Year 4 Timetable 22nd April 2020 Reading Mission: Children to read or support them to read the following text. 30 minutes Three thousand years ago, there was a place called Assyria. Today, this is in modern-day Iran. In Assyria, there was a goddess of love and the sea called Atargatis. She was known to be incredibly beautiful, so beautiful that doves would break into song whenever she walked by. Kings and princes from many places would try and catch her attention, but the goddess paid them no mind. She had fallen in love with one man and one man only; a poor shepherd named Hadad. Even though he had no money, she was drawn to him by his kindness and caring attitude. They lived happily together in the hills near the ocean, where Atargatis’ happy face shone with a light more lovely than the most wonderful sunset. Together they had a daughter, who was as beautiful as her mother and she brought lots of joy to their lives. However, it was not to last. Atargatis was a goddess, and Hadad was a mortal man. Although Atargatis was goddess of love, and love they had, she was also goddess of the sea and did not need to breathe like we do. One night, just like any other, she kissed Hadad before they went to sleep. But she was overwhelmed with love for him, and kissed him too long; Hadad ran out of breath and collapsed! Distraught, Atargatis did everything she could to return the breath to his body, but it was no use. Hadad was gone. Mad with grief and guilt, Atargatis was not thinking clearly. She abandoned her crying daughter in her cot, and walked to the top of the cliffs over the sea. Without pause, she hurled herself into the fierce waves below. As she sank below the surface, she began to transform into a fish. However, her radiant beauty could not be covered up and only her bottom half became like a fish, leaving her top half as a woman. Thus Atargatis became the first mermaid. Don’t worry for their daughter! She was brought food by the doves that had loved her mother, and was eventually found by the king’s own shepherd. Eventually she would become a respected and powerful queen of Assyria. After they can answer these questions. These can be verbal answers or they could be written down or typed. Children could even draw their responses. Suggested answers are in italics. How long ago is this story set? Three thousand years ago. What was Atargatis the goddess of? Love and the sea. Why did kings and princes want Atargatis to notice them? Because she was incredibly beautiful/other reasonable answer. Why did Atargatis love Hadad? Because he was kind/caring. Find and copy a phrase that shows they loved their daughter. She brought lots of joy to their lives. What is guilt? Feeling bad about something you have done. Find and copy three fronted adverbials from the text. Three thousand years ago/Today/In Assyria/However/Although Atargatis was a goddess of love/One night/Distraught/Without pause/As she sank below the surface Can you summarise the story in as few sentences as possible? Atargatis was a goddess who loved a man. She accidentally killed him and then jumped into the sea, becoming a mermaid. What do you think the royal shepherd thought when he found an abandoned baby? Your child’s answer, with reasoning. If you could write a letter to Atargatis, what would you say? Your child’s answer. Writing Mission: You should now have a map to your treasure and understand how to 30 minutes get past all of the obstacles and find it. The next step will vary depending on the mission you have chosen. If you are writing instructions, you can choose some fronted adverbials and begin! Remember you should have an introduction, what they will need to succeed, and the steps to follow. As a challenge you could describe back-up plans if instructions fail or alternative ways around an obstacle. If you are writing a story, you could now plan your characters and decide why they will be looking for the treasure. If you are writing the newspaper report you could begin splitting your paper into columns with a ruler and choosing where you might like to draw a picture for your report, and make up some extra facts to include. It could look like this: This example is included at the end of the timetable if you would like to use it. Maths Mission: Can you use your maths knowledge to solve the mystery