When the numerator and denominator are the same, which means you have one whole.
55= 1
You can have an improper fraction, this is when the numerator is larger than the denominator, e.g. 85
This improper fraction can be written as a mixed number, which is a whole number and a fraction. E.g.85I can take 55to make one whole, this would leave me with three fifths. I would write this like: 135 Therefore: 85= 135
Watch the clip and then complete the write on tasks below.
Topic - PE- Yoga
Take a look at the Yoga Poses for Beginners PDF- create a 10 move routine to deliver to centre yourself and help you refocus your day and remove all stress! It’s the last week of term and I think we all need to give ourselves a great big pat on the back. There’s no better way to reward yourself than to take a break and relax.
You might want to choose some poses that you are comfortable with in the morning (or challenging), and decide on your routine.
Please begin and end in ‘mountain’ and add, but not limited to, 8 movements in between.
Hold each pose for 10 seconds, to calm and centre your mind.
Have a lovely day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RTZNLL0wss -
Here’s some music from Youtube to listen to in the background.
Thursday 11th February 2021
English - To perform part of a poem.
Watch all/some of the video clips below of ‘Custard the Dragon’ being read out loud all the way through to the end - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8x47aXEChc#
The tale of Custard the Dragon - Live orchestra performance -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klCT9xBsGN4
Task
Choose 2 or 3 verses from the poem to rehearse and perform. Focus on your use of expression and fluency when reading out loud and add some actions too.
If you can, get someone at home to record you and send it to the Year 4 email - we would love to see them! :) It is also okay if you do not want to be recorded, please just enjoy reading out loud and performing!
Maths - Count on in fractions
We’re counting in fractions, this will move over one whole into mixed numbers and/or improper fractions.
To show understanding you may want to write both answers when available.
Watch the video clip and complete the write on activity.
Topic - Music - 2Explore
Go to PurpleMash > Tools > Music and Sound > 2Explore
In today’s task you will play and record simple melodies by clicking on the musical instruments. Click the video play button on the top, right hand side (see below) to watch a ‘How to’ video before you begin.
Have a go at:
- Creating a sequence of instruments
- Changing the tempo (speed)
- Using the loop button
- Clicking the new button to use different instruments too
Friday 12th February
English - To recognise different forms of poetry.
Login to Education City to complete the English task set for you ‘For better for verse’. The task is set for Friday 12.02.21. Your task is based on recognising 7 different types of poetry, based around weather. Types include: Haiku, narrative, kenning, acrostic, shape, free verse and limerick.
- Watch the learn screen.
- Complete the online activity.
- Complete the activity sheet.
The answers are also available for self marking.
Maths - Change of plan.
I think we've worked hard enough on fractions so far, we can begin again in the new term!
Times-Tables Rockstars Challenge.
Please log into TT Rockstars for 10AM start.
Head to 'Arena' and Please join 'Wembley'.
This will be a head to head TT battle between you and your friends.
Have fun and show off your TT knowledge.
This will be from 10:00AM to 10:40AM. Don't worry if you can't make it for exactly 10, come and join us!
Remember to play some rock n roll songs at home! Enjoy!!!
Topic - Chinese New Year- The Chinese Lunar calendar begins today.
Today, the year of the Ox begins on 12th February.
Have a watch of the clips from the link to help explain.
There are 12 animals in the Chinese lunar calendar, also known as the Chinese Zodiac, each animal takes a turn and then they repeat.
One animal is represented each Year.
Each animal is supposed to represent different characteristics that you emulate in life.
Please research the Chinese new year animal for your and then research the animal of a family member or friend, who is born in a different year.
For example:
Mr Jardine’s animal is the Dog.
Within the zodiac, this would mean that I am honest, loyal and a truly reliable partner (rather fitting- I’m sure you would all agree).
[At this point you could draw a picture of the zodiac animal]
Here’s the link to where I found the information
Monday 1st February 2021
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. We will be taking part by sharing activities with you throughout the week. The theme this year is ‘Express Yourself’. Expressing yourself is about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through creativity. This could be through dance, drama, music, art, writing, or doing any activity that makes you feel good. Try to make time for activities that make you feel good this week! Please visit the website below to find out more! There are many free resources for families and a virtual assembly on Monday morning at 9am to start the week!
https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk
Spellings - Please write your spellings down carefully and learn them. Ask someone at home to test you on them towards the end of the week :)
Group 1 - Mrs Smithson Group 2 - Mrs Ball Group 3 - Mrs Jardine Group 4 - Mrs Dixon
English - SPaG. Identifying word types.
After watching the clip, complete the activity to identify the common nouns (person, place or thing), proper nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and prepositions.
(Please note, in the video, I identified afternoon as an adjective.. I was wrong, it should be a preposition)- sorry team!
Print the sheet off and make a key to underline the word types. Or write out the sentences in your book and do the same.
Extension, create your own extended sentences and identify the features.
Maths - What is a fraction?
For the next 2 weeks we are going to be learning about fractions.
Click the first link for an introduction to the week. After this, click the second link to work through the video and the PDF. The PDF worksheet is saved below - What is a fraction, write on.
Introduction - https://youtu.be/gcvkfnfrVDQ
What is a fraction? - https://vimeo.com/502527306
Extension - Complete the ‘What is a fraction?’ problems.
Mental Maths for this week - Attached in the documents section below.
Relaxation Video - As it is Children's Mental Health Week, we will be uploading a daily 3-4 minute relaxtion video that you might like to take part in. This is so important, particularly for many children who are used to the fast-paced lifestyle of digital technology and video games, as it is rare for their minds to have a rest during the day. These techniques are known to impove mental wellbeing, lower levels of stress and increase positivity. We will be doing this in class just after lunch each day, to return to calm, ready for the afternoon lesson. 
Monday: Belly Breathing (deep breathing technique)
Topic - History - Viking Life and People
Today we are going to explore how the Viking people lived. Follow the video and when asked to pause, please complete the activities you are asked to do as you work your way through the video. Split your page into four sections to complete the activities. Here are the themes below.
- How do Viking houses compare with your own home?
- How do the clothes Vikings wore compare to the ones that we wear today? Have a go at designing your own Viking outfit.
- How do the work/ jobs compare?
- Would you have liked to live in Viking times? Why or why not?
Tuesday 2nd February
English SPaG- Determiners.
From the video, we’ve looked at the six types of determiner.
