Year 4 HOME PRACTICE Friday 14th January 2022

Date: 14th Jan 2022 @ 5:12pm

Year 4

Home Practice 14^th January 2022

Welcome to this week’s blog. Here’s what we have been learning in school this week ….

In English, we dramatised an interview between a family and a reporter following the family’s encounter with the Iron Man during a picnic.  In addition, we wrote a menu fit for the Iron Man which used alliteration and ambitious vocabulary – the descriptions really made our mouths water!

In Maths, we learnt more about multiplication this week. Initially we used arrays to help with our understanding. Then, we learnt how to use a multiplication square to find the product when 2 numbers are multiplied together, and how to find factors.  Following this, we developed our understanding of the effect of multiplying a 1 and 2 digit number by 10 and 100, and used this to help with multiplication. Additionally, we have been practising our tables, and counting in 11’s and 25’s.

In RE, we hot seated different ‘apostles’ and asked them how they felt when Jesus chose them to help spread the Good News. 

In History, we discussed some of the legacies the Romans left, such as roads, the sewage system and Roman Numerals.  We then started to make a PowerPoint presentation to showcase our learning.

This week in French we revised colours in the masculine and feminine forms. Then we listened to the French alphabet and tried to spell out words using the French letters. 

In Science, we discussed the 6 types of scientific enquiry and wrote questions for each one. Super scientific thinking - it wasn't easy but the children did really well.

We began our PE lesson running 4 times around both playgrounds without stopping – we are aiming to build up our running technique and our stamina.  We then split into 2 groups.  Inside, the children learnt how to perform the dish and arch shapes and explored how to use these in a sequence.  Outside, the children continued learning how to control a ball using a hockey stick and played a mini game.

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

You have been given your own individual times table target.  Please make sure you continue to practise your times tables in preparation for your test next week, on Thursday (20^th January 2022). 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’.   

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 11’s and 25’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 11’s

For example, start at 0 and count up to 132 and back again (this will help with your 11 times tables)

0   11   22   33  etc                     132   121    110  etc

Then try counting from 40 to 139 and back again

40  51   62 etc                       139   128    117

Count in 25’s

Start at 0 and count up to 250 and back again

0   25   50    75     etc                    250   225   220   etc

Spellings

The spellings this week 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’.  Please practise your spellings each evening at home as many of you are still not doing this.  You will be tested on them next Thursday (20^th January 2022). We have discussed different strategies you could use to help you learn them and you could also use ‘Look say cover write check’.

superstar    supermarket          supernova              supermodel  superhuman

superpower  superhero              supernatural          superglue     Superman

supersonic   superintendent      supersaturated      superstore   superheroes

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

• A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
• A times table challenge based on the 11 times tables
• An ‘array’ challenge – lots of arrays and different questions to help with your understanding of times tables

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.