Monday 1st June, 2020

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Welcome Back Year 4!

We hope that you and your family had a lovely half-term break and you are looking forward to this half-term of learning.

This half-term, Ms Varga has returned after her maternity leave and is looking forward to setting you work and hearing from you!

This blog will be slightly different to what it has been as we are back in school with the children who are attending school.   Each day your learning will be posted on our daily blog.  At the end of the week, we will have our usual Celebration Blog each Friday, sharing all the lovely learning that you have been doing over the week. So continue to email us your lovely work and photos as you have been doing!  We love to hear from you!  We will be checking our emails during the school day and will endeavour to answer your emails as quickly as we can but please be mindful that we are at school and not always on our computer.

You will also notice that we have some new blogs for you to log into….an RE Blog (where you will find your RE learning each week), a Curriculum Blog (where you will find your work for each afternoon!  There are many activities uploaded here and we would like you to try one of them a day).  Our Curriculum focus for this week is ‘Viewpoints’.

Have a lovely day of learning.

Class email is: year4@popepaul.herts.sch.k

Ms Varga and Mrs McNamara

      Click here for today’s learning.

Maths:  Our focus this week is multiplication. 

If you find any activity a little difficult to follow, try Video 2 alongside Worksheet 2.

Video 1 : Multiply 2 digits by 1 digit

Click here for the worksheet         Click here for the answers

 

Video 2: Multiply 2 digits by 1 digit   Click here for worksheet 2    Click here for the answers

Partial Re-opening 1st June 2020

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Dear Parents,
Please see the links below with detailed information regarding the partial re-opening of our school and a WELCOME BACK! powerpoint to share with your children.

20052020 Parent Letter

29052020 Letter to Parents

Welcome Back pdf

With thanks

Liz Heymoz

Wednesday Word – 7th Sunday of Easter (A)

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This week, Sofia has prepared a beautiful powerpoint to take you through this Sunday’s Gospel. Click here to open it.

Spirituality Week: Friday 22nd May 2020

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Spirituality Week 2020

Theme: The God who speaks

 

Friday 22nd May

The God who speaks through prayer

“Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with him, as to the dearest and most loving of friends.”

St Alphonsus

As we reach the end of our spirituality week, I would like to thank our year 6 House captains and Liturgy group for helping to make our week so special.  To listen to your voices as you read from scripture made it so meaningful and I found myself listening to the prayer stations several times over! Thank you so much for your time and creativity.

Mrs Joyce

Today’s focus is to think about prayer and especially prayer through Adoration. So we invite you at 11’o clock to log onto the live streaming at Our Lady and St Vincent’s Church and join Fr Shaun and Deacon Axcel for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

NO Adoration and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament TODAY ...

 

Please remember to say the special Novena prayer that started yesterday, praying it each day until the feast of Pentecost. You will find it below.

NOVENA PRAYER

Mary, our Mother, you stayed with the disciples

in those ten long days between the Ascension and Pentecost,

still patient, still pondering, still trusting in your Son.

Be with us now as we remember how Jesus was taken from your sight.

Be with us now as we remember his call to share our faith.

Be with us now as we await his Holy Spirit.

Pray with us now, ‘Come Holy Spirit’, Thy Kingdom come’.

Amen

A Spiritual Moment

On Tuesday, Mrs Heymoz, Mrs Joyce and I had a spiritual moment.  Deacon Axcel came to school to help assist in preparing the children with the bidding prayers for the Ascension Day Mass.  He came with a beautiful gift for our school community: an icon of the saint St. Raphael which he painted himself. The name St Raphael means ‘God Heals’ and he is the patron saint of travellers, the blind, happy meetings, nurses, physicians, medical workers, matchmakers, Christian marriage, and Catholic studies. We thank Deacon Axcel for this wonderful gift which he has placed on our school altar.

We belong to a wonderful parish community!

Mrs McNamara

     

REFLECTION ON MY DAY

How am I feeling at the end of today?

What have I most enjoyed today?

What am I thankful for today?

When was I most peaceful today?

What are my hopes for tomorrow?

Friday, 22nd May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

Today, is our final day of learning before the half-term break and judging by the weather we are having, let’s hope that it continues to shine as much as possible!

It has been great receiving all your emails and photos over this half-term and I want to thank you and your family for your daily updates.

Today is the final day of our Spirituality Week so please look at what is planned for today.  Fr Shaun is inviting us to join him in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 11am.  Keep an eye at the time so you don’t forget this.  In Maths, we continue with our work on tenths and hundredths by looking at money.  In English, you are going to be retelling the story of the boy at the slide whilst you show the video clip to a member of your family without using the sound on the video!  I’ve set you a PE Challenge and want you to continue exploring the google music link and scratch link too!  I hope that you are continuing to work more independently on your daily work.

