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Year 4 Blog Friday 8th March 2024

Date: 7th Mar 2024 @ 4:33pm

Welcome to your Friday blog

 

Home practice

 

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.  Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.

See if you can spot any dialogue / speech marks. Look carefully at the punctuation – this will be useful for our English learning over the next couple of weeks.

 

Spellings

These are your spellings for next week:

position       straight       consider       favourite     knowledge

possess        possession   strength      minute         promise

through       fruit            probably      remember    separate     

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in hundredths. 

For example, start at 0.05 and count up to 0.23 and back again

0.05   0.06   0.07   etc                                  0.23   0.22   0.21   etc

 

Times tables and Number facts

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. 

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. 

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Sumdog challenges

  • A spelling challenge based on the words above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 4 and 8 times tables
  • A comparing decimal numbers challenge

 

 

In English, we made predictions about our new class novel – The Firework-Maker’s Daughter.  We read an extract from Chapters 1, 2 and 3 and then thought carefully about the characters, the setting, and what we thought would happen in the book.  In addition, we used evidence from the text to describe the main character, Lila.   

 

In Maths, we learnt more about decimal numbers to two decimal places in the context of money. We also compared numbers represented by place value counters and coins.

 

In RE, we watched a video of The Concluding Rite which ends the Mass. We then described ways we can glorify God and explored Romans 12:8-11.   

 

In Art, we practised sketching a flower. We then experimented with tints and shades by mixing a colour of paint with white paint. Following this, we painted a picture of a flower to go on a card.

 

In Computing, we practised retouching a picture. We will be putting all our photo editing skills together over the next couple of weeks in order to edit a photograph of our own choice. 

 

This week we have also been to Reconciliation with Father Michael, taken part in a dance class and a yoga session, and enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day. Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.

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Have a lovely weekend

The Year 4 team

Year 4 Blog Friday 1st March 2024

Date: 1st Mar 2024 @ 8:40am

Welcome to your Friday blog

 

Home practice

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.  Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.

See if you can spot any adverbs when you’re reading. Adverbs are words which describe a verb eg. He ate his breakfast quickly. The word ‘quickly’ is an adverb.

 

Spellings

These are your spellings for next week:

calf    calves          half    halves          knife  knives

leaf    leaves          shelf  shelves        thief thieves

yourself       yourselves    themselves

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 5s. 

For example, start at 0 and count up to 60 and back again

0     5     10   etc                                 60     55     50   etc

 

Now have a go at counting in 50’s

Start at 0 and count up to 600 and back again

0     50     100       etc                                   600     550     500    etc

 

Times tables and Number facts

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. 

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. 

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Sumdog challenges

  • A spelling challenge based on the words above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 6 and 12 times tables

Please also click on the link below and have a go at the tenths and hundredths quiz which will help consolidate our maths learning from this week.

https://www.iknowit.com/lessons/c-decimals-tenths-and-hundredths.html

 

 

In English, we experimented using adverbs / adverbial phrases in sentences and then moving them around to different places. This helped us understand how to use an adverb / adverbial phrase in our writing to make it more interesting, and we also became experts at recognising whether the sentence ‘sounded’ grammatically correct or not.

 

In Maths, we learnt that a tenth can be divided by 10 to create a hundredth.  Using pictorial representations to help with our learning, we learnt the equivalence of tenths, hundredths, common fractions and the decimal forms of these.

 

In RE, we learnt about the different parts of the Communion Rite.  We then wrote our own prayer for peace and unity. We also discussed ‘Living in Communion’ and what this means in daily life.

 

In PSHE, we recognised how people manage their feelings. In addition, we discussed how people show their feelings through their body language.

 

In PE, we practised our netball skills and then played a game. We also learnt some new ways to balance in our gymnastics lesson.

 

This week, we also took part in a brilliant dance session, a triathlon event and enjoyed the 'wear something bright' school disco. Have a look at our galleries.

 

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Have a lovely weekend

The Year 4 team

Year 4 Blog Friday 23rd February 2024

Date: 22nd Feb 2024 @ 1:18pm

Welcome to your Friday blog

 

Home practice

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.  Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.

See if you can spot any apostrophes when you are reading. Why are they used? Is it because the word is a contraction / has missing letters (eg didn’t / I’m / couldn’t), or because the apostrophe shows possession?

 

Spellings

The spellings you will be tested on next week all involve the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns. Therefore, there will be no spellings to learn. Instead, we will practise this spelling rule each day in class. You will be tested on this rule next Wednesday. 

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 1000’s. 

For example, start at 0 and count up to 10 000 and back again

0     1 000   2 000   etc                                 10 000    9 000   etc

 

Start at 694 and count up to 10 694 and back again

694    1 694       etc                                     10 694     9 694    etc

 

Times tables and Number facts

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. 

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. 

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Sumdog challenges

  • A counting in hundredths challenge
  • A times tables challenge based on the 3, 4 and 8 times tables
  • A negative numbers challenge

 

In English, we learnt how to use an apostrophe when a noun is plural. In addition, we learnt what an adverbial phrase is and how to identify one in a sentence. We then learnt how to write and correctly punctuate sentences which included fronted adverbials.

 

In Maths, we correctly placed numbers on a number line with multiples of 1000 marked but not labelled. We also labelled positive and negative numbers on a number line and counted backwards through zero. Our learning this week also included building on our understanding of the number system, extending it further into hundredths.

 

In RE, we wrote our Lenten Promise which we are going to try and do our best to keep. In addition, we learnt what happens at the gathering of the Eucharist and during the Introductory Rite. We wrote our own verse to a hymn and explained how we could apply the words of Matthew 5: 45-48 in our daily lives.

 

In History, we started our new topic – Ancient Greeks. We learnt where and when the Ancient Greeks lived.

 

In Computing, we continued our photo editing topic by learning how to clone and retouch images.

 

In Art, we started a new topic – Exploring still life. We began by looking at the art work of Paul Cezanne. Then we used the ‘Four Colour Gestural Drawing Exercise’. This involved using only 4 colours to help us appreciate how seeing simple shapes can help improve drawing skills.

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Year 4 Blog Thursday 8th February 2024

Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 2:39pm

Welcome to your Friday blog

 

Home practice

 

As it’s half term, there is no home practice. However, please keep reading every day as it really is the key to unlocking your learning.

Please also try and practise your times tables - either your target or something you find tricky. This will help you in many areas of maths.

 

 

In English, we retold an extract of the novel and attempted to use different openers for our sentences. We found this tricky, but made a brilliant attempt.

 

In Maths, we started our new topic – place value. We started by revising rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. We then extended this learning to rounding numbers to the nearest 1000. 

 

We started a new topic in RE – Giving and receiving. We listened to ‘The Sharing Song' by Jack Johnson and then discussed both the joys and demands of giving and receiving.

 

 

We hope you all have a brilliant half term holiday and look forward to seeing you all on Monday 19th February.

 

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Year 4 Blog Friday 2nd February 2024

Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 1:14pm

Welcome to your Friday blog

Home practice

 

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.  Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.

See if you can spot any adverbs when you are reading. An adverb is a word which modifies the verb – it tells us how, where or when it was done.

 

Spellings

The spellings this week are all homophones

scene           seen            mail             male             bawl

ball              waist           waste          guest           guessed

new              knew            to                too              two

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 10’s. 

For example, start at 0 and count up to 120 and back again

0     10     20   etc                               120     110      100   etc

 

Start at 57 and count up to 237 and back again

57    67    77    etc                             237   227    217    etc

 

Times tables and Number facts

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. 

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. 

