YEAR 4 HOME LEARNING
KS2 HOMEWORK - 13TH JUNE 2022
The homework is for the children to learn the words to the first two verses of the Pig song, together with the words for the naturalist song.
Happy singing!
https://www.musiclinedirect.com/download/fd11cd825f9aa6b3e87503c53234be44
https://www.musiclinedirect.com/download/bf38c858a06ae631ad83294e6d9584ab
HOMEWORK - 27TH MAY 2022 - KS2
For your homework please learn the song "All Rise" over the half-term holiday. (This includes knowing the lyrics). Thank you.
HOMEWORK - 20TH MAY 2022 - KS2
The homework for the next few weeks is to learn the songs for the end of year production - What's the Crime Mr. Wolf?.
You will need to download the app above to get access to the songs and the children have also been given lyric sheets.
All Key Stage 2 children need to learn the parts marked "All" on the sheets.
Happy singing!
Whole School Writing Homework
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HOMEWORK - 13TH MAY 2022
For this week’s homework visit: What are the features of a newspaper? - BBC Bitesize
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs Carra
HOMEWORK - 6TH MAY 2022
For this week’s homework visit: Multiplication Tables Check - Mathsframe
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs Carra
HOMEWORK - 29TH APRIL 2022
For this week’s homework visit: What is an expanded noun phrase? - BBC Bitesize
Have a wonderful long weekend,
Mrs Carra
HOMEWORK - 22ND APRIL 2022
For this week’s homework visit: Flash Tables (transum.org) Select the times tables you would like to practise.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs Carrá
HOMEWORK - 1ST APRIL - EASTER BREAK
The children's homework over the holidays is to rest well and spend time with friends and family. There is always reading, Times Tables and spellings revision for those children who are extra keen and are able to fit it in between relaxing and family time.
Have a great Easter Holidays and see you all in TERM 5!
HOMEWORK - 25TH MARCH 2022
The children will be taking part in a whole school homework for the next two weeks when children can make an “Easter Garden” no larger than the size of a shoe box. These need to be brought into school as soon as completed so that they can be displayed and enjoyed for all to see before we break up for the Easter holidays. Please re-use and recycle wherever possible.
HOMEWORK - 18TH MARCH 2022
For this week’s homework visit: Little Bird Spelling || Practise spelling Common Exception Words (ictgames.com) Please select the Year 3 & 4 year group.
We’ve also been trying extremely hard with our times tables - please can you ensure that your child is accessing Times Table Rock Stars regularly.
Thank you for your continued support!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs Carra
HOMEWORK - 11TH MARCH 2022
This week we have been revising adding and subtracting fractions. For your homework this week, follow the link and complete the quiz: How to add and subtract fractions - BBC Bitesize
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Carra
Homework - 4th March 2022
This week in English we have been writing non-chronological reports. For your homework this week, follow the link and complete activity 1: Writing a report - Year 4 - P5 - English - Learning with BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Carra
Homework - 25th February 2022
This week we have been revising equivalent fractions. For your homework this week visit: Equivalent fractions and simplifying fractions - Year 3 - P4 - Maths - Learning with BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize
Please watch the videos and complete the interactive exercises.
I've really enjoyed my first week back - have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Carrá
Year 4
Tuesday 22nd February 2022
As always, just do your best with home learning. If you or your child are unwell, we would not expect you to do the activities as your well-being is more important. Each family circumstance will be different, so just do what you can.
Maths
Please follow this link to watch the video for each day’s learning.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning
Choose your child’s year group and click on current week for teaching video. Watch the video first before attempting the activity please. If you do not have a printer and the activity is a worksheet then children can just write their answers in their book or on paper.
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Link to activity |
Answer Sheet |
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Tuesday |
Recap Tenths
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Only to be accessed once you’ve completed your work.
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Wednesday |
Recap Count in tenths |
Y3-Spring-Block-5-WO4-Count-in-tenths-2019.pdf (whiterosemaths.com) |
Y3-Spring-Block-5-ANS4-Count-in-tenths-2019.pdf (whiterosemaths.com) |
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Thursday |
Recap Equivalent fractions (1) |
Y3-Summer-Block-1-WO1-Equivalent-fractions-1-2020.pdf (whiterosemaths.com) |
Y3-Summer-Block-1-ANS1-Equivalent-fractions-1-2020.pdf (whiterosemaths.com) |
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Friday |
Recap Equivalent fractions (2) |
Y3-Summer-Block-1-WO2-Equivalent-fractions-2-2020.pdf (whiterosemaths.com) |
Y3-Summer-Block-1-ANS2-Equivalent-fractions-2-2020.pdf (whiterosemaths.com) |
Maths Challenges visit: https://nrich.maths.org/8956
Choose an additional challenge of your choice to complete.
English - Medusa
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Activity |
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Tuesday |
LO: to be able to plan the introduction of a character description.
Please read the attached file ‘Medusa character description’. You may encounter some new vocabulary in this piece of writing – if you’re unsure of what a word means look it up in a dictionary/online.
Additional Research You might like to complete some additional research about Medusa using the internet or books.
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This week we will be writing our own descriptions of Medusa. We will be using this model text to support our writing.
Use the introduction from this model text to help you write your own introduction.
You can use these stem sentences below to help you structure your introduction.
Medusa would have once described herself as ... In a tragic turn of events… Even though … The gorgon spent her days …
End with a rhetorical question to keep the reader interested.
After you have completed your introduction, please edit and proofread your work.
Some top tips for editing your writing can be found here: Editing your writing - Year 4 - P5 - English - Learning with BBC Bitesize - BBC Bitesize |
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Wednesday & Thursday
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LO: to be able to describe the appearance of a character.
Over the next two lessons we will be writing a description of Medusa’s appearance. Read the model text again paying particular attention to paragraphs 2-4. |
Write a description of Medusa’s :
Use the model text to support your writing; you might like to ‘magpie’ some vocabulary to use in your own descriptions.
Don’t forget to edit and proofread your work. |
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Friday |
LO: to be able to describe a setting. LO: to produce a final draft.
Read the final paragraph of the model text. Imagine the ‘dingy cavern’ described- you could draw some pictures of what the text makes you imagine.
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Produce a final draft
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Online Books: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Tuesday Afternoon
Science – What is sound?
In this lesson, we will learn about how sound travels, how we hear it in our ear and complete an experiment. What is sound? (thenational.academy)
Wednesday Afternoon
RE – The Penitential Act
Part of the Introductory Rite at the beginning of Mass is the Penitential Act. It reminds people of the mystery of Christ’s love. This helps to prepare people to hear God’s Word in the part of the Mass which is the Liturgy of the Word. It also helps them to feel part of the community, as everyone is together needing mercy and forgiveness.
The priest begins the Penitential Act by saying:
“Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.”
There are then three different Penitential Acts that could be used.
