Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 2nd March

1. World book day Thursday 2nd March - plan your outfit based on your book character - don’t forget though you also have swimming so need to be able to take it on and off.

2. Maths - please fill in the multiplication grid like we did in class. Put it up on your wall at home so you can use it to practise your tables.

3. Reconciliation preparation - 2 tasks

Please complete pages 1-15 of your book, ‘Making things Right.’ This is a nice activity to do with a grown up so you can talk through your ideas.

Please take time to draw and colour a beautiful picture of yourself, using the rosary template sent home with your ‘Making things Right’ book This will be displayed in church so that all the parish can pray for you on your special journey towards Jesus.

Year 4 homework for over the half term holidays

Make a Lenten box!

We are making Lenten collection boxes for our Year 2 partners to collect money over Lent. Please use the ideas sheet below to create a lovely Lenten box for your friend and bring in on first Monday back.

Also 3 daily things to practise over the hols:

1. TT Rockstars - I have set it to auto and also set you a GIG which will assess your progress. Please do this in a quiet space so you can concentrate. Then do TT Rockstars daily - aiming to pass lots of levels!

2. Practise your part for our Shakespeare play.

3. DANCE! THe Blackpool way. THis is the dance we are doing on the Grand theatre stage. I have put a link to the tutorials so you can continue to practise at home.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 3rd February

Lots of little tasks this week!

1.Our Shakespeare play, the Tempest

Continue to practise your part - ensuring you can deliver with expression.

2. Maths - practice 6x table on TT rockstars

3. Daily screen time Record card -Starting from Monday, please record your screen time each day, on the screen time record card given. This is to be brought in on our online safety day on Tuesday 7th February. Please be honest - there is no judgement - just a learning experience to be had on the day!

4. Homophones mark the teacher sheet - simply tick or cross whether I spelt the homophone right or wrong! Write the correct word if incorrect. Spelling test on a selcetion of these next Wednesday

5. Reading homework.

This week’s skill: Use the punctuation when reading:

This means:

When reading a paragraph to your grown-up - it sounds obvious but stop at the full stops! Start a new sentence with a new tone - its a new mini story. Use commas for a mini pause too

Parent grade: (are we improving the following…)

1. reading each word correctly and accurately

2. reading in an interesting voice

3. reading at a decent pace - not too fast or slow.

4. Ability to use punctuation

Optional Competition set by Mrs Gregan - to be in on Monday 6th February

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 27th January

Our Shakespeare play, the Tempest

This week, your child has come home with their part which they will say on the Grand theatre stage! Some children have chosen not to have a speaking part and this is fine - as we need them to be the Scene Setters and they will still be on stage.

Children - tell your parents all you know about The Tempest storyline. Explain who you are in the play and if you have a line (or a few) please try and learn for next week, by Monday/Tuesday if you could. This would be excellent because we start to practise and put it together then.

We will let you know about costumes next week.

Also, I have put details on the main blog about booking tickets to see your child perform on Thursday 9th March. Tickets are available from the Grand website.

Maths

6x tables sheet to complete. We are learning about this in class. I have set TT rockstars for the 6x table now too!

12 Weekly spellings

You have learned how to create the contracted form and where to put the apostrophes eg do not becomes don’t.

Therefore, your words to learn for your test next Wednesday are:

mustn’t I’ve I’m you’ve you’re wasn’t

shouldn’t, couldn’t, wouldn’t don’t can’t haven’t

Make sure you also know what these words mean in their full form

 Reading homework.

Every week this half term we will have reading homework to practise our reading skills and become confident readers.

This week, with your reading book, choose a page or a couple of paragraphs (about 100 words) to read to an adult aloud.

This week’s skill: Summarise:

This means:

After reading a paragraph, can you explain to your grown-up the main ideas in it - what happened and why?

Maybe you could then predict what will happen next?

