Online Safety Update

Date: 4th Nov 2021 @ 12:31pm

Keeping our children safe in the online space is of ever growing importance. From phones to consoles, our children are exposed to more online risk than ever and it is important that we adults keep up to date to ensure our children are prepared for all they meet online. 

This term our classes have been learning about privacy and security as part of their Online Safety lessons. Below we have attached a guide for settting up new devices that your children may use. This incluses tips for security and password protection.

Please continue to access all information on the National Online Safety website. You will get access to all videos and guides by clicking the link below and joining free to our school online safety hub.

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

Year 4 HOME PRACTICE Friday 15th October 2021

Date: 15th Oct 2021 @ 1:13pm

Year 4

Home Practice 15^th October 2021

An amazing week in Year 4 – lots of learning and lots of creativity! Well done to everyone who has been on Sumdog during the last week to practise their tables and spellings.  The more you practise, the more confident you will become.

In English, we started our new novel ‘The Firework-Makers Daughter’. We predicted the setting and what we thought would happen in the story by looking at the pictures on the front cover and reading the blurb carefully. In Maths, we have been counting in tenths and multiples of 4. We also used numberlines to help add and subtract 3 digit numbers which were multiples of 10 and consolidated our learning about sequences. In History, we finished our Celtic Roundhouse models and made a small hill fort near the stage. We are extremely proud of our models – please look at our pictures below! We now know days, numbers and months of the year, so we can write the date in French.  We have been practising these skills in our weekly French lessons. In PE, we used all our netball skills in a mini tournament – well done Year 4.

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 (21^st October 2021).  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 4’s and 0.1’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’ve got written down to check you’ve said the correct number.

Count in 4’s

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

0   4   8   12  etc                     48   44   40   etc

Start at 20 and count up to 68 and down again

20   24   28       etc              68   64   60    etc

Count in 0.1’s

Start at 2.4 and count to 3.6 and back again

2.4   2.5   2.6   etc           3.6   3.5   3.4     etc

Start at 9.7 and count to 11.2 and back again

9.7   9.8   9.9     etc                11.2   11.1   11.0       etc

Spellings

The spellings this week explore words which have the ‘i’ sound spelt y elsewhere than at the end of words. For example, the word ‘myth’ sounds like it should be spelt ‘mith’; the word ‘gym’ sounds as if it should be spelt ‘gim’. In each case, the ‘i’ sound is spelt with a ‘y’. Please practise your spellings each evening at home.  You will be tested on them next Thursday (21^st October 2021).  We have discussed in class different strategies you could use to help you learn them and you could always use ‘Look say cover write check’.

gym             myth            Egypt          pyramid       mystery

symbol         synonym       lyrics           system         gymnastics

hymn            typical         cylinder       physical       oxygen

Sumdog Challenges

You have been set 2 challenges on Sumdog:

• A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
• A times table challenge based on the 3 and 4 times tables

Number bonds

This week, please practise your number bonds using Hit the Button.

Please complete

• Addition within 10
• Addition within 20

How many can you get right in a minute?

Can you improve your score?

Can you challenge yourself and have a go at ‘Addition within 100 (tens)’

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

PLEASE NOTE – As we break up next Thursday at 3.15pm, there will be no blog or Home Practice uploaded on Friday afternoon.  However, please read and practise your tables every day during half term.   

Year 4 Home Practice Friday 8th October 2021

Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 4:22pm

Year 4

Home Practice 8^th October 2021

You have worked hard this week Year 4 and shown a brilliant attitude to your learning! Well done to everyone who has been on Sumdog during the last week to practise their tables and spellings.  The more you practise, the more confident you will become.

In English, we finished reading ‘How the Whale Became and Other Stories’.  We then wrote our own story in the same style and edited it with a partner. At present, we are trying to build up our stamina, and improve our sentence openers and vocabulary when we are writing.   In maths we have continued rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 – many of us found this tricky but we persevered, and all made great progress.  We also learnt mental strategies for adding and subtracting 1, 10, 100 and 1000. In History, we sketched and labelled a roundhouse and then started to make our own roundhouse out of clay and lolly sticks.  In PE we continued practising our bounce and chest passes and enjoyed playing mini games of netball.  In Science, we discovered how to classify different animals. We learnt that there are lots of different ways to group animals.

