12 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello and Happy Friday!
This week, we’ve had a focus on Living and Learning: I see things from other people’s point of view.
- Think – What have you learned from this statement?
Much of the learning this week has been about racism, empathy and understanding. Hopefully, you know more about these words and can share some of your thoughts and ideas.
- Think – Do you know what racism is?
If you want to read more information, check out First News (page 7) and read the article on the USA protests.
👏Thank you to everybody who has emailed their teacher with updates, photos and messages. We will upload our Home Learning Heroes to our Class News site so you can see your all of the Year 3/4 photos there.
Have a good weekend!
Today’s learning:
Maths
Y3 Video: 4 x times tables test
Y3 and Y4 -This week, our Friday problem is about shape, nets and visualising (a key skill). Look at the task and consider the problem and how you will go about it. There are two support sheets, one in black and white, and the other in colour. It will help you visualise the cubes, or you could make a net of a cube and stick on the square faces.
Support 1: A Puzzling Cube – black and white
Support 2: A Puzzling Cube – colour
Solution to the problem
Extra Challenge: Make an octahedron
Reading
Topic
Science – Parts and function of a plant
Story -read by Mrs McCormick
11 June 2020: Home Learning
Hi everyone!
It was Empathy Day on Tuesday- did you get involved? I know some of you made empathy glasses.
Our Living and Learning Statement this week is : I see things from other people’s point of view.
This Living and Learning statement links with the British value of mutual respect and tolerance. It promotes empathy and understanding. Here’s a short clip (6 mins) from yesterday’s Empathy Day, called The Listening Switch, which promotes listening to others and understanding them.
We love short poems in Year 3/4 and here is a good one: Empathy Poem
Here are your tasks for today:
Maths
Y3 Video lesson
Y3 task : tenths as decimals and challenge task
Y4 Video lesson: 1 2D shape
Y4 Video lesson: 2 mixed times tables
Reading
Topic
Read through the Living and Learning PPT all about racism and talk about it with an adult. If you have any questions, queries or thoughts from this learning, then please email your teacher.
Living and Learning: racism PPT
Story – read by Mrs McCormick
10 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello all of you wonderful little people in Year 3/4! The teachers are back in school but we are still enjoying seeing what everyone is doing at home . Please keep sending us photos. We might not be able to respond to emails as quickly as before but we will get round to it!
Can you dance the Samba? Here is a groovy 6 minute video to some Samba dance moves to get you moving today. (If you scroll down the link, you can create your own dance and even enter a competition.)
Here are your activities for today:
Maths
Y3 Video Lesson
Y4 Video Lesson
Reading
Topic
Did you enjoy the Spanish lesson last week? How much did you remember?
This week, you will be learning to introduce yourself in Spanish! You will also get the chance to check how much you have remembered from last week.
Enjoy!
Introducing yourself in Spanish
Story – read by Mrs McCormick
09 June 2020: Home Learning
Good morning!
Today is Empathy Day, 09 June 2020 – Read, Connect, Act!
The day is launched at 9:30am, Empathy Lab news page , with author Cressida Cowell. There are many great authors talking live throughout the day on this site – it’s well worth checking out. You can download extra resources Family Activity Pack .
Need something to get you going today? Try the triangle dance.
Please email your teacher this week with any update of your progress. Maybe it’s improved spellings, times tables speed, books you have read or just a photo of what you have achieved. Each day, you have a Maths, a Reading and a Topic lesson. They should take about 30-40 mins each. Please make sure you continue with your daily times tables and individual reading too. Thank you to everyone who has emailed so far this term.
Here are your tasks for today:
Maths
Y3 Counting in tenths Video lesson and task
Y4 Video lesson Quadrilaterals 2
Reading
Topic
What I have learned about myself in lockdown
Story – read by Mrs McCormick
08 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello children and welcome to Week 2 of Summer Term 2.
How was your weekend?
I liked this image of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. Amazing stuff!
Have you been following it too? Find out more here.
Here are your tasks for today:
Weekly Spelling
This week, we’re looking at words which contain the sh sound. This sound can be written in lots of different ways. See the list below:
position
mention
pressure
special
should
sugar
sure
chef
mission
delicious
Your task is to practice some of these words using one or two of the spelling strategies.
Maths
Y4 answers to Friday’s ‘A square of numbers’
Y4 answers to Friday’s ‘Domino square’
Y4 Video Lesson times tables facts
Y4 Video lesson Quadrilaterals
Y3 – Video lesson – Making a Whole
Reading
Topic
Emotional Rollercoaster task sheet
Story
‘Mixed‘ read by Mrs McCormick
Mixed story PDF (with printable resources)
This story raises questions about race and diversity. First News have released an ‘I Don’t Get It’ video made in partnership with Sky, asking why racism is still a big issue in our world. This resource aims to help you understand this global crisis. Watch here
05 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello children!
We hope that you are all feeling happy and healthy today.
Thank you to everyone who has emailed their teacher so far this week. If you have any questions or problems to ask your teacher, then please let us know – we are here to help you! It might just be a quick email to say hello, or a photo of your learning.