Parents I would love you to grade your children again for fluency in the homework books as you did last week but also add a mark out of ten for being able to summarise what they have read…

1. reading each word correctly and accurately

2. reading in an interesting voice

3. reading at a decent pace - not too fast or slow.

4. Ability to summarise.

Music

Edi’s blues on charanga please.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 20th January

Maths

1. TT rockstars 3x table for your 3x table test on Thursday. Remember you are given 6 seconds to answer each question.

2. This wek we have studied how to find Perimeter of shapes. Please complete IXL units Z1, Z3 and Z4. You can use a piece of paper or your homework book to make jottings for any that are tricky.

12 Weekly spellings

This week, you have learned words which end with these spelling patterns: ture and sure.

Your words to learn for your test next Wednesday are:

measure, treasure, leisure, pleasure, closure, enclosure

puncture, picture, adventure, creature, mixture, mature

Make sure you also know what these words mean.

 Reading homework.

Every week this half term we will have reading homework to practise our reading skills and become confident readers.

This week, with your reading book, choose a page or a couple of paragraphs (about 100 words) to read to an adult aloud.

This week’s skill: Read fluently: this means:

1. reading each word correctly and accurately

2. reading in an interesting voice

3. reading at a decent pace - not too fast or slow.

Your adult will give you marks out of ten for each of these 3 fluency areas. You are allowed a second attempt if some words were really tricky. Remember to sound out in syllables if the word is long.

Parents, you can record the 3 marks out of ten in their homework books eg

accuracy 9/10 interesting 8/10 pace 10/10

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 13th January

Maths

Next week it is the very important 3x table. It is vital you know these before we learn the 6x and 9x tables. Please complete your homework sheet, drawing out the 3’s and practising until you are confident. I will set TT rockstars for the 3x table too so you can get speedy.

12 Weekly spellings

Each week now, there will be 12 spellings and children will be tested each Wednesday afternoon.)

was were went would water which when with word way what who

 English

We have started our learning about ‘The Tempest’ by William Shakespeare this week. I have set you a short factfile in Purple mash to complete. Do some research about this amazing man and see what you can find out. here are some good sites to read all about him.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 15th December

Christmas songs

Please continue to practise your Christmas songs from this week and last week that you have learned. You are doing so well!

Maths

TT rockstars for the 5x tables. Test on Monday.

 Spelling

We have been learning about adding suffixes to the end of words ending with a y. We uusually need to change the y to an i. For example: fairy becomes fairies empty becomes emptier or emptiest. I have given you a chart to fill in the words given when the suffixes are added. I have gone over this in class with you so you understand.

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

Christmas songs part 2.

You have now learned all christmas songs. Practise this next 4 with your booklet to learn the words. Remember year 4, you are singing the Italian on ‘The Prayer!’

Maths

TT rockstars for the 5x tables and 5x tables sheet to practise.

 Spelling

We have been learning when words need a k instead of a c and a g instead of a j. Learn the following spellings. Copy them carefully in your homework book in your VERY best handwriting. Notice that the ones with a g or k always have an e, i or y as the next letter. Can you think of any more that follow this rule for k and g? Write them in your homework book in a different colour.

kind gentle cage

king gem change

kitchen generous emerge

kiss giant Egypt

keep genius gym

kept

key

take

Music - Clarinet.

Practise all new songs given

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 1st December

Christmas songs.

You have been given a booklet with all our Christmas songs to practise for our upcoming Christmas concert on Thursday 15th December. Please make it a real priority to learn the words to the first 3 we practised this week. There is a video below with all three songs you can sing along to at home. What a jolly homework! Learning points to those who know the words for our practice next Tuesday.

Maths

TT rockstars for the 8x tables - test on Monday! You will be brill!

 History

For Pyramid Monday!

I would like you to draw, make or paint a pyramid or pyramids. I would then love you to think of as many questions as you can about pyramids and write them on your question sheet. (if you then want to do some research to find answers you can- but you do not have to) On Monday 28th we will bring in our pyramids and questions and collect them together. We will then find out more about them.