Today we’re specifically looking at articles and possessives and quantifiers. Identify these types of determiners from the activity below.
Extension, identify the other word types from yesterday’s lesson in the sentences, e.g. noun, proper noun, adjective, verb and adverb.
Maths - Tenths
In today’s lesson we will be learning all about tenths.
Click the link to work through the video and the PDF activity.
Tenths - https://vimeo.com/502315833
Extension - Tenths worksheet - complete the questions on tenths.
Relaxation Video
Tuesday: Snowy Sensations (a visualisation technique)
Topic - PSHE/Art - Children’s Mental Health Week - Express Yourself!
In this lesson we will be exploring the different ways that we can express ourselves and how expressing ourselves can really help us and our mental health. Click on the link below to follow the video to find out more. After this, use the body template saved below and fill it with images to represent your identity and what it is that you enjoy doing. Go on ‘Express Yourself!’ :)
Wednesday 3rd February
A message from Miss Taylor
Good morning Year 4, please click on the link below for a special little message.
English - Determiners Continued
We are continuing to look at the types of determiner there are.
We will look again at the text from Monday, instead of looking for the nouns, adjectives and verbs.
This time we will look for the determiners.
Once you have found all the determiners that you can, I would like you to make a table and write in at least 2 different examples of each determiner if you can (from the text)- if there isn't one, can you think of your own?
|
Article |
Possessive |
Interrogative |
Demonstrative |
Quantifier |
Numeral |
Maths - Count in tenths
Today’s lesson we will be counting in tenths. Click the link to work through the video and the PDF activity.
Count in tenths - https://vimeo.com/502686139
Extension - Counting in tenths - complete the counting in tenths grid.
Relaxation Video
Wednesday: Thought Bubbles (detaching from our worries)
Topic - PE- Yoga
Yoga has many benefits for our health and well-being and yoga poses help us to learn how to exercise, develop confidence and concentrate better, amongst many other things, see below.
Take part in the 20-minute yoga class, Different ways yoga can help you take care of yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv2r-UmR5LY&list=PLtKFn2-K_dbB0uljE2gZaInrx0LDjfrHm&index=17
Make sure that you are wearing comfortable, loose clothing that you can stretch in. Find a quiet space and if you are on a hard surface you will need to put a mat/rug underneath you when lying down.
You may also like to have a dining room chair, for the seated activities, but i’m sure that will be fine on the floor!
Towards the end of the video, there is some relaxation time. Please take part in this too, lay down, close your eyes, and relax your mind and body.
Thursday 4th February
English - Apostrophes
There are two types of apostrophe:
To show possession:
(Singular possession- belongs to only one person/thing/place)
The noun needs to be singular, then add apostrophe s to the end.
e.g. That is Mr Jardine’s chair.
(Plural possession- belongs to more than one person)
The noun needs to be changed to the plural… if it already ends with an s you just add an apostrophe.
If it does not end in an s, you then add apostrophe s.
e.g. That door is to the teachers’ staff room.
E.g. Yesterday, the children’s playground was covered in snow.
For a contraction:
(Also known as omission- the word omit means to leave out)
Turning two words into one word, e.g. have not -> haven’t. (the letter o has been left out and replaced with an apostrophe).
Complete the tasks below to identify the correct form of the apostrophe.
Maths - Equivalent fractions (1)
Today’s lesson we will be moving on to looking at equivalent fractions. We will cover this for the next two days. Click the link to work through the video and complete the PDF activity as you go. Use the fraction wall saved below to help you if needed.
Equivalent fractions 1 - https://vimeo.com/504289061
Extension - Equivalent fractions puzzles
Relaxation Video
Thursday: Bubble Bounce (focusing on the present moment)
Topic - PSHE - Express yourself
We hope that you have enjoyed taking part in Children’s Mental Health Week this week! This afternoon, we would like you to dedicate the time to completing some activities that make you feel good! Below are a few suggestions:
Express Yourself - Showcase one of your talents - dancing, singing, drawing, LEGO models, acting etc
Connect - Play a family game or phone a relative to tell them all about your week so far
Be Active - Go for a walk, bike ride, do some dancing, try some more yoga
Give - Make someone a card or do some baking
Keep Learning - Read a book, have a go at some puzzles, research a topic that you are interested in
Don’t forget to have fun and send us through any pictures/videos that you take. Enjoy! :)
Friday 5th February
English - Punctuating direct speech with inverted commas.
Direct speech is found in stories and novels and shows what a character is saying, here is a quote from Stig of the Dump:
“What do you want to do today?” his Grandmother asked as she drank her coffee. “I have to go in to Sevenoaks this morning. Do you want to come?”
The speech is inside the inverted commas (the are two apostrophes close together, facing right to start the speech and left to finish the speech.
“What do you want to do today?” his Grandmother asked as she drank her coffee. “I have to go in to Sevenoaks this morning. Do you want to come?”
- Speech begins with inverted commas “
- You then write what the person would say
- You then must finish with some form of punctuation: full stop, comma, question mark or exclamation mark before the inverted commas.
- Then you finish with inverted commas ”
Mrs Ball called into the class from her desk, “children! If you haven’t handed in your mental-maths book can you get it out of your bag please?”
Before or after the speech, you can say who (noun/proper noun) is speaking and how(verb) they said it.
Maths - Equivalent fractions (2)
Our final day of maths this week! Today we will continue to learn about equivalent fractions. Keep up the great work Year 4, you have been doing so well! Click the link to work through the video and the PDF activity.
Equivalent fractions 2 - https://vimeo.com/504316253
Extension - Equivalent fractions 2 - Complete the questions on equivalent fractions.
Relaxation Video
Friday: Rainbow Relaxation (stretching and deep breathing)
Topic - Art - Viking Portrait
Watch the video below and follow Miss Taylor on how to draw a viking portrait. The video is only a guide, you might like to change your viking portrait to a portrait that looks more like you as a viking! The choice is yours! How vicious is your viking? Does your viking have a helmet with horns? Has he/she been in battle?
Be as creative as you can and I look forward to seeing your drawings!
Monday 25th January
Please be aware, the days for the Zoom catch-up sessions have been amended.
Please check the Zoom information above for new details.
Thank you! :)
Spellings - Please write your spellings down carefully and learn them. Ask someone at home to test you on them towards the end of the week :)
Mrs Smithson's group Mrs Ball's group Mr Jardine's group Mrs Dixon's group
English - Non-Chronological Reports (NCR)
Chronology or chronological, mean to order this in the time that they happened.