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 (14^th October 2021).  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 3’s and 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’ve got written down to check you’ve said the correct number.

Count in 3’s

For example, start at 0 and count to 36 and back again

0   3  6  9  etc                     36  33  30   etc

Start at 30 and count up to 48 and down again

30   33    36       etc              48   45   42    etc

Count in 100’s

Start at 234 and count to 1334 and back again

234   334   434    etc           1334   1234   1134  etc

Start at 3520 and count to 4720 and back again

3520    3620   3720   etc                4720    4620   4520    etc

Spellings

The spellings this week explore words which have an ‘aw’ sound which is spelt ‘a’. For example, the word ‘ball’ sounds as if it should be spelt ‘bawl’ using an ‘aw’ instead of an ‘a’. Please practise your spellings each evening at home.  You will be tested on them next Thursday (14^th October 2021).  We have discussed in class different strategies you could use to help you learn them and you could always use ‘Look say cover write check’.

ball              wall              bald             walk             chalk

stalk            small            called           fall              sleepwalking

tall              baseball       stall             talk             call

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 2 and 3 times tables
• A maths challenge, rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

Year 4 Home Practice 1st October 2021

Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 1:07pm

Year 4

Home Practice 1^st October 2021

Another great week of learning in Year 4! Well done to everyone who has been on Sumdog during the last week to practise their tables and spellings.  The more you practise, the more confident you will become.

This week, we have practised counting in 5’s, 10’s, 100’s and 1000’s. In addition, in maths we have learnt how to compare whole and decimal numbers using the words ‘is less than’ and ‘is more than’, as well as the symbols < and >.  We also learnt more about multiples of 10 and 100 as well as rounding to the nearest 10 and 100. In English, we have read some more stories from our class novel ‘How the Whale Became and Other Stories’.  Following this, we wrote a letter from Polar Bear to Peregrine Falcon, and planned our very own story which we will be writing next week. In History, we discovered that Celts lived in ‘roundhouses’ and considered the similarities and differences between Celtic homes and our own!  Why not ask us what roundhouses were made of!

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 (7^th October 2021).  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 5’s and 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’ve got written down to check you’ve said the correct number.

Count in 5’s

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

0   5   10   15 etc                     60  55  50    etc

Start at 80 and count up to 125 and down again

80   85   90    etc              125  120   115    etc

Count in 100’s

Start at 0 and count to 1200 and back again

0  100  200    etc           1200  1100   1000  etc

Start at 455 and count to 1455 and back agin

455   555    655   etc                1455   1355   1255   etc

Spellings

The spellings this week explore words which have an ‘o’ sound after a ‘w’, ‘wh’ or ‘qu’. For example, the word ‘what’ sounds as if it should be spelt ‘wot’ using an ‘o’ instead of an ‘a’, the word squash sounds as if it should be spelt ‘s-qu-o-sh’. Please practise your spellings each evening at home.  You will be tested on them next Thursday (7^th October 2021).  We have discussed in class different strategies you could use to help you learn them and you could always use ‘Look say cover write check’.

what            quality         quantity       squash         squad

squabble      squander      squadron      wanted         swallow

quad             swap            swapped       wallow          wasp

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 2 and 3 times tables
• A grammar challenge based on punctuation at the end of sentences (remember there are 4 types of sentences – questions, statements, exclamations and commands)

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

Year 4 Home Practice Friday 24th September 2021

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 8:29am

Year 4

Home Practice 24^th September 2021

Welcome to the Year 4 Blog.  Each week the blog will include a brief summary of our learning and the children’s Home Practice to be completed during the week.

Year 4 have made a super start to the new school year.  They have transitioned well into their new routines and been enthusiastic about their learning.

