Year 4 Home Learning to be completed by Thursday 15th October

Mainly online homework this week

Spelling

I have set you a game 2do on Purple Mash - a quiz on our spelling patterns this week - ‘ture’ and ‘sure’ Make sure you do your very best on this.

also

The 6 Year 1/2 spellings to learn are:

cold, old, told, both, only, most

The 6 Year 3/4 spellings to learn are:

peculiar, strange, surprise, earth, early, heard

Holy Communion

On Tuesday, we will be making our Reconciliation. Have another run through of this and practise your prayer.

However, to be ready, we have also started our Holy Communion sessions this week. Children have brought home a book, “Called to his Supper.” Over the next few weeks, they will complete sections of this at home. This week please share and complete together p1-p20. Bring in for next Thursday.

Maths

This week, it is all about learning the 4 x table. We have been practising it in class. The best way to learn tables is as follows:

1. Learn how to count in 4’s. Do whilst marching, clapping, do slowly, build up and get faster. Write out all the multiples of 4 -eg 4,8,12,16 etc up to 12x4

2. Learn the key facts which are 1 x 4, 2 x 4, 5 x 4 and 10 x 4. All other facts can be worked out from those. eg 9 x 4 is 10 x 4 - 4. Also write out the 2xtable and compare. It is DOUBLE the twos! The more patterns we can see - the better!

3. Begin to recite your 4 x table - one four is four, two fours are 8, three fours are etc. The following song is lots of fun and really works if you learn it off by heart:

4. Practise as much as you can! The school have now bought into a great platform which is lots of fun - Times tables rock stars! Children all have a username and log in stuck into their little green reading book logs. Click the link below, add the school name or postcode and aim to practise little and often - eg 10-15 mins per day. Really use this program to your advantage to become a times tables ROCK STAR! The more you practise - the better you get!

Recorder

Go on Charanga and practise Abi’s Blues - including the little section where you need to improvise. Can you now confidently play B and A? Don’t forget to sterilise your recorder and bring it in for Monday.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 8th October

Maths

Please complete IXL A12 A13 and A14which practise skills learned in class.

Reconciliation

On Tuesday 13th October, Father Peter is coming into school to do children’s first Confessions individually. I have sent home a help sheet with your child so you can practise together and they can try to learn the prayer off by heart - The Act of Sorrow. Father Peter will guide them through a lot of it, so do not worry too much about the order of things - but just to put their minds at rest. You could help them think about the things they are sorry for too and have some reflection on this.

English - Word investigation sheet

We have learned the prefixes mis, in, dis and un - which all mean the opposite, or not eg misheard. Follow the instructions on the sheet to complete this word investigation.

12 spellings for a test each Friday

Year 1/2 spellings to revise:

prove, improve, move, love, above, child

Year 3/4 new spellings:

children, perhaps, therefore, woman, women, son

Any spellings you are finding tricky, try and write these in a sentence - using your best handwriting.

Recorder

This week, children have been given a log in for a site called ‘Charanga.’ It is stuck to the back of their name labels on their recorders. This is where they do their recorder homework. Mrs Maddocks has put two songs for them to play along to this week on the site. Have a go at logging in and trying it this weekend.

Year 4 homework to be completed by Thursday 1st October

Online homework this week.

Maths

IXL: B1 B2 B4 B5 B7 - these are all things you have practised in class. Some are really easy!

 Geography

We have been finding out about Plants all around the world. It has been helping us brush up on our knowledge of where countries and continents are.

I have set you two purple mash tasks to complete about countries in Europe and continents. Before you do them, have a look at an atlas, globe and/or Google Earth with an adult and locate the continents. Play a game where you name a country and try to locate it. Eg Thailand, Italy, USA

Spellings

after  again  any anyone    beautiful   because      behind    both    bought    break some    every

If you know you need lots of practise with your spellings in general, there are lots and lots of games on purple mash, if you do a search on there for spellings.

Here are some more ideas to practise:

Music

Please practise the first not you have learned on your recorder - B. ( Left hand. Index finger on first hole, thumb on back hole. Prop up with other thumb at back of recorder) Also, Mrs Maddocks wanted you to practise some rhythms of your name on your recorder. Eg Miss - is Ly - ons

Reading

Lets really go for these reading targets now. Have a big read at the weekend.

Nessy children - every night please.

Year 4 Homework to be handed in on Thursday 24th September

Thank you so much children for your amazing work on the brain - you did some truly excellent work and used your super brains to do it!

Maths

There is a double-sized maths sheet in your book which practises some of the things covered this week and also has a fun game on the back to play with a parent.

English

We have been learning how to start sentences in a more interesting way this week - with fronted adverbials for TIME and place.

Go into your garden, park or beach. Observe the wildlife and write some sentences with fronted adverbials - as we practised in class. Here are some examples:

PLACE

Underneath a leaf, lay a ruby red ladybird.

Over my roof, flew a delicate butterfly.

TIME

All of a sudden, my sneaky cat dashed across the lawn.

At midday, I spotted a hairy caterpillar.

Handwriting must be neat - make it your best work like you do in class.

RHE Managing my Feelings. My Anger Plan.

This week we have talked about managing our angry feelings. We compared the build up of anger to a firework and we thought of good ways to douse the flames and calm down. We need to get back into our ‘thinking brain’ instead of letting our ‘animal brain’ take over.

Come up with a plan at home of what you can do if you feel like you are losing control.

1. How will you calm down and get back in your thinking brain?

2. When calm, what is the best way to sort problems out?

   3. Practise these strategies so that you can be in control of your own feelings.

   Reading and Nessy.