Therefore, a non-chronological order would order things randomly.
Please watch today’s lesson clip to explore the features of a non-chronological report and complete the task using the NCR checklist to identify the features of identify a non-chronological report.
The challenge is up to you, one star to three stars, the more stars the more in-depth the report.
In the video, I explain that if you cannot print the document, do not worry, you could write an example of each feature you see in your homework book from the checklist.
Maths - What is ‘area’?
This week, we will be looking at finding the area of shapes.
Click the first link to watch an introduction to the week. After this, click the second link to work through the video.
Introduction - https://youtu.be/mp-NYTKnRkM
What is ‘area’? - https://vimeo.com/499229510
When you have done this, complete the PDF activity.
Extension - Complete the ‘What is area?’ True or false challenge, saved below. Remember to also explain why you think it is true or false. The correct answer is saved separately so that you can check your answer after you have completed it. Don’t forget, you can always give yourself an extension this week by creating a word story for a question or explaining it to someone else, from our ‘Dive Deeper’ challenges that we use in class.
Topic - PSHE - Wellbeing
During the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all feeling some sort of emotion with missing our usual routines. But just as doing exercise improves our physical health, we can do other activities to help boost our mental health.
A feelings diary can help us identify feelings and help us understand that feelings change. Try to spend time talking about one or two feelings you feel each day with a parent or sibling. Sometimes we feel anxious, lonely, sad or frustrated and these feelings are just as okay to feel as positive feelings such as, happy, cheerful and excited.
All feelings are completely normal and with what is going on in the world right now, it is especially normal to feel the ways we do.
Have a look at the feelings diary attached below. Each day try and think of how you felt and write it in a sentence. You can draw a picture or cut out the images provided at the bottom of the feelings diary. We can reflect on our day and write one thing that has made us happy. This feeling diary is personal to you.
Fun in the snow!
Tuesday 26th January
English - NCR
The key for report writing is short succinct (clearly explained) paragraphs.
Task: Look at the document attached and read thoroughly.
It is written as one huge paragraph, whereas it would be more effective split into shorter paragraphs.
Split the attached text into shorter paragraphs.
A new paragraph would begin when the topic changes, for example, if you have a long paragraph about the human body. It could contain information about the head, the bones, the organs and the hands.
You could split into shorter paragraphs:
The head.
The bones.
The organs.
The hands.
Extension: Each paragraph would have a creative subheading (A feature you identified yesterday) above to catch the attention of the reader.
Add a creative subheading for each of your new paragraphs.
Maths - Area - Counting Squares
In today’s lesson we continue to look at finding the area of a shape by counting squares. Click the link below to work through the video. Have a go at using the more efficient method of counting in multiples or using the method Length X Width if you can.
Counting squares - https://vimeo.com/500381471
After, complete the PDF activity saved below.
Extension - Complete the ‘Counting Squares’ true or false challenge. Remember to explain your answer.
Topic - Computing
We have been practising sending emails to one another. Our next job is to send an email with an attachment. Watch the short video below which demonstrates how we add files to an email.
Complete the PurpleMash activities that have been assigned to you in your 2Do. One of the tasks has been modelled on the video for you and the final task is up to you. Enjoy!
Wednesday 27th January
English - NCR research!
Please research an animal for your own Non-chronological report.
We’ll stick to a theme, so today we’ll research one of the following animals(you can choose from):
Whales
Elephants
Crocodiles
Or a “Big Cat” e.g. lion, tiger, puma, jaguar… etc etc the list goes on!
I would like you to bullet point your ideas, don't worry about writing in paragraphs… yet.
Remember, your topic choices are important. Some topic ideas are:
- Where they live
- Their diet
- Different types of that particular animal
- How many are there in the world
- What can you think of? Fun facts? or comparisons to other similar animals maybe? Information for a fact box?
-Don't forget to find and download or draw some pictures.
We’ll write this information up as paragraphs tomorrow!
Maths - Making Shapes
In today’s lesson we will look at making different shapes through our knowledge of area so far. Click the link below to work through the video.
After, complete the PDF activity saved below.
Extension - Complete the ‘Counting Squares’ true or false challenge. Remember to explain your answer.
Topic - PE
School Games - Sports Hall Athletics (VIRTUAL) Pentathlon
Today, in school, we will be taking part in a pentathlon event and we would love for you to join in at home. This event doesn't have to take place today, feel free to take part at any stage throughout the week.
The School Games have created a format where our children working remotely or from home can also join in with the events and their recorded scores can be inputted into the overall competition standings. Please find the guidance document and scoresheet attached.
Please see the attached document of our Sports Hall Pentathlon (5 sports):
Standing Broad Jump. 2 feet standing still, how far can you jump, landing on 2 feet.
Vertical Jump, as it says, stand against a wall and see how high you can jump and touch the wall at your highest point.
10M shuttle run (if it’s safe outside)- this may not be possible due to the weather. How many shuttles, there and back, can you do in one minute?
Chest pass (distance), using a ball , chest pass the ball as far as you can.
Speed bounce. Jumping as fast as you can in one minute over a hoop maybe?
Please feel free to take photos and send them in to your class email along with your child's score sheet, which can be found in the Excel document. If you are taking part, which we hope you are, try your very best but most importantly have lots of fun doing so!
Can you beat your mum and dad's score and get the best score in the house?
Thursday 28th January
English - Drafting your NCR
So you’ve got your ideas together, my non-chronological report is coming together. Now I need to rewrite my research into paragraphs.
Watch the video clip to help you turn your bullet points into paragraphs.
Remember, each paragraph should be about the same topic, and all the sentences should correspond.
If you were writing about birds (which you are not) …
A paragraph may contain information in sentences about: where it lived, what it’s nest was made from and what it ate.
Unfortunately, one of these sentences does not relate…. The, “What it ate” sentence, should be within its own paragraph.
Turn your research into your own sentences in your book, using the third person, and write them as paragraphs. You may want to think of a snappy subheading for each paragraph to catch the attention of the reader (head back to Monday’s lesson to remind yourself, using the NCR checklist to help).
Maths - Comparing Area
In today’s lesson you will be comparing the area of different shapes using the less than, more than and equal to symbols. Click the first link to watch a brief introduction to this lesson with Mrs Smithson. After this, click the second link to work through the video.