1 I confess …
2 Have mercy on us, O Lord …
3 You were sent to heal the contrite of heart …
In the I confess prayer everyone acknowledges they have done wrong in their thoughts, in their words, in the things they have done and the things they have neglected to do. Then they agree it was their own fault. Nobody made them do it. Finally, they ask all the angels and saints as well as everyone present to pray for them.
At the end of the Penitential Act, the priest reassures the people by saying:
“May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.”
Everyone responds, “Amen!”
RE Activity
- Give some examples of how we say sorry in our daily lives. How can we change what we do in order to follow God’s way?
Thursday Afternoon
Music/ Science - How drums make sound
Follow the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/music--science-ks2-how-drums-make-sound/z6wc8xs
Activity - Using everyday objects like pans and tins, pupils can experiment with pitch, discovering for themselves how big objects make lower sounds than small objects.
Friday Afternoon
PE - –Compete in a number of personal challenges that focus on you competing against yourself and trying to improve your personal performance.
Personal Challenge Document - Personal Challenge - Kent School Games
Art- Make Geometry Art
Create a geometric pencil drawing inspired by Nabil Nahas
Follow the link: https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/make/paint-draw/make-geometry-art
Medusa - click link
HOMEWORK - 11TH FEBRUARY 2022
Please complete the following worksheets for your homework. Enjoy the break.
Miss Johnson
HOMEWORK - 4TH FEBRUARY 2022
Please click on the link below for this week's homework.
Please continue to read, practise your spellings and times tables.
Have a great weekend.
Yours
Miss Johnson
Year 4
Monday 7th February
As always, just do your best with home learning. If you or your child are unwell, we would not expect you to do the activities as your well-being is more important. Each family circumstance will be different, so just do what you can.
Maths
Please follow this link to watch the video for each day’s learning.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning
Choose your child’s year group and click on current week for teaching video. Watch the video first before attempting the activity please. If you do not have a printer and the activity is a worksheet then children can just write their answers in their book or on paper.
Some useful resources to support your math’s work this week:
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Link to activity |
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Monday |
Area assessment |
file:///C:/Users/laura/Downloads/wrm-y4-spring-b2-area-assessment%20(1).pdf |
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Tuesday |
Unit and non-unit fractions
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Wednesday |
What is a fraction |
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Thursday |
Tenths |
https://assets.whiterosemaths.com/fixed/res/2020/01/Y3-Spring-Block-5-WO4-Count-in-tenths-2019.pdf |
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Friday |
Times tables day. |
Log into TTRS |
Maths Challenges visit: https://nrich.maths.org/8957
Choose an additional challenge of your choice to complete.
English
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Activity |
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Monday |
LO: to analyze a legend, deciding if events are accurately recorded and give reasons for my answers.
Useful link: https://www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/learn/resources/stories-and-rhymes/tregeagle/
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Activity: Today we will be looking at the story of Tregeagle.
Some stories get exaggerated over time. Look at the legend of Jan Tregeagle to try and identify which parts of the legend are more likely to have happened compared to others.
Remember to justify your reasons (explain why).
There is an information sheet attached and a sheet like the one pictured below to record your answers.
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Tuesday
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LO: to critique a poem, identifying features the author has used.
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The legend of Jan Tregeagal inspired a poem called ‘The balled of the haunted moor”
Read the poem attached.
Take an a4 sheet of paper and split it into four quadrants. Each quadrant should have its own heading.
What do you like and dislike about the poem?
What puzzels or patterns can you spot? Puzzles- is there anything that gives you more questions? Patterns- is there a theme or words repeated? Rhyme? Rhythm? Please give examples.
Fill in the sheet with your observations.
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Wednesday / Thursday |
LO: to write a poem using similes and repetition for effect.
Useful links: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zmfc7ty/articles/zrrhpg8
Each stanza should have 5 lines.
I have done the first stanza for you.
Stanza 2: Hades comes for him Sisyphus locks him in a cupboard.
Repeat the line: It was easy to forget.
Sisyphus tricks Persephone with the coin.
Repeat the line: It was easy to forget.
Stanza 4. The gods catch up with him. Explain the punishment
here would be not forgetting It would never be forgiven.
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Task:
We will be writing about the myth of Sisyphus which learnt about last week.
When discussing as a class a lot of children said that we felt sorry for Sissyphus for a number of reasons.
We are going to use the phrase “it is easy to forget” repeatedly for effect.
Example poem:
Until they came for me. Among the clouds that sighed The fires raged below, I ran away from the danger From all my foes.
It was easy to forget. Until, furious Hades came for me He was as red as blood (simile), I locked him in a tiny cupboard. I was sneaky, cunning, cruel, I ran away to sunshine and rainbows.
It was easy to forget. Until, beautiful Persephone came for me She was as sweet as sugar (simile), I tricked her with my lack of a coin I was sneaky, cunning, cruel, I ran away to laughter and joy.
It was easy to forget. Until, of course my luck ran out. On trial I stood in chains. Never again to laugh. Only hard work would suffice. I would never forget. I would never be forgiven.
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Friday |
Lo: to write a poem using similes and repetition for effect.
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Please publish a final draft of your poem. You can choose to write by hand or to use Microsoft word on a computer. Please to be sure to use capital letter and full stops.
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Online Books - https://library.thenational.academy/
PE –Compete in a number of personal challenges that focus on you competing against yourself and trying to improve your personal performance.
Personal Challenge Document - Personal Challenge - Kent School Games
French – Learning the French names of some foods
Learning the French names of some foods (thenational.academy)
We're going to learn how to say the names of some foods in French, and look at the ideas of masculine or feminine, and singular and plural.
PE - Try and get outside if you have a garden. If it is rainy why not ask your family to put on an exercise video that you can enjoy. The Joe Wicks ones are still on You Tube or maybe try Just Dance or similar. Tuesday afternoons are our Outdoor Learning time, the Language through Landscapes website has some brilliant ideas you may like to try as a family.
Re
Lo: to identify and explain the importance of the gathering of the Eucharist
When you go to a film or see a TV programme, it will begin with a title and a theme tune as an introduction to indicate that it is about to begin. The start of the Eucharist is the same see Church’s Story 3 page 54, Gathering. It has an introduction to prepare people for what is about to happen. Normally, the Sunday Eucharist will begin with a hymn, which may include something about the theme of that Mass or about people gathering. As this is sung, the priest and the servers walk in procession through the church towards the altar. The priest kisses the altar first because it is a symbol of Christ. It is with Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit that the Church offers the Eucharist to God, the Father. The priest represents Christ and everyone at the Eucharist has their own part to take in the celebration. When the hymn is finished, the priest faces the people and makes the Sign of the Cross. The Eucharist has begun, the people gather in the name of the Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
SOME KEY QUESTIONS
- Why do you think it is necessary to have an introduction at the beginning of the Eucharist?
- What is carried in procession at the start of the Eucharist and why do you think these symbols are used?
- Why does the priest kiss the altar?