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Sumdog challenges

  • A spelling challenge
  • A times tables challenge based on the 2, 5 and 10 times tables
  • A 3D shape challenge

 

In English, we have been learning about verbs and adverbs this week. We tried to include adverbs in our writing and made sure that they were appropriate to the verb they were describing.

We learnt that adverbs:

  • describe or modify verbs
  • can come before or after a verb
  • can be used at the beginning of a sentence
  • can tell us how, when or where the verb was done

HOW – Barry tiptoed silently. (silently is the adverb)

WHERE – Jane ran downstairs. (downstairs is the adverb)

WHEN – Tom played football yesterday. (yesterday is the adverb)

 

In Maths, we finished our 3D shape topic. We identified and described 3D shapes, researching carefully their properties.

Mathematics: Introducing 2-D and 3-D Shapes

 

In RE, we continued our topic, Community. We read St Paul’s letter to the Romans 12:8-11 and discussed the words. We then chose our favourite sentence and explained how we would live this out in action in our daily lives. 

 

In Art we finished making our boxes for our ‘pocket gallery’ and mounting our pictures on to card. Then we created our ‘pocket gallery’ ensuring that our mounted figures were looking at our artwork. Have a look at our creations in the gallery.  

 

In History, we learnt how and why Britain became part of the Roman Empire. In addition, we learnt about the legacies left behind by the Romans. We then made either a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation to explain our learning.

 

This week, we also enjoyed yoga. Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.   

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Year 4 Blog Friday 26th January 2024

Date: 25th Jan 2024 @ 4:35pm

 

Welcome to your Friday blog

Home practice

 

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.  Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.

See if you can spot any verbs when you are reading (a verb is an action or a doing word). It can also show what something has or is.

eg The boy is tall. (is is the verb) 

The tree has green leaves. (has is the verb).

 

Spellings

The spellings this week all have the ending -ture.

mixture       capture        feature        moisture      adventure

nature         picture        vulture         future         torture

sculpture     creature      fracture      furniture     temperature

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 7’s. 

For example, start at 0 and count up to 84 and back again

0   7     14     21     etc                         84    77      70   etc

 

Times tables and Number facts

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. 

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. 

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Sumdog challenges

  • A spelling challenge
  • A times tables challenge based on the 7 times tables
  • A 3D shapes and their properties challenge

Reminders

Online Safety

We have noticed that some children are using WhatsApp and other messaging services that are not age appropriate. WhatsApp has a 16+ rating and was designed for adults. Primary aged children have not developed the emotional maturity to use these messaging platforms, and we have found having round the clock access to their friendship groups is placing an undue pressure onto their wellbeing. 
 
Here is some guidance from the NSPCC and our WhatsApp guide for your information.       Is WhatsApp safe for my child?

 

 

In English, we wrote a formal letter to Mr Tregenza (grandfather in the novel) to persuade him to leave his home in Slapton Sands. We tried our best to use vocabulary which was both formal and persuasive, and enjoyed using our ‘posh’ voice to rehearse our sentences as we were writing as Lord Somethingorother.

 

In Maths, we started a new topic – shape. First, we identified, named and described 2D shapes according to their properties.

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Following this, we identified and named prisms according to their properties. 

Prisms are 3D shapes, made up of two identical (congruent) polygons at opposite ends and joined up by parallel lines called edges.

Prism Shape - GCSE Maths - Steps, Examples & Worksheet

This week, we also identified and named pyramids according to their properties.

Pyramids are 3D shapes with a polygon as a base and straight lines called edges that go from the vertex on the base and meet at one point called an apex.

Pyramid – Shape, Properties, Formulas, Diagrams & Examples

 

In RE, we continued our topic, 'Community'. We discussed where our local parish is as well as members of the clergy. In addition, we thought about the links between the parish and the school, and the lay people who help in church. A lay person is someone who is not a member of the clergy, but helps as church eg a flower arranger or catechist.

 

In Art we continued making our boxes for our ‘pocket gallery’. We also cut out the pictures of ourselves and mounted them on to card. Next week, we will set up our gallery, including some pieces of art.  

 

In Science, we classified materials as solids, liquids and gases. We used a Venn diagram to help us sort these as some of them were quite tricky (eg jam, honey and hair spray).

 

We continued our new topic ‘photo editing’ in Computing. We learnt how to recolour pictures as well as clone and retouch them.

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Enjoy your weekend

The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog Friday 19th January 2024

Date: 19th Jan 2024 @ 8:45am

Welcome to your Friday blog

 

Home practice

 

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.  Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding. See if you can spot any nouns when you are reading (a noun is a word which represents a person, place or thing / object)

 

Spellings

The spellings this week all have the spelling gu.

guide           guitar          guard           guest           guardian

guess           guilt            guinea          guile            guarantee

guilty           guilty           guitarist      guaranteed  guillotine

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 12’s. 

For example, start at 0 and count up to 144 and back again

0   12   24    36     etc                         144   132   120   etc

For example, start at 1.2 and count up to 14.4 and back again

1.2   2.1   3.6   etc                               14.4   13.2   12.0   etc

 

Times tables and Number facts

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. 

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. 

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Sumdog challenges

  • A spelling challenge
  • A times tables challenge based on the 6 and 12 times tables
  • A telling the time to the nearest minute challenge

 

In English, we continued reading the novel and discovered that the whole of Lily’s village needs to move ‘lock, stock and barrel’ to alternative accommodation. We also ‘boxed up’ a formal letter and planned our own in preparation for writing our own formal letter next week.

 

In Maths, we learnt how to read the time and write it to the nearest minute. We also learnt how to tell, write and match analogue and digital times.

 

In RE, we started our new topic - Community. We discussed all the different communities we belong to and created a lovely piece of work in our books to show this.

 

In Geography, we learnt about the causes of flooding, its effect on people and how flooding can be prevented.  

 

In Science, we started our new topic – States of Matter. We considered different objects and decided whether they were solids, liquids or gases.

 

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Enjoy your weekend

The Year 4 Team

Online Safety January 2024

Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 4:14pm

With your children returning to school, it is a great time to review Online Safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be continuing with their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas. 

Self image and identitiy

Online relationships

Online bulllying

Health, Well-being and lifestyle

Online reputation

Managing online information

Copyright and ownership

 

To access a huge range of information on the National Online Safety website click the link below and join our school online safety hub.You will get access to videos, training and guides to keep you informed of the best practices in keeping your children safe online.

http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb

Year 4 Blog Friday 12th January 2024

Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 8:15am

Happy New Year to you all and welcome to your Friday blog

Home practice

 

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.  Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.

 

Spellings

The spellings this week all end with -ing, -ed, -er or en.

forgetting             excelling      excelled       regretting   regretted

upsetting              beginning     beginner      recapping     recapped

travelling               travelled      traveller      forbidden    forbidding

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 11’s. 

For example, start at 0 and count up to 132 and back again

0   11   22   33     etc                          132   121   110   etc

For example, start at 59 and count up to

59   70   81   etc                                 158   147  136 etc

 

Times tables and Number facts

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. 

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. 

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Sumdog challenges

  • A spelling challenge
  • A times tables challenge based on the 11 times tables
  • A telling the time challenge

 

In English, we started our new novel – The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips. We used words to describe Lily’s character, and planned and wrote a diary extract.

 

In Maths, we learnt how to divide by 10, and described the effect of dividing a 2 digit number by 10. In addition, we revised reading and writing time on analogue clocks.

 

In RE, we read the story of the Wise Men from Matthew’s Gospel and talked about the symbolism of their gifts.

 

In Geography, we learnt about the different stages of rivers and their features.

 

We started our new topic ‘photo editing’ in Computing. We learnt how to rotate and crop pictures using the BeFunky app.

