Good Morning,

Well, we’ve done it! We have made it to the end of the school lockdown period.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your commitment and your engagement over the last 8 weeks of home schooling. You have just been brilliant. Hearing from you and seeing your work on a daily basis has been so rewarding and I am immensely proud of how hard you have worked.

I would also like to thank your parents. They have been absolutely amazing in the level of support they have given you during this time and I am truly grateful for all their support.

As I always say, ‘Teamwork makes the dream work!’ The last 8 weeks have been a perfect example of this. Well done everyone!

Can’t wait to see you all on Monday…

Please use today to catch up on any work that has been missed during the week. I will send out a zoom invite for the afternoon so we can reveal the identities of the masked readers. 

Remember to do your spelling test and your frog club and let me know how you get on. Use the links below to access what you need.

Spellings to test:

Class Group – week 1 – 26.2.21

SNIP Group – Week 1 – 26.2.21

Spellings to learn:

Class Group – week 4 – 5.3.21

SNIP Group – week 4 – 5.3.21

Frog Club

Please select your Frog Club sheet and give yourself 5 mins to complete. Let me know how you get on! I promise to move your frog up if you complete your sheet.

• 44-club: Facts from the 2, 5 10 and 3 times tables.
• 55-club: Facts from the 2, 5, 10, 3 and 4 times tables.
• 66-club: Facts from the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
• 77-club: Facts from the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4, 8, 6, and 11 times tables.
• 88-club: Facts from the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4, 8, 6, 11, 9 and 12 times tables
• 99-club: Facts from all the tables up to 12 x 12
• Superstar division-60 club: Mental division sums using times table knowledge.
• Superstar division-80 club: Mental division sums using times table knowledge.
• Superstar division-100 club: Mental division sums using times table knowledge.
• Superstar fractions-60 club: Find fractions of numbers
• Superstar fractions-80 club: Find fractions of numbers
• Superstar fractions-100 club: Find fractions of numbers
• Squared– numbers challenge
• Cubed– numbers challenge
• Bronze– mix up challenge
• Silver– mix up challenge
• Gold– mix up challenge

If you have managed to complete all the activities set, then please look at some of the suggestions below for today.

PE with ‘The Wright Way Group – TWWG’

Session 10:

Oak Academy Video Lessons: Here you will find a huge range of video lessons divided into different subjects. Click on the subject you would like to learn and then choose a topic. Simple as that.

Click on the following link to access the website:  Oak Academy – Year 4

BBC Bitesize Video Lessons: The BBC has designated a whole section of the ‘BBC Bitesize’ website for home learning. Just select year 4 and then choose the subject you would like to study.

Click on the following link to access the website:  BBC Bitesize – KS2

Top marks 7 -11: This is fantastic website with a wealth of free online games for English and Maths. A great way to have fun and learn at the same time.

Hit the link to play:     Top marks – Maths     Top Marks – English

Hit the Button: This is great set of online games which can be linked to number various mental calculations and x tables. A fantastic resources where children can choose the level appropriate to their ability to reinforce and challenge where needed.

Hit the link to play: Hit the button 

It’s World Book Day, so today is going to be off our normal timetable so we can all have a bit of fun…. I really hope you have a great day.

Thank you to all of you that sent in your video and your clues. I’ve put a short video together for you to watch, so listen and watch very carefully. It’s not easy to guess, as you have all disguised your voices so well and your masks are brilliant.

I have also put together an answer sheet containing a picture of each masked reader and 3 clues linked to their true identity. Can you guess who each masked reader is?

The Masked Reader Clue Sheet

I will be hosting a zoom on Friday afternoon (1.15pm) to reveal who each masked reader is. For the meeting, have your masks ready to share so you can all reveal who you were. Have your guess sheet handy as well to see how many masked readers you got correct.

Today’s Task:

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to David Walliams talk about his book during the live assembly on Tuesday, which gave me an idea for a task for today.

