Year 4 Home Learning Thursday 18th June

English

The Midnight Gang Watch/listen to the first two chapters – up to 13:15 mins:

How is the start of this book similar to the others that we have looked at this week? How is it different?

Look back at all the extracts that you have read this week. Look at the way David Walliams presents his writing, e.g. Aaaaaaarrrggghhh, B A N G !

Why do you think he does this? What effect does this have on you, the reader?

Now watch The Midnight Gang Film.

Note: PG certificate. (Watch from 2:40 mins until 6:20 mins) You are going to write the scene that you have watched in your own words - IN PURPLE MASH (2do Midnight gang recount). Think about the events that have happened since Tom entered the children’s ward.

Things to think about

• write in 3rd person (he, she, they)

• write in the past tense

• include some of your Year 4 skills, e.g. fronted adverbials for where or when

• include speech and remember to use speech punctuation properly

• use some of the David Walliams style of writing, e.g. larger words for effect.

  After you have finished, read your writing out loud and check for spelling and punctuation.

Maths

IXL today to practise your skills learned so far CC1 CC2 CC3 and CC5 please

Spelling

We will be finishing our Year 4 Spelling book that we normally do in class - online! Watch the video below and then complete your usual activities on the sheets. Your parent or sibling needs to be your spelling partner!

I also have included under this the full list of National Curriculum words to be mastered by the end of Year 4. Print them off and keep having little mini tests. Which ones are you unsure of?

I have included the spelling list for year 1 and 2 as well for good measure!

RE

Watch this short video and make a list of the 7 Sacraments ready for next week’s RE

Year 4 Home Learning Wednesday 17th June

English

Mr Stink - Read the extract below:

Task 1

Find these words in the text. Practise your Yr4 reading skill of figuring out What the word means from the contect it is in. (Read the sentence they are in, the sentence before and the sentence after to help you work out the meaning).

Write down what you think it means. Then look up the definition of the word using a dictionary. (See table below to help create your own).

stench justice residence luxuriated elaborate impatiently vagabond authoritatively

Task 2. Now answer these questions: -

1. What are your first impressions of Mr Stink?

   Use evidence from the text to support your answer, like this: I think Mr Stink is …. I think this because in the text it says … Try and write more than one impression.

2. What are your first impressions of Chloe?

   Use evidence from the text to support your answer, like this: I think Chloe is … I think this because in the text it says … Try and write more than one impression.

Maths

White Rose Week 2 Lesson 3 Hundredths as Decimals

Computing

Let’s learn how to code!

Year 4 Home Learning Tuesday 16th June

English

Look back at your chart from yesterday. Think about the characters and their relationship. You are going to help David Walliams write his next book by helping him invent a child and adult character.

1. Draw your characters and label them. Think about: Is your child a boy or a girl? Is the adult a man or a woman? What will their relationship be? (Uncle, Auntie, Grandma, Mum, Step Mum, Dad, Step Dad, Cousin, Sister, Half Sister etc.) What do they look like? Do they have any unusual features?

2. Label your new characters. Try to use some extended noun phrases for your labels, e.g. On top of her head she wore a ruby red beret with a large ostrich feather attached to the side.

3. Write a short paragraph to introduce your characters. Include a description of what they look like

4. Write down some interaction between the characters. Do your characters like each other, admire each other, trust each other, dislike each other or despise each other? Use what they say and do to show this in your writing, e.g. As Auntie Ada entered the room, Isla froze. Immediately, her eyes darted to the floor to avoid any eye contact. “Look up girl when I walk in to the room!” demanded Auntie Ada. From this we can tell that Isla is scared of Auntie Ada and that Auntie Ada is authoritative. When you have finished, read through your writing and check your spelling and punctuation.

Maths

White Rose Week 2 Lesson 2 Hundredths

Art

Click on the Art page to carry out Mrs Curtis’s Art lesson

PE

Carry out the Lancashire PE challenge set

Year 4 Home learning Monday 15th June

Good morning everyone! Welcome to another week of learning. From this week, I am not setting weekly tasks.

Instead, I will spread them throughout the week to be completed daily, like the other Key Stage 2 classes.

We have five more weeks before the end of term - let’s really go for it!

SPORTS DAY/WEEK EVENT

This week we are having our annual sports day - with a difference! The winning team will be the team that takes part the most. Watch your house captain’s speeches and find out more on the main ‘learn’ page about how to submit your entry!

Today’s event is……. so exciting…… Mrs Lyons’ favourite……. THE EGG AND SPOON RACE!!!

GO FOR IT YEAR 4! MAKE SURE YOU ALL JOIN IN AND SEND YOUR PICS TO MRS GREGAN WITH THE NAME OF YOUR HOUSE TEAM TOO!!!!!