Music - Clarinet.

Practise tonguing technique by saying “tttt” when you play your songs.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 24th November

Book and Purple Mash homework

Maths

This week, we have learned the 8 x table. Please complete your 8x tables sheet to learn the 8’s. Spot patterns, practise counting in 8’s until you are very confident.

English

Please re-read Chapter 15 of Charlotte’s Web aloud to an adult. Then work through the comprehension question sheet ‘Practising Different Reading Skills,’ based on chapter 15 using the text to help you answer them.

Also, can you tell your grown up what has happened in the story so far? What are the characters like?

 History

This homework does not need to be brought into school until Monday 28th November so you can do it next weekend if you need to. We are setting up a historical enquiry about the pyramids of Egypt.

I would like you to draw, make or paint a pyramid or pyramids. I would then love you to think of as many questions as you can about pyramids and write them on your question sheet. (if you then want to do some research to find answers you can- but you do not have to) On Monday 28th we will bring in our pyramids and questions and collect them together. We will then find out more about them.

Music - Clarinet.

Practise songs on Charanga.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 17th November

Book and Purple Mash homework

Maths

Practise EVERY DAY on TTrockstars to gather your speed for the 4x and 2x times tables facts. We will have a speed test on Monday. Please especially focus on 10 x 4, 11 x 4 and 12 x 4

Just refresh yourselves on your 5x tables too.

English - spelling investigation

We are going to focus on spelling each week. This week, we have been thinking about the ‘or’ sound which has so many different spellings in our language, eg fork, talk, caught.

Please complete the sheet, sorting the words under the correct spelling - then find words of your own to fill up your lists. They must make the ‘or’ sound.

Computing

We have begun our work on coding in computing. Please complete the Bubbles 2do on purple mash. It is quite straightforward if your resilient and problem solve.

Music - Clarinet.

This week, Mrs Maddocks has set you a few different songs to play with your three notes. They are on Charanga. Please make sure you have a try at them all.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 10th November

Book and Purple Mash homework

Maths

We did very well on our 2x tables test. Now we have learned the 4x tables in class. Please follow the process of learning these by filling in and using the 2 sheets given for homework. It is so important to follow these small steps to build up these times tables. We will be practising recalling them every day in school too.

Practise EVERY DAY on TTrockstars to gather your speed for these times tables facts. They are now set for the 4x and 2x tables.

Geography - Deforestation leaflet

To round up our topic about Plants around the world, we have learned about Deforestation in class this week. Please complete the leaflet - (take care - it has a front, back and 2 pages in the middle!) use the pictures I have added and the information to help you.

Music - Clarinet.

This week, Mrs Maddocks taught you the F and G note. E is finger and thumb, F - just thumb and G - no fingers. See if you can practise and make up your own tune with these 3 notes!

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 3rd November

Online homework for over the holidays

Maths

TT rockstars for 2x table facts. There will be a test on Monday 31st October where you will need to answer each 2x table sum within 6 seconds. This means you need to know them and not have to work them out!

Practise EVERY DAY on TTrockstars to gather your speed for these times tables facts. I will be checking that you have done this and I will see what your speed is.

After the holidays we will be learning and speeding up the 4x tables so you must not get behind!

Computing - Online Safety

Following our online safety lesson on Tuesday, what have you learned about keeping yourself safe online? Create a safety poster (see the 2do set in Purple Mash) There are lots of prompts on this for you to use, to help you think.

Science/Reading practice

To celebrate our lovely work all about Plants, I have set you some 2dos for this. One you need to find yourself!

1. On purple mash home screen go to ‘Science’ and find ‘Plants.’ Scroll down and click on ‘Plant Life Cycle slideshow.’ I would like you to read this to an adult to practise your reading fluency. You can discuss if you have found out anything new that I have not taught you yet in school!

2. From doing this, you will have learned more parts of a flower. You are ready to complete the 2do I set called ‘Flower Labelling game.’