   We are reading really grown up books now! What a super class of readers! Keep it up! Nessy children - keep it up every day.

Year 4 homework to be handed in on Thursday 17th September

This week homework is internet based.

Maths

Children have been working very hard learning to round numbers. Please complete YEAR 3 IXL units M2 and M3 which practise the year 4 skills.

Then you can play this game:

Science

This week children have been learning all about seeds and how they germinate. They have a purple mash 2do ‘All about Germination’ to complete - they started it in class.

RHE

We have been learning all about our amazing brain! Please go on the internet and find out all about your amazing brain and Growth mindset. Make a poster or power point explaining your amazing brain and how it can always grow!

Reading and Nessy

Please keep up with that wonderful reading at home!

Nessy

If you do Nessy - please do for 20 minutes EVERY day at home to become a firm reader and speller

Year 4 Homework to be handed in on Thursday 10th September

Homework will be set on Friday and handed in on Thursday. I will be sending the homework books home on alternate weeks and then setting the next week online to complete on Purple Mash or another digital platform.

This week I have sent their new homework book home and below are this weeks tasks:

1. Homework book: Please back your homework book in a style that represents you. This can be with photos, wrapping paper, pictures of favourite films, sport, characters etc. Please make sure your name is clearly marked on the front.

2. Maths: We have dived straight into maths this week There is a Roman Numerals sheet to complete and stick into your homework book. There is also an IXL unit to complete - A10. Don’t forget, when you get to the ‘challenge zone,’ the Roman numeral D = 500 and M =1000

3. Timetable: Now you are in Year 4 its time to get organised! Print out this timetable or make your own. Plan out what you need to bring in each day and what uniform you need to wear (see Friday blog for correct PE days) You could schedule in your daily home reading time and your homework time too! Start how you mean to go on! Keep it on your wall or fridge and use it each day.

4. Reading: You now have your new ZPD levels, reading targets and reading time which I have added in a little book for you. Reading is a joy! Make it your aim to become an avid reader this year. Travel to new worlds, meet new characters and be entertained!

   (Children in Year 4 can now middle interest level Blue books. If any questions or issues about this, please email me!

   Also, please could you write in your child’s homework book when they have completed things such as IXL and the timetable if not sticking it in)

Year 4 Home learning Thursday 16th July

Dear Year 4 - this is our last day of me leading your online learning - our last day together. Tomorrow we are celebrating together as a whole school!

Please make sure you watch my three videos today - one is just to say goodbye - so make sure you scroll down to the very bottom of the page!

English

Today we are going to have fun looking at themes within all our amazing novels we looked at together. Thor makes an appearance today!

Maths

Celebrating Year 4

Create a mind map of all your amazing Year 4 learning in Purple Mash. Include your memories too. Watch the quick video below so I can show you how.

Faith Filled and Hopeful

Let’s look at this final message and make a Mary acrostic poem. Keep it on your wall to remember to say your 3 Hail Mary’s each night throughout the Summer.

Finallly…….

Before you reach the holiday this weekend it is really important you make reading over the break a priority.

The Lancashire Library Service is here to help!! Please click on the link to find out more and then click on the next button to link directly to “The Silly Squad” page.

Year 4 Home learning Wednesday 15th July

English

A new challenge today! Be really resilient and courageous with this one - Sadie Spiders and Tommy Turtles please!!

Maths

Celebrating Year 4

You have done so many things to be proud of in Year 4. I would like to reflect on and celebrate all the things you are proud of achieving in Year 4 today in form of a slideshow in Purple Mash.

PLEASE include all your wonderful achievements and adventures from lockdown. I would love to know what you have thought about your lockdown experience.

Faith-Filled and Hopeful

Let us reflect again on our role model of faith and hope - Mary.

Year 4 Home learning Tuesday 14th July

English

Today you are going to do a bit of Year 4 writing revision and then you are going to create a magical item! My video went a bit wrong! It was supposed to have me in the top right corner but it didn’t work. But it still has my voice! At one point I show you a stone - now obviously you will not be able to see it!

Maths

Celebrating Year 4

Today I have set you a purple mash task to write a postcard to a new year 4 pupil. Your aim is to make them feel excited and hopeful!

Give them lots of advice about what it is like in Year 4 and what you need to be like. You could tell them about some things we learn about. I can then display them on our shared school board for them to read.!

Faith Filled and Hopeful

Today we will learn about how Mary praised God. Read and complete the prayer below.

Year 4 home learning. Your final week! Monday 13th July

English - Viking myths continued!

Watch the video below to find out your exciting task today. I forgot to say in the video that I would love you to draw the character too!!!

Maths

I thought we could spend our last week thinking about money. Enjoy the video and task below.

Celebrating our Achievements.

I have set a Purple Mash 2do and I would like you to do me a slideshow all about your favourite subject in year 4! I would prefer something we have done in class rather than Art (I know you all adore that!)

Maybe it is a subject you have grown more fond of this year, like English or Maths. Maybe it is Science or History. Perhaps you love geography or computing.

I have written some prompts in the help section (look for the blue question mark) to help you tell me more about why you love it and which parts in particular!

Faith-Filled and Hopeful

During our time at home over the last couple of months, we have all had to put our trust in God and be as full of faith and hope as we possible could be in such different and difficult times. Therefore, the teachers at school decided that the best virtues to focus upon during the last week of home learning would be faith-filled and hopeful.

We are going to end our year by growing closer to Mary our Mother each day. Complete the activity below.

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!