Year 4

2020-21

Welcome to year 4. 

Last year saw lots of challenges for us all in many different ways. I hope that this year will be more straight forward. We have lots of interesting topics and activities planned which I hope you will find engaging and exciting. I look forward to seeing you do your best and be confident enough to try anything. Remember, we are all learning!

Contact

Should anyone wish to send photos in of home learning then you can email them to me at

year4@stpeter.doncaster.sch.uk  

Many thanks

Mr Wynne

IMPORTANT

Please be aware that we are still having to open windows and doors to create ventilation through the classroom throughout the Winter months. I would advise that pupils are sent to school with enough layers to prevent them from getting cold. This could be in the form off vests, skins or fleeces. I will try to rotate places as much as possible so that the same people are not in the same position for longer than neccessary. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Spellings for 1.3.21

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 21 - Homophones and near-homophones (1 of 4)

Accept, except, ball, bawl, berry, bury, brake, break, fair, fare

Spelling Rule 21 - The /ɜ:/ sound spelt or after w

Word, worm, work, world, worth

Spellings for 22.2.21

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 20 - Possessive apostrophe with plural words

girls', boys', babies', children's, men's, dogs', parents', people's, rabbits', women's

Spelling Rule 20 - The /ɒ/ sound spelt a after w and qu

Wallet, wander, want, wash, watch, swallow, squabble, quality, quarter, squash

Spellings for 8.2.21

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 19 - Words with the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey (e.g. eight, they... etc.)

Vein, weigh, eight, neighbour, they, obey, beige, veil, sleigh, reign

Spelling Rule 19 - The /i:/ sound spelt –ey

Donkey, donkeys, monkey, monkeys, chimney, valley, trolley, key, keys

Spellings for 1.2.21

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 18 - Words with the /s/ sound spelt sc (Latin in origin) (e.g. science, ascent... etc.)

Science, scene, discipline, fascinate, crescent, ascent, scent, descent, scissors

Spelling Rule 18 - The /ʌ/ sound spelt o

Other, brother, mother, another, smother, nothing, Monday

Why not join the Great British Bird Watch this Weekend. To get involved follow at

https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch/

Spellings for 25.1.21

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 17 - Words ending with the /g/ sound spelt – gue and the /k/ sound spelt –que (French in origin) (e.g. rogue, unique... etc.)

league, tongue, antique, unique, plague, dialogue, rogue, vague, catalogue, monologue

Spelling Rule 17 - The /ɔ:/ sound spelt a before l and ll

All, stall, small, walk, talk, stalk, always, also, almost, although

Spellings for 18.1.21

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 16 - Words with the /ʃ/ sound spelt ch (mostly French in origin) (e.g. chalet, chef... etc.)

Chef, chalet, machine, brochure, charade, crochet, parachute, champagne

Spelling Rule 16 - Adding –ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter (2 of 2)

Dropping, dropped, sadder, saddest, madder, maddest, running, runner, runny

Important notice.

Unfortunately, work will only be posted on teams from today. If you cannot access teams then please email me so that we can try to resolve the issue. Thank you for your understanding. 

Spellings for 15.1.21

Spellings: Practise your spellings for this week.

You could use spelling frame.

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 15 - Words with the /k/ sound spelt ch (Greek in origin) (e.g. echo, chemist... etc.)

Scheme, chorus, chemist, echo, character, school, ache, chemistry, monarch

Spelling Rule 15 - Adding –ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words of one syllable ending in a single consonant letter after a single vowel letter (1 of 2)

Humming, hummed, drumming, drummed, drummer, stopping, stopped, stopper, sitting

Extra help and practise 

Additional division activities and games can be found on

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/multiplication-and-division

Science

Watch the following clips.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2882hv/articles/zcwnv9q

Draw or write about what electricity is.

5.1.21

Morning all. Following the decision late last night, I am currently organising work that will best suit as many pupils as possible. My aim is to get work on here as soon as possible. Please be patient. In the mean time pupils can be reading any texts that they might have at home and use Top Marks to improve mental arithmetic skills. Keep safe.

4.11.21

Welcome back everyone. I hope that you have had a restful break. PE days are the same this term but pupils should come in their PE kit and stay in it all day. Home Learning activities to link with our Rivers topic will be posted later in the week. As before Christmas, reading books will be given out on Friday's to be returned the following Monday. I will post some of the work and activities on here should any pupils need to self isolate or are  away due to illness. Fingers crossed that we all keep safe and well.

