14 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning, Year 3 and Year 4.
Here is your learning for today.
Maths:
Here are the answers to yesterday’s maths learning for Year 3 and Year 4.
Year 3, there are two videos to watch on this link before having a go at the activities. If you have a selection of different (current British) coins available, they could come in handy. If not, you might want to print/draw these coins to help. You may wish to print Activity 1 or it could be done straight in books. Activity 2 is done interactively.
Year 4, here is your video and the learning mentioned in the video.
Reading:
Here are the answers to yesterday’s Artic journey activity.
Today, have a look at this explorer story task and using the book blurb or the story opener, write your own story about a land that you would explore or discover.
RE:
Here is a video for us to continue our learning all about Pentecost. There are 5 questions for you to answer (this is the printable if you wish but it isn’t necessary) and then, if you’d like, you can make your own paper windmill using these instructions.
13 May 2020: Home learning
Happy Wednesday – half way through the week. How’s it going? Thank you to those people who got in touch when there was a problem with the topic link on Monday. It meant we could resolve the issue as soon as possible. There are inevitably going to be the odd blips and mistakes so thanks for bearing with us! Hopefully all the links will work today!
Maths: Yesterday’s Y4 answers.
Today’s learning. Year 3 video learning and worksheet. Year 4 video learning and worksheet.
Reading: Arctic Adventure video, text and questions
Science: Continuing with our Light topic, we are recapping transparent, translucent and opaque properties. Video lesson and sheet.
12 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning all. Hope you have got your wooly jumpers on now that we have cold weather back. I was back in my winter coat when I walked the dog last night! Keep smiling, though, as I think the sunshine is due back next week.
Maths: Today’s Y3 video learning and worksheet. Y4 video learning and worksheet.
Reading: Sylvia Earle – a famous marine biologist and explorer. Video and text.
Grammar: Verbs task sheet and questions.
Don’t forget, you can always contact us by email. Mrs Welsby (kerensawelsby@spherefederation.org) and Mrs Rowley (beckyrowley@spherefederation.org) – we love hearing from you!
11 May 2020: Home learning
Hi children,
How are you all? We hope that you have had a lovely weekend and enjoyed
the bank holiday weather. Did anyone celebrate VE day on their street? I saw lots of my neighbours (from a distance) and it was lovely!
Maths: Year 3 video learning and worksheet. Year 4 video learning and worksheet. (Don’t forget to send copies of your wonderful work so that we can share it on the class news page.)
Reading: Today, you are going to find out about the amazing explorer, Ibn Battuta, who travelled for 29 years and covered over 75,000 miles! Wow! Find out how he travelled and what he saw along the way. Watch the BBC clip . (If the video doesn’t work, there is a transcript of the clip underneath.)
Take notes as you watch the clip. Choose five facts that you found the most interesting and write these into full sentences.
Challenge:
If you could interview Ibn, what would you ask him?
List five questions that you could ask him.
Topic: Mapping the world video learning second attempt (sorry the first one didn’t work for some reason.)
Go to the Bitesize link and watch the video. Read the text. (This recaps what Sue Venir has told us in the video.) Now play the quiz. (You can use the text above to help you.)
Did you get all 5 questions correct?
If you didn’t, you can always have another go at the quiz. (Remember, you can find the answers in the text and the video!)
Spellings: Revising the long i vowel sound. Don’t forget, you can use the activity suggested or ANY method that helps you to learn the spelling pattern.
08 May 2020: Home learning
Happy VE day!
Here is the working out to yesterday’s maths challenges.
Today is a bank holiday – a time where you may be spending extra time with your families and celebrating VE day. VE day stands for Victory in Europe Day and it is celebrated on 8th May – the day when World War II ended in Europe in 1945.
If you would like to do some learning about VE day, there are a few tasks below that you can do and a few extra fun things based around VE day.
Reading:
Here is a reading text all about VE day and some questions to answer. This reading text will tell you more about VE day.
Maths:
During WWII, Morse Code was used between warships and naval bases, because radio frequency was limited and also easily identifiable by military enemies. Morse code is an alphabet or code in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short light or sound signals. Have a go at cracking these morse codes to find out the secret messages.
Extra activities
Here are some extra activities that you may want to do on VE day:
- How about doing some war time baking? In WWII, lots of the food was rationed to ensure there was enough to go around so people had to bake using different ingredients. Does anything take your fancy? I think the chocolate cake sounds delicious!
- How about becoming a medal designer? Lots of medals were handed out during and at the end of WWII. Do you have what it takes to be the designer of an important medal?
- How about flying a spitfire plane? The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World War Two. Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British a decisive advantage fighting the Luftwaffe.
Please do send us any pictures of you celebrating VE day and let us know how you are doing. Send them to both Mrs Rowley and Mrs Welsby and one of us will get back to you.
( beckyrowley@spherefederation.org / kerensawelsby@spherefederation.org )
07 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning Year 3 and Year 4.
Maths:
Here are the answers to Year 4’s maths learning.