One of the books he spoke about was called ‘Fing’

The story is about a girl called Myrtle Meek, who has everything…

But everything isn’t enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there’s only one problem… What is a FING?

Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy, even visit the spooky library vaults to delve into the dusty pages of the mysterious Monsterpedia. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found. But will they ever find a FING?

Your task today is to design your very own ‘Fing’

Think about:

• What does it look like?
• How does it behave?
• How would you look after it?
• What is the best and worst thing about it?
• What does it eat?
• Where does it live?
• What are some unusual facts about it?

Create a ‘double page spread’ for your ‘Fing’ giving as much information about it as possible.

Write a set of instructions for how to look after it as pet. Remember to include a warning if needed!

I really look forward to seeing what you create and it would be great to share these next week in class.

Have a great day

Good Morning,

I hope you had a god day yesterday.

Activity 1:

Reading: The BFG chapter 15 Please read chapter  ‘Mixing the Dream’ of the BFG and answer the ‘Day 3’ and ‘Day 4’ questions

BFG Text Chapters 11 – 16

Questions

Activity 2: English: BFG Writing unit from the Oak Academy

Please use the link below to access the next lesson in the teaching sequence:

Lesson 9 – Writing the first part of the opening

Activity 3:

Maths: We are continuing with the unit on Fractions.

Below are links to the white rose video for today’s learning and the corresponding activity sheets to ‘Subtract from whole amounts’.

Video lesson

Y4 Spring Block 3 Subtract from whole amounts

Activity 4: Reading/Writing Activity

As a child I really enjoyed reading all the books written by Roald Dhal (and I still do now too!). One of my particular favourites was ‘Charlie and Chocolate Factory’. I also love the original film and so do both of my children.

Below are some fun activities linked to the story. You can choose which of the activities you would like to complete. You could even do them all if you like…..

Charley and The Chocolate Factory Activity Sheets

Below is the full version of the text if you find and read sections to help you as well as an audio version if you would prefer to listen to the all or parts of the story.

Full Text – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Hope you have a good day

Good Morning,

The Masked Reader

If you haven’t already and would like to take part in the Masked Reader, please can you upload your video to your portfolio on class dojo and also send me 3 clues about yourself in a message. Thank you

Activity 1:

Reading: The BFG chapter 15

Please read chapter  ‘The Great Plan’ of the BFG and answer the ‘Day 1’ and ‘Day 2’ questions

BFG Text Chapters 11 – 16

Questions

Activity 2: English: BFG Writing unit from the Oak Academy

Please use the link below to access the next lesson in the teaching sequence:

Lesson 8 – To analyse the opening scene

Activity 3:

Maths: We are continuing with the unit on Fractions.

Below are links to the white rose video for today’s learning and the corresponding activity sheets to ‘Subtract 2 Fractions’. This is the 4th video lesson and builds on the previous session.

Video lesson

Y4 Spring Block 3 Subtract 2 fractions

Activity 4: Reading/Writing Challenge

I really enjoy reading nursery rhymes to my two children, particularly my 2 year old daughter who absolutely loves ‘Little Red Riding Hood’.

Your challenge today is to take a well known nursery rhyme and re write in your own words. However, you have to exactly 50 words, no less and no more!

How many nursery can you re write?

Send in your work. I’d love share some of these on the website and they may even help me get my daughter to sleep!!! Fingers crossed!!

Hope you have a good day.

Good Morning,

I hope you all had a good weekend and had chance to relax. Right, it’s our last week of home learning, so let’s go for it this week!!

Remember to let me know how you get on and send in photos of your work if you can. I love to see how well you have been doing.

Activity 1:

Reading: The BFG chapter 14

Please read chapter  ‘Dreams’ of the BFG and answer the ‘Day 3’ and ‘Day 4’ questions

BFG Text Chapters 11 – 16

Questions

Activity 2: English: BFG Writing unit from the Oak Academy

Please use the link below to access the next lesson in the teaching sequence:

Lesson 7 – To practise and apply knowledge of suffixes – past and present tense verbs

Activity 3:

Maths: We are continuing with the unit on Fractions.

