St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 4 Blog Friday 10th June 2022
Date: 10th Jun 2022 @ 4:10pm
Year 4
Home Practice 10th June 2022
Welcome to the first blog of this half term. Here’s what we have been learning this week ….
In English, we wrote our own questions about part of the novel. We tried to remember all our capital letters and question marks, and tried to use a variety of question openers. We also planned and started to write our own story as one of the characters from the novel. We will finish these next week and share them with Year 3.
In Maths, we started learning about shape. We began by learning more about 2D shapes and their properties. Following this, we learnt about the properties of prisms which are a 3D shape.
In RE, we learnt that people get ‘lost’ when they deliberately do something wrong or hurtful to others. This is what is called ‘sin’. However, we also try to build bridges towards one another every day, and we ‘examine our consciences’. We also considered what ‘contrition’ means and how it is an important part of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
In PE, we practised for sports day (which is next Wednesday 15th June). We are looking forward to taking part in our first sports day for a few years!
In French this week, we practised the phonic sound 'ou' then learned the vocabulary for the parts of the face.
In Science, we had fun experimenting with our string telephones. We used them to speak to each other in the playground and then considered the science behind how they worked. In addition, we used a sound box to compare how well different materials muffle sounds.
Online Safety Update
This week, our update is focused on how to set up devices for children. Read our short guide below for some useful tips to safeguard young people against online risk.
This week’s Home Practice ….
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Make sure you discuss the story and the characters. Find the meaning of any new words too. Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.
Times tables
Please make sure you continue to practise your times tables and division facts, especially those that you find tricky. Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?
Remember - you can also practise your tables playing ‘Hit the button’ and https://www.timestables.co.uk/
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths. You will also be taking the Multiplication Tables Check during the next couple of weeks.
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 20’s– draw a line and some marks on it like I do in class. You could write the numbers down as you count up. When you count down, cover the numbers up, say the number, then reveal what you have got written down to check you’ve said the correct number.
Count in 20’s
For example, start at 160 and count up to 340 and back again
160 180 200 etc 340 320 300 etc
For example, start at 46 and count up to 286 and back again
46 66 86 etc 286 266 246 etc
Spellings
This week we are learning how to use an apostrophe correctly when it shows possession, therefore there are no words to learn. We have however learnt the rules for using apostrophes when the noun is singular. We will be practising these each day in class and you will be tested on this rule next Thursday (16th June 2022).
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths challenge to identify pairs of parallel and perpendicular lines
- A mixed times table challenge
- A maths challenge to recognise 3D shapes and describe them
Please make sure you log on and have a go! Many of you are still not accessing Sumdog on a daily basis. Little and often is the key to success!
Number bonds
Number bonds are very important and help with many aspects of maths. The more confident you are with these, the easier you will find addition, subtraction, mental calculations etc. Therefore, please continue practising your number bonds / addition skills playing Hit the Button
The game you will play will help with your number bonds and quick addition skills. For example:
8 + 6 you could partition this into 8 + 2 + 4 = 14
This is because 8 + 2 is a pair to 10, then add the 4 to 10
Click on the link above, then on Play Game.
Click on Number bonds
On the left-hand side you will see the words ‘Up to 20’
Click on Addition within 20
See how many you can get correct in 1 minute. Then have another go and try and beat your score.
Maths and spelling training
Please continue to use the maths and spellings training sections as these are tailored for your child to practise skills, facts and words that they find difficult.