As tomorrow’s tasks will be slightly different due to the bank holiday, we’ll have our challenges day today instead. Here’s a link to another four problems from BBC Bitesize.
How many of them will you conquer? Answers are on the link too but suggested workings out will be posted tomorrow.
Here are some things to remember when approaching each challenge. Given the content, Challenge 4 might be more accessible to Year 4 than Year 3.
Top Tips – Challenge 1:
Read the text carefully to avoid falling into traps. Think about what ‘half’ means and for the second part in particular, think about ‘half’ isn’t.
Top Tips – Challenge 2:
Take time to understand the information that has been given. Bar modelling would help with this.
Top Tips – Challenge 3:
This is quite a long problem. Breaking it down into smaller chunks and showing your working will help you to avoid mistakes.
Top Tips – Challenge 4:
You are asked to find two ways but can you find all solutions? Think about how you might approach this systematically (in order). It’s useful to remember that 1000ml = 1l .
Reading:
Have a look at this video to learn about Edmund Hilary. Then, here is the text and the questions that are spoken about during the video.
RE:
This week, we are going to carry on learning all about Pentecost. Have a look at this video to hear more information about Pentecost and for your activity. (Here is a copy of the activity if you want it separately.)
06 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning, Year 3 and Year 4 – you are halfway through another week!
Maths:
Here are the answers to yesterday’s maths learning for Year 3 and Year 4.
Y3 Maths:
Here’s a link to a task on adding two three-digit numbers. This is a really important skill to revisit every now and then because there are some traps that are easy to forget about. Have a go at all three activities in this link.
During the video, they use the terms ‘number column’ and ‘carry’. Throughout school, we refer to these as ‘column addition’ and ‘exchanges’. In the title of activity two, they use the word ‘regrouping’. Again, we opt for saying ‘exchanges’. If you haven’t got a pack of playing cards for activity three, you could create what you need using some scrap paper.
Y4 Maths:
Here is a video for your maths learning and the task sheet.
Reading:
Here are the answers to yesterday’s RIC.
We are going to have a look at Robert Falcon Scott again. Watch this clip again. (There is also a transcript of the video available on this link if there is a problem with playing the video clip). Now, write a summary of Scott’s exhibition or draw a storyboard of the key events.
Science:
Today, head to BBC bitesize to carry on learning about your light topic. Here are your tasks to accompany BBC bitesize.
05 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning all. Thank you to all of you who have sent in messages, answers or photos. It’s always lovely to hear how you’re getting on because we miss you! Stay safe! If you want to see some more questions that have been sent in from last Friday’s reading task, check out our Class News page. x
Maths: Yesterday’s answers: Year 3 and Year 4. Today’s learning. Year 4 video learning and worksheet. Year 3 video learning and worksheet.
Reading: Yesterday’s answers. Today’s learning. Here is the first explorer that you are going to be finding out about, Robert Falcon Scott. Watch this clip that explains all about Scott’s expedition to the South Pole. There is also a transcript of the video available on this link if there is a problem with playing the video clip. Now, answer these questions in your home learning book.
Grammar: Revision of nouns.
04 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning everyone, and welcome to another week of home learning. You are all doing amazingly! Did any of you do Mr Mills’ Friday challenge?
Maths: Last Friday’s challenge answers. This week’s learning. Year 4 main learning video and challenge video. Year 4 worksheet. Year 3 learning video and Year 3 worksheet.
Reading: Today we are going to have another look at the text from Friday. Your challenge is to answer the questions set by your class mates last week. These questions were written by Leah. Thanks for sending them in, Leah – they’re great!
Topic: Today we are learning more about counties in the United Kingdom. Use compass directions to find the counties.
Spellings: This week we are revising the long e vowel sound. There is a wordsearch for you to do and a wordsearch template so that you can create your own. Here is also a reminder page of spelling strategies that you could use.
May the 4th be with you. (This is a Star Wars joke – May the force be with you!)
01 May 2020: Home learning
Good morning Year 3 and Year 4!
Here are today’s tasks.
Maths: Yesterday’s answers for Year 4. Year 3, there were no set answers for your learning yesterday.
This is the link to the activity for today: ‘Week 1 – Challenges’. There are four challenges for you to have a go at. For those people who complete two and want extra, the other two are there for them to complete as well.
Reading: Here’s another awesome non-fiction book linking to our topic: Explorers. It’s wonderfully illustrated!
Your task is to create ten fact-finding questions for the rest of the class to answer next week, based on the information on Paris on the next page. Send your ten questions to me and I’ll choose some of them for you to all answer next week.
RE: In RE, we are moving on from our Easter learning to look at Pentecost. Have a look at this video where we learn about Pentecost and your activity is explained.
Email your recounts and questions from the reading task to Mrs Welsby (kerensawelsby@spherefederation.org) and Mrs Rowley (beckyrowley@spherefederation.org) so we can read them – we love hearing from you!
Have you managed to get much exercise in whilst you’ve been in lockdown? How about trying one of Mr Mills’ videos. Look out for another challenge from him next week.