Introduction - https://youtu.be/v66Nk0TwAhc
Comparing area - https://vimeo.com/501678823
When you have done this, finish off the PDF activity.
Extension - Complete the true or false challenge, saved below. Remember to also explain why you think it is true or false.
Topic - Music - Busy Beats
In today’s music activity you will experiment with sound and create real music using the ‘Busy Beats’ app.
Login to Purple Mash then go to HOME > TOOLS > MUSIC and SOUND > BUSY BEATS
When you have clicked on Busy Beats, first click on the ‘LAUNCH HELP VIDEOS’ and watch the introductionto the activity. After this, choose your beat and enjoy creating music!
Don’t forget to use your knowledge of sound and the work you did with Mrs Greig on texture, rhythm and tempo to help you and if you are still unsure or struggling at any point, click back on the videos. There will be 9 different videos down the left-hand side of the screen to help you.
Friday 29th January
English - NCR Write up.
So, you have had a busy week, you’ve researched an animal, then turned your research into paragraphs, thought of some super subheadings and gathered some pictures.
You’re ready to turn your research into a full blown report.
You have a choice.
You can write up your non-chronological report onto a piece of A4 paper, drawing your features onto the paper..
or you can download the template from the documents and write on there.
Or
You can use Purple Mash, 2Publish Plus, using the ‘Blank Newspaper’ template, please edit out the newspaper title and price, but that would be a perfect template.
Send your completed report to your teacher on Purple Mash or submit it through the Y4 email.
Maths - Finding the area of shapes.
Well done Year 4, you have all worked really hard on area this week! We are going to end the week with a fun online activity on Education City. You need to login to Education City where you have been set some tasks, all involving area.
- Firstly, complete the Rhythm and Blueprint task, where you will be asked to calculate the area of rectangular shapes by counting squares or using the method length x width.
- Then complete the Rhythm and Blueprint activity sheet. Print the sheet off or complete the answers in your book/on paper. I have also saved the answer sheet so that you can self mark your work for instant feedback.
Extension - Complete the Plan Of Action sheet, where you need to show two different ways of calculating the area of different rectangles.
Topic - Science - Sound decibels
For our last science lesson we are looking at how sounds are measured. Watch the video below and complete the activity.
Can you predict the noise of everyday sounds?
At the end of the video is a quiz to see what we can remember from our science topic of SOUND. How well did you do?
Monday 18th January
Good morning Year 4!
We hope that you have had a lovely weekend! Mr Jardine and I have been so impressed with all of your efforts and the home learning that has been sent through to us! Keep working hard, but please make sure that you are taking regular breaks and having some free time too! 
Spellings - Please write your spellings down carefully and learn them. Ask someone at home to test you on them towards the end of the week :)
Mrs Smithson's group Mrs Ball's group Mr Jardine's group Mrs Dixon's group
English - To make plausible predictions based on what is stated in the text and what is implied.
Click the link to listen to part of ‘The Balaclava Story’. Please only read up to ‘Oh heck’ towards the bottom of page 5 for today.
Complete the tasks set and write a prediction of what might happen next in the story.
Extension - Draw a picture of the main character and write down how you think he might be feeling.
Maths - Divide 2-digits by 1-digit (Lesson 3)
This week, we begin by continuing to look at different division methods.
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the PowerPoint and PDF activity.
You can always give yourself an extension by creating a word story for a question or drawing it out, from our ‘Dive Deeper’ in class.
Please be aware: For Friday's lesson, I attached the PDF to go with today's (Monday) lesson by mistake. So if you were able to complete the lesson on Friday, great work!
To save you from doing the same work over I have attached 'Friday's' PDF below.
Sorry for the confusion!
Times-Tables Rock Stars
Here's the final scores to the battle, 4J vs 4S take a look!
Congratulations 4J, you were the winners this time.
Keep up the hard work everyone and we'll have another battle next week!
Excellent work to the top five scorers:
Kobi (4J) 21,141
Zach (4S) 18,956
Adam (4J) 11,805
Thomas (4S) 8,818
Ethan (4J) 8,785
Amazing work!
Topic - RE, Sikhism 5 K’s
Read through the Sikhism presentation, you might want to make notes as you read through each slide (these will come in handy later). After reading about the 5 K’s complete the task set on the presentation. Remember, use your notes which you made earlier.
You only need to complete one of the three worksheets. If you can’t access the worksheets, you can use your home diary or an exercise book.
Tuesday 19th January
English - To write a character description.
Click the link to listen to the rest of ‘The Balaclava Story’.
Follow the presentation and then write a character description of the main character.
Maths - Divide 2-digits by 1-digit (Lesson 4)
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the Powerpoint and PDF activity.
You can always give yourself an extension by creating a word story for a question or drawing it out, from our ‘Dive Deeper’ in class.
Topic - French: J’apprends le francais ( I am learning French)
Please click ‘login’ then ‘home school login’.
Topic - French: Go onto https://www.languageangels.com/homeschool/
Login Username: Lostoc3035
Password: lahome
Click on Dashboard
Unit 6: J’apprends le francais
Lesson 2
Start the lesson.
Work through the lesson, make sure you can use sound, repeat phrases in your best French accent!
You can ask friends and family if they are okay and teach them how to respond!
Wednesday 20th January
English - To be able to answer comprehension questions.
Read through ‘The Balaclava Story’ again right through to the end. You can do this by reading the extract (saved under Monday) or you can listen and follow the recording below if you find reading the text tricky.
Recording of Mrs Smithson reading ‘The Balaclava Story’ - https://youtu.be/9D_mOhNK2jA
Task- Answer the comprehension questions saved below to show your understanding of the story.
Extension - Imagine you are writing a short blurb for the story. How would you summarise the story? (Without giving too much away).
Maths - Divide 3-digits by 1-digit
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the PowerPoint and PDF activity.
If you are struggling with the divisions, re-watch the videos from last week to work through the methods. The methods ultimately stay the same as the numbers increase in size. The questions correspond with each other… e.g.
If you know 12 ÷ 3 = 4 > then you know 120 ÷ 3 = 40
Similarly, 56 ÷ 7 = 8 > 560 ÷ 7 = 80
Mental Maths
The mental Maths document is below (I apologise for not uploading earlier). Please try your best to complete the number families!
Topic: PE - Yoga
Yoga has many benefits for our health and well-being and yoga poses help us to learn how to exercise, develop confidence and concentrate better, amongst many other things, see below.
