Mrs Anderton
Welcome to Year 4
My name is Mrs Anderton and I teach Year 4. I am also the English Lead for the school.
Our Cornerstones topics for Summer Term is ‘Blue Abyss’, this topic is Science and Geography based and we are looking forward to learning about the ocean, creatures, The Great Barrier Reef and problems affecting oceans, which will be followed through in our English lessons.
KEY INFORMATION RELATING TO SCHOOL CLOSURE
Dear Parents,
Well at last the year is over and we can all enjoy our summer holidays!
Below you will find the last chapters of The Boy at the Back of the Class book for the children to read over the summer and I have uploaded some Maths Revision of Year 4 activities, parent booklet and a selection of Times Tables activities.
Hopefully the children will find maybe 10 – 15 mins each day to keep on top of their reading, maths and times tables, ready for Year 5 in September.
Wishing you all a fantastic summer!
Take care
Mrs Anderton
We hope you all enjoy watching this new video……
Talking to your child about why we are not in school.
Look at the links below for advice on discussing the current issues with young children.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround#more-stories-2 (Click on Coronavirus link or scroll down)
https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/talking-to-your-child-about-coronavirus/
https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/
SUMMER HOLIDAYS ACTIVITY WORK
READING
The Boy at the Back of the Class – Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26
MATHS
Year 4 Maths Activity Booklet ANSWERS
TIMES TABLES
Year 4 Times Tables Test Booklet 1
Year 4 Times Tables Test Booklet 2
Year 4 Times Tables Test Booklet 3
WEBSITES LINKED TO THE WEEKLY WORK
MATHS
The school has subscribed to MyMaths, an interactive Maths website for teaching, learning, revising and enjoying mathematics. Usernames and passwords have been given to pupils in years 1 – 6 and sent home to parents in a letter.
- How do I find the homework my child has been set? When you go to the MyMaths homepage you will need to log in using your child’s new school username and password. You will then see some more boxes labelled ‘My Portal’ where you can put in your child’s username and password. In here you should see your child’s homework on the first screen you come to. If you can’t see it, then make sure you are on your homework page by clicking the ‘My Homework’ tab on the left hand side of the page.
Any further questions or queries please speak to your child’s class teacher
Hit the Button – more times tables to keep practising
5 a Day – 5 a day maths questions, plus videos and worksheets on many areas of maths – suitable for Years 3 – 6.
IXL Learning – Please try to use this at least once per week to recap work we have already done.
The website gives children questions based on mathematics that we have already learnt about in class and will hopefully encourage them to revisit concepts from earlier in the year.
White Rose Home Learning Year 4 – this is the planning that we use and adapt in class, the children will recognise the activities, have a look through areas that we have already covered.
ENGLISH
Oxford Owl E Books to read, linked to your child’s book band colour (click on dropdown menu that says Levels and select Book Band colour)
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Have you finished reading any of your books yet? Don’t forget that Mrs Hargreaves is still uploading your book reviews on our Twitter page. Email me your Book Title, Author and those 3 words to describe it – or send me a photo and I will pass them on to her. KEEP READING!!!!!!!
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WEEK BEGINNING 13th JULY
ENGLISH
The Boy at the Back of the Class – Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20
Monday Activity – Vocabulary
Tuesday Activity – Lesson
Thursday SPaG Activity – Activity
Thursday Afternoon Activity – Lesson
MATHS
Monday – Questions – Lines of symmetry Complete a symmetric figure
Answers – Lines of symmetry Complete a symmetric figure
Wednesday – Questions – Describe position Draw on a grid
Answers – Describe position Draw on a grid
PSHE
Memories of Year 4 – Activity 1 Activity 2
Looking ahead to Year 5 – Activity 3
NEW ACTIVITIES FOR THIS WEEK (13th July)
French – French Home Learning (5) French Home Learning 4
Music – Mrs Eadie 13th July Mrs Eadie 6th July Mrs Eadie 29th June Mrs Eadie 22nd June Mrs Eadie 15th June Mrs Eadie 1st June
**********************FRIDAY FAVOURITES********************
Stay Active!
Try to do at least one active activity per day!
PE Passport provides lots of really lovely videos to stay active with challenges that you can easily do at home! – daily challenges
Super Movers is a really fun website to use for actively learning. This is also where our Times Table songs that we dance to in class are!(‘hey ho, the three times table etc.)
Joe Wicks has lots of great fitness videos (‘5 minute move’) for children. They are really fun and get you up on your feet!
If you want to have a little relax, try some yoga. Cosmic Kids have some lovely yoga videos for you to join in with and some follow the theme of a story (Harry Potter etc.)
EXTRA ART OR QUIET TIME
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TIME – WHAT WILL YOUR PICTURE BE?
Or any of the websites below.
GENERAL WEBSITES
BBC Bitesize – All primary school subjects
Maths Zone – Maths interactive games and worksheets
Literacy Zone – English interactive games and worksheets
Science – Games, Interactive presentations, Learning activities
National Geographic Kids – variety of Science, History, Geography etc