 

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Have a lovely weekend

The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog Thursday 21st December 2023

Date: 20th Dec 2023 @ 8:34am

Welcome to the final blog of this term

We've had a very busy last week of term!

On Monday, we were visited by the All Hallows Roadshow.  They entertained us with singing, dancing and playing musical instruments.

On Tuesday, we attended the Christingle service in church. This was beautifully led by Year 6.

We had a special assembly for Mr Mears on Wednesday. We wish Mr Mears and his family the very best for their new life in Australia.

On Thursday, we had our final Golden Assembly of the term.

 

Thank you for all your kind gifts and lovely messages.

We would like to wish you all a happy, peaceful and relaxing Christmas.

Please remember to keep reading.

We look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 8th January 2024

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Year 4 Blog Friday 15th December 2023

Date: 14th Dec 2023 @ 4:44pm

Welcome to your Friday blog

Home practice

 

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.  Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.

 

Spellings

The spellings are from the Year 3 / 4 list.

address       decide         answer         describe      believe

perhaps       disappear     continue       suppose       though

thought       important    different     February     height

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 11’s. 

For example, start at 0 and count up to 132 and back again

0   11   22   33     etc                          132   121   110   etc

 

Times tables and Number facts

Please practise your individual tables target to help you learn them and become more fluent. 

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. 

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Sumdog challenges

  • A spelling challenge – based on the Year 3 / 4 spellings listed above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 11 times tables
  • A multiplication and division challenge - based on the 3, 4 and 8 times tables

 

In English, we learnt what alliteration meant (the repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more neighbouring words).  We then wrote a poem which included alliteration.

 

In Maths, we learnt the formal written method of division – chunking.  We practised the chunking method when there was no remainder left, and when there was.

 

In RE, we discussed the meaning of Advent (Advent means arrival) and how Christians prepare for Jesus’ birth during Advent. In addition, we learnt about Gaudete Sunday which is the third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete means rejoice) and listened to Philippians 4: 4-9 which reminds us to be joyful at this time.

 

In Science, we looked at diagrams of circuits and decided whether a circuit was complete or incomplete. We then made the circuits and explained why they would or would not work.

 

In our PSHE lesson, we identified situations as inclusion or discrimination and then produced our own Clips video on the ipads to explain / show the difference.

 

This week we were also:

  • involved in the Santa Dash - many thanks for all your sponsor money
  • visited by the Dogs Trust - Sam and Duke taught us how to keep ourselves safe around dogs
  • visited by Rock Steady - a rock band who will be providing 'Rock band' tuition after February half term (a letter has been sent home today)

 

Have a look at the DT gallery of our finished ‘Iron’ models.

 

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Have a relaxing weekend

The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog Friday 8th December 2023

Date: 6th Dec 2023 @ 5:21pm

 

Welcome to your Friday blog

 

Home practice

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.  Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.

 

Spellings

Here are your spellings for next week

caught         experiment            increase       particular    separate

certain        extreme                interest       peculiar       special

complete      famous                  island           potatoes      thought

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 9’s. 

For example, start at 0 and count up to 108 and back again

0   9    18    27     etc                          108   99   90   etc

 

Times tables

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.  You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

 

Number facts

Please practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Sumdog challenges

  • A spelling challenge
  • A times tables challenge
  • A multiplication challenge

 

English

We retold a chapter of the novel in the first person – as if we were the Iron Man.

 

Maths

We consolidated our learning of the grid method and revised mental strategies of multiplication.

 

RE

We discussed how Christians prepare for the coming of Jesus in December.

 

History

We wrote about life in the Roman Army using historical vocabulary which we learnt whilst on our trip.

 

On Friday, South Ribble Sports Coaches visited and taught each class a dance. Have a look at our dance moves on St Oswald's TV.

Please look in our gallery at the pictures of our Reconciliation on Monday and Wednesday's trip to Lancaster City Museum.

 

It's the Santa Dash on Monday - remember to bring your Santa hat!

Please remember your cardboard box and any decorations your need for DT next Friday. Please don't bring these items in before Friday 15th December.

Second Sunday of Advent December 10 2023 Readings and Prayers

Have a lovely weekend

The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog - Friday 1st December 2023

Date: 1st Dec 2023 @ 1:14pm

Welcome to this week’s blog.

 

Year 4 Notices

Year 4 Reconciliation Day – Monday 4th December. Parents are invited to attend the service in church at 2.15pm.

 

Class Hamper – each class has a colour theme to make up Rainbow Hampers for the PTFA Grand Christmas Raffle. Please donate what you can over the next 2 weeks. Year 4’s colour is blue – please donate anything blue that you can eat, drink, blue luxury items etc. 

 

Trip to Lancaster City Museum – Wednesday 6th December. Please bring a packed lunch in a named carrier bag, but please do not send lunch boxes or flasks as all waste will be disposed of after lunch. Full school uniform must be worn together with a coat or jacket. 

 

Please also read the weekly newsletter which has lots of information about upcoming events before Christmas.  Many thanks

 

Year 4 Learning

In English, we started our new novel - The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.  We made predictions about the book by looking carefully at different front covers and reading the blurb on the back.  We also discussed which cover was the most effective in helping us with our predictions.

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In Maths, we partitioned numbers to mentally multiply

Eg 45 x 3          40 x 3 = 120     

                          5 x 3 = 15

120 + 15 = 135

We then learnt how to double any number up to 4 digits using partitioning.

Doubling a 3 digit number - Y4 - YouTube

Finally, this week, we revised the written method of multiplication – the grid method.  Many of us understood the method very quickly, however we need to make sure we can recall our times tables quickly and accurately.

Y4 - how to multiply using the grid method - YouTube

 

In RE, we started our new topic ‘Gift’ during which we will explore God’s gift of love and friendship in Jesus.  We started the topic by listening to a story and writing our own ‘recipe’ which showed what we look for in our ideal friend.

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In French, we started our new topic of ‘At my house’ = ‘Chez moi’ and focused on describing where we live. We learned ‘Où habites-tu?’ = Where do you live? / ‘J’habite’ = I live / ‘dans une maison’ = in a house / ‘dans un appartement’ = in an apartment / ‘en ville’ = in a city / ‘à la compagne’ = in the countryside / ‘à la mer’ = by the seaside / ‘à la montagne’ = in the mountains. We then matched the correct pictures to each phrase.

 

In Music, we continued to learn Au Clair de la Lune on our recorders. We then practised the Carols for Christmas – Starry Night and O little town of Bethlehem. Following this, we sang our class song Mama Mia and completed the Silver Challenge which involved listening and playing back what we heard on our recorders. Finally, we attempted to play We wish you a Merry Christmas on the Boomwhackers.

Boomwhackers – Rhythm Time

 

In History, we learnt more about the Roman Army and the reasons why it was so successful:

  • They only accepted the strongest soldiers
  • They had advanced and effective equipment
  • They used fighting formations
  • They had top training
  • They never accepted defeat

 

In PSHE, we learnt about discrimination and inclusion.We defined the words, gave examples of each, and discussed how we feel when these things happen.

What is Inclusion? - Twinkl Teaching Wiki - Twinkl

 

In Science, we focussed on creating a simple circuit with the challenge of using different components (for example a buzzer, motor or bulb). We then drew a diagram for each one in our books. We also discussed reasons why a circuit might not work and the steps to follow to check all of the components.

Electrifying Insights: The Science of Electricity Quiz

In our dance session in PE, we worked with a partner to create a superhero sequence. In handball, we combined all invasion games skills to play games in teams. We especially focussed on passing and defending.