Yoga:
- Enhances physical flexibility
- Improves balance and coordination
- Develops focus and concentration
- Boosts self-esteem and confidence
- Strengthens the mind-body connection
Take part in the 20-minute yoga class - Yoga for beginners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM5MGLMNN_E
Make sure that you are wearing comfortable, loose clothing that you can stretch in. Find a quiet space and if you are on a hard surface you will need to put a mat/rug underneath you when lying down. When asked to do the tree pose with a partner you can do this with a parent/sibling or by yourself. Towards the end of the video, there is some relaxation time. Please take part in this too, lay down, close your eyes, and relax your mind and body. Enjoy!
Extension - Using the ‘Yoga Poses for Children’ sheet saved below, you could create your own yoga routine and share it with a family member.
Thursday 21st January
English - Complex Sentences (SPaG lesson)
Now we know what compound sentences are, this week in our SPaG lessons, we are going to look at complex sentences. Watch the video link below and finish the sentences used in the examples.
Extension - Read through the text attached below. Copy the text and underline the complex sentences. Be careful, there is a compound sentence trying to trick you! Can you spot it?
Maths - Divide 3-digits by one digit
Recap, White Rose only had one lesson on three-digit division. So I’ve created a task for you to complete.
If you are struggling with the methods, you can re-watch Wednesday’s video to help you out.
Please excuse my poor writing, and the squared paper sheet the questions are on has not scanned through!
I’ve attached the answers as well!
Good luck!
Topic - Science
In this lesson, we will be looking at sound waves and how they are made. Follow the video clip and complete the tasks set.
Extension - Play your favourite (or least favourite) music and draw sound waves for each song. You could also walk around your house and listen to different sounds, again drawing sound waves to match.
Friday 22nd January
(Miss Taylor’s birthday)
English - Complex Sentences (SPaG lesson) continued
Complete the activity “How to train your wagon” on Education City. You can mark your answers using the answer sheet provided.
Extension - Write a short paragraph about how you are finding remote learning, using compound andcomplex sentences.
For example: Although we are in lockdown, the children in Year 4 are working extremely hard at home (complex). Miss Taylor has been setting English tasks and I enjoy the work (compound).
Maths - Correspondence problems (Problem solving)
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the Powerpoint and PDF activity.
These are real work problems that can include words replacing numbers. Try your best and have a go!
Extension, create your own question and challenge someone at home, or send it in to the Y4 email and I’ll try to answer it!
Topic - History Vikings
Viking Beliefs and Gods
Today’s task is a research opportunity. We will be looking at the different gods that the Vikings worshipped and what those gods represented.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zyy9wxs
Here’s a link to a bitesize quick video about some of the key Viking gods.
Here’s another couple of links with some information for you:
https://vikings.mrdonn.org/gods.html
https://kidadl.com/articles/viking-gods-ks2-explained-for-parents
Posted in the documents section is a Viking Gods and Goddesses fact card, with some brief information about the gods too.
Task:
Using “2Publish Plus”, then the “Blank Author Fact File” on Purple Mash, create a fact file about one Viking god or goddess of your choice!
You can download pictures and add them to your fact file and all the headings are changeable!
Save your work on Purple Mash, then email it to your teacher using 2Email!
Monday 11th January
Good morning Year 4!
We hope you have all had a restful weekend with your families. We were all so impressed with your efforts last week and we loved receiving your work through our Year 4 email account. Keep up the great work!
Today we embark on a brave new adventure, creating video links to cover some of the topics.
Mrs Smithson and I have created a YouTube clip to correspond with both the English and Maths lessons today. To access the videos, you must follow the link we post below, you can't search for us on YouTube.
We hope you can follow along and enjoy the lessons!
Spellings - Please write your spellings down carefully and learn them this week. Ask someone at home to test you on them towards the end of the week :)
Group 1 -Mrs Smithon's Group 2 - Mrs Ball's Group 3 - Mr Jardine's Group 4 - Mrs Dixon's
English: To identify issues and dilemmas within a story and to summarise key points within a text.
Please follow the link below for today’s English lesson :)
Please note: Just read the extract Sam's Duck up to where it says 'You're not going to eat him!' cried Sam. We will read the paragraph that takes us up to ‘No quacking,’ he whispered. ‘Please!’ in tomorrow’s lesson.
Thank you!
Maths: 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication.
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the Powerpoint and PDF clip.
I would love some feedback via email, whether it’s too fast, detailed etc- (thank you :)
(We have saved the PowerPoint as a PDF as well as some were unable to view the PPT)
Extension: Dive Deeper.
PDF below. In lessons we further examine questions to explore alternative ways to present and answer the questions. You will find examples in the YouTube clip. However, please use this document if you feel like your child could use an extra challenge!
The children have been completing these Dive Deeper tasks since September (no matter what they tell you ).
Please continue to use this tool daily if you wish.
Topic: Art - Collage
As you know, we are learning about the Vicious Vikings. Below is a document with a variety of different Viking pictures. Can you make a collage using the pictures? You can cut, rip or scrunch the images and design an a4 poster on what you may already know about Vikings or, what you would like to find out about Vikings over the next few weeks. You might like to overlap the images to create an effect or add bubble writing. You can be as creative (or vicious) as you like!
If you can’t access the Viking images, you might like to draw or trace your own Viking collage. You might also like to create a poster on Purple Mash, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Publisher.
TT Rock Stars Battle
4J vs 4S
Begins at 9:00 AM on Monday morning and finishes at 3:00 PM on Friday...
May the best class win!
Updates to be posted daily but you can follow the scores live when you log into your TT Rock Stars account!
Tuesday 12th January
(Mrs Ball’s Birthday)
English: To choose a reasonable response to a dilemma. To identify the effect short sentences and punctuation can have on a text.
Please follow the video below for today’s English lesson.
The Power point is saved below if you would like to refer back to it whilst completing the task.
Maths:
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the Powerpoint and PDF clip.
You can always give yourself an extension by expanding upon the question by using our ‘Dive Deeper’, today we look at 'making a mistake' to add to the ones from yesterday.
Topic: PSHE – Sleep and Wellbeing
During the Christmas break and now that we are into another Lockdown, your sleep routine may have changed (I know mine and my family's did over Christmas)! Read the worksheet - Sleep Calculations, to find out how much sleep your body needs. Draw the clock on paper and fill in the sleep calculators. The sleep calculator will tell you what time you need to go to bed. Did you know that sleep is so important for your physical and emotional health?