Watch the house captain speeches - they are brilliant!!!!

English

Focus theme: The World of Walliams! Enjoy a week of exploring a variety of books by David Walliams, comparing characters, watching clips of the screen adaptations, reviewing his work and lots more!

Below are various opening extracts of David Walliams’ books. Read through the extracts and think about the characters that are introduced. (Note: You will need to register with LoveReading4Kids to view the extracts. Membership is free). Make a table like the one below and note down what you find out about the characters:

Maths

Please watch the video from Week 2 Lesson 1 (not Summer) Divide 2 digits by 10.

History

How exciting! Its time to learn about Viking longship/longboat. I would like you to watch the video and read the information underneath and please make notes.

I would then like you to make a Viking longship and write a paragraph to go with it all about what these ships were like. What was it like for the Vikings on board? See how many interesting facts you can include from your notes.

I have put lots of ideas for creating your Viking longboat below too. You could use one of the templates provided or make out of junk materials, lego, playdough -check out the ideas pages below.

Year 4 Home Learning Friday 12th June

English

My Inspiration Book. Today you are going to take all the information that you have researched this week and present it in a book of inspiration.

Include information you have read about this week - some of the inspirational women you read about on Monday, Martin Luther King, Greta Thunberg, Captain Tom and the person/people who inspire you. You can add some pictures/drawings too.

You may like to add some inspirational quotes which mean something to you or your family.

Maths

Today please watch Week 1 (not Summer) Lesson 5 Dividing one digit by 10 then complete the sheets below it. Finally, mark it using the answer sheet. Ask a grown up if stuck.

Science

Complete the Purple Mash 2 do ‘Sources of Light’ after watching the little video on the site with Professor Gubbins! Do your best work!

Year 4 Home Learning Thursday 11th June

English

Today you are going to think about who inspires you.

Maybe Captain Tom has inspired you.

Maybe a family member inspires you, or maybe a member of your local community. Perhaps you have more than one person that inspires you. Think about who inspires you and write a paragraph about who they are and why they inspire you.

After researching the inspirational people this week, how do you feel? Have you been inspired? Write another paragraph to explain who and what has inspired you this week and how this might influence your actions in the future, e.g. After reading about Greta Thunberg, it has made me consider how everybody’s actions affect the environment. From now on, I will consider how I can help my family to be more environmentally friendly.

Maths

Today, I would like you to watch White Rose Week 1 Lesson 4 Tenths on a Number Line.

Geography

Follow the link below to find out about different jobs then test what you have learned by the ‘cut and match’ activity below:

Year 4 Home learning Wednesday 10th June

English

Today you are going to research facts about Greta Thunberg. Read the information from the following websites and watch Greta Thunberg's speech to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit.

Create a mini biography for Greta. (A biography is the story of someone’s life). Scan the texts to find important dates and numbers, e.g. date of birth, key ages or dates when things have happened in her life. Read sections carefully (close reading) to find out the following: • Where was Great Thunberg born? • What is she so passionate about? • Why is she inspirational? Rather than copying chunks of the text from the websites, try to put the information into your own words. If you find any unfamiliar vocabulary, note that down and use a dictionary, e.g. https://www.wordhipp o.com/ to find the definition.

Try to include some Year 4 sentence types, e.g. fronted adverbials for where or when. eg, A few years later, … From New York, … Make sure you watch my video below to remind yourself of Year 4 grammar.



Once you have finished, check your work back through. Make sure that you have used correct punctuation. If you have used a fronted adverbial, make sure you have put a comma after it.

Maths

Today please watch Week 1 (not Summer) Lesson 3 Tenths on a place value grid then complete the sheets below it. Finally, mark it using the answer sheet. Ask a grown up if stuck.

I believe some people have finished ALL their weekly activities already which is WONDERFUL! There will be an extra activity on each day for those children that have completed everything!

RE

Let’s learn about the teaching of the apostles and see how it influences us. Read the slides below and complete the two tasks in your books.

Year 4 Confusion with White Rose maths lessons! Please read

Hi everyone,

I believe there is some confusion regarding the white rose maths lessons. When you open year 4 White Rose it comes up with the latest lessons they have created. They are up to Summer week 7.

We are using The unit labelled week 1 (not Summer. It is the lowest box on the image below that you need to click on. The activities are matched to this.

I hope this makes things clear. You just need to minimise Summer Term - Week 7 and this list will come up for you to select week 1.

Year 4 Tuesday 9th June Home learning

English

Today you are going to research facts about Martin Luther King. Read the information from the following websites and watch the video of his speech ‘I’ve been to the mountain top.’

Vocabulary that you might need to explore today – equality, boycott, tolerant, entitled, segregation.

