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Lovely Year Four,In these crazy times, the best thing we can do is to keep our lives as normal as possible. Although we are not all together at school, we would like to think that you are keeping your education up – don’t let those brains turn into mush by forgetting all your hard work and learning! Here is a timetable you may like to follow this week, to give your day some structure. ?9.00 –9.309:30 – 10.1510.15 -10.3010.30 – 10.4510:45 – 11:3011.30 –12.0012.00 – 1.001.00 – 2.002.00 – 3.00Mon23rd Get activeLiteracy ReadingBreak – make sure you have a drinkMathsCreative timeLunchGo outside if you can!CurriculumCreative timeTues24th Get activeLiteracySpellingMathsCreative timeCurriculumCreative timeWed25th Get activeLiteracyReadingMathsCreative timeCurriculumCreative timeThurs26th Get activeLiteracySpellingMathsCreative timeCurriculumCreative timeFriday 27th Get activeLiteracyReadingMathsCreative timeCurriculumCreative timeRemember to help each other out – you might not be together, but you can keep in touch! We will be setting up a year group email so you can get in touch with us. You can email to ask for help or just to say hi to your teachers using the following address:Year4@caldecote.leicester.sch.uk Be safe, beautiful humans. Be good to your families – help out and be considerate. We know you will do yourselves proud. We will see you very soon. Miss Rogers, Mr Sexton and Miss Aulak?9.00 – 9.309.30 –10:1510:15 – 10.3010.30 – 10.4510:45 – 11:3011.30 –12.0012.00 – 1.001.00 – 2.002.00 – 3.00Mon20th Get activeLiteracyReadingBreakMathsCreative timeLunchCurriculumCreative timeGet activeJoe Wicks is offering a daily 30 min workout. Why not try it? You will need to subscribe to his YouTube channel. Ask an adult to help you. you could run laps around your garden or do some exercises of your ownEnglishWALT: Spell homophones correctly : How many other homophones can you find? List them.Super challenge! Can you use some of them in sentences? Well done! You deserve a water break! Remember do some stretches to keep your body active! ReadingChoose a book, find somewhere comfortable and read. Remember, reading gives us somewhere to go when we can’t go anywhere! You can read books online for free at Listen to a story : to a different story each day. You can read along or just listen. Where did you go to today? We hope it was somewhere exciting!MathsWALT: describe horizontal and vertical movements.Watch the video at: the grids below, describe the movement from the coloured to non-coloured shapes. Use the words vertical (up or down), horizontal (across), left and right.Be specific - say how many squares each shape is moving. 2629949172529500314960172910500Challenge yourselfCreate your own grid like the one above and draw your own shapes on it. Now, practice moving the shapes vertically and horizontally!You are amazing – keep up the great work!Creative timeBUILD SOMETHINGUsing Lego or other building materials, can you design and create a tree house for you and your friends.If you don’t have any Lego, you could draw it out. Remember to add things that will make it fun!Awesome job!! Now you have earnt your lunch. Remember to thank whoever is helping you make your lunch and be helpful when clearing up.CurriculumHistoryWALT: Understand when the Saxons reign was in British HistoryWe are starting our new learning about the Anglo-Saxons. Follow this link to find out when in history the Saxons reigned in Britain. Click on the pictures on the timeline to find out about the different periods of British History. about where the Saxons fit with the different historical eras you have learnt about (Stone Age, Romans, and Egyptians).Create your own timeline - you could use paper and a pencil, or you could be more creative, could you use pebbles from the garden or some of your toys? If you are drawing a timeline, can you draw a picture to represent each era you have studied?Well done! You definitely deserve a biscuit break now!Creative timeIt’s National Look-alike Day Today!Ever heard the saying “there’s someone else out there who has the same face as you”? According to you, it’s probably Bradley Cooper or Beyoncé. But in all likelihood, it’s a normal person you’ll never meet (with 7.4 billion people on the planet, there’s bound to be someone else out there who shares some of your features). Regardless, on April 20, we celebrate National