Class 4
What did the Romans ever do for us?
admin on: Class 4
A super start to our Romans topic class 4! Here's some of the work we have received so far:
I love the different styles of timeline.
Lots of facts about Rome.
Good research.
Keep up the good work!
Tuesday 9th June
admin on: Class 4
Hello, Class 4! Mr. Kershaw here. I will be doing some of your blog posts over the next few weeks. It may not be all the time, but I will definitely be sending some blogs your way.
As transition day might not be the same this year, we thought a good way to learn about our new class is to post some blogs.
Any work should be sent to my email class5@netherthongprimary.co.uk
If you want to contact Miss Watkins or Mrs Kendal, then please continue to use the Class 4 email.
Off we go!
Writing
First of all today, I would love to know a little bit more about you. So to do this, I thought we could start with a paragraph about ourselves. Here is mine:
My name is Mr. Kershaw and I am thirty-one years old. I have been a teacher for seven years, teaching at Netherthong for the last four. Although I take learning very seriously, I think part of learning is to have fun. As you may have seen from the 'Guides to Year 5' I posted on Friday, I do have some rules, but they are easy to follow! My hobbies include watching various sports with Mr. C, going travelling (not really possible at the moment!), long walks and reading. I have just recently become interested in jigsaws, which might not sound fun to everyone, but once you get started on one, they can be great at passing the time! My favourite food is cheese - all types of cheese! I have a phobia of mice and rats, which isn't very good when there is a certain mouse that likes to visit my attic in the middle of the night!
So I am looking for a paragraph a little bit similar to that. You should include your name, your age and how long you have been at Netherthong Primary School. Tell me about your hobbies and something you have been up to during lockdown. Also, tell me some of your likes and dislikes.
This is your first task, which can be emailed to me. I'm looking forward to finding out more about you!
Game - 2 truths and a lie
Here is a 'getting to know you' game. As well as your paragraph, I would like you to email me with 2 truths and a lie about yourselves. I have to guess which one is the lie.
Here are my two truths and a lie. Can you guess which one is the lie?
I have met Prince Charles when he came to my high school.
Gary Lineker once gave me a 'high five' in an airport when I was a child.
My car is named Taylor Swift the Second.
I will let you know which one was a lie if you email me with your guess!
Maths
For maths, I would like you to start thinking about some of the work we will be doing next year. So today, you are going to do some research for maths! I know that sounds strange, but all will become clear.
In Year 5, you learn about a type of number called a Prime Number. Have you heard of one?
I am not telling you what it is! I would like you to research what a prime number is. There are some good explanations on BBC Bitesize, Twinkl Teach Wiki and The School Run website.
Once you have a good idea what prime numbers are, I would like you to create a poster explaining what they are as well as a list of the prime numbers less than 100.
You could do this by colouring in the prime numbers on a 100 square, or just listing them.
I would like these posters to be colourful, and informative. I would love to print some of these off and put them on my classroom wall for next year.
If you find the idea of prime numbers hard, please do not worry. This is simply just meant to be an introduction to them. You will get lots more information on them in Year 5.
History
In history, I can see you are learning about the Romans. I thought you could do some research into the Roman gods. There were many Roman gods and each of them had a different purpose.
I have some links below to some information that might help you.
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/romans/gods.htm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks2-romans-6-roman-gods-and-goddesses/z6dphbk - This one is a podcast with some information on different gods and a song to sing.
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_roman_gods_mythology.php
Once you have done some research into the Roman gods and goddesses, choose your favourite one, and make a fact file about them.
Your fact file should have:
- A picture (drawn or printed out) of the god or goddess.
- Their name
- What they were the 'god of'.
- Did they have a Greek version of them?
- Did they carry any important equipment like a trident or a thunder bolt?
PE
What activities have you been doing to stay active over the last 11 weeks? I love to hear about different ways people are keeping active! Some in my class have been:
- Doing a keepy up competition
- Trying out yoga
- Having a competition to see how many steps they can do in a day
- Joe Wicks
I'm looking forward to hearing from you all! Remember, my email is class5@netherthongprimary.co.uk
If you need to speak to Miss Watkins or Mrs Kendal, don't forget to email them on the class 4 email address.