 

We also enjoyed some outdoor learning on Thursday afternoon. We used leaves and other natural items to make various different creations – from leaf letters to leaf Christmas trees. Have a look at our leaf gallery.

 

Year 4 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.

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 4’s and 25’s. 

For example, start at 0 and count up to 48 and back again

0   4   12   16     etc                            48   44    40   etc

Now have a go at counting in 25’s

Start at 0 and count to 250 and back again

0   25   50   75   etc                            250   220   200  etc                      

 

Times tables

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. It has become evident that many of you are finding this tricky when you have been completing your written addition and subtraction.

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Spellings

Here are your spellings for next week

they            weigh           eight           grey            sleigh

young           touch           blood           trouble        country

does            chef            brochure      parachute    machine

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 4 and 8 times tables
  • A challenge based on multiplying 2 and 3 digits by 1 digit

(eg 32 x 8          30 x 8 = 240     2 x 8 = 16       240 + 16 = 256

Use the grid method which we have practised in class this week for 3 digit multiplications)

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

 

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The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog Friday 24th November 2023

Date: 24th Nov 2023 @ 8:55am

Welcome to this week’s blog.

 

Year 4 Notices

Reconciliation - If your child is following the Reconciliation program at church, they will have come home with a leaflet, ‘Celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation at home’. Please discuss and share this information with your child.

Year 4 Reconciliation Day – Monday 4th December. Parents are invited to attend the service in church at 2.15pm.

 

Class Hamper – each class has a colour theme to make up Rainbow Hampers for the PTFA Grand Christmas Raffle. Please donate what you can over the next 3 weeks. Year 4’s colour is blue – please donate anything blue that you an eat, drink, blue luxury items etc.

 

Please also read the weekly newsletter which has lots of information about upcoming events before Christmas. 

 

 

Year 4 Learning

In English, we discussed the 4 different types of sentences - statements, questions, commands and exclamations. We then wrote questions about a chapter of the novel. We tried our best to ensure that the questions were punctuated properly (using capital letters where appropriate and question marks) and required more than a ‘yes or no’ answer. In addition, we planned  a book review of the novel Kensuke’s Kingdom.  We will be writing this next week.

 

The Teaching of Writing Year 1 – 4 – Kingsfield First School | Biddulph |  Staffordshire

 

In Maths, we revised multiplying by 10 and 100. We then used this knowledge to multiply using related facts.

Eg 3 x 40        3 x 4 = 12       So 3 x 40 = 120 as it is 10 times larger

6 x 900           6 x 9 = 54      So 6 x 900 = 5400 as it is 100 times larger

When a number is multiplied by 10, all the digits move one place to the left

Arithmetic Trick: Multiplying by 10 and 100 — Steemit

 

When a number is multiplied by 100, all the digits move two places to the left.

Multiplying & Dividing by 10, 100, 1000 (BUNDLE PACK) by Hannah Murphy

 

In addition, we learnt how to multiply using compensating (eg using 20 x 6 to help calculate 19 x 6).

 

In RE, we explored how we are all unique and different.  We understood that we should treat each other as we would like to be treated and designed a poster to explain this. We also wrote our own set of Golden Rules to live by, and chose a reading from the Bible which we felt celebrated the uniqueness of each of us.

 

I Am Unique - YouTube

 

In Science, we started the lesson by identifying some electrical appliances and what they use electricity for: heating/cooling, light, movement or sound. We then constructed a simple circuit and named the parts. We discovered that to make a simple circuit work, the components needed to be in a loop. We also drew a diagram of this in our books.

Complete, Open & Short Circuits | Definition & Examples - Video & Lesson  Transcript | Study.com

In P.S.H.E., we continued with our Relationships unit of 'Play the Right Way and Inclusion'. This session was about the right to privacy. We started the lesson by discussing what we thought this meant and checking our ideas against the given definition. We then discussed some situations where a confidence or secret should be kept and where it should not be kept. Finally, we discussed when it is the right thing to tell a trusted adult.  

The right to privacy means - the right not to have one’s personal matters disclosed or publicised / to be left alone / for certain things not to be disclosed

 

In P.E., we started our rotation of Rugby and Dance. We used our previously taught Invasion Games skills and tactics to play some games of tag rugby. We also explored movement and communicating a character to portray a superhero. We focused on facial expressions and gestures to communicate emotions.

 

Year 4 Home Practice

Reading

Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Many of you are still not doing this and reading really is the key to unlocking learning.

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. 

 

English

Next week, you will be writing your own book review of Kensuke's Kingdom. We have already planned this in class. However, over the weekend please jot down some interesting describing words you would like to use in your writing.  This will make your review more interesting to read and showcase some vocabulary of your own.

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 6’s.

For example, start at 0 and count up to 72 and back again 

0   6   12   18     etc                             72   66   60   etc

Please also count in 3’s

For example, start at 30 and count upto 60 and back again

30   33   39 etc                                  60   57   54   etc

 

Times tables

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. It has become evident that many of you are finding this tricky when you have been completing your written addition and subtraction.

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Spellings

Your spellings next week are from the Year 3 / 4 Statutory list

busy            business      exercise      imagine        opposite

regular        calendar       experience   important    ordinary

remember    caught         circle           forward       library

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 3 and 6 times tables
  • A challenge based on multiplying by 10 and 100, as well as using known facts to work out other multiplications (eg 30 x 6, use 3 x 6 = 18, then multiply by 10)

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

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The Year 4 Team

 

 

Year 4 Blog Friday 17th November 2023

Date: 16th Nov 2023 @ 3:46pm

Help the homeless – Foxton Centre Big PNE Sleepout Friday 17th November 

Miss Smith and Mrs Dexter are sleeping by the football pitch at PNE’s Deepdale Stadium this Friday 17th November. This is to raise money for a day centre called The Foxton Centre who provide food and warmth to the homeless people of Preston. Miss Smith and Mrs Dexter will sleep on cardboard and will only have with them what they can carry. This will give them an insight into how difficult it is for people sleeping on the streets, particularly as the nights are getting colder. We are all fortunate that we have food and somewhere warm to go to sleep every night, this is not the case for some people in Preston. Miss Smith and Mrs Dexter are asking for sponsorship, any donation would go a long way to help Preston’s vulnerable homeless community.  

You can read more and donate here: 

https://www.justgiving.com/team/deepdaledreamers?utm_medium=proxy_team&utm_content=team%2Fdeepdaledreamers&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=pfp-email

 

Welcome to your Friday blog

 

In English this week, we wrote a message in a bottle as if we were the character Michael. As space was limited, we had to ensure that we chose our words carefully.

A Brief History of Texans Finding a Message in a Bottle – Texas Monthly

 

In Maths, we used arrays to identify what the term factor means.  Arrays and multiplication squares were then used to find all the factor pairs of a given number.  This new learning was tricky to start with, but with perseverance we have hopefully mastered it! 

Primary Punch: Introducing Arrays! | Math lessons, Math school, Math  curriculum

 

In Science we started our new topic - Electricity. At the start of the lesson, we tried to think of as many electrical appliances as they could, using the alphabet as a guide for ideas. We then discussed how all of these appliances get electricity, whether it is mains power or battery power. We then sorted some appliances into a Venn Diagram to show which type of electricity powers them, or whether they need both.   

Identifying and Classifying Mains and Battery Powered Appliances – Year 4 –  STEM

 

In RE, we finished our ‘Belonging’ topic by considering what it means to ‘live in the light’ and how at Confirmation, people promise to try and turn away from what is wrong and follow in God’s light.  We also learnt about the work of Sean Devereax who was a missionary and aid worker in Somalia.