Maths work: 

Multiplying by 10

https://vimeo.com/474994166

https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Y4-Autumn-Block-4-D1-Multiply-by-10-2019.pdf

English work: 

Look through the book examining the illustrations. 
Identify what the poem is about. Simple explanation in 3-4 sentences to include beginning middle and end.
 

4.11.21

Spellings for Friday 8th January

Spelling Rule 14 - Endings which sound like /??n/, spelt –tion, –sion, –ssion, –cian (2 of 2)
hesitation, injection, invention, magician, mathematician, musician, permission, politician, tension

Spelling Rule 14 - Adding the endings – ing, –ed, –er, –est and –y to words ending in –e with a consonant before it
hiking, hiker, hiked, nicer, nicest, shiny, shiniest, shinier, shined, shining

A message from staff in Year 4

We would like to thank you, the pupils, parents, carers and anyone else who has supported us this term. It has seen lots of challenges, many of which have been overcome and others that are still work in progress. Can we thank you for the kind messages, cards and gifts that we have received. The pupils have developed and have continuously worked hard during these times. Keep as safe as possible and we will see you next year. 

Personal Sports Challenge 17.12.20

We took part in a personal sports challenge today. It consisted of a sprint, speed bounce, javelin throw, standing jump and shot putt. Each pupils score was recorded and totalled up. This gave us the chance to beat our personal best next term and to find out who recorded to best scores in class this time.

Boys:

1st Frankie 1176.2 pts, 2nd Jude 1175.6 pts, 3rd Gabriel 1053.7 pts

Girls:

1st Ivy 976.8 pts, 2nd Veera 959.9 pts, 3rd Esme 939 pts

11.12.20 Spellings for next week

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 13 - Endings which sound like /??n/, spelt –tion, –sion, –ssion, –cian (1 of 2)
completion, expression, discussion, confession, admission, expansion, extension, comprehension, electrician

Spelling Rule 13 - Adding –ed, –ing, –er and –est to a root word ending in –y with a consonant before it (2 of 2
lay, laid, laying, happier, happiest, say, saying, dried, drying, drier, driest

Christmas Party day 

It is our party day next Wednesday after the Christmas Lunch. We will be doing some socially distanced games and activities. Could I please ask that if you are sending any party food in that it comes already pre-packaged and that it is handed in tomorrow or Monday. Things you may wish to include are: crisps, cakes, buns, biscuits or Haribos etc. Children can come in their own clothes.

As part of our Christmas celebrations we will be singing Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. The following link has the tune and words to learn. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI7_TGZaOIE

4.12.20 Spellings for this week

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 12 - The suffix –ous (2 of 2)

mountainous, obvious, outrageous, poisonous, serious, spontaneous, tremendous, various, vigorous

Spelling Rule 12 - Adding –ed, –ing, –er and –est to a root word ending in –y with a consonant before it (1 of 2)

flying, fried, cried, crying, trying, tried, replied, replying

What have we been doing this week?

We have been doing Topic work about Roman Gods and Goddesses. Then on Wednesday it was no pens day and we did some mosaic work. In PE we did basketball and throwing for distance. In Maths we are doing subtraction with no exchange and exchange.

By Jude, Arina and Bella.

27.11.20 Spellings for next week

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 11 - The suffix –ous (1 of 2)

dangerous, famous, enormous, humorous, glamorous, courageous, curious, hideous, courteous

Spelling Rule 11 - Adding –es to nouns and verbs ending in –y

cries, denies, fries, lies, replies, supplies, tries, carries, tidies, worries

As part of our Christmas celebrations we will be singing Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. The following link has the tune and words to learn. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI7_TGZaOIE

25.11.20 No Pens Wednesday

So today has been no pens Wednesday. An ideal opportunity to create our own and class mosaics. We started by looking at different mosaics and how they were made. Discovering that the pieces were made mainly from cut stones, smoothed down by rubbing rocks against them. They were 8 to 10mm in size and some even smaller! They called the pieces tesserae. A mortar was used to fix them in place. Wealthy people had more intricate designs.

20.11.20 Spellings for this week.

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 10 - Endings which sound like /??n/ (e.g. erosion, pension... etc.)

