Class 4 Activities 2020-2021
Monday 26th April 2021
UNCRC Article 31 (leisure, play and culture)
Future Careers Alert!
A massive well done to Lexie who had her first riding lesson over the weekend – I genuinely can’t believe how big that horse is Lexie!
I love the fact that you started with a slow trot, but by the end of the lesson, your speed increased dramatically.
I can’t wait to see your next lesson.
Well done.
Thursday 22nd April 2021
UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
Today, we had to use and apply our pacing skills to complete the Cooper 12 minute mile in PE. This sounds easier than it is! We maintained an appropriate pace for ourselves and tried to complete as many laps during the allocated 12 minutes; our partner used a tally gate recording system to keep track of our progress.
In order to calculate our total distance covered, we need to take the number of laps ran and multiple it by 30.
Well done everyone.
Wednesday 21st March 2021
Safeguarding Assembly
UNCRC Article 23 (children with a disability)
Today saw another outstanding example of children who demonstrate our Rights Respecting Gold ethos to the highest degrees possible. Mrs. Morton delivered our weekly Safeguarding assembly concentrating on Children with Disabilities and how we can ensure inclusion is adhered to in all areas of our school. I was delighted with all our classes responses during the discussions. One child stood out from Class 4 – Cameron. Well done young man. It takes a lot of courage to discuss personal issues, but the way you discussed your battles with Spina Bifida to the whole school via TEAMs was inspiring. You have even written a blog.
A huge well done to Cameron.
Cameron’s blog
Hi
My name is Cameron and I was born with a disability called Spina bifida. Spina bifida can effect people in different ways, the way it effects me is I can only walk/run in a short period of time as I get pains in my back, legs, feet and knees so get tired easy. I also have problems with my bladder so have to drink plenty of water to keep it healthy . I have had a number of Operations the most Serious one was when I was a baby and only a day old, I had the opening on my spine closed up. Before I was born the diagnosis of spina bifida Was that I may not walk and could have brain damage, but I was very lucky as I can walk and I am quite smart . I do have medicine to help me with my disability. I
May have to have more operations in the future to help me . That’s my blog on spina bifida Thank you for Listening
Cameron
UNCRC Article 31 (leisure, play and culture)
Today we welcomed Cath into school to deliver our first Yoga session in PE. It is fair to say that Yoga is harder than it looks!
We had to develop our core strength in order to perform a series of stretches and balances, as well as evaluating our own performance and identify how we can improve over the course of the term. Well done to all of Class 4 – and Mr. Graham for trying also!
Monday 19th March 2021
UNCRC Article 31 (leisure, play and culture)
Another fabulous experience by all today when we welcomed Holla Starz into school. We were put through our paces by a wonderful coach who taught us to use a variety of hoops on our wrists, legs and waists! Well done everyone for your outstanding efforts.
Thursday 15th March 2021
UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Our first athletics PE lesson with Mr. Beverage today – Long distance running. We had to learn how to pace our running so that we could run continuously over the course of 1000m.
Well done everyone.
Wednesday 14th March 2021
Memorable Experience – The History Bloke
UNCRC ARTICLE 28 (right to education)
What a fabulous afternoon we have had in Class 4. As we are not yet able to go on a school trip to enhance our learning, today we did the next best thing – got the trip to come to us! Yes, today we welcomed Richard (The History Bloke) to deliver our Memorable Experience for our new Cornerstones Curriculum (A Child’s War).
We discovered what it was like to experience Wartime through the eyes of 3 individuals: a father (who was an Air Raid Patrolman); a mother (kept the house in order as well as working in factories); a child (who was an evacuee).
We were able to handle a variety of wartime artifacts as well as listen to many stories from WWII. Mr. Graham even dressed up as the 3 wartime characters!
Thank you Richard for an unbelievable experience.
Monday 12th March 2021
Cornerstones Curriculum Summer Term 1 – Class 4
I hope that you are all fit and well and have had a wonderful, relaxing Easter holiday. During the Summer 1st half term in Class 4, we are looking forward to learning about our next topic – A Child’s War!
A siren sounds and a Spitfire zooms overhead! It’s 1939 and Britain is at war.
This half term, we’ll imagine what it was like to be evacuated and live with a family other than our own. Using different source materials, we’ll learn about evacuation and write letters to our families ‘back home’. We’ll plot the Second World War’s events on a timeline and learn about rationing, Pearl Harbour and the Battle of Britain.
From a range of maps, we’ll identify safe and dangerous places during the war and make persuasive posters to support the war effort. After reading an extract from The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, we’ll write our own diaries. We’ll learn about what it was like during the Blitz and think about how soldiers might have felt.
As well as our topic, the children will develop Outdoor and Adventurous Activities and yoga in PE, enhance their understanding of Sikhism in RE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills.
Homework will be issued weekly. Spellings and Times Tables will be issued on Wednesday and returned ready for a test on Mondays. Either Literacy, Numeracy or Science will be issued on Mondays, to be returned on Fridays. To continue all our hard work to develop our Remote Learning during the Spring Term, we are encouraging our children to access their homework via DB Primary, and upload their homework onto the MY WORK section by the Friday deadline – paper copies will still be distributed if necessary. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child returns their reading book to school daily.
Class 4 will have PE on Wednesdays and Thursdays this half term. Please ensure your child comes into school in their PE kits on these days; they will spend the whole day in their PE kit. Shorts can be worn under tracksuit bottoms if required.
Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links. Once again, thank you for your continuing support in these unprecedented times.
Stay safe
C. Graham
Deputy Head Teacher
c.graham201@durhamlearning.net
Tuesday 23rd March 2021
UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
Today we saw all our hard work in PE over the Spring Term come together as a whole class – eventually! During lockdown, we were given the task to learn a dance routine to the song ‘Better When I’m Dancing’ and upload our progress to DB Primary as often as we could. When we all returned to school on 8th March, Mr. Graham challenged us to collate our moves to a whole class dance – by the end of term!
We did it. Well done Class 4.
Monday 22nd March 2021
DT Structures – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Well done to Class 4 who designed, manufactured and evaluated their structures for the Cornerstones Curriculum topic Allotments.
The children thoroughly enjoyed constructing their designs and hopefully we will be seeing a variety of minibeasts in their new ‘Bug Hotels’.
Easter Egg Competition 2021
Class 4 winners were:
- 1st Place – Maisie- Baby Mike
- 2nd Place – Lexi- Bunny
- 3rd Place – Brooke- Blu Butterfly
Spring Term 2
Friday 5th March 2021
Happy Friday Class 4!
May I say a very big well done to all of your efforts for World Book Day yesterday; your costumes were fantastic and I loved the fact you brought your favourite books to the TEAMS session. Well done for all your Book Cover designs and to our eventual winner Oscar.
You have decided our TEAMS Session for today, and we will be playing Countdown – please be ready with your paper and pens! We aim to start at 9:45am as usual, so please be prompt at your computer screens.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our knowledge to solve problems on Timetables. Please use the power point from yesterday (4.3.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Timetables PowerPoint – 4.3.21
NUMERACY – RPS Timetables – 5.3.21 – ANSWERS
Today in Literacy we are going to look at a persuasive text about Recycling.
Your task is to read the attached ‘Recycle Now’ document below.
Find your appropriate worksheet and answer the questions using complete sentences.
In French, we will be continuing with the topic ‘J’habite…’. We shall be using the worksheets Miss Chandler has supplied us with in your tabled section below. Please use the Power Point below to help with your work.
Where I live – Countries PowerPoint – 5.3.21
As you are all aware, we are coming to the end of Fair Trade Fortnight (22nd February to 7th March).
UNCRC Article 17 – Access to Information
A FESTIVAL OF CLIMATE, FAIRTRADE AND YOU
22 February to 7 March 2021
Take a look at the Fair Trade website:
Farmers behind our food are on the front line of the climate crisis. But there’s hope. Join our global community during Fairtrade Fortnight 2021 for a free festival of online events and activities to entertain, educate and inspire us all to choose the world we want to see…
After looking through the website, have a look at the activities below.
Earth cubs-Fairtrade-Meet-a-Fairtrade-Farmer
Earth cubs-Fairtrade-Photo-Pack
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Where I Live Countries – 5.3.21
Fossils and Sloths
Where I Live Countries – 5.3.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Where I Live Countries – 5.3.21
Tortoises
Where I Live Countries – 5.3.21
Finches
Where I Live Countries – 5.3.21
Thursday 4th March 2021
Happy World Book Day Class 4!
The day has finally arrived and we can all celebrate our love of books by dressing up as a favourite character from a book of our choice. I can’t wait to see all your fabulous outfits as well as hearing which books you are all enthused by at the moment.
Mrs. Lee will be leading our TEAMS Session today; I know that she is very excited as she hasn’t seen you this week and she has chosen this special day for her assembly. We aim to start at 9:45am as usual, so please be prompt at your computer screens in your costumes and with your favourite book – if possible!.
Today’s Numeracy is looking at Timetables. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
NUMERACY – Timetables – 4.3.21 – ANSWERS
Timetables PowerPoint – 4.3.21
Today’s Literacy is looking at Should Orangutans Be Saved?
Many people and organisations – like the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – across the world spend their working lives protecting orangutans from their immediate dangers. It is a reality that orangutans are an endangered species. These dangers come in a variety of forms ranging from reduced habitats to human hunters.
Is it worth it?
Do you believe we should save the orangutans from becoming extinct or use our time, effort and money on a more worthwhile cause?
Your task is to design a poster to highlight all the positives for orangutans and why it is critical we all play our part in helping to save this wonderful mammal. Use the Fact File below, as well as the worksheet in your tabled sections to help with the creation of your posters.
In our UNCRC lesson this week, we are going to concentrate on UNCRC Articles 17, 29 and 31 – linking them to our World Book Day.
Work through the Article of the Week PowerPoint attached below.
Article-of-the-Week – World Book Day UNCRC – 4.3.21
Your task is to complete 2 activities from Slide 9, as well as 2 activities from Slide 10.
I particularly enjoyed this video on the World’s Best Libraries; can you use it as inspiration to design your own library (Slide 10)?
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Should Orangutans Be Saved – 4.3.21
Fossils and Sloths
Should Orangutans Be Saved – 4.3.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Should Orangutans Be Saved – 4.3.21
Tortoises
Should Orangutans Be Saved – 4.3.21
Finches
Should Orangutans Be Saved – 4.3.21
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Happy Wednesday Class 4.
Well done on our TEAMS Session yesterday, and I thought the Multiplication Bingo went very well indeed and you all did very well to play 2 cards at once. How did you find it? Today we are going to play Countdown – please be ready with your paper and pens! We aim to start at 9:45am as usual, so please be prompt at your computer screens.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our reasoning skills to solve problems on converting between Different Units of Time. Please use the power point from yesterday (2.3.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Converting-Units-of-Time PowerPoint – 2.3.21
NUMERACY – RPS – Different Units of Time – 3.3.21 – ANSWERS
Today’s Literacy is Using Commas in a List where other types of commas are also use (for example relative clauses, fronted adverbials, subordinate clauses) – please use the power point as a teaching aid to complete tasks.
Using-Commas-in-a-List PowerPoint – 3.3.21
Spellings
Please find below your new list of spellings for this week. Remember to use your spelling books to practice each word in preparation for Monday’s lesson. We will be competing a sentence structure lesson on Monday for your spellings.
UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
This week is National Careers Week (1-6 of March), the biggest celebration of careers guidance across the UK! We are going to use this week to explore the many possible jobs available across the NHS – did you know that there are more than 350 jobs in the NHS?
Our first challenge is to identify your strengths as an individual. Work through the PowerPoint labelled ‘Your Strengths’ below and complete the ‘Who am I’ and ‘Like Me or Not Like Me’ worksheets found in your tabled sections.
In PE, we will continue with our dance. Attached is a video of Gemma teaching us a superb routine to the well-known song ‘Better When I’m Dancing’. Can you perfect this dance up to at least 2 minutes? Our plan is to perfect this routine as a class over the next 3 weeks to Easter.
Your task is to learn the routine and upload your completed dance.
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Literacy – Commas in a List – 3.3.21
RPS – Convert between different units of Time – 3.3.21
Like Me or Not Like Me – 3.3.21
Fossils and Sloths
Literacy – Commas in a List – 3.3.21
RPS – Convert between different units of Time – 3.3.21
Like Me or Not Like Me – 3.3.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Literacy – Commas in a List – 3.3.21
RPS – Convert between different units of Time – 3.3.21
Like Me or Not Like Me – 3.3.21
Tortoises
Literacy – Commas in a List – 3.3.21
RPS – Convert between different units of Time – 3.3.21
Like Me or Not Like Me – 3.3.21
Finches
Literacy – Commas in a List – 3.3.21
RPS – Convert between different units of Time – 3.3.21
Like Me or Not Like Me – 3.3.21
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Happy Tuesday one and all. Well done to everyone who has managed to upload your work using DB Primary and it was lovely to see so many of you on our TEAMS session yesterday. Today during TEAMS (9:45am), we will be playing Multiplication Bingo. Please choose 2 playing cards from the email I sent to you via DB Primary, and be ready to start asap!
