Yr 4 Looking Back and Forth 2nd October
Friday 2nd October 2020 – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
The children continued to work on biographies. This week, they really focused on the language and structural features of a biography. We also shared biographies from a number of people from both of the books. (Rebel Girls and Boys Who Dare)
In maths, we have continued our work on Place Value, adding 1, 10, 100 or 1,000 more or less than a set number.
In the afternoons; we looked at the seven continents and found the highest summits in all of them. In science, we looked at musical instruments and how they create sound. We also looked at some pretty cool glass orchestras. I have put the links below. Thank you to the children who had a go at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYEJtQzHt70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW7xR9aLS98
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUjWRYKIYeI
We continued our work on My Media Choices, in Computing, as part of unit of work on internet safety. We tracked our own individual use every day and reflected on the choices that we make.
Questions to ask at home:
- What is the highest mountain in the world at sea level? below sea level?
- What is the highest mountain in Europe/North America/ Australia/Antarctic/South America?
- Who is Christian McPhilamy?
- Can you complete these sentences? On the guitar, the longer the string the ………er the note. The shorter the string, the …….er the note.
- What did you notice when you looked at the tectonic plates all across the world? (it has something to do with mountains)
- What is the tallest and youngest mountain range in the world?
- What is Pangea?
Looking forward:
This week, the children will continue their work on biographies and begin the plan and write their own version of a biography. They will be looking at the key features of this genre. In maths, we will continue to look at Place Value with larger numbers.
We will begin our collages of mountains. We will also look at the different types of mountains there are and what the areas of a mountain are called.
Remember to wear P.E. kits on Friday. We are using the field when it is dry. Jogging bottoms and jumpers are a must as the weather gets colder.
Homework in Year 4
Reading – daily at least 15 mins – remember to take the Accelerated Reader Quizzes
Rockstars – as much as possible 10 mins daily is ideal – at least once a week for 20 mins
Soundcheck is a great tool to prepare the children for the MTC (Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check)
Spellings – Mrs Riddell – Please learn them for the test on Wednesday. It is better to look at them for 5 minutes each day than try to learn them all in one night. The children remember them better learnt over the week.
Maths–For Friday
English - adverbs work (this links to the work in class) homophones was something the class looked at with Mrs Riddell.
Could the children please complete their homework in pencil or blue/black pen not felt tip.
Timestables – for Friday we are learning x2 x4 x8 x9 This week the children will have a 100 question sheet.
(This can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the plastic wallets are)
Letters
n/a
Reminders for this week – Please check the weekly Newsletter for more detail
Children can bring in hand sanitizers for their own personal use.
Nightly reading recorded in reading record – make sure it comes to school on Friday
Reading challenge has started – 20 reads in the reading record =10 housepoints
Please encourage your child to record their reading in their reading records.
TTRockstars