Division, invasion, confusion, decision, collision, television, erosion, fusion, passion, pension

Spelling Rule 10 - The /a?/ sound spelt –y at the end of words

cry, fly, dry, my, reply, July, supply, by, why

13.11.20 Spellings for next week.

Spelling Rule 9 - Words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/ (e.g. adventure, creature... etc.)

measure, treasure, pleasure, enclosure, creature, furniture, picture, nature, adventure

Spelling Rule 9 - The /l/ or /əl/ sound spelt –al at the end of words

hospital, legal, pedal, animal, capital

Next weeks work will include the following

Maths: Subtraction of 3 and 4-digit numbers with and without exchange. 

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/289/KS2-Maths-Invaders

English: Writing our own newspaper article as if we were in Pompeii and reporting on the events. Can you think of any adverbs and adjectives that you might use?

RE: Investigating the special book of Judaism and learning more about it.

Topic: To complete our work on Hadrian's Wall.

Science: Investigating gases.

6.11.20 Spellings for next week.

Spelling Rule 8 - The suffix –ly

sadly usually completely finally comically happily angrily gently simply humbly nobly basically dramatically

Spelling Rule 8 - The /l/ or /əl/ sound spelt –el at the end of words

Camel tunnel squirrel travel towel trowel tinsel

5.11.20

Some links for the Maths we have done this week.

https://vimeo.com/461778453 adding 3 digit numbers

https://vimeo.com/461778690 adding 4 digit numbers

2.11.20

Welcome back for half term 2 and the run up to Christmas. I hope that you are all still safe and had a nice break. The weather wasn't too kind to us but there were opportunities to get out and about. Remember to keep in touch if you need to. 

23.10.20: Spellings

Spelling Rule 7 - The suffix –ation

information, adoration, sensation, preparation, admiration, fixation, inflammation, elevation, restoration

Spelling Rule 7 - The /l/ or /əl/ sound spelt –le at the end of words

table, fable, apple, topple, bottle, little, middle, fiddle, juggle, double

Maths: Adding 3 and 4 digit numbers with and without exchange.

Try the following to help

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

https://vimeo.com/461778453

Our Science topic after half term is about the 3 states of matter.

Follow the link to get some ideas of what we will be talking about.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcvv4wx

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkgg87h

23.10.20

Year 4 Hockey Competition.

Following weeks of PE and learning different hockey skills we finished with a competition of four teams who played each other twice. As the games progressed the skill level increased as did the game play and positioning of players. The competition was eventually won by the RED team who managed to adjust to the intensity of the competition quickest. They scored the most goals and conceded the fewest. Well done to Frankie, Harry, Nello, Alex, Isaak and Gabriel.

Also, a mention must be given to Annalise for her tenacity in the tackle, Arina's close ball skills, Jenson's array of passing, Isaac B's positioning, Louis's fair play attitude and Jack's dribbles.

23.10.20 What have we been doing this week?

In English we have written up our diaries which was fun and now we are working on newspaper reports. We have designed ABBA album front covers and they turned out quite well. We used pastels and felt tips for it. In Maths  we enjoyed doing negative numbers. I loved counting in 25's. When we were rounding to the nearest 1,000 I found it a little hard. In PE our topic is jumping and we've been jumping for height and distance. We have learned how to sound proof a room and in Topic we learned about Boudicca and her rebellion and wrote about how people felt before it. We like our Topic.

By Esme, Scarlett H-E and Ivy

Maths today involved negative numbers. For more practice try the following:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znwj6sg/articles/zxthnbk

20.10.20

Counting in 25's from today.

https://vimeo.com/460096277

16.10.20

Spellings for this week

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 6 - More prefixes (3 of 3)

redo refresh return reappear redecorate subdivide subheading submarine submerge misbehave mislead misspell

write written wrote wrong wrap wrapper wreck wrestle wrinkle wrist

Next week

Maths: Rounding to the nearest 1,000, counting in 25's, negative numbers, multiplication and division  facts recall.

English: Complete diary work and move onto Newspapers

What have we done this week?

