Year 4 Thursday 9th July Learning from Home with Mrs Hotchkiss

Thank you for all your thoughtful work related to our beautiful planet!!

Today we turn to our first topic in Year 5 - The Ancient Greeks! I believe you love history and you know all about the Vikings!!! At the beginning of Year 5 we study the Ancient Greeks. Unlike other groups in Ancient times these people didn’t really live in one country together. Greece is so mountainous and has thousands of islands that the population was split into lots of smaller cities. It was not easy to travel form one to the other and each island and “City State” had its own ruler and laws. These cities sometimes fought against one another too. We study the Ancient Greeks because so many parts of their culture (the way they lived) has influenced the way we live today (democracy and the Olympic games)! They were also great mathematician and inventors - they even invented the idea of history itself - recording events for people in the future to learn from.

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TASK 1 WHO WERE THE GREEKS?

Grab your English book ready to make notes. Write this subheading:

Who were the Ancient Greeks? Now click on the button to visit the BBC Bitesize page. Write down what you have learnt from this reading.

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TASK 2 THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Once the Ancient Greeks moved past the dark ages they began to work more closely together and they invented the Olympic games!!! Again place a subheading in your English book and write down the key information for the BBC Bitesize page! Take this learning further. Click onto the Purple Mash link and visit your 2do’s here you will find a fact sheet to complete all about the Olympics - use your research to complete it!

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TASK 3 PE CHALLENGE

The Ancient Greeks are not the only civilization to love sport! Girls we can join in this PE!!!! The Lancashire team have set us a new PE challenge this week. Click on the link below to take you to our school sports page. Mrs Gregan has faithfully helped us all stay active - thank you Mrs G !

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TASK 4 ART

One of the reasons we know so much about the Ancient Greeks is because Archaeologists has used artifacts and ruins to piece together a clearer picture (just like detectives). The Ancient Greeks used a lot of pottery and on those vases and jars they drew pictures of Live in Ancient Greece. Click on the button to study pictures of real ancient vases - can you see how they depict the Olympic games? I have also gven you a blank vase to print out or copy so that you can produce a vase of your own- what part of Ancient Greek life will you show? Take care with colour you have to use Brown/orange and black!!!

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TASK 5 MATHS

Time for you to visit Year 5 on IXL!!! Please complete J1 and J2 - remember click on Year 5 and not Year 4!!

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If you have completed all the tasks today and have time to continue with your learning click the optional extra below:

Year 4 Home learning Friday 3rd July

Next week, I will be handing over your home learning for a week to your new teacher! They want to find out more about you ready for year 5!

English

Today is our final Viking myth and follows on from yesterday. Let’s see what happens to Loki!

When you have read this one, I would like you to do a book review in Purple Mash on your favourite Viking myth you have read.

Maths

Today, you have a decimals assessment. Please send me your scores so I know how you did.

There are still more IXL decimal units to complete, so if you wish to revise your skills you can be doing these over the next few weeks

RE

Today we are thinking about the Church’s mission. We are reading about Pope John Paul 11 and Mother Teresa to guide us. Read the information below and answer all questions in your book.

Science continued! All about Shadows

Today’s 2do’s are:

2do light words 2do Shading Sphere 2do Shading Cuboid 2do Shading cylinder and the task below - making a sundial and recording the shadows. This may be best done on card if you can.

Year 4 Home Learning Thursday 2nd July

Science lesson 4

Today’s investigation is all about shadows. You may need to do this activity first, so that you can watch your shadow outside at different times during the day. Follow the lesson below and make sure you click on the links to find out more about shadows? What are they?

Science/English Lesson 5

You have lots of 2dos set in purple mash about light today and tomorrow. Most of these are short activities. Today’s 2do’s are:

2do Shadow placing 2do Shadows game 2do Dark and dingy words 2do Shading Cube 2do Shading pyramid

You might want to do this later on in the day when you have watched your shadow for a while to see how it changes and have a good understanding of how they are formed. There is also a task below to complete all about shadows.

English

Today’s story is the first half of a tragedy. Read ‘A Deadly Trick,’ to a grown up and then practise your reading skill of figuring out what point the author is making, when you read the sentences. What is he really telling us?

Maths

White Rose Summer - Week 2 - Lesson 2 Halves and Quarters

Year 4 Home Learning Wednesday 1st July

English

Today it is time to read another myth - a funny one today!

Maths

White Rose Summer - Week 2 Round Decimals

Computing

Coding lesson 3. Go for it!

Year 4 Home learning Tuesday 30th June

English

Today I would like you to watch the video below. After that, you have 2 tasks:

1. Create one Viking world - it could be a drawing, a collage, a painting or a mixture of all of them.

2. Write a create setting and character description of this world, using all the points I have asked you to include.

Maths

IXL today CC11 CC12 and CC13

Art

Have a look at Mrs Curtis’s Art page to see what she wants you to do this week…

Spelling

Today we will add the suffix ion or ssion to change verbs to nouns. Watch our spelling video then complete your Unit 13 sheets.

Optional extra!

Mrs Luty found this on the Natural History museum. It is a live session about volcanoes at 12.00 today! I think you can go to it and rewatch it if you miss it at 12.00. Have a look!