Let’s see what you have been up to:

You are remembering your work on perimeter.  The nature pictures are lovely.  I hope that you researched the item you drew…it’s how we learn more about something we see around us that interests us.

Have a lovely day and a well deserved half-term break.

Mrs McNamara

Click here if you would like to read The First News newspaper edition for this week.

Click here for today’s learning.

Click here for yesterday’s learning.

Video 1:                               Click here for the worksheet.            Click here for the answers.

Video 2:  Add Money    Click here for the worksheet             Click here for the answers.

Spirituality Week : Thursday 21st May

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Spirituality Week 2020

Theme: The God who speaks

Thursday 21st May

The Feast of the Ascension

Today is a special feast day in our church; The feast of the Ascension. Forty days after the Resurrection of Jesus when we remember when Jesus returned to his Father in heaven.

Please join us at 10 a.m. for live streaming of Mass at Our Lady and St Vincent church.

Activities 

Read the story below from the Acts of the Apostles

Jesus is taken up to heaven

The apostles were all together. They asked Jesus, “Lord, are you at this time going to give the kingdom back to Israel?”

Jesus said to them, “The Father is the only One who has the authority to decide dates and times. These things are now for you to know. But the Holy Spirit will come to you. Then you will receive power. You will be my witnesses – in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”

After he said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up. A cloud hid him from their sight. As he was going, they were looking into the sky. Suddenly, two men wearing white clothes stood beside them. They said “Men of Galilee, why are you standing here looking into the sky? You saw Jesus taken away from you into heaven. He will come back in the same way you saw him go.”

The Gospel of the Lord

Read by Samuel, one of our Liturgy Leaders

Activity

Many famous Artists have painted their interpretation of this story including Giotto regarded as the most important Italian painter of the 14th century.  Look at his painting below called ‘The Ascension of Christ’ and think about what  you notice in his painting and which part is the most striking to you?

 

Giotto, the Ascension of Christ, 1304-06. Fresco from the Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua, Italy. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giotto_-_Scrovegni_-_-38-_-_Ascension.jpg

Imagine you are a famous artist and have been asked to create a painting about the Ascension.

What would you paint?

What colours would you use?

Who would feature in your painting?

We look forward to seeing your creations.

 

REFLECTION ON MY DAY

How am I feeling at the end of today?

What have I most enjoyed today?

What am I thankful for today?

When was I most peaceful today?

What are my hopes for tomorrow?

 

Thursday, 21st May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4.

It has been wonderful to see what you have been up to!  Today is the Feast of the Ascension and as part of Spirituality Week, we have been asked to join mass at 10am with Fr Shaun and Deacon Axcel.  Yesterday,we were invited to examine the God who speaks through scripture. Reading biblical stories about Jesus’ power to heal can hearten and encourage us. Stories can offer hope. Today, you are being asked to think about the artist Giotto.

Let’s see what some of you got up to yesterday:

Keep up the good work.

We heard some sad news from Megan and Fabian whose pets have recently passed away. As part of out prayer time today, let us think of them at this sad time and offer them and their families comfort.

Click here for today’s learning.

Click here for yesterday’s answers.

 

Maths:

Activity One:      click here for the worksheet              click here for the answers

 

Activity Two:     Click here for the worksheet            click here for the answers

 

 

Thy Kingdom Come Resources – Novena Prayer from Ascension to Pentecost

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THY KINGDOM COME – CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES

NOVENA of PRAYER from ASCENSION to PENTECOST

21st – 31st May 2020

NOVENA PRAYER

Mary, our Mother, you stayed with the disciples

in those ten long days between the Ascension and Pentecost,

still patient, still pondering, still trusting in your Son.

Be with us now as we remember how Jesus was taken from your sight.

Be with us now as we remember his call to share our faith.

Be with us now as we await his Holy Spirit.

Pray with us now, ‘Come Holy Spirit’, Thy Kingdom come’.  Amen

 

Please pray this prayer every day from 21 – 31 May.

 

Your parent can download a fun prayer map OR app at https://www.thykingdomcome.global/resources/digital-family-prayer-adventure-map

Below there is a thought and a prayer for each day

Thursday 21st (Ascension Day) Theme: The call to share our faith.  Who was Jesus?

Pray    for all your family and friends by name.  Ask Jesus to help them know him better.

 

Friday 22nd  

Theme: For all who have lost sight of God, that they would see his love revealed in their lives

Pray    Lord Jesus I love you and I praise you.  Help me to love as you love.  May my love help

to show others what you are like today. I pray especially for those who are worried and sad.

 

Saturday 23rd   Theme: Trust.  For those who feel isolated and alone.

Pray    Lord Jesus, I thank you and I place all my trust in you. Help us all to remember your promise that you are with us always.

 

Sunday 24th    Theme: Forgiveness. That those in need of it will know the joy of God’s Mercy

Pray    Father I am sorry for the times I have offended you. Help me to be a better person.