Over the last week in year 4 we have been learning about rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000. In PE we have been doing hockey and learning to dribble, pass and shoot. With Dan from Active Fusion we have used our leg strength to push off the ground to make us faster at running. On Monday we drew Celtic people and learned about Boudicca’s rebellion and then we drew people whose lives were changed because of the rebellion. In Science we learned about vibrations and pitch. We learned how sound waves need air to travel, so sound cannot travel in space. In Reciprocal Reading we are looking at Krindlekrax. We found out that Corky and Ruskin are friends. We have been learning about Abba and listening to different songs like Mama Mia, Dancing Queen, Winner Takes It All and Louis’s favourite, Waterloo. In English we watched videos of volcanic eruptions to help with our diary writing to work alongside our book Escape from Pompeii. 

By Isla, Oscar and Louis

9.10.20 Spellings for next week

Spelling Rule 5 - More prefixes (2 of 3)

irresponsible, irrelevant, intercity, interact, international, interrelated, anticlockwise, antiseptic, antisocial, autobiography, autograph

There will also be a selection from the following

knee, know, knock, gnat, gnaw, knit, gnome, knot, known

Next weeks work will include

Maths: 1, 10 and 100 more than a number, comparing 4 digit numbers, ordering and rounding to the nearest 1,000.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/266

English: Writing diary entries

6.10.20

Measuring with a ruler, some help

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/99/itp-ruler

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7/articles/zqf4cwx

Spellings for next week

Spelling Rule 4 - More prefixes (1 of 3)

disappoint, disagree, disobey, inactive, incorrect, illegal, illegible, immature, immortal, imperfect, impossible, impatient

Maths 

We will move on to using 1,000's representing it in different ways, partitioning them, and placing them on number lines as well as learning times tables and reviewing rounding.

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/569/Parachute-Number-Line

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/554/Dienes-Identify-and-Represent-Numbers

English 

There will be a focus on changing text from third person to first person and a focus on using a dictionary to find the meaning of new words.

2.10.20

We have been learning about Roman Roads today. Can you find out the names of any others or how they were made? Use Google to do your research.

25.9.20

Next weeks Maths looks at rounding to the nearest 10, and 100

If you want some practice try these.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zh8dmp3/articles/zpx2qty

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding

Spellings for next week

https://spellingframe.co.uk/    Year3/4

Spelling Rule 3 - The /ʌ/ sound spelt ou (e.g. couple, touch... etc.)

country, young, touch, double, trouble, couple, courage, cousin, rough, tough

24.9.20

Placing numbers on a number line.

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/37/placing-numbers-on-a-number-line

Comparing numbers on a number line

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/37/placing-numbers-on-a-number-line

21.9.20

Do you want to listen to the first part of Joseph? If so, use the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnlqKPIZQzI

18.9.20

Spellings for next week

Use the following link to practice.

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Select y3/4

Spelling Rule 2 - The /ɪ/ sound spelt y elsewhere than at the end of words (e.g. gym, myth... etc.)

myth, gym, Egypt, pyramid, mystery, dynasty, symbol, synagogue, mysterious, mystical

17.9.20

Time team Roman Archeological digs. Have a watch, you might find out something amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiioE82rd24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3otE4GUe0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B64Wc2uh8GE

16.9.20

Please remember that if you are away from school then you can use various websites to keep you learning.

Sound: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgffr82

Topic: 

https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome.php

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqtf34j

Maths: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsjqtfr/articles/z9w3g82

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/place-value-charts

Spellings: https://spellingframe.co.uk/

15.9.20

I hope that everyone has had a good weekend. This week is assessment week. All of the pupils have tried their best today with their assessments. 

11.9.20

Spellings homework to be tested next Friday.

Use the following link to practice.

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Select y3/4

Spelling Rule 1 - Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable

beginner, beginning, forgetting, forgotten, gardener, gardening, limitation, limited, limiting, preferred, prefer

10.9.20

We began our Topic work today by finding out what we already know about the Romans. Pupils can find out more and deepen their knowledge by following the links below

https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome.php

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqtf34j

9.9.20

We started our Science topic about sound today. What do you know? Find out more on

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgffr82

5.9.20

Over the next few weeks we will be looking at Roman numerals and place value in maths. Here are a few games to play to get an idea of what you will be doing.

Place value:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsjqtfr/articles/z9w3g82

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/place-value-charts

Roman numerals:

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/563/Snowball-Smashhttps://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/289/KS2-Maths-Invaders

2.9.20

We tried Multiplication Miner yesterday. Have a go at home by following the link

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular

Spellings will follow the Spelling Frame website and a link will be available for pupils to try the games. I will also post the spellings on here.

