{"id":1514,"date":"2020-05-07T11:55:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2020-05-07T11:55:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:55:03","slug":"home-learning-friday-8th-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/2020\/05\/07\/home-learning-friday-8th-may-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Learning Friday 8th May 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Home learning\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08.05.2020<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Hello everyone!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope that you are all well and keeping safe, and would like to say a huge well done to all of our Year Four pupils who have been working incredibly hard on their home learning over the last few weeks \u2013 keep up the amazing work! It has been fantastic to see all of your projects that have been sent through to our class emails, you should all be very proud of what you have achieved so far.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Miss Honeywell has continued her baking and has made some delicious strawberry and apricot tarts as well as some ginger and lemon scones\u2026 yummy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/scone-e1588850588739.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1509\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/scone-e1588850588739.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/scone-e1588850588739.jpg 659w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/scone-e1588850588739-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/jam-e1588850573394.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1508\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/jam-e1588850573394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/jam-e1588850573394.jpg 430w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/jam-e1588850573394-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Miss Jackson-Nash has been busy working towards her target for her steps challenge as part of her fundraising project. She has done a wonderful job so far, take a look!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/georgie-e1588850789691.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1510\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/georgie-e1588850789691.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/georgie-e1588850789691.jpg 382w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/georgie-e1588850789691-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/steps-count--e1588850773936.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1511\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/steps-count--e1588850773936.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/steps-count--e1588850773936.jpg 234w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/steps-count--e1588850773936-163x300.jpg 163w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Reading comprehension<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Inference<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Watch the following short film, \u2018The Little Shoemaker\u2019 on Literacy Shed (use the link below):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.literacyshed.com\/littleshoemaker.html\">https:\/\/www.literacyshed.com\/littleshoemaker.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1515\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/blog.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/blog-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/blog-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/blog-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Have a go at answering the following questions<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the <strong>moral<\/strong> of the story? What does it <strong>teach<\/strong> you about life and working hard?<\/li>\n<li>How did the little shoemaker <strong>feel <\/strong>when his rival had arrived outside of his shoe shop? How could you tell from his body language and facial features?<\/li>\n<li>Draw a picture of the customer \u2013 fill in small speech bubbles around her, to <strong>predict <\/strong>what she must have been saying when both shoemakers kept trying to persuade her to buy their shoes?<\/li>\n<li>Write a list of adjectives in a thought bubble, to describe how the little shoemaker must have been <strong>feeling<\/strong> when he received his letter. Which clues did you use from the film to help you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For those who do separate work for Guided Reading, draw a picture of the two shoemakers in the street and have a go at using speech bubbles to create <strong>persuasive<\/strong> <strong>statements<\/strong> they may have said to their customer, e.g. \u2018half price shoes, great quality!\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Direct speech<\/u><\/p>\n<p>You should now be very familiar with the speech rhyme that we have been learning in class this year. Here is a reminder for how to record direct speech:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/speech-e1588851621204.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1516\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/speech-e1588851621204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1243\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/speech-e1588851621204.jpg 1243w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/speech-e1588851621204-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/speech-e1588851621204-768x141.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/speech-e1588851621204-1024x188.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1243px) 100vw, 1243px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the image and story below from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pobble365.com\/rumpelstiltskin\">https:\/\/www.pobble365.com\/rumpelstiltskin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/reading.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1517\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/reading.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/reading.jpg 783w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/reading-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/reading-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Having been locked inside the tower for three days the miller\u2019s daughter was beginning to despair. The King had told her, in no uncertain terms, that this was a life or death situation; she would either spin the straw into gold, or she would face an unthinkably gruesome fate.<\/p>\n<p>Just as she was about to give up all hope, with her calloused hands uselessly pleading with the spinning wheel for an unlikely miracle, something unexpected happened\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Over by the open window, where rays of sunlight poured into the cramped enclosure, there appeared a small and peculiar being&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Task:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can you have a go at writing the conversation that might be happening between both characters, using the speech punctuation prompt? Think carefully about which verbs and adverbs you could use that would make sense together (e.g. asked curiously, whispered nervously, mumbled timidly).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In story books, not all dialogue is recorded as constant speaking that goes backwards and forwards between characters. Sometimes, the author adds some extra parts of the story and\/or further detail or description in between what each character says. Could you try this skill, to build a greater picture of the scene that is surrounding your two characters?