Watch the video below to find out what happens when we sleep and why we feel so terrible when we don’t get enough sleep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aAmaCeq9v4
Using the information from the video, write down a list of reasons why sleep is so important for our health and wellbeing. You can do this underneath your sleep calculations in a spider diagram if you like. You may like to add some of your own ideas that have not been mentioned too!
Using the information you have learned today, make sure you have a really good sleep routine in place and get plenty of good rest! We all need to do all we can at the moment to keep our bodies and minds healthy and happy! :)
Wednesday 13th January
English: To write in compound sentences (SPAG lesson).
Please follow the video link below for today’s English lesson.
Once you have watched the video, complete the activity sheet saved below. This can be done on paper or in an exercise book.
Extension task - Compound Sentence Hunt. Copy the text and underline the compound sentences.
Maths: 3-digit by 1 digit multiplication
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the PowerPoint and PDF activity.
You can always give yourself an extension by creating a word story for a question or drawing it out, from our ‘Dive Deeper’ in class.
Topic: PE
Gymnastics.
Within the PDF below, you can see an array of different balances that you can complete in your home. The balances challenge muscles across your upper and lower body and also your core.
Practise each balance individually and try to hold for at least 5 to 10 seconds.
When you have completed all the balances in isolation, you could plan a routine, combining some or all the balances in sequence (one after the other).
If you want to, record the routine and send it to school!
Have fun and stay safe, make sure you warm up a little bit beforehand and stretch your muscles!
Thursday 14th January
English: To draft a letter in the role of a character.
Please follow the video below for today’s English lesson and complete the task set.
The PowerPoint is saved below if you would like to refer back to it when writing your letter.
If you would like to follow a separate link to hear Mrs Ball reading the story, here it is: https://youtu.be/XuOzltOzUYc
Maths: Divide 2-digits by one-digit
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the PowerPoint and PDF activity.
You can always give yourself an extension by creating a word story for a question or drawing it out, from our ‘Dive Deeper’ in class.
Topic: Science: How do sounds travel?
Please watch the video below and complete the tasks within the video.
Friday 15th January
English: To edit a piece of work and make improvements. To write up a letter in a final draft.
Today you will write up the final version of your letter from Sam to the gardener. Remember that you need to write in the role of Sam.
Things to think about: Have you included powerful adjectives and adverbs for description?
Have you used short sentences and punctuation for effect?
Persuasive language?
Have you used the correct letter structure?
Recap yesterday’s video if you need to and enjoy writing! We can’t wait to read them! :)
Maths: Divide 2-digits by 1-digit lesson 2
Follow the instructions from the video clip and work through the PowerPoint and PDF activity.
Please challenge yourself and give yourself an extension by creating a word story for a question or drawing it out, from our ‘Dive Deeper’ in class. Please send this to school when you submit your work.
Topic- History
Invaders ‘Viking’.
The word Viking was thought to be an old English word that means invader. However, recent studies show that it came from old Norse ‘vik’, for creek, and ‘wic’ for camp/dwelling. It seemed to combine the two into ‘vikingr’ which meant creek campers, or river campers.
This makes sense, as the Vikings arrived in their longships and settled into camps next to rivers or creeks.
Watch these two clips, the first one explains how the Vikings traveled in their longships and what conditions were like, and the second explains their first landing in modern-day Britain, at the Lindisfarne monastery.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zgmxpv4
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zrpnvcw
Task: Imagine that you are a vicious Viking invader. Create a diary entry for one day, in the year Ad 793, the day that you are about to raid & pillage the monastery at Lindisfarne.
You’ve travelled across the North Sea from Scandinavia, for up to 6 days (on a very open longship), how would you be feeling? Are you relieved to see land? Do you really want to attack the monks?
There are lots of things to consider.
Finish your diary entry just before you land the ship and jump out.
Remember, full stops and capital letters to begin, then develop your sentences with splendid adjectives and vicious verbs and adverbs.
Year 4 homework Spring 1 - Please open the file below to read the homework.
Please email pictures of any homework that you would like to present to year4@lostockhallcps.co.uk
Homework is due in on Monday 8th February.
Remember, please do not bring any homework items into school apart from your Homework Book.
Thank you!
Wednesday 6th January
English – Fronted adverbials
Complete the activity ‘Ahead of the Game’ assigned to you on Education City. Then, work through the activity sheet, checking your answers once you have finished.
Maths – Factor pairs
The teaching slides are provided, read and work through the PowerPoint completing any challenges you come across. For this lesson, White Rose provide a talk through guide over the slides, so make sure you select ‘Slideshow’.
The slides will prompt you to complete certain questions on the ‘Write on’ worksheet. Answer the questions from the activity in your homework books.
Challenge: think of a number (or create one using dice or a random number generator online) and write the factor pairs as fast as you can. You might like to time yourself.
Topic – Science
This term we are looking at a new topic in science.
SOUND
What do you think is the difference between sound and noise? If you can, have an adult play you the sounds from the link below and see if you can guess what the sound might be. If not, try and guess the sounds without looking at the answers already on screen. How well did you do?
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/earlyyears/soundgames/soundgames.htm
Thursday 7th January
English – Possessive apostrophes
Can you write the sentences accurately using the correct possessive apostrophe? Play the interactive task and write the sentences in your homework diary.
Possessive apostrophes can be both singular (one person) and plural (more than one person) and follow the following rule:
Singular = ‘s e.g. the boy’s ball (singular) [the ball belongs to one boy]
Plural = s’ e.g. the boys’ ball (plural) [the ball belongs to a group of boys]
Maths – Efficient methods
The teaching slides are provided, read and work through the PowerPoint completing any challenges you come across. Make sure you have selected ‘slideshow’ and click through the slides, animations will pop up and change the screen to explain the various steps, you can use your right arrows to move forward through the task and the left arrow to go backwards if you have misunderstood.
The slides will prompt you to complete certain questions on the ‘Write on’ worksheet. Answer the questions from the activity in your homework books.
Topic – Music
Login to Purple Mash, then: Home > Tools > Music and Sound > 2Beat
Create a piece of music using rhythm and pulse.
Challenge: can you draw crotchets or semibreves to match your piece of music in your homework book?
Friday 8th January
(Mr Jardine's birthday
)
English – Possessive apostrophes
The sentences on the worksheet below are incorrect. Follow the instructions on the worksheet and complete in your homework books
Extension – can you write at least three of your own sentences using singular apostrophes and three sentences using plural possessive apostrophes?