In Maths today we will be looking at converting Units of Time. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Converting-Units-of-Time PowerPoint – 2.3.21
NUMERACY – Different Units of Time – 2.3.21 – ANSWERS
In Literacy, we will be concentrating on Chapter 10 in Kensuke’s Kingdom.
Read Chapter 10.
- What do Michael and Kensuke save from danger?
- Where was the danger?
- What was the danger?
- How did Kensuke and Michael conduct their rescue?
Orangutans only live in very small areas of the world and they are an endangered species.
- What do you know about orangutans?
- What have you learned about orangutans from the story?
Using your research skills, as will as the knowledge you have acquired from the story, what can you discover about orangutans? Find your worksheet in the tabled sections below.
Chapter 10
In Geography, we will be looking at our new topic – Contrasting Locations. Below are Fact Files on 2 very similar, yet very different locations in Europe. Your task is to use the Fact Files and identify similarities and differences in the Human and Physical Geography in these to Contrasting Locations. Please find your worksheets in the appropriate tabled sections below.
In PE, we will continue with our dance for the next few weeks. Attached is a video of Gemma teaching us a superb routine to the well-known song ‘Better When I’m Dancing’.
Your task is to learn the routine and upload your completed dance.
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Compare Sicily and South West England – 2.3.21
Convert between different units of Time – 2.3.21
Fossils and Sloths
Compare Sicily and South West England – 2.3.21
Convert between different units of Time – 2.3.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Compare Sicily and South West England – 2.3.21
Convert between different units of Time – 2.3.21
Tortoises
Compare Sicily and South West England – 2.3.21
Convert between different units of Time – 2.3.21
Finches
Compare Sicily and South West England – 2.3.21
Convert between different units of Time – 2.3.21
Monday 1st March 2021
Happy Monday Class 4! I trust you have had a super weekend and are ready for your weekly tasks ahead.
We will be starting our day off as normal with our TEAMS sessions – Mrs. Lee will be starting the week off and I know that she is super excited to see all of your faces. We aim to start at 9:45am as usual, so please be prompt at your computer screens.
In Maths today we will be working through our Arithmetic paper; please complete each question using an appropriate method (do you need to do a written method for each question?) – remember that you’re the Master of Maths, you decide!
If you have any problems with a specific question, and you would like me to demonstrate, please email and I will upload a video to explain your question as soon as I can!
Find your question paper in your tabled section below. Attached to the end of your paper are the answers to check your work.
If you have any problems with a specific question, and you would like me to demonstrate, please email and I will upload a video to explain your question as soon as I can!
Today’s Literacy is based on sentence structure using your actual spellings from Wednesday’s SPAG lesson. Choose your appropriate spelling list below and complete your tasks. Remember to use green pen to self-assess your work.
Star Sentence Structure – 1.3.21
In Science, we will be continuing with our topic Living Things and their Habitats – this week will use our Computing skills to research the works of Jane Goodall. Jane Goodall is a British scientist who has studied chimpanzees for many years. She is considered to be the world expert on chimpanzees and their behaviour. Please use the PowerPoint below, along with your research skills to help you to complete your tasks.
Jane Goodall PowerPoint – 1.3.21
Please also find below this week’s Physical Activity Timetable to use to ensure that you get a minimum of 60 minutes exercise each day.
Class 4 – Physical Activity Timetable
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Jane Goodall Advert Planning WS – 1.3.21
Jane Goodall Fact or Fiction – 1.3.21
Fossils and Sloths
Jane Goodall Advert Planning WS – 1.3.21
Jane Goodall Fact or Fiction – 1.3.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Jane Goodall Advert Planning WS – 1.3.21
Jane Goodall Fact or Fiction – 1.3.21
Tortoises
Jane Goodall Advert Planning WS – 1.3.21
Jane Goodall Fact or Fiction – 1.3.21
Finches
Jane Goodall Advert Planning WS – 1.3.21
Jane Goodall Fact or Fiction – 1.3.21
Storytime
Friday 26th February 2021
Happy Friday Class 4.
I’m super impressed with our TEAMS sessions – I believe that we have got it off to perfection! What did you think of our new webcam? I think it’s wonderful! Countdown was a true success. We are going to try a letters and numbers round tomorrow, so you’ll need your literacy and mathematical heads on – please be ready with your paper and pens; you could always ask your parents to join in with you! We aim to start at 9:45am as usual, so please be prompt at your computer screens. Remember your additional challenge – I asked you to bring something that makes you happy. For the session, choose 1 object in your house / bedroom that you use as a comforter; that makes you happy. I can’t wait to see what you bring.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our knowledge to solve problems on converting imperial measures using a conversion rate – conversions require multiplying or dividing by 10. Please use the power point from yesterday (25.2.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Imperial-Units PowerPoint – 25.2.21
NUMERACY – RPS – Imperial Units of Measure – 26.2.21-ANSWERS
In Literacy, we will be concentrating on chapters 4, 5 and 6 in our new book for the half term; Kensuke’s Kingdom.
Kensuke’s Thoughts…
READ Chapters 4, 5 and 6.
- What do we know about Kensuke?
- How do you think he ended up on the island?
- Why does Kensuke forbid Michael to light a fire?
- Why does Kensuke leave food for Michael?
- What do you think Kensuke would do if somebody came to rescue Michael?
- Who is Kensuke and what are his thoughts and feelings when he realises Michael is also on the island?
Your first task is to read the chapter 4, and listen to Chapters 5 and 6 of Kensuke’s Kingdom using the links below.
Once you have read each Chapter, find your appropriate task below in your tabled sections and complete.
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
In French, we will be continuing with the topic ‘J’habite…’. We shall be using the worksheets Miss Chandler has supplied us with in your tabled section below. Please use the Power Point below to help with your work.
In My Town PowerPoint – 26.2.21
In PE, we will continue with our dance for the next few weeks. Attached is a video of Gemma teaching us a superb routine to the well-known song ‘Better When I’m Dancing’.
Your task is to learn the routine and upload your completed dance.
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
In my town worksheet – 26.2.21
Kensuke’s Thoughts – Character Description – 26.2.21
RPS – Imperial Units of Measure – 26.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
In my town worksheet – 26.2.21
Kensuke’s Thoughts – Character Description – 26.2.21
RPS – Imperial Units of Measure – 26.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
In my town worksheet – 26.2.21
Kensuke’s Thoughts – Character Description – 26.2.21
RPS – Imperial Units of Measure – 26.2.21
Tortoises
In my town worksheet – 26.2.21
Kensuke’s Thoughts – Character Description – 26.2.21
RPS – Imperial Units of Measure – 26.2.21
Finches
In my town worksheet – 26.2.21
Kensuke’s Thoughts – Character Description – 26.2.21
RPS – Imperial Units of Measure – 26.2.21
Thursday 25th February 2021
Happy Thursday Class 4.
We really enjoyed our TEAMS Session yesterday, and I thought the Multiplication Bingo went very well indeed. Today we are going to attempt a Countdown Conundrum style task – please be ready with your paper and pens! We aim to start at 9:45am as usual, so please be prompt at your computer screens. Remember your additional challenge – I asked you to bring something that makes you happy. For the session, choose 1 object in your house / bedroom that you use as a comforter; that makes you happy. I can’t wait to see what you bring.
Today’s Numeracy is converting imperial measures using a conversion rate – conversions require multiplying or dividing by 10. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
NUMERACY – VF – Imperial Units of Measure – 25.2.21-ANSWERS
Imperial-Units PowerPoint – 25.2.21
In Literacy, we will be concentrating on chapter 3 in our new book for the half term; Kensuke’s Kingdom.
Michael falls overboard…
- Is Michael going to survive?
- How do you know?
- How do you think he will survive?
- What do you know about the story so far?
- Have anymore characters been introduced to the story?
- What are their names?
Your first task is to read the chapter 3 of Kensuke’s Kingdom.
Once you have read Chapter 3, find your appropriate task below in your tabled sections and complete.
Chapter 3
In RE, we will be starting our new religion – Hinduism. Using the images on your worksheet, along with the PowerPoint on below, can you retell the creation story of Hinduism?
You can be as creative as possible, using key vocabulary to explain each stage of the Creation Story.
Eg: Vishnu; The Nothingness; Lotus Flower; Brahma; Cobra; Flora and Fauna…
Hindu-Creation-Story PowerPoint – 25.2.21
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Creation Story HINDUISM – 25.2.21
Michael Falls Overboard PREDICTION – 25.2.21
VF – Imperial Units of Measure – 25.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Creation Story HINDUISM – 25.2.21
Michael Falls Overboard PREDICTION – 25.2.21
VF – Imperial Units of Measure – 25.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Creation Story HINDUISM – 25.2.21
Michael Falls Overboard PREDICTION – 25.2.21
VF – Imperial Units of Measure – 25.2.21
Tortoises
Creation Story HINDUISM – 25.2.21
Michael Falls Overboard PREDICTION – 25.2.21
VF – Imperial Units of Measure – 25.2.21
Finches
Creation Story HINDUISM – 25.2.21
Michael Falls Overboard PREDICTION – 25.2.21
VF – Imperial Units of Measure – 25.2.21
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Happy Wednesday Class 4.
We really enjoyed our TEAMS Session yesterday, and I thought the Multiplication Bingo went very well indeed. Today we are going to attempt a Countdown Conundrum style task – please be ready with your paper and pens! We aim to start at 9:45am as usual, so please be prompt at your computer screens. Remember your additional challenge – I asked you to bring something that makes you happy. For the session, choose 1 object in your house / bedroom that you use as a comforter; that makes you happy. I can’t wait to see what you bring.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our reasoning skills to solve problems on metric measures. Please use the power point from yesterday (23.2.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Metric-Units PowerPoint – 23.2.21
NUMERACY-Metric Measures – 24.2.21-ANSWERS
Today’s Literacy is recognising the past, present and future perfect tenses of regular verbs within single clause sentences – please use the power point as a teaching aid to complete tasks.
Recognising-the-Perfect-Form-in-Sentences PowerPoint – 24.2.21
Spellings
Please find below your new list of spellings for this week. Remember to use your spelling books to practice each word in preparation for Monday’s lesson. We will be competing a sentence structure lesson on Monday for your spellings.
In Music today, we will continue looking at Music from different countries / traditions. We will discover a popular genre from the Mexico – Mariachi.
Please listen to the link below.
Using your information and appraisal sheet, can you analysis this song identifying how it was made, which instruments you can hear and try to join in with the choir?
Did this song make you smile?
I can’t wait to see how you do.
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
RPS – Metric Measures – 24.2.21
Traditional-Music-from-MEXICO-MARIACHI – 24.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
RPS – Metric Measures – 24.2.21
Traditional-Music-from-MEXICO-MARIACHI – 24.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
RPS – Metric Measures – 24.2.21
Traditional-Music-from-MEXICO-MARIACHI – 24.2.21
Tortoises
RPS – Metric Measures – 24.2.21
Traditional-Music-from-MEXICO-MARIACHI – 24.2.21
Finches
RPS – Metric Measures – 24.2.21
Traditional-Music-from-MEXICO-MARIACHI – 24.2.21
Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Happy Tuesday one and all. Well done to everyone who has managed to upload your work using DB Primary and it is lovely to see that you are using the internal mailing system to say ‘Hi’ to your friends.
Don’t forget our TEAMS Session which we are now doing daily; it starts at 9:45am and runs for approximately 15 minutes. Today we will be discussing…What makes us happy? For the session, I will ask you to choose 1 object in your house / bedroom that you use as a comforter; that makes you happy.
In Maths today we will be looking at metric units. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
NUMERACY-Metric Measures – 23.2.21-ANSWERS
Metric-Units PowerPoint – 23.2.21
In Literacy, we will be concentrating on the first 2 chapters in our new book for the half term; Kensuke’s Kingdom.
I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your life jacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this. Then the boat veered violently and I was thrown sideways. I had no time to grab the guard-rail. I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.
What do you think the setting of this book is?
What do you think this story might be about?
What gives you this impression?
Your first task is to read the first 2 chapters of Kensuke’s Kingdom.
Once you have read Chapters 1 and 2, find your appropriate task below in your tabled sections and complete.