of the 30 minutes pirate captain? There are four clues and it should take you two days – complete two clues each day! Topic Mission: Continue with your craft project this week. Day 3 The Mystery of the PirAte CAptAin MAThs Mystery GAme After many years captaining the Jolly Jack pirate ship, Captain Olly Eyepatch has decided to retire to a sunny island with all of his treasure. Captain Olly has gathered his fellow pirates together to announce who will be replacing him as the new captain of the Jolly Jack. However, when he unlocks his desk drawer to collect the scroll announcing the new captain, it has gone! Immediately, Captain Olly realises that one of his sworn enemies from a rival pirate ship has stolen it! Help Captain Olly reclaim the scroll so that he can officially announce the new captain of the Jolly Jack. The Mystery of the PirAte CAptAin MALE WEARs NAME HAIR Length Pet or FEMALE? AN EyEPATch? ALBATRoss TACK Male Short No Monkey BARNACLE Burr Male Short Yes Rat Crusty Newbury Male Long Yes Monkey Doubloon DorA Female Short Yes Parrot Evil Grin Archer Male Long No Rat Frightful Fredrick Male Long Yes Monkey Golden HAIR Sutton Female Short No Monkey HARPY Sheldon Female Long No Rat Lost TrEASURe BrADLY Female Long Yes Parrot MERMAID LAYRe Female Long No Monkey OvERBOARd Oliver Male Short Yes Parrot PrivATeer Fletcher Female Short Yes Rat QUARtERMASTer Viktor Male Long No Monkey Silver Penny Female Short No Rat Toothless Tom Male Short Yes Parrot Vulture Arney Female Short No Parrot The new captain will be: The Mystery of the PirAte CAptAin Clue 1 Order each set of numbers from smallest to largest. Take the largest number in each set and colour it in on the table below. Rearrange these words to find the first clue. 1. 502 250 255 550 205 2. 2161 2612 1261 6210 1623 3. 8 8.3 8.4 8.6 8.2 4. 12.53 12.23 12.05 12.35 12.03 5. 67.84 68.74 67.48 68.47 64.87 8.46 6210 68.47 12.35 monkey the short hair 550 12.53 8.46 12.23 captain male rat male 502 8.6 68.74 67.84 female isn’t new long Clue 1: The Mystery of the PirAte CAptAin Clue 2 Check these calculations. If a calculation is right, put a tick. If it is wrong, put a cross. Count up the number of ticks and crosses. If there are more ticks than crosses, the new captain has long hair. If there are more crosses than ticks, the new captain has short hair. Right Wrong 6 × 9 > 7 × 8 125 + 42 = 200 - 33 25 ÷ 10 = 2.05 7 × 3 × 4 = 84 ¼ = 0.4 2 hours = 150 minutes 1 of 30 = 1 of 60 2 4 2 of 60 = 24 5 1926 + 100 = 2126 TotAL Clue 2: Clue 3 Use your knowledge of inverse operations to find the missing number in each triangle. Colour the answers in on the table and rearrange these wordsto find the third clue. 15 84 ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ × 5 7 × 56 63 ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ × 8 7 × 6 × 8 145 418 - - - - - - + 90 40 + 165 + 233 3 74 388 54 the short long HAIR 12 7 398 55 eyEPATch new not wEAR 26 9 48 378 pet does CAPTAIN AN Clue 3 Clue 3: Read the 24-hour digital times and match them to the times written in the table. Rearrange the words to find the fourth clue. Clue 3 HAS RAt new the Twenty minutes past Eight minutes past Ten minutes past four Quarter past one in three in the afternoon eight in the evening in the afternoon the afternoon monkey PARRot CAPTAIN short Half past ten in Quarter past two in Half past nine in Eight minutes past the evening the afternoon the evening seven in the evening long A HAIR pet Twenty minutes to Twenty minutes to Ten minutes to seven Ten minutes to six in nine in the evening seven in the evening in the evening the evening Clue 4: The Mystery of the Pirate Captain Maths Clue 3 Mystery Game Answers Clue 1 Order each set of numbers from smallest to largest. Take the largest number in each set and colour it in on the table below. Rearrange these words to find the first clue. 1. 502 250 255 550 205 205 250 255 502 550 2. 2161 2612 1261 6210 1623 1261 1623 2162 2612 6210 3. 8 8.3 8.4 8.6 8.2 8 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.6 4. 12.53 12.23 12.05 12.35 12.03 12.03 12.05 12.23 12.35 12.53 5. 67.84 68.74 67.48 68.47 64.87 64.87 67.48 67.84 68.47 68.74 8.46 6210 68.47 12.35 monkey the short hair 550 12.53 8.46 12.23 captain male rat male 502 8.6 68.74 67.84 female isn’t new long Clue 1: The new CAPTAIN isn’t MALE.