Today you are going to write a quiz for your family and friends based on the life of Martin Luther King.

I have set you this task on Purple Mash in 2quiz. As you have never used this before, you will need to watch some help videos. Click on the icon like this at the top of the Purple Mash screen to watch help videos:

As there are many types of quiz question (all with help videos) I would just like you to focus on two question types - text and image and MCQ (multiple choice questions) Watch the introduction video then the video for these types of question.

Then make your quiz!!

Try to include some of the new vocabulary you have learnt in your questions. Test your quiz out on your family at home or your friends.

Maths

Today please watch Week 1 (not Summer) Lesson 2 Tenths as decimals then complete the sheets below it. Finally, mark it using the answer sheet. Ask a grown up if stuck.

Year 4 Monday 8th June Home Learning

Welcome to your final half term in Year 4! We still have a lot to do in this final half term - so make sure you are focused like Cooper Crab and Don’t give up like Sadie Spider. First, watch my little video below which just explains a few things you need to know this half term. I will try to make one video each week which explains the coming week and what I expect.

English

We are going to try out some of the special Lancashire English units for the next 2 weeks. Next week’s one is all about David Walliams!

This week you will be exploring people who inspire us. Delve into facts and find out why these people are

inspirational. You’ll also have a chance to think about who inspires you too and make your own ‘Inspiration Book’.

Read and enjoy opening extracts from the following books in a series by Kate Pankhurst about several inspirational women. (You will need to become a member of LoveReading4Kids. Membership is free).

As you read, note down unfamiliar vocabulary and use a dictionary/thesaurus to find out what new words mean. Word hippo is a good one!

Select two or three of your favourite texts read today. Create some charts showing key information and/or mind maps. For example, you could scan the texts to find important dates and create a chart such as the one below.

Alternatively, you could create a mind map, noting all the key information you have read about one of the inspirational people.

Maths

It is time to move on to decimals! The secret is that decimals are just fractions in numerical form! This is why we learned all about fractions first!

I would like you to watch and join in with the videos from White Rose maths to learn about decimals. It is important that you listen carefully, join in properly and pause the screen to complete activities when the online teacher asks you to. You may want to complete them with an adult nearby to help.

Today please watch Week 1 (not Summer) Lesson 1 Recognise Tenths and Hundredths then complete the sheets below it. Finally, mark it using the answer sheet. Ask a grown up if stuck.

Year 4 Weekly home learning for week beginning Monday 8th June.

Year 4 Home Learning Thursday 21st May

Maths

Today you have a Fractions assessment to complete. As last time, I would like you to send me your mark please and let me know how you found it. What do you still need to practise with fractions?

Then underneath is my video showing you how I worked them out so you can watch this with your ‘purple pen’ in your hand - ready to correct any errors - make sure you understand where you went wrong.

English

Today, I would like you to write another limerick. This time it could be about anything of your choice. It could be about you! It could be about a brother or sister (as long as it is kind!!) It could be about a pet, a book character, your favourite food, a star wars character, the weather, lockdown, a learning character, your favourite animal…

I have set it on Purple Mash again and this time I have done more than one page in case you are really inspired and want to write lots. Here is one about my favourite animals - I can’t stop thinking in limericks now!!!!!

My favourite animal is a hummingbird,

Next a pufferfish, then owl coming third.

I do like a seahorse,

And cats of course.

Jinxy cat heard that and just purred!

Heehee!

Year 4 Home learning for Wednesday 20th May

Maths

Today is our final lesson about fractions. Watch carefully and think deeply Year 4!

English

Today I want you to go on our Shared blogs on Purple Mash and post a couple of messages to your friends. Watch my short video below to show you how and tell you what I want you to post.

Year 4 home learning for Tuesday 19th May

Maths

Please complete your Sum Dog unit on fractions from yesterday and do these IXL units Y18 and Y19 - (different to yesterday)

English

Today, you are going to be learning what a Limerick is - and writing them about our characters from the Firework Maker’s Daughter. Watch the video below - they are very funny! Enjoy!

Year 4 WEEKLY home learning for week beginning 19th May

I apologise for spelling Beatitudes wrong above!

Year 4 home learning for Monday 18th May

Maths

Today, please start your Sum Dog unit Finding Fractions of a number and complete IXL units Y16 and Y17 which practise this skill too. Remember, finding fractions of amounts is the same as dividing.

English

Today, please log in to Purple Mash and complete your book review for the Firework Maker’s Daughter. Also make sure you have taken an Accelerated Reader quiz on it.

When you have done this, please make a lovely visual map of the whole story - including Mount Merapi, the lake, the jungle grill, Lalchand’s workshop and the busy streets etc