Author: Daniel Weaver

8 days ago
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Maths Home Learning Update

These resources follow a 12 week plan created in partnership with the BBC to help ensure pupils are ready to return to school in September.  The accompanying video tutorials can be found here. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

The 12 week plan will be continued if and when your child returns to school during the summer term.

Below are the Week 4 worksheets. The supporting videos can be found on White Rose Maths home learning page (click link above).

Week 4 Lesson-1-Correspondence-problems-2019

Week 4 Lesson-2-Perimeter-of-a-rectangle-2019

Week 4 Lesson-3-Perimeter-of-rectilinear-shapes-2019

Week 4 Lesson-4-Counting-squares-2019

Below are the Week 5 worksheets. The supporting videos can be found on White Rose Maths home learning page.

Week 5 Lesson-1-Recognise-tenths-and-hundredths-2019

Week 5 Lesson-2-Equivalent-fractions-1-2019

Week 5 Lesson-3-Equivalent-fractions-2-2019

Week 5 Lesson-4-Fractions-greater-than-1-2019

After half term, w/c 1.5.2020, week 6 will be uploaded.

Please do not hesitate to email me if any of you have difficulty accessing the resources: weaver.d@shawburystmarys.co.uk

Many thanks

Mr Weaver

10 days ago
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Year 4 Home Learning 18/05/2020

Hi all,
I hope you have all had a good week, thank you to those who emailed me their super stories. I hope you all enjoyed your mini-beast hunts.

Daily tasks on a weekly basis:
Please ensure that your child completes the following activities on a daily basis: reading, times table practise, spelling practise, Education City activities including Maths and Science.

Also, please ensure that your child completes two grammar activities from Education City. I am aware that they may have to repeat a grammar activity, however this will be good reinforcement.

Geography:

This week, I would like you to learn the names of all 7 continents of the world. Then for each continent, choose one country to research and learn about. For that country I would like you to find out:

  • The name of its capital city
  • A famous landmark within that country
  • 3 key physical features within that country
  • Sketch a picture of the famous landmark

Literacy:

https://www.talk4writing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Y4-Maria-Aliens.pdf

This link is a very useful resource. Throughout the next three weeks you need to work through the activities. Below is a timetable of how you may want to do the activities.

• Day 1: To read the text. Amazing Aliens pg 4-5
• Day 2: What do the words means? Alien Comprehension!
• Day 3: Help! I’ve seen an alien! pg 7
• Day 4: The ‘Talk like an Expert’ game pg 8-9
• Day 5: Alien Headlines pg 10-11
• Day 6: When? Who? What? Why? Where? openers
• Day 7: Crazy Quotes
• Day 8: pg 14 https://soundcloud.com/talkforwriting/aliens/s-3RghCAYVqBs
• Day 9: Your Log pg 15-16
• Day 10: Explain please
• Day 11: Write Away!
• Day 12: I want to go there!

• Day 13: Let’s innovate
• Day 14: Let’s publish!
• Day 15: Invention
• Day 16: Invention

Maths:

Continue to use White Rose Maths on a daily basis. This week please attempt Summer Term – Week 2. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

Good luck everyone.

Take care

Mr Weaver

20 days ago
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Maths

Today’s maths challenge links to this weeks White Rose Maths focus.

10 pupils ran 100 metres in a race. Their times (in seconds) are written on the scroll.


1) Who won the race?
2) Who came last in the race?
3) Francis wants to know what position she came in the race. She made a table to list all the pupils from the quickest time to the slowest time. Complete Francis’ table for her. What position did she come?

Position          Name              Time
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

Good luck

Mr Weaver

24 days ago
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Year 4 Home Learning 4/5/2020

Hi all,
I hope you have all had a good week, thank you to those who emailed to let me know what you have been getting up to – I have seen some fantastic DT projects.

Daily tasks on a weekly basis:
Please ensure that your child completes the following activities on a daily basis: reading, times table practise, spelling practise, Education City activities including Maths and Science.

Also, please ensure that your child completes two grammar activities from Education City. I am aware that they may have to repeat a grammar activity, however this will be good reinforcement.

