YEAR 4
Week 11 - Monday 6th July
If you would like to share your work with June please send it to shareyear4@swbschool.net
Hello everyone!
I hope you are all keeping well and staying safe. I do hope you will enjoy this week's activities. Please try your best to do all the Literacy and Maths, these are the most important. Then enjoy looking at the information on all the other subjects and our topic, Inventions. This week we look at the history of computing! Enjoy!
Don’t forget to share your work with me! Or if you just want to write and tell me what you're doing that's fine too. If you need any help, send a message using the email address above and I'll ring you as soon as I can.
Also, some of you have been working on the white CGP Year 4 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling books and Year 4 Maths 10 Minute Weekly Workout books, and have asked for the answers to mark the work. Please find the answers here.
A huge congratulations if you have already finished the books! WELL DONE!
Literacy
SPELLINGS
This week you have yet another list of tricky spellings that are on Spellodrome. I will read out the spellings, you write the words down, then you can check your spellings here. Practice through the week and test yourself again on Friday. Good luck and enjoy the games on Spellodrome!
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Cloze exercise
Here is another Cloze Exercise (No.16). You are all very good at these, but they're getting tougher! Work with care!
2. Grammar and Punctuation
I thought we could have a Grammar and Punctuation test every week now, here is Grammar and Punctuation test (No.5) this week. Good Luck!
3. Correct the Spelling Mistakes
I thought you might like this exercise where you have to correct the spelling mistakes! Let me know if you find it tricky, easy-peasy or somewhere in between!
WRITING
Each week we look at a short film, about an imaginary inventor or invention. This week the film is called 'The One For All'. I hope you enjoy it.
After watching 'The One For All' you have a choice of writing tasks...
You could write Geoff's biography, you may need to make up some details. You could retell Geoff's story or you could write journal entries in the role of Geoff. Or you could write a conversation between Geoff and his wife.
Here is the worksheet for your writing.
READING
1. For this topic we would've been reading The Borrowers together in class, but as we can't do that here is a tv version of it from the 1990s. This week, in the Final Episode, the Borrowers face several dangers before finding a safe new home, but will Arrietty want to stay inside again? You can take an AR quiz on The Borrowers now!
If this link to play the video doesn't work, you may have to go to YouTube to watch it. Check with mum or dad first to ask if that's ok.
2. The Summer Reading Challenge! Tower Hamlets have launched their Summer Reading Challenge, use this link to find out more. Good luck! Don't forget you can download books from the Idea Store online, you may need a adult to sign you up.
3. Please keep reading your own books and your AR books. Don't forget to take tests and email me if you need one deleted. Look in Learning Resources for other reading resources.
Maths
SPEED TRIAL
On the website timestable.me.uk use the online times tables tests, or if possible, print off the Speed Trial of the times tables you know you need to learn. Remember to use 'Hit the button' on Topmarks too.
ARITHMETIC
As we are heading towards the end of term it's time for some testing. Here is a short arithmetic test.
ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST 10, 100 AND 1000.
For those of you who have completed all of the AM tasks set for you since school closed you have completed all of the AM objectives! Well done you! So, for these last few weeks we will go over some maths areas that have proved a little tricky.
1. This week we will look at rounding numbers.
Please look at the PowerPoint to the right. There is a Rounding Rhyme to help too! Below there are three useful videos please look at all of them before completing the worksheets below:
Round to the nearest 10
Round to the nearest 100
Round to the nearest 1000
2. Next, please complete your AM class exercise which has questions on Rounding to 10, 100 and 1000. If you have an unfinished exercise please do that first.
When you finish your class exercise, please work on any exercise you might have in your group, then any test, diagnostic test and practice. Thank you.
Oh, and don't forget Maths Facts!
rounding-numbers-rhyme-display-poster-.pdfRounding to the Nearest 10, 100, 1000 PowerPoint.pptxPUZZLE TIME
Before we look at this week's puzzle have a look at this amazing fact...
111 111 111 x 111 111 111 = 12345678987654321
Did you notice that the numbers which make up the answer are symmetrical?
Last week's puzzle was a toughie, so congratulations to Humaira for solving it! Here is the solution on the right.
This week I thought we would have several slightly easier puzzles...
Maths Puzzle No.3 Triple Treat
Maths Puzzle No.4 Matchstick Mayhem
Maths Puzzle No.8 Mystery Parking
Maths Puzzle No.11 How old is Lucy?