God is Light - Macland Road Church of Christ

 

In Geography, we watched a video to investigate how people use a river. We found out that rivers can be used for a variety of purposes including helping to water crops, wash clothes and cooking utensils, make energy in the form of hydro-electric power and were vital for our survival.

The 17 most beautiful rivers in the world (and how to explore them)

 

In Art, following on from last week, we were given another ‘rule’ which we needed to follow. The rule involved drawing parallel lines and some shading. We were impressed with our efforts. 

 

In French, we finished out Pets topic. To show our understanding of what we have learnt, we completed a listening activity, a reading activity and a writing activity. We did very well and we are ready to move on to our new topic of Home next week.

 

In Music, we continued to learn Au Clair de la Lune on our recorders, using the notes we already know – B A and G. We also started to practise some Carols for Christmas – Starry Night and O little town of Bethlehem.

Music notes - Free music icons

 

In PSHE, as it was anti-bullying week, we watched the BBC Teach live lesson about this year's theme 'Make a Noise about Bullying'. We discussed what bullying is and learned how to speak out if it is happening. We also decided whether each scenario was 'banter or bullying' and gave reasons to show the difference. In addition, we discussed ideas of what we should say to someone if their joke isn't funny anymore and who our trusted adults are if we think we are being bullied.

Anti-Bullying Week 2023: Make A Noise About Bullying

 

We were also lucky to be put through our paces by Freddie Fit on Tuesday afternoon. You can see some pictures of us enjoying our fitness session here.

Freddy Fit - High View Primary Learning Centre

 

In addition, on Friday, we dressed in our pyjamas for Children in Need. Thank you for supporting this worthy cause.  If you haven't brought in your £1, you can still bring it in next week!

Children in Need set to benefit from school non-uniform day – Giles Academy

 

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. 

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 6’s.

For example, start at 0 and count up to 72 and back again 

0   6   12    18     etc                             72    66     60   etc

Then practise counting in 60’s.

For example, start at 0 and down up to 720 and back again

0   60   120   180  etc                          720   660   600   etc

 

Times tables

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

Please also practise your number facts. It has become evident that many of you are finding this tricky when you have been completing your written addition and subtraction.

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Spellings

Your spellings next week all have the prefixes in-, il-, im- or ir-. 

inactive       incapable     incredible    inaccurate

immature     immobile      impossible    impatient

irregular      irrational     irresistible  irresponsible

illegal           illiterate      illogical        illegible

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 6 times tables
  • A challenge based on multiplication arrays and the 3, 4 and 8 times tables

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

Weekend Rundown: November 30th – Dec 2nd | 96.1 BBB

 

The Year 4 Team

 

Year 4 Blog Friday 10th November 2023

Date: 9th Nov 2023 @ 1:10pm

Welcome to your Friday blog

 

Here’s what we have been learning this week:

In English, we have been learning more about subordinating conjunctions – how to identify them in a sentence and where to use them.  We learnt an acronym to help us remember some subordinating conjunctions (AWhITEBUS) and also made ‘human sentences’. We had great fun changing the words around and adding punctuation where needed so that the sentence started with the subordinate clause and was still grammatically correct.

A WHITE BUS Conjunctions and Adverbials for Cohesion Display Poster

 

In Maths, we revised and learnt more about the formal written method of subtraction.  We used this to subtract 4 digit numbers from 4 digit numbers, including when zero was used as a place holder.  In addition, we identified missing numbers in column subtraction calculations. We were very proud of our efforts, especially when we needed to include exchanging!

Subtract up to 4-digit numbers - Maths - Learning with BBC Bitesize - BBC  Bitesize

 

In RE, we learnt about Judaism. We watched a video which developed our understanding about the rules of the Jewish faith and the Torah.

A Torah Scroll Saved on Kristallnacht | Museum of Jewish Heritage NYC

 

In History, we learnt more about the Roman Army – especially the formations used when in battle. We re-enacted some of these and also had a closer look at the Roman Legionary armour which was on loan from the library. You can see some pictures of us looking at this here.   

3 Important Roman Military Tactics | History Hit

 

In French, we continued with our pets topic. We started the lesson by writing the correct word on our whiteboard for the picture that had been drawn and then listened to Mr French ‘Les animaux’ song again. We then wrote sentences in our books to show each character’s response for ‘Tu as des animaux?’. We used the sentence stem ‘Oui, j’ai (number) (animal) et (number) (animal)’ each time, remembering to check the spellings and whether it needed to be plural.

 

In Art, we continued with our topic of ‘Exploring Pattern’. We were given a ‘rule’ and then needed to adhere to the rule in order to create a pattern. You can see us in action here.

 

In Music, we started to learn Au Clair de la Lune on our recorders, using the notes we already know – B A and G. We also started to rehearse the songs for our Reconciliation day on Monday 4th December.

 

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. 

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 8’s.

For example, start at 0 and count up to 96 and back again 

0  8  16  24     etc                             96  88  80   etc

Then count in 80’s

For example, start at 0 and count to 960 and back again

0   80   160   240  etc                         960   880   800  etc

 

Maths - Times tables and number facts

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week. Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?

You can practise your tables on Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk

 

Please also practise your number facts. It has become evident that many of you are finding this tricky when you have been completing your written addition and subtraction.

You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button

 

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Spellings

Your spellings next week are all taken from the Year 3 / 4 Statutory word list.

length          popular        strange        breathe       difficult

guard           mention        probably      therefore    build

disappear     guide           natural         recent         though        

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 8 times tables
  • A challenge based on the formal written method of column subtraction – please note this only goes up to 3 digit subtract 3 digit numbers

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

 

Happy Weekend P3 - St Joseph's Primary School Linlithgow

 

The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog - Friday 3rd November 2023

Date: 2nd Nov 2023 @ 12:56pm

Welcome to the Year 4 blog and another busy half term. We have worked our socks off this week and are very proud of our learning.  

 

In English, we concentrated on evaluating how Michael’s feelings and emotions changed throughout a chapter. We also identified and underlined main and subordinate clauses in sentences. We hope to develop our understanding of subordinate clauses and begin to use these within our independent writing.

  • A subordinate clause starts with a subordinating conjunction.
  • A conjunction is a word, or words, used to connect two clauses together. Words such as: although, because or when.Noughts and crosses – subordinating conjunction style
  • These are all examples of subordinating conjunctions

In Maths, we started our new unit – Addition and Subtraction. We began by revising the formal written method of addition and used this to add 4 digit numbers together, including exchanging.  We then extended our learning to identify missing digits in column addition calculations, and adding three numbers together with four digits.

What Is The Column Method Of Addition And Subtraction?

 

 

In RE, we read a passage of the Bible during which Jesus called Andrew, Simon, James and John to help him deliver the ‘Good News’. Some of us were then chosen to be ‘hotseated’ as an apostle.  We gave some very thoughtful and interesting responses which gave an insight into how the apostles may have been feeling about their mission.

Jesus calls four fishermen to be the first of his 12 apostles - Catholic  Courier

 

In Art, we started our new topic ‘Exploring Pattern’. We started by making a sensory drawing using a needle. We were very proud of our finished drawings – have a look at some of them here.

Drift

 

In Science, we created our own classification keys to help identify different animals. We also finished our ‘Living Things’ topic with a lesson about environmental changes. We discussed natural changes and changes caused by humans, and explained the impact of changes on habitats and the animals that live there.  

Year 6 Classification (4 fully resourced lessons) | Teaching Resources

In P.S.H.E., we started our Relationships topic 'Play the right way and inclusion'. We wrote down what we thought respect means and discussed what it involves. We watched a video and identified the positive attitudes and behaviours shown, especially when in a team. We also discussed what happens and what it feels like when people show respect / don't show respect.  