Science:

This week, I would like you to go on an invertebrate hunt. You could do this in your garden or on a walk with your family. Also, I would like to challenge you to sketch some of the invertebrates you find. Please follow the links below.

file:///F:/Shawbury%202020/Spring/Science/Living%20things%20and%20their%20Habitats/Lesson%203%20Invertebrate%20Hunt/Activity%20Sheets/Activity%20Sheet%20Invertebrate%20Hunt.pdf

file:///F:/Shawbury%202020/Spring/Science/Living%20things%20and%20their%20Habitats/Lesson%203%20Invertebrate%20Hunt/Activity%20Sheets/Invertebrates%20Classification%20Key.pdf

Literacy:

https://www.talk4writing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Y4-Unit.pdf

This link is a very useful resource. Throughout the next two weeks you need to work through the activities. Below is a timetable of how you may want to do the activities.
• Day 1: Sparky Start / our story / what did you think?
• Day 2: Re-read story / word, words, words / reflection
• Day 3: Read and Understand
• Day 4: Spellings
• Day 5: Grammar
• Day 6: Boxing up
• Day 7: Innovation Ideas x2
• Day 8: Shaking hands with the model
• Day 9: Plan your story
• Day 10/11: Write your story
• Day 12: Proof read and edit work using a dictionary for spellings
• Day 13: Review

Maths:

Continue to use White Rose Maths on a daily basis. This week please attempt Summer Term – Week 1. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

Below are some division questions which focus on last weeks White Rose maths:

Good luck everyone. I look forward to either seeing or hearing your stories.

Take care

Mr Weaver

30 days ago
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Free Reading

Hi everyone,

Another great website to share with you.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/class

Oxford Owl are now adding free eBooks to their website to allow children to read books from their correct reading level at home. I have set Class 4 up with a class login. You can access it by clicking the red ‘My class login’ button and entering the following details:

Username: mrweaver
Password: MrWeaver

You can then search for the correct reading band to find appropriate books or you can search by theme or age. The majority of children read at or above ‘brown book band’. I hope this is helpful!

Mr Weaver

31 days ago
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Star of the Week

Congratulations to Cerys Sterio-Mason, you are my star of the week. You have produced a variety of excellent work.I really enjoyed reading your letters and seeing your art work. I especially loved your maths challenge.

Here is a little peek at some of Cerys’ wonderful work.

Cerys’ Art

Well done Cerys, keep it up!

Mr Weaver

31 days ago
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Year 4 Home Learning 27/4/2020

Hi all,
I hope you have all had a good week, thank you to those who emailed to let me know what you have been getting up to.

Daily tasks on a weekly basis:
Please ensure that your child completes the following activities on a daily basis: reading, times table practise, spelling practise, Education City activities including Maths and Science.

Also, please ensure that your child completes two grammar activities from Education City. I am aware that they may have to repeat a grammar activity, however this will be good reinforcement.

Literacy:
Mr Verling has posted a writing competition onto the website – it is called ‘ Our Shropshire Stories’ https://www.learningthroughlanguage.co.uk/competition. It is inviting children to write a short story of no more than 500 words, using one of twelve Shropshire place-names as their inspiration.

Maths:
Continue to use White Rose Maths on a daily basis. Please attempt week 2 this week. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

DT project

I would like your child to create a ‘multiplication station’ on a times table that they are finding tricky to learn. Follow the link to look at an example video of how to make the project: https://www.facebook.com/TeachitDIY/videos/recycled-bottle-caps-multiplication-station/367780960596480/

Good luck everyone

Mr Weaver

34 days ago
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Class 4 – Maths and Science

Maths:

Today’s challenge is to find as many lines of symmetry in a 2-D shape. I suggest using the 2-D shapes you created earlier in the week.

 

Science:

MRS GREN is an acronym often used to help remember all the necessary features of living organisms: Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition.

Today I would like you to write the acronym down vertically on a piece of paper and explain each feature. Click the link and take notes to help you explain each feature – try to explain in your own words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpZUCo_rKLc

Finally, draw a picture of each feature.

Good luck

Mr Weaver

35 days ago
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Year 4 Home Learning – Biography

Write a biography about Charles Darwin using your research information to help you. Remember to include the features of a biography:

  • Title
  • opening statement
  • sub-headings
  • facts
  • dates
  • time connectives
  • chronological order
  • third person
  • closing statement explaining how the person will be remembered

Below is an example of the order you can set out your biography:

Charles Darwin
Early Life –

When and where was he born? Who were his family?
Education –

Where did he go to school? What was he like at school? What did he like / dislike studying?
Work and voyage –

What was his job? Where did he go on the voyage? What did he do / learn?
Private life –

Who did he marry? Did he have children? Where did he live?
Legacy –

When did he die? Why is he remembered?

 

Good luck

Mr Weaver