This week, we have practised counting in 2’s, 10’s, 100’s and 1000’s. In addition, in maths we have learnt more about whole numbers upto 4 digits as well as decimals (tenths). In English, we have read some more stories from our class novel ‘How the Whale Became and Other Stories’.  Following this, we wrote our own questions about a story for someone else to answer. We went outside during Science and looked at different trees and their leaves. Back in class, we grouped the leaves in different ways, for example, according to whether they were a large or a small leaf, or serrated or lobed.

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 (30^th September 2021).  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 2’s and 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’ve got written down to check you’ve said the correct number.

Count in 2’s

For example, start at 0 and count to 24 and back again

0 2 4 6 8 10   etc                     24 22 20 18 16    etc

Start at 90 and count up to 114 and down again

90 92 94 96    etc              114 112 110 108    etc

Count in 10’s

Start at 0 and count to 150 and back again

0 10 20 30 40    etc           150 140 130 120  etc

Start at 55 and count to 185 and back agin

55 65 75 85  etc                185 175 165 155 etc

Spellings

The spellings this week explore different letter patterns for the same ‘ei’ sound. Please practise your spellings each evening at home.  You will be tested on them next Thursday (30^th September 2021).  We have discussed in class different strategies you could use to help you learn them and you could always use ‘Look say cover write check’.

prey            wait             bait             afraid          grey

eight           weight         sleigh          neighbour    freight

paint            eighteen      eighty          reign           vein

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 2, 5 and 10 times tables
• A maths challenge based on 4 digit numbers (and place value) and tenths

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

Year 4 Meet the Teacher

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 8:08am

Welcome to Year 4.

Thank you to all those who made the 'Meet the Teacher' meeting.  For those who were unable to attend please have a read through the slides attached to this blog.

Should you have any queries, please contact the school via email or telephone and we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

Mrs Tipping

Back to School Online Safety

Date: 14th Sep 2021 @ 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

Year 4 HOME PRACTICE 9th July 2021

Date: 9th Jul 2021 @ 3:57pm

Year 4

Home Practice 9^th July 2021

Another super week in Year 4!  We made ‘stop motion’ videos in computing.  First, we practised making a video and worked out how to make it more successful – making sure we kept the ipad still and our fingers were out of the way before we took the picture! We then made our final films and are extremely proud of what we have achieved. We also finished our World Ocean Day pictures using felt tips, plastic wallets and cut out shapes.  Our finished artwork looks very effective and shows what the ocean should look like without pollution!   In Maths, we continued to investigate equivalent fractions using fractions walls, ‘pizza’ pieces and Cuisenaire.  In addition, we refined our mental and written division strategies.  In Science, we used a sound box to compare different materials and how effectively they muffled sound. We also managed to squeeze in our Year 4 sports day on Wednesday afternoon – make sure you check out the video on the website!

Keep up the good work Year 4!

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

There will be no times table test next week.  We will however be practising our tables and division facts in school each day. Please use ‘Hit the button’ to practise your tables at home.  The link is below:

Hit the Button  

Spellings

There will be no spelling test next week.  We will however be practising the some of the Year 3/4 spellings each day in class.

Sumdog Challenges

You have been set 2 challenges on Sumdog:

• A maths challenge – multiplying and dividing, including multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100
• A multiplication facts competition

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

Year 4 HOME PRACTICE 2nd July 2021

Date: 2nd Jul 2021 @ 11:39am

Year 4

Home Practice 2^nd July 2021

Another fabulous week in Year 4!  We have painted and ‘glossed’ our clay sculptures - they look absolutely brilliant.  In History, we completed a passport as if we were an Angle, Jute or Saxon and had arrived from either Denmark or Germany.  We chose a name and occupation and described why we had come to England.  In English, we continued reading Bill’s New Frock.  We acted out part of a chapter, looked at the features of a playscript and then wrote our own script.  In Maths, we investigated equivalent fractions creating our own fraction wall out of strips of paper.  We also enjoyed watching Year 3’s sports day and experimenting with our ‘string telephones’ in Science. 

Keep up the good work Year 4!

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 Wednesday (7^th July 2021).  Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?  