Look-Alike Day. It’s the perfect day to try to convince people your match is a celebrity, instead of that completely normal person you bumped into at the supermarketPlay dress upSometimes it’s fun to play dress up, so do your best celebrity impression and dress like your look-alike. Let people do double takes while you’re walking around the house. Who knows, someone might even ask you for an autograph! Be mistaken for a celeb on National Look-Alike Day and you might become the pop star of your dreams!Make sure you take some photos and see if you can convince us that you are a look-alike! Well done superstars! You have made it through another day. Have a wonderful, relaxing evening, ready for more home-school fun tomorrow ?9.00 – 9.309.30 –10:1510:15 – 10.3010.30 – 10.4510:45 – 11:3011.30 –12.0012.00 – 1.001.00 – 2.002.00 – 3.00Tues21st Get activeLiteracySpellingBreakMathsCreative timeLunchCurriculumCreative timeGet activeJoe Wicks is offering a daily 30 min workout. Why not try it? You will need to subscribe to his YouTube channel. Ask an adult to help you. you fancy a change, you could look for some Just Dance videos (with permission) or have a go at some yoga at : Select the correct homophone to match the correct homophone to the pictures.Challenge: Write sentences using the homophones you haven’t matched up. You are doing an excellent job! Now have a walk around the house to stretch your legs. Enjoy your little break before your next task!SpellingsPractise your year four spellings Remember to use your spelling strategies: pyramids, rainbow words, diamond, syllable chunks, root word, picture, look-cover-write-check, left-hand right-hand, say it aloud etc. accident accidentally actual actually address answer appear arriveChallenge: Try your homophone knowledge out !Great job, superstars!MathsWALT: describe movements using coordinates.Go to the following website. There are many games for you to play to remind you about coordinates! try the questions below.Remember! When you are plotting coordinates, always go along the corridor and then up the stairs!39370127127000210947340182200Well done, my mathematicians – you are coping so well in your new situation! We are all very proud of you. Pat yourself on the back and say, “I am amazing!” three times. Creative timePUZZLE SOMEONECan you create a maze? You could build one from Lego or draw one on a sheet of paper.If you need some help, here are some handy instructions for drawing a maze go and enjoy a lovely lunch. Whilst you eat lunch why don’t you talk to your family about a puzzle you have had to solve? CurriculumHistoryWALT:Understand where the Saxons came from The Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain from other European countries. Watch the video clip to find out where from. Use the website below to find out more about the invasion. your research to help you label this map with the Saxon territories.If you want to, you can watch this Horrible Histories video about the Saxon invasion. learning so far – now take a break and tell someone a fact that you have learnt! Creative timeGO AND EXPLOREComplete an adjective scavenger hunt. Can you find something that fits each of the criteria below?Find:Something blue?Something fluffy?Something handy?Something moldable?Something you can drink?Something firm?Something less than a year old?Something reflective?Something transparent?Something older than you?Something interesting?What other criteria could you use?Well done beautiful humans! You have excelled again today as your own teacher! Tell someone in your house what you enjoyed about your day?9.00 – 9.309.30 –10:1510:15 – 10.3010.30 – 10.4510:45 – 11:3011.30 –12.0012.00 – 1.001.00 – 2.00Wed22nd Get activeLiteracyReadingBreakMathsCreative timeLunchCurriculumGet activeJoe Wicks is offering a daily 30 min workout. Why not try it? You will need to subscribe to his YouTube channel. Ask an adult to help you. you could run laps around your garden or do some exercises of your ownEnglishWALT: identify conjunctions: Create your own sentences. Can you write 1 using:Coordinating conjunctionsSubordinating conjunctionsCorrelative conjunctionsGreat learning so far – take a break and tell someone a joke to make them smile.ReadingChoose a book, find somewhere comfortable and read. Remember, reading gives us somewhere to go when we can’t go anywhere! You can read books online for free at Listen to a different story each day. You