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
In PSHCE today, we will be looking at how we can feel our emotions in a variety of situations, and discuss how we can combat these emotions in order to make us feel better.
Darwin
Emotions and Feelings – 23.2.21
Kensuke’s Kingdom PREDICTION – 23.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Emotions and Feelings – 23.2.21
Kensuke’s Kingdom PREDICTION – 23.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Emotions and Feelings – 23.2.21
Kensuke’s Kingdom PREDICTION – 23.2.21
Tortoises
Emotions and Feelings – 23.2.21
Kensuke’s Kingdom PREDICTION – 23.2.21
Finches
Emotions and Feelings – 23.2.21
Kensuke’s Kingdom PREDICTION – 23.2.21
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Monday 22nd February 2021
Cornerstones Curriculum Spring Term 2 – Class 4
Welcome back Class 4; I hope that you are all fit and well and have had a wonderful, relaxing Half Term – we only have 5 weeks in this term with lots of amazing things to learn and achieve. As you are all aware, the Spring Term has been disrupted with our country being in Lockdown, but we here at Nettlesworth will continue with our online learning through DB Primary and the Class 4 Activity page on the school’s website. Please remember that we will also be participating in daily TEAMS sessions for 15 minutes starting at 9:45am each day.
During the Spring 2nd half term in Class 4, we are looking forward to learning about our next topic – Beast Creator!
Arachnids, insects, molluscs and myriapods. Minibeasts come in all shapes and sizes!
This half term, we’ll handle a range of minibeasts and small creatures. Taking photographs, making notes and listening carefully to expert explanations will help us to understand how minibeasts move, what they eat and where they live. Using what we’ve learned, we’ll write an interesting minibeast report. Using wood, stones, garden canes and other natural materials, we’ll create ‘minibeast hotels’ and write adverts to attract minibeasts to stay in them!
As well as our topic, the children will develop Local Fieldwork in Geography, enhance their understanding of Hinduism in RE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills.
Spellings will be issued on Wednesdays as part of our SPAG lesson. There will be a sentence structure lesson based on their spellings on Mondays. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child accesses their Lexia and TT Rockstars daily as part of their Home Learning.
I will be uploading all Home Learning Tasks onto DB Primary – please try to encourage your child to upload their work onto their MY WORK section on DB Primary where it can be viewed, marked and feedback given by myself and other members of staff. I will also upload all Home Learning Tasks onto our Class page on the school website. Please find your table’s activities, print them out and complete.
Please ensure that your child completes their Home Learning tasks daily in-order for marking and feedback to occur.
If you need school to print out your Home Learning tasks, please let me know via email – we can even deliver them to you if necessary.
Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links. Once again, thank you for your continuing support in these unprecedented times.
Stay safe
Mr. Graham
Deputy Head Teacher
c.graham201@durhamlearning.net
Monday 22nd February 2021
Happy Monday Class 4!
I hope you have had a fabulous Half Term and are raring to go with the 2nd Spring Half Term. I can’t wait for our TEAMS lesson today at 9:45am for 15 minutes; it seems like ages since we last saw your faces! Please be at your computers / devices in good time, and I will invite you to the session at 9:45am.
We all can’t wait to see you.
In Literacy, we will be starting our new book for the half term; Kensuke’s Kingdom.
I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your life jacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this. Then the boat veered violently and I was thrown sideways. I had no time to grab the guard-rail. I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.
Who was Michael Morpurgo?
What books did he write?
Today you will do a research activity to find-out all about this fascinating child’s book author.
Please find your appropriate task below in your tabled sections.
In Maths today we will be working through our Arithmetic paper; please complete each question using an appropriate method (do you need to do a written method for each question?) – remember that you’re the Master of Maths, you decide!
If you have any problems with a specific question, and you would like me to demonstrate, please message me and I will upload a video to explain your question as soon as I can!
Find your question paper in your tabled section below. Attached to the end of your paper are the answers to check your work.
In Science, we will identify the function of the parts of a flower and begin to describe ways that plants are pollinated in order to reproduce. Please use the PowerPoint below, along with the Information Cards to help you to complete your tasks.
Parts of a Flower Information Cards
New Plants PowerPoint – 22.2.21
In PE, we will continue with our dance for the next few weeks. Attached is a video of Gemma teaching us a superb routine to the well-known song ‘Better When I’m Dancing’.
Your task is to learn the routine and upload your completed dance.
Please also find below this week’s Physical Activity Timetable to use to ensure that you get a minimum of 60 minutes exercise each day.
Class 4 – Physical Activity Timetable – wb – 22.2.21
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Fossils and Sloths
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Tortoises
Finches
Storytime
Friday 12th February 2021
It’s Friday Class 4 – can you believe that we have reached the end of the first Spring Half Term?
I am so impressed with how you have carried out your tasks throughout the term, as well as the resilience you have shown in using our new DB Primary platform to showcase your work. Yesterday was also a breakthrough day when you all engaged in our TEAMS session – well done and keep this up after your break. May I remind you all that our second TEAMS lesson will take place today at 9:45am for 15 minutes. Please be at your computers / devices in good time, and I will invite you to the session.
We all can’t wait to see you all again.
In Literacy, we will be completing Task C on our Writing Rising Stars Assessment.
Please find your appropriate task below in your tabled sections – Tasks A, B, and C are on the same file!.
In Numeracy, we will be completing the Measurements Rising Stars Assessment. Please find your appropriate task below in your tabled sections.
In French, we will be continuing with the topic ‘J’habite…’. We shall be using the worksheets Miss Chandler has supplied us with in your tabled section below. Please use the Power Point below to help with your work.
La Chambre Power Point – 12.2.21
In PSHCE today, we will be completing our second session on talking about how we are feeling during these unprecedented times. Please work through the PowerPoint and complete the workbook attached below.
Feelings Power Point – Session 2 – 12.2.21
Feelings Worksheet – Session 2 – 12.2.21
Please see the attached video for PowerPoint page 7.
Please see the attached video for PowerPoint page 10.
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Fossils and Sloths
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Tortoises
Finches
Thursday 11th February 2021
Thursday already Class 4 – wow!
I hope you have had a good week so far and well done for all your work that you have emailed and uploaded to DB Primary. It is super to see so many of you on DB Primary. May I remind you all that our first TEAMS lesson will take place today at 9:45am for 15 minutes. Please be at your computers / devices in good time, and I will invite you to the session.
We all can’t wait to see you.
In Literacy, we will be completing Tasks A and B on our Writing Rising Stars Assessment.
Please find your appropriate task below in your tabled sections.
In Numeracy, we will be completing the Geometry Rising Stars Assessment. Please find your appropriate task below in your tabled sections.
In Music today, we will be looking at Music from different countries / traditions. We will begin with a popular genre from the United States of America – Gospel Music.
Please listen to the link below.
Using your information and appraisal sheet, can you analysis this song identifying how it was made, which instruments you can hear and try to join in with the choir?
Did this song make you smile?
In PSHCE today, we will be talking about how we are feeling during these unprecedented times. Please work through the PowerPoint and complete the workbook attached below.
KS2 Year 5 and 6 Feelings Session 1 PowerPoint – 11.2.21
KS2 Year 5 and 6 Feelings Session 1 Workbook – 11.2.21
Please see the attached video for PowerPoint page 12.
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Traditional Music from USA GOSPEL – 11.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Traditional Music from USA GOSPEL – 11.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Traditional Music from USA GOSPEL – 11.2.21
Tortoises
Traditional Music from USA GOSPEL – 11.2.21
Finches
Traditional Music from USA GOSPEL – 11.2.21
Wednesday 10th February 2021
Happy Wednesday Class 4. Once again, well done to everyone who has managed to upload work using DB Primary. It is lovely to receive daily messages from you all and find out how you all are – please keep this up!
Don’t forget our Wellbeing Session on Thursday (11.2.21) and Friday (12.2.21) this week. We are due to start at 9:45am until 10:00. We need to be strict with the timings so try to log on 5 minutes before our time.
In Maths today we will be working through our Arithmetic paper; please complete each question using an appropriate method (do you need to do a written method for each question?) – remember that you’re the Master of Maths, you decide!
If you have any problems with a specific question, and you would like me to demonstrate, please email and I will upload a video to explain your question as soon as I can!
Find your question paper in your tabled section below. Attached to the end of your paper are the answers to check your work.
In Literacy, we will be completing our SPAG Rising Star Assessment. Please read through the paper first to familiarise yourself before completing any questions. Once you are happy with your task, answer each question appropriately. Please re-read each question to ensure you have actually given an appropriate answer!
For the Spellings section located at the BACK of the SPAG test, please ask your adult to read from the Teacher Script whilst you complete the missing words – these are the spellings!
Please choose the appropriate Rising Star Paper HERE!
Today, we will be finalising our Art topic with another Famous Artist from the 1900’s to modern day. Our next lesson is based around Wassily Kandinsky – he was a Russian artist.
Use the worksheet to recreate one of Kandinsky’s famous artworks. Will you recreate Red Spot II; or Colour Studies; or will you recreate Improvisation 26? Or, will you research some more of Kandinsky’s work and create a mystery piece? You decide!
I can’t wait to see how you do.
Once again, please upload your finished work to the MY WORK folder on DB Primary.
Have a super day.
Darwin
Art – Wassily Kandinsky – 10.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Art – Wassily Kandinsky – 10.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Art – Wassily Kandinsky – 10.2.21
Tortoises
Art – Wassily Kandinsky – 10.2.21
Finches
Art – Wassily Kandinsky – 10.2.21
Tuesday 9th February 2021
Happy Tuesday one and all. Well done to everyone who has managed to upload your work using DB Primary and it is lovely to see that you are using the internal mailing system to say ‘Hi’ to your friends.
Don’t forget our Wellbeing Session on Thursday (11.2.21) and Friday (12.2.21) this week. We are due to start at 9:45am until 10:00. We need to be strict with the timings so try to log on 5 minutes before our time.
In Maths today we will be looking at converting units – Millimetres and Millilitres. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Millimetres-and-Millilitres Power Point – 9.2.21
NUMERACY – Millilitres and Millilitres – 9.2.21 – ANSWERS
In Literacy, we will be completing the first of our Rising Star Assessments this week – READING. Please read through each text thoroughly before completing any questions. Once you are familiar with the texts, answer the questions using complete sentences in your answers. You are allowed to read the text as many times as you like whilst answering the questions. Maybe you could even use a highlighter to show the main parts of the text?
Please choose the appropriate Rising Star Paper HERE!
In History today, we continue with our topic of Migration. We will focus on the multicultural nature of the UK, the pros and cons of this and the way it might be viewed by an ancient Celt. This lesson involves completing a Multicultural Britain Card Sort, drawing a graph based on migration statistics and completing a creative writing task based on the reactions of a Celtic time traveller.
Use the power point below as your teaching aid and to help with your worksheets (located below in your tabled section). Use the Project Sheet to record relevant information about Migrating to the British Isles.
Multicultural Britain – PowerPoint – 9.2.21
Multicultural Britain Card Sort – 9.2.21
Darwin
Millimetres & Millilitres – 9.2.21
Multicultural Nature of UK WS – 9.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Millimetres & Millilitres – 9.2.21
Multicultural Nature of UK WS – 9.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Millimetres & Millilitres – 9.2.21
Multicultural Nature of UK WS – 9.2.21
Tortoises
Millimetres & Millilitres – 9.2.21
Multicultural Nature of UK WS – 9.2.21
Finches
Millimetres & Millilitres – 9.2.21
Multicultural Nature of UK WS – 9.2.21
Monday 8th February 2021
Happy Monday Class 4 – can you believe that we are into the final week of our Spring 1st Half-Term! I trust you have had a super weekend and are ready for your weekly tasks ahead – we will be doing our Rising Star Assessments this week, but these won’t start until tomorrow.
In Maths today we will be looking at converting units – Kilograms and Kilometres. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Kilograms-and-Kilometres Power Point – 8.2.21
NUMERACY – Kilometres & Kilograms – 8.2.21 – ANSWERS
If you have any problems with a specific question, and you would like me to demonstrate, please email and I will upload a video to explain your question as soon as I can!
Today’s Literacy is based on sentence structure using your actual spellings from Wednesday’s SPAG lesson. Choose your appropriate spelling list below and complete your tasks. Remember to use green pen to self-assess your work.
Star Sentence Structure – 8.2.21
In Science, we will use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them by performing a shadow puppet show about Isaac Newton. We will identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas
or arguments by performing the shadow puppet show and explain why shadows have the same shape as the object that casts them.
In order to complete this practical activity, you will need a torch and some card / glue… – if you don’t have these, please watch the video below.
Please use the attached power point as your teaching aid to complete your science tasks.