Below are links to the white rose video for today’s learning and the corresponding activity sheets to ‘Subtract Fractions’. This is the 3rd video lesson and is a recap unit focusing on subtracting one fraction from another.

Video lesson

Subtract-fractions

Activity 4: Science

Double Page Spread/Poster

Please use this afternoon’s session to present all that you have learnt about electricity over the 6 sessions from the Oak National Academy. This can be in the form of a ‘Double Page Spread or a poster. Use drawings/diagrams and labels to show clearly what you now know.

If you want to have a look back at some of the lessons you studied then they can be accessed by using the link below:

Oak Academy Science Lessons

I would also like you to have a look and vocabulary sheet you completed at the start of this unit. Do you now know the meaning of all the scientific vocabulary? Fill in the final column with a definition for each word.

Key Scientific Vocabulary Sheet

If you are still not sure on what some of the words mean, then why not research them to find out!

Hope you have a good day.

Good Morning,

It’s Friday….. and today is ‘Free up Friday!’ 

Following the success of the previous quiz, during the zoom meeting this afternoon, we will be having another. Again, you will need to work as a class team to see if all questions can be answered correctly because you will only be allowed to answer a maximum of 3 questions each.

Below are the questions, so you can do some research and plan out which questions you think you could answer.

Friday Quiz Questions 26.2.21

Please use today to catch up on any work that has been missed during the week. Click on the links below for quick access to each day’s learning:

Monday 22nd   Tuesday 23rd   Wednesday 24th   Thursday 25th

Remember to do your spelling test and your frog club and let me know how you get on. Use the links below to access what you need.

Spellings to test:

Class Group – week 6 – 12.2.21

SNIP Group – week 6 – 12.2.21

Spellings to learn:

Class Group – week 1 – 26.2.21

SNIP Group – Week 1 – 26.2.21

Frog Club

Please select your Fog Club sheet and give yourself 5 mins to complete. Let me know how you get on! I promise to move your frog up if you complete your sheet.

• 44-club: Facts from the 2, 5 10 and 3 times tables.
• 55-club: Facts from the 2, 5, 10, 3 and 4 times tables.
• 66-club: Facts from the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
• 77-club: Facts from the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4, 8, 6, and 11 times tables.
• 88-club: Facts from the 2, 5, 10, 3, 4, 8, 6, 11, 9 and 12 times tables
• 99-club: Facts from all the tables up to 12 x 12
• Superstar division-60 club: Mental division sums using times table knowledge.
• Superstar division-80 club: Mental division sums using times table knowledge.
• Superstar division-100 club: Mental division sums using times table knowledge.
• Superstar fractions-60 club: Find fractions of numbers
• Superstar fractions-80 club: Find fractions of numbers
• Superstar fractions-100 club: Find fractions of numbers
• Squared– numbers challenge
• Cubed– numbers challenge
• Bronze– mix up challenge
• Silver– mix up challenge
• Gold– mix up challenge

If you have managed to complete all the activities set, then please look at some of the suggestions below for today.

PE with ‘The Wright Way Group – TWWG’

Session 9:

Oak Academy Video Lessons: Here you will find a huge range of video lessons divided into different subjects. Click on the subject you would like to learn and then choose a topic. Simple as that.

Click on the following link to access the website:  Oak Academy – Year 4

BBC Bitesize Video Lessons: The BBC has designated a whole section of the ‘BBC Bitesize’ website for home learning. Just select year 4 and then choose the subject you would like to study.

Click on the following link to access the website:  BBC Bitesize – KS2

Top marks 7 -11: This is fantastic website with a wealth of free online games for English and Maths. A great way to have fun and learn at the same time.

Hit the link to play:     Top marks – Maths     Top Marks – English

Hit the Button: This is great set of online games which can be linked to number various mental calculations and x tables. A fantastic resources where children can choose the level appropriate to their ability to reinforce and challenge where needed.

Hit the link to play: Hit the button