Maths – Written methods
The teaching slides are provided, read, and work through the PowerPoint completing any challenges you come across.
Make sure you have selected ‘slideshow’ and click through the slides, animations will pop up and change the screen to explain the various steps, you can use your right arrows to move forward through the task and the left arrow to go back, if you have misunderstood.
The slides will prompt you to complete certain questions on the ‘Write on’ worksheet. Answer the questions from the activity in your homework books.
We have previously looked at all the written methods, including part-whole models, bar models, and number lines.
Topic – French
J’apprends le francais ( I am learning French)
Topic - French: Go onto https://www.languageangels.com/homeschool/
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Unit 6: J’apprends le francais
Lesson 1
Start the lesson.
Work through the lesson, make sure you can use sound, repeat phrases in your best French accent!
You can then click the ‘French map’ from the activities section and research the location of French the cities listed.
Tuesday 5th January
English – Adverbials
Look through the PowerPoint and spot the adverbials within the sentences.
Extension: use the adverbials to create your own exciting sentences in your homework books or can you think of your own adverbials to make their sentences more descriptive?
Maths – Multiplying 3 numbers .Pdf
Read and complete the worksheet in your homework book.
Challenge yourself afterwards and create a word problem about one of the questions!
Topic – Computing
Login to Purple Mash, then: Home > Computing > 2Email
See if you can email your class teacher by clicking on ‘compose’.
You can tell us how you're feeling on this first day of home learning or you may want to tell us what you did over the winter break or an interesting fact that you know. Remember to use full sentences and capital letters and full stops.
4S Guitar Group playing Jingle Bells!
Monday 4th January
English – Fronted adverbials
Read through the PowerPoint and answer the questions in your homework book.
Maths – 11- and 12-times table
Answer the questions in your homework book from the PowerPoint below.
Topic – History
Vikings – Watch the video and complete the quiz and games. Do you already know anything about the Vikings? Record it in your homework diary.
Brain Pop: https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/vikings/
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Viking explorers!
During our first day back, we’ve got back into the routine of the school day. It’s been wonderful to hear stories of your winter break and how much fun you’ve had. We finished the day by introducing our dpring topic of the Vikings. We pieced together a timeline and added some colourful details.
Take a look below!
4S Sing the 12 Days of Christmas
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Christmas Tree Decorations
Year 4 Anti-Bullying Poster Competition Winner!
Well done Scarlett 4S
Clay Pinch Pots
Friday 11th December
English: SPaG
Please complete the task assigned to you on Education City.
There is also a worksheet you can print out or copy into your homework book. You can self-mark your answers using the answer sheet.
Maths: Quadrilaterals
What can you remember about quadrilaterals? Answer the questions below in your homework diary or on the sheet.
Topic: Art
Create a poster for your Tanka Poem. Be as creative as you like!
Thursday 10th December
English: Writing a Tanka Poem
Using the worksheet, write your own Tanka poem. Think of as many features as you can about your chosen theme (alliterations, similes, adjectives, fronted adverbials). Then, write your poem. You may like to draw a picture to match with your theme.
Maths: Types of Triangles
Look at the worksheet below and label the triangles.
Topic: Newspaper Article
Use your fact file from last weeks ‘Battle of Marathon’ and complete the newspaper article assigned to you on Purple Mash. You can write your article from an Athenian, Spartan or Persian perspective.
Wednesday 9th December
English: Fronted Adverbials
A fronted adverbial is a word, phrase or clause that is placed at the start of a sentence. They are used to explain how, when or where something happens.
Please complete the activity on the sheet or into your homework book by writing the sentences out.
Maths Perimeter of rectilinear shapes
Please complete the activity assigned to you on Education City. Remember to include the correct unit of measurement in your answer.
Topic: Music
Go to Purple Mash 2Sequence.
Create your own musical sequences using all the instruments.
Tuesday 8th December
English: Education City
Complete the Education City Activity saved for you – how to train your wagon.
Complete the Activity Sheet in your homework book, copying out the sentences. Then, self-mark your answers using the answer sheet.
Maths: 7 times table and division facts
Work through the PowerPoint, answering the questions in your homework book.
Topic: Photostory
Now you have collected pictures for your Photostory, please edit your presentation. You might like to use effects or transitions which change the movement of a slide or picture. If you are using PowerPoint Presentation, click the ‘transition’ and ‘animation’ tabs to explore the different effects you might want to use.
Monday 7th December
English: Poetry - Tanka
This week, we are learning about Tankas. The first 3 lines are like a Haiku, then there are 2 additional lines of 7 syllables each. A Japanese Tanka is 31 syllables arranged in 5 lines of 5, 7, 5, 7 and 7 syllables.
Read the Tanka poems and note down any features you spot in each poem. Then, draw a picture to match each theme.
Maths: Multiply and divide by seven
Looking at our seven times tables
Complete the worksheet in your book, or on the sheet if possible.
Topic: Religious figures
Read the document ‘Saint Francis of Assisi’ and write in your homework book different ways you are helpful. You might like to draw round your hand and write an example for each of your fingers.
Friday4th December
English: SPaG work on Education City
Homophones- words with the same sound, but different meanings.
E.g. write and right.
Please complete the task assigned to you on Education City.
There is also a worksheet you can print out, or copy into your homework book.
Maths: 9 times table and division facts
Complete the activity in your books or on the sheet if possible.
Topic: French
Les Légumes, are vegetables, print or complete the activity in your books.
Write the French word and then draw and colour the vegetable which you have translated.
Thursday 3rd December
English: To write a Haiku Poem
Using the document saved below, write your own Haiku poem. First think about a theme (Haiku poems are usually about nature) for example a season, the weather, the sea. Think of as many adjectives as you can about your chosen theme. You might even like to draw a picture. Then write your poem. Enjoy!
Maths: Multiply and divide by nine
Complete the activity in your books or on the sheet if possible.
Looking at our nine times tables.
Topic: Music
Go to Purple Mash 2Beat.
Create your own 24 beat rhythm using the instruments available. Save your work in your area on Purple Mash so we can listen to it!
Wednesday 2nd December
English:
Education City
Please watch the activity titled: For better or verse, which looks at different types of poetry. Please pay particular attention to the haiku section.
Once you have watched this, complete the activity sheet.
You do not have to complete the information about the other types of poetry, but you can if you would like to.