Shadow Theatre Power Point – 8.2.21
Durham & Chester-Le-Street School Sports Partnership
We all know the benefits of being physically active. When times are tough and it is difficult to get outdoors, it can be quite tricky to come up with ideas to keep occupied and active. With modern technology, there are numerous websites available to support physical activity at home; not just for children, but for the whole family. Most activities only take around 5-30 minutes to complete, so it can fit easily into the day.
Here are some ideas and resources we think you might find useful placed in a weekly activity timetable. You can adapt the timetable to suit your own needs!
Upper Key Stage 2 Physical Activity Timetable
PE Home Learning Avoid the defenders
PE Home Learning Climb the Ladder
PE Home Learning Keep on the Move
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Kilometres & Kilometres – 8.2.21
Experiments and Enemies Script – 8.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Experiments and Enemies Script – 8.2.21
Kilometres & Kilometres – 8.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Experiments and Enemies Script – 8.2.21
Kilometres & Kilometres – 8.2.21
Tortoises
Kilometres & Kilometres – 8.2.21
Experiments and Enemies Script – 8.2.21
Finches
Kilometres & Kilometres – 8.2.21
Experiments and Enemies Script – 8.2.21
Storytime
Friday 5th February 2021
Happy Friday Class 4 – I genuinely can’t believe we’re at the end of the week. Well done to all of you who have been sending your work in via email and post, and an even bigger well done to those who have been accessing our new DB Primary Platform. Remember, all work should be accessed through DB Primary now, and upload completed work to the YOUR WORK section so that I can view, mark and give feedback. I am absolutely delighted with the quality and determination you have shown to produce your best.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our reasoning skills to solve problems on Unknown Lengths. Please use the power point from yesterday (4.2.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Finding-Unknown-Lengths Power Point – 4.2.21
NUMERACY – RPS Unknown Lengths – 5.2.21 – ANSWERS
In Literacy, we will be continuing our lessons on the African story, ‘Journey to Jo’burg’.
“We must get Mma, or Dineo is going to die!”
Naledi and Tiro have made their way to Johannesburg in search for their mother. They know that their baby sister is very ill, and believe that only their Mma can save her from deteriorating. The only problem is, the two children – Naledi and Tiro – did not tell their Grandma (Nono) of their plan!
Nono is worried sick. She has sent a search party to check the neighbouring villages in pursuit of the missing children – no joy though!
The worried Grandma has notified the local police, who have informed the local newspaper of the missing children. These are very dangerous times for young children wondering the streets faced with the realities of Apartheid.
YOU are the reporter. Using your planning from Tuesday, you will begin to write the main and ending sections of your Newspaper Report about the missing children.
You will concentrate on:
– The main content of the story
– Who will you Quote to back up your story?
– How many people will you quote?
– How will your Newspaper Story end?
In your tabled sections, use the writing templates, along with the ‘What are Newspapers’ Power Point to help you with the organisation of your writing. Remember, your Newspaper should be written in COLUMNS.
Don’t forget to self-assess your writing, offering enhancements to your vocabulary and punctuation in green pen.
In French, we will be continuing with the topic ‘J’habite…’. We shall be using the worksheets Miss Chandler has supplied us with in your tabled section below. Please use the Power Point below to help with your work.
Where I live and My House – 5.2.21
PSHCE – Children’s Mental Health Week
As you are aware, this week is Children’s Mental Health Week. Use the Power Point below to complete Feel Good Friday.
Children’s Mental Health Week – Feel Good Friday – 5.2.21
Good luck!
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Newspaper Report Middle & Ending Sections – 5.2.21
RPS – Calculate Unknown Lengths – 5.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Newspaper Report Middle & Ending Sections – 5.2.21
RPS – Calculate Unknown Lengths – 5.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Newspaper Report Middle & Ending Sections – 5.2.21
RPS – Calculate Unknown Lengths – 5.2.21
Tortoises
Newspaper Report Middle & Ending Sections – 5.2.21
RPS – Calculate Unknown Lengths – 5.2.21
Finches
Newspaper Report Middle & Ending Sections – 5.2.21
RPS – Calculate Unknown Lengths – 5.2.21
Thursday 4th February 2021
Well Class 4, it’s Thursday again – where has this week gone?
Today’s Numeracy is Calculating Unknown Lengths. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Finding-Unknown-Lengths Power Point – 4.2.21
NUMERACY – Unknown Lengths – 4.2.21 – ANSWERS
In Literacy, we will be continuing our lessons on the African story, ‘Journey to Jo’burg’.
“We must get Mma, or Dineo is going to die!”
Naledi and Tiro have made their way to Johannesburg in search for their mother. They know that their baby sister is very ill, and believe that only their Mma can save her from deteriorating. The only problem is, the two children – Naledi and Tiro – did not tell their Grandma (Nono) of their plan!
Nono is worried sick. She has sent a search party to check the neighbouring villages in pursuit of the missing children – no joy though!
The worried Grandma has notified the local police, who have informed the local newspaper of the missing children. These are very dangerous times for young children wondering the streets faced with the realities of Apartheid.
YOU are the reporter. Using your planning from Tuesday, you will begin to write the opening sections of your Newspaper Report about the missing children.
You will concentrate on:
– Your HEADLINE
– Your SUBHEADING
– Your OPENING PARAGRAPH
– Which IMAGE will you use?
In your tabled sections, use the writing templates, along with the ‘What are Newspapers’ Power Point to help you with the organisation of your writing. Remember, your Newspaper should be written in COLUMNS.
In RE, we will be continuing our work on Judaism where we will look at Jewish symbols and artefacts. Using the Power Point below, and the worksheet in your tabled section, can you create an information poster to explain each of the symbols and artefacts in the picture cards below.
Synagogue Information Power Point – 4.2.21
PSHCE – Children’s Mental Health Week
As you are aware, this week is Children’s Mental Health Week. Use the Power Point below to complete Thoughtful Thursday.
Children’s Mental Health Week – Thoughtful Thursday – 4.2.21
Enjoy
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Calculate Unknown Lengths – 4.2.21
Newspaper Report Opening Sections – 4.2.21
What is a Synagogue WS – 4.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Calculate Unknown Lengths – 4.2.21
Newspaper Report Opening Sections – 4.2.21
What is a Synagogue WS – 4.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Calculate Unknown Lengths – 4.2.21
Newspaper Report Opening Sections – 4.2.21
What is a Synagogue WS – 4.2.21
Tortoises
Calculate Unknown Lengths – 4.2.21
Newspaper Report Opening Sections – 4.2.21
What is a Synagogue WS – 4.2.21
Finches
Calculate Unknown Lengths – 4.2.21
Newspaper Report Opening Sections – 4.2.21
What is a Synagogue WS – 4.2.21
Demonstration Videos for calculating Area of Shapes…
Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Happy Wednesday Class 4.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our reasoning skills to solve problems on the Area of Irregular Shapes. Please use the power point from yesterday (2.2.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Area-of-Irregular-Shapes Power Point – 2.2.21
NUMERACY – Area of Irregular Shapes – 3.2.21 – ANSWERS
Today’s Literacy is recognising the Past Perfect Form of regular verbs within single-clause sentences – please use the power point as a teaching aid to complete tasks.
Recognising Past Perfect Form Power Point – 3.2.21
Spellings
Please find below your new list of spellings for this week. Remember to use your spelling books to practice each word in preparation for Monday’s lesson. We will be competing a sentence structure lesson on Monday for your spellings.
Today, we will be continuing with our Art topic – Famous Artist from the 1900’s to modern day. Our next lesson is based around Pablo Picasso – he was a Spanish painter, printmaker, sculptor and draughtsman.
Use the worksheet to recreate one of Picasso’s famous artworks. Will you recreate The Three Musicians or will you recreate The Red Arm Chair? Or, will you research some more of Picasso’s work and create a mystery piece? You decide!
I can’t wait to see how you do.
PSHCE – Children’s Mental Health Week
As you are aware, this week is Children’s Mental Health Week. Use the Power Point below to complete Wonderful Wednesday.
Children’s Mental Health Week – Wonderful Wednesday – 3.2.21
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
RPS – Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 3.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
RPS – Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 3.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
RPS – Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 3.2.21
Tortoises
RPS – Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 3.2.21
Finches
RPS – Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 3.2.21
Tuesday 2nd February 2021
Happy Tuesday Class 4.
Today’s Numeracy is Calculating the Area of Irregular Shapes. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Area-of-Irregular-Shapes Power Point – 2.2.21
NUMERACY – Area of Irregular Shapes – 2.2.21 – ANSWERS
In Literacy this week, we will be continuing our lessons on the African story, ‘Journey to Jo’burg’.
“We must get Mma, or Dineo is going to die!”
Naledi and Tiro have made their way to Johannesburg in search for their mother. They know that their baby sister is very ill, and believe that only their Mma can save her from deteriorating. The only problem is, the two children – Naledi and Tiro – did not tell their Grandma (Nono) of their plan!
Nono is worried sick. She has sent a search party to check the neighbouring villages in pursuit of the missing children – no joy though!
The worried Grandma has notified the local police, who have informed the local newspaper of the missing children. These are very dangerous times for young children wondering the streets faced with the realities of Apartheid.
Over the course of the week, you will become the Newspaper editor who will write the front page story about the missing children.
Today’s lesson will concentrate on PLANNING your report.
What will your Newspaper look like?
What will the headline be?
Will you include a subheading?
What details will form the basis of your report?
Will you include a picture / image?
Who will you quote?
Use the ‘What are Newspapers’ Power Point to help you with your planning – what your Newspaper Report will look like!
In your tabled sections below, find your planning worksheet giving appropriate details to inform your report.
In History today, we continue with our topic of Migration. During the 20th century, migration in the UK grew to levels that had never been seen before. From 1945, there were many jobs that needed doing in the UK, and not enough native British people to do them. The UK looked to her colonies to provide skilled and unskilled workers in a range of industries from bus driving to working in hospitals. The first migrants came from Jamaica in 1948 on the ship Empire Windrush. This would be the first large-scale influx of migrants, but it would not be the last!
Use the power point below as your teaching aid and to help with your worksheets (located below in your tabled section). Use the Project Sheet to record relevant information about Migrating to the British Isles.
Migration to England Power Point – 2.2.21
PSHCE – Children’s Mental Health Week
As you are aware, this week is Children’s Mental Health Week. Use the Power Point below to complete Motivational Monday and Top Tips Tuesday.
Children’s Mental Health Week – Motivational Mon & Top Tips Tues – 2.2.21
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 2.2.21
Newspaper Report Planning Sheet – 2.2.21
Migration to England Analysis – 2.2.21
Migration to England Charac. CARDS – 2.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 2.2.21
Newspaper Report Planning Sheet – 2.2.21
Migration to England Analysis – 2.2.21
Migration to England Charac. CARDS – 2.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 2.2.21
Newspaper Report Planning Sheet – 2.2.21
Migration to England Analysis – 2.2.21
Migration to England Charac. CARDS – 2.2.21
Tortoises
Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 2.2.21
Newspaper Report Planning Sheet – 2.2.21
Migration to England Analysis – 2.2.21
Migration to England Charac. CARDS – 2.2.21
Finches
Calculate Area of Irregular Shapes – 2.2.21
Newspaper Report Planning Sheet – 2.2.21
Migration to England Analysis – 2.2.21
Migration to England Charac. CARDS – 2.2.21
Children’s Mental Health Week
This year’s mental health week is all about ‘Expressing yourself’ so start with talking about your child’s feelings – see the slides below for some super cool activities to do both at home and school.
express-yourself-primary-assembly-slides
Monday 1st February 2021
Happy Monday Class 4 – can you believe that it is February already! I trust you have had a super weekend and are ready for your weekly tasks ahead.
In Maths today we will be working through our Arithmetic paper; please complete each question using an appropriate method (do you need to do a written method for each question?) – remember that you’re the Master of Maths, you decide!
If you have any problems with a specific question, and you would like me to demonstrate, please email and I will upload a video to explain your question as soon as I can!
Find your question paper in your tabled section below. Attached to the end of your paper are the answers to check your work.
Today’s Literacy is based on sentence structure using your actual spellings from Wednesday’s SPAG lesson. Choose your appropriate spelling list below and complete your tasks. Remember to use green pen to self-assess your work.
Star Sentence Structure – 1.2.21
Last week in Science, we looked at Isaac Newton and some of his famous discoveries. We will be continuing with the famous scientist again this week. Read the Fact Sheet on your Isaac Newton Comprehension Activity Sheet and answer the questions to learn more about his work.
After you have completed your factsheet questions, you will also find 2 further investigations into how filters affect the colours of light we see. In order to complete these practical activities, you will need a torch and some filters – if you don’t have these (I’m assuming most households won’t have colour filters) please watch the video below.
