Rothwell Schools Year 4 Homework Newsletter [email protected]
Good morning parents/carers and children of Year 4! Hope you are all keeping safe and sound. Here are some activities to help your child learn this week at home. Please choose the ones you would like to complete; you don’t need to do everything on the newsletter.
Challenge from the year four teachers! Kahoot quiz- Well done to those who joined in with the Marine Pollution Kahoot! Well done to Sleepy Dust who managed to knock Mrs Ward off the Gold spot by the end of Wednesday, The game nickname of the top 3 ‘pupil’ players were – Sleepy Dust(1st), Moo Moo(2nd) and Little Toggy(3rd) well done to them and everyone else who also had a go. Remember for next week, teachers only have 1 attempt, you can practise the questions and have as many attempts as you like – increase your chances of getting onto the Gold podium!! This week we have a nice easy quiz all about Fractions. Test your knowledge and try to knock Mrs Ward off the podium! All you need to do is type kahoot.it into the address bar and enter in the game pin: 03255926. You do not need to set up an account as it can be played straight from the webpage but you’ll need to make up a friendly nickname (preferably not your own name) and remember it. Good luck and let’s see who can get on this week’s podium).
Pathfinders Times Tables Rock Stars Competition
We need your help rock stars! The whole Pathfinders’ Academy is in a competition to see which school can complete the most time on Time Tables Rock Stars. We are currently in fifth place at the moment so need to catch up! If you need your login in details, please email the school and we can email your details back to you. Please get involved as it will help the school win!
Hello/messages from staff Mr Vigor – Hi everyone, I’m back at home this week after being in school and obviously the lovely sunshine changes back to our usual cold, grey and windy British summer! Fortunately, I have lots of ‘end of year’ work to keep me busy! I’m still on home schooling duty and trying to continue with our exercises once a day – a walk or Joe Wicks! I’ve also been using the Duolingo app to refresh my Japanese! I actually remembered more than I thought, although not as much as I should have! Take care as always and still follow social distancing guidelines. Miss Roddy – Hi everyone, it’s been a busy week! I have been cleaning, moving around, sorting things in my home out – I have been having early nights because I’m exhausted! I’ve still been cooking new recipes and they have been sort of successful – one or two may have been put in the bin.....I’m missing you all and hope you’re all staying positive! Mrs Ward – Hi everyone, I’ve been in school again this week in the Thames bubble enjoying completing the newsletter activities with the children. We’ve had a great time learning about how plastic pollution affects the ocean and the animals that live there. I would love to see any of the work you’ve completed at home! When I get home I've been busy working on other projects for school, some of which you will see soon. In the meantime, stay safe! Miss Lewis- Hey everyone! This week has been very different as I have been teaching a new class in Reception at the infant school and they are called the Penguin bubble. I have taught phonics, number time and read lots of stories to the children, which they have enjoyed. It’s very different teaching reception compared to year four but I have enjoyed being back in the infant school. I have showed them pictures of my cats and they also think Lilly is very naughty! I hope you are all safe and well. Please feel free to show me what you’ve been learning at home. Remember you’re fabulous! TOPIC and what we are going to be learning about This term the children will be learning about animal groups, animal babies, animals who have become extinct and animals who are endangered. We will be exploring water pollution and effects on the habitat as well as the animals who are struggling. The children will also have an opportunity to research and learn about land pollution and see the devastating effects on animals and their homes. Finally, we will be learning how to help fix the effect of these problems on the environment and how each person can contribute in some way.
Land Pollution When we first think of pollution, we often think about rubbish by the side of the road. This type of pollution is called land pollution. Land pollution is anything that damages or contaminates the land. There are many causes of land pollution from the rubbish we throw away in our homes to waste produced by giant factories. Sometimes chemicals from the rubbish can contaminate the soil and eventually the groundwater we need for drinking.