Year 4 Home Learning Monday 29th June

Science -.. NEW NOTE FROM MRS LYONS from Monday Morning! WE CANNOT DO THIS SCIENCE TODAY BECAUSE IT IS ALL ABOUT SHADOWS. WHY CAN’T WE DO IT ON A RAINY DAY? (Mrs Lyons will put this Science task later on in the week when it will be sunny!)

Today’s investigation is all about shadows. You may need to do this activity first, so that you can watch your shadow outside at different times during the day. Follow the lesson below and make sure you click on the links to find out more about shadows? What are they?

English

A myth to read and a myth to listen to today with just a few questions on each. Then draw a colourful image of your favourite part from of each story.

Maths

Summer Week 1 Lesson 4 Order Decimals

History

Where did the Vikings settle in our country? First watch this video below, then my video. Finally, use an atlas or google maps to find evidence of Viking settlements in our area of England and the Midlands.

Sumdog

You have 2 more days to fully use Sumdog - make the most of it and see how many of the tasks I set you can complete!

Year 4 Home learning Friday 26th June

English

Another great myth today - Tyr the Hero. Today’s reading skills are:

1. Identify main ideas from one paragraph and summarise:

2. Analyse and evaluate texts to look at language

Maths

White Rose Summer Week 1 Compare Decimals

History

Today, for history, you have to prove that Vikings were maybe not as bad as everyone says. Not everything we hear about them is true and perhaps there is more to them than bloodthirsty warriors.

Look at the slideshow below where you will find numbered sources of evidence - that prove different things about Vikings.

Look at your statements about Vikings and pick the appropriate source which proves that fact. Write the number in your table.

The answers are below.

You may find it easier to print out the sources so you can look at them all at once and decide which would fit best. Some prove more than one thing about Vikings.

Year 4 Home Learning Thursday 25th June

English

Time to listen to a myth today! This myth is called the Apples of Iduna. Make sure you listen to ALL the parts.

Then complete the sequencing activity and write a list of the main events of the story, using the pictures to help.

Maths

White Rose Summer Week 1 Lesson 2 Write Decimals

Computing - Coding Lesson 2

You have 4 challenges to complete. Watch my video which will get you started. I have put your task below the video too!

Year 4 Home learning Wednesday 24th June

English

My favourite story today! All sorts of magic and trickery going on in this one! As yesterday, read to a grown up, answer the comprehension questions in your English books and then mark, using answers. Also draw your favourite part of the story.

Maths

Back to White Rose learning today. We are using Summer term - week 1 - Lesson 1 - Make a Whole

Spelling - ir words

Year 4 Home learning for Tuesday 23rd June

English

Welcome to your first Viking myth. It would be really good if you could read it aloud to a grown up. You need to read up to and including page 9 then answer the first sheet of questions.

WE ARE FOCUSING ON INFERRING CHARACTERS’ THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS in this comprehension

Then continue to read the rest and answer the second sheet.

I have included the answers so you can self-mark. Your answer might not be in exactly the same words as mine. Use your best judgement to see if you are saying the same/similar thing but in different words!

Maths

Today I have done you a revision video of all the things you have learned about decimals. I want you to have your maths book in front of you and take part in all the guided practice screens I do with you.

It is a bit long - so you may want to do half then have a little break. But you must focus and follow the progression.

Then you have a nice bit of Art.

Art

Please look at the Art page to see what Mrs Curtis wants you to do today!

Year 4 Home learning for Monday 22nd June

Good morning Year 4!

English

For the next 2 weeks, we are going to be reading lots of Viking myths and practising lots of different reading skills along the way

Watch the video of me below - (Jinxy cat is in the background having a wash. Don’t let her distract you!)

Then watch the film ‘How Odin created the world.’

Then I would like you to recreate Yygrasil, the tree of life, drawing and labelling the different worlds as you go down the tree. I would love to see pictures of these - please send!

Maths

Today’s lesson is dividing 1 or 2 digit numbers by a hundred.

Remember what you know about place value. When you divide by ten all numbers jump one place to the right.

How many jumps to the right will you make to divide by one hundred?

RE

Today you are going to be finding about the 7 Sacraments. Then I have set you a blank book template 2do in Purple Mash to make your own book about the sacraments.

1. Read the information and then watch the video

2. Create your book

Sumdog

Unfortunately, this week is our last week of being able to access Sum Dog. I have set you some decimals practice and some other things if you want to make the most of it, before the subscription runs out at the end of the week!

Year 4 Home Learning Friday 19th June

English

David Walliams reviews!

You have looked at some extracts this week from books by David Walliams. You might have already read some or all of his books. Do you have a favourite? Why is it your favourite? If you haven’t read any before, which was your favourite extract from this week? Which one made you want to read more?

Write a review in Purple Mash - either for one of David Walliams’ books, or for one of the extracts read this week.

Reviews that are high quality and use my ‘think about’ box to help them write, will be published on our shared Year 4 board in Purple Mash for everyone to read.

Maths

White Rose Year 4 Week 2 Lesson 9 Hundredths on a Place Value Grid

Then complete IXL CC6

Science - Light

Complete the lesson below - all about sources of light and reflectors. 1st link mentioned is included underneath

Music

Today, or over the weekend, Log in to Charanga to see what Mrs Maddocks has set for you and get tooting your flute!!!

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.