- Who does the priest represent?
- What does the Sign of the Cross signify at the start of the Eucharist?
Task:
- Write an account of what happens at the gathering of the Eucharist.
LO: to create a charter to live by reflecting on the importance of our Catholic values.
When people gather at Mass on Sunday, they bring with them their joys and sorrows, their giving and receiving, the good they have done and those things they are sorry for. Life is full of giving and receiving (taking) and sometimes gets out of balance. The Mass helps people to reflect on their daily lives and challenges them to try again. It gives Christians the strength and courage for this and the knowledge that they are supported in love and prayer.
Jesus understood very well how people often find it hard to love as much as they might do. In Matthew’s Gospel Jesus explains how God loves and gives advice to us on how to love better.
Read God’s Story 3 page 84 Matthew 5: 45-58: You have learned…
SOME KEY QUESTIONS
- How do you think giving and receiving (taking) could get out of balance?
- Why is the Mass an occasion to help you reflect about your daily life?
- What do you find hard in the advice offered and why?
- What do you think is the most important piece of advice in this text?
Task
- Design a ‘Charter to Live By’ based on the Scripture passage you have studied (Matthew 5: 45-58), making links between the Scripture and how Christians might lead their lives.
Music – Have a go at Lesson 1 ‘Exploring Percussion’ from Oak National Academy.
ICT – Visit Typing Club. (Ask a grown-up to set up an account for you, this is free of charge). Try to complete at least five lessons this week – they are all very short so could be done one per day, or in a bigger chunk. It is up to you!
History:
LO: To describe how Anglo-Saxons were punished when they broke laws.
- Please use the internet to research Anglo- Saxon punishment.
- Please complete the attached sheet.
LO: To understand the Tudor justice system and how it was used.
- Please use the internet to research Anglo- Saxon punishment.
- Please complete the attached sheet.
History - Punishment in Anglo Saxon Times
History - Punishment in Tudor Times
HOMEWORK - 28TH JANUARY 2022
Please complete the attached worksheet for this week's homework.
Please also continue to read, practise spellings and timestables.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Johnson
Year 4
Monday 1st February
As always, just do your best with home learning. If you or your child are unwell, we would not expect you to do the activities as your well-being is more important. Each family circumstance will be different, so just do what you can.
Maths
Please follow this link to watch the video for each day’s learning.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning
Choose your child’s year group and click on current week for teaching video. Watch the video first before attempting the activity please. If you do not have a printer and the activity is a worksheet then children can just write their answers in their book or on paper.
Some useful resources to support your math’s work this week:
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Link to activity |
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Monday |
What is Area? |
https://assets.whiterosemaths.com/fixed/res/2019/12/Y4-Spring-Block-2-WO1-What-is-area_-2019.pdf |
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Tuesday |
Counting squares |
https://assets.whiterosemaths.com/fixed/res/2019/12/Y4-Spring-Block-2-WO2-Counting-squares-2019.pdf |
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Wednesday |
Making shapes |
https://assets.whiterosemaths.com/fixed/res/2019/12/Y4-Spring-Block-2-WO3-Making-shapes-2019.pdf |
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Thursday |
Comparing area |
https://assets.whiterosemaths.com/fixed/res/2019/12/Y4-Spring-Block-2-WO4-Comparing-area-2019.pdf |
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Friday |
Times tables |
Please log on to TTRS |
Maths Challenges visit: https://nrich.maths.org/8957
Choose an additional challenge of your choice to complete.
English
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Activity |
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Tuesday |
LO: To compare two different text types
Today we are going to be looking at two different text types, fiction and non- fiction.
The story of Dr Crippen: Non fiction The Myth of Sisyphus: fiction
These stories should be attached in a different file.
Please watch the link below to remind yourself of these text types. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2yycdm/articles/zty8xfr
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Starter
Compare the story of Dr Crippen with the Myth of Sisyphus.
Answer the following questions, writing in full sentences. Expand on your ideas to give as much detail as you can for your answers.
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Wednesday /Thursday
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LO: to write a diary entry using emotive language and adventurous vocabulary.
A recount is a way of telling others what has happened to you. A diary entry is a type of recount. Here are some key features to remember when writing a recount:
I used the stars to navigate across the desert.
It took a long time!
I was so relieved to see the next city; my throat was dry, and I needed water.
The sand dunes were as tall as mountains.
I put blood, sweat and tears into my journey; I have no regrets!
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Starter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4qtqfr
Today you will be writing a diary entry from the perspective of the Captain who found out he had Dr Crippen on his ship.
Try your hardest to convey how the captain felt, was he scared or excited?
You can write this in your best handwriting, or you can use a computer.
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Thursday |
LO: to adapt text into alternative formats.
Tool kit for a comic strip.
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Starter:
Take part in these spag activities to kick start your learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f
We have been learning about the Myth of Sisyphus. Today you will need to create a comic strip which portrays the characters emotions during each frame.
Task: Draw six pictures illustrating the story of Sisyphus, including more than 1 speech and/or thought bubble per picture
Can you add two additional frames to give an alternate ending? |
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Friday |
LO: to understand how to develop the quality of our writing with varied sentence starters.
Clause: start with the subordinate clause While walking to the shop, Molly chatted with her friends. Preposition: start with where the character/ action is In her bedroom, Molly chatted with her friends on the computer. Adverb: start with an -ly word Happily, Molly chatted with her friends. Pronoun: start with an alternative to a name She chatted with her friends. Device: start with simile or onomatopoeia Like a whirlwind, Molly chatted with her friends on the computer, tidied her room and completed her homework. Squeaking with delight, Molly chatted with her friends. Question: ask a question Should Molly chat with her friends or complete her homework?
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Kevin walked to the shop. Using the ideas shown, look at how the ‘boring’ sentence above has been made better.
Task 1 Re-write the sentences below using the new rules:
Challenge: Can you complete more than one sentence for each one? Which version is better and why?
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Online Books - https://library.thenational.academy/
PE –Compete in a number of personal challenges that focus on you competing against yourself and trying to improve your personal performance.
Personal Challenge Document - Personal Challenge - Kent School Games
French – Learning the French names of some foods
Learning the French names of some foods (thenational.academy)
We're going to learn how to say the names of some foods in French, and look at the ideas of masculine or feminine, and singular and plural.
RE:
The parish community supports it members at the Sunday Eucharist as well as at various stages of their lives. They celebrate the birth of a new baby and follow their faith journey as they are Baptised, Confirmed and receive their First Holy Communion. They continue to celebrate with them through other special times in their lives such as marriage. When a member of the parish community dies, they also gather together to celebrate that person’s life and to thank God for it.
Read: A funeral Mass for Margaret Brown
There are lots of the symbols used in the funeral Mass.
They are: holy water – for blessing the coffin, also a symbol of Baptism. The Easter candle which may be placed near the coffin as a reminder of the person’s Baptism and of Jesus’ new life.