All About Respect | Why Is Respect Important? | Kids Helpline

 

In French, we discussed whether some facts about Halloween in France were vrai o faux (true or false). We learned some vocabulary for typical Halloween things and were able to write the correct French word and English meaning for each picture in our books. We then played ‘What’s missing?’ and ‘Guess Who?’.

Kids Halloween party | The Zone

 

In Music, we started to learn the song Mama Mia and played some warm up games. Following this, we recapped the notes we learnt on the recorders in year 3 – B A and G.

 

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. 

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 4’s.

For example, start at 0 and count up to 48 and back again 

0   4   8   12     etc                             48   44   40   etc

Then practise counting in 8’s.

For example, start at 0 and down up to 96 and back again

0   8  16  24  etc                                  96  88  80   etc

 

Times tables

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week on Wednesday. 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 timestables.co.uk

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Spellings

Your spellings next week all have the i sound spelt y. 

gym             myth            pyramid       symbol         synonym

mystery       Egypt          system         lyrics           hymn 

gymnastics   typical         cylinder       physical       oxygen

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 4 and 8 times tables
  • A challenge based on the formal written method of column addition – please note this only goes up to 3 digit plus 3 digit numbers

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

 

Have a great weekend - stay safe if you go to a bonfire.

 

The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog Thursday 19th October 2023

Date: 19th Oct 2023 @ 8:37am

Welcome to the Year 4 Blog

 

We have had a brilliant half term in Year 4! We have worked really hard and already made good progress in our learning.  Our teachers want to thank us for being such fun and enthusiastic learners and said we should all feel very proud of ourselves.

 

Our learning this week:

 

In English, we wrote 2 poems. One of our poems was based on Hamster Hamster by Joseph Coelho who is the children’s laureate. We used the structure of Hamster Hamster to write a poem about a class pet – describing it as either charming and loveable, or nasty and ferocious! We also read a poem by Ian Bland and used this as inspiration to write our own poem about a topic of our choice. We were very proud of our poems which included a chorus and rhyming words. We performed these to the class and some of us even performed them in Golden Assembly. 

 

In Maths, we interpreted data and solved one step questions using information in a table. In addition, we presented and interpreted data used in pictograms. 

What is a pictogram? | TheSchoolRun

 

In RE, we read Mark 1: 14-20. This passage tells of Jesus calling his Apostles.  We discussed how Andrew, Simon, James and John might have felt when Jesus called them and talked about the meaning of the Kingdom of God. 

Jesus calls four men as his first apostles - Catholic Courier

 

In French, we continued with our pets topic. To help learn the vocabulary, we used our word bank from last week and listened to the ‘Les Animaux’ song again. We also learnt how to say if and how many pets we have.

 

In Music, we videoed our final performance of the Mambo Cup Rhythm. We learnt all the actions to the song Just like a Roman and started to learn a new song Roman Numerals.  

 

In Art, we finished our ‘telling a story through sketching’ topic.  We tried our best to include shading so that our pictures looked more ‘3D’.

Pathway: Storytelling Through Drawing

 

In History, we learnt how the Roman Empire expanded. We also looked at the uniform worn by Roman legionaries (supplied by the Museum Loans Service) and learnt the Roman names for the different weapons and parts of the uniform. Some of us were lucky enough to try on the Roman uniform and appreciate how heavy the body army was!

Roman Legionary — The Professional Heavy Infantry of the Roman Empire | by  Peter Preskar | Short History

As it is half term, there is no Home Practice. However, please try and read every single day as this really helps unlock your learning.

Thank you to everyone who came to Parent’s Evening this week.  It was lovely to see you and we hope you enjoyed looking at your child’s work. 

We hope you have a peaceful and relaxing holiday and look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 30th October 2023.

 

Reception: Happy Half Term! - St Mary's School

The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog Friday 13th October 2023

Date: 12th Oct 2023 @ 1:22pm

 

Welcome to your Friday blog.

This week in English, we read the part of the novel where Kensuke meets Michael for the first time, and Kensuke shows his anger and frustration at Michael for lighting a fire. After reading this extract, we planned and wrote a diary account as if we were Kensuke.  We attempted to include lots of thoughts, feelings and emotions in our writing rather than just retelling the story. In addition, we also wrote a poem this week which we performed in class – we had great fun writing this!

Features of diary writing poster | Teaching Resources

 

In Maths, we drew bar charts.  We needed to use a scale which was appropriate to the numbers involved as well as accurately draw the bars on the chart.  In addition, we interpreted data and solved one-step questions using information in a bar chart. 

What is a Bar Chart? - Twinkl

 

In PSHE, we recapped the things we have discussed so far to help build our self-esteem, such as: what we are good at, what our friends think we are good at, our achievements and our strengths.  We then discussed how it feels if we make a mistake or do something difficult. To help overcome these challenges, we decided which skills we want to develop and explained why.  

 

In Science, we wrote a definition of a habitat and shared examples of different habitats already known to us. We then recapped how animals can only survive in certain habitats. 

  What are the different types of habitats on Earth, and how do they support  different kinds of life? - Quora

 

In French, we started the topic Pets. We revised the French words for some common pets and played some memory games to match the pairs using French vocabulary.

Les animaux | A Cup of French

 

In RE, we started our new topic ‘Called’. We considered our feelings when we are chosen to do something as well as recalling times we have been chosen.  

Have you been Chosen? - Buford Church of Christ

 

In Geography, we defined a river and discussed its features. In addition, we also made a list of both examples and non-examples of a river.

What is a River | Definition of River

In Computing, we explored Keynote. We discovered what it could be used for and investigated adding slides, backgrounds and text to our presentations.

Keynote User Guide for iPad – Apple Support (UK)

 

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. 

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 50’s and 25’s.

For example, start at 0 and count up to 750 and back again 

0   50   100   150     etc                             750   725   700   etc

For example, start at 0 and down up to 425 and back again

0   25   50   75  etc                                  425   400   375  etc

 

Times tables

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week on. 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 timestables.co.uk

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Spellings

Next week’s spellings all have the k sound spelt ch.

ache             anchor         Christmas              school          choir

echo            scheme        chorus                   chemist       chemistry

chemical       chaos           character              chameleon    chasm

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 2, 5 and 10 times tables
  • A challenge based on interpreting and solving questions using bar charts, pictograms and tables

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

Thank you to everyone who came along to Parent’s Evening this week.  It was lovely to see you and we hope you enjoyed looking at your child’s work.

Have a lovely weekend - lettering | Kindness quotes, Enjoy your weekend,  Cute handwriting

 

Have a great weekend

The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog Friday 6th October 2023

Date: 6th Oct 2023 @ 8:53am

Welcome to your Friday blog.

Another brilliant week of learning in Year 4.

Where Does Our Conception of Learning Come From? - KnowledgeOne

 

In English, we drew and labelled the island Michael found himself on. We used description from the text and tried to use some of the same vocabulary to help us describe the island in detail. In addition, we looked at the features of a diary in preparation for planning and writing our own diary account.

St Joseph's Prim(NS) on X: "Miss Whittaker's bubble have been doing some  more fabulous work on Kensuke's kingdom this morning. We have read the  first part and now we have a LOT 

In Maths, we measured and drew lengths as properties of 2D shapes. We practised measuring lines and sides of shapes, and then compared their lengths including numbers to one decimal place.  We did a brilliant job and were really proud of our achievements.  Later in the week, we calculated the perimeter of a rectilinear shape including finding the length of missing sides. Our learning was fantastic and we showed an excellent understanding. However, we needed to ensure we added the numbers given accurately!