3. Now you can make a lovely sunflower complete with seeds! See ‘Sunflowers’ 2do.

Music

This week, Mrs Maddocks wants you to have a go at the tunes on Charanga. Please be careful not to bite the actual wooden reeds as they are delicate!

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 20th October

Maths - booklet and online

This week, we will begin really mastering our times tables. In class we have gone over the 2x tables and their link to doubles sums eg 6 x 2 is the same as 2 x 6 which is also the same as 6+6. It is so important with times tables. not simply to learn hem off by heart but to understand them and be able to represent them. We did it with square counters so we can visualise the twos.

Homework this week is the following:

1. Watch our Percy Parker song below and sing along!

2. Make sure you understand them by making various sums given by your parents eg if mum gives you 5 x 2 - make it with shoes, sweets, cups etc Put them in rows and columns like we did in class. This is an array.

3. Practise your 2x tables using the booklet I provided. You do not need to bring this back into school but it is important you complete it.

4. Go on TTRockstars - it is set for the 2’s.

Spelling

This week, we are revising spellings. There are 6 spellings to practise below.

child children laugh laughed every friend

There is also a spelling investigation concentrating on ‘split digraph’ words. Please copy the following words into your homework books. Then try and make each list longer. See how many other words you can find, with this spelling pattern. They will rhyme.

ake ike oke uke ace ice age

make like spoke Luke pace rice page

shake bike choke duke lace twice stage

Reading

How are you doing? Have you met your reading target? Curl up with a good book and read every day for at least 20 minutes. Keep quizzing and trying to meet your reading target this half term. Less than 2 weeks to go.

Music

This week, Mrs Maddocks wants you to have a go at the tunes on Charanga. Please be careful not to bite the actual wooden reeds as they are delicate!

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 13th October

Assembly parts.

Please continue to learn your parts and the songs below to deliver with confidence on Tuesday. Our assembly is on Tuesday 11th October. There are two showings 9:10 am and 9:35am. You are most welcome to come and watch, parents.

Song 1 - This is me!

Song 2 - Autumn Days

The whole school will join in with us as we sing this - but lets try to learn the lyrics too.

Science

You started this in class, but please finish your explanatory text about Germination in Purple mash. Use scientific vocabulary and our causal connectives, such as: therefore, consequently, this means that, as a result, however, due to the fact that, etc

Maths

We have now completed column subtraction. Show your adults how you can do the calculations below, using the squared paper I have placed in your book. I have given you 2 column addition so you remember this method too!

a) 345 - 142 = b) 571 - 248 = c) 718 - 263 = d) 604 - 243 = e) 632 - 88= f) 506 - 269 = g) 800 - 654=

and addition: g) 435+ 292 = h) 288 + 78=

Music

This week, you have taken home your Clarinets for the first time! The site below (Charanga) is where you visit each week to do your music homework that Mrs Maddocks sets. Your log in is stuck to the green label attached to your clarinet case.

This week, Mrs Maddocks wants you to have a go at the tune on there. But very importantly, she wants you to rewatch the video about putting together your clarinet with your parents so they can help you if you need it.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 6th October

This week I would like your complete homework focus to be on learning your assembly parts and the lyrics/tunes to the songs below.

Assembly parts.

We will be practising lots next week, starting on Tuesday, so please try and learn your part off by heart. Can you say it in a loud, confident voice?

Song 1 - This is me!

I have slightly changed the lyrics to this one (as practised in class). I have included the lyrics for you to learn as you practise singing the song.

Song 2 - Autumn Days

The whole school will join in with us as we sing this - but lets try to learn the lyrics too.

WHAT A JOLLY HOMEWORK!

Our assembly is on Tuesday 11th October. There are two showings 9:10 am and 9:35am. You are most welcome to come and watch, parents.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 29th September

This week your homework is mainly in books

Geography.