Don't forget to share your answers with me. Good luck :-)
IPC: Inventions (History)
This week we are looking at History of Computing.
First, look at the Significant People in the History of Computing and The History of Computing powerpoints.
Then please read this information and answer the questions on the History of Computing.
t2-t-10000369-ks2-significant-people-in-the-history-of-computing-powerpoint_ver_2.pptxhistory-of-computing-powerpoint_ver_3.pptIPC - Inventions (Art)
Be creative, get drawing!
As we are looking at the History of Computing this week, I thought you might like to do some digital art. Here is a website with some useful links and suggestions.
Be crafty!
This week I thought we could look at reusing plastic bottles.
Here is a link to a website that has 56 Plastic Bottle Craft Ideas for Kids. Some of them are amazing!I love the Bottle Penguins!
Below are links to instructions on how to make a Butterfly Feeder, a Plastic Bootle Car and a plastic bottle LED Tea Light Candle Holder. Please ask for an adult's help for all of these as some involve some tricky cutting.
Plastic bottle butterfly-feeder-.pdfplastic-bottle-car.pdfT-T-18244-Plastic-Bottle-LED-Tea-Light-Candle-Holder-Craft-Instructions-Powerpoint.pptLast week we looked at how egg cartons could be used for some craft activities. We laos looked at making string telephones with tin cans or plastic cups. Do have a look if you missed these.
A couple of weeks ago we were looking at using empty cereal boxes and toilet rolls for craft ideas. If you didn't see it do look back at Year 4's Week 7 and Year 3's Week 8.
Be imaginative, be inspired!
By the end of this topic I hope you will have an idea for your own invention. Remember, you don’t have to actually make it, a design drawing will do! If you like, use the squared paper here for your drawing but any paper will do.
To help inspire you look at Malina's invention, The Sleeping Night Light. Doesn't it look good? There's also Tiana's Food Flavourer and Humaira's Keep Your Cool Backpack and her Rub-cil! They're wonderful!
Then please look at the clips below.
To help inspire you further, here's a link to a video about child inventors over the years, I think some of the inventions will surprise you! Which invention do you like best?
Finally, another wonderful creation by Joseph Herscher this week it's his 'Hand-free snacking' machine to help Rashid eat while playing his video game! His machines use cause and effect to do a simple task in a very complicated way. Please don't do anything like this at home without permission! Look at those in previous weeks if you haven't already. I hope they all amuse and inspire you :-)
Science
Education City - there will always be work waiting for you on this site. I've added some more work on Melting and freezing for those of you who have completed everything so far! If you have…well done you! And thank you :-)
I hope you enjoyed last week's home experiments, here are some more that can be done at home with an adult... the Kitchen Science experiments from the Science Museum.
If you're desperate for more science and nature, Earth School is an amazing resource.
Fancy more Science? These practical science experiments can be done at home with your family. Have fun with them!
ICT (Coding)
Keep playing LightBot and Cargo-Bot if you can, and look at Week 5's Code-a-Cake too.
Do you want to put your coding skills to the test? Try the Games Designer Club, you'll need an adult to sign you up.
Extra:
News
FACT OR FICTION? Remember to always get your news from a reliable source. Here are the links to these trusted sources: The Week Junior (for this you will need to sign in with this code: TWJ1601mno), BBC Newsround and Sky News - FYI. Check out the sites, there's plenty to keep you informed and entertained.
Mindful moments
I thought I would add some activities for when you might need to take a break. First there is a short video called '3 Minutes Body Scan Meditation', and here are links to a few Mindful Minute Brain Breaks from previous weeks, the Balloon Breaths, the Bubble Breaths, the Starfish Breaths, and Rainbow Breaths which are all so calming.
Please look at Week 8 if you'd like some Mindfulness colouring sheets.
Mathletics:
There will always be work waiting for you, I try to set only 4-5 activities so you should be able to access Mathletics Live too. Well done to those of you who use Mathletics regularly, one person has actually finished every task!
Education City:
There will always be work on Maths, Literacy, Science and Computers waiting for you here. Well done to those of you who have kept up to date with everything I've set!
PE and Yoga
There are always some good workouts in The Week Junior magazine. Click here for PE with Joe Wicks and Cosmic Yoga for Kids. Rio and Kate Ferdinand also do daily workouts if you'd like to look at those.
Dance and Music
If you haven’t already done so, check out the Music and Dance section at the very top of this page. You'll find dances with Lauren and Orit, and some songs for Choir.