You can also practise your tables playing ‘Hit the button’.  Select the times tables or division button and then the table that you want to practise.  This is an excellent way to practise your tables.  Either type in ‘hit the button’ (the game is on Top Marks) or use the link below:

Hit the Button  

Spellings

The spellings this week all have the prefix ‘sub’ or ‘auto’.  A prefix is a group of letters that are added to the beginning of a word, and change the meaning or make a new word.  ‘Sub’ means under or below and ‘auto’ means self controlled or about yourself (eg autobiography).  The spellings are on Sumdog this week and they will be tested next Thursday (8^th July 2021).

automatic     autograph    autocue        autopilot      autobiography

automobile   automatically         submarine    subway         submerge

submit         subdivide     subheading   subordinate

Sumdog Challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

• A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
• A maths challenge to help with our understanding of equivalent fractions
• A division facts competition

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

HOME PRACTICE Year 4 25th June 2021

Date: 25th Jun 2021 @ 4:29pm

Year 4

Home Practice 25^th June 2021

Another busy week in Year 4!  The whole school took part in World Music Day outside - it was great fun and we all played a musical instrument as we sang ‘Celebrate’. In addition, as a cross curricular activity, we made our own musical instruments.  We planned and designed our instruments, played them and then evaluated them to consider what we were most proud of and what we would change if we were to make them again.  This developed our design and technology learning as well as our Science learning about ‘sound’. On Wednesday, we had a ‘Mindfulness’ session during which we learnt some techniques for relaxing and breathing when we are feeling anxious, happy, excited or even angry. We also had a Zoom chat with an audiologist on Friday morning which was very interesting and helped us understand more about ‘sound’ and how we hear!

Please bring in a ‘string telephone’ next Thursday for our Science lesson.  You were given an instruction sheet on Friday 25^th June 2021.

Keep up the good work Year 4!

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 Wednesday (30^th June 2021).  Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?  

You can also practise your tables playing ‘Hit the button’.  Select the times tables or division button and then the table that you want to practise.  This is an excellent way to practise your tables.  Either type in ‘hit the button’ (the game is on Top Marks) or use the link below:

Hit the Button  

Spellings

The spellings this week all have the prefix ‘in’ or ‘ir’.  A prefix is a group of letters that are added to the beginning of a word, and change the meaning or make a new word.  ‘In’ and ‘ir’ both mean not.  Therefore, when they are added to the beginning of a word, they form words with the opposite meaning.  For example illegal means not legal and impatient means not patient.  The spellings are on Sumdog this week.

inaccurate    incomplete   inactive       incorrect     inconvenient

inexpensive  inefficient   inedible       irregular      irresponsible

irrelevant    irreversible irresistible  irrational     irreplaceable

Sumdog Challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

• A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
• A maths challenge adding and subtracting
• A maths challenge multiplying and dividing mentally

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

HOME PRACTICE 18th June 2021

Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 8:53am

Year 4

Home Practice 18^th June 2021

Well done for working so hard this week Year 4!  In Maths, we revised mental strategies and formal written methods for addition, subtraction and multiplication!  In English, we used dictionaries to find out the meaning of new words and then used them in sentences to show our understanding.  We also used evidence from the text to sketch and label a picture of the playground and who was doing what in it! To extend our knowledge of Europe, we have been keeping a wall chart of results from the Euro 2020 matches and located the 11 host cities on a map.  On Thursday afternoon we learnt about modelling with clay and made some amazing sea sculptures – please have a look in our gallery!

Remember to bring something in to make your musical instrument on Monday – please DO NOT make it at home as we will be doing this in school.  

Keep up the good work Year 4 and thank you for a lovely week!

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 Wednesday (23^rd June 2021).  Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?  