What is Perimeter | Definition of Perimeter

 

In RE, we finished our topic about people / families with a beautiful class collective worship led by 4 of the children. We wrote thoughtful responses about what it means to us to be part of God’s family.

What does being part of the family of God mean?

 

In History, we became archaeologists this week! We looked at various Roman artefacts and considered what we thought they were, what they were made of and what it told us about the Romans.

Ancient Resource: Ancient Roman Legionary and Military Artifacts for SaleTREBONIANUS GALLUS 251AD Rome Rare Silver Ancient Roman Coin PIETAS i65373  | eBay

 

In Science, we reviewed our learning so far. Then, we introduced a new way to group animals – according to whether they are a vertebrate or an invertebrate (vertebrates have a spine, invertebrates do not).To show our understanding, we sorted some animals according to which group they belonged to and explained the difference.

Vertebrate and Invertebrate animals | Video for Kids - YouTube

 

In French, we reviewed how to say how many siblings we have, as well as say the date and our birthdays.  

Free French Months of the Year Poster

In PE this week, we focussed on chest passes and teamwork skills. We took turns to pass and receive the ball and put these skills into a game of netball.

How to Pass the Ball in Netball

 

In PSHE, we learnt to recognise and appreciate our differences.  We made a tally of the things we had in common with others in the class and highlighted any differences. It became clear that even though we have a lot of things in common with our friends, we are also all individuals and unique. 

Dare To Be Different — Why Being Unique Matters | by Med S | Be Unique |  Medium

 

In Art, we continued with our topic of telling a story through sketching.

Creating Visual Narratives and Storytelling | Art Rocket

On Friday afternoon we went to church for the Harvest Festival. It was a lovely celebration and reminded us that crops have been gathered from the field.  It also enabled us to reflect and show gratitude for the food we enjoy every day. Many thanks for all your generous contributions. These will be taken to a local foodbank.

 Virtual Harvest Festival Assembly 9.15am Thursday 21st October 2021 |  Wallace Fields Junior School

 

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. 

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 5’s

For example, start at 0 and count up to 60 and back again 

0   5   10   15   etc                             60   55   50   etc

Notice that the unit is always 5 or 0

For example, start at 8 and count upto 83 and back again

8    13    18      etc                             83   78   73   etc

Notice that the unit is always 8 or 3

 

Times tables

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week on Wednesday.  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 timestables.co.uk

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Spellings

Your spellings this week are from the Year 3 / 4 spelling list. You will be tested on them next Wednesday.  Please practise them every evening.

appear         continue       grammar      material       possible

suppose       breadth       different     group           medicine

accident       century        February     pressure      surprise      

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 2, 5 and 10 times tables
  • A maths challenge calculating the perimeter of rectilinear shapes

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

 

Have a great weekend

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The Year 4 Team

 

 

 

Year 4 Blog Friday 29th September 2023

Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 8:25am

Welcome to your Friday Blog

 

Year 4 have worked hard this week with many children getting on triple gold! What a super achievement!

 

Our learning this week:

 

In English, we planned and wrote a letter from Michael to his best friend Eddie.  We tried to ensure that our letters were friendly and chatty, included different sentences openers and our ideas followed on from each other.  We also extended our learning about co-ordinating conjunctions and practised using them in sentences.  In addition, we played 'spelling countdown' to practise our new spellings -  see us in action here!

Co-ordinating Conjunctions - Fanboys Poster | Teaching Resources

 

In Maths, we used numberlines to add and subtract numbers when we needed to bridge 10 and 100.  In addition, we practised measuring and drawing lengths as properties of 2D shapes.

What is Ruler? Definition, Types, Examples, Facts

 

 

In RE, we learnt about the wisdom of Solomon and how the Book of Proverbs in the Bible is attributed to him. We then read some proverbs and considered how we could apply them to our everyday lives.

Proverbs 12:15 Compare All Versions | The Bible App | Bible.com

 

In Geography, we learnt about the importance of the water cycle. We then labelled a diagram to help with our understanding.

Water Cycle Diagram, Drawing for Kids of Class 3, 4 with Explanation

 

In Science, we started the lesson by describing an animal’s key features. In groups, we wrote down what we could see from a picture and then presented our thoughts to the class. We then decided which category the animal belonged to - mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian / carnivore, herbivore or omnivore.

Animal Classification for Children: Classifying Vertebrates and  Invertebrates for Kids - FreeSchool - YouTube

 

In French, we celebrated ‘European Day of Languages’. We shared any languages we knew, any which we have been learning and any which we would like to learn. We listened to a few languages being spoken, suggested which language it was and worked out what each word meant. We also watched some videos of children speaking in another language.

WHY JUST TWO – Blog Goyavier

 

In PE this week, we continued with our netball skills. We focussed on our chest pass and teamwork skills, and played a game of 'Pepper Pot' which involved us taking turns to pass and receive the ball.

50 Empowering Collaboration Quotes on Teamwork and Success......

In PSHE, we identified positive things about ourselves and our achievements.  After talking to our partner, we walked around the class and shared what we thought our friends' personal achievements / attributes / strengths / skills are. Finally, we shared how this has made us feel and how it feels to be proud. 

 

The Top 50 Words to Describe Yourself on Your CV

 

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. 

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 10’s and 100’s

 

For example, start at 256 and count up to 406 and back again (counting in 10's)

256   266   276      etc                      406   396   386   etc

Notice that the ones digit does not change

 

For example, start at 278 and down up to 1878 and back again (counting in 100's)

278    378    478           etc              1878   1778   1678   etc

Notice that the ones digit and the tens digit do not change

 

Times tables

Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week on Wednesday.  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 timestables.co.uk

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Spellings

Your spellings this week are all homophones. You will be tested on them next Wednesday.  Please practise them every evening.

main             mane            piece           peace           fair             fare

plane            plain            there           their           they’re       

here            hear            heel             heal

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
  • A times tables challenge based on the 3 times tables
  • A maths challenge adding and subtracting 10, 100 and 1000 from 4 digit numbers

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

Have a great weekend Stock Vector | Adobe Stock

The Year 4 Team

 

 

 

Year 4 Blog Friday 22nd September 2023

Date: 21st Sep 2023 @ 8:54am

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Welcome to your Friday blog. We have had a very busy week in Year 4! Here’s what we have been learning:

 

In English, we continued reading our class novel ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’.  We discussed Michael’s personality and then wrote a character description, attempting to use different sentence openers. In addition, we looked at the features of an informal letter. Next week we will be planning and writing our own letter from Michael to his best friend Eddie Dodds.

Week beginning 8th June 2020 Literacy Lesson 1 Let's start with lesson 1.  The aim is to understand the difference between bene

 

In Maths, we practised rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. We also investigated adding and subtracting 1, 10, 100 and 1000 from 4 digit numbers. This was especially tricky when we needed to bridge the tens and hundreds.

Home Learning 28.5.20 | Woodlands Primary P2

In RE, we heard the story of Esau and Jacob. We discussed their differences and how Jacob managed to get God’s blessing!

Jacob and Esau Children's Sunday School Lessons

 

In Computing, we refined our symmetrical patterns by accurately rotating, resizing and recolouring different shapes.

 

In PSHE, we recapped our ground rules and then discussed what we thought ‘self-esteem' meant. After watching a video, we shared and wrote down our ideas about how we can boost our self-esteem. Some suggestions were: be confident in the things you do, keep practising, believe in yourself, be positive, try to achieve new things and don't give up.

9 Ways to Build Your Child's Self-Esteem

 

In Science, we continued our topic Living Things and their Habitats and learnt how we can group animals in different ways. We recapped the five animal groups and their features: Fish, Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds.

