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Thursday 11th June

admin on: Class 4

Morning Class 4. Thank you so much for all the work I have been sent over the last few days. I have really enjoyed getting to hear from so many of you! 

Reading

Keep up with 30 minutes of reading today. Perhaps you could send me a photo of you reading in the strangest place? James in my class sent Mr. C a photo of him reading in his washing basket!!

English

In English today, I would like you to do something that I set for my class a few weeks ago. Find the favourite view from a window in your house. Spend a few minutes really looking at the view and enjoying it. Maybe note down what you can see. 

Then, I would like you to write a short poem called 'From my window...' 

Here is an example of a couple of lines:

From my window, I can see a baby calf sheltering beside its mother.

From my window, I can see a cheerful wagtail hopping along.

Remember, a poem doesn't have to be really long and it doesn't have to rhyme. It just needs to use imaginative vocabulary. You could use a structure similar to mine where you start each line with the same phrase, or you could do it a different way. It is up to you!

Maths

Thank you so much for your addition questions yesterday. If you didn't already send them in for me to check, here are the answers:

1. 937
2. 893
3. 1,273
4. 6,470
5. 3,180
6. 8,060
7. 9,147
8. 948.48
9. 78.29
10. 9,414 metres Bonus: 9.414km

Here are some subtraction questions for you to try now. Remember, I would like to see it neatly laid out so I can see how well you know the method.

1.) 954 - 214 =

2.) 865 - 321 =

3.)  7869 - 3425 =

4.) 9564 - 7614 = 

5.) 9333 - 5128 =

6.) 7893 - 6937 =

7.) 6504 - 387

8.) 4992 - 674 = 

9.) 789.43 - 94.21 = 

10.) The cola bottle had 673ml of cola in it and the lemonade bottle has 459ml of lemonade. How much more liquid does the cola bottle have than the lemonade bottle?

Art

Yesterday, you created art from imagination. Today, I would like you to do some observational art. This is where you use your eyes to draw something in front of you. 

We will be drawing the view from the same window you wrote a poem about! 

So you can draw the picture or paint the picture underneath your poem. It will be a lovely way to illustrate your poem and I would love to see all the amazing views I'm sure you have! 

I will post a photograph of the view from my window later today for you to see!

PE

Make sure you are staying active every day! Who has been doing Joe Wicks recently?

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Updates from Mr. K

admin on: Class 4

Hi Class 4. First of all, can I just say how bowled over I have been with the amount of work you have been sending in! A big thank you to Class 4 pupils and parents, as it really has been lovely to see so many of you engaging in the blog. 

I have got a selection of work to upload below. I decided to leave off any 'about me' paragraphs as they are personal to the child. I have also left off the letters to the Y5 pupil, as I will be delivering these to some Y5 children. If you have emailed me, and I have missed off your work (and it isn't the pieces I said I was leaving off), please let me know. It has been great to have so many of you email, but sometimes that means I might have missed something!

You really are a talented class! I have loved seeing your enthusiasm and I am excited to be your teacher next year!

Here's some of Brooke's work:

Next up is Charlie S and his work:

Here is some of Ella's:

Eva is up next:

Freddie has shared his work:

James has got some to show:

Jessica has been busy with maths:

Joshua and his work:

Lila and some of her work and her cute new puppy:

Here is Lily F sharing her book:

Orla with lots of lovely work:

Here is Poppy S and her art:

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Wednesday 10th June

admin on: Class 4

Hello Class 4, Mr. K here again! I've got some more work for you today. A big thank you to everyone who sent me in their work yesterday. I really enjoyed reading them. If I haven't got back to you yet, I promise I will as soon as possible! 

Writing

Remember those Guides to Year 5 that my class wrote for you? I would love it if you could write a letter to a Year 5 pupil with some questions about Year 5.

This is how I would like you to structure the letter:

• Start it with 'Dear Year 5 Pupil'  (or, if you know someone in my class, you can write to them directly.
• Tell them who you are, and what you have done in Year 4. Explain what you enjoyed about Year 4.
• Write what you think Year 5 will be like, and then finish with a couple of questions for them.

It doesn't have to be a long letter at all, just a couple of paragraphs.

I will then send these on to some Year 5 pupils, who will reply to you over the next few days. 

Reading

I am super interested to know what books you have been reading this year. Sarah has already told me she has read the Harry Potter series. 

So I would love it if you could send in a picture of the book your reading and tell me a little bit about it.

Maths

Usually, when I get a new class, I check how they are with the written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Today, I would like to see how you find the written column method for addition. Some of you may find this work slightly easy, which is fine. I think it is important to recap the methods involved in maths before we move on to other things.

So, here are 10 addition questions. I would like you to lay them out using the written method you have been taught, and keep the work nice and neat. If you want, you could send in a photo of your work, so I can see how neat it is! Top tip: make sure you line up the columns correctly, using place value to help you. 

1.) 625 + 312

2.) 674 + 219

3.) 884 + 389

4.) 5,983 + 487

5.) 419 + 2761

6.) 5093 + 2967

7.) 7054 + 2093

8.) 456.32 + 492.16        Yes that is a decimal! Just line up the columns correctly as normal, and make sure you put the decimal in your answer.

