Class 4
Wednesday 6th May
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Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying all the VE day work so far this week! Our celebrations might be different to the planned ones, but they will still celebrate this 75 anniversary. We had a sponsored walk planned and there was going to be a party on our village green. We are still going to go on our walk, but just as a family and 2 dogs.
English - I have set a 2Do on Purple Mash for you to have a go at.
You have been busy writing invitations and menus. Can you hear my tummy rumble? Today I thought we would think a little bit about poetry. I have attached two poems written by the same lady, but 60 years apart.
They are all about the VE day celebrations back in 1945 and 60 years later. Have a read of them both. I wondered if you could have a go at writing a poem about VE day this year? It could be in a similar style or you could have a go at thinking of another style of poetry - acrostics or shape poetry. It doesn't need to rhyme either, but it can if you wish. Sometimes rhymes can make it harder to write. You could have a go a learning one of the poems or record yourself reading it out loud. It would be lovely to hear your voices.
Maths - TTRockstars - The tournament is still going. The girls are storming ahead at the moment. When I last looked Daisy had the same score on her own as the boys had altogether. Come on lads keep going!
Today I thought that you could have a go at battleships to help with your coordinates. Here are the instructions for you. You could play someone in your house or possibly Zoom someone to play against!
PE - I hope that you are all keeping up with your PE or some sort of physical activity We are trying our best here. During the war dance was an important part of socialising and lots of people (Male and female) did dance. I remembered seeing this style of dance a number of years ago and thought that you could have a look at some of it. I might even have shown you at school. The style of dance is the Lindy hop. With a little help maybe you could find a clip of it to watch. You could try to learn a few of the basic steps and kicks - maybe not the jumps and tricks!
Geography - As it was Victory in Europe Day, I thought that you could do a little reminder of the countries of Europe. Can you find out which countries they are, find them on a map and then you could find the name of the capital cities.
Well done you amazing lot! Keep smiling and carry on!
Miss you all lots
Love Miss W and the Year 4 team
xxx
Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Good morning!
Well the party planning is well under way in our house for Friday's stay at home VE day celebration! Sophie and Will have decided that we are having a picnic party (outside if we are lucky with the weather and inside if not). We have made some lovely poppies to decorate our garden and I received my beautiful invitation today.
Here are Charlie and Orla's invitations:
English:
Today you could start thinking about the menu for your party. Think of the type of food that you would like to serve (you must discuss this with an adult at home). Can you create an official menu and create some interesting titles for your food? You could also have a look for some WWII recipes, perhaps you could recreate some this week.
History:
Back in 1945 on VE day, rationing was still in place so everyone had to bring a little bit of something to the street parties. Can you find out a little bit more about rationing?
- What was rationing?
- Why was food rationed?
- What did a rationing book look like?
- What would have happened if food wasn't rationed?
Maths:
Below is a list of food with the amount that each adult was allowed per week during WWII:
A child's ration was exactly half of an adults. Can you use the conversion chart to work out how many grams and millilitres of food and drink a child would have been allowed (per week) during WWII?
Bits and Bobs!
Well done for those who spotted there was an error on the Daily 8 and Litz Blitz yesterday - I clearly need to work harder on my Purple Mash skills! You have some more in your 2do list, hopefully it will work a bit better today!
Keep reading at home too! Try and read everyday and if you find a good book, please let me know as Sophie is going through them very quickly and I'm looking for recommendations!
Don't forget about TT Rockstars, we love to see how well you are all doing on there.
One last thing - you are all doing an amazing job! We really miss your smiley faces and can't wait for us all to be back together again.
Stay safe.
Love from Mrs Kendal and the year 4 team xx
Woof to you all!
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I hope you are all ok and staying safe. I'm still staying at home. We are having fun and having extra cuddles here.
I had a really special weekend because it was my 10th birthday! Wow, I ate so many sausages! I had loads of balloons, a sausage cake and a dinosaur party with games! We even had dog music, my favourite. Lucky for me the weather was lovely and we got to have a picnic in our garden. I wore a party hat but only for a few minutes because it made my ears tickle. My family asked me to wait to open my presents until the morning and it was hard because I could sniff the tasty treats inside! Afterwards, I had a lovely long sleep and dreamt about running and barking to the hokey cokey. I enjoy that dance and know all of the moves.
I can't wait until I see you again at school and we can chat about our time staying at home and all the things we've done with our families. I hope you and your families are ok and hope to see you woofy soon.
Love and paws,
Mr Curly Wurly xxx
Monday 4th May 2020
admin on: Class 4
Good morning!
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend. We have been very busy in the Kendal household. Will is currently working hard on his Africa topic so on Saturday we went for an elephant ride. Here's Sophie and Will exploring the African plains!
We have also had a very big spring clean and painted the garden fence.
Now onto this week...
Miss Watkins and I have been thinking about the tasks for this week and we have decided to have a break from our 'wild' topic (although we are extremely impressed by all of the wonderful work we have seen so far).
If we had been at school, you would have been having the day off on Friday to celebrate a very special VE day anniversary. The country would have joined together to hold street parties, community gatherings and services of thanksgiving. Obviously, things have had to change but that does not mean that we have to miss out on the celebrations altogether!
This week we would like to spend time learning about this extremely important, historical event before hopefully having our own stay at home celebrations on Friday.
A good place to start would be by doing some research to answer these questions:
- What does VE stand for?
- Why do we celebrate VE day?
- How was the first VE day celebrated?
- Why is this year particularly special?
You could also find out:
- Which countries formed the allied nations during WWII?
- Who were the two British Prime Ministers during WWII?
- Why does VE day not mark the end of WWII?
To find out more about VE day visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr
English:
Get your thinking caps on!
I would like you to plan a party for your family to take place on Friday. You can decide on the type of party (tea party, garden party, picnic etc).
When you have decided on the type of party, you can then begin making your party invitations to give to your family members.
Your invitation should include:
- The name of the person you are writing to.
- The type of event.
- The date.
- The time.
- An RSVP and a location to send it to eg. Tom's bedroom.
- Lots of decoration!
Art:
In order to throw a good stay at home party, you will need some decorations! Traditionally, bunting displaying the Union Jack is used - I wonder if you could make your own? As poppies are a symbol of remembrance, they can also play an important role in VE day celebrations. They can be made using egg cartons or plastic drinks bottles.
Litz Blitz and Daily 8:
I have added these onto your Purple Mash 2do list.
Have fun today, I look forward to seeing your ideas and creations.
Love from Mrs Kendal and the year 4 team xx
Gallery 2.5.2020
admin on: Class 4
Hi everyone! Well it has been another amazing week and you have been so busy. Here are a selection of the things you have been up to. I know lots of you have been up to so much more! Keep in touch as always and don't forget that we are all missing you so much. Love All of the Year 4 Team,]xxx