You can also practise your tables playing ‘Hit the button’.  Select the times tables or division button and then the table that you want to practise.  This is an excellent way to practise your tables.  Either type in ‘hit the button’ (the game is on Top Marks) or use the link below:

Hit the Button  

Spellings

The spellings this week all have the prefix ‘il’ or ‘im’.  A prefix is a group of letters that are added to the beginning of a word, and change the meaning or make a new word.  ‘Il’ and ‘im’ both mean not.  Therefore, when they are added to the beginning of a word, they form words with the opposite meaning.  For example illegal means not legal and impatient means not patient.  The spellings are on Sumdog this week.

illegal           illegible                 illiterate      illogical        illegally

improper      imperfect              improbable   impatient     immature

immobile      immortal                impractical   impossible    implausible

Sumdog Challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

• A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
• A maths challenge finding fractions of amounts (unit and non-unit)
• A maths times table challenge (based on all the times tables)

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

HOME PRACTICE 11th June 2021

Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 3:55pm

Year 4

Home Practice 11^th June 2021

A fantastic week back after half term – and hasn’t the weather been wonderful too!  In Maths, we learnt more about fractions. We found fractions of amounts and started to find out more about equivalent fractions using different manipulatives, such as paper plates! In English, we started our new novel, Bill’s New Frock. We made predictions about the story and then wrote a diary account as if we were Bill. We enjoyed going on a nature trail to the pond and spotting the wildlife down there – we even saw a frog and some damsel flies.  We started our new History topic, Anglo-Saxons and found out more about where these invaders came from and why they settled in Britain.

Keep up the good work Year 4!

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 Wednesday (16^th June 2021).  Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?  

You can also practise your tables playing ‘Hit the button’.  Select the times tables or division button and then the table that you want to practise.  This is an excellent way to practise your tables.  Either type in ‘hit the button’ (the game is on Top Marks) or use the link below:

Hit the Button  

Spellings

This week we are learning how to use an apostrophe correctly when it shows possession, therefore there are no words to learn.  We have however learnt the rules for using apostrophes, depending on whether the noun is singular or plural.  A grammar challenge relating to apostrophes and plurals is on Sumdog to help you practise this rule.

Sumdog Challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

• A grammar challenge based on plurals and apostrophes
• A maths competition based on tenths and hundredths
• A maths times table challenge (based on all the times tables)

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

Online Safety - June 2021

Date: 9th Jun 2021 @ 2:25pm

Keeping our children safe in the online space is of ever growing importance. From phones to consoles, our children are exposed to more online risk than ever and it is important that we adults keep up to date to ensure our children are prepared for all they meet online. Here is an interesting article on Internet Security professionals teach their children about internet safety.

How do I keep my children safe online? What the security experts tell their kids

Below we have attached two guides on how to set up your child's phone for privacy. We teach the children not to share their information when online, however social platforms and games will take data from users unknowingly.

"If its free, you're paying with your information."

Please continue to access all information on the National Online Safety website. You will get access to all videos and guides by clicking the link below and joining free to our school online safety hub.

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

HOME PRACTICE 28th May 2021

Date: 28th May 2021 @ 8:11am

Year 4

Home Practice 28^th May 2021

We’ve had a busy last week of this half term!  In maths, we learnt what fractions are and how to find fractions of amounts.  We also wrote the beginning of the next chapter of the novel, predicting what we thought would happen, and a book review.  In addition, we had our class photo taken, went orienteering, and managed to practise for sports day. 

Have a well deserved rest and fantastic half term Year 4. We are looking forward to seeing you all back on Monday 7^th June. 

Mrs Tipping and Mrs Whitworth

HOME PRACTICE 21st May 2021

Date: 21st May 2021 @ 4:03pm

Year 4

Home Practice 21^st May 2021

Keep up the good work Year 4!

In maths this week, we have revisited mental strategies for subtraction and learnt the compact written method.  In English we wrote an informal letter to our friend Poleng and practised using inverted commas (speech marks).  Some children gave a lovely class worship to finish our RE topic about Pentecost and New Life. This was based on the life of St Paul.  In PE, we showed off our cricket skills by taking part in a mini tournament. Our new Science topic is Sound.  In order to investigate what makes sound, we carried out different activities – why not ask us what we did to see what we remember! In our French lesson, we drew an abstract face, Picasso style, then described it in French. We did very well!

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 Wednesday (26^th May 2021).  Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?  