9.) 56.43 + 21.86

10.) Jeff travels 5493 metres on his bike one day. The next day he rides a further 3921 metres. How many metres has he ridden altogether?  For a bonus point, can you tell me how much that is in kilometres? 

Art

I have heard that this class like art! So I thought I would give you a little art project this afternoon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjgj7nb

On this link, there is a video about Henri Rousseau, a French artist that we are learning about next year. He painted lots of pictures of the jungle, even though he had NEVER been! He had to use his imagination to help him.

Today, I would like you to create a piece of art which involves a place you've never been to. It could be a desert, or the bottom of the ocean, or a jungle like Rousseau did. There are some more videos on there with tips on how to create different pieces of art. I recommend you watch these before you decide.

I'm looking forward to seeing your works of art! I will post them on the blog later this week.

PE

Try to stay active in whatever way you can. How many steps can you get to today?

Thanks,

Mr. K

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What did the Romans ever do for us?

admin on: Class 4

A super start to our Romans topic class 4! Here's some of the work we have received so far: 

  Charlie's super Roman chariot and 'horse'! 

I love the different styles of timeline. 

Lots of facts about Rome. 

Good research.  

Keep up the good work! 

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Tuesday 9th June

admin on: Class 4

Hello, Class 4! Mr. Kershaw here. I will be doing some of your blog posts over the next few weeks. It may not be all the time, but I will definitely be sending some blogs your way.

As transition day might not be the same this year, we thought a good way to learn about our new class is to post some blogs. 

Any work should be sent to my email class5@netherthongprimary.co.uk 

If you want to contact Miss Watkins or Mrs Kendal, then please continue to use the Class 4 email. 

Off we go!

Writing

First of all today, I would love to know a little bit more about you. So to do this, I thought we could start with a paragraph about ourselves. Here is mine:

My name is Mr. Kershaw and I am thirty-one years old. I have been a teacher for seven years, teaching at Netherthong for the last four. Although I take learning very seriously, I think part of learning is to have fun. As you may have seen from the 'Guides to Year 5' I posted on Friday, I do have some rules, but they are easy to follow! My hobbies include watching various sports with Mr. C, going travelling (not really possible at the moment!), long walks and reading. I have just recently become interested in jigsaws, which might not sound fun to everyone, but once you get started on one, they can be great at passing the time! My favourite food is cheese - all types of cheese! I have a phobia of mice and rats, which isn't very good when there is a certain mouse that likes to visit my attic in the middle of the night! 

So I am looking for a paragraph a little bit similar to that. You should include your name, your age and how long you have been at Netherthong Primary School. Tell me about your hobbies and something you have been up to during lockdown. Also, tell me some of your likes and dislikes. 

This is your first task, which can be emailed to me. I'm looking forward to finding out more about you!

Game - 2 truths and a lie

Here is a 'getting to know you' game. As well as your paragraph, I would like you to email me with 2 truths and a lie about yourselves. I have to guess which one is the lie.

Here are my two truths and a lie. Can you guess which one is the lie?

I have met Prince Charles when he came to my high school.

Gary Lineker once gave me a 'high five' in an airport when I was a child. 

My car is named Taylor Swift the Second. 

I will let you know which one was a lie if you email me with your guess!

Maths

For maths, I would like you to start thinking about some of the work we will be doing next year. So today, you are going to do some research for maths! I know that sounds strange, but all will become clear.

In Year 5, you learn about a type of number called a Prime Number. Have you heard of one?

I am not telling you what it is! I would like you to research what a prime number is. There are some good explanations on BBC Bitesize, Twinkl Teach Wiki and The School Run website. 

Once you have a good idea what prime numbers are, I would like you to create a poster explaining what they are as well as a list of the prime numbers less than 100. 

You could do this by colouring in the prime numbers on a 100 square, or just listing them. 

I would like these posters to be colourful, and informative. I would love to print some of these off and put them on my classroom wall for next year. 

If you find the idea of prime numbers hard, please do not worry. This is simply just meant to be an introduction to them. You will get lots more information on them in Year 5. 

History

In history, I can see you are learning about the Romans. I thought you could do some research into the Roman gods. There were many Roman gods and each of them had a different purpose. 

I have some links below to some information that might help you.

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/romans/gods.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks2-romans-6-roman-gods-and-goddesses/z6dphbk  - This one is a podcast with some information on different gods and a song to sing.

https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_roman_gods_mythology.php

Once you have done some research into the Roman gods and goddesses, choose your favourite one, and make a fact file about them. 

Your fact file should have:

• A picture (drawn or printed out) of the god or goddess.
• Their name
• What they were the 'god of'.
• Did they have a Greek version of them?
• Did they carry any important equipment like a trident or a thunder bolt?

PE

What activities have you been doing to stay active over the last 11 weeks? I love to hear about different ways people are keeping active! Some in my class have been:

• Doing a keepy up competition
• Trying out yoga
• Having a competition to see how many steps they can do in a day
• Joe Wicks

I'm looking forward to hearing from you all! Remember, my email is class5@netherthongprimary.co.uk

If you need to speak to Miss Watkins or Mrs Kendal, don't forget to email them on the class 4 email address. 

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