Wednesday, 13th May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

Again, it has been lovely to hear from you and see what you have been up to.

Yesterday was a very special day for Fabian and Alice as they celebrated their 9th birthdays! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to both of them!   Alice’s cake is Swallow from the Swallow and Amazon books.  Fabian’s cake has his favourite fruit raspberries and strawberries.  Both cakes look yum!

         

We hope that you find this mornings prayer information interesting, as it is about Our Lady of Fatima, when Our Lady visited children of your age and younger, and spoke to them, exactly 103 years ago! How amazing that must have been for them!

Today is a great day for our Science work! It is experiment time, and we know that you love these activities. If you have been able to get hold of what you need to join in and do your own experiment, that’s great! Don’t worry if you haven’t, as we will be posting daily updates showing you what is happening with our experiment.

Also, how are you getting on with the Olympic Challenges?  We are now on Day 8.  Make sure you take part – keeping your body active!!

Continue to keep us up to date on your learning and about anything else you would like to share.

A reminder: you can keep in contact with us by sending an email to: year4@popepaul.herts.sch.uk.

Continue to try your best in doing your learning each day. Remember, read through each activity for today’s learning and keep your handwriting neatly presented as you complete each task.

Here’s what some of you have been up to: Thank you to Manus, William and Fabian for their photos.

 

Manus also emailed his contraption: Cleaner 30! A contraption that can clean almost anything!

      Advisor to the King by Manus (click here to read it)

Click here for the answers for yesterday’s learning.

Click here for today’s learning.  Have a lovely day!

Here’s what the Science Experiment looks like!

 

Tuesday, 12th May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

Again, it has been lovely to hear from you and see what you have been doing.  We want you to share your learning with us and tell us what special things you have been doing at home on your own or with your family, so please get in touch.

Let’s see what news you have for us from yesterday:

Freddie’s friend decorated a stone with a special message and left it for Freddie to pick up – a thoughtful act of kindness from a lovely friend.

Many of you spent time on Friday enjoying the VE Day celebrations:

Nabira continues to enjoy her local area and complete her daily learning.

Last week, many of you enjoyed the French work on time and we have more of that for you to learn today!  Also, we have some lovely RE work for you about Our Lady, Mary, as it is her special month of May.

A reminder: you can keep in contact with us by sending an email to: year4@popepaul.herts.sch.uk.

Continue to try your best in doing your learning each day. Remember, read through each activity for today’s learning and keep your handwriting neatly presented as you complete each task.

Before you start today’s learning, click here for yesterday’s answers.

Before you begin today’s learning, we want to wish Fabian a Happy 9th Birthday!!

Fabian been busy making another birthday cake. This time he helped his mum  to make a cake for himself! From the photograph it looks like he is going to be busy building his new lego!
Have a great day Fabian!

Click here for today’s learning.    Don’t forget!  It’s Day 7 of  Miss Pringles Olympic Challenge : today you will see Ms Dunning and I having a go too!

Resource for RE: click here

 

Monday, 11th May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

 

 

Welcome back after a long weekend.  We hope that you had time to celebrate VE Day with your family.  Did many of you have your own garden parties?  I made bunting which I put up outside my house and we had scones and tea in the garden.  Did you hear the Queen’s Speech?

Ms Dunning and I hope that you are finding the work we are setting on the class page manageable. Whilst it is important that you try your best to keep up, we understand that every family’s situation is different, with sharing of laptops, slow wi-fi, younger children to cater for, home working for adults and so on.

We have seen some amazing work from all of you in the class and it is lovely to have emails from you too.  Keep on posting your work!

Have a lovely week of learning!

Mrs McNamara and Ms Dunning

Here’s what you got up to on Thursday:

Darcie-Louise designed her poster and solved the VE Day wordsearch.  Nabira had fun in the park enjoying the sunshine!

There are a lot of great activities for you to do today, including History.

Before you start, click here for the answers from last Thursday’s work.

A reminder: you can keep in contact with us by sending an email to: year4@popepaul.herts.sch.uk.

Continue to try your best in doing your learning each day. Remember, read through each activity for today’s learning and keep your handwriting neatly presented as you complete each task.

Click here for today’s learning.

 

Try out this Horrible Histories Song: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 7th May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

As tomorrow is a bank holiday, no learning will be uploaded. However, tomorrow is a VERY important day.  Tomorrow, Friday 8th May, people all over the UK and in other countries of the world will turn their thoughts and attention to the 75th anniversary of VE day. This very important and historical day, back in 1945, marked the end of World War II in Europe. You have been focusing your learning on VE day this week.  I have put together a range of activities for you to try on a project planner – choose as many activities as you want to! There is something for all ages so have a go and don’t forget to share your learning! Have a wonderful day celebrating.

At 9am on 8th May, The Queen will address the nation and there will be a live stream on BBC – which is the exact same time that her father, King George VI, spoke to the UK 75 years ago, on the actual VE Day.

