Year 4

W.C 12/10/20

Here is a brief summary of some of the things you can be working on at home if you’re not able to be in school this week.

Spellings: My spelling group, your words this week are: picture, adventure, creature, future, nature, capture, signature, feature, puncture, mixture. Mrs Patterson’s spelling group, your words this week are: said, were, you, are, they, come, some, no, one, once.

Maths: This week we are continuing with column multiplication (2 digit x 1 digit). We will also be completing our CLIC/SAFE/Learn Its on Tuesday.

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English: This week we are writing our phase 4 write- a diary entry written by an evacuee in WW2.

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Topic (Lesson on Thursday): This week we are continuing our learning on evacuees. Write a letter home to your parents as if you have just been evacuated and are now living with a host family in the countryside.

Science (Lesson on Wednesday): This week, we are continuing to draw a picture of a detailed minibeast, a section at a time.

Art (Lesson on Tuesday): This week we are looking at the artist Edward Ardizzone. Take a look at his work on this link and try drawing one of his pictures.

You could also play Hit the Button, Sumdog, the Multiplication Check or go on Education City

Leave a comment on the blog letting me know how you get on.

W.C 05/10/20

Here is a brief summary of some of the things you can be working on at home if you’re not able to be in school this week.

Spellings: My spelling group, your words this week are: treasure, pleasure, measure, leisure, exposure, composure, enclosure, visual, usual, casual. Mrs Patterson’s spelling group, your words this week are: are, were, was, you, they, be, he, me, she, we.

Maths: This week we are focusing on column multiplication (2 digit x 1 digit). Go through this website and try the first worksheet. We will also be completing our CLIC/SAFE/Learn Its on Tuesday.

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Topic (Lesson on Wednesday): This week we are learning about evacuees. Research why Britain needed to evacuate children and what happened to WW2 evacuees.

Science (Lesson on Thursday): Over the next few lessons we are going to be looking at Levon Bliss’ art work on minibeasts. This week, we are continuing to draw a picture of a detailed minibeast, a section at a time.

Art (Lesson on Tuesday): This week we are continuing to look at shading and toning. We are going to be sketching one of the drawings from the PowerPoint.

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You could also play Hit the Button, Sumdog, the Multiplication Check or go on Education City

Leave a comment on the blog letting me know how you get on.

W.C 28/09/20

Here is a brief summary of some of the things you can be working on at home if you’re not able to be in school this week.

Spellings: My spelling group, your words this week are: vein, reign, veil, weight, eight, neighbour, sleigh, survey, they, obey. Mrs Patterson’s spelling group, your words this week are: says, are, were, was, is, his, has, you, your, they.

Maths: This week we are focusing on coin card. Watch the video below for a reminder of how we work out our coin cards and then create a coin card for the numbers below. We will also be completing our CLIC/SAFE/Learn Its on Tuesday.

English: This week you are planning and writing your own phase 4 story about a missing pet and a family searching for them. Make sure to use expanded noun phrases, inverted commas and fronted adverbials.

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Topic (Lesson on Wednesday): This week we are learning about the World Leaders involved in WW2. Who were the leaders of Germany, England, USA, Japan, France and Italy during WW2? Conduct your own research.

Science (Lesson on Thursday): Over the next few lessons we are going to be looking at Levon Bliss’ art work on minibeasts. This week, research and find a picture/photo of a minibeast of your choice and try sketching it, making sure to use the whole A4 page.

Art (Lesson on Tuesday): This week we are looking at shading and toning. Watch this video to see how you can create tone. Watch this video and practise shading and crosshatching.

You could also play Hit the Button, Sumdog, the Multiplication Check or go on Education City

Leave a comment on the blog letting me know how you get on.

W.C 21/09/20

Here is a brief summary of some of the things you can be working on at home if you’re not able to be in school this week.

Spellings: My spelling group, your words this week are: chef, machine, brochure, league, unique, antique, tongue, discipline, science, scene. Mrs Patterson’s spelling group, your words this week are: the, do, to, today, of, said.

Maths: This week we are focusing on column subtraction. You can try this here. We will also be completing our CLIC/SAFE/Learn Its on Tuesday.

English: This week we are writing our story about the family trip to the seaside. Things take a wrong turn when the family’s pet dog goes missing.

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Topic (Lesson on Wednesday): This week we are going to use atlases to find the countries involved in World War 2. Test your knowledge on European countries here.

Science (Lesson on Thursday): This week we are continuing looking at minibeasts. Copy the branching database in your target books and place the correct minibeasts in the boxes.

RE (Lesson on Tuesday): This week we are looking at the parable The Judge and The Widow. Research this parable and write a summary in your target book.

You could also play Hit the Button, Sumdog, the Multiplication Check or go on Education City

Leave a comment on the blog letting me know how you get on.

W/C 14/09/20

Here is a brief summary of some of the things you can be working on at home if you’re not able to be in school this week.

Maths: This week we are focusing on column subtraction. You can try this here. We will also be completing our CLIC/SAFE/Learn Its on Tuesday.

English: Read for 15 minutes each day. Your Oxford Reading Owl login-

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Topic (Lesson on Wednesday): This week we are looking at timelines. In year 2, you learnt about the Great Fire of London. In year 3, you learnt about Ancient Egypt and the Stone Age. Now we are learning about World War 2. Find out when these all took place and draw a timeline ordering these historical events.

Science (Lesson on Thursday): This week we are looking at minibeasts and their habitats around school. You could join in with the hunt around your garden or whilst you are on a walk.

RE (Lesson on Tuesday): This week we are looking at different symbols from Christianity. We are focusing on the cross, the fish and the dove. Research and draw these symbols. Why are they important to Christians?

You could also play Hit the Button, Sumdog, and go on Education City

Leave a comment on the blog letting me know how you get on.

Hello year 4! This is your last blog post. You have been amazing this year and I have missed you all so much during home learning. I have loved all the work you have been sending through to the office and I hope you have a fun and relaxing holiday. Here are your tasks for today:

• Reading– Reminder: Your Oxford Reading Owl login-
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• English– Education City. You have reading comprehension to complete. Well done to Mark and Oviya for achieving 100% on yesterday’s Education City work.
• PSHE- What are you looking forward to when you come back in September? Post a comment on the blog.
• Post a comment on year 5 blog telling Miss Cottingham what you are looking forward to in September.

Have a fantastic summer and keep safe. I’ll see you all in September when you’re back. 🙂

Hello year 4! Here are your tasks for today:

• Reading
• English– Education City. Well done to Mark, Aaron, Oviya and Nathan for achieving 100% on yesterday’s Education City work.
• My group have work on apostrophes.
• Mrs Smith’s group have work on suffixes.
• PSHE- Recap of this year– Think about your time in year 4. Look at the sheet below and complete it in a blog post.

Good morning, year 4! I will be making my phone calls today and tomorrow this week. Here are your tasks for today:

• Reading
• Spelling Test
• Maths– Education City– Log onto Education City. Well done to Oliver, Aaron, Nathan and Oviya for achieving 100% on your Education City work.
• My group have work on dividing by 10 and 100.
• Mrs Smith’s group have work on measurements
• Knowledge Lesson– You have learnt many things throughout year 4 in our knowledge lessons. Answer the following on the blog. If you can remember anything else from our knowledge lessons, feel free to add that to your comment.
  1. Name 2 ally war planes.
  2. Name 2 axis war planes.
  3. Name a war ship.
  4. Name 3 British monarchs.
  5. Name 3 counties and their national sports.
  6. Name 2 rivers in the UK and their location.
  7. Name 3 counties in England.