You can also practise your tables playing ‘Hit the button’.  Select the times tables or division button and then the table that you want to practise.  This is an excellent way to practise your tables.  Either type in ‘hit the button’ (the game is on Top Marks) or use the link below:

Hit the Button  

Some of you have asked if you can practise your times tables on the ‘Multiplication check’ program we used this week.  Unfortunately, you cannot use exactly the same program at home.  You can however play something very similar by clicking on the link below.  You will be given 6 seconds to answer the question and there will be a gap of 3 seconds between each question.

Multiplication tables check

Spellings

The spellings this week all have the suffix ‘tion’.  A suffix is a group of letters that are added to the end of the word, and which change the meaning or make a new word.  ‘Tion’ is usually used if the root word ends in ‘t’ (eg invent, invention) or ‘te’ (create, creation).  These words will be tested on Thursday (27^th May 2021).  We have discussed different strategies to learn spellings in class, or you can always use ‘Look say cover write check’.  The spellings are on Sumdog this week.

action          fraction       creation       election       evaluation

subtraction  invention      injection      illustration   demonstration

completion   hesitation    narration     section        digestion    

Sumdog Challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

• A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
• A maths challenge based on mental addition and subtraction
• A maths times table challenge (based on the 9 and 11 times table)

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

HOME PRACTICE 14th May 2021

Date: 14th May 2021 @ 3:42pm

Year 4

Home Practice 14^th May 2021

A busy week in Year 4! Well done for working hard.

We refined our compact method of addition and recapped and revised our 6, 9 and 7 times tables.  In English, we wrote our own Haiku’s and a character description of Grace, both of these were based on our class novel.  We completed our Science topic ‘Teeth and digestion’ by looking at and learning more about food chains.  We finished our Powerpoint quizzes about Italy and made sure that we included transitions, animations, and at least one hyperlink – we are so proud of what we achieved!

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 Wednesday (19^th May 2021).  Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?  

You can also practise your tables playing ‘Hit the button’.  Select the times tables or division button and then the table that you want to practise.  This is an excellent way to practise your tables.  Either type in ‘hit the button’ (the game is on Top Marks) or use the link below:

Hit the Button  

Some of you have asked if you can practise your times tables on the ‘Multiplication check’ program we used this week.  Unfortunately, you cannot use exactly the same program at home.  You can however play something very similar by clicking on the link below.  You will be given 6 seconds to answer the question and there will be a gap of 3 seconds between each question.

Multiplication tables check

Spellings

The spellings this week all have the suffix ‘sion’.  A suffix is a group of letters that are added to the end of the word, and which change the meaning or make a new word.  ‘Sion’ is usually used if the root word ends in ‘d’ (eg extend, extension) or ‘se’ (adverse, adversion).  These words will be tested on Thursday (20^th May 2021).  We have discussed different strategies to learn spellings in class, or you can always use ‘Look say cover write check’.  The spellings are on Sumdog this week.

expansion     extension     tension        suspension   exclusion

explosion      collision        erosion        invasion        television

illusion         confusion     inclusion       intrusion      division       

Sumdog Challenges

You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:

• A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
• A multiplication tables check, similar to the check you completed in school this week
• A maths times table challenge (based on the 9 and 7 times table)

Please make sure you log on and have a go!

Online Safety - 13th May 2021

Date: 13th May 2021 @ 9:28pm

This week is Mental Health Awareness week and a great opportunity to remind us to be kind to ourselves as well as others.

Below you will find two guides from National Online Safety on how to promote wellbeing both online and offline and how to be kind when using the internet.

Join us at our Online Safety Hub at National Online Safety and gain free access to a huge range of videos, resources and support.

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

HOME PRACTICE 7th May 2021

Date: 7th May 2021 @ 4:24pm

Year 4

Home Practice 7th May 2021

Another wonderful week in Year 4!

In English, we explained what we would take on a long journey and why, and wrote a diary entry as a character from our novel Journey to Jo

Online Safety - 5th May 2021

Date: 5th May 2021 @ 10:40am

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