St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolHOME LEARNING Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Date: 1st Mar 2021 @ 3:28pm
Year 4
Home Learning Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Good morning Year 4. Welcome to Tuesday’s Home Learning. I hope your Lenten Promises are going well and you are doing your best to keep your promise, whatever it may be. A reminder that it is Fairtrade Fortnight too. A sheet has been attached to the blog with some activities you may like to try. You may also like to learn more about Fairtrade by visiting their website here.
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.
Ask someone else to read a page of the book to you. Listen carefully to their intonation (the way their voice rises and falls), expression and where they pause for punctuation.
Spelling
These are your new spellings which will be tested on Tuesday 9th March 2021. They are all from the Year 3 / 4 Spelling list – a list of words which children should be able to read and spell by the time they leave Year 4. There are some quite tricky words, so please practise them carefully.
The words are:
mention probably therefore build disappear guide
natural recent though although busy business
Write the long date Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Copy the words carefully into your book and find out the meanings of any words you are unsure of.
A spelling challenge has also been set on Sumdog.
English
Today, please read or listen to Chapter 8 of Kensuke’s Kingdom again. A copy of the book is attached to the blog or you can listen to Chapter 8 by clicking here.
Open the document called ‘Turning points’ which is attached to the blog. You may either print this sheet off or complete the writing straight into your Home Learning Book. All the instructions are explained in this document.
Please share your work on Seesaw
Times tables
A times tables challenge has been set on Sumdog. This is to consolidate and practise your 11 and 12 times tables.
Please practise your own tables target using Hit the button. 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 this week, you will be tested on your individual target on Thursday 4th March 2021 – if you are on ‘free’ tables, you will be tested on a mixture of 4 and 8 times tables.
Counting
Count in 100’s from 300 to 1500 and back again. Count in 100’s from 450 to 1250 and back again. Think about what you found tricky? Write the numbers down as you say them – what patterns do you notice?
Please count in 50’s from 300 to 1100 and back again – can you go any further? Write the numbers down as you say them - do you notice any patterns?
Now count in 50’s from 450 to 1100 and back again – can you go any further? Write the numbers down as you say them – what do you notice now?
What is the relationship between 100 and 50? Can you see any patterns in the numbers you have written down?
Maths
Click here to play Fruit splat compare equations – this is the game that you played yesterday.
You will be given an equation eg 4 x 3 ___ 2 + 2
Work out both sides of the equation. In the example above 4 x 3 = 12 and 2 + 2 = 4.
Decide whether the calculations are = (equal), the first calculation is > (greater than) the second; or the first calculation is < (less than) the second.
Click on the correct symbol. In the example above, you would click on the greater than symbols, because 12 is > 4.
Today, try Level Two - you can choose an untimed or timed game.
Today, we are going to practise our mental maths strategies and complete an arithmetic test.
Make sure you have everything you need before you start:
- A pencil and a ruler
- Your Home Learning book OR a printed copy of the arithmetic test (attached to the blog)
- A 20 minute timer
- The arithmetic answers (to check your answers afterwards. These are attached to the blog)
Please make sure that you make jottings / show your working out – this is important as it helps to find any errors (if you make them!). Try and complete the test independently and CHECK EACH OF YOUR ANSWERS CAREFULLY before you look at the answer sheet. Remember, it doesn’t matter if you get an answer wrong, the most important thing is to find your mistake.
Before you start, please watch the two videos on Seesaw which will explain a couple of strategies. These will be uploaded on Tuesday morning.
Good luck!
Please post your work on Seesaw so that I can see how you got on!
RE
Please open the document called ‘RE Our Father’ which is attached to the blog. All the information for today’s RE lesson is explained in this document.
Music
Please click here for the second lesson in this music topic. Today you will be exploring how music is organised and look at music with 4 beats and 2 beats in a bar. Have fun!
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths times table challenge (based on the 11 and 12 times tables)
- A maths challenge all about whole numbers upto 10 000
- A spelling challenge based on the new Year 3 /4 spellings
Please make sure you log on and have a go! It is important that you practise these skills as they are invaluable in helping you to learn your number facts and multiplication and division facts. In addition, they will enable you to calculate accurately and at speed when working mentally.
A new spelling challenge will start tomorrow.
Well done for finishing today’s work. Have a lovely evening and stay safe.