Christian symbols – a book of the Gospels, a Bible, a Cross or other symbol of Christian life may be placed on the coffin. Incense is used during the song of farewell, at the end of Mass. The priest honours the body of the person who has died with fragrant incense. The smoke from the incense symbolises prayer rising to God.
The community pray this prayer together for people who have died:
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.
Amen.
- Why does the church community come together to celebrate a person’s life?
- What does the family and parish community do to prepare for this celebration?
- Why are the symbols used important?
- How do you think the community will support the Brown family?
Task
Using the words of the prayer, ‘Eternal Rest’ and relevant symbols, make prayer cards to be given to those members of the parish community who have recently been bereaved. Give reasons for the symbols you have chosen.
Wednesday:
PE - Try and get outside if you have a garden. If it is rainy why not ask your family to put on an exercise video that you can enjoy. The Joe Wicks ones are still on You Tube or maybe try Just Dance or similar. Tuesday afternoons are our Outdoor Learning time, the Language through Landscapes website has some brilliant ideas you may like to try as a family.
Re
During the celebration of the Eucharist the community gathers together, listens to the Word of God, gives thanks to God for all his gifts and takes what they have heard and received back into the community. Everybody has a special role to play and every role is important e.g. priest, readers, greeters, collectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, etc.
Read St Paul’s letter to the Romans 12: 8-11 God’s Story 3 page 141 Be real about loving – Have a think about how Saint Paul invites us to be ‘whole-hearted and enthusiastic’ members of the community.
- When can the parish community gather together to celebrate?
- Why do the parish community come together?
- How can members of the parish community ‘be real in their love for one another’?
- What suggestions does Paul make about how to ‘be real about loving.’
- Do you have any more?
Task
Choose a sentence from Romans 12: 8-11. Explain how you would live this out in action in your daily life and give some reasons how this would help your community.
Music – Have a go at Lesson 1 ‘Exploring Percussion’ from Oak National Academy.
ICT – Visit Typing Club. (Ask a grown-up to set up an account for you, this is free of charge). Try to complete at least five lessons this week – they are all very short so could be done one per day, or in a bigger chunk. It is up to you!
Year 4
Monday 24th January
As always, just do your best with home learning. If you or your child are unwell, we would not expect you to do the activities as your well-being is more important. Each family circumstance will be different, so just do what you can.
Maths
Please follow this link to watch the video for each day’s learning.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning
Choose your child’s year group and click on current week for teaching video. Watch the video first before attempting the activity please. If you do not have a printer and the activity is a worksheet then children can just write their answers in their book or on paper.
Some useful resources to support your math’s work this week:
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Link to activity |
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Monday |
Divide 3 digits by 1 digit
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Tuesday |
Correspondence
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Wednesday |
Assessment |
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Thursday |
Assessment |
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Friday |
Times tables |
Please log on to TTRS |
Maths Challenges visit: https://nrich.maths.org/8957
Choose an additional challenge of your choice to complete.
English
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Activity |
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Monday |
LO: to write a suspense story including fronted adverbials, similes, and metaphors.
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Today we will be finishing writing the first draft of our story. Remember to include what we have learned this week this week.
Capital letters and full stops are non-negotiable.
Today you should be completing your problem and resolution paragraphs.
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Tuesday |
LO: to write a final draft of a suspense story including similies and metaphors. |
By now, you should have your wonderful dragon story. Today, is your chance to focus on where you can make improvements:
Once you have made improvements, you’ll be ready to write it up in your BEST handwriting or type it up on the computer. If you type it, this is a good time to try and practise the lessons from Typing Club.
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Wednesday
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LO: to write a persuasive advertisement
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Write a job advert for a dragon slayer.
Think back to our learning about Beowulf, how did we describe him? You could use simile, metaphor and personification to make your description extra interesting!
You may also include a drawing of the type of slayer you would like to recruit, but remember this is an English activity so the drawing only needs to be small. |
Online Books - https://library.thenational.academy/
Monday:
PE –Compete in a number of personal challenges that focus on you competing against yourself and trying to improve your personal performance.
Personal Challenge Document - Personal Challenge - Kent School Games
French – Learning the French names of some foods
Learning the French names of some foods (thenational.academy)
We're going to learn how to say the names of some foods in French, and look at the ideas of masculine or feminine, and singular and plural.
Tuesday:
RE:
The parish community supports it members at the Sunday Eucharist as well as at various stages of their lives. They celebrate the birth of a new baby and follow their faith journey as they are Baptised, Confirmed and receive their First Holy Communion. They continue to celebrate with them through other special times in their lives such as marriage. When a member of the parish community dies, they also gather together to celebrate that person’s life and to thank God for it.
Read: A funeral Mass for Margaret Brown
There are lots of the symbols used in the funeral Mass.
They are: holy water – for blessing the coffin, also a symbol of Baptism. The Easter candle which may be placed near the coffin as a reminder of the person’s Baptism and of Jesus’ new life.
Christian symbols – a book of the Gospels, a Bible, a Cross or other symbol of Christian life may be placed on the coffin. Incense is used during the song of farewell, at the end of Mass. The priest honours the body of the person who has died with fragrant incense. The smoke from the incense symbolises prayer rising to God.
The community pray this prayer together for people who have died:
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.
Amen.
- Why does the church community come together to celebrate a person’s life?
- What does the family and parish community do to prepare for this celebration?
- Why are the symbols used important?
- How do you think the community will support the Brown family?
Task
Using the words of the prayer, ‘Eternal Rest’ and relevant symbols, make prayer cards to be given to those members of the parish community who have recently been bereaved. Give reasons for the symbols you have chosen.
Wednesday:
PE - Try and get outside if you have a garden. If it is rainy why not ask your family to put on an exercise video that you can enjoy. The Joe Wicks ones are still on You Tube or maybe try Just Dance or similar. Tuesday afternoons are our Outdoor Learning time, the Language through Landscapes website has some brilliant ideas you may like to try as a family.
Thursday
Re
During the celebration of the Eucharist the community gathers together, listens to the Word of God, gives thanks to God for all his gifts and takes what they have heard and received back into the community. Everybody has a special role to play and every role is important e.g. priest, readers, greeters, collectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, etc.
Read St Paul’s letter to the Romans 12: 8-11 God’s Story 3 page 141 Be real about loving – Have a think about how Saint Paul invites us to be ‘whole-hearted and enthusiastic’ members of the community.
- When can the parish community gather together to celebrate?
- Why do the parish community come together?
- How can members of the parish community ‘be real in their love for one another’?
- What suggestions does Paul make about how to ‘be real about loving.’
- Do you have any more?
Task
Choose a sentence from Romans 12: 8-11. Explain how you would live this out in action in your daily life and give some reasons how this would help your community.
Music – Have a go at Lesson 1 ‘Exploring Percussion’ from Oak National Academy.
