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‘Egg’celent Science Work
We are so happy you’re still engaging in your science lessons and are conducting experiments. Here are some fantastic results from Archie and Summer demonstrating the effects liquid can have on our tooth enamel using eggs. Great work, your results were amazing!
Dear Children and Parents,
While planning and organising lessons for this week we (the teachers) have got a bit carried away and planned five days worth of lessons – we forgot that on Friday it is a bank holiday to celebrate VE Day. Therefore we are advising that you do not have to complete the work set on Friday but may wish to mark VE Day in a different way. We would love to see photos from your day and how you marked this occasion. The attached documents may give you some ideas and there are further ideas at the end of the previous blog.
From ‘The Year 4 Team’
Heelllllllooooooooo Year 4!!! First of all, we would like to say that we are missing you all so much. We have enjoyed reading your emails, seeing all of your hard work and photos. If you haven’t yet emailed us, please do!
Below you will find everything for this week’s learning. For English, Maths and Guided Reading there is an activity to be completed each day. On each PowerPoint (Pdf version available) you will find slides which explain the learning for the day and details of the activity. There is also a PowerPoint for Science with activities to be completed over the week.
In addition, you will find some guidance to help practise your spellings, ideas for PE and VE Day.
Please continue to read at home, it is a really important skill, which supports all areas of your learning. In addition, please practise your times tables on Times Tables Rockstars.
Stay safe and well,
The Year 4 Team
Maths Home Learning 4.5.20
Please find below the PowerPoint for this week. This week you will be continuing your learning on fractions and then begin to learn about decimals. You don’t need to print any of the resources but please record your learning in your book. For some of the lessons, there are video tutorials to help develop your understanding of the skill. If you have any questions, please email your teacher. Below also find a copy of the PowerPoint containing the answers in red, please mark your work once you have completed it.
English Home Learning 4.5.20
Please find below the PowerPoint for English and another for Guided Reading. This week you are continuing your work on the Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo. Again, you don’t need to print any resources but please record your learning in your book.
Spellings 4.5.20
Please find below your spellings to learn this week. If you are in Miss Perrett’s or Mr Perkins Spelling group please practise Spellings 1. If you are in Mrs Walton’s and Mrs McManus’s group please practise Spellings 2 and if you are Miss Ferris, Mrs Walker’s or Mrs Ward’s group, please practise Spelling 3. Please ask someone to test you on your spellings on Friday.
Spellings 1
Spellings 2
Spelling 3
Science Home Learning 4.5.20
Please find below the PowerPoint for Science. This week you will be learning about the digestive system and what happens to food when we eat it. You will also be learning about food chains and the different roles animals have in them. We hope you enjoy the yucky digestion investigation. Please email us photos of what you have been getting up to.
PE
Have a go at some of the activities listed below, all related to Basketball.
VE Day – Friday 8th May
On Friday the 8th May, the people across the country will be celebrating VE Day. This is a very special day and marks the end of the World War II in 1945. Below you will find some information to learn about it and activities to do to help commemorate it.
A huge congratulations to the boys who won the Year 4 battle against the girls. A special mention to these children who were all contributors to the final score; Riley, Malachy, Adam, JT, Morgan, Sarah, Tayla R, Rachel, Ava and Meera.
A new battle has been set up from today (1/5/20) until next Friday (8/5/20). So log onto TTRockstars, play any game and contribute to the final score. Come on girl’s, you can beat the boys this time!
We have had some wonderful work, emails and photos sent in to us. Here are a few examples;
Daisy wrote a wonderful acrostic poem about Coundon Primary;
JT has created a fantastic Roman Aqueduct and a lion mascot from recycled materials.
The following children have also sent in some super stuff. Watch this space for more examples of your wonderful work and activities…
Riley has learnt how to ride his bike and has been making chocolate cake.
Chloe has been practising her gymnastics, including her round off and doing lots of research about Roman aqueducts. Larna has set up her ‘eggperiment‘ with different drinks, so we will look forward to seeing the results of that.
The National Literacy Trust, alongside Bloomsbury have created The Book of Hopes. An extraordinary collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators, including Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz, Greg James and Chris Smith, Michael Morpurgo, Liz Pichon, Axel Scheffler, Francesca Simon and Jacqueline Wilson. The book is dedicated to the doctors, nurses, carers, porters, cleaners and everyone currently working in hospitals.
On Friday the 1st May, it is the Book Trust’s Pyjamarama day. This year they are encouraging families to join a festival of story-filled fun at home. So get in to your pyjamas, grab a book and read together. The website contains more information, suggested books and activities.
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/pyjamarama/
We thought it would be really good to start your learning off each day in a happy and positive mood. So have a sing and dance along to one of your favourite songs. Find below some of our suggestions….enjoy!
Good morning, hope you are all well. I just thought would like something to do on this very rainy day, so I have set up a battle on TTRockstrars. It is between the boys and girls. You have until Friday 1st May, so let’s see you can win this Year 4 battle! Good luck! Mrs Walton
Huge congratulations to Safa, Riley, Tayla D, Regan and Summer, who have all improved their rock status in the last ten days. Well done!
First of all, it has been lovely to chat to you and your families over the past few weeks. If you haven’t yet received your phone call, then please expect them early next week. We have also enjoyed reading your emails, seeing all of your hard work and photos. If you haven’t yet emailed us, please do!
We hope that you and your family are safe and well, we miss you all so much.
The Year 4 Team
Below, you will find everything needed to complete your home learning this week. There are now a set of activities to complete each day. On each Powerpoint you will find slides that share the day of learning or activity number (e.g. Monday or activity one), the key skill, some teaching slides with important information and then your activity for the day. There is a Powerpoint to run on desktops or a PDF version to run on tablets and mobiles. Please try to complete Maths , English, Guided reading and a Science task each day.
All of the activities can be completed in your exercise book and do not need to be printed.
In addition, please continue to practise your times tables, reading and spellings. Below you will find a class log in to Oxford Owl spelling, where you can play a range of games to practise your spellings. Follow the link and log into the My class Login at the top of the page.
4MW Username: 4mwcoundon Password: bamboo
4KP Username: 4kpcoundon Password: 4KP1
4PP Username: 4ppcoundon Password: 4PP1
John Lewis and Waitrose have launched a competition to design a soft toy which will be made and sold in stores at Christmas, raising funds for the NHS. Why don’t you have a go? Send your designs into to us to have a look at too.
The Red Cross have produced some activities to encourage children to take part in acts of kindness during these difficult times.
