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YEAR 4Week 2 – 27th April 2020
Maths – Partitioning
Monday 27th April 2020
27.04.20 Daily Reading
English –Sort these words into proper nouns & common nouns. The capital letters have been intentionally missed out. Make sure you put them back in once you have sorted the words.
HistorySummarise the reasons why the Anglo Saxons invaded Britain. What was it that appealed to them?
Read chapter 5elephant
biscuit
france
november
wednesday
hurworthdexter
soup
yorkshire
county durham
whistle
children
planet
Maths – Partitioning
Monday 27th April 2020
27.04.20 Daily Reading
English –Proper nouns need capital letters. They name specific people, animals, places, things or ideas. Common nouns generally name people, animals, places, things or ideas.
HistoryReasons may include:• Better weather conditions• Romans had left Britain so Britain was
vulnerable and easy to fight against • Better crops• British lands didn’t flood as often• Large farmlands• They were invited to come over and
defeat the Picts
Read chapter 5
ANSWERS
7219 & 7912
Propernouns
Commonnouns
Hurworth elephant
France whistle
County Durham
children
Yorkshire biscuit
Wednesday soup
November planet
Dexter
Maths – Counting in 25s
EnglishRewrite and punctuate these speech sentences accurately. Remember to add the inverted commas, the comma and any other appropriate punctuation. Also use a suitable synonym to replace the criminal word ‘said’.
1. Are you feeling okay sir you don’t look very well said the concerned boy
2. What an amazing performance that was wouldn’t you agree said the delighted
woman
3. Help me there’s something chasing me said the terrified victim
4. What a fantastic piece of work Alice you should be proud of yourself said the
impressed teacher
5. Are you lost there is an information desk around the corner said the helpful man
Computinghttps://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStartedUse this website to create an algorithm for a sprite. Like the one we made earlier in the year, program your sprite to ask questions for a quiz. The quiz can be on any subject you like! Remember part of Computing is debugging so if it doesn’t work, go back to your script and see if you can spot an error or changethe commands you have given it.
Tuesday 28th April 2020
28.04.20
Miss Laing’s weird &wonderful challenges
Can you wiggle your face?
Try wiggling different parts of your face without moving the rest. Can you wiggle your ears, nose, eyebrows or even your eyes?
Read chapter 6
Tuesday 28th April 2020
28.04.20
Well we do usually do nifty fifty on a Tuesday don’t we?Have a go at the mixed nifty fifty times table and time yourself for how long it takes you to complete it.If you’re impressed with your time and score,email me them and I’ll let you know whether you beat my time …[email protected]
Which reaction did you have?
Maths – Counting in 25s
English“Are you feeling okay sir? You don’t look very well,” questioned the concerned
boy.
“What an amazing performance that was! Wouldn’t you agree?” cheered the
delighted woman.
“Help me! There’s something chasing me,” screamed the terrified victim.
“What a fantastic piece of work Alice! You should be proud of yourself,” the
impressed teacher commented.
“Are you lost? There is an information desk around the corner,” the helpful
man remarked.
ComputingUse this website to create an algorithm for a sprite. Like the one we made earlier in the year, program your sprite to ask questions for a quiz. The quiz can be on any subject you like! Remember part of Computing is debugging so if it doesn’t work, go back to your script and see if you can spot an error or changethe commands you have given it.
Tuesday 28th April 2020
28.04.20
Miss Laing’s weird &wonderful challenges
Can you wiggle your face?
Try wiggling different parts of your face without moving the rest. Can you wiggle your ears, nose, eyebrows or even your eyes?
Read chapter 6
50 100 175 200 225
750 675 625 575 550 525
False. The left side of the scales has a total of 125g and right side has a total of 150g so they are not equal and won’t
balance.
Wednesday 29th April 2020
29.04.20 Daily Reading
Read chapter 7
SpellingsMake sure you know how to spell these Year 3 and 4 common exception words. You can use Spelling Shed to help you practise. Can you write them in bubble writing or write them back to front?
Challenge:Write these words using your other hand!