At 11am there will be a two minute silence to remember and thank those who fought for our freedom.

Send onto me pictures of the things that you do!!

Let’s have a look at what you have been up to:  thank you to Phoebe, Lottie, Darcie-Louise and William for posting photos to share their learning with you.  Great postcards!  Telling the time in french and preparing for a VE Tea party – great work!

Click here for the resources to assist you for today’s learning:

VE-Day-project planner Year 4

VE Day At home party pack recipes and ideas

VE DAY powerpoint

Click here for today’s learning   Click here for yesterday’s answers.here

Maths : focus on decimals

Activity 1 and Video 1                      Click here for worksheet        here for answer sheet

 

If you find this a challenge try Video 2 and Activity sheet 2 below

Click here for worksheet and here for the answer sheet

Wednesday, 6th May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

Again, it has been lovely to hear from you and see what you have been up to.  Thank you for keeping in touch. Before you settle down into doing today’s work, don’t forget to look at the answers for the tasks you completed yesterday and if you did not complete the challenge for the RE task, take a look at the comparison between the Gospel’s of Matthew and Luke’s accounts of the resurrection. The differences are very interesting! As today is Wednesday, the Wednesday Word is now available online. Click here. 

We hope that you enjoy today’s work that has been set, including the science task today! See below details of things that you will need for next week’s activity. ep in contact with us by sending an email to: year4@popepaul.herts.sch.uk.

Let’s see what you have been up to:

Megan enjoyed doing the body percussion activity and wanted to share this with you:

Fabian is sharing more of his culinary successes: a birthday cake that was made for his dad and pizza making with his sister!

 

Nabira and her family are celebrating Ramadam and she has been fasting too.

William and Lola enjoyed the time work for French today.

Lola has been working hard on her contraption and art work.  She thought of two contratptions: one is a hot air balloon that helps carry your water bottle up to you if you sleep in a bunk bed saving you having to get out of bed and the second idea is a spinning wheel t hat helps decide on what chores you have to do for the day!!  I think that we could all do with these!

Keep posting everyone!

Click here for the answers from yesterday’s learning.  Maths Learning 1 and2 (support)

Click here for today’s learning.  Click here  for the Wednesday Word.

Here are some resources to assist you in your English activity on writing a postcard:

Word Mat – VE day          Fact cards – VE Day

Click  here to try Day 3’s Olympic Challenge!

Maths Learning for today:

Video 1    Divide 1 or 2 digit numbers by 100.  Click here for the worksheet.  Click here for the answers.

Video 2   Support: Tenths on a number line   Click here  for the worksheet.  Click here for the answers.

VIDEO 1

 

 

VIDEO 2

 

A Reminder for next week:

Next week, in our Science task, our task will be focusing on an EXPERIMENT! The experiment is about how eggshells react to different liquids.  We will be putting eggs in different liquids to see what will happen. The material that eggshells are made from is a little bit like our teeth, so it will be interesting to see what will happen! If you would like to do the experiment yourselves, you will need to be prepared. You may have these things at home or you may want to get them so that you can do the experiment.

You will need 3 eggs (you can use more), 3 liquids. Vinegar would be ideal and any 2 other liquids of your choice such as Coca-Cola, lemon juice, orange juice, milk and water. If you cannot do the experiment, don’t worry. We will be posting pictures daily, to help you keep a record of what happens over time.

 

Tuesday, 5th May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

It has been lovely to hear from you and see what you have been up to today. We want you to share your learning with us and tell us about everything you have been doing at home on your own and/or with your family. We love to hear from you!

We hope that you have all had a chance to see the Pope Paul May Procession video. It is absolutely wonderful and quite emotional to watch! Thank you to all of you who managed to send a picture to us. Your pictures were beautiful. You can now see how it made the procession so amazing!

Let it also remind us to continue to pray to Our Lady during her special month. Try to say a decade of the Rosary when you can.

How did you get on with Day 1 of our Olympics Challenge?  Email us your personal bests!

Here’s what some of you got up to yesterday:

The Maths Fluency challenge and work on decimals got you all involved – Well done to Joseph, Darcie-Louise, Mia and William!

Joseph has also been busy cooking – baking scones(they look yum!)  and going on walks with his brother too.

Have a lovely day of learning – make sure that you get out in the fresh air when you can!

Click here for the answers from yesterday’s learning.

Click here for today’s learning.

Resources that you can use for today’s learning:

VE Day Powerpoint

Maths Learning:

Click here  to see yesterday’s answer sheet for Tenths as decimals

Click here  to see Friday’s answer sheet for Hundredths as decimals

Video 1: Look again at Friday’s video on Hundredths as decimals below and then complete the worksheet (click here for the worksheet).