ICT – Visit Typing Club. (Ask a grown-up to set up an account for you, this is free of charge). Try to complete at least five lessons this week – they are all very short so could be done one per day, or in a bigger chunk. It is up to you!
Multi faith week- Judaism
This week is multi faith week. We will be learning all about Judaism. There will be one lesson each day it will be up to you to chose when to do each lesson.
Lesson 1:
LO: to explore the origins of Judaism, making links to other faiths.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znwhfg8/articles/zh77vk7 Follow this link to learn about the jewish faith.
We have previously learnt about Gods promise to Abraham. Watch the link to remind yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdqrwGJYePQ
Task: Imagine you are interviewing Sarah. What questions would you want to ask? What might she say? Complete the attached sheet to record your interview.
Lesson 2:
LO: To explain and the story of Moses and the ten commandments
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/history/moses_1.shtml
Click on the link to learn about the story of Moses and the ten commandments.
List the commandments in order of importance. Which do you think are the most important and why?
Design your own ten commandments plaque. These will be going into our floor books!
Lesson 3:
Lo: to identify and explain the objects and places which are important to Jewish people.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znwhfg8/articles/zh77vk7
Follow the link to learn about the different objects and places that are important to Jewish people
Complete the task labelling the different objects.
Can you create a document which explains all the important objects? These should be explained with labels. You can do it either by hand or using a computer.
Lesson 4:
LO: to recognise the important Jewish festivals and give reasons for why they are important.
Please follow the links to learn about the different Jewish festivals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znwhfg8/articles/zn22382
Passover (or Pesach in Hebrew) is one of the most important festivals in the Jewish year. It is a Spring festival that begins on the 15th day of Nisan, the first month of the Jewish calendar. The celebrations last for seven or eight days, depending on where you live. In 2022 Passover begins on the evening of Friday 15 April.
On the evening before Passover starts, Jews have a special service called a Seder (Order). This takes place over a meal with family and friends at home.
Task:
Design your own Sedar plate- you should give reasons for why you have chosen the items
Homework - 21st January 2022
Please continue to read and learning spellings and times tables.
Have a good weekend.
Year 4
Monday 17th January
As always, just do your best with home learning. If you or your child are unwell, we would not expect you to do the activities as your well-being is more important. Each family circumstance will be different, so just do what you can.
Maths
Please follow this link to watch the video for each day’s learning.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning
Choose your child’s year group and click on current week for teaching video. Watch the video first before attempting the activity please. If you do not have a printer and the activity is a worksheet then children can just write their answers in their book or on paper.
Some useful resources to support your math’s work this week:
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Link to activity |
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Monday |
Multiply 3 digits by 1 digit |
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Tuesday |
Divide 2 digits by 1 digit |
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Wednesday |
Divide 2 digits by 1 digit |
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Thursday |
Divide 2 digits by 1 digit |
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Friday |
Divide 2 digits by 1 digit
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Maths Challenges visit: https://nrich.maths.org/8957
Choose an additional challenge of your choice to complete.
English
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Activity |
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Monday |
Similes and metaphors
Useful link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty/articles/z9tkxfr
What is a metaphor? A metaphor is a word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were something else:
What is a simile? A simile describes something by comparing it to something else, using like or as:
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Starter
Arrange the following into Similes and metaphors:
Task: 1) As you watch the clip note down any interesting things that you see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwdWMmFeXIo
Over the next week we will be writing stories about our dragons, you will need to include similes and metaphors. - Can you write a descriptive piece of writing to set the scene?
For example: Around me statuesque trees growled at each other, their branches shaking as they wrestled for space in the crowded canopy.
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Tuesday |
LO: to use the “show don’t tell” technique in descriptive writing to set the scene and convey emotion.
Useful link:
showing techniques:
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Starter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p
Task
Please see attached the help sheet.
Use the “show don’t tell” technique to write a short descriptive passage.
Challenge: include a simile or a metaphor.
Example:
Or
Eyes wide, tail wagging rapidly, the 3-month old beagle puppy tumbled over his siblings as he raced to greet me first. His black-and-white body slammed against the cage right before he stuck his little pink tongue through to say “hello” to my fingers.
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Wednesday
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LO: to plan a suspense story including fronted adverbials, similes and metaphors.
Useful links
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx339j6/articles/zy3sk2p
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmp84xs
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Starter https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p
Task Please complete the attached sheet to plan the different paragraphs of your story. You need to write in the first person and you must meet a scary dragon! Last week you designed your own dragon, it would be great to use this dragon in the story. Don’t forget the amazing adjectives and adverbs that you used in your descriptive writing,
ntroduction
Build up 1
Build up 2
Build up 3
Problem
Resolution
Remember, after completing each section to go back and edit/ up- level your work. |
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Thursday/ Friday |
LO: to plan a suspense story including fronted adverbials, similes, and metaphors.
Useful links
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx339j6/articles/zy3sk2p
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmp84xs
sentence starters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvp6dp3 |
Today we will be writing the first draft of our story. Remember to include what we have learned this week this week.
Capital letters and full stops are non-negotiable. |
Online Books - https://library.thenational.academy/
Monday:
PE –Compete in a number of personal challenges that focus on you competing against yourself and trying to improve your personal performance.
Personal Challenge Document - Personal Challenge - Kent School Games
French – Learning the French names of some foods
Learning the French names of some foods (thenational.academy)
We're going to learn how to say the names of some foods in French, and look at the ideas of masculine or feminine, and singular and plural.
Tuesday:
RE:
What do you know about our local church in Hythe. Have a look at their website and see if you can answer the following questions https://www.virginmotherofgoodcounsel.com/
- What is the name of the local parish?
- Where is the parish church?
- What is the name of the parish priest?
- What does the local parish do to spread the Good News?
(What activities are happening in the church?)
- How does the school and parish link up?
- Why is the local parish community important?
Research the parish patron saint. Using the information, you have found, design a prayer card dedicated to them asking for their support and guidance for the parish community. You could focus on a particular intention/need within the parish.
Wednesday:
PE - Try and get outside if you have a garden. If it is rainy why not ask your family to put on an exercise video that you can enjoy. The Joe Wicks ones are still on You Tube or maybe try Just Dance or similar. Tuesday afternoons are our Outdoor Learning time, the Language through Landscapes website has some brilliant ideas you may like to try as a family.
Thursday
Re
Christians today are called, as they were in the time of Jesus, to be with him and to share in his mission. The Church has teachers and guides who, like ‘the Twelve’ in the time of Jesus, are called to be close to him, to help the whole Christian family to carry on the work of Jesus. They are called to proclaim the Good News of God’s love by what they say and what they do.
A priest guides the Christian community in a parish through leading the celebration of the Sacraments and serving the parish family – the people, families, the school, care homes and often the local hospital. Find out some of the things a parish priest does and how he serves the community. Some parishes have a deacon who is ordained to care for and serve the people of the parish community. Lay people (laity) also work with the priest. They, too, serve the parish.
