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Tuesday 30th June with Mr. K
Posted: Jun 29, 2020 by: Liam Kershaw (LKershaw) on: Class 4
Good morning, Class 4, Mr. K here! I hope you had a good weekend? The weather meant I couldn't do as much as I wanted to, but I was glad that it had cooled down a little! Here is some work for you to try out today.
Grammar
On PurpleMash, I have put 3 games on your 2do list.
1.) Campsite Jim - This is testing your knowledge of commas and fronted adverbials.
2.) Jane's Monster - This is testing your knowledge of apostrophes.
3.) Frank's Clever Window Again - This is testing your knowledge of punctuating direct speech. This one is tricky!
English/Music
I would love to get to know you all a little bit better. One way of doing this is to find out about your favourite musicians. I love music, and I listen to lots of different kinds. Because I listen to all sorts, it means I am open to new suggestions! In fact, in Class 5, I often create playlists on my Spotify for the class based on your suggestions, which I play during afternoon lessons when we are working. I have played everything from Oasis to Ariana Grande in class!
So, you have two tasks today.
1.) Write a small piece of writing about one of your favourite musicians. Tell me all about them and explain why you like them. Have you ever seen them live? Print or draw a picture of them as well!
2.) Come up with 5 songs that you really love (they can be any genre or from any time) and I will create a playlist for us to listen to in September. I probably don't need to say this, but please make sure they are appropriate for school!
Although I have many musicians that I love, Taylor Swift is one of my favourites! One of my favourite songs by her is 'You Need To Calm Down'. I like it for lots of reasons, but one is the lyrics, "You need to calm down, you're being too loud." I like it because it I can use it to tell my class to quieten down! It's like she wrote it for teachers!
Anyway, have fun with this and I look forward to hearing about your favourite musicians.
Maths
This task was set for my class yesterday, but I think it is a good skill to practise, and it can be difficult at times. In the Year 4 maths curriculum, it says that you should be able to round any number to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000.
Here is a game for you to try:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding
Try at least two of the first 5 game modes that you see on the opening menu. If you want to extend your knowledge of rounding, you can try the 6th game mode, which is rounding decimals to the nearest whole number. This is a skill you will learn about in Year 5.
Geography
I have been speaking to Mrs Kendal and she told me that before we went into lockdown, you learnt about the water cycle. This is an important part of Year 4 science and geography, and it is something I will be referring to a lot next year.
As a bit of revision, and a chance for you to get creative, I would like you to recreate the water cycle. You can do this in a number of ways:
- You could draw it out and colour it in.
- You could make a 3D version of it.
- You could create a huge one in some way, it is up to you!
- You could use the PurpleMash animation programme to animate a version of it.
- Any other way you can think of to illustrate the water cycle.
You will need to include the following technical words:
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Surface run-off
Infiltration
Transpiration
Here are some websites to help you:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkgg87h/articles/z3wpp39
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/water-and-the-water-cycle
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/nature/water-cycle/
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/how-weather-works/water-cycle
Please note: Different websites may use different words, so make sure you know what the 6 words mean above.
Have a great day, Class 4. I am looking forward to seeing all your work!
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