St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 4 Blog - Friday 16th June 2023
Date: 16th Jun 2023 @ 8:52am
Year 4 Blog
Friday 16th June 2023
Welcome to your Friday blog.
In English, we continued reading our class novel. We described the main character’s feelings after a bomb had landed on his house and tried to include lots of thoughts and feelings.
In Maths, we learnt how to answer questions using line graphs. Line graphs are used to represent continuous data, for example, the height of an air balloon over an hour’s journey. Following this, we deepened our understanding by drawing a line graph from given data.
In RE, we considered how we try to build bridges towards one another every day and ‘examine our conscience’. We reflected on how we feel when we have done something wrong, and ways in which saying sorry might be expressed in our daily lives.
In Geography, we created information leaflets about climate change and its impact on the Great Barrier Reef. We tried to include lots of information about the location of the Great Barrier Reef, what it actually is and how it is changing due to climate change. We shared our leaflets with Year 3 and Year 5 on Friday afternoon and they were very impressed!
In French, we described the Picasso-style face that we drew last week. Then we moved onto learn all the nouns for parts of the body, noticing whether they are masculine or feminine.
In Science, we started a new topic about Teeth and Digestion. We began by learning that we have different shapes of teeth for different jobs, and that our mouth is the first part of our digestive system. Then we discussed how teeth and gums have to be cared for to keep them healthy. We set up an investigation to check what happens to eggs when they are left to soak in different liquids for a week. (Eggs and teeth both contain calcium so we can use egg shells as a model for teeth.) This would happen to our teeth if we don’t keep them clean! Let’s see which egg has the most damage next week!
In PSHE, we explained how everyday choices can affect the environment. We were given different scenarios and made suggestions as to how plastic pollution could be reduced.
In outdoor learning, we found our favourite stick and then decorated it using natural items, string, wool and pipe cleaners. We then described the special power or use that our stick had! You can see our sticks here.
On Thursday, we also enjoyed taking part in the ‘Dance from the Heart’ roadshow.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes each evening. Discuss what you have read with someone at home.
Spellings
Here are this week’s spellings. You will be tested on these words next Friday (23rd June 2023).
interrelated interview intercom intermittent
superglue superpower superintendent supernatural
anti-aircraft antiperspirant antifreeze antibacterial
autopilot automatic autobiography
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 100’s
Start at 350 and count up to 1850 and back again
350 450 550 etc 1850 1750 1650 etc
Start at 657 and count upto 2357 and back again
657 757 857 2357 2257 2157 etc
Times tables
You will be tested on your tables target next Wednesday (21st June 2023). Please practise every day. Remember you can practise your tables playing Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
- A challenge based on line graphs and line plots
- A times tables challenge based on the 2, 4 and 8 times tables
Please make sure you log on and have a go! Little and often is the key to success!
Another app for practising tables and number facts is One Minute Maths from White Rose. It is free to download from the AppStore and PlayStore. There are lots of excellent games you can play which will help you brush up your mental maths skills. Please do your best to access this fabulous free resource! Knowing your tables and number facts off by heart is crucial and will help you in many different areas of maths.
Enjoy a lovely sunny weekend!
The Year 4 Team