Outdoor PE kits will be needed to be brought into school on Thursdays, and Fridays initially, starting next week on the 10th of September. 

ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

Children's work and expectations can be found by following

NEWS - CORONAVIRUS NEWS - SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK ON Y4. 

Homework 13.3.20

Spellings: Glamorous, Vigorous, Courageous, Outrageous, Serious, Obvious, Curious, Hideous, Spontaneous, Courteous, Invention, Injection, Action, Hesitation, Completion

Spelling Rule 11 - The suffix –ous (1 of 2)

Maths:

Practice times tables: Use Y4 practice on the computer.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals

Topic: Continue with Rivers menu

Homework 6.3.20

Spellings: Division, invasion, confusion, decision, collision, television, poisonous, dangerous, mountainous, famous, various, tremendous, enormous, jealous, humourous

Maths: Year 4 times tables test and hit the button.

Topic: Continue with Rivers menu

English: https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 10 - Endings which sound like /ʒən/ (e.g. erosion, pension... etc.)

Homework 28.2.20

Spellings: simply, humbly, nobly, basically, frantically, dramatically, measure, pleasure, treasure, enclosure, creature, furniture, picture, nature, adventure

Maths: mathsframe.co.uk    magical maths mission and Guard the Garden

Topic: Continue with Rivers menu

English: https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 9 - Words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/ (e.g. adventure, creature... etc.) spelling tiles and practice test

Canals and River Trust Visit

Today, we had a visit from Claire from the Canals and River Trust to talk to us about rivers. Through a question and  answer session to begin with the pupils were able to display their knowledge and build upon what they already knew with new information. This led on to the purpose of rivers through time and how they were used to benefit the people who lived near them. From there we discovered the use of canals and how they changed the transport links between places. Onto the practical work which saw the pupils develop a landscape showing the journey of a river from source to mouth. I was pleased by the way the pupils were engaged in the activities and how they were enthusiastic about the tasks.

Hockey Competition

Our hockey unit in PE came to an end this week. We have had a great run of weather and it held out until the end. After developing our stick skills of passing, moving, shooting, dribbling, attack and defense we embarked on our own competition. We were divided into six teams and played five games each. The standard of play was very good with some stand out performers, Anish, Oscar, Kajus, Dorian, Belle and Tayzer. The competition came down to the last game, with Team 6 winning, so leveled on points with Team 2. However, by goal difference Team 6 were crowned the winners.

Well done Team 6

Kajus, Oscar, Cruz and Dorian.

Homework 7.2.20

Spellings: Autobiography, Autograph, Information, Adoration, Sensation, Preparation, Admiration, Sadly, Completely, Usually, Finally, Comically, Happily, Angrily, Gently

Maths: mathsframe.co.uk    magical maths mission and Guard the Garden

Topic: Continue with Rivers menu 

Homework 31.1.20

Spellings: Redecorate, Subdivide, Subheading, Submarine, Submerge, Interact, Intercity, International, Interrelated, Supermarket, Superman, Superstar, Antiseptic, Anti-clockwise, Antisocial

Maths: https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/

English: https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Spelling Rule 8 - The suffix –ly

Topic: Continue with Rivers menu 

Homework 24.1.20

Spellings: Beginner, Prefer, Preferred, Gardening, Gardener, Limiting, Limited, Limitation, Disappoint, Disagree, Disobey, Misbehave, Mislead, Misspell, Inactive

Maths: https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/

English:https://spellingframe.co.uk/  

Spelling Rule 7 The suffix- ation   

Topic: Continue with Rivers menu 

No pens day. 22.1.20

Today, was no pens day so there was a slight change to our day. We began with reading a text and applying emphasis to different words and pausing between different words. It was great to see how the pupils adapted and the range of spoken language used improved from beginning to end. We then completed a science experiment about changing the state of chocolate with us photographing what we did and what we found out. Following this, we read a power point and increased our knowledge of Monet before choosing on of his paintings and recreating it using our finger tips.

