Class 4
Monday 22nd June 2020
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Good morning!
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend. We have planted lots of new flowers in our garden, been bug hunting and built some dens in the woods.
Orla sent me the instructions to make bird cakes. I've bought my ingredients and we are going to have a go this week.
Here's Orla's, I hope mine turns out as well!
Onto this week...
As Miss Watkins and myself love a theme, we have decided to have a Great British Bread-Bake Off this week!
We will be trying to link all of our activities to this but, as always, be creative and do what works for you.
English:
There are many different types of bread. What can you find out about them (names, countries, how bread has changed through the years)?
Research different bread recipes - use the internet or cookery books. Think about the type of bread that you would like to bake (look at the ingredients and ask an adult if they will be able to get hold of the things needed).
Later in the week you will be adapting and designing your own bread recipe.
Maths:
This week we will be doing some work on weight as it fits nicely with our baking theme.
Can you dig out the weighing scales and find objects in your house that weigh the same as each other (this will build on the estimation activity we did at the start of lockdown).
Read the scale and write down the weight of the objects.
If you need an extension task, you could write down the weight in both grams and kilograms.
Science:
We are all washing our hands much more regularly in order to stop the spread of germs and bacteria and keep ourselves safe. Today we are going to find out just how clean our hands are!
I would like you to set up your own little investigation using bread and your own hands!
You will need:
5 slices of bread (untouched).
5 zip-seal transparent bags.
hand sanitizer
soap
tweezers or gloves
In each of the zip-seal bags, you are going to place a slice of bread. Each slice of bread will be exposed to different conditions.
The first bag should contain a slice of bread untouched by bare skin (use tweezers or glove covered hands). Seal the bag and label it as 'untouched'.
Next, run your hands through your hair and press one hand down on the next slice of bread (flat hand, palm down). Place this piece of bread in a bag, seal and label 'hair'.
Now wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds before repeating the process with the third slice of bread. Seal this bag and label 'soap and water'.
Wait before continuing the investigation until your hands are no longer clean (you may have opened doors, read a book, played in the garden). Then rub your hands with hand sanitizer before repeating the process on the fourth piece of bread. Label the bag 'sanitizer'.
For the final piece of bread, cough into your hand and repeat the process. Label the bag 'cough'.
Make sure you wash your hands after the final piece of bread.
Now leave your 5 bags in a cool, dry place. The bags MUST stay sealed!
Write down a prediction of what you expect to see happen to the pieces of bread over the next week.
Reading:
The next chapter of our guided reading book is ready and waiting on Purple Mash!
Have a lovely day. I miss you all.
Love from Mrs Kendal and the year 4 team xx
Artistic Photography
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Here are a few of your wonderful photographs! Very clever shots.
Amazing photographs Year 4
Well done.
Love Miss Watkins and the Year 4 Team
xxx
Gallery 19.6.2020
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You have all been really busy this week. Mr Kershaw was really impressed with you all last week! Well done.
Here are a few photos of things you have been up to, unfortunately I cannot blog your videos. I will try to think of a way to let you see some of them. I will post your artistic photos separately.
Just to remind you about the TT Rockstars tournament and our Padlet page.
James got 3.09 on his speed tables today and Orla got 2.56! Well done.
Have a super weekend one and all.
Love Miss Watkins and the Year 4 Team
xxx
Friday 19th June 2020
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Hi everyone. Friday is here again. It does creep around quickly! I hope that you have had a good week. Let's hope that the rain goes away and lets us have a little sunshine over the weekend. I wonder what types of things you get up to in the rain? I always love a jigsaw or a board game. Racing raindrops down the window is always rather silly too!
English:
Today's job with your poetry is to perform the poem you wrote on Thursday. Remember how the poets performed their poems with lots of expression and even some movement, which you could do if you feel like it. It might be fun if you dressed up or had a few props too. Then get the video camera running and record your performance for us. Unfortunately, we cannot post videos onto the blog, but we might hopefully be able to get some on the website in the future.
Maths:
Today we are going to have a times tables session. Have a go at speed tables and then get on TT Rockstars. I have set a battle for you. Boys versus girls again, sorry it is the only way that I can split you up fairly!
Here are the answers for yesterdays puzzles:
Art:
Has anyone heard of Nicéphore Niépce or Ibn al-Havtham? These people are some of the amazing inventors who helped to invent very early versions of cameras, including the Camera Obscura. If you fancy a little research project you could have a little look at the history of cameras and who has been involved in developing them into the amazing cameras we have today. Here are a few examples of photography over the years, sometimes it tells a story and sometimes is is wonderfully artistic.
I would like you to turn into a photographer today. You can decide what topic you want to photograph. It could be a photograph of something from nature or it could be a still life of a group of objects that you have gathered together. You could have people in it or even animals. I will look forwards to seeing your photographs. I wonder who will be the next Dorothea Lange, David Bailey or Peter Essick?
Well done again and I am really looking forward to hearing from you.
Love Miss Watkins and the Year 4 Team
xxx
Thursday 18th June 2020
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Good morning you lovely lot! How are you all doing? Don't forget that you can go on our Padlet page to put up any lovely activities and fun things that you are doing. I have been in school again today. It is so lovely to hear noise back in the building again, but we are all missing you.
English:
I loved your performance poetry yesterday. I thought that today you could become poets yourself. Charlie M (thank you) reminded me of another of my favourites this morning - Spike Milligan. He was a very funny man who wrote some very silly poems. Here is a link to one call Ning Nang Nong!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wom1OzwzLw
Today I would like you to write a poem of your own to perform. Your poem can be about anything you would like. It can be serious, emotional, funny, nonsense or silly. Write your poem down and send them in! I can't wait to read them. You will have another job with these tomorrow!
Maths:
Here are another few problems for you to work on.
Well done with all of your maths. I will post the answers tomorrow.
Here is yesterdays puzzle answer:
Science:
In Art earlier this week, you looked at columns. In Science I wondered if you could have a go at making your own columns. Can you use paper or card to build some columns. See if you can build a strong structure and can it hold any weights on top? How strong are your columns?
Some of these columns have been around for hundreds of years and more! They are so strong and decorative, you could decorate yours too.
Don't forget to keep reading everyday and let us know what you are reading. I know lots of you are reading and have finished the Harry Potter books.
Well done everyone again
Love Miss Watkins and the Year 4 Team
xxx