 

Vertebrates- Animals with Backbones — Jolie Canoli

In PE, we continued with our netball skills, practising a chest pass and thinking about our footwork. We then applied these skills in a match.

This week in French we used our review sheets to practise responding to key questions: ‘comment ?a va?’, ‘comment tu t’appelles’, ‘comment ?a s’écrit?’, ‘quel âge as-tu?’ and ‘quelle est ta couleur préférée?’. We also started to learn how to say names of family members, for example, brother and sister.

In Art, we had a brief look at the work of Shaun Tan. We also made our own 'scene' and gave it a title. Following this, we practised sketching our scene carefully in our sketch books. Over the coming weeks, we will be exploring how we can create sequenced imagery to share and tell stories.  Have a look at us hard at work sketching in the gallery.

 

Tales from a diverse universe by Shaun Tan – gallery | Children's books |  The Guardian

 

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. 

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 100’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 100’s

For example, start at 0 and count up to 1500 and back again 

0   100   200   etc                      1500   1400   1300   etc

For example, start at 278 and down up to 1878 and back again

278    378    478           etc              1878   1778   1678   etc

 

Times tables

You should have been given your times table target this week. Please therefore practise your times table in preparation for your test next week.  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 timestables.co.uk

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.

It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.

 

Spellings

Next week, our spellings will involve revisiting and revising the possessive apostrophe with singular proper nouns. Therefore, there will be no spellings to learn. Instead, we will practise this spelling rule each day in class. You will be tested on this rule next Wednesday.  

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 2 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A maths challenge adding and subtracting numbers mentally
  • A times tables challenge based on the 5 and 10 times tables

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

 

Enjoy Your Weekend! Free Enjoy the Weekend eCards, Greetings | 123 Greetings

Have a fabulous weekend

The Year 4 Team

Year 4 Blog Friday 15th September 2023

Date: 15th Sep 2023 @ 11:17am

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Welcome to your Friday blog. We’ve had a great week in Year 4.  We’ve been settling in to our new routines and been working extremely hard.

 

In English, we listed ideas for and against Michael and his family sailing around the world. We then wrote a balanced argument explaining in more detail arguments for and against the sailing adventure. We tried our best to give detail and use paragraphs.  

Sail Boat Images - Free Download on Freepik

In Maths, we learnt more about place value to 10 000 using part whole diagrams, and partitioning and recombing numbers.  In addition, we built on our learning of decimal tenths and used place value counters to help with our understanding. We also compared whole and decimal numbers using the greater than and less than symbols.   

Greater than and Less than Symbols (songs, videos, games, worksheets,  examples, solutions, activities)

 

In RE, we learnt about Jesus’ human family and discussed the names we recognised from the Bible. In addition, we read the story of Abraham, the father of a great nation, who trusted God and discussed the reasons for his actions.

The Complete Story of Abraham: The Father of Nations - YouTube

 

In History, we started our Romans topic.  We learnt where the Roman Empire started and when. 

Pin on What They Did Not Teach Us

 

In Computing, we explored Publisher. We used different shapes to try and make a symmetrical pattern, including rotating, resizing and adding colour to the shapes.

 

In PSHE, we discussed what makes a person happy. We shared our ideas and then wrote words and illustrated our thoughts in our books. We came up with some lovely ideas including family, friends, compliments, smiles, sports and hobbies. We also discussed as a class what our ground rules should be during the PSHE lessons. 

Download Smile Emoji Happy Royalty-Free Vector Graphic - Pixabay

In Science, we started the topic Living Things and their Habitats. The first lesson was learning about the 7 Life Processes: Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. We used the acronym MRS GREN to help us remember what these were and explain what each one means.

 

Characteristics of Living Things Poster MRS GREN - Top Teacher

 

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. 

 

Counting

This week, please practise counting in 10’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 10’s

For example, start at 0 and count up to 120 and back again 

0   10  20   etc                      120   110   100   etc

For example, start at 157 and count up to 207 and back again

157   167   177        etc              207   197   187   etc

 

Times tables

You should have been given your times table target this week. Please therefore practise this times table in preparation for your test next week, on Wednesday (20th September 2023).  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 timestables.co.uk

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.

 

Spellings

Here are this week’s spellings. You will be tested on these words next Wednesday.

treasure      measure       pleasure       enclosure    closure

displeasure  composure    leisure         exposure      disclosure

address       appear         breadth       answer         accidentally 

 

Sumdog challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

  • A maths challenge to recognise the place value of each digit in a 4 digit number
  • A times tables challenge based on the 2 and 10 times tables
  • A spelling challenge based on the spellings above

Please make sure you log on and have a go!  Little and often is the key to success!

 

Thank you for attending our Meet the Teacher meeting on Thursday evening.  We have attached the PowerPoint below.

Have a lovely weekend

The Year 4 Team

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Year 4 Blog Friday 8th September 2023

Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 12:53pm

 

 

Welcome to the first Year 4 Blog of this school year. 

 

We have had a fabulous first week back at school and the children have been settling well into their new routines and been enthusiastic about their learning.

 

Each week the Year 4 blog will include a brief summary of our learning and the children’s Home Practice to be completed during the week. Home Practice will start next Friday (15th September 2023).

 

Our learning this week:

In English, we used the front cover of the class novel – Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo - to make predictions about the story.  We also met the main characters and read the blurb on the back cover to see if our predictions were correct.

Kensuke's Kingdom, Egmont Modern Classics by Michael Morpurgo |  9781405281799 | Booktopia

 

In Maths, we learnt the meaning of ‘place value’ and revised exchanging up and down when we bridge 10 and 100.

 

What is Place Value? Definition, Examples, Facts

 

We started our first topic in RE – Family. We looked at some family trees and considered how surnames may change through marriage. We then described what our family enjoys doing together and drew a picture.

 

Family Tree for Kids – Free Family Tree Templates

 

In Geography, we located the four countries of the United Kingdom and named their capital cities.

United Kingdom, UK, of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Map. Divided To  Four Countries - England, Wales, Scotland and Stock Vector - Illustration  of kingdom, island: 104288014

 

In Computing, we discussed the online social environments we might use and described strategies to keep safe on these.

Online Safety - St. Mary's Church of England Primary School, Putney

 

We also had a ‘boxercise’ taster session with Emily on Friday morning. Emily will be running a boxercise club on Friday mornings. This will start next Friday at 8.15am.  If your child is interested in joining, please complete the form and send it back to school as soon as possible to guarantee a place.

BOXERCISE | trainhappy

 

Your child will have brought a reading book home this week.  Please read for at least 15-20 minutes each night – this is the key to success and building up stamina. Books can be brought in and changed on any day of the week. 

Year 4's PE lesson will be on a Monday, please ensure your child’s PE kit is in school ready for our first lesson.

 

Happiness: What is it to be Happy? – 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory  Anthology

Have a lovely weekend – enjoy the sunshine whilst it lasts!

The Year 4 team

Back to School Online Safety Tips for Children

Date: 30th Aug 2023 @ 11:55am

With your children returning to school, it is a great time to review online safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be beginning their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas. 

Self image and identitiy

Online relationships

Online bulllying

Health, Well-being and lifestyle

Online reputation

Managing online information

Copyright and ownership

We will blog regularly to keep you updated with developments in the online space, sharing platform guides and links to expert training for you to keep your children safe when exploring the internet. Below you will find a guide on some back to school online safety tips for children.

To access a huge range of information on the National Online Safety website click the link below and join our school online safety hub.You will get access to videos, training and guides to keep you informed of the best practices in keeping your children safe online.

http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb

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