Homework 17.1.20

Spellings: Consider, Exercise, Guard, Knowledge, Occasion, Occasionally, Potatoes, Separate, Weight, Breathe, Continue, Experience, Guide, Learn, Often

Maths: https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/

English:https://spellingframe.co.uk/    Spelling Rule 6 - More prefixes (3 of 3)

Topic: Continue with Rivers menu 

Homework 10.1.20

Spellings: thought, believe, circle, eight, eighth, grammar, interest, possess, naughty, possession, remember, sentence, various, breath, consider

Top marks Maths: hit the button all times tables.

Continue with Rivers menu homework.

Welcome back after the Christmas break. I hope that you have enjoyed the time away from school and are ready to have a productive term like in the Autumn.

Our topic focus this term will be on rivers and I hope that the activities planned for will be enjoyed by you all. 

Home Learning for the Spring Term

Home Learning Menu

Spring Term

Rivers

You are expected to choose an activity from the list to complete and hand in. It is hoped that over the Spring term that you will have completed all of the activities suggested.

Advent Calendars

We made our own Advent calendars with a focus on thinking about how we treat others and how we prepare for Christmas through our own actions.

Assessments

A big well done to the pupils who have completed their end of term assessments this week. I am very pleased with the outcomes and it reflects the hard work and effort that the pupils have put in.

Homework 6.12.19

Spellings:

Forward, Important, Minute, Popular, Regular, Though, Although, Arrive, Certain, Earth, Fruit, Increase, Natural, Position, Reign

Continue with Roman Menu activities.

Maths: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

times tables and division

SECRET MISSION

Gather ideas for our class mosaic. We will try to use them in our design.

Will we have a patterned theme?

Will there be animals?

Will there be food?

Will there be humans?

Will it be a scene?

29.11.19 Homework

Spellings

Calendar, Different, Famous, Height, Material, Particular, Purpose, Strength, Address, Caught, Difficult, Favourite, History, Medicine, Peculiar

Maths: Times and division

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

English: Spelling

http://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

Roman Menu Activities

Homework 22.11.19

Spellings:

White, Word, Accident, Accidentally, Busy, Business, Describe, Extreme, Heart, Library, Ordinary, Promise, Strange, Actual, Actually, Beautiful, Hopeful, Powerful, Careful, Spoonful

Maths:

 Two sheets of addition and subtraction have been sent home. It is intended to be used as practice not to be completed in quick time. It can be handed in when it has been completed.

Top marks times tables.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb/articles/z9f2b82

-ough words

Continue with the Roman menu activities.

Homework 18.11.19

Spellings:

Between, Change, Does, Father, Goes, Heard, Knew, Money, Number, Own, Show, Started, Swimming, Together, Upon, Entertainment, Pavement, Statement, Payment, 

Maths: Rounding Rocket

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers

English: Spellings

http://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/

Continue with the Roman Menu activities

Home Learning 11.11.19

Sorry for the delay in the home learning this week.

Spellings are as follows

Jumped, Might, Never, Outside,  Second, Sound, Sure, Today, While, Until, Woke, Woken, Young, Balloon, Submarine, Substrate, Subway, Antibiotic, Antibody, Antifreeze

Continue with the Roman Menu work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z22yqhv 

Homophones

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znwj6sg/articles/zxthnbk

negative numbers

Homework

25.11.19

Familiarise yourself with the Roman myth Romulus and Remus

https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/romulus_and_remus.php

Continue with Roman Menu homework

Spellings: Round, Sometimes, Suddenly, Through, Under, Where, Without, Year, Also Baby, Better, Can't, Different, Eyes, Garden, Interact, Interactive, International

Maths

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/543/Maths-Penalty-Shoot-out

English:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqqsw6f/articles/z9hjwxs

prefixes and suffixes

Homework 18/10/19

Spellings

watch, window, write, along, asked, below, brought, didn't, every, friends, happy, inside, light, near, automatic, automobile, autograph, 

Tasks from Roman menu sheet

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids

https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/43/5-More-prefixes-2-of-3

Homework 11.10.19

Spelings

Brother, Coming, Earth, Found, Half, Important, Leave, Much, Opened, Right, Something, Such, Thought, Turn, Turned

Maths: 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Number bonds 10, 20 and 100

English:

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Year 3/4 

Spelling Rule 4 - More prefixes (1 of 3)

Practice and test

Activities from the Roman menu

Homework week2

Spellings: Think, Told, Used, Whole, Work, Across, Any, Began, Both, Clothes, During, Following, Great, I'm, Lady

Activities from the Roman menu to be getting along with.

