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Monday 8th June 2020
Posted: Jun 7, 2020 by: Sarah Kendal (SKendal) 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!):
1)
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.
2)
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.
3)
Move back from the tree until you can see the top of the tree at the top tip of the triangle.
4)
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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