Welcome to the world of William Shakespeare!!!!
Read moreYear 4 - Monday July 6th - Meet your new teacher week!!!
Good Morning Year 4! Mrs Hotchkiss will be taking over for a week as she is your new teacher!!
Read moreYear 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.
Read the information and then watch the video
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: -
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.
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.
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.