Please use the attached power point as your teaching aid to complete your science tasks. Don’t worry too much if you can’t complete the Fun with Filters and Secret Message worksheets without filters; just do what you can.
Seeing Colours Power Point – 1.2.21
Durham & Chester-Le-Street School Sports Partnership
We all know the benefits of being physically active. When times are tough and it is difficult to get outdoors, it can be quite tricky to come up with ideas to keep occupied and active. With modern technology, there are numerous websites available to support physical activity at home; not just for children, but for the whole family. Most activities only take around 5-30 minutes to complete, so it can fit easily into the day.
Here are some ideas and resources we think you might find useful placed in a weekly activity timetable. You can adapt the timetable to suit your own needs!
Upper Key Stage 2 Physical Activity Timetable – 1.2.21
PE Home Learning Avoid the defenders
PE Home Learning Climb the Ladder
PE Home Learning Keep on the Move
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Isaac Newton COMPREHENSION – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Fun with Filters – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Secret Message – 1.2.21
Fossils and Sloths
Isaac Newton COMPREHENSION – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Fun with Filters – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Secret Message – 1.2.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Isaac Newton COMPREHENSION – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Fun with Filters – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Secret Message – 1.2.21
Tortoises
Isaac Newton COMPREHENSION – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Fun with Filters – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Secret Message – 1.2.21
Finches
Isaac Newton COMPREHENSION – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Fun with Filters – 1.2.21
Activity Sheet Secret Message – 1.2.21
Storytime – The Butterfly Lion Continued…
Home Learning examples
Can I say just how proud I am of all the fabulous work I am receiving via email and in school. It really does put a smile on my face when I see how much effort goes into your work. I am particularly impressed with how many power points and word processed examples I am receiving.
Remember to keep it up and enjoy.
Here are a few examples…
Friday 22nd January 2021
Happy Friday Class 4 – I genuinely can’t believe we’re at the end of the week. Well done to all of you who have been sending your work in via email and post; I am absolutely delighted with the quality and determination you have shown to produce your best.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our reasoning skills to solve problems on calculating the area of Compound Shapes. Please use the power point from yesterday (28.1.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Area-of-Compound-Shapes Power Point- 28.1.21
NUMERACY – RPS Area of Compound Shapes – 29.1.21 – ANSWERS
In Literacy, we will be continuing working from our African novel ‘Journey to Jo’burg’.
Nono has received the postcard from Naledi and Tiro…
How does Nono react when she realises the children are missing?
What does she say to Poleng when she breaks the news of the children’s plan to go to Johannesburg?
How does Nono react when she reads the postcard from Naledi?
What will she say in her reply?
What advice will she give the children to ensure they remain safe?
Using the question prompts above, become the character Nono and write a postcard in reply to that of Naledi’s (the one you wrote yesterday). In the postcard, try to explain how dangerous Johannesburg can be, but try to offer advice and words of encouragement. What piece of advice would you give to Naledi and Tiro?
Don’t forget to self-assess your writing, offering enhancements to your vocabulary and punctuation in green pen.
In PSHCE today, we will be looking at our own emotions, thoughts and feelings.
- Can you identify your own Strengths and Talents?
- How do you know if you are talented at something in particular?
- Do you need to work / train in order to enhance a particular strength or talent?
Use the Strengths and Talents Jar in your tabled sections below to complete your task.
Good luck!
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Postcard – Nono to Naledi – 29.1.21
RPS Area of Compound Shapes – 29.1.21
Jar of Strengths and Talents – 29.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
RPS Area of Compound Shapes – 29.1.21
Postcard – Nono to Naledi – 29.1.21
Jar of Strengths and Talents – 29.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
RPS Area of Compound Shapes – 29.1.21
Postcard – Nono to Naledi – 29.1.21
Jar of Strengths and Talents – 29.1.21
Tortoises
RPS Area of Compound Shapes – 29.1.21
Postcard – Nono to Naledi – 29.1.21
Jar of Strengths and Talents – 29.1.21
Finches
RPS Area of Compound Shapes – 29.1.21
Postcard – Nono to Naledi – 29.1.21
Jar of Strengths and Talents – 29.1.21
Thursday 28th January 2021
Well Class 4, it’s Thursday again – where has this week gone?
Today’s Numeracy is Calculating the Area of Compound Shapes. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Area-of-Compound-Shapes Power Point- 28.1.21
NUMERACY – Area of Compound Shapes – 28.1.21 – ANSWERS
In Literacy, we will be continuing our work on the African novel Journey to Jo’burg. You should have read up to Chapter 6; if not, please do so before completing today’s task (see chapters below).
Journey to Jo’burg – Ch 1 – 26.1.21
Journey-to-Jo’burg – Ch-2 – 28.1.21
Journey-to-Jo’burg – Ch-3-4 – 28.1.21
Journey-to-Jo’burg – Ch-5-6 – 28.1.21
Naledi and her brother Tiro have made it to Johannesburg, leaving behind their Grandma Nono without telling her where they were going, or why they were leaving.
How do you feel Naledi and Tiro’s journey to Johannesburg has been so far?
Have they encountered any major obstacles on their journey?
How did they overcome these problems?
Was Johannesburg different to their home village?
How did the children feel when they entered Johannesburg?
Using the question prompts above, become the character Naledi and write a post card to Grandma Nono. In the postcard, try to explain how the journey was and how you were feeling during each stage, and what you both intend to do next.
PE – Dance
As you are aware, we are hoping to enter children into the County Durham School Games Dance Virtual Event.
You can choose to performance either a dance or cheerleading routine. Routines can be performed in line with one of the three following categories: Solo; Duets; Trios
The Dance theme to follow is based on the Olympic/Paralympic Games. The routine can be of any style and it is up to the choreographer’s discretion if there is use of props. The routine must be no longer than 3 minutes in length.
The closing date for all entries is Friday 12th February 2021.
For inspiration, the Durham & Chester-Le-Street School Sports Partnership are posting ‘Dance with Gemma’ videos on their Facebook page every Thursday, where Gemma will be demonstrating popular party dance routines such as ‘YMCA’ , ‘Cha Cha Slide’ etc.
Follow the link bellow:
https://www.facebook.com/DurhamClsSSP
Can you:
- begin to refine your dance – you should have choreographed around 30secs now. Do you have an Olympic / Paralympic Games theme?
- Have you decided your song to dance to (no longer than 3 minutes)
- Use today’s session to choreograph up to the first 60 secs; can you go further?
Please email your dance routines so that I can offer feedback and ideas. Remember to ask your parents to help with your routines; they may even demonstrate a move or two!
Enjoy
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Area of Compound Shapes – 28.1.21
Postcard – Naledi to Nono – 28.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Area of Compound Shapes – 28.1.21
Postcard – Naledi to Nono – 28.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Area of Compound Shapes – 28.1.21
Postcard – Naledi to Nono – 28.1.21
Tortoises
Area of Compound Shapes – 28.1.21
Postcard – Naledi to Nono – 28.1.21
Finches
Area of Compound Shapes – 28.1.21
Postcard – Naledi to Nono – 28.1.21
Wednesday 27th January 2021
Happy Wednesday Class 4.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our reasoning skills to solve problems on the Area of Rectangles. Please use the power point from yesterday (26.1.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Area-of-Rectangles Power Point – 26.1.21
NUMERACY – RPS Area of Rectangles – 27.1.21 – ANSWERS
Today’s Literacy is recognising the Present Perfect Form of regular verbs within single-clause sentences – please use the power point as a teaching aid to complete tasks.
Present-Perfect-Form Power Point – 27.1.21
Spellings
Please find below your new list of spellings for this week. Remember to use your spelling books to practice each word in preparation for Monday’s lesson. We will be competing a sentence structure lesson on Monday for your spellings.
Today, we will be continuing with our Art topic – Famous Artist from the 1900’s to modern day. Our next lesson is based around Henri Matisse – he was a French painter, printmaker, sculptor and draughtsman.
Use the worksheet to recreate one of Matisse’s famous artworks. Will you recreate The Snail using collage? Will you recreate The Gold Fish using paint? Will you recreate Jeanette I to V? You decide!
I can’t wait to see how you do.
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
RPS Area of Rectangles – 27.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
RPS Area of Rectangles – 27.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
RPS Area of Rectangles – 27.1.21
Tortoises
RPS Area of Rectangles – 27.1.21
Finches
RPS Area of Rectangles – 27.1.21
Tuesday 26th January 2021
Happy Tuesday Class 4.
Today’s Numeracy is Calculating the Area of Rectangles. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Area-of-Rectangles Power Point – 26.1.21
NUMERACY – Area of Rectangles – 26.1.21 – ANSWERS
This week’s Literacy lessons are based on an African story, ‘Journey to Jo’burg’.
“We must get Mma, or Dineo is going to die!”
Naledi and Tiro are worried. Their baby sister Dineo is ill, very ill. She needs her mother, but Mma works and lives in Johannesburg, 300 kilometres away. Naledi and Tiro set off olong the big road to Johannesburg, an eye-opening journey to find their Mma, during which they are confronted by the grim realities of Apartheid.
But will they find Mma in time?
Today’s lesson will concentrate on chapter 1 – Naledi’s Plan.
Read Chapter 1 and discuss with your parents.
Journey to Jo’burg – Ch 1 – 26.1.21
In your tabled sections below, find your worksheet and give a summary of Chapter 1, giving detail to answer the question prompts.
Before Thursday lesson, can you read Chapter 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Journey-to-Jo’burg – Ch-2 – 26.1.21
Journey-to-Jo’burg – Ch-3-4 – 26.1.21
Journey-to-Jo’burg – Ch-5-6 – 26.1.21
Today’s History is Migration. The history of the British Isles is one that can be looked at in terms of migration. Different groups of people have moved to these islands over centuries, changing our culture and society. This project looks at the history of British society and tries to ask the question ‘what is a British person?’ There have been many different reasons for people coming to Britain, and today we will look at the resources here that attracted the first few waves of migration. Use the power point below as your teaching aid and to help with your worksheet (located below in your tabled section). Use the Project Sheet to record relevant information over the next few History Lessons about Migrating to the British Isles.
A Green and Pleasant Land – PowerPoint – 26.1.21
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Summary – Journey to Jo’burg – 26.1.21
Green and Pleasant Land – 26.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Summary – Journey to Jo’burg – 26.1.21
Green and Pleasant Land – 26.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Summary – Journey to Jo’burg – 26.1.21
Green and Pleasant Land – 26.1.21
Tortoises
Summary – Journey to Jo’burg – 26.1.21
Green and Pleasant Land – 26.1.21
Finches
Summary – Journey to Jo’burg – 26.1.21
Green and Pleasant Land – 26.1.21
Monday 24th January 2021
Happy Monday Class 4. I trust you have had a super weekend and are ready for your weekly tasks ahead.
In Maths today we will be working through our Arithmetic paper; please complete each question using an appropriate method (do you need to do a written method for each question?) – remember that you’re the Master of Maths, you decide!
Find your question paper in your tabled section below. Attached to the end of your paper are the answers to check your work.
Check out our demonstration videos
Year 5 – Qu. 8
Year 5 – Qu. 18
Year 5 – Qu. 21
Year 5 – Qu. 25
Year 5 – Qu. 28
Today’s Literacy is based on sentence structure using your actual spellings from Wednesday’s SPAG lesson. Choose your appropriate spelling list below and complete your tasks. Remember to use green pen to self-assess your work.
A Sentence Structure – 25.1.21
B Sentence Structure – 25.1.21
C Sentence Structure – 25.1.21
D Sentence Structure – 25.1.21
Star Sentence Structure – 25.1.21
In 1666, Isaac Newton made a discovery about light that led him to develop his Theory of Colour, a theory that still informs our understanding of light today. He placed a prism in front of ray of light, and his observations were incredible. In Science, we will be looking at how light appears to travel in straight lines by exploring prisms and creating colour wheels.
In order to complete the practical in today’s lesson, you will need a torch and a glass prism – if you don’t have these (I’m assuming most households won’t have a glass prism) please watch the video below for Brian Cox’s explanation to Isaac Newton’s Theory.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jdfw4
Please use the attached power point as your teaching aid to complete your science tasks.
Spectacular Spectrum Power Point – 25.1.21
Durham & Chester-Le-Street School Sports Partnership
We all know the benefits of being physically active. When times are tough and it is difficult to get outdoors, it can be quite tricky to come up with ideas to keep occupied and active. With modern technology, there are numerous websites available to support physical activity at home; not just for children, but for the whole family. Most activities only take around 5-30 minutes to complete, so it can fit easily into the day.