The weather has cooled down a bit since the weekend and we’ve had some rain. Here are some spider-man inspired yoga (13 mins) exercises you can do inside your house.
If you like Ant and Dec, and David Walliams then you can watch them today on the NSPCC website at 9:30am (or on NSPCC facebook page). 
Here are your tasks for today:
Maths
Y3 – RIC : fractions
Times tables: At the beginning of the week, we asked you to focus on your 3x tables. Even if it’s just 5 minutes a day, the regular practice really helps you to remember your multiplication facts. How have you been getting on? Here are 40 questions. Challenge your speed – 3x tables 5 min challenge
Y4 – Strengthen your problem solving skills with these 2 ‘square’ problems:
Times tables: At the beginning of the week, we asked you to focus on your 12x tables. Even if it’s just 5 minutes a day, the regular practice really helps you to remember your multiplication facts. How have you been getting on? Here are 40 questions. Challenge your speed – 12x tables 5 min challenge
Reading
Reading Book Club:
In class, we’d usually have a Love of Reading session each week where we read something that we love. Adults use the time to read with children.
Today, I’d like you to…
Get really comfy: wear some thick socks, a dressing gown or wooly jumper. Sit somewhere soft and relaxing.
Turn all electronic devices off: TVs, radios, computers, phones, tablets etc.
Spend some quality time reading with each other. Read aloud, take it in turns, put on voices for characters, re-read things to improve how you’re reading them. Talk about what you’re reading. Which are the best bits? Why? Does it remind you of other things you’ve read or watched? Do you know anything about parts of it from other knowledge that you have? What do you think of the characters? What will happen next? Why do you think that?
Topic DT – Design a room
Could you design and make a model room? What a fun activity!
Watch the clip of the designer making a mini version of a room. You could use an old box or cut up a cereal packet to make the shape of your room. It doesn’t have to be same measurements as the designer on the screen. Use what you have. You could decorate the model room using old paper, wall paper, magazines, paint or crayons – use what you have. You could make the furniture from items ready for recycling or even Lego bricks. Be creative!
Have fun and send a photo of your model to your teacher.
Story – read by Mrs McCormick
04 June 2020: Home Learning
Happy Thursday boys and girls!
Can you remember what noun phrases are from yesterday’s learning? Check out this Super-movers video as a reminder – you can sing along if you know it!
Here are your tasks for today:
Maths
Y3 – Consolidate your learning on unit and non-unit fractions by watching the following link. There is a quiz at the beginning and at the end, so get ready. Throughout the video you will be asked to pause and write
down some answers on a piece of paper.
Y4 – Video lesson x12
Reading
Topic
As summer is here, we will be looking at plants. Have you been growing any plants in your garden?
- What do you need for plants to grow well?
The first part of our learning is to investigate the conditions for plants to grow. Here is a link to a great lesson from Oak National Academy.
Story – read by Mrs McCormick
03 June 2020: Home Learning
Hello children. How are you all getting on with this week’s home learning? Why not email your teacher about your favourite learning so far this week. If you have any questions or problems, we are here to help you. Just give us a shout!
Need some help with your times tables? Check these videos out:
Here are your activities for today:
Maths
Y3 Video Lesson
Y3 Non-unit fractions: Task PDF
Y4 Video Lesson
Reading
03.06.20 Task PDF
Topic
Writing – expanded noun phrases
Story – read by Mrs McCormick
02 June 2020: Home Learning
Good Morning everyone!
We hope you are back into the routine of home learning. There are three main tasks for your learning each day: Maths, Reading and Topic. Each of these tasks should take about 30-40 mins to complete. This is as well as your daily times tables practice and your individual reading. Please contact your teacher to let them know how you are getting on. Happy learning!
Are you feeling fit and full of energy? This mountain bike exercise helps with reaction times and core strength.
Here are your activities for today:
Maths
Y3 – Video lesson
Unit Fractions – task sheet PDF
Y4 – Video lesson
Reading
Topic
Spanish
Today, your task is to learn some Spanish. What can you remember already?
Can you remember any letters in the alphabet or the numbers in Spanish? Follow this link to a Spanish lesson and see if you are correct.
Story
01 June 2020: Home Learning
Hi children,
Welcome back to the start of Summer Term 2 (7 weeks)! We hope that you’ve had a good rest during half term and that you are now ready for some new home learning activities!
To keep active, try the dice challenge today. You’ll need a skipping rope and a ball for a whole body workout!
Please keep in touch with your teacher as we love to hear from you and answer any questions that you may have.
Remember – keep up with your daily reading and times tables practise, too.
Here are your tasks for today:
Spelling – long ‘u’ sound.
continue
peculiar
popular
regular
particular
queue
knew
rescue
amuse (amusing)
conclude
Reading Lesson
Video lesson (explanation of task) 2
Maths
Y4 – Video lesson x12
Topic – Music
Last term, we did a lesson on pulse and beats.
This is another fantastic lesson from Oak Academy about ‘beatbox’ and rhythms. It’s very exciting and you’ll sound like a beatbox! What a fantastic skill to have?
You’ll even need your favourite teddy!
Story time – Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears read by Mrs McCormick