can read along or just listen. did you go to today? We hope it was somewhere relaxing!MathsWALT: plot the coordinates of a range of shapes.Go to the following website. There are many games for you to play to remind you about coordinates! try the following questions. Remember! When you are plotting coordinates, always go along the corridor and then up the stairs!476251447800008572537327840024015723876000You are a math-e-magician! Look how well you are doing. Go and say one of your times tables to someone in your house in celebration of your mathematical awesomeness! Creative timeLEARN A NEW LANGUAGEWatch these videos to teach you some simple words and phrases using British Sign Language. This is a language used by people who find hearing and speaking difficult. It uses hand gestures and facial expressions to communicate. - greetings – alphabet – useful words – questionsIf you want to learn some more, Charlie has loads more lessons on You Tube.Time to have a lovely lunch. Remember to say thank you to the person who made it – we love to practise an attitude of gratitude! CurriculumHistoryWALT: Explore what features a Saxon village hadUsing the links below, find out about Saxon villages. villages were always built near rivers, so that they had fresh water to cook, drink and wash in; on high ground, for defense and safety; with a fence, to keep out wild animals; and with forests or woods nearby for hunting.Using things found in and around your house, can you build a Saxon village? Last year in school, we used skipping ropes to represent rivers and/or fences, hoops to represent buildings and beanbags to represent other things found in the village (like fire pits, animals, etc)You could take a picture and send it to us.Superstar! Now sing your favourite song to warm up your vocal chords and celebrate some more superb learning! Creative timeIn the USA, it’s National Jelly Bean Day! This art was created using Jelly Beans!!! We’re all for cutting back on sugar — but let’s start tomorrow. It’s National Jelly Bean Day, and we still have plenty of Easter candy on hand.If you do have some Jelly Beans, can you create a piece of artwork? If not, then create new packaging for Jelly Beans or use cotton buds to paint with like they are Jelly Beans. Well done you wonderful lot! We can’t wait to see all of your amazing artwork, perhaps send us a picture of it in an email, we’d love to hear from you! Another day as your own master completed! ?9.00 – 9.309.30 –10:1510:15 – 10.3010.30 – 10.4510:45 – 11:3011.30 –12.0012.00 – 1.001.00 – 2.00Thurs23rd Get activeLiteracySpellingBreakMathsCreative timeLunchCurriculumGet activeJoe Wicks is offering a daily 30 min workout. Why not try it? You will need to subscribe to his YouTube channel. Ask an adult to help you. you could run laps around your garden or do some exercises of your ownEnglishWALT: Create compound sentences a super learner you are! It’s break time now – treat yourself!SpellingsPractise your year four spellings – Remember to use your spelling strategies: pyramids, rainbow words, diamond, syllable chunks, root word, picture, look-cover-write-check, left-hand right-hand, say it aloud etc. believe bicycle breath breathe build busy businessGreat job, superstar spellers! We bet you know all these words confidently now! MathsWALT: describe double movements using coordinates. Go to the following website. There are many games for you to play to remind you about coordinates! try the following questions. Remember! When you are plotting coordinates, always go along the corridor and then up the stairs!137795148780500161290336423000239148522881300Wow! That was a tricky one! Remember the answer does not really matter – it’s all about applying those maths skills to try to solve a problem. Creative timeBUST A MOVEPut on some music that you and your family enjoy and have a dance party. Maybe even teach someone at home a new dance move? Can your family show you any new (or old dance moves?We like to dance to the Macarena and Cha Cha Slide at school!Lovely learning this morning! We think you’ve earned a lovely lunch today. Remember to help make it and wash up your plate afterwards and thank the person who made it! CurriculumHistoryWALT: Know the features of a Saxon houseUse the links below to find out about Saxon houses. you work out where each of the labels goes? Is there anything similar to your house?Excellent learning guys! You’ve nearly made it