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

The feast of St Peter and St Paul

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Please log onto the live stream at OLSV  church for Mass  at 9.30 am as we celebrate a school Mass for our school patron St Paul VI.

Yesterday  we celebrated the twin founders of the Church in Rome. Both St. Paul and St. Peter proved that they were committed and faithful disciples by laying down their lives for Jesus and His Gospel.  St. Paul was beheaded and St. Peter was crucified upside down.

Read about their lives in the link below

http://www.wednesdayword.org/downloads/features/St-peter-&-paul-pop-

Read the Gospel that is read in Church on the feast of St Peter and St Paul

Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19

Jesus went to the territory near the town of Caesarea Philippi, where he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

“Some say John the Baptist,” they answered. “Others say Elijah, while others say Jeremiah or some other prophet.”

“What about you?” he asked them. “Who do you say I am?”

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

“Good for you, Simon son of John!” answered Jesus. “For this truth did not come to you from any human being, but it was given to you directly by my Father in heaven. And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will ever be able to overcome it. I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven; what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Why did Jesus give Simon Peter a new name and the keys to the kingdom?

Simon Peter recognised and believed that Jesus was the Son of God. He had great faith and was willing to put that faith into words but also into actions.

Because of Peter’s great faith, Jesus gave him the keys to the kingdom of Heaven. What are keys usually used for?

Keys lock doors, but they also open them. As a disciple, Peter spent his time sharing Jesus’ message with other people. He opened their hearts to God’s love, just like a key opens a door.

 

We can open our hearts by taking some time to stop and listen, to pray and to try to hear what Jesus is asking us to do. We can show our faith in our prayers and in our actions. We can try to follow Jesus’ commandments to love God and to love our neighbour. We can be kind and generous to others and we can try to make the world a fairer place where all people get what they need.

 

Can you think of some key words that show us what Jesus asks us to do? (eg. love, believe, forgive, give, share, hope etc)

These are just like the keys to God’s kingdom – which open us up to God’s love.

This week let’s try to be more loving, more forgiving and more generous to others. Let us try to bring hope to others. And let’s try to open our hearts to welcome Jesus in.

What will you do this week to show your faith in Jesus and to welcome him into your heart?

Draw a large outline of a  key and write  or draw what you will do to open your heart to Jesus in the coming week or the “key words” that sum up what Jesus asks us to do.

Key pattern. Use the printable outline for crafts, creating ...

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

The Kingdom of Heaven

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Matthew, the Gospel Writer writes about the Kingdom of Heaven in a type of story called a parable.

What is a parable?

  1. A parable is a type of narrative.
  2. Parables are always made up; they haven’t happened (although they talk about everyday things so they could have happened).
  3. Parables are short; they compare two things. One is called the subject; the other is called the vehicle. It’s a funny word but it’s called that as it ‘carries meaning.’
  4. You have to figure out what parables mean.
The Kingdom of Heaven… is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.

Mt 13:31- 33

 

 

  • Watch the parable in these  short videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifKH0-y7O_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONkzy7ffUFQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY89DzlwbN4

The parable of the mustard seed helps us to see that from small beginnings something big can happen.  The life of Jesus and the lives of many people down through history show us that from small beginnings something big can happen. One person can make a difference to the world, no matter how small and unimportant they might seem.

Although every Gospel talks about how Jesus wants us to build a new, fairer, more just world, Matthew’s Gospel talks about this more than any other Gospel writer does. Other Gospel writers talk about this new world as the Kingdom of God, Matthew calls it the Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven isn’t a real place – it’s a place in our minds and hearts where we imagine that God is in charge (like a king) and everyone lives their very best selves – the way God hoped we would.

 

Choose from some of the activities below

  • Look at the emojis. List  all the feelings you think people would have in God’s kingdom.

 

Make a list of all the feelings and actions that you would expect to see and find in God’s kingdom. Use the emojis above to help you, but try to add to it.

Read the Parable of the Mustard seed again then divide the story into 3 parts; someone planting a tiny seed; it growing into a tree; the birds coming to nest in it. Draw each part in your book.

 

Create the final mustard tree with the birds perched in the branches92 Best Mustard Seed Parable Crafts images | Mustard seed parable ...

Make and illustrate a book mark which tells the story of the mustard seed.

Parable of the Mustard Seed bookmarks | Church crafts kids, Sunday ...

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

Wednesday, 24th June 2020

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Dear Year 4,

We hope that you managed to spend some time in the sun yesterday as it was a glorious day!  What did you think of our ‘Now, Press, Play’ resource from the wider curriculum?  Did you step back in time?

Find today’s learning below.

