Netherthong

Class 4

Wednesday 10th June

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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.

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?

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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Monday 8th June 2020

admin on: Class 4

Good morning, it’s Mrs Kendal here for just one more day. Mr Kershaw will be taking over our class blog as from tomorrow (he has had internet trouble over the weekend so he was unable to complete our blog today). Don’t forget, even though Miss Watkins and myself will not be writing the blogs, we are still always here and you can contact us at any time by email.

It has been a bit of a wet and windy few days so we have spent a lot of time doing indoor activities. We had the clay out yesterday (much to the horror of Mr Kendal!) but we have had lots of messy fun.

We have also had a go at ‘Deepak art’ (Miss Littler introduced me to this a few weeks ago). If you have oil pastels at home, look up some examples on the internet and have a go. Will drew a fox under a tree, Sophie drew a dancer and I drew a fairy:

Onto today’s suggested activities:

Reading:

We seem to have quite a few Harry Potter fans in our class. It’s great to hear that so many of you are enjoying these books. You have inspired me to dig my old copies out of the attic and read them with Sophie!

The next chapter of our ‘guided reading’ book is on your 2do list on Purple Mash as well as the comprehension questions to answer.

History:

“What did the Romans ever do for us?”

The Romans arrived in AD43 and they brought with them many new ideas and a different way of living.

Follow the link to find out more:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqtf34j/articles/z2dr4wx

English:

After finding out what the Romans did for us, create your own information page. You can include a bold title, diagrams, fun facts, sub-headings and alliteration. You may find out extra information on different websites.

Maths:

If the weather is dry, have a go at measuring the height of some local trees - I haven't gone mad, you can do this without climbing up to the top!

Before you start, have a go at estimating the height and see how close you are.

You will need a piece of paper and a tape measure (and a willing volunteer!):

Fold a piece of paper in half to form a triangle (the paper must be square to start with, if it is rectangular, measure out a perfect square). The triangle will have one 90 degrees angle and two 45 degrees angles.

Hold the triangle in front of one eye by holding a corner opposite the 90 degrees angle. One of the short sides should be horizontal and the other should be vertical. Look up the longest side by raising your eyes.

Move back from the tree until you can see the top of the tree at the top tip of the triangle.

Mark the spot that you are standing on and measure the distance from it to the base of the tree. This distance is almost the full height of the tree. Add the distance from the ground to your eye-line to the distance from your marker to the base of the tree. Now you have the full height of the tree!

Have a wonderful day.

Love from Mrs Kendal the year 4 team xx

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Hello from Mr. Kershaw

admin on: Class 4

Hello Class 4! I hope you are all well. This week, my class have been writing 'A Guide to Surviving Year 5' for you guys. They wanted to give you some tips on what Year 5 will be like. I have had so many come through, and I thought I would share them with you. If you have any further questions about Class 5, you can always email me at class5@netherthongprimary.co.uk and I will ask my class to provide you with some answers. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all!

Here is Alfie's: