Tuesday, 7th July 2020

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Dear Year 4,

Thank you for your updates from yesterday…we are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the joke activity and would love to hear more of your jokes!!  Please share them with us!  For this week, your afternoon learning features activities to celebrate the year you’ve had and to ease your transition to your new year group in September. Please make sure you have a look at the lovely activities that have been chosen for you to complete.

Have a wonderful day of learning.

Ms Varga and Mrs McNamara

PE Click here for your Active July worksheet.How many gold levels are you up to?

If you enjoy the Joe Wicks workout, please continue to have fun with his daily activities.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE

 

 Peace on Earth

Peaceable Jesus,

You took the loaves and fishes and fed a multitude.

I offer you this day a tiny gift of squabbles I refused to fight.

Please will you multiply it among the nations of the world so that people will return from war and live in peace.

Amen

 

This week, the focus in RE is Social Teaching. Click onto the RE Blog to see your activity.
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 TataStorytime!

For as long as schools are closed, audible books are open. Right now, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across eight different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.  Please explore the collection, select a title and start listening Year 4!

Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday?

Log onto Read theory and complete at least 5 exercises

What are you reading?  Have you been updating your reading log?

Post us a picture of your reading logs!!  We would love to hear about the current book you are reading.
Spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/48/30-Word-list-years-3-and-4—i-to-ma-

Word list:

imagine increase important interest island knowledge learn length library
material
In your neatest handwriting, apply these words in a sentence or a paragraph.
Maths

 
First Activity: Compare Mass 
Click here for the VIDEO.
Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.

Main Activity: Compare and Order Angles

Click here for the Video.

Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.

DON’T FORGET!! Log onto Maths Chase and practise your times tables. 
English Grammar Task: Click the picture to take you to the online activity.

Complete the Skills Builders Year 4 Activity Two.

Click here for today’s fun activity.
Wider curriculum For this week, your afternoon learning features activities to celebrate the year you’ve had and to ease your transition to your new year group in September. Each day, there is an activity for KS1 and KS2 that focuses on a different aspect of the transition process.

Click here for your activities.

 

http://nowpressplay.co.uk/learn-at-home/#Instructions

If you have enjoyed this resource, feel free to do some of the Geography or Science activities. Let us know, how you got on.

Monday, 6th July 2020

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Dear Year 4,

We hope you have had a wonderful weekend even though the weather wasn’t very gracious to us. Thank you for sharing your lovely learning with us; you are doing really well!

This week, we are focusing on transition and we are hoping to see many of you in school for your session with your new teacher. You will see from our blogs that we have planned some nice activities for you to do at home where you can think about the year ahead; your goals, your plans, your aspirations.

We hope you have a great week; please send us photos of what you are up to as we love seeing how you get on.

Mrs McNamara and Ms Varga

PE Click here for your Active July worksheet. How many gold levels are you up to?

If you enjoy the Joe Wicks workout, please continue to have fun with his daily activities.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

A Worldwide Family

Dear God,

I am only me and it seems as if the things I can do are rather small.

Even so, I try to do good things to make the world a better place.

Please may all the good things I do be added to all the good things other people do.

And, dear God, please bless what we have done so that together we make a difference.

Amen
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

  

For as long as schools are closed, audible books are open. Right now, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across eight different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.  Please explore the collection, select a title and start listening Year 4!

Did you enjoy the book link from Friday?

 

Log onto Read theory and complete at least 5 exercises.

 

What are you reading?  Have you been updating your reading log?

Post us a picture of your reading logs!!  We would love to hear about the current book you are reading.
Spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/48/30-Word-list-years-3-and-4—i-to-ma-

Word list:

imagine increase important interest island knowledge learn length library
material
In your neatest handwriting, copy out each word four times.
Maths
First Activity:  Measure Mass
Click here for the VIDEO.
Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.

Main Activity: Identify Angles

Click here for the Video.

Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.

DON’T FORGET!! Log onto Maths Chase and practise your times tables. 
English

Grammar Task: Click the picture to take you to the online activity.

Complete the Skills Builders Activity One.

Main Activity:

Click here for today’s learning. This week, each day you are going to complete a ‘fun’ activity. From joke books, to dragon posters and word searches.

Enjoy!
Wider curriculum For this week, your afternoon learning features activities to celebrate the year you’ve had and to ease your transition to your new year group in September. Each day, there is an activity for KS1 and KS2 that focuses on a different aspect of the transition process.

Click here for your activities.

http://nowpressplay.co.uk/learn-at-home/#Instructions

If you have enjoyed this resource, feel free to do some of the geography/science activities. Let us know, how you get on!

Celebration blog, Friday, 3rd July 2020

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Dear Year 4,

Thank you for all your hard work this week. We hope you have enjoyed our Virtual Sports Day week and participated in the activities.

Have a look at all the things you were up to…you have all clearly been busy!

Your learning for today is below.

Wishing you and your family a wonderful weekend.

Mrs McNamara and Ms Varga

Click on the links below to see Jack and Joseph’s scratch projects.

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  Joseph made chocolate chip cookie medals and a yummy smoothie!

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  Darcie is clearly enjoying her ice-cream!       Fabian is out strawberry picking…

 

 

Who’s dressed up ready for Thursday’s Challenge?

  The smoothies look yum!!

       

William enjoying his ice-cream – I can see that he had a great day on his 9th Birthday!!

 

Read Theory winners for this week are:  Child Q (1st), Child L (2nd) and Child C (3rd).

Mathletics Bronze Awards go to: Sandro and Dorian.

Today’s learning:

PE Click here for your Active June worksheet.How many gold levels are you up to?If you enjoy the Joe Wicks workout, please continue to have fun with his daily activities.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

 

A Worldwide Family

Dear God,

Guard our friendships:

Encourage us, that we may encourage one another.

Inspire us, that we may inspire one another.

Strengthen us, that we may strengthen one another.

Remember us, that we may remember one another.

Amen
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday? Have a look at this one today.

Just So Stories’ by Rudyard Kipling.

Have you ever wondered how and why the animals came to be as they are? In these magical tales, drawn from stories he heard as a child in India as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world, Rudyard Kipling gives some wonderfully imaginative explanations.

Originally told by Rudyard Kipling for his own children, these witty, fanciful tales have been loved by generations of children ever since.

Log onto Read theory and complete at least 5 exercises

 

What are you reading?  Have you been updating your reading log?

Post us a picture of your reading logs!!  We would love to hear about the current book you are reading.
Spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/47/29-Word-list-years-3-and-4—fo–to-hWord list:

forward, fruit, grammar, group, guard, guide, heard, heart, height, history

Dictation: please ask an adult or older sibling to read the following sentences.  Write the sentences in red in your book neatly.

The word is forward.

The car moved forwards towards the traffic lights.

The word is fruit.

I love to have a piece of fruit when it is breaktime.

The word is grammar.

There are 14 punctuation marks that are commonly used in English grammar.

The word is group.

He stopped, watching a group of singers.

The word is guard.

A police officer was stationed outside to guard the door. 

The word is guide.

They used the stars as a guide to find their way back.

The word is heard.

She heard what they said, but chose to ignore them.

The word is heart.

My heart was full of joy.

The word is height.

The height and weight of a new born baby is recorded by the nurse.

The word is history.

They were one of the greatest teams in history.
Maths

 

 Today, log onto your Mathletics account where activities have been set for you.  Some of you have outstanding activities to complete as well.  Complete as many of the activities as you can.

 

Fluency: Hit the button
English

Year 4 – 12 bits of fun for reading and writing!

For the last few Fridays, you have chosen an activity from the choices on this attachment. Click here!! 

These activities could be completed with a book you have read in school/know, a book you are reading now or a book online. Some of them you might have to do a bit more research. You can do them in any order. On the way you can collect points for prizes!

We can’t wait to see what you choose!  Have fun!
Wider curriculum This week is our Virtual Sports Week, so afternoon learning will be focused on the theme of the Olympics. Click here for the power point that will take you through the daily events and cross-curricular activities.

Please remember to send us your scores!

popepaulolympics@herts.sch.uk

 

 

Thursday, 2nd July 2020

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Dear Year 4,

Thank you for continuing to share your learning with us this week! Make sure you join us in our Virtual Sports week and that you email us your scores every day so we can accumulate them by Friday!   What fancy dress are you wearing….Make sure that you can still compete your best even if you are in your outfit!

We enjoyed doing the activities in class and can’t wait to see our class mates’ scores too.

Mrs McNamara and Ms Varga

Here is today’s learning:

PE Click here for your Active July worksheet.How many gold levels are you up to?

If you enjoy the Joe Wicks workout, please continue to have fun with his daily activities.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

 

 

A Worldwide Family

O God,

We are all strangers in this world

and we are all travelling to your country.

So may we not treat anyone as a foreigner

or an outsider,

but simply as a fellow human being

made in your image.

Amen
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday? Have a look at this book today, that links with our Virtual Sports week! Which articles did you like?

 

The link yesterday did not work.  Incase this occurs again please log onto the Harper Collins website: https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/portal.aspx

Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk

Password:Parents20!

Use the Teacher Login area.

 

Log onto Read theory and complete at least 5 exercises

 

What are you reading?  Have you been updating your reading log?

Post us a picture of your reading logs!!  We would love to hear about the current book you are reading.

 

Click here if you want to read this week’s edition of First News
Spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/47/29-Word-list-years-3-and-4—fo–to-hWord list: forward, fruit, grammar, group, guard, guide, heard, heart, height, history

Click on the link to practice and test yourself in preparation for your dictation tomorrow.
Maths

 

 Fluency:

Video: Click here Tell the time to five minutes

Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.

Main Activity:

Video: Click here for Line Graphs

Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.
English Click here for today’s learning. You are going to look at poetry tools today.

 
Wider curriculum This week is our Virtual Sports Week, so afternoon learning will be focused on the theme of the Olympics. Click here for the power point that will take you through the daily events and cross-curricular activities.

Please remember to send us your scores!

popepaulolympics@herts.sch.uk

Wednesday, 1st July 2020

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Dear Year 4,

Thank you for sharing your learning from yesterday and the things that you have been doing in your own time and with your families.  Remember, to check out the Celebration Blog on Friday.  Please make sure that you email in your daily scores for our Virtual Sports Week!

Have a lovely day of learning.

Ms Varga and Mrs McNamara

PE Click here for our Pope Paul Virtual Sports Week!!

If you enjoy the Joe Wicks workout, please continue to have fun with his daily activities.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

The Good Earth

For flowers that bloom abut our feet,

Father, we thank you,

For tender grass so fresh and sweet,

Father, we thank you,

For the song of bird and hum of bee,

for all things fair we hear or see,

Father in heaven, we thank You.

Amen
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday? Start reading this book today. It has lots of examples of speech.

Log onto Read theory and complete at least 5 exercises

 

What are you reading?  Have you been updating your reading log?

Post us a picture of your reading logs!!  We would love to hear about the current book you are reading.
Spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/47/29-Word-list-years-3-and-4—fo–to-h

Word list:

forward fruit grammar group guard guide heard heart height history

Create word cards: on one side of a piece of paper write out the words- use highlighter pens to highlight tricky parts- then draw or write clues on the other side to remind you of the spellings.

Use the cards to practice in the coming weeks (you can keep them in an envelope)
Maths

 
Fluency: Recognise 3D Shapes
Video Link: Click here
Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers
Main Activity:  Introducing Line Graphs
Video Link: click here.
Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.
English Click here for today’s learning. Today, you are going go back to the Peter and the wolf story. Using picture clues you are going to predict and add some speech. You are also going to think of a different ending.
Wider curriculum

As you know, this week is our Virtual Sports Week, so afternoon learning is focused on the theme of the Olympics. Click here for the power point that will take you through the daily events and cross-curricular activities.

Please remember to send us your scores!  We want as many scores as possible to keep raising ourYear 4 score!!

popepaulolympics@herts.sch.uk

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, 30th June 2020

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Dear Year 4,

Thank you for continuing to keep in touch and sending us photos of your learning.

It was William P’s 9th Birthday yesterday…so Happy Birthday from all of us William!!

Free Birthday Clipart - Animations

We look forward to seeing a picture of you soon!

Have a wonderful day of learning.

Ms Varga and Mrs McNamara

PE Click here for your Active June worksheet.How many gold levels are you up to?

If you enjoy the Joe Wicks workout, please continue to have fun with his daily activities.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

Jack’s family cat Tabitha passed away a few weeks ago. Please remember Jack in your prayers.

 

Following Jesus

Thanks be to you, O Lord Jesus Christ,

for all the benefits which you have won for us,

for all the pains which you have borne for us.

O most merciful Friend and Brother,

may we know you more clearly,

love you more dearly,

and follow you more nearly, day by day.

Amen
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday? Read this version of the traditional tale today.

 

Log onto Read theory and complete at least 5 exercises

 

What are you reading?  Have you been updating your reading log?

Post us a picture of your reading logs!!  We would love to hear about the current book you are reading.
Spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/47/29-Word-list-years-3-and-4—fo–to-h

Word list: forward, fruit, grammar, group, guard, guide, heard, heart, height, history

In your neatest handwriting, write a sentence or a paragraph with each word.
Maths

 

 

 Fluency: Recognise and Describe 2D shapes

Video:  Click here

Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.

Main Activity:  Comparison sum and difference.

Video: Click here

Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.
English Click here for today’s learning. You are going to use a picture prompt today to practice writing a dialogue.
Wider curriculum

This week is our Virtual Sports Week, so afternoon learning will be focused on the theme of the Olympics. Click here for the power point that will take you through the daily events and cross-curricular activities.

Please remember to send us your scores!

popepaulolympics@herts.sch.uk

Monday, 29th June 2020

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Dear Year 4,

We hope you have had a lovely weekend! Thank you for those who shared their learning with us last week; you are all doing really well!

This week, we are going to be focusing on a virtual sports day in which you take part in daily PE tasks.  Please click on the power point below that will explain the week to you.  On Thursday, we are asked to dress in fancy dress…..as you do your PE task.  Can’t wait to see you in action!!

Mass at OLSV is at 9:30am and it is a special mass with Pope Paul VI being the focus.  Please log onto the live stream mass.

Ms Varga and Mrs McNamara

 

PE Click here for your Active June worksheet.How many gold levels are you up to?

If you enjoy the Joe Wicks workout, please continue to have fun with his daily activities.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

 Join us at 9:30am for  mass live streamed from Our Lady and St Vincent’s Church with Fr Shaun to celebrate St Paul VI.

https://www.churchservices.tv/pottersbar/embed

 

 
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday? Have a look at this one today!

 

Log onto Read theory and complete at least 5 exercises.

 

What are you reading?  Have you been updating your reading log?

Post us a picture of your reading logs!!  We would love to hear about the current book you are reading.
Spelling

 

 https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/47/29-Word-list-years-3-and-4—fo–to-h

Word list:

forward, fruit, grammar, group, guard, guide, heard, heart, height, history

In your neatest handwriting, write out these words 4 times.
Maths

 

 
In Maths this week, our main activity is on Reading and Interpreting Graphs.  You have shown your understanding of graphs in your Science lessons in class during the Autumn and Spring Term.
Our FLUENCY work will be revising our understanding of measures.

Fluency: Day One    Drawing Accurately

Video Link:  Click Here
Worksheet  click here and answer sheet click here.

Main Activity: Focus is Interpreting Charts

Video: Click here
Click here for the worksheet and here for the answer sheet.
English Click here for today’s learning. This week you are going to base your learning on the story of Peter and the wolf and look at speech as your grammar focus.

Click here for today’s PowerPoint on speech.
Wider curriculum

This week is our Virtual Sports Week, so afternoon learning will be focused on the theme of the Olympics. Click here for the powerpoint that will take you through the daily events and cross-curricular activities.

Please remember to send us your scores!

popepaulolympics@herts.sch.uk

 

Virtual Sports Week Olympics.

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Welcome to the Pope Paul Olympics! Like many things this year, the Olympics has unfortunately been postponed due to the coronavirus. This, however is not going to stop us having our very own Olympic games celebration!

Have a look at the timetable to see what we have planned and then follow the information on each slide. Each day will be made up one of a PE activity and also another subject task to complete!

Virtual Sports Week Olympics June

Celebration blog, Friday 26th June 2020

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Dear Year 4,

Thank you for sharing with us all the lovely things that you have been up to this week!  Lottie has been looking after Dorian’s guinea pig and really enjoying it.

Please click here for Alice’s wonderful story about Ananse, the spider and Feather, the wise owl, titled the Feather of good luck. Alice drew illustrations to go with her story.

Darcie-Louise is excited about transition day….she’s here in her school uniform looking very smart.  Mrs Lines is looking forward to meeting you all.

Doing the Hopscotch Challenge yesterday morning.

Joseph designed his own top trump cards after doing the dinosaur ‘now press play’ activity and found out about Mary Anning, the famous fossil hunter.

Joseph, Jack and Freddie looked at a scratch tutorial together and this is Joseph’s outcome from doing this.  Well done Joseph!

 

 

 

Awards go to:

Child C (1st), Child P (2nd) and Child M (3rd) in Read Theory.

Silver Mathletics Awards to Lola and Mishka. 

Bronze Mathletics Awards to:

Have a wonderful day of learning.

Mrs McNamara and Ms Varga.

 

Today’s learning:

PE Click here for your Active June worksheet.How many gold levels are you up to?

If you enjoy the Joe Wicks workout, please continue to have fun with his daily activities.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

Love One Another

Lord of the loving heart,

May mine be loving too,

Lord of the gentle hands,

May mine be gentle too.

Lord of the willing feet,

May mine be willing too,

So I may grow more like you

In all I say and do.

Amen
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday? Look at this one today which is linked to the History learning we have been looking at in the afternoon.

 

Log onto Read theory and complete at least 5 exercises

 

What are you reading?  Have you been updating your reading log?

Post us a picture of your reading logs!!  We would love to hear about the current book you are reading.
Spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/46/28-Word-list-years-3-and-4—ei–to-fe-Word list: eight, eighth, enough, exercise, experience, experiment, extreme, famous, favourite, February

DICTATION:  Ask an adult or older sibling to read the following.  Write each sentence that is in red into your book and underline the spelling.

The word is eight.

There were eight children standing apart in the line.

The word is eighth.

I was born on the eighth month of the year which is August.

The word is enough.

“I have had enough for today. I’m tired,” said Joanna yawning.

The word is exercise.

The exercise felt good, as he ran and leapt happily.  

The word is experience.

Going on the fairground ride was a wonderful experience.

The word is experiment.

My favourite experiment in year 4 was when we tested and made circuits.

The word is extreme.

He was in extreme pain after he fell over. 

The word is famous.

Many famous people have stayed in the hotel.

The word is favourite.

My favourite fruit is banana.

The word is February.

Except for leap years, February has only 28 days. 

 
Maths

 
Fluency: test yourself on the 6, 7 and 8 times tables and division games.  Click here for the link.
Log onto your Mathletics Account and there you will see the assigned activities for you on Time, Decimals and Problem Solving.
Some children need to complete many tasks as they are not completing all the tasks set.
Make every effort to complete the Mathletics being assigned to you.
English

Year 4 – 12 bits of fun for reading and writing!

Every Friday, we would like you to choose an activity from the choices on this attachment. Click here!! 

These activities could be completed with a book you have read in school/know, a book you are reading now or a book online. Some of them you might have to do a bit more research. You can do them in any order. On the way you can collect points for prizes!

We can’t wait to see what you choose!  Have fun!

 
Wider curriculum This week, your afternoon learning will involve immersing yourself in a resource that engages your emotions, imagination and movements.Click here for the instructions.

Relevant Website:

http://nowpressplay.co.uk/learn-at-home/#Instructions

 

 

Scratch

Many of you are exploring Scratch.  Choose one of the tutorials and devise your own program based on the skills you have learnt through the tutorial you have looked at.

Scratch Link: Click here

Thursday, 25th June 2020

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Dear Year 4,

We hope you enjoyed the hottest day so far, yesterday! Thank you for sharing some of your lovely learning this week! Please tell us how you liked the afternoon resource.  Did you learn anything new or interesting about the Stone Age? Would you have done something differently?

Have a lovely day!

Ms Varga and Mrs McNamara

 

PE Click here for your Active June worksheet.How many gold levels are you up to?

If you enjoy the Joe Wicks workout, please continue to have fun with his daily activities.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

Love One Another

Love is giving, not taking,

mending, not breaking,

trusting, believing,

never deceiving,

patiently bearing

and faithfully sharing

each joy, every sorrow,

today and tomorrow.

Amen
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday? Have a look at this one! It is another traditional tale told by a different character’s point of view. Interesting how one’s actions look different.

 

Log onto Read theory and complete at least 5 exercises

 

What are you reading?  Have you been updating your reading log?

Post us a picture of your reading logs!!  We would love to hear about the current book you are reading.
Spelling https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/46/28-Word-list-years-3-and-4—ei–to-fe-

Word list: eight, eighth, enough, exercise, experience, experiment, extreme, famous, favourite, February

Use the link to practice and test yourself on this week’s spelling, ready for tomorrow’s dictation activity.
Maths

 

 
Fluency:  Click onto Maths Chase and do the 7 timestables and division chase too!!
Is your speed getting faster?
WALT:revise dividing by 100
Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.
The place value slider above is what we have used in class to help us when we did this work together.
WALT: identify parallel and perpendicular lines.
Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.
English Click here for today’s learning.

Click here for today’s PowerPoint on Adverbials.

You are going to look at some poetry today and use adverbials to write your own.
Wider curriculum This week, your afternoon learning will involve immersing yourself in a resource that engages your emotions, imagination and movements.Click here for the instructions.

Relevant Website:

http://nowpressplay.co.uk/learn-at-home/#Instructions