 

Monday 25th    Theme: Openness.  That the hearts of those we know and love might be more open to Christ who waits to be invited in.

Pray    Lord, help me, and all who long to know you more, to open our hearts wide and welcome you in.

 

Tuesday 26th    Theme: Curiosity.  For all those who are beginning to show an interest in matters of faith, that their curiosity will grow into a desire for the living God.

Pray    Lord, help me never to be afraid to ask for what you will for me.

 

 

 

Wednesday 27th    Theme: Seeking; that those who seek God may find their heart’s desire.

Pray    Lord, help me never to become distracted from my search for you.

 

Thursday 28th    Theme: Encounter; for us all to encounter the person of Jesus Christ and experience life lived to the full.

Pray    Lord Jesus, I adore you. I give thanks for every opportunity to meet you each day.

 

Friday 29th    Theme: Freedom; that those held down by past experiences, hurt or pain may know the freedom that Christ brings when we follow him.

Pray    Father, today we celebrate the freedom we received through the gift of Christ your Son.  Help me to forgive those who have hurt me and to look for the good things about others.

 

Saturday 30th    Theme: Faith; that we may all grown in faith, that we may all be filled with the hope of what is to come.

Pray    Lord, you give me so many wonderful things.  Help me, and all who seek to grow in faith, to hear more clearly your word of hope.

 

Sunday 24th    Theme: Thy Kingdom Come; for the whole Church to be filled with the Holy Spirit as by a new Pentecost.

Pray    Lord, at Pentecost we celebrate the gift of your Holy Spirit.  We pray that the whole Church will be filled with the fire of your love.  Come Holy Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

 

PENTECOST SUNDAY (There will be no separate liturgy mailing)

 

Pentecost is the birthday of the Church.  The first Christians received the Holy Spirit and then went out with lots of courage to tell all the people about Jesus.

 

Go to https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Children-s-liturgy

Click on the word ‘pentecost’

You will find some activities, a video to watch about El Salvador and a colouring sheet.

There is a second colouring sheet at

 

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/descent-of-the-holy-spirit-at-pentecost

 

The next Children’s Liturgy mailing will be in the first week of June.  Please post in your colouring to decorate the church.

 

Wednesday, 19th May, 2020

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Good Morning Year 4!

We hope that you are enjoying this special Spirituality Week. The Prayer Stations yesterday were absolutely wonderful. Which was your favourite? Well done and thank you to all of the children in Year 6 who helped to put this together.

As always, we love to see what you have been doing.

 

Today, our work on our Science experiment comes to an end and we will be looking closely at the results. You can look at the PowerPoint and you let us know what you think, or if you have not been in touch already, we would love to know how you got on!

Today is expected to be a hot day. Remember to take regular breaks and have lots of water to drink. Enjoy the wonderful sunshine!

Ms Dunning

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

Click here for yesterday’s answers.

Click here for today’s learning.

 

You need these resources today to help you: 

Poetry links

Science Experiment

Spirituality Week         Click on the Spirituality Blog to take part in today’s activities. 

Spirituality Week: Wednesday 20th May

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Spirituality Week 2020

Theme: The God who speaks

Wednesday 20th May

The God who speaks through Scripture

Reading biblical stories about Jesus’ power to heal can hearten and encourage us. Reading these stories can offer hope. Here are two stories from the bible which show Jesus’ healing power which shows us that Jesus has compassion for the sick.

Reception, Year 1 and 2

Jesus Heals the Ten Lepers

Luke 17: 12- 16

“As he was going into a village, ten men with leprosy came toward him. They stood at a distance and shouted, ‘Jesus, Master, have pity on us!’ Jesus looked at them and said, ‘Go show yourselves to the priests.’ On their way, they were healed. When one of them discovered he was healed, he came back, shouting praises to God. He bowed down at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.”

Read by Sofia, one of our Liturgy Leaders

 

Activity: Make a thank you card today for some in your family who helps you. Give the card to them or post it to them if you have not been able to see them from a while.

 

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6

Touching his Cloak

Matthew 9:20 -22

“A woman who had been bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and barely touched his clothes. She had said to herself, ‘If I can just touch his clothes, I will get well.’ Jesus turned. He saw the woman and said, ‘Don’t worry! You are now well because of your faith.’ At that moment, she was healed.”

 

Read by Louise, one of our Liturgy Leaders

 

Activity:

Make the sign of the cross and say our Mission prayer.  Read the story from Matthew above.

Draw a large cloak like the one Jesus was wearing and inside it write the following prayer or create your own.

Father,

I pray that my faith in you grows.

I feel you with me.

Give me the courage to ask for your help,

the way the sick woman did.

In Jesus’ name, I pray.

Amen.

 

REFLECTION ON MY DAY

How am I feeling at the end of today?

What have I most enjoyed today?

What am I thankful for today?

When was I most peaceful today?

What are my hopes for tomorrow?