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!

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!