Maths games: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

English games: http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html

Spellings week 1

Think, Told, Used, Whole, Work, Across, Any, Began, Both, Clothes, During, Following, Great, I'm, Lady

Notices

Indoor PE will be on Tuesday.

Outdoor PE will be on a Friday.

Spellings will be given on Friday to be tested the following Friday.

Library will be on Tuesday.

Homework tasks to be completed and returned to school when completed.

Timetable

2019-20

Year 4  Autumn

Home Learning Autumn Term.

The following is a list of suggested activities for the pupils to complete during the Autumn Term which will help them to develop their understanding of our Topic, Why was the Roman Empire so Powerful? I expect the children to hand in each activity once it has been completed so that work can be displayed. There is no rush to complete all at once or to complete in any order!

1) Draw or paint a picture of Julius Caesar and or Emperor Claudius.

2) Make or draw a Roman ship.

3) Find up to 10 interesting facts about the Roman army.

4) Find out about Boudicca and write a fact file about her.

5) Create a Roman food menu.

6) Find out what types of musical instruments the Romans played. Draw and label them.

7) Create your own mosaic.

8) Find out about Roman Gods and Goddesses. You could draw/paint pictures, include fact files or present it as a booklet.

9) You choose an aspect of the Romans to find out about. It could be the army, weapons, home life, school, gladiators, religion or architecture.

I am looking forward to seeing your work and creations!

2018-19

Transition of this year's Y3 into next year's Y4

As part of the transition day the current Y3 class visited Y4. During the day they completed their Sports Day events, made wanted posters, used Top Marks Maths on the Ipad, shared what they know about the Romans and what they would like to find out and created their own mosaic. Look below at some of their work.

Day 5 Volleyball

What you might see as quite an easy game proved anything but. The skill required to get your hands correctly placed to direct the ball over the net was very challenging. Pupils were persistent though, and eventually were able to perform the skill well enough to play some good rallies.

Day 4

Darts and Maths

Today Y4 participated in a session of darts. This included top score, count down, round the board and bulls eye mania. The pupils were very enthusiastic throughout not only showing off their improving skills but also improving their maths skills.

Indoor bowls

Today we were introduced to the sport of indoor bowls. Having split the class into teams we competed in a league. Having played 11 games  each the top two teams were split by one win. The success going to William and Josh. They then had a Grand Final Play off which was won on the last bowl by runners up Patrick and Joel. There was some excellent play and team work. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the activities. Well done everyone.

Homework 17.5.19

BBC Bitesize English KS2 - Fronted adverbials and expanded noun phrases

BBc Bitesize Maths KS2 - Rounding and estimating

Homework 10.5.19

BBC bitesize KS2 English grammar - adverbs and prepositions

BBC Bitesize KS2 Maths - 2D and 3D shapes

BBC Bitesize Science - sound and vibrations

Homework 3.5.19

Use BBC Bitesize science to revise the digestive system, teeth and food chains for a science quiz next week.

Use BBC Bitesize KS2 English Grammar to practise what a verb is, what adjectives are and what are nouns.

Use BBC Bitesize KS2 Maths to practise place value and decimals.

Showcase Spring 2019

How can small actions eventually change the world?

A huge well done and thank you to all of the pupils in Year 4 who designed and presented a number of activity stations that explained their learning from the Spring Term. Following a hectic week of preparations the final outcome showed off the knowledge that they have gained and the enthusiasm they had for the topic content. Included activities were locating major rivers of the world, features that make a river, what makes the world, a focus on the River Nile and Amazon River, conservation, deforestation, identification of animals, finding out the location of endangered species from around the world, information about the Matses Tribe from Peru, picture domino and a slide show of their visit to Potteric Carr Nature Reserve.

May I also thank parents, family and friends who attended, the pupils didn't quite expect the vast numbers that came.

Potteric Carr Visit 28.2.19

As you can see from the photographs below the weather was kind to us on our visit to Potteric Carr today.

On arrival we were split into two groups.

Group 1 went pond dipping to explore the creatures that live in a pond habitat and the a bug hunt in the woods. Lots of amazing creatures were found from water spiders, dragonfly nymphs, snails and giant water boatman in the pond to scarlet elf ear mushrooms, a newt, a toad, a variety of birds and even deer hoof footprints in the woodland habitat.