Places to start off research
Solid waste pollution Pesticide and fertilizer pollution
Chemical pollution Deforestation
TOPIC Land Pollution LEARNING GRID Choose activities from the grid below. Can you challenge yourself? EVERYDAY: Reading for 15 minutes, learning/practising your weekly spellings, flashback maths card (one a day)
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Maths: Trebling Maths: Fractions Game Maths: A square of numbers Maths: Perimeter Maths: I have fifteen cards numbered 1 – Can you replace the letters with Following the rules provided on this Can you put the numbers 1 to 8 into the Follow the instructions and complete 15. I put down seven of them on numbers? Is there only one worksheet, complete the game and circles so that the four calculations are the questions below the table in a row. solution in each case? record your answers! See bigger correct? The numbers on the first two cards photo below: add to 15. The numbers on the second and third cards add to 20. The numbers on the third and fourth cards add to 23. The numbers on the fourth and fifth cards add to 16. The numbers on the fifth and sixth cards add to 18. The numbers on the sixth and
seventh cards add to 21. Key questions: Which numbers could go What are my cards? Can you find any other solutions? How do you here? Why? Where could the two largest know you’ve found all the different Key question: How does the 1 even numbers go? Why? Where could the solutions? (or 2) in the ones column of the 1 go? Why? How will you keep track of answer help? What are the what you have tried? Challenge: Use different units digits of the multiples of measurements Challenge: Why not make a similar 3? See below for solution. problem that uses different numbers or Create your own table and get a See below for solution. puts the operations around a square in a friend/family member to think of different order? questions
See below for solution. Reading: Recycling English: Keep Britain tidy campaign English: Thinking about bottled water English: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle English: Acrostic poems comprehension booklet Watch this video about bottled water With your new knowledge of An acrostic poem is a poem We all know how important it is Create an information booklet to and make notes about the problems of recycling, create an informative where certain letters in each to recycle as much as we can. educate others on why we need to bottled water. poster, booklet, leaflet or PowerPoint line spell out a word or phrase. Read the passage in the be proactive about land pollution. on how to do this. You must think Typically, the first letters of Now, design a poster to encourage sections below and answer the Talk about the causes of litter – what about factors other than plastic, such each line are used to spell the people to use tap water instead of questions. it is, why people do it etc. Think as clothes, food and even travel. See message. bottled water. You could even use some about how you can encourage others an example poster below: of the ‘manufactured demand’ to clean up their rubbish by talking Using our theme of land techniques to highlight why tap water is about what damage litter has on the pollution and thinking about much better than bottled water. environment and wildlife. how we can save the Earth and Alternatively, can you make a video her resources, write an acrostic campaign? You could use the title Draw pictures that will be appealing poem using the word EARTH. ‘Superior Tap Water’ or think of one of to readers and will draw attention to Your sentences could be a your own. the booklet! message, ideas how to stop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0 land pollution or anything linked to highlighting the or Google: The story of bottled water youtube problems and dangers of land
pollution.
DT: Reusable Projects PSHE: Circle of control PE: Sofa workout Science: Water filtration experiment Geography: Amazon Rainforest
To prevent too many items It is important for us to realise what If it’s too hot to go outside and you’re Following the link below, follow the The Amazon rainforest is made being sent for recycling or we can and can’t control in our life. looking for a change from Joe Wicks, why step by step instructions to complete up of 16,000 species of tree, filling the rubbish tip, why not Sometimes we get upset over other not try the sofa workout! Six activities the water filtration science some of which are over 60 metres tall. As there are so try to reuse your plastic bottles, people or things, but an that can be done from the comfort of experiment. many trees, reaching all drinks cartons, egg boxes etc. understanding of control will help us your own home. different heights, it means that https://teachbesideme.com/water- and create something new! deal with emotions we may feel the Amazon is made up of The poster gives you different levels so filtration-experiment/ towards certain actions or situations. layers, Look in the sections below for Create a ‘circle of control’, listing the you can choose to start easier and work with different habitats found in lots of great ideas for reusing things we can control within, and your way up! each one. waste to create something new can’t control without. It will be Think of things that you’ve and exciting! helpful to have a parent or adult do encountered with different this activity with you to help guide layers, such as sponge cake, you. trifle, lasagne or multi-storey The poster is in the information pages buildings. The Amazon below. rainforest actually has five layers.
Using the information in the newsletter below, research these different levels and what happens in each one. Then draw and label a diagram of the five layers of the rainforest. Which layer would you most like to study?
Maths Solutions:
Monday: Wednesday: Friday:
Design Technology activity:
PE: Amazon rainforest:
Optional Learning Grid
If your child is finding the activities challenging, please feel free to use these additional tasks to support them.
Maths: Addition and Subtraction Spinners Maths: Building 2-D shapes with craft sticks Maths: How many ways can you make 4?