Maths: 6 times table and division facts
Complete the activity looking at the 6 times tables.
Topic: The Battle of Marathon
https://kids.kiddle.co/Battle_of_Marathon
Using this link and writing in your book, create a fact file for the battle.
Who fought in it, which armies and any special individuals? Where did it take place? Who won?
Why do we remember it today?
Also use this link to find the Horrible Histories news coverage! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNAxqaoPLO0
Tuesday 1st December
English: Commas
Complete the Education City Activity saved for you - Revenge of the Comma.
Complete the Comma Activity Sheet in your homework book, copying out the sentences. After, self mark your work by using the answer sheet.
Remember, your login information is in your reading diary.
Maths: Multiply and divide by six
Complete the activity in your books or on the sheet if possible.
Looking at our six times tables.
Topic: Photostory
Crollate pictures for a Photostory, which is like a powerpoint presentation. You can collect these about something that you’re interested in.
Collect lots of different examples of pictures and think about what your topic will be!
I’d like you to collect at least ten pictures and save them in a file on your computer for later in the week!
Monday 30th November
English: Poetry- Haiku
This week, we are looking at haikus which are a specific type of poetry with very strict rules.
First, we need to look at syllables.
Syllables are the beat of the word. How many different sounds are in a word.
For example: elephant, can be split into el / e / phant (3 syllables).
Complete the syllable worksheet in your book - if you want to think of other words and identify the syllables, you can do that too!
Maths: Dividing By one and itself
Complete the activity PDF below- if you can’t print it out, write the answers into your homework book.
Topic: Musical Genres
Using the link below, watch the movie and then complete some of the activities.
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https://www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/musicalgenres/hiphopandrap/
Tuesday 24th November
English: Advert Writing
In class we have been creating our own persuasive advertisements. Using the link below, go to purple mash to create your own advert to sell a toy or a gadget.
https://www.purplemash.com/#app/pup/mbay
Maths:
Complete the task below on multiplying numbers by one hundred, you can print off the sheet if you can, or complete the answers in your homework book.
Topic: Computing
Complete the Internet Safety Quiz using the link below.
Monday 23rd November
English: Paragraphs
Complete the ‘Shiver me timbers’ activity. You need to correctly identify the content of the paragraphs and then order them.
Maths: Multiplication
Complete the task below on multiplying numbers by ten, you can print off the sheet if you can, or complete the answers in your homework book.
Topic: Greek Vases
Using this link: https://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-vase-painting.html
Create a poster, on paper or on Purple Mash using 2Publish, to explain what a GHreek vase is, why they are important and how they were made.
You can draw your own version of the vase in the middle of your poster and add detail all around.
Friday 20th November
English: Pronouns
Complete the Education City Activity saved for you - Mystery Island 1.
Choose appropriate pronouns to replace nouns in a text to avoid repetition.
After this, complete the activity sheet in your homework book.
Maths: Quadrilaterals
Research all the different types of quadrilaterals, a four sided shape.
Draw these shapes in your book and list their features.
The shapes to research are:
Square, oblong/rectangle, parallelogram, trapezium, kite and rhombus.
Topic: Les Légumes Wordsearch
Les Légumes, are vegetables, print and complete the wordsearch to find all the French words for different vegetables. Then research what each word means in English!
Write the list in your homework book.
Thursday 19th November
English: Descriptive Writing
Complete the Education City Activity saved for you - The Plot Thickens.
Use your senses to describe different settings. After, complete the activity sheet in your homework book.
Maths: Perimeter
Draw a range of shapes and work out the perimeter using a ruler. Don’t forget to show your working out.
Topic: Science - Changing States
https://www.brainpop.com/science/matterandchemistry/matterchangingstates/
Watch the movie, complete the quiz and the activity sheet.
Wednesday 18th November
English: To use a wider range of conjunctions
Complete the Education City Activity saved for you - Conjunction Junction.
Read the sentences and select the most appropriate subordinating conjunctions to complete them. After this, complete the activity sheet in your homework book.
Maths:
Complete the activity below, this is measuring the perimeter of a shape. You can do this by adding all the sides together, or counting all the squares.
As an extension, you could draw shapes in your homework book with a ruler (using CM), and work out the perimeter of those.
Topic: PSHE - Anti-Bullying Poster
This week is Anti-Bullying week. Using the link below watch a range of videos that explain the different types of bullying and what you can do to stop it. Whilst you are watching, make notes. Using the notes to help you, create your own Anti-Bullying poster with a catchy heading, pictures and phrases.
https://www.bullying.co.uk/anti-bullying-week/anti-bullying-week-videos/
Year 4 Spellings
Anti-Bullying Week - Odd Socks Day!
Gymnastics
This half term for our indoor PE sessions, we have a Gymnastics Coach working with us, called Tanya. This week the children practised the dish and arch shape, log and circle roll. They then put some of these movements into a sequence, combining travelling, rolling and balancing actions. The sequences looked great! Well done Year 4!
Curriculum Catch Up Week!
This week in Year 4 we have been revisiting Year 3 topics that were not completed due to the lock down earlier this year. We have covered History/Geography topics based on the Romans, Roman towns and Mapping skills, Plants in Science, Typing skills in Computing, Drawing and Painting skills in Art, Keeping Healthy in PSHE and Hinduism in RE. It has been lots of fun and the children have had a brilliant week!
The Water Cycle!
The children in Year 4 have really enjoyed learning about the Water Cycle in Science. They have drawn and labelled their own diagrams and created their own Water Cycle Song or Poem in groups, performing outside with actions. The performances were really enjoyable and catchy! Well done to all of the children! :)
Coil Greek Pots
Week Ending 9/10/2020
As part of our Ancient Greek topic, we have been creating our own Greek vases in our Art lessons. Last week we made two sketches of vases, one with a geometric design and the other with an Ancient Greek God.
This week we developed our designs and produced our vases with craft paper. Firstly we drew our vases, then we cut out our designs, using black paper and attached them onto our vases.
Have a look at some wonderful examples of our work, we hope you like them!
Week Ending 25/9/2020
This week we have started our topic on topic on Greek Myths. We have read the stories of The Minotaur and The Four Seasons with Persephone, Demeter and Hades. We have rewritten the story in our own words for a younger audience. Our stories have been simplified for younger children to read.
We have been writing poetry about animals and focusing on verbs and rhyming couplets. Here is an example of one of our poems by Kobi.