- What do you think service means?
- How do lay people serve the parish community?
- How do the ordained ministers serve the parish community?
How do the priest, deacon and people share the Good News within the parish community? Is it similar to how the apostles did in the early church? Create a collage including text and pictures etc. to show your findings.
Music – Have a go at Lesson 1 ‘Exploring Percussion’ from Oak National Academy.
ICT – Visit Typing Club. (Ask a grown-up to set up an account for you, this is free of charge). Try to complete at least five lessons this week – they are all very short so could be done one per day, or in a bigger chunk. It is up to you!
Friday
Design your own dragon eye- we will be making these out of clay next week. You should draw they eye and plan what colours you will choose to paint it. Have a look at the pictures below for inspiration.
HOMEWORK - 14TH JANUARY 2022
Multiplication Worksheet - please click for details
Please continue to read, learn spellings and practice times tables.
Have a lovely weekend.
Year 4
Monday 10th January
As always, just do your best with home learning. If you or your child are unwell, we would not expect you to do the activities as your well-being is more important. Each family circumstance will be different, so just do what you can.
Maths
Please follow this link to watch the video for each day’s learning.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning
Choose your child’s year group and click on current week for teaching video. Watch the video first before attempting the activity please. If you do not have a printer and the activity is a worksheet then children can just write their answers in their book or on paper.
Some useful resources to support your math’s work this week:
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Link to activity |
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Monday |
Times table practice |
Please log onto times table rock stars. |
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Tuesday |
Written methods of multiplication |
https://assets.whiterosemaths.com/fixed/res/2019/12/Y4-Spring-Block-1-WO5-Written-methods-2019.pdf |
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Wednesday |
RECAP multiplying 2 digits by 1 digit |
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Thursday |
Multiply 3 digits by 1 digit |
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Friday |
Divide 2 digit by 1 digit
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Maths Challenges visit: https://nrich.maths.org/8957
Choose an additional challenge of your choice to complete.
English
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Activity |
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Monday /Tuesday |
Over the next few days, you will be using the plan you created last week to write your first draft of a non-chronological report.
Useful websites:
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Starter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p
You will need to name your species of dragon and think of a title for your report.
Use the Information you wrote into your plan to write your report. The information about your species of dragon should be separated under the following headings:
Introduction Appearance Habitat Diet Behaviour Interesting facts
Remember: capital letters and full stops are non-negotiables.
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Wednesday
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Useful websites:
Online thesaurus: Online dictionary: https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/
Up-levelling tips: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmp84xs
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Editing and up-levelling:
Look back over your work. What improvements can you make? You can use this online thesaurus/ dictionary to up level your vocabulary.
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Thursday |
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Writing up the final draft
Please write up your final draft of your report. This can be handwritten over a double page spread or using Microsoft word or publisher. Be as creative as you like but be sure to make it eye catching!
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Friday |
LO: to write a persuasive advertisement |
Write a job advert for a dragon slayer.
Think back to our learning about Beowulf, how did we describe him? You could use simile, metaphor and personification to make your description extra interesting!
You may also include a drawing of the type of slayer you would like to recruit, but remember this is an English activity so the drawing only needs to be small. |
Online Books - https://library.thenational.academy/
Monday:
PE –Compete in a number of personal challenges that focus on you competing against yourself and trying to improve your personal performance.
Personal Challenge Document - Personal Challenge - Kent School Games
French – Learning the French names of some foods
Learning the French names of some foods (thenational.academy)
We're going to learn how to say the names of some foods in French, and look at the ideas of masculine or feminine, and singular and plural.
Tuesday:
RE:
Each one of us belongs to several different communities, e.g. our family community, the school community, the area where we live etc. Think about the classroom community. What makes it function well? What are the ways in which individuals help make the class community a happy one? Create a mind map to show your thoughts.
Read the story below:
The Castleford estate where Jack and Holly lived had a good community. Sister Christine who lived there was always thinking of good ideas to bring people together and help them take responsibility. There were after school clubs to help children with homework, a rota for visiting the housebound people, a football club, a pre-school group where parents and carers could meet and talk. Sometimes, there were outings. Sister Christine organised a residents’ committee which had responsibility for running the various activities and everyone who wanted to, had a part to play. The estate was a happy place to live.
One day a new family came to live on the estate. They had a little boy called Alfie who was deaf. Alfie went to a different school from the other children on the estate, so he did not know anyone. Jack saw him coming home from school and told Holly about him. They had not seen him at any of the activities. So, they decided to go and visit him…
- What do you think happened next in the story?
- Why was the Castleford estate a happy place to live?
- Why do you think Sister Christine helped the Castleford community?
- What do you think is meant by the word community?
- What are the advantages of being part of a community?
- What are the demands of being part of a community?
- What do you think could cause the breakdown of a community?
- What helps to build up community?
Look up the words, community and responsibility. Find out what they mean in everyday life. Use this information to describe what happens in one of the communities you belong to.
Wednesday:
PE - Try and get outside if you have a garden. If it is rainy why not ask your family to put on an exercise video that you can enjoy. The Joe Wicks ones are still on You Tube or maybe try Just Dance or similar. Tuesday afternoons are our Outdoor Learning time, the Language through Landscapes website has some brilliant ideas you may like to try as a family.
Geography
Use the internet or books to research human and physical landmarks.
Write a definition for each and give an example.
Task (attached)
- Cut out the pictures and the labels
- Match them up carefully
- Stick the map on a new page
- Use the atlas to find the places on the map.
Arrange the pictures and labels together around your map.
Extension
Using the atlas answer the following questions-
- Is a city a human or physical feature? Where do you find most of the cities in the UK?
- Is a mountain a human or physical feature? Where do you find the mountains in the UK?
Thursday
Music – Have a go at Lesson 1 ‘Exploring Percussion’ from Oak National Academy.
ICT – Visit Typing Club. (Ask a grown-up to set up an account for you, this is free of charge). Try to complete at least five lessons this week – they are all very short so could be done one per day, or in a bigger chunk. It is up to you!
Friday
Art:
Today we will be looking at Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his stained-glass windows- can you use the internet to research some of his work? We are going to be designing our own dragon inspired stained glass windows. These are going to be designed in our art books- you can use any media you like to create a collage. Have a look at the example below to give you some inspiration.
Name Literacy Homework
Crazy Frogs!
There are many crazy facts about frogs. They are very interesting creatures. Frogs are amphibians, this means they can live on land or water. There are almost 3500 different species of frogs around the world.
Features
Frogs have big back legs for jumping to catch their prey. Frogs have tiny teeth and cannot bite properly, so their mouths must be big enough to gulp down prey whole. Frogs also have big eyes on the very top of their heads and they can see by day and night.
Frog Spawn
Frogs lay jelly covered eggs called spawn. They hatch into tadpoles which have tails and gills for breathing underwater. Tadpoles grow and transform into adult frogs.
