Y4 Home learning 
If you need to contact the Y4 teachers, please see our contact details below.
Mrs S. Pearce spearce@stnics.w-berks.sch.uk
Miss N. McCabe nmccabe@stnics.w-berks.sch.uk
Mrs V. Carvill vcarvill@stnics.w-berks.sch.uk
Week beginning: 01.02.2021 Timetable
Reading Comprehension |
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Mon |
Listen to the audio and answer the questions Teacher led |
Chapter 8 |
Tue |
Listen to the audio and answer the questions Teacher led |
Chapter 9 |
Wed |
Listen to the audio and answer the questions Teacher led |
Chapter 10 |
Thu |
Listen to the audio and answer the questions Teacher led |
Chapter 11 |
Fri |
Listen to the audio and answer the questions Teacher led |
Chapter 12 |
English
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Lesson activities ESCAPE FROM POMPEII BY CHRISTINA BALIT PDF document https://aplseedsdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/escape-from-pompeii1.pdf |
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L.O. To draw and label the setting of Pompeii before the eruption
This is a unit of work on Volcanoes. Text focus on 'Escape from Pompeii' by Christina Balit. Watch the three videos to give a background to life in Pompeii before the eruption Of Mt. Vesuvius 1. Before and after (2 mins) 2. A video about what houses may have looked like in Pompeii before the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETd7pszxhnc (2 mins)
3. Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius (2 mins) |
BEFORE THE ERUPTION OF MT. VESUVIUS
Draw what the author has written about with labels . Look at these examples drawn by children |
| Tue |
L.O. To write a description of the setting of Pompeii (using your pictures to remind you of the scene)
LIVE LESSON ON ZOOM AT 10.30 (SAME LOGIN DETAILS) |
Look at these examples of descriptive settings written by children Example 1
Write a descriptive setting of the city of Pompeii showing what life would have been like for people living there at the time. |
| Wed |
L.O. To use Spelling shed and activities for the Stage 4 spelling programme List 16 - The 'e' sound spelt with an 'i' Please go online to use the Spelling Shed activities assigned to your level - Week 16
LIVE LESSON ON ZOOM AT 10.30 (SAME LOGIN DETAILS) THERE WILL BE A SPELLING TEST OF LIST 15 WORDS courageous outrageous nervous famous adventurous disadvantageous ridiculous carnivorous rapturous torturous |
Stage 4 spelling practice sheet-List 16
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| Thu |
Word work L.O. To write sentences using the chosen words from the text Do your sentences show an understanding of the word? Are they linked with Pompeii or volcanoes? glimmered, tavern, haggling, protector, district, mouth of a river, politicians, tremor, jacks, weave, knucklebones |
Recorded video by teacher explaining the meaning of the words and synonyms Please note that there are 11 words , not 10 as tremor has been missed off the list. |
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L.O. To use your senses to recreate the atmosphere of the last day of Pompeii LIVE LESSON ON ZOOM AT 10.30 (SAME LOGIN DETAILS) |
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Maths
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Lesson activities - Teaching videos (click HERE) https://corbettmathsprimary.com/5-a-day/ 5-a-day February Answers – Corbettmaths Primary - answers for marking 5 a day. Please check how you have done. Extra Maths challenges Mathletics - activities linked to our units of work Primary Maths Challenge - good for some extra challenges Times Tables Rock Stars - keep up your skills Transum puzzles, problems and investigations https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ https://www.timestables.co.uk/
For some easier fractions activities |
Resources
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Mon
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LO: To find unit and non-unit fractions LIVE LESSON ON ZOOM AT 10.30am (same login details) |
Extra problem solving for the week
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| Tues |
https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: What is a fraction? |
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| Wed |
https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: Tenths
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| Thu |
LIVE LESSON ON ZOOM AT 10.30am (same login details) https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: To count in tenths |
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| Fri |
https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ LO: To find equivalent fractions
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TOPIC
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| Monday |
SCARF - What would I do? Thinking about the ways in which people differ. Watch the video/look at the ppt to find your key ideas and questions for today.
Read the Aggressive Behaviour: Apology cards and write down words you think might help the aggressive person to apologise and explain their behaviour to their friends/teacher/parents. |
Aggressive behaviour apology cards - read the Aggressive Behaviour: Apology cards and write down words you think might help the aggressive person to apologise and explain their behavior to their friends/teacher/parents.
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| Tuesday |
PE/Music Your password has been sent to you. Login to Yumu Choose which scheme you would like to work on, and have a go!
For something a bit different, try out this lesson from the Oak Academy about understanding pulse and rhythm. |
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| Geography- Wednesday |
What does a volcano look like inside? L. O. To understand the structure of a volcano, using a labelled cross section as a guide |
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| Science - Thursday |
Food Chains - Predators and Prey Watch the lesson video by the teacher and have a go at the activity. You may need to pause the video to think about or discuss your questions. Thanks to Sam Baudoin who has sent us the link to a THURSDAY LIVE AND FREE 1.30 science lesson 'Inside the Earth' https://fb.me/e/wpXQtDYj |
Discussion Cards - Look at each Scenario and discuss
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| Art - Friday |
L.O. To create a volcano in the style of Margaret Godfrey |
Use the attached sheet and follow the guidelines. Instead of using a white tile, use thick card. You will also need strong glue and tissue paper. |
| PE |
Daily Fitness Challenges
Live Cardio with Carvill Tuesday at 2:30pm You Tube pre-recorded Cardio with Carvill workout to do whenever fits around what you're doing at home |
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| Music |
Login to Yumu Choose which scheme you would like to work on, and have a go! Please email Mrs Black, (with your child's name and class) if you don't know what your login is: sblack@stnics.w-berks.sch.uk
For something a bit different, try out this lesson from the Oak Academy about understanding pulse and rhythm. |
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