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Spelling <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This week, we would like you to revise the following Y3\/4 spelling words from our list:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>believe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bicycle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 breath\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 breathe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 build\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 busy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 business <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Using the morpheme grid below, see how many words you can make (e.g. for <em>build<\/em>, you could create the words <em>rebuild, rebuilding, builder<\/em>, etc). Which letters would you need to add or replace when building words with prefixes and suffixes, can you remember the spelling rules?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/spelling-e1588851713145.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1518 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/spelling-e1588851713145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"694\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/spelling-e1588851713145.jpg 573w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/spelling-e1588851713145-300x96.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For those working on Y2 common exception words, use the following online \u2018Against the Clock\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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Addition and subtraction: Mental Maths <\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warm up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To consolidate our learning on addition and subtraction, have a look at the following mental maths game:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/mental-maths-train\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/maths-games\/mental-maths-train<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once you are on the game, select the following options to practise the key skills (* = easy, ** = hard):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Number bonds to 100<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select \u2018addition truck\u2019, then: * Bonds to make 100 (tens), <strong>OR<\/strong> ** Bonds to make 100.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adding on to 3 digit numbers <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select \u2018addition truck\u2019, then: * Three Digits and Tens, <strong>OR<\/strong> ** Three digits and Hundreds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Magic jumps subtraction<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select \u2018subtraction truck\u2019, then: * Two digit numbers,<strong> OR ** <\/strong>Two digit numbers with decomposition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Task:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/money\/toy-shop-money\">https:\/\/www.topmarks.co.uk\/money\/toy-shop-money<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Select \u2018Mixed Coins\u2019 then \u2018Give change: \u00a31 to \u00a310\u2019. Use the strategies you have practised in the warm up game to help you calculate the difference between the cost of the item and the amount used to pay (i.e. the change you will receive from the shopkeeper).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can you use the most efficient combination of coins when recording your answer? What if I used the inverse to \u2018count up\u2019 the difference between the amounts of money? How would this look on a number line?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember that Sumdog, Times Table Rockstars and My Maths have also been updated with activities. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Topic<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hawaii Country Study \/ D&amp;T<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Year Four, we shall be completing a Hawaii country study as part of our Geography Topic this term. Can you make one of the following items, which could have been used as part of the school carnival? Once you have completed your item, create a step by step set of instructions on how to make your finished piece\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/hawaii-e1588851985500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1520 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/hawaii-e1588851985500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/hawaii-e1588851985500.jpg 655w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/hawaii-e1588851985500-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At school, Miss Honeywell had a go at making Skittles and food colouring NHS rainbows with children at St. Peter&#8217;s \u2013 take a look at the \u00a0designs from our water experiments!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/rainbows-e1588852114545.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1521\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/rainbows-e1588852114545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"785\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/rainbows-e1588852114545.jpg 676w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/rainbows-e1588852114545-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Science <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Sound waves<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the following video on Sound Waves: <a href=\"http:\/\/studyjams.scholastic.com\/studyjams\/jams\/science\/energy-light-sound\/sound.htm\">http:\/\/studyjams.scholastic.com\/studyjams\/jams\/science\/energy-light-sound\/sound.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pitch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Frequency \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Volume\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Amplitude\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Decibels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/sound-e1588852219211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1522 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/sound-e1588852219211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/sound-e1588852219211.jpg 758w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/sound-e1588852219211-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center\">\n<li><strong>High pitch noise means high frequency waves (more waves per second)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center\">\n<li><strong>Low pitch noise means low frequency waves (less waves per second)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center\">\n<li><strong>Tall waves (high amplitude) mean the noise has a louder volume<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center\">\n<li><strong>Shorter waves (low amplitude) means the noise has a softer volume<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Task:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using the clues above from the video, can you go on a <strong>SOUND HUNT<\/strong> around your house and street? Which sounds can you hear\u2026 in the garden, kitchen, bathroom? Draw each object and draw the sound wave you predict it is making.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now can you guess how many decibels of sound each item creates? Put the items in order from most to least decibels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Family STEM activity \u2013 Miss Stapley<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>THE SCIENCE OF OOBLECK<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science-sparks.com\/how-to-make-oobleck\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.science-sparks.com\/how-to-make-oobleck\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you notice that if you make a ball with oobleck or gloop it feels solid, but if you drop the oobleck on the floor it turns liquid again? The slime is a\u00a0non \u2013 Newtonian fluid\u00a0as it doesn\u2019t flow like liquids normally do.