Monday 8th June 2020
admin on: Class 4
Good morning, it’s Mrs Kendal here for just one more day. Mr Kershaw will be taking over our class blog as from tomorrow (he has had internet trouble over the weekend so he was unable to complete our blog today). Don’t forget, even though Miss Watkins and myself will not be writing the blogs, we are still always here and you can contact us at any time by email.
It has been a bit of a wet and windy few days so we have spent a lot of time doing indoor activities. We had the clay out yesterday (much to the horror of Mr Kendal!) but we have had lots of messy fun.
We have also had a go at ‘Deepak art’ (Miss Littler introduced me to this a few weeks ago). If you have oil pastels at home, look up some examples on the internet and have a go. Will drew a fox under a tree, Sophie drew a dancer and I drew a fairy:
Onto today’s suggested activities:
Reading:
We seem to have quite a few Harry Potter fans in our class. It’s great to hear that so many of you are enjoying these books. You have inspired me to dig my old copies out of the attic and read them with Sophie!
The next chapter of our ‘guided reading’ book is on your 2do list on Purple Mash as well as the comprehension questions to answer.
History:
“What did the Romans ever do for us?”
The Romans arrived in AD43 and they brought with them many new ideas and a different way of living.
Follow the link to find out more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqtf34j/articles/z2dr4wx
English:
After finding out what the Romans did for us, create your own information page. You can include a bold title, diagrams, fun facts, sub-headings and alliteration. You may find out extra information on different websites.
Maths:
If the weather is dry, have a go at measuring the height of some local trees - I haven't gone mad, you can do this without climbing up to the top!
Before you start, have a go at estimating the height and see how close you are.
You will need a piece of paper and a tape measure (and a willing volunteer!):
1)
Fold a piece of paper in half to form a triangle (the paper must be square to start with, if it is rectangular, measure out a perfect square). The triangle will have one 90 degrees angle and two 45 degrees angles.
2)
Hold the triangle in front of one eye by holding a corner opposite the 90 degrees angle. One of the short sides should be horizontal and the other should be vertical. Look up the longest side by raising your eyes.
3)
Move back from the tree until you can see the top of the tree at the top tip of the triangle.
4)
Mark the spot that you are standing on and measure the distance from it to the base of the tree. This distance is almost the full height of the tree. Add the distance from the ground to your eye-line to the distance from your marker to the base of the tree. Now you have the full height of the tree!
Have a wonderful day.
Love from Mrs Kendal the year 4 team xx
Hello from Mr. Kershaw
admin on: Class 4
Hello Class 4! I hope you are all well. This week, my class have been writing 'A Guide to Surviving Year 5' for you guys. They wanted to give you some tips on what Year 5 will be like. I have had so many come through, and I thought I would share them with you. If you have any further questions about Class 5, you can always email me at class5@netherthongprimary.co.uk and I will ask my class to provide you with some answers. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all!
Here is Alfie's:
Next is Darach's:
Here is Ethan's:
Isla has some good tips for you:
Libby F has provided lots of information on Year 5:
Here is Luke's:
Next is Owen's:
Finally, here is Toby's:
There may be more coming your way. I hope you find these useful!
Mr. K
Friday 5th June 2020
admin on: Class 4
Happy Friday everyone. I hope you are all keeping well. We have been busy today with the sewing machine. I have been making a dress and a top, and Florence has helped to make a few face masks. It was fun and productive. I am not sure how well the clothes have come out, but worth a try! I know a few of you have had a go at sewing things during the lock down, which is great.
To start with her are the answers to the landmark quiz.
I wonder how many you got?
English
Keep going with your Story book of Romulus and Remus. If you have finished have a go at writing a list of comprehension questions. Think about a range of difficulty with your questions. Some can be easy and fact retrieving questions, some might be more tricky which would ask you to think about the text in more detail or some might be about the vocabulary in the text.
Maths
Today I would like you to keep going with multiplication. Can you complete your speed tables as fast as you can and let us know the time you got. I will post the times I am given. Also go on TTRockstars and let me know whether you are a Rock God or just a Rock Hero!
Science
This half term we should be looking at lots of different investigations so I thought that I would set you one.
Here is a silly joke to end the week on. If you have any good joke you would like to share please do!
Why do bicycles fall over?
Because they are two tired!
Have a great weekend
Love Miss W and the Year 4 Team
PS. Check back on the blog after 3pm this afternoon. I think Mr Kershaw might have a few messages for you.
xxx