Ms Varga and Mrs McNamara

 

PE Click here for your Active June worksheet.How many gold levels are you up to now? We have been working on them in school and we are doing well.  Keep us posted on what you are achieving.

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…

 

Growing in Wisdom

Lord,

Help me to live this day

Quietly, easily.

Help me to lean upon your great strength

Trustfully, restfully.

To wait for the unfolding of your Will,

Patiently, serenely,

To meet others

Peacefully, joyously,

To face tomorrow

Confidently, courageously.

Amen

St Francis of Assisi
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday? What was the most interesting science fact? Let us know!

 

 

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

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:Using the Maths Chase website this week, we would like you to try the times table chase for the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables and also the division times table chase for the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables!!

Today, test yourself on the 8’s
Timestables:  Click here  for the link.
Division tables:  Click here for the link.
Try to have as many go’s as you can and don’t worry if you find the division times tables tricky…you’ll get the hang of it as you remember your times table facts!
WALT: understand hundredths as decimals
Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.
WALT: revise our understanding of horizontal and vertical.
Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.
English Click here for today’s learning

Today you are going to summarize the story of Mufaro’s beautiful daughter and later read a letter that a character has written to her later self, reflecting on her behaviour.  You will be asked to write a letter as your writing task.

Also:

Today is National Writing Day and as such you might want to take part in a writing challenge, where you will be asked to write a 24 worded story in 7 minutes! Who is up for the task? Please share with us your stories!

For more information, please see the link below:

https://firststory.org.uk/writeday/
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

 

Tuesday, 23rd June 2020

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Dear Year 4,

Today is going to be a very hot day so remember your sun cream!  Looking forward to seeing photos of your learning and what you do today.

Ms Varga and Mrs McNamara

Below is your learning for today.

Remember, if you have forgotten any of your passwords, drop us an email and we will be back in touch as soon as we can.

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…

 

Growing in Wisdom

God be in my head, and in my understanding;

God be in my eyes, and in my looking;

God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;

God be in my heart, and in my thinking;

God be in my life…

Amen
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from yesterday? I hope you like this one, which will answer the most unexpected Science questions!

 

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

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

WALT: revise what happens when you divide a 1 digit number by 10.

WALT: Compare Angles

 

 
FLUENCY: 
Using the Maths Chase website this week, we would like you to try the times table chase for the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables and also the division times table chase for the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables!!
Today, test yourself on the 6’s
Timestables:  Click here for the link.
Division tables:  Click here for the link.
Try to have as many go’s as you can and don’t worry if you find the division times tables tricky…you’ll get the hang of it as you remember your times table facts!

Divide 1 digit by 10  Video 1

Click here for the worksheet  and here for the answer sheet.
If you feel that you know this topic well, click here and follow the video tutorial trying the questions as you go.  There is no worksheet to complete for this task.

Video 2:  Click here for your next revision session which is on comparing angles.  Before lock down, we had covered this topic area in class.

Click here for the worksheet and here for the answers.
English Click here for today’s learning.

Today you are going to read a little bit more about Mufaro’s daughter and her family. You will need to then justify why did certain characters behave or act the way they did.

 
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

 

Monday, 22nd June 2020

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Dear Year 4,

We hope that you had a lovely weekend.  It has been lovely chatting to many of you about how you are and what you have been doing at home.  We just want to say that you continue to impress us with all your WONDERFUL work.  We  love to hear from you and see all the great things you continue to do at home.  We are especially enjoying the creative writing.

We would like to see more of your MARVELLOUS work, so please continue to send them in via the class email.

Have a great day!

From 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  activities. He reduced the number of his videos to 3x a week, so check the website for further information.
Morning Prayer

Find a quiet place to sit and reflect…

 

Out and About

Father of all mankind, make the roof of my house wide enough for all opinions, oil the door of my house so it opens easily to friend and stranger, and set such a table in my house that my whole family may speak kindly and freely around it.

Amen

Prayer from Hawaii
Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Theory

 

Reading Log

 Did you enjoy the book link from last week? Have a look at this adaptation of the familiar fairy tale from a different character’s point of view!

 

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

In your neatest handwriting, write out each word four times.
Maths
Fluency: 
Log on and play the Multiplication 4 in a row game and if you have time try Small Archer Multiplication.
This week, the focus is on decimals for those of you logging onto Video 1.
For those of you who wish to revise work on shape,  you will find this work using Video 2.
click here for the worksheet  click here for the answers
Click here for the worksheet        click here for the answers
English Click here for today’s learning. Today, you are going to read an extract from a story called, Mufaro’s beautiful daughter. You are also going to have a look at characters’ motives and opinions.

 
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