St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolHOME LEARNING Friday 15th January 2021
Date: 14th Jan 2021 @ 3:56pm
Year 4
Home Learning Friday 15th January 2021
Good morning Year 4. I hope you all had a good week despite the weather being a little cold and wet. It really brought a smile to my face when looking at your work on Seesaw this week – you should feel proud of everything that you have done, you really are amazing Year 4! Have a wonderful weekend and make sure you look after yourselves and everyone at home.
Please complete today’s work as if you were in school, taking care with your handwriting, spellings, punctuation, vocabulary, and of course, your presentation. Remember to try and do the work on the day it is set as it usually follows on from the previous day. It is important that you continue to work hard recapping and practising previous learning, as well as learning new things.
If you need any reading books, please let us know and we will arrange for some books to be collected from the school office.
ANSWERS – for Subtract lengths (Tuesday’s work) and Measure Perimeter (Wednesday’s work) are also attached to today’s blog.
Reading
Please read out loud to someone at home for 20 minutes. Make sure you discuss what has happened in the chapter / story so far.
Can you find 10 adjectives in your reading book (adjectives describe a noun and you used them to help describe your mirror this week). Try and choose adjectives which are more ambitious, unusual or are new words for you – write today’s date and write them in your book.
Spelling
These are your new spellings which will be tested on Thursday 21st January 2021. They all have the prefix super. A PREFIX is a group of letters that change the meaning of a word when they are added to the START. Super means ‘above’ or ‘over’.
Copy the new words into your book carefully and make sure you find the meanings out of any words you don’t know. Please practise these words in your books, they are NOT on Sumdog this week.
superstar supermarket supernova supermodel
superpower superhero supernatural superglue
supersonic superintendent supersaturated superstore
English
Download the ‘Mission Possible’ booklet attached to the blog.
Next week you will be planning and writing your own spy story. Today you will be designing a spy gadget.
Scroll to pg 27 Design a Spy Gadget
Read the information given carefully and watch the video.
Write the long date Friday 15th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I design a spy gadget?
- Draw a picture of you gadget and label its features
- Write a sub heading How the (write the name of your gadget here) works and explain how it works and its features
- On the next clean page, design a poster to advertise your gadget so that other spies will want to buy it
Success criteria for a poster
- Name of the gadget / catchy slogan (you could use rhyme / alliteration etc)
- Eye catching and colourful layout
- A mix of information boxes and pictures / diagrams
- Include a rhetorical question (For example, You wouldn’t want to be the only spy without the Scuba Skateboard, would you?)
Please share your work on Seesaw so that I can give feedback and support.
Read over all the work you have completed during the past week in English. Next Monday you will be planning your spy story, so reviewing what you have done so far will help with ideas. DO NOT DO ANY PLANNING TODAY!
Times tables
Practise your 3, 6 and 9 times tables on Sumdog.
On Monday 4th January, you were all given your individual table targets (if you are unsure, please message me on Seesaw). Please practise your table target using ‘Hit the button’ and the link below. If you are on ‘free’ tables, please practise a times table or division fact which you know you find tricky.
If you are in school next week, you will be tested on your individual target - if you are on ‘free’ tables, you will be tested on ÷8.
Play ‘Hit the answer’ – see if you can get faster and add your results to your log. Play ‘Hit the question’ – see if you can get faster and add your results to your log.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
By the end of Year 4 you should know all your tables and division facts, therefore please keep practising!
I have also attached a ‘Times table Practice Sheet’ to the blog which you will recognise from school. You may also find this helpful when practising your individual target.
Counting
Please count in 3’s from 0 to 50 and back again – can you go any further?
Count in 6’s from 0 to 100 and back again – can you go any further? (if you get stuck, add 6 on to your last number if counting up or subtract 6 if counting down)
Count in 9’s from 0 to 108 and back again – can you go any further than 108, adding 9 each time?
Maths
Use the link below – play Hit the button, Doubles, Doubles from 50 to 100. If you get stuck, partition the number. This is quite tricky, so practising again today will help with fluency, accuracy and speed.
eg Double 67 Double 60 (120) then double 7 (14) and add the two together (120 + 14 = 134)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Please open the maths worksheet called ‘Perimeter of a rectangle’ attached to the blog. You may print this off if you have a printer.
EITHER click on the link below which will take you to White Rose maths and watch the lesson, Perimeter of a rectangle,
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/week-9-measurement-length-perimeter/
OR click on the link below for the video.
Write the short date 15.01.21
Write the learning objective Can I calculate the perimeter of a rectangle?
Complete the worksheet as instructed (if you have printed it off) and stick it in your book or write the answers directly into your Home Learning Book.
Check your answers from yesterday, they are in the document ‘Answers Perimeter on a grid’ which is attached to the blog. Make sure you look carefully at any questions you got wrong.
Last Monday (4th January 2021), we started revising types of lines (parallel and perpendicular) and angles. To consolidate this, I have set a challenge on Sumdog. Please log on and have a go. We will return to this topic when we are all back in school so being confident with this now will be beneficial.
Reminder - right angles - 90°
- acute angles less than 90°
- obtuse angles more than 90° but less than 180°
RE
Open the file called ‘RE – Community’ which is attached to the blog. Read the story carefully.
Write the long date Friday 14th January 2021
Write the learning objective Can I show an understanding of what community means?
Answer these questions in your book:
- What do you think are the advantages of being part of a community?
- What do you think are the demands of being part of a community?
- What helps to build up community?
Write your own ending to the story showing how Jack or Holly and the community could help Alfie.
Draw a picture at the bottom which shows how Jack, Holly and the community have helped Alfie.
Please share your work on Seesaw so that I can see your super understanding.
Art
Watch the 2 videos below which explain how archaeology uncovers Roman remains including mosaics. (Archaeologists are people who study history by looking at remains buried in the ground and left by people long ago).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNoQH3GYT0U&safe=active
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNm-Fy7T8Dw&safe=active
Mosaics are pictures and patterns made from tiny pieces of coloured stone called ‘tesserae’. Follow the link below to look at some Roman mosaics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/mosaics_gallery_05.shtml
Open the document called ‘Mosaics’ attached to the blog. Read the facts and look at the mosaics and borders.
Today I would like you to explore and have a go at designing a border using 5 rows of squares and either 2 or 3 colours. You can find some examples on page 3 of the Mosaics document (eg chequerboard, zigzags, castle top etc). Remember only 2 or 3 colours are used and each pattern repeats itself again and again.
Have a go – it doesn’t matter if you get it wrong – art is all about having a go and celebrating what we have done, as well as thinking of ways to improve our work.
I have included some squared paper for you to use, which is attached to the blog (Mosaic squared paper) – print this off if you can, have a go at your border and stick this in your book with the date Friday 15th January 2021, and the learning objective Can I design a mosaic border?
Please share your work on Seesaw so that I can see your creative designs.
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 2 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths times table challenge (based on the 3, 6 and 9 times tables)
- A maths challenge ‘Types of lines and angles’
Please make sure you log on and have a go!
New Sumdog challenges will start on Monday.
Well done for finishing today’s work. Have a lovely weekend and stay safe.