Maths - Rounding to the nearest 1000Round the numbers below to the nearest 1000. Remember _499 or less you round down, _500 or more you round up.
Historyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKwlWnrpjGIListen to the story told by Ragnar the Wise. What was Alfred the Great’s secret weapon?At the end of the video clip, Ragnar gives you some activity ideas. You could have a go at one ofthem.
4507 5728 9337 460 9871 1426 6652 2350 7852 3049
Wednesday 29th April 2020
29.04.20 Daily Reading
Read chapter 7
SpellingsMake sure you know how to spell these Year 3 and 4 common exception words. You can use Spelling Shed to help you practise. Can you write them in bubble writing or write them back to front?
Ask a member of your family to give you a spelling test. How many words can you spell correctly?
Maths
accident accidentally believe caught different
early famous group heard important
Historyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKwlWnrpjGIListen to the story told by Ragnar the Wise. What was Alfred the Great’s secret weapon?At the end of the video clip, Ragnar gives you some activity ideas. You could have a go at one of them.King Alfred the Great’s secret weapon was his brain.
5000 6000 9000 0 10000 1000 7000 2000 8000 3000
Various possible combinations:
Rosie’s number has to be between 2500 & 3499Amir’s number has to be between 3350 & 3499.Rosie’s number must be 100 more than Amir.
Thursday 30th April 2020
30.04.20 Daily Reading
Read chapter 8
ReadingUsing Lysandra’s account of Tutankhamun in chapters 5 and 7, rewrite his story (so far) in your own words. It’s a very gripping account,full of suspense. I was on the edge of my seat particularly in chapter 7! Can you create thatsame level of excitement in your version?
MusicSingalong Thursday!
Durham Music Service, who teach music to Year 4 have launched their own Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNp_cT0g-jORt3PG6FP2T5g/Today they have provided you some songs to sing a long to. You could rehearse one and perform it to your family.
Maths – Addition & SubtractionUse the column method to work out the followingcalculations:612 + 238 =3246 + 2459 =1267 + 305 =
923 – 416 =5623 – 2309 =7091 – 214 =
Spend 20 minutes going on TT rockstars. Recalling your times tables is incredibly important as you progress through key stage two. Challenge me or one of your friends in Rockslam!
Thursday 30th April 2020
30.04.20 Daily Reading
Read chapter 8
EnglishI’d love to read your version of Tutankhamun’s last few days. You can email me it or send it to school by post, I’ll photocopy it and return the original back to [email protected]
Spend 20 minutes going on TT rockstars. Recalling your times tables is incredibly important as you progress through key stage two. Challenge me or one of your friends in Rockslam!
MusicSingalong Thursday!
Durham Music Service, who teach music to Year 4 have launched their own Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNp_cT0g-jORt3PG6FP2T5g/Today they have provided you some songs to sing a long to. You could rehearse one and perform it to your family.
Maths – Addition & Subtraction612 + 238 = 8503246 + 2459 = 57051267 + 305 = 1572
923 – 416 = 5075623 – 2309 = 33147091 – 214 = 6877
English
Free Write Friday!
You can choose what you write about. Think carefully about your audience, purpose and form.
Friday 1st May 2020
01.05.20 Daily Reading
Read a book of your choice.
Miss Laing’s weird & wonderful challenges
No Thumbs!Ask a grown up to tape your thumbs to the sides of your hands. Then spend an hour trying to use your hands e.g. opening doors, turning on a tap and brushing your teeth.
ArtCreate a colour wheel that includesthe primary, secondary and tertiary colours. You could use paint, colouring pencils or felt tips.
English
Free Write Friday!
You can choose what you write about. Think carefully about your audience, purpose and form.
I would love to see your writing!
Why not send your work to me?
Friday 1st May 2020
01.05.20 Daily Reading
Miss Laing’s weird & wonderful challenges
No Thumbs!Ask a grown up to tape your thumbs to the sides of your hands. Then spend an hour trying to use your hands e.g. opening doors, turning on a tap and brushing your teeth.
Art