This week, we have learned about BIOMES - (areas around the world which have a certain landscape, climate, plants and animals which live there.) You did some research in class on one biome with your partner. Choose a different biome from the one you did in class - (see below) and do a research page in your homework book.

On one page - draw the biome

On the page next to it - research and explain What is the landscape like? What is the climate like? (eg amount of rain, average winter temperature) Which plants are found there? Which animals are found there?

Biomes are:

Savanna Mixed and Deciduous forest Steppe Desert Tundra Taiga Tropical Rainforest Ice Caps and Polar Desert Mediterranean

IXL

Complete these units about sentences - fragments and run-ons. This will stop you doing them sometimes when you write. KK6 KK7

Maths

We have now learned how to use the strategy of column addition!! You have worked so hard! Solve the following sums on the squared paper provided - make sure you line them up neatly and use a RULER! Show your parents how we regroup when more than 9 in a column.

a) 345 + 237 b) 27 + 45 + 11 = c) 67 + 78 = d) 273 + 42 = e) 567 + 296 = F) 258 + 168 + 228 =

g) 111+ 222 + 777 =

Reading

We are climbing our seed target wall at school! Some of you have special ‘ Mrs Lyons targets stuck to the front of your reading book! Please read for at least 20 minutes a day at home. Always remember to ask grown ups if there are words you do not know the meaning of. Aim to read fluently with an interesting voice!

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 22nd September

Thnk you for your lovely homework last week!

This week your homework is online

Geography.

We are learning about plants all around the world and brushing up on our map knowledge. Complete the purple mash quizzes about the world and the continents. If you get stuck, you can use an atlas or google maps.

 The game below is EXCELLENT for developing your locational knowledge of countries - again it may be better to have a go with an Atlas at first. Play it together daily at home - you have to guess one country per day! We love it in our house!

English

This week, we have learned lots about word structure and also about the purpose of writing. Please complete IXL English units DD1, DD4, Z1 and V1. I will go over them in class first.

Science

This week, we have learned all about seed dispersal. We looked at lots of different seeds and seed heads to see how the disperse.

1. Can you explain to your parents what seed dispersal is and how the different seeds do disperse?

2. Why do they disperse?

3. Can you explain what these words mean?

destination, device, apparatus, efficient, dense, germinate, void, produce, digest, hitchhiker.

Reading

You now have your new ZPD levels for reading. Please read for 20 minutes a day at home. Always remember to ask grown ups if there are words you do not know the meaning of.

Year 4 homework to be handed in by Thursday 15th September

Welcome to our Year 4 homework page! This week, you have 3 challenges and your parents have some challenges too!

 Child challenges

1. Getting organised

It is fantastic in year 4 if you can start to get yourself organised for school each day, bringing in all the things you will need and packing your own bag. I have included a timetable for you to fill in and stick to your fridge or wall so that you can get your own things ready!

Here are some key things to include on it:

Monday: Clarinet lessons

Wednesday - Outside PE

Thursday - Swimming and also homework handed in

You could write on your planner, what days you will DO your homework—as it must be done each week, on time.

You could also include things you need to pack in your bag each day - eg water bottle, snacks, reading book.

You do not need to hand this in - just keep it at home. If you prefer to create your own design - you can!

2. Getting organised

Please back your homework book in the usual way - something that reflects your personality. It can be photos, wrapping paper, posters etc.

3. Science

We are learning all about plants this half term. I would like you go in your garden or go for a walk and find 3 plants and/or trees to observe and draw in your homework book.

Can you find out the name of them so you can label them?

Then give 3 reasons why plants are so crucial in our world.

If you go on a walk, there are lots of plants that are dispersing their seeds at this time of year. Can you find any seed heads or pods? If you do, bring them in for Tuesday for a Science lesson all about this!

 Parent homework!

{Please ensure you go on the Year 4 blog and complete the online forms. These are:

• Medical form

• Consent and pick up forms

• Home-school agreement form (please share this with your child too)

There is also a form to fill in if your child wishes to take part in choir on a Thursday evening after school.