Little and Large
The goliath frog is the biggest frog, over 34cm. The tiny arrow poison frog is only 1cm long.
Can you read the non-chronological report and use the text to answer the questions?
- What does amphibian mean?
- How do frogs eat their prey?
- How do tadpoles breathe underwater?
- What is the biggest species of frog called?
- How small is the arrow poison frog?
Challenge: Can you research the different types of frogs? What is your favourite fact?
Year 4
Tuesday 4th January 2022
As always, just do your best with home learning. If you or your child are unwell, we would not expect you to do the activities as your well-being is more important. Each family circumstance will be different, so just do what you can.
Maths
Please follow this link to watch the video for each day’s learning.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning
Choose your child’s year group and click on current week for teaching video. Watch the video first before attempting the activity please. If you do not have a printer and the activity is a worksheet then children can just write their answers in their book or on paper.
Some useful resources to support your math’s work this week:
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Link to activity |
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Tuesday |
11- and 12-times table
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Wednesday |
Multiply by three numbers
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Thursday |
Factor pairs
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https://assets.whiterosemaths.com/fixed/res/2019/12/Y4-Spring-Block-1-WO3-Factor-pairs-2019.pdf |
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Friday |
Efficient multiplication
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Maths Challenges visit: https://nrich.maths.org/8957
Choose an additional challenge of your choice to complete.
English
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Activity |
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Tuesday |
Introduction to “Dragons, fact or Fiction”
Starter: Create a mind map of everything you already know about dragons. Include a separate section for any questions you would like to know the answer to, we will research these later!
Over the next weeks we will be learning about dragons! Eventually will be writing a Non chronological report on a dragon that we design ourselves.
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Please follow the link to learn about some of the features of a non-chronological report.
Please see the attached report about Knucker dragons.
Can you spot any features of the Non-chronological report?
Task: create your own tool kit for a non-chronological report. Which features are the most important? You will be using this tool kit when we write our own reports.
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Wednesday
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LO: to use a thesaurus to create an adjective and adverb word bank.
If you look up a word in a thesaurus it will show you a list of synonyms. These are other words that mean the same thing or something similar to the word you have looked for. One of these synonyms might be a better way of saying what you want, and you could use it instead. For example: ‘Starving’ describes how the man in the video is feeling better than ‘hungry’. Examples of synonyms for labelling your Dragon.
tough – leathery, impenetrable, robust, resilient shiny – glistening, gleaming, sparkly, glossy wet – damp, clammy, moist, slimy twisted – wrinkled, gnarled, coiled
Example label: Impenetrable gleaming scales. |
Starter: follow the link to find out how to use a thesaurus.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zf96ncw
Task:
Draw your own dragon, it can be any colour/shape or size- be as creative as you like!
You should use a thesaurus to label the different features of your dragon. Please follow this link if you do not have access to a thesaurus at home.
Useful link for dragon ideas https://www.sociomix.com/diaries/entertainment/how-many-types-of-dragons-are-there-and-what-can-they-do/1633636953
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Thursday |
LO: to organise information into paragraphs
2 horns 4 legs 5 toes on each foot Also known as Imperial Lung Dragon Black, blue, green or red Claws Eats birds, especially swan Eats fish Feelers on head Found in East China and South East Asia Height – 12 to 15 feet Hoards jade, pearls and opals in lair Lair in underwater cave or grotto Length – 40 feet Live for 1000 years Live in rivers, streams and lakes Long body Mane turns white when it ages No wings Scaly Scientific name “Draco Orientalis Magnus” Some have control over water, rainfall, typhoons and floods Tail – feathery for female, scaly for males Take their egg with them wherever they go Type of Asian Lung Dragon Use control over water to help people or destroy things Use fiery breath to roast swan Uses feelers to hunt fish When egg hatches – baby is aquatic until adulthood Yellow mane
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Activity:
You will see some information to the left about the “Chinese Lung dragon”
Today you will need to separate these into different paragraphs.
Each paragraph should have a heading.
You should write the information under the correct heading so that it is sequenced in the correct paragraphs
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Friday |
LO: to plan a non-chronological report for a dragon using paragraphs to organise information.
If you are stuck for ideas, please use the link below to learn about some different species of dragons, you may want to magpie some of their features!
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Today we are going to be planning our non-chronological report on our own dragons.
Please use the attached sheet to help sequence the information in paragraphs. You can use the wagoll you created yesterday, and your labelled diagram from Wednesday to help you.
Useful link for writing an animal non chronological report:
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Online Books - https://library.thenational.academy/
Tuesday:
Geography
LO: to locate cities from the UK and place them on a map.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvwytrd
Follow the link and complete the activities. See the attached map of the UK, can you use the internet or an Atlas to help you plot any of the cities from the UK. You should colour the map to show England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.
Wednesday:
PE –Compete in a number of personal challenges that focus on you competing against yourself and trying to improve your personal performance.
Personal Challenge Document - Personal Challenge - Kent School Games
French – Learning the French names of some foods
Learning the French names of some foods (thenational.academy)
We're going to learn how to say the names of some foods in French, and look at the ideas of masculine or feminine, and singular and plural.
Thursday
RE – LO: to explore the story of the Three Kings.
Watch the clip below which tells the story of the epiphany and answer the following questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VySzDA07N-c
- What prompted the Wise Men to go such a journey?
- What kind of difficulties did they have?
- What were they looking for?
- Do you think they could have imagined what they would find?
- What was the symbolism of their gifts?
- Why is God’s gift of Jesus’ coming to earth like a light in the darkness?
Task: Use the attached sheet to help you write an interview with one of the wise men, feel free to add your own questions.
Friday Afternoon
Art:
Today we will be looking at Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his stained-glass windows- can you use the internet to research some of his work? We are going to be designing our own dragon inspired stained glass windows. These are going to be designed in our art books- you can use any media you like to create a collage. Have a look at the example below to give you some inspiration.
Dear Year 4 Parents,
Welcome back to Term 2.
Every week we will put a piece of optional homework on the website that you and your child can access. Only do it if you feel that your child would benefit from it and you have the time to do it with them. Homework should not cause stress in your household.
Homework will be sent on a Friday every week. If it needs to be returned, please return before the following Friday.
The children are already immersed in our new topic “Where the dark ages really that dark? " on the Anglo-Saxon/ Viking conflict.
I would encourage your child to research at home, get books from the library, watch TV programmes, look (safely) online, and become super independent learners. I am always happy to see any work the children produce at home and always give them house points for additional work. These pieces should be based on whatever excites them in their learning, whether it be fact files, posters, pictures, sewing, dances, raps, or poems! Feel free to enjoy the learning with your child and find out what we have been doing in class with them. We don't expect your child to do all these things. Just what interests them. Maybe one or two over the period of the topic?
HOMEWORK - 10TH DECEMBER 2021
For your homework this week please continue to read as often as possible and practise your times tables.
