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Monday 27th April 2020

Posted: Apr 26, 2020 by: Sarah Kendal (SKendal) on: Class 4

Monday again! Where are these weeks going? 

Thank you for all of the lovely emails that we received last week. It really is great to hear from you all whether you are sharing work or simply just saying hello. It is really important that we hear from either you or your family at least once a week. This is so that we can check that you and your family are safe and happy. 

With that in mind from this week on, if we have not heard from you by each Thursday, we will be contacting you either by phone or email just to check that you are okay. 

As a school, I hope that you understand that we are trying to keep in contact with pupils and parents so that we all still feel part of the Netherthong community. If there is anything that we can do to support you or your family in any way, please let us know and we will endeavour to put something in place.

A reminder that our email is class4@netherthongprimary.co.uk 

Here are today's suggested activities: 

English: 

Have a really good look at the picture below: 

Use this picture to produce some creative writing. There are no right or wrongs with this task - let your imagination guide you! 

Have a think about these questions to help you get started:

Why is there a zebra in the middle of the horses? 

Where are these animals? 

What happened before this picture? 

What happens next? 

Is this a happy or sad picture? 

You could write a story based on the picture or a diary entry from the point of view of one of the animals or maybe from someone not in the picture. You could even write a piece of poetry based on standing out from the crowd or what it feels like to be different. 

As always, I look forward to seeing where this takes you.

Maths: 

I have been experimenting with Purplemash this weekend and I have set a 2do for you to have a go at. You will find your daily 8 questions set out in a quiz format. Have a go and let me know what you think. 

Today can you practise your mental addition and subtraction strategies? 

You can use 2-digit numbers, 3-digit numbers, 4-digit numbers or a combination of all 3! 

Try and make a game out of it. Choose two of the numbers from the grids below and either add or subtract them.Space the numbers 0-9 out on the floor and throw pebbles onto the correct digits to show your answer. 

For example:  

461 + 26 = 487       you would throw pebbles onto the digits 4 , 8 and 7

We have played a similar game at home but used Nerf guns to shoot the correct answers! You may prefer to just write the calculations down - whatever works best for you is fine with me. 

Science: 

A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone. There are 5 classes of vertebrate: reptiles, mammals, birds, fish and amphibians. 

Can you think of two different types of animal to fit under each of the five headings? You may need to find out the difference between a reptile and an amphibian. 

Now can you make a classification tree to identify each animal. Below is an example (some of these animals are not vertebrates, see if you can spot them):

Have a wonderful day.

Love from Mrs Kendal and the year 4 team xx

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