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fnd-2jetT1w\"><strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fnd-2jetT1w<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cornflour gloop ( oobleck )\u00a0 is made up of molecules arranged in long chains. When the chains are stretched the liquid will flow, but when you force them together they stick together to form a solid.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>OOBLECK RECIPE<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cornflour<\/li>\n<li>Water<\/li>\n<li>Food colouring \u2013 optional<\/li>\n<li>Ice cube trays \u2013 optional<\/li>\n<li>Mixing bowl<\/li>\n<li>Colander, funnel and beakers \u2013 optional, but great for messy fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING CORNFLOUR GLOOP<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fill a cup with cornflour and add to the bowl<\/li>\n<li>Add water very slowly mixing with your hands, until you get a sticky, slimy gloop.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to make it coloured add some food colouring. ( be careful this can stain skin and clothes)<\/li>\n<li>Play with the slime and see how it behaves. Can you make it into a ball? and what happens if you throw it onto the floor?<\/li>\n<li>Can you squeeze the slime into a ball? What does it feel like? How long does the ball stay solid after you let go?<\/li>\n<li>If you used less water do you think the slime would fall faster or more slowly through the colander?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>OOBLECK CHALLENGE<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Can you make a giant oobleck tray and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.science-sparks.com\/walking-on-oobleck\/\">walk on oobleck<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>HOW TO MAKE A GIANT OOBLECK TRAY<\/u><\/p>\n<p>To make our giant oobleck tray &#8211; pour about 1 kg of cornflour into a large black tray and slowly added water until the consistency was wet, but solid when squeezed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/oobleck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1523\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/oobleck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/oobleck.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/oobleck-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/oobleck-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Religious Education \u2013 Miss Honeywell<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As part of your RE learning, we would like you to focus upon\u00a0the upcoming celebration of Pentecost \u2013 this day is celebrated fifty days after Easter Sunday, to remember how the Holy Spirit appeared to the Apostles of Jesus and gave them hope while they were in Jerusalem.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Can you complete\u00a0<u>ONE<\/u>\u00a0of the following activities, to develop your knowledge of this special time in the Liturgical Year?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Create<\/strong> a religious crossword that includes the following key words and symbols: wind, flame, tongue, Holy Spirit, disciples, Jerusalem. Can you add more of your own? Don\u2019t forget to record your clues!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Design <\/strong>a celebration card to spread the Good News at Pentecost \u2013 could you post it to a friend to spread joy and hope at this difficult time?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Write <\/strong>a drama script to \u2018act out\u2019 the scene of the disciples as Pentecost with your family at home \u2013 what happened to the followers of Jesus?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make<\/strong> 10 quiz questions about the Pentecost story. Could you ask a friend or family member about them when you next chat on the webcam\/internet, or over the phone?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imagine<\/strong> you are a news reporter who has been sent to Jerusalem to find out more about the events that took place at Pentecost. Which 5W questions (who, what, where, when, why) would you ask the disciples?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build<\/strong> a model of one of the following Pentecost symbols (flame, wind, speaking in tongues, Holy Spirit) to put on display and remind you that Jesus is near. Which resources could you use from home? Plasticine, recycled plastic, painted cardboard?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research<\/strong> the story of Pentecost on the internet, from a Biblical website. Can you draw a thought bubble and record how the feelings of the disciples changed throughout the story?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Music \u2013 Mrs Sumba<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>George Gershwin<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Go to the website below and watch Radzi Chinyanganya\u2019s video about George Gershwin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/teach\/ten-pieces\/classical-music-george-gershwin-rhapsody-in-blue\/zkcy6v4\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/teach\/ten-pieces\/classical-music-george-gershwin-rhapsody-in-blue\/zkcy6v4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why is Gershwin considered to be a musical trailblazer?<\/p>\n<p>Now listen to the whole piece in the second video and create a cityscape as you listen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Art \u2013 Mrs Pearson<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art Challenge<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><u>Who\u2019s YOUR SUPERHERO?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For this week\u2019s Art Challenge I would like you produce some art that is linked to a superhero. Your superhero can be real, such as our key workers, or someone in your family, or a fictional character from a comic, film or your own imagination.\u00a0\u00a0It can be a drawing, a figure made from a kitchen roll tube, street art or anything else that you can think of.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this may inspire you:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/art-e1588852409382.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1524\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/art-e1588852409382.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/art-e1588852409382.jpg 464w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/art-e1588852409382-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/year4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/05\/art-e1588852409382-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This new Banksy artwork has appeared at Southampton General Hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It shows a young boy kneeling by a wastepaper basket dressed in dungarees and a T-shirt. He has discarded his Spiderman and Batman model figures in favour of a new favourite action hero &#8211; an NHS nurse. The artist left a note for hospital workers, which read: &#8220;Thanks for all you&#8217;re doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if it\u2019s only black and white.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, if this doesn\u2019t appeal to you then you can still send any other art work to me and I will post that on the Blog too.<\/p>\n<p>Please email your artwork to me:<\/p>\n<p>n.pearson@stpeterswaterlooville.hants.sch.uk<\/p>\n<p>Thank you<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Keep creating and keep safe!<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Pearson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home learning\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08.05.2020 &nbsp; Hello everyone! &nbsp; We hope that you are all well and keeping safe, and would like to say a huge well done to all of our Year Four pupils who have been working incredibly hard on their home learning over the last few weeks \u2013 keep up the amazing work! 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