Here are some ideas and resources we think you might find useful placed in a weekly activity timetable. You can adapt the timetable to suit your own needs!
Upper Key Stage 2 Physical Activity Timetable – 25.1.21
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Science – Spectacular Spectrum – 25.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Science – Spectacular Spectrum – 25.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Science – Spectacular Spectrum – 25.1.21
Tortoises
Science – Spectacular Spectrum – 25.1.21
Finches
Science – Spectacular Spectrum – 25.1.21
The Butterfly Lion Continued…
Friday 22nd January 2021
Happy Friday Class 4 – I genuinely can’t believe we’re at the end of the week. Well done to all of you who have been sending your work in via email, I am absolutely delighted with the quality and determination you have shown to produce your best.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our reasoning skills to solve problems on calculating perimeter. Please use the power point from yesterday 21.1.21 as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Calculate Perimeter Power Point – 21.1.21
NUMERACY – RPS Calculate Perimeter – 22.1.21 – ANSWERS
In Literacy, we will be continuing our work on the African inspirational figure – Nelson Mandela. Following your research on Tuesday and your planning yesterday, today we will be writing our biography for Nelson Mandela’s life.
In your tabled sections, use the success criteria and the biography check list to help enhance your writing. Remember to mention key events from each section of your planning, using enhanced sentence structure (simple, compound and complex sentences). Can you use adjectives, adverbs and modal verbs to create more detail in your writing?
Don’t forget to self-assess your writing, offering enhancements to your vocabulary and punctuation in green pen.
In French today, we will be looking at vocabulary based on our home. Can you solve the word search, and translate all the French vocabulary into English?
Once you have finished the word search, can you label each room in the house using the correct vocabulary?
Good luck!
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Biography Check List – 22.1.21
Success Criteria Darwin – 22.1.21
RPS – Calculate Perimeter – 22.1.21
Label Home French Vocabulary – 22.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Biography Check List – 22.1.21
Success Criteria Sloths & Fossils – 22.1.21
RPS – Calculate Perimeter – 22.1.21
Label Home French Vocabulary – 22.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Biography Check List – 22.1.21
Success Criteria Galapagos and HMS Beagle – 22.1.21
RPS – Calculate Perimeter – 22.1.21
Label Home French Vocabulary – 22.1.21
Tortoises
Biography Check List – 22.1.21
Success Criteria Tortoises – 22.1.21
RPS – Calculate Perimeter – 22.1.21
Label Home French Vocabulary – 22.1.21
Finches
Biography Check List – 22.1.21
Success Criteria Finches – 22.1.21
RPS – Calculate Perimeter – 22.1.21
Label Home French Vocabulary – 22.1.21
Thursday 21st January 2021
I can’t believe it’s Thursday again already Class 4!
Today’s Numeracy is Calculating Perimeter. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Calculate Perimeter Power Point – 21.1.21
NUMERACY – Calculate Perimeter – 21.1.21 – ANSWERS
In Literacy, we will be continuing our work on the African inspirational figure – Nelson Mandela. Following your research on Tuesday, along with any additional work you have done, we will be planning a biography for Nelson Mandela’s life.
Below you will find the features of a Biography (and Autobiography) Power Point, along with a biography word mat – these are here to help you when planning your biography.
Autobiography-and-Biography PowerPoint – 21.1.21
Features-of-an-Biography-Word Mat – 21.1.21
Please use the power point to introduce Nelson Mandela from Tuesday’s lesson (19.1.21) as a guide to decide what relevant information you want to include in Mandela’s biography. You may also use any other research you may have.
Nelson Mandela PowerPoint – 19.1.21
Using the attached planning writing frame in your tabled section, can you write a PLAN for your biography for Nelson Mandela’s life. Remember, a plan only needs short sentences (bullet points). You are NOT writing the biography today! Don’t forget to self-assess your writing, offering enhancements to your vocabulary and punctuation in green pen.
PE – Dance
A wonderful opportunity for us all…
We are hoping to enter children into the County Durham School Games Dance Virtual Event.
You can choose to performance either a dance or cheerleading routine. Routines can be performed in line with one of the three following categories: Solo; Duets; Trios; Groups of 4.
The Dance theme to follow is based on the Olympic/Paralympic Games. The routine can be of any style and it is up to the choreographer’s discretion if there is use of props. The routine must be no longer than 3 minutes in length.
The closing date for all entries is Friday 12th February 2021.
For inspiration, the Durham & Chester-Le-Street School Sports Partnership are posting ‘Dance with Gemma’ videos on their Facebook page every Thursday, where Gemma will be demonstrating popular party dance routines such as ‘YMCA’ , ‘Cha Cha Slide’ etc.
Follow the link bellow:
https://www.facebook.com/DurhamClsSSP
Can you:
- research the Olympic / Paralympic Games for inspiration towards your dance
- decide on a song to dance to (no longer than 3 minutes)
- begin to choreograph the first 30 secs of your dance.
Please email your dance routines so that I can offer feedback and ideas. Remember to ask your parents to help with your routines; they may even demonstrate a move or two!
Enjoy
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Biography Planning Template – 21.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Biography Planning Template – 21.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Biography Planning Template – 21.1.21
Tortoises
Biography Planning Template – 21.1.21
Finches
Biography Planning Template – 21.1.21
Wednesday 20th January 2021
Happy Wednesday Class 4.
Today’s Numeracy is using and applying our reasoning skills to solve problems on measuring perimeter. Please use the power point from yesterday (19.1.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Measure Perimeter Power Point – 19.1.21
NUMERACY – RPS Measure Perimeter – 20.1.21 – ANSWERS
Today’s Literacy is recognising the past and present tense of regular verbs within single-clause sentences – please use the power point as a teaching aid to complete tasks.
Past-or-Present Power Point – 20.1.21
Spellings
Please find below your new list of spellings for this week. Remember to use your spelling books to practice each word in preparation for Monday’s lesson. We will be competing a sentence structure lesson on Monday for your spellings.
Today, we will be continuing with our Art topic – Famous Artist from the 1900’s to modern day. Our next lesson is based around Pierre Auguste Renoir. Use the worksheet to recreate Renoir’s famous painting of Le Déjeuner des canotiers. You decide whether to use pencil, charcoal, pastel, paint…
I can’t wait to see how you do.
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Art – Pierre Auguste Renoir – 20.1.21
RPS – Measure Perimeter – 20.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Art – Pierre Auguste Renoir – 20.1.21
RPS – Measure Perimeter – 20.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Art – Pierre Auguste Renoir – 20.1.21
RPS – Measure Perimeter – 20.1.21
Tortoises
Art – Pierre Auguste Renoir – 20.1.21
RPS – Measure Perimeter – 20.1.21
Finches
Art – Pierre Auguste Renoir – 20.1.21
RPS – Measure Perimeter – 20.1.21
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Happy Tuesday Class 4.
Today’s Numeracy is Measuring Perimeter. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Measure Perimeter Power Point – 19.1.21
NUMERACY – Measure Perimeter – 19.1.21 – ANSWERS
This week’s Literacy lessons are based on an African inspirational figure – Nelson Mandela. Across the week, you will research Mandela’s life and collect information in order to write a biography. Today, we start with our research into who Nelson Mandela was and what made him so inspirational to Africa. Below is a simple power point to introduce Nelson Mandela and some of the inspirational achievements he has achieved in his lifetime. Complete your reading activity (located in your tabled section), along with your Mandela’s timeline and record any relevant information you decide that will be appropriate to include in his biography.
Nelson Mandela PowerPoint – 19.1.21
Today’s Geography is locating counties around the UK and mapping them onto a blank map. Can you then answer the geographical questions about counties. Please use the power point to help with teaching points regarding cities.
Counties Power Point – 19.1.21
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Geography – Counties – 19.1.21
READING – N. Mandela – 19.1.21
Nelson Mandela – Timeline Cut and Paste – 19.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Geography – Counties – 19.1.21
READING – N. Mandela – 19.1.21
Nelson Mandela – Timeline Cut and Paste – 19.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
READING – N. Mandela – 19.1.21
Nelson Mandela – Timeline Cut and Paste – 19.1.21
Geography – Counties – 19.1.21
Tortoises
READING – N. Mandela – 19.1.21
Nelson Mandela Timeline 19.1.21
Geography – Counties – 19.1.21
Finches
READING – N. Mandela – 19.1.21
Nelson Mandela Timeline 19.1.21
Geography – Counties – 19.1.21
Home Learning examples – 18.1.21
Can I say just how proud I am of all the fabulous work I am receiving via email and in school. It really does put a smile on my face when I see how much effort goes into your work.
Remember to keep it up and enjoy.
Monday 18th January 2021
Happy Monday Class 4. I trust you have had a super weekend and are ready for your weekly tasks ahead.
In Maths today we will be working through our Arithmetic paper; please complete each question using an appropriate method (do you need to do a written method for each question?) – remember that you’re the Master of Maths, you decide!
Find your question paper in your tabled section below. Attached to the end of your paper are the answers to check your work.
Today’s Literacy is based on sentence structure using your actual spellings from Wednesday’s SPAG lesson. Choose your appropriate spelling list below and complete your tasks. Remember to use green pen to self-assess your work.
A Sentence Structure – 18.1.21
B Sentence Structure – 18.1.21
C Sentence Structure – 18.1.21
D Sentence Structure – 18.1.21
Star Sentence Structure – 18.1.21
In Science, we will be learning about the effects of refraction and how this alters the direction of light. Please view the video link first to help with teaching points on refraction, then open the links below to help you with your tasks; your tasks are located in your appropriate table section.
Understanding Refraction Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95V-QJYZ2Dw
Refraction Power Point – 18.1.21
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Science – Refraction of Light – Inc. Arrows – 18.1.21
Science – Refraction of Light – Inc. Images – 18.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Science – Refraction of Light – 18.1.21
Science – Refraction of Light – Inc. Arrows – 18.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Science – Refraction of Light – 18.1.21
Science – Refraction of Light – Inc. Arrows – 18.1.21
Tortoises
Science – Refraction of Light – 18.1.21
Science – Refraction of Light – Inc. Arrows – 18.1.21
Finches
Science – Refraction of Light – 18.1.21
Science – Refraction of Light – Inc. Arrows – 18.1.21
The Butterfly Lion
Friday 15th January 2021
Happy Friday Class 4 – I genuinely can’t believe we’re at the end of the week. Well done to all of you who have been sending your work in via email, I am absolutely delighted with the quality and determination you have shown to produce your best.
Today’s Numeracy is calculating angles in a triangle. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Angles-in-a-Triangle – 15.1.21
NUMERACY – Angles in a Triangle – 15.1.21 – ANSWERS
We will be continuing with our Anansi Stories today in Literacy and will concentrate on ‘The Kling Kling Bird‘. Using you worksheet located in your tabled section, read the story; you will quickly discover that I have only given you half of the story and used exactly 100 words in doing so. Your task is to write your ending for the The Kling Kling Bird Anansi Story in 100 words – good luck!
Don’t forget to self-assess your writing, offering enhancements to your vocabulary and punctuation in green pen.
In French today, we will be welcoming Miss. Chandler back into our classroom (virtually). I am sorry that if you are at home, this will not be possible! Below, you will find the power point she will be sharing with us all about ‘Where I live – J’habite…‘.
Can you use the French phrases in the power point and create sentences of your own (in French) based on Where I Live?
I can’t wait to see what you come up with.
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Angles in a Triangle – 15.1.21
The Kling Kling Bird STORY and Task – 15.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Angles in a Triangle – 15.1.21
The Kling Kling Bird STORY and Task – 15.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Angles in a Triangle – 15.1.21
The Kling Kling Bird STORY and Task – 15.1.21
Tortoises
Angles in a Triangle – 15.1.21
The Kling Kling Bird STORY and Task – 15.1.21
Finches
Angles in a Triangle – 15.1.21
The Kling Kling Bird STORY and Task – 15.1.21
Thursday 14th January 2021
I can’t believe it’s Thursday already Class 4!
Today’s Numeracy is solving Reasoning Problems on vertically opposite angles. Please use the power point from yesterday (13.1.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Vertically-Opposite-Angles Ppt – 13.1.21
NUMERACY – RPS Vertically Opposite Angles – 14.1.21 – ANSWERS
We will be continuing with our Anansi Stories today in Literacy and will concentrate on ‘Spider and Turtle‘. Read the story and discuss the characteristics of each character, and try to identify the moral of the story.
Using the attached writing frame in your tabled section, can you write a character description, using as many adjectives, adverbs and descriptive language as possible. Don’t forget to self-assess your writing, offering enhancements to your vocabulary and punctuation in green pen.
Today, we will starting our new RE topic – Judaism. Please use the power point below ‘Introduction to Judaism’ and discuss the story of Abraham.