For support: Yesterday, you looked at tenths as decimals.  Today, watch the video 2: Tenths on a place value grid and click here for the worksheet.

Video 1:

Video 2: Tenths on a place value grid

 

Pope Paul Home Olympics

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Please find attached the two week Pope Paul Home Olympics Challenge!

Home-Olympics 2020

I look forward to hearing how you get on.

Miss Pringle – P.E. Leader

Friday, 1st May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

We come to the end of another busy week of learning and from your emails you have all been working hard at your learning and developing your skills in many other different areas.  Well done!

Remember that we need your photo for our Virtual May Procession by 12 o’clock today.

Here are some of the lovely emails that you have sent:

Mia wanted to share a great milestone – she has had her hamster 🐹 Chip since Christmas and she finally managed to get him to play in her arms happily!  Mia has spoken about Chip in class…well done Mia!

Lottie has been busy baking, making some great shortbread biscuits that certainly stand out because of her unique decorating!

Fabian has been busy helping his mum make polish dumplings (pierogi) filled with meat and vegetables and making different styles with cheese and potatoes (called ruskie).

 

Darcie-Louise and Phoebe drew their own ‘wow’ images as part of their morning prayer.

Nicola worked hard on her decimal work:

Sandro, William, Fabian and Phoebe sent in images of their contraptions: Can you guess what their contraption does?

Yesterday I had a problem uploading William’s poem about his chosen animal but the problem has been resolved!  Click here to watch him perform it.

 

 

Have a great day of learning.

Click here for yesterday’s answers.   Maths Answers click here for Hundredths as decimals and click here for counting in tenths.

Click here for today’s learning.

Below are the links for your Maths learning:

Watch the video on Hundredths on a Place Value grid below and click here for the worksheet

 

Tenths as decimals (support)   Watch the video and complete the worksheet here

 

 

Have any of you tried: the Scratch tutorials?  the interactive map?  completed some cooking challenges?  explored the art activity on negative space?

If you wish to try any of the other activities, the links are on yesterday’s blog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 29th April, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

Firstly, Mrs Heymoz sent a message to all your families about the May Procession.

Due to our school closure we would like to try and have a remote celebration to honour Mary during this month of May.  Please ask your parents to send a photo or  a two second video clip of you presenting/holding up a flower/blossom, to our class email address (year4@popepaul.herts.sch.uk).

We will be using the images to make a virtual May Procession. It would be lovely if parents would also like to join us!

The deadline to receive photos/video clips is Friday 1st May at 12noon.

Thank you for staying in touch.

Jo Wicks’ morning exercise is still a favourite with many of you.  William is here following the exercises.

Alice has been exploring Scratch and Darcie-Louise has shared her RE work using her hand print.

Today alongside your English and Maths work, you have have been given a Science task which you are bound to enjoy – looking at the pictures of the teeth of different animals!

Before you start today’s work, look over the answers for yesterdays work.

Click here for answers.

Continue to try your best in doing your learning each day.

Remember, read through each activity for today’s learning and keep your handwriting neatly presented as you complete each task.

Click here for today’s learning. 

Ideas Sheet 1          Ideas Sheet 2

 

Get Creative!    Click here for ideas!

Do!                             Click here for ideas!

Investigate!      Click here for ideas!

 

We’d love to see all the great learning the children are doing at home.

A way to share this with the class is to take a photo of your child’s work and email it to us!

year4@popepaul.herts.sch.uk

Tuesday, 28th April, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

Thank you to those of you who have been in touch. We miss you too and it is lovely to see your faces and your work.

We can see that you have been busy with the work set online.

Many of you are also exploring other activities which is lovely to see!  Remember, choose a time to start and finish your learning and make sure that you take breaks during the day.

Manus and Lola have written their own playscripts……

Jack and Phoebe are doing lots of  reading, Ellie and William have done extra music practice, Joshua is enjoying cycling  and so many of you have done creative things from artwork and baking, to model building! Well done!

Lola has enjoyed time in the woods with her family  and Manus and Jack have shared their poems with us.

Manus’ Playscript Henry VII

Lola’s Playscript

The Future Past with my Magic Eye  poem by Manus (Click on the poem to open the document)

Before you start today’s work, click here look over the answers for yesterdays work.

Please let us know how you are getting on and keep sending us pictures. We love to see them.

A reminder: you can keep in contact with us by sending an email to: year4@popepaul.herts.sch.uk.

Continue to try your best in doing your learning each day.

Remember, read through each activity for today’s learning and keep your handwriting neatly presented as you complete each task.

Click here for today’s learning.

Things for you to try at home if you have time : Have a look!

Ideas Sheet 1          Ideas Sheet 2

Get Creative!  Click here for ideas!

Do!               Click here for ideas!

 

Investigate!      Click here for ideas!

 

We’d love to see all the great learning the children are doing at home.

A way to share this with the class is to take a photo of your child’s work and email it to us!