Group 2 had the challenge of debating wildlife issues that are currently in the news.

Should we use less plastic and how should we dispose of it?

Are intrusive species helpful? If not, what actions should we been doing to rectify the problem?

Should we feed wildlife?

All of these questions raised points that were debated really well and made even the grown ups think about their own actions and what might be a result of them!

I must add that the pupils behaviour was excellent.

Many thanks to the staff and parents for helping and to the staff at Potteric Carr for the excellent programme that they delivered on the day.

Home Learning Menu

Spring Term

How can small changes affect the world?

You are expected to choose an activity from the list to complete and hand in. It is hoped that over the Spring term that you will have completed all of the activities suggested.

Comments about our Liturgy. 30.11.18

I liked it that we were all together and that we each had a part. AK

My favourite part was listening to the Bible. AM

I liked the topic because it shows that we belong to God. JO

I thought it was amazing. ZC

The liturgy was good because it was well presented and it was shown in God's way. JB

Boccia Tournament 21.11.18

To say that it was our first experience at Boccia the Y4 pupils performed excellently in today's tournament consisting of 22 teams and over 100 pupils.

Our best team today was made up of Ola, Joel, Scarlett and Dylan who won their group and made it to the semi finals. Unfortunately they were beaten 2-0.

Of the other teams, 3 finished runners up in their groups losing out  on a head to head basis. The remaining teams finished 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.

Players that stood out were Scarlett, Patrick, Kaelan and Ava.

I would like to thank parents and staff for their support at the event .

Author visit- Stephen Pass

Today, Stephen Pass, author of Madge the Mermaid visited our school to inspire our young writers. He told us about his job previous to becoming an author as a journalist and then described how his change to children's story writing began. Stephen explained how he wrote the book and the time it took to develop his ideas through drafting and editing at various stages. We listened to him read parts of the book and took turns to read some ourselves. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the visit. Thank you Stephen.

Y4 Liturgy-Friends

Year 4 delivered a small liturgy on Friday afternoon to the class to round off their work about friends. It consisted of work covered about our family and God's family. Pupils gave information about Solomon, Ruth and told the story of Joseph and his coat. Pupils read out prayers and listened to the song of Abraham.  

Basketball Competition

Having practiced skills and game play over the past 5 weeks we ended with an inter house competition. Throughout the event there was some excellent dribbling by William, fantastic shooting by Leo and Josh, brilliant catching by Zuzanna and good all round play by Elena and Nicoll. After winning all three of their games the yellow team, Kirkstall came out on top. Well done to you.

Diversity Week

As part of our diversity week Y4 experienced Chinese Calligraphy. After looking at the history, tools and techniques used in Chinese Calligraphy the pupils set about writing the numbers 1-10 and 2,345.

Museum visit to explore the Romans.

Y4 had a fantastic day at Doncaster Museum today and discovered lots of new things about history and the Romans. The morning was spent exploring archaeology and its importance in learning about the past. Pupils looked at artefacts and discussed what they were and what uses they might have had. The afternoon was spent looking at the Roman invasion of Britain and the settlement that the Romans built in Doncaster. Pupils dressed as different Roman people from soldiers to rich and poor people and children. There was even a male and female Celt costume to see.  Activities included designing a mosaic, identifying the uses of artefacts, planning for a meal and playing a Roman board game. I must say that the behaviour and participation by all pupils was excellent. Thank you

Year 4 Representatives.

School council: Evie and Ola

Sports Council: Nicoll and Josh

Chaplaincy team: William and Tristan

Librarians: Annabelle and Zuzanna

We have been working hard in RE tracing back our family to make a family tree. In Maths we have worked together to solve problems and in PE we have begun our Street Dance.

Welcome to Year 4

Out discover topic this term is 'What Makes a Good Story' with a focus on the Romans.

PE days are:

Tuesday indoor

Friday outdoor

Homework will be given as a menu and will focus around our topic.

Pupils will be given the Spellings expected for Year 4 and will be tested regularly throughout the year.

There will also be regular times tables tests on all times tables to 12x12.

It is expected that pupils will read a range of books at home, not just the ones provided by school. Reading books will be changed on Mondays and Thursdays. 

Long Term Plan of Learning for this year.