Introduction to Judaism – Abraham Ppt – 14.1.21
Who was Abraham?
Why was he so special to Judaism?
What was Abraham’s main wish in life?…
Using your story board in your tabled section, can you retell the story of Abraham using images and dialogue?
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Blank Abraham Story Board – 14.1.21
RPS Vertically Opposite Angles – 14.1.21
Anansi Character Web – 14.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Blank Abraham Story Board – 14.1.21
RPS Vertically Opposite Angles – 14.1.21
Anansi Character Web – 14.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Blank Abraham Story Board – 14.1.21
RPS Vertically Opposite Angles – 14.1.21
Anansi Character Web – 14.1.21
Tortoises
Blank Abraham Story Board – 14.1.21
RPS Vertically Opposite Angles – 14.1.21
Anansi Character Web – 14.1.21
Finches
Blank Abraham Story Board – 14.1.21
RPS Vertically Opposite Angles – 14.1.21
Anansi Character Web – 14.1.21
Wednesday 13th January 2021
Happy Wednesday Class 4.
Today’s Numeracy is calculating the size of vertically opposite angles. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Vertically-Opposite-Angles Ppt – 13.1.21
NUMERACY – Vertically Opposite Angles – 13.1.21 – ANSWERS
Today’s Literacy is understanding and using Antonyms – please use the power point as a teaching aid to complete tasks.
Spellings
Please find below your new list of spellings for this week. Remember to use your spelling books to practice each word in preparation for Monday’s lesson. We will be competing a sentence structure lesson on Monday for your spellings.
Today, we will be continuing with our Art topic – Famous Artist from the 1900’s to modern day. Our next lesson is based around Claude Monet. Use the worksheet to recreate Monet’s famous painting of Waterlilies. You decide whether to use pencil, charcoal, pastel, paint…
I can’t wait to see how you do.
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Calculating Vertically Opposite Angles – 13.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Calculating Vertically Opposite Angles – 13.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Calculating Vertically Opposite Angles – 13.1.21
Tortoises
Calculating Vertically Opposite Angles – 13.1.21
Finches
Calculating Vertically Opposite Angles – 13.1.21
Home Learning examples – 12.1.21
Can I say just how proud I am of all the fabulous work I am receiving via email and in school. It really does put a smile on my face when I see how much effort goes into your work. I am particularly impressed with how many power points and word processed examples I am receiving.
Remember to keep it up and enjoy.
Here are a few examples…
Tuesday 12th January 2021
Happy Tuesday Class 4.
Today’s Numeracy is solving Reasoning Problems on calculating angles. Please use the power point from yesterday (11.1.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Calculate-Angles Ppt – 11.1.21
NUMERACY – RPS – Missing Angles – 12.1.21 – ANSWERS
This week’s Literacy lessons are based on Anansi Stories. Anansi stories are considered “trickster” folktales because the small spider uses his intelligence and trickiness to triumph larger creatures. Stories such as these are told by elders to pass down knowledge and moral messages to the younger generations – they originate from Africa.
Today’s Anansi Story is ‘From Tiger to Anansi’. Read the story and answer the questions. When answering, remember to use complete sentences using the text to back up your responses.
PE – During the course of this term, our aim is to enhance our skills and gameplay in hockey. Providing you have a hockey stick – which I am assuming you don’t – you could practice your ball control and passing ability. Following this, your task in PE is to create a poster highlighting the rules of the game for hockey, and what I need (equipment wise) in order to practise and compete. Try to include diagrams and labelling in your poster – why not create a digital poster on power point?
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
From Tiger to Anansi QUESTIONS – 12.1.21
From Tiger to Anansi STORY – 12.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
From Tiger to Anansi QUESTIONS – 12.1.21
From Tiger to Anansi STORY – 12.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
From Tiger to Anansi QUESTIONS – 12.1.21
From Tiger to Anansi STORY – 12.1.21
Tortoises
From Tiger to Anansi QUESTIONS – 12.1.21
From Tiger to Anansi STORY – 12.1.21
Finches
From Tiger to Anansi QUESTIONS – 12.1.21
From Tiger to Anansi STORY – 12.1.21
Home Learning examples – 11.1.21
Can I say just how proud I am of all the fabulous work I am receiving via email and in school. It really does put a smile on my face when I see how much effort goes into your work.
Remember to keep it up and enjoy.
Here are a few examples…
Monday 11th January 2021
Happy Monday Class 4. I trust you have had a super weekend and are ready for your weekly tasks ahead.
Today’s Numeracy is looking at calculating angles. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
Calculate-Angles Ppt – 11.1.21
Today’s Literacy is based on sentence structure using your actual spellings from Wednesday’s SPAG lesson. Choose your appropriate spelling list below and complete your tasks. Remember to use green pen to self-assess your work.
In Science, we will be learning how we can see around objects by reflecting light. Use the links below to help you with your tasks; your tasks are located in your appropriate table section.
Reflecting Light Ppt – 11.1.21
Don’t forget to email your completed work; I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Calculate Missing Angles – 11.1.21
Science – Reflecting Light – 11.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Calculate Missing Angles – 11.1.21
Science – Reflecting Light – 11.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Calculate Missing Angles – 11.1.21
Science – Reflecting Light – 11.1.21
Tortoises
Calculate Missing Angles – 11.1.21
Science – Reflecting Light – 11.1.21
Finches
Calculate Missing Angles – 11.1.21
Science – Reflecting Light – 11.1.21
Story Time – The Butterfly Lion
Our Love to read Book this half term is The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
Home Learning Tasks
Friday 8th January 2021
Today’s Numeracy is looking reasoning and problem solving questions with angles. Please use the power point from yesterday (7.1.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
NUMERACY – Reason. Prob. Introduce Angles – 8.1.21 – ANSWERS
Today’s Literacy is writing your Information Leaflet. You can decide whether to use the attached writing template or design your own – please use the power point from yesterday (7.1.21) as a teaching aid to complete tasks.
Types-of-text-posters-and-leaflets Ppt – 7.1.21
Today, we will be starting our Art topic – Famous Artist from the 1900’s to modern day. The first lesson is based around Joseph Turner. Use the worksheet to recreate Turner’s famous painting of a scene in Rome. You decide whether to use pencil, charcoal, pastel, paint…
I can’t wait to see how you do.
Darwin
Literacy – Nigeria Information Leaflet – 8.1.21
Reasoning Problems – Introducing Angles – 8.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Literacy – South Africa Information Leaflet – 8.1.21
Reasoning Problems – Introducing Angles – 8.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Literacy – Kenya Information Leaflet – 8.1.21
Reasoning Problems – Introducing Angles – 8.1.21
Tortoises
Literacy – Africa Information Leaflet – 8.1.21
Reasoning Problems – Introducing Angles – 8.1.21
Finches
Literacy – Africa Information Leaflet – 8.1.21
Reasoning Problems – Introducing Angles – 8.1.21
Home Learning examples – 6.1.21
Another fabulous effort from those children working from home; once again, I am delighted with the quality you have put into it.
Well done Class 4.
Don’t forget to email your work if you haven’t already, and remember to access your Lexia and TT Rockstars. I have noticed that there is 1 certificate that has been achieved – do you know who you are? I wonder if there will be more certificates before Friday! Keep up the good work and remember to email all your completed work.
Thursday 7th January 2021
Today’s Numeracy is looking at angles in 2D shapes and linking the amount of degrees in a specific turn. Please use the power point as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
NUMERACY – Introduce Angles – 7.1.21 – ANSWERS
Today’s Literacy is PLANNING for your Information Leaflet – please use the power point as a teaching aid to complete tasks.
Types-of-text-posters-and-leaflets Ppt – 7.1.21
Today, we will be starting our Science topic LIGHT. The first lesson is based around ‘How We See’. Please use the power point to help with teaching points and try to complete your worksheet using scientific vocabulary.
Science – How We See – Ppt – 7.1.21
Darwin
Literacy – Nigeria Leaflet Planning – 7.1.21
Science – How We See Things – 7.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Literacy – South Africa Leaflet Planning – 7.1.21
Science – How We See Things – 7.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Literacy – Kenya Leaflet Planning – 7.1.21
Science – How We See Things – 7.1.21
Tortoises
Literacy – Africa Leaflet Planning – 7.1.21
Science – How We See Things – 7.1.21
Finches
Literacy – Africa Leaflet Planning – 7.1.21
Science – How We See Things – 7.1.21
Home Learning examples – 5.1.21
Check out the work from some of our children from yesterday’s (5.1.21) Home Learning tasks; I am delighted with the quality you have put into it.
Remember to use your green pen to self assess each piece of work, and always ask yourself ‘HOW can I enhance my work?’
Well done Class 4.
Don’t forget to email your work if you haven’t already, and remember to access your Lexia and TT Rockstars. Certificates are still up for grabs on Friday! I can’t wait to see the rest.
Wednesday 6th January 2021
Today’s Numeracy is reasoning problems based on measuring angles. Please use the same power point from yesterday (5.1.21) as an aid to help with your work. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
NUMERACY — Measure-with-a-Protractor Ppt – 5.1.21
NUMERACY – Measuring Angles – 6.1.21 – ANSWERS
Today’s Literacy is understanding and using Synonyms – please use the power point as a teaching aid to complete tasks.
Spellings
Please find below your new list of spellings for this week. Remember to use your spelling books to practice each word in preparation for Monday’s lesson. We will be competing a sentence structure lesson on Monday for your spellings.
Today’s Geography is locating major cities around the UK and locating them onto a blank map. Please use the power point to help with teaching points regarding cities.
Geography – Locating Cities – 6.1.21
Darwin
SPAG – Complete the worksheets on Synonyms.
Numeracy – Compete the reasoning problems on measuring angles.
Reasoning Problems – Angles – 6.1.21
Geography – Locational Knowledge – Using the map of the UK, can you identify each city from your list and locate them onto the blank map?
Geography Blank-Map UK – 6.1.21
Geography – Locate Cities – 6.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Numeracy – Compete the reasoning problems on measuring angles.
Reasoning Problems – Angles – 6.1.21
SPAG – Complete the worksheets on Synonyms.
Geography – Locational Knowledge – Using the map of the UK, can you identify each city from your list and locate them onto the blank map?
Geography Blank-Map UK – 6.1.21
Geography – Locate Cities – 6.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Geography – Locational Knowledge – Using the map of the UK, can you identify each city from your list and locate them onto the blank map?
Geography Locating Cities – 6.1.21
SPAG – Complete the worksheets on Synonyms.
Numeracy – Compete the reasoning problems on measuring angles.
Reasoning Problems – Angles – 6.1.21
Tortoises
Geography – Locational Knowledge – Using the map of the UK, can you identify each city from your list and locate them onto the blank map?
Geography – Locating Cities – 6.1.21
SPAG – Complete the worksheets on Synonyms.
Numeracy – Compete the reasoning problems on measuring angles.
Reasoning Problems – Angles – 6.1.21
Finches
Geography – Locational Knowledge – Using the map of the UK, can you identify each city from your list and locate them onto the blank map?
Geography – Locating Cities – 6.1.21
SPAG – Complete the worksheets on Synonyms.
Numeracy – Compete the reasoning problems on measuring angles.
Reasoning Problems – Angles – 6.1.21
Tuesday 5th January 2021
Cornerstones Curriculum Spring Term 1 – Class 4
Happy New Year; I hope that you are all fit and well and have had a wonderful, relaxing Christmas holiday. As you are all aware, the Spring Term has been disrupted with our country going into Lockdown, but we here at Nettlesworth can’t wait to take our learning into the Virtual Age with our Home Learning. During the Spring 1st half term in Class 4, we are looking forward to learning about our next topic – Gallery Rebels!
Colours collide, melting together on the canvas: an impression of light, a rage of red, a lobster perched on a telephone…come and find out about the bizarre and eccentric minds of the gallery rebels!
Art can be an act of rebellion. Can you change the world with a paint brush, a thought, or an idea?
Dream the dream – or show us your nightmares! What do you see? Watches melting? Wheels spinning? A shark in a box? Can you express yourself without words? Well, a picture paints a thousand of them!
Try your hand at a ‘Damien Hirst’ sculpture, exploring the weird and wonderful to create a curious treasure for the next generation. Take up your arms and fight for the cause…paintbrushes and sketch books at the ready – let’s make art!
As well as our topic, the children will develop locational knowledge in Geography, enhance their understanding of Judaism in RE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills.
Spellings will be issued on Wednesdays as part of our SPAG lesson. There will be a sentence structure lesson based on their spellings on Mondays. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child accesses their Lexia and TT Rockstars daily as part of their Home Learning.