Using the cards above, write down how many times you can Just like the ones above, create a spinner in the shape of a make an maths questions that has an answer of 4. Start by hexagon (a 6-sided shape) and write add or takeaway on each Using coloured craft sticks, create 2-D shapes by writing the using addition (+) and subtraction (-). section. Choose random numbers (like the ones above) and name of each shape on a stick, and how many sides each write them on each section. Think of a 2-digit number to start shape has. Think: How many shapes will you write on for each Challenge: do you think you could now use multiplication with. Place a paperclip in the centre of the spinner, then using shape? How many shapes can you create? (x)? a pencil, spin the paper clip and see what it lands on! Using paper, cut out each shape and place it inside your craft Can you change the spinner numbers to make it more sticks, like above. challenging?
Now start with a 3-digit number.
English: Land Pollution Word Search English: Land Pollution mind map English: How can I help the earth?
Print and complete the word search finding words related to Like the one below, draw a mind map explaining ways we How can you help the earth? Using your new knowledge, land pollution. can reduce land pollution. Here’s one to start you off – we write down four ways that you can help stop pollution on the can recycle! earth.
Challenge: Research the words you find and write definitions for each Write full sentences for your answers. Think about your grammar, punctuation and spelling. Can you use interesting vocabulary?
Spelling:
Words: field, yield, shield, Garfield, windshield
Recap: should, could, would, some, come, when, then, that, weigh, sleigh, inleigh, eight, weight, weighty, eighteen, brief, debrief, chief, thief, grief, belief, disbelief
-Stairs: Write the words as if they are stairs, adding one letter each time: S, Sp, Spe, Spel, Spell -Chalk: If you have any chalk your child to write the words on the ground and then the rain will wash it away. We do this in school and the children really enjoy writing their spellings on the floor. - Paint: Your child could have a go at painting their spellings in different colours.
Extra activities
Research: Land Pollution Create The generally accepted definition of carbon Let us find out about different scientists/ groups that have been involved with creating footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide, or plastic. greenhouse gases, produced as a result of our daily living. In other words, many things we Some key scientists/ groups that you could research are: do creates carbon dioxide, or greenhouse gases. If you add up the amount of emissions Alexander Parkes, the inventor of fully synthetic plastic our daily activity produces you have an idea of the size of the impact we have on the Leo Baekeland, the inventor of Bakelite environment.
Wallace Carothers, the inventor of nylon Stamp a footprint on a piece of paper and think about all the things we do that can Earl Tupper, the inventor of Tupperware contribute to a large carbon footprint. For example, driving a car or wasting energy.
Nathaniel Wyeth, the inventor of the drinks bottle Then, discuss all the alternative, environmentally friendly choices we could make. Once you have brainstormed your ideas, write them on the carbon footprint poster! You could record your findings under the following headings: You could even come up with an inspiring quotation for the poster! Name
Key dates
Invention
Summarise how the invention was discovered or created.
Why is/was the invention important?
What are the advantages of the invention?
What are the disadvantages of the invention?
You might also find out about people or groups who are campaigning for a reduction in plastic pollution.
TV Well being
Disney’s ‘Wall-E’ – available on multiple platforms
Greta Thunberg interview and programmes on BBC i-player
Reading www.Oxfordowl.co.uk Your child can access ‘Stay at Home Story Time’ with Oliver Jeffers. https://www.oliverjeffers.com/abookaday Your child can listen to an audible story book using this link. https://stories.audible.com/discovery David Walliams is reading one of his stories at 11am every day. https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/ Your child could visit this link and create their own story. http://www.read.gov/readers/readers.html
Spelling
This week: Adverbials of frequency and possibility- occasionally, frequently, usually, rarely, perhaps, certainly, possibly, probably
Recap – exit, extend, exchange, exclaim, expel, external, autograph, autobiography, autocorrect, autopilot, automobile, antiseptic, antisocial, antidote, antibiotic, anti-ageing, non-stop, non-starter, non-smoker, nonsense, non-fiction, non-violent, calendar, peculiar, popular, consider, quarter, poisonous, mountainous, joyous, hazardous, momentous, tremendous, jealous, anxious, curious, hideous, serious, various, furious, glorious, humorous, glamorous
Maths Continue to work on Times Tables Rockstars and IXL (your child will have their individual login).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z63tt39/year-4-lessons/1 - Bitesize have a range of lessons.
Useful links: any websites that can help any of the chosen activities… https://www.booksfortopics.com/environment https://eschooltoday.com/pollution/land-pollution/what-is-land-pollution.html https://www.coolaboo.com/earth-science/land-pollution/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zp22pv4
Finally, as always, thank you for your continued support through these very challenging times,
Charlotte Lewis - Year 4 Lead.