{"id":1447,"date":"2020-04-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2020-04-17T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T12:01:03","slug":"friday-17th-april-2020-home-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/2020\/04\/17\/friday-17th-april-2020-home-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 17th April 2020 Home Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Reading comprehension<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please see the Guided Reading pack, attached below. We would like you to read through the \u2018Enormous Eruptions\u2019 article and then have a go at the retrieval and \u2018vipers\u2019 questions on the following page. Watch out! They are tricky<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Enormous-Eruptions-Guided-Reading.pdf\">Enormous Eruptions Guided Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For those who do separate work for Guided Reading, please see the \u2018Song of the Seasons\u2019 activity card, attached below. Read through with an adult first before having a go at the tasks&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Song-of-the-Seasons-Activity-Card.pdf\">Song of the Seasons Activity Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, please continue to read 20-30 minutes daily. Try and read a range of texts too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Writing activity <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below is a link to a picture of a tsunami. To continue our learning on complex sentences and subordinate clauses, use the photo and story to create your own conjunction sentences that describe what happened during this natural disaster. Try the conjunctions: because, although, whenever, as a result, consequently, since.<\/p>\n<p>Challenge: could you write from the point of view of one of the car passengers? For instance: Whenever the waves crashed down beside us, several jets of salty water had sprayed across our car windows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pobble365.com\/the-tsunami\">http:\/\/www.pobble365.com\/the-tsunami<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Spelling <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week, we would like you to revise the following Y3\/4 spelling homophones from our list:<\/p>\n<p><strong>there\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 their\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 they\u2019re\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 write\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 right\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 reign\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rain <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pick one of the following strategies, to practise your words: silly sentences, clapping syllables or spelling spirals. Now <strong>draw<\/strong> each word.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Please note<\/u>: for those working on Y2 common exception words, use the following online \u2018Bouncing Anagram\u2019 game (use \u2018single player\u2019 mode).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spellzone.com\/word_lists\/games-32308.htm\">https:\/\/www.spellzone.com\/word_lists\/games-32308.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Maths <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To consolidate our learning on multiplication, division and the inverse, please click the \u2018x and \u00f7\u2019 tab on the weblink below, for a fun game to make related number facts. How big can you make your fact family?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example\u2026<\/p>\n<p>4 x 3 = 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3 x 4 = 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12 = 4 x 3<\/p>\n<p>12 \u00f7 3 = 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12 \u00f7 4 = 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 = 12 \u00f7 3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Challenge: What if one of your numbers was ten times bigger? How would your answer change? Can you represent each fact on a bar model? For a challenge, select \u20182 to 12 times tables\u2019. If it\u2019s tricky, try \u20182 to 5 times tables\u2019 on the website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/number-facts\/number-fact-families\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/number-facts\/number-fact-families<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remember that sumdog, times table rockstars and My Maths have also been updated with activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Science <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To recap our learning on animals including humans, use the website below to have a go at creating your own hybrid creature! Label each part of the body in your books and describe how your creature has been adapted to live in one of the following habitats\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Desert\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rainforest\u00a0\u00a0 Mountain\u00a0\u00a0 City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you are ready, have a go at the game! Don\u2019t forget to read the \u2018how to play\u2019 instructions first, to help your new creature to survive\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueplanetdiaries.com\/createacreature\/create_creature.html\">http:\/\/www.blueplanetdiaries.com\/createacreature\/create_creature.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Family STEM activity &#8211; Miss Stapley<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fizzy Bottle Rockets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on the links below to view a video and download the information sheet:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rigb.org\/families\/experimental\/fizzy-bottle-rockets\">https:\/\/www.rigb.org\/families\/experimental\/fizzy-bottle-rockets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rigb.org\/docs\/fizzybottlerockets_infosheet_v2_0.pdf\">https:\/\/www.rigb.org\/docs\/fizzybottlerockets_infosheet_v2_0.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions to ask children:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the tablet is put in the glass of water &#8211; what do you think is in the bubbles?<\/p>\n<p>Where do you think the bubbles are coming from?<\/p>\n<p>What do you think would happen if we used more than one tablet? Why?<\/p>\n<p>What do you think would happen if we used warm water? Why?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before making rocket:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What do you think will happen if we put some tablets and water in this bottle and close the lid? Why?<\/p>\n<p>What things could we change to make the rocket go higher?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Going further:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Experiment with different sizes of bottle and different combinations of water and tablets to find out what combination gives you the highest flying rocket.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does it matter how many tablets you use?<\/li>\n<li>What about if you break the tablets into smaller pieces?<\/li>\n<li>How does the temperature of the water affect things?<\/li>\n<li>Watch a flame powered bottle rocket:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FlamingBottleRockets\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/FlamingBottleRockets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about propulsion by building a balloon powered car: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/BalloonCars\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/BalloonCars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Topic<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now that we have been learning about lots of earthquakes and volcanoes, can you make your own set of Natural Disaster Top Trump cards to play with your family? Use the link below to help. You could include information about your favourite volcanoes and earthquakes that we have studied. For more of a challenge can you include some of the following natural disasters and research them to find out more?<\/p>\n<p><strong>hurricane\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0tsunami\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0tornado \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0storm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Natural-Disaster-Top-Trump-cards.pdf\">Natural Disaster Top Trump cards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Religious Education &#8211; Miss Honeywell<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of your RE learning and reflection upon Easter, we would like you to complete\u00a0<u>ONE<\/u>\u00a0of the following activities, in order to develop your knowledge of this special time in the Church calendar\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design your own Easter Egg and include as many symbols for new life as you can!<\/li>\n<li>Create a comic strip cartoon of the key events that took place in the Easter story.<\/li>\n<li>Write a journal that includes the thoughts and feelings of Mary and the disciples, when they had discovered the empty tomb.<\/li>\n<li>Draw your own Good Friday crucifix and fill it with prayers for Jesus, as well as those around the world who have been working hard and making sacrifices for the good of others.<\/li>\n<li>Make a prayer station at home, for moments of peaceful reflection. Choose an Easter prayer as part of your worship, from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cafod.org.uk\/Pray\/Prayer-resources\/Easter-prayers\">https:\/\/cafod.org.uk\/Pray\/Prayer-resources\/Easter-prayers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Build your own Easter word search and include as many religious key words as you can, e.g. Resurrection, Sacrifice, Miracle, New Life, Tomb.<\/li>\n<li>Decorate your own Easter postcard with a Biblical image. Record your own Happy Easter message and spread the Good News to one of your friends!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Music &#8211; Mrs Sumba<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Musical Trailblazers &#8211; Delia Derbyshire and Doctor Who<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to the website below and watch Segun Akinola\u2019s video about Delia Derbyshire. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/teach\/ten-pieces\/classical-music-delia-derbyshire-doctor-who-theme\/zfh792p\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/teach\/ten-pieces\/classical-music-delia-derbyshire-doctor-who-theme\/zfh792p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why was she a musical trailblazer?<\/p>\n<p>Can you use everyday objects to recreate the Doctor Who theme tune?<\/p>\n<p>Challenge-can you play around with your sounds and find a way to record them?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art Home Learning &#8211; Mrs Pearson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The title for your art this week is \u2018NEW LIFE\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0You can be as creative as you like.\u00a0\u00a0It could be a drawing of yourself as a baby,\u00a0\u00a0a baby animal made out of kitchen roll tubes, a photograph of a tree with buds, an Andy Goldsworthy inspired piece of art made out of natural things in your garden or when you have been on a walk.\u00a0\u00a0Impress me with your creativity!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/art-pic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1454\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/art-pic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"861\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/art-pic.png 861w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/art-pic-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/art-pic-768x259.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please email your artwork to me:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LPlnk695502\" href=\"mailto:n.pearson@stpeterswaterlooville.hants.sch.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">n.pearson@stpeterswaterlooville.hants.sch.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Keep creating and keep safe!<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Pearson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading comprehension Please see the Guided Reading pack, attached below. We would like you to read through the \u2018Enormous Eruptions\u2019 article and then have a go at the retrieval and \u2018vipers\u2019 questions on the following page. Watch out! They are tricky Enormous Eruptions Guided Reading For those who do separate work for Guided Reading, please [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1447"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1455,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447\/revisions\/1455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}