I will be uploading all Home Learning Tasks onto our Class page on the school website. Please find your table’s activities, print them out and complete.
Please ensure that your child completes their Home Learning tasks daily and email their work as often as possible in-order for marking and feedback to occur.
If you need school to print out your Home Learning tasks, please let me know via email – we can even deliver them to you if necessary.
Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links. Once again, thank you for your continuing support in these unprecedented times.
Stay safe
Mr. Graham
Deputy Head Teacher
c.graham201@durhamlearning.net
Tuesday 5th January 2021
Please find below the measuring angles presentation, along with your tasks. You may also check your answers once you’ve finished!
NUMERACY — Measure-with-a-Protractor Ppt – 5.1.21
NUMERACY – Measuring Angles – 5.1.21 – ANSWERS
Darwin
Literacy – Nigeria Research – 5.1.21
PSHCE – Going for Goals.
Use the assembly presentation to think about your goals and targets for this term.
Do you have any specific goals that you want to achieve?
Are they school related?
How do you intend to achieve your goals?
Using the template of your choice, can you choose 2 goals that you wish to achieve during the Spring Term clearly stating how you intend to achieve your goals and how will know when your goals have been achieved.
Going for Goals Assembly Script
My Goals Activity Cutouts – 5.1.21
Fossils and Sloths
Literacy – South Africa Research – 5.1.21
PSHCE – Going for Goals.
Use the assembly presentation to think about your goals and targets for this term.
Do you have any specific goals that you want to achieve?
Are they school related?
How do you intend to achieve your goals?
Using the template of your choice, can you choose 2 goals that you wish to achieve during the Spring Term clearly stating how you intend to achieve your goals and how will know when your goals have been achieved.
Going for Goals Assembly Script
My Goals Activity Cutouts – 5.1.21
Galapagos and HMS Beagle
Literacy – Kenya Research – 5.1.21
PSHCE – Going for Goals.
Use the assembly presentation to think about your goals and targets for this term.
Do you have any specific goals that you want to achieve?
Are they school related?
How do you intend to achieve your goals?
Using the template of your choice, can you choose 2 goals that you wish to achieve during the Spring Term clearly stating how you intend to achieve your goals and how will know when your goals have been achieved.
Going for Goals Assembly Script
My Goals Activity Cutouts – 5.1.21
Tortoises
Literacy – Africa Research – 5.1.21
PSHCE – Going for Goals.
Use the assembly presentation to think about your goals and targets for this term.
Do you have any specific goals that you want to achieve?
Are they school related?
How do you intend to achieve your goals?
Using the template of your choice, can you choose 2 goals that you wish to achieve during the Spring Term clearly stating how you intend to achieve your goals and how will know when your goals have been achieved.
Going for Goals Assembly Script
My Goals Activity Cutouts – 5.1.21
Finches
Literacy – Africa Research – 5.1.21
PSHCE – Going for Goals.
Use the assembly presentation to think about your goals and targets for this term.
Do you have any specific goals that you want to achieve?
Are they school related?
How do you intend to achieve your goals?
Using the template of your choice, can you choose 2 goals that you wish to achieve during the Spring Term clearly stating how you intend to achieve your goals and how will know when your goals have been achieved.
Going for Goals Assembly Script
My Goals Activity Cutouts – 5.1.21
Futsal – UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
We think it is fair to say that we are all quite impressed with the development of our Futsal skills. We have organised a round robin competition within our lessons to utilise the skills gained and to work as part of a team and gain points.
We are all loving this new sport.
Christmas Spirit – UNCRC Article 14 (freedom of thought, belief and religion)
Today we put our school Christmas tree up in the hall. In our bubbles, Mrs. Lee welcomed us to the hall to each put a Christmas decoration on the tree. We then listened to her favourite Christmas poem – T’was the night before Christmas…
We all loved putting decorations on the tree and it looks fabulous.
Music – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Today we continued with our music with the instruments. Each table had a specific rhythm to play and the tricky part was when the conductor (Mr. Graham) tried to get all groups to play at the same time!
What a superb noise we made!
Well done Class 4.
Gymnastics – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
We are all very pleased with our gymnastics; we have been working hard to incorportae balances, rolls, jumps and transitions. The hardest part is to perfect each movement as a gymnast, concentrating on straight limbs and a smile.
Forest School – UNCRC Article 29 (goals to education)
Today we were delighted to welcome Rio into school to teach us Forest School. We worked collaborately as a team to complete a variety of outdoor tasks such as: den building; map work; survival techniques…
We all absolutely loved the session – thank you very much Rio.
Virtual French – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Today we were very technological and welcomed Miss Chandler into school via TEAMS to teach our French. We looked at a variety of French clothing and how to describe them using colours.
Gymnastics – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Today we had our second gymnastics session with Mr. Beverage; we looked at enhancing our balances and rolls and tried to enhance our transitions between movements. We also tried to develop our core strength and control.
We are very pleased at what we achieved today.
Lest We Forget – Remembrance Assembly – 11.11.20
Today we all participated in our first Virtual Assembly to pay our respects to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice during their service to our country. All the children listened and observed the 2 minute silence conducted by Mrs. Lee from her office.
Every children also painted a remembrance rock and placed them outside the school grounds.
We will remember them.
Futsal – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Today we we were indoors for futsal – this was harder than first anticipated as a lot more ball control was needed.
We all enjoyed our second session.
Gymnastics – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Today we had our first gymnastics session with Mr. Beverage; we looked at balances and rolls and what it takes to become a good gymnast – control and posture. We are aiming to design our own routine and to eventually video and evaluate our own performances.
We are very pleased at what we achieved today.
Futsal – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Today we welcomed Darren into school who gave us our first experience of the Brazilian sport – Futsal. This is very similar to football, but also very different. The balls are slightly smaller and heavier, and it’s based around using skills and teamwork to score goals.
We all enjoyed our first session.
Science Enquiry – UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
Today we exercised our Science Enquiry skills; we had to plan, carryout and conclude our own investigation to answer a scientific question on Materials – Which material is the best conductor?
Well done to all children who worked together to find their answers.
Geography / Computing – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Today we used our research skills to discover animals around the world that are endangered. We then answered a variety of questions around our search.
Well done Class 4.
Music – UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
Wow! What a super lesson we had today learning about the American composer Aaron Copland. Today we had a brief outline to the types of music he composed and we even tried to keep the rhythm to one of his pieces.
Design Technology – Planting our Allotments
UNCRC Article 28 (right to education)
What fun we had today in planting our allotments. We have decided which herbs, vegetables and plants we want to include in our allotment. We used appropriate planting pots and soil (compost) and carefully potted the seedlings and placed on the mobile garden.
Hopefully they will germinate then we’ll be able to plant in our permanent allotment – to be decided where!
Well done class 4.
Autumn 2
Cornerstones Curriculum – Allotment
Dear Parent / Carer,
I hope that you have all had a wonderful, relaxing half term and are ready for the next 7 weeks; welcome back Class 4, Year 5 and 6.
This half term in Class 4, we are looking forward to learning about our new topic – Allotment…
Let’s grow! A crispy carrot, a luscious lettuce or a tasty tomato. Dig deep and put your back into it, making your own tubs and planters and nurturing your greens.
Harvest your crops and make soups and dishes of seasonal foods that taste delicious. Learn about farms and where food comes from, writing reports on wide produce.
Discover which allotments are closest to your school and open the door to the secret garden.
After all your hard work, have your fingers gone green?
As well as our topic, the children will develop their invasion games in PE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills. Our Year 6 children are excited to continue their preparations for the upcoming SATs, and our extra-curricular clubs will continue on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. All children in Class 4 will be encouraged to join in the fun on these After-School Clubs.
Homework will be issued weekly. Spellings and Times Tables will be issued on Wednesday and returned ready for a test on Mondays. Either Literacy, Numeracy or Science will be issued on Mondays, to be returned on Fridays. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child returns their reading book to school daily.
Class 4 will have PE on Wednesdays and Thursdays this half term. Please ensure your child comes into school in their PE kits on these days; they will spend the whole day in their PE kit. Shorts can be worn under tracksuit bottoms if required.
I am really looking forward to working with your child and getting to know them throughout the year. Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links, and I am looking forward to this half term.
Kind Regards
Mr. Graham
Allotments – Home-learning-ideas
Allotments – Parent-and-carer-information
Dressage Champion in the Making
Wow! What can we say Hannah. We are absolutely blown away with how confident you are in your handling of horses. You have been training so hard all term for your upcoming Dressage Competition. Looking at your photos and video, we can already say that you are a true champion already.
Well done Hannah and good luck – we are all very proud of you.
Our Harvest Festival
Art
A massive well done to all the children who have tried their very best to complete their artwork over the past few weeks. They have been inspired by Charles Darwin through our Cornerstones Curriculum Topic – Darwin’s Delights. Using sketches, charcoal and pastels, the children have created beautiful work on the Galapagos Islands’ landscapes and animals.
Superb effort everyone.
UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education)
Blue Peter Badge Winner
PE – Rugby – 16.9.20
Today we welcomed Mark and Mark (Yes, that’s right!) to coach their first Tag Rugby lesson to Class 4. What a brilliant lesson it was as well!
We used tags, tails, hoops and rugby balls to enhance our handling skills of the rugby ball.
Special mention to the 6 children who earned their Sainsbury’s Values wristbands for their efforts today.
Determination – Mckenzie
Respect – James
Self-Belief – Oscar
Team Work – Kaylin
Passion – Maisie
Honesty – Lily
Well done everyone; we can’t wait for next week.
Bikeability – 14.9.20
What an exciting session we had with Darren (Durham SSCo) today; we all participated in a bikeability lesson and were taught about the safety of our bike and how we can keep safe whilst cycling. We also had the opportunity to see how fast we could pedal over a 30 second period!
Computing – 9.9.20
Who would have thought cartoons were first thought of over 110 years ago? Today we learned all about the History of Animation and how the first animations were constructed. We researched using a variety of sources including iPads and computers, and we made examples of the first cartoons to be produced: Thaumatropes and Flick Books.
Did you know that the first animation was constructed in 1908?
PE – Gymnastics – 7.9.20
today we completed our core task for Gymnastics; we will be learning how to: balance; transfer; roll throughout the next 6 weeks.
We were very pleased with some of our skills we demonstrated today. Well done everyone.
Charles Darwin
Talk about being blown away by a child in your class!
Just look at the photo Alex has sent linked to our new Cornerstones Curriculum – Darwin’s Delights.
This is Charles Darwin’s very own tortoise – Harriet. Alex’s parents were very lucky to meet her at an Australian Zoo (Brisbane) in 2006 – Harriet was 175 years old at the time! Seriously WOW!
Thank you ever so much for sharing this with us; I can’t wait to see what our study finds next!
Active 60 Ball
Well done to Erica who was our first child from Class 4 to receive the Active 60 Ball in Autumn Term 2020. She had great fun playing games with her sister and took it with her to her Grand Parents house over the weekend. I’m very impressed with your pictures and write-up Erica.
Who will be next week’s Active 60 child?
Autumn Term 1
Hello everyone and a BIG Welcome to Class 4
I hope that you have all had a wonderful, relaxing summer holiday and are ready for the year ahead; welcome to Class 4, Year 5 and 6.
In Class 4, we are looking forward to learning about our new topic – Darwin’s Delights…
Ship ahoy! We’re off on an exciting expedition with Charles Darwin and his crew on HMS Beagle. Can you trace his route across the vast ocean?
Stop at the magical Galapagos Islands to see the amazing species that helped Darwin develop his theory of evolution by natural selection.
Do you know what’s so special about a lava lizard, or why the blue-footed booby has blue feet?
Imagine how humans will evolve in millions of years; it’s a scary thought!
Ready to trace the origin of species? Let’s set sail!
As well as our topic, the children will develop their rugby in PE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills. Our Year 6 children are excited to start their preparations for the upcoming SATs, and an extra-curricular club has been organised to start on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays from next week (wb: 7th September 2020). All children in Class 4 will be encouraged to join in the fun on these After-School Clubs.
Homework will be issued weekly. Spellings and Times Tables will be issued on Wednesday and returned ready for a test on Mondays. Either Literacy, Numeracy or Science will be issued on Mondays, to be returned on Fridays. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child returns their reading book to school daily.
Class 4 will have PE on Mondays and Wednesdays. Please ensure your child comes into school in their PE kits on these days; they will spend the whole day in their PE kit. Shorts can be worn under tracksuit bottoms if required.
I am really looking forward to working with your child and getting to know them throughout the year. Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links, and I am looking forward to meeting you.
Kind Regards
Mr. Graham
Deputy Head Teacher
DD-Parent-and-carer-information – 2.9.20