through the week. We hope you have something nice planned for your weekend with your family! Creative timeIt’s St Georges Day! Here’s what you might not know about St. George’s Day:Take a close look at the English flag. That red cross over a white background has meaning. It’s actually St. George’s Cross — a symbol so closely intertwined with English national identity that St. George has his own national holiday.The legend of?Saint George and the Dragon?describes the saint taming and slaying a dragon that demanded human sacrifices. We celebrate St. George’s Day on April 23 — the anniversary of his death in 303 AD.The patron saint of England has captivated British imaginations since the Crusades and the Hundred Years’ War. Perhaps the most British of all holidays, this special day is a chance to let your English flag fly, literally and figuratively.Listen to the story at: draw a scene from the story. Well done beautiful humans! You’ve nearly made it through the week. We hope you have something nice planned for your weekend with your family! ?9.00 – 9.309.30 –10:1510:15 – 10.3010.30 – 10.4510:45 – 11:3011.30 –12.0012.00 – 1.001.00 – 2.00Fri24th Get activeLiteracyReadingBreakMathsCreative timeLunchCurriculumGet activeJoe Wicks is offering a daily 30 min workout. Why not try it? You will need to subscribe to his YouTube channel. Ask an adult to help you. you could run laps around your garden or do some exercises of your ownEnglishWALT: Identify complex sentences: Can you create your own complex sentences? Phew! Well done! You definitely deserve a break. Keep up the water intake!ReadingListen to a story. You could visit where there are lots of stories you could listen to. Or, find a book and ask someone to read it with you (or read to someone else!)Listen to a different story each day. You can read along or just listen. hope you feel super-relaxed now! Yay – lunch! Enjoy your last lovely lunch for the week before the weekend arrives. Remember to say thank you to the people who made it! MathsWALT: practice arithmetic. Complete these Year 4 arithmetic questions – choose a level (or a few levels!) and challenge yourself.Mild Spicy Super-hot Blow-your-socks-off5 x 7 =12 x 8 =5 + 7 = _ x 312 x _ = 24 + _10 ÷ 2 =18 ÷ 6 =42 ÷ 3 =144 ÷ 12 =7 + 3 + 8 =22 + 16 + 3 =673 + 19 +32 =1470 + 359 + 200 =27 - 1 =100 - 1 =812- 13 =2002 - 5 =For some more maths, visit software/SW/Quickulations/ and play some of the quick-calculations there. You can change the speed and difficulty to suit yourself!Well done! Now do a few star jumps to make sure your athletic prowess is as good as your math-letic prowess! Creative timeIt is National Telephone day tomorrow – can you design your own mobile phone? What would it look like? What APPs would it have? What special features would it have? What would you call it? You could use the template below or draw from scratch you very own phone. Great work this morning! You’ve definitely earned your lunch. Ask your parent/carer if you can help them. Remember to use your manners to show you appreciate what they do for you.CurriculumPSHEWALT: Explore different points of view about a animal rights issueMany people are comparing lockdown to how animals feel living in captivity (in zoos). What do you think?There are many points to support both sides of the argument. All animals should be freeCaptivity isn’t always badNo enclosure can be exactly the same as their wild habitat.Some zoos are helping animals that are endangered to breed and save species.Talk to the people in your family and look at these links below. Can you add to the table above? Has any of the information changed how you felt in the beginning? share your thoughts with someone in your house. We are very proud of your hard work. Creative timeReview your week!Now that you have completed a week away from school, can you reflect on how it has been? You could make notes, draw or talk to someone, answering these questions: What have you enjoyed this week? What could have been better? How can you change it for next week? What have you learnt this week? Who has helped you this week? How could you show that person that you are grateful? Now look back over the work you have created this week. Do you feel proud? You should – we think you are amazing! Don’t forget to email us – we are so keen to hear from you, on year4@caldecote.leicester.sch.uk ................
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