Please also complete the attached worksheet.
Have a good weekend and take care
Home Learning - 6th December 2021
Year 4
Monday 6th December
As always, just do your best with home learning. If you or your child are unwell, we would not expect you to do the activities as your well-being is more important. Each family circumstance will be different, so just do what you can.
Maths
Please follow this link to watch the video for each day’s learning.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning
Choose your child’s year group and click on current week for teaching video. Watch the video first before attempting the activity please. If you do not have a printer and the activity is a worksheet then children can just write their answers in their book or on paper.
Some useful resources to support your math’s work this week:
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Day of the week |
Topic |
Link to activity |
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Monday |
Multiply by 100 https://vimeo.com/474994600
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Tuesday |
Divide by 10
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Wednesday |
Divide by 100 |
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Thursday |
Multiply by 1 and 0
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Friday |
Times tables practice |
Log on to TTRS |
Maths Challenges visit: https://nrich.maths.org/8957
Choose an additional challenge of your choice to complete.
English
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Topic |
Activity |
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Monday
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LO: to explore the features of letter writing |
Starter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6hvgwx
Please watch the video and take part in some of the online activities
Look at the attached sheets:
Create a key with all the different features of letter writing and highlight the features that are included. If any are missing add in your own. |
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Re- read the letter Year 4 received from Wallace the other week. Later in the week we are going to be writing a response to Wallace. It will be a formal letter, but you will need to include some additional information you know about Wallace and Gromit. You will be sending details of your invention and your instructions as well. Activity: Research Wallace and Gromit.
Using the research, you need to generate some questions to include in your letter. |
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Wednesday
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Lo: to write a draft letter to Wallace including questions.
Useful link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmmvtrd
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Starter: Please take part in some of the SPAG starters. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb
Today you are going to be writing your draft letter responding to Wallace. You should remember to include all the features that you have looked at earlier in the week (please see attached check list)
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Thursday Friday |
Lo: to write a final draft of a letter
Useful links (a link for great editing tips)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmp84xs
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Starter:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmp84xs Editing starter activities
Activities To edit your draft letter. After you have finished editing you should write a final draft. Please write your final draft either by hand or on a computer. |
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Online Books - https://library.thenational.academy/
Monday Afternoon
PE –Compete in a number of personal challenges that focus on you competing against yourself and trying to improve your personal performance.
Personal Challenge Document - Personal Challenge - Kent School Games
Tuesday Afternoon
French – Learning the French names of some foods
Learning the French names of some foods (thenational.academy)
We're going to learn how to say the names of some foods in French, and look at the ideas of masculine or feminine, and singular and plural.
Wednesday Afternoon
RE –
LO: Lo: to explore how Jesus living among us was a gift
This reading is from one of the letters of John. It was probably written when he was an old man and had spent years thinking about God’s love for us and our love for one another. It helps to explain more about Jesus coming to earth as God’s gift to everyone.
God’s love for us was shown in this way. God sent Jesus into the world.
God’s only Son was given to us so that we could have life through him. This is what love is: not our love for God but God’s love for us, when God sent Jesus to take away our sins. My dear people, since God loves us so much we ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another God will live in us
and the love which God gives will be made perfect in us.
Based on the First Letter of John 1: 4, 9-12
- What does John say love is?
- What does he say about where the gift of love come from?
- What does he say is the best way God shows love for us?
- What does God’s gift of love mean for us and how does it affect the way we live our lives?
- Why do you think Jesus came to earth?
- Write a ‘thank you’ letter to God for sending us the gift of Jesus. Say why you are glad that Jesus lived among us. Give reasons why this helps you to be a better person.
Thursday Afternoon (science)
Please see attached booklet
Friday Afternoon
Art- Follow the instructions on the video to create a 3d Christmas card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC8SoBSMvS4
Letter - Formal Complaint of Complaint
Letter - Formal Letter of Protest
Home Learning - 3rd December 2021
The ‘Teacher-Pleaser’ Machine
Do you suffer from a grumpy teacher? If so, then use the ‘Teacher Pleaser’ machine and soon your teacher will become the jolliest person in school.
How does the machine work?
To start the machine running, you have to wind up the clockwork handle. This provides enough energy to turn the large wheel which causes the apple dispenser to work. As the wheel spins, this also causes the tea mug to heat up so that a fresh, warm cup of tea can be served. When your teacher receives a lovely cup of tea and an apple, she will feel in a good mood instantly.
If the wheel begins to slow down, you must turn the handle again. As a result, the clockwork machinery will speed up the wheel. This means that you can turn on one of the best features of the ‘Teacher-Pleaser’. Press the red button on the top of the machine. This will result in starting up the pencil-sharpener. Therefore in 30 seconds you can sharpen every pencil!
Furthermore, if you press the green button then a spinning brush appears which will sweep up and recycle any pieces of paper so that your class can be clean and tidy. The ‘Teacher-Pleaser’ also writes notes saying, “You are the best teacher in the world”.
Finally, there is an in-built calendar which alerts you to your teacher’s birthday so that you can remember to buy a present. Use one of these amazing machines because it will keep your teacher happy. Therefore, your school life will be a breeze.
Task: create a key for each of the key features of an explanation text.
- Written in the present tense, in formal language
- Text arranged into numbered points
- Sub-headings to separate sections of text
- Time connectives, such as: first, then, next, later, finally.
- Technical vocabulary (sometimes in bold), for example: if the text is about how a car is made, it may include words such as 'ignition', 'engine' and 'bonnet'
- Glossary to explain technical vocabulary
- Diagrams with labels
- Pictures with a caption
For any features that I have forgotten you should create your own to add!
HOME LEARNING - 26TH NOVEMBER 2021
HOMEWORK - 26TH NOVEMBER 2021
Homework Sheet - please click for details
HOMEWORK - 19TH NOVEMBER 2021
Please complete the attached document for this week's homework on newspaper reporting
Newspaper Report - please click for details
Maths for this week 5/11/21 (Subtraction)
ThIs week in class we have been looking at different methods of subtraction including: the column method, counting on and adding or subtracting one. Please see attached additional column subtraction method questions. There are three sets of questions which become harder as they progress. Please pick the sheet that your child feels comfortable being challenged by. If any children want to further extend their learning, I welcome children writing their own word problems on the topic to share with the rest of the class.
All children in Year 4 have their Times Tables Rock Stars details in their green reading record book. I would encourage children to play as often as they can, there is also a prize drawer every week for those children who have participated on the app 4 times or more in a week!
Many thanks in advance with your support with the children with this. The best model for our fabulous St. Augustine's children is for us all to work together in partnership to support their learning.
Kind regards,
Miss Johnson
HOMEWORK - 12TH NOVEMBER 2021 - PLEASE CLICK FOR DETAILS
HOMEWORK - 5TH NOVEMBER 2021 - CLICK FOR DETAILS