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Year 4 Class Blog 2020-2021

Friday 29th January 2021

29/1/2021

 
Happy Friday!

I have been so impressed with your work this week, well done and let's keep it up!

Today, we are going to try something new by using our live lessons for Topic and PSHE, you still have English and Maths work and should look below to see what you need to do. 

As always, if you have any questions please email me using this email address, this is also the address to email me photos of the work you have been doing at home:   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk 

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Reading

​Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

Amelie, Samirah, Ikramul, Tanisha and Ayesha are reading with Tom today at 12:50. ​

Spelling

You should revisit this week's spellings and make sure you feel confident with them. 

English

Your independent English work has been set for you on Google Classroom, head to your group's page to see what you need to do. 

Maths

Your independent Maths work has been set for you on Google Classroom, head to your group's page to see what you need to do. ​

Topic Live Lesson: 10:00-10:30

Go to the Year 4 - Fridays group to join today's lesson, we are going to be looking at the Water Cycle and sharing all our experiments from the week. 

PSHE Live Lesson: 12:00-12:30

Go to the Year 4 - Fridays group to join today's lesson, we are going to be thinking about kindness and talking about Children's Mental Health Week that starts next week. 
Before you join the lesson, have a think of anyone who has been kind to you this week?

Thursday 28th January 2021

28/1/2021

 
We're almost at the end of another week, thank you to all of you who have already sent in photos of your science experiment and your PE assault course, keep them coming it, it's great to see what you're getting up to at home.

Tom will be taking your live lessons today. 

As always, if you have any questions please email me using this email address :   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk 

Reading

Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

There is no reading group with Tom today. ​

Spelling 

Here is your link to today's spelling lesson:

classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-practise-and-apply-knowledge-of-suffixes-ous-including-test-c9gkgt

English Live Lesson

We will be finishing Chapter 4 today.

Maths Live Lesson

We are continuing to look at addition and subtraction today.

Topic - Geography

Today we are going to be thinking about why it rains, complete the task that has been set for you on Google Classroom. 

Wednesday 27th January 2021

27/1/2021

 
It was great to see you all in Artburst yesterday! Below are some photos of the work you sent in. 
​

We're back to normal lessons and timings today.

Don't forget, if you have any questions or are finding it difficult to join Google Classroom, please email me using this email address :   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk 

Reading

Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

​If you have your reading group with Tom today, don't forget to log in at 12:50. 

Today's group is Nusaybah, Isra, Farhan, Aaliyah, Salman and Khadijah

Spelling

Keep up with the good work learning new suffixes:

classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-investigate-suffixes-ous-6njk8e

English Live Lesson

We will be continuing to look at Chapter 4.

Maths Live Lesson

We will be carrying on with our work about addition. 

Topic - Geography

We are continuing to look at weather and think about how it behaves. 

classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-makes-up-the-weather-70tk4c

Don't forget to complete your water cycle experiment from yesterday, you have until Thursday evening and we will be sharing our learning in Friday's topic lesson.

Tuesday 26th January 2020

26/1/2021

 
Well done for another great start to the week! It was great to hear what you all got up to over the weekend yesterday, including lots of snowball fights and snowman building. 

Don't forget that we have Artburst today so the timings are a bit different for some of you: 10-10:30 and 12-12:30 like last week, we will be meeting on Zoom, the link will be on Google Classroom for you to follow. 

As always, if you have any questions please email me using this email address :   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk 

Reading

Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

​If you have your reading group with Tom today, don't forget to log in at 12:50. ​

Today's group is Cara, Firdaus, Faizaan, Ibby, Manhaa and Sara C.

Spelling

We  are continuing to learn about suffixes this week.

Here is the link to today's lesson:

classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-practise-and-apply-knowledge-of-suffixes-tion-cian-sion-ssion-including-test-64vk2e

Artburst

Watch and join in the Artburst Winter Warm Up with Saskia.
For today you will need:

Your week 3 pack

From home:
  • A pair of scissors

From your Week 1 pack:
  • Glue
  • Pens
  • Chocolate bar name badge

Remember to also bring an empty toilet roll for your art lesson today! 

Live Session 1 (10:00 - 10:30)
Join the Artburst classroom by clicking on the link in Google Classroom and that was sent to your parents last week. 

Session 1 will involve a quick warmup then you'll be split into two breakout sessions. Group A will be doing art with Lucy and Group B will be doing drama with Daisy. 

Before the break Lucy will set you some tasks to complete in Independent Learning.

Independent Learning 
Complete the activities set by Lucy in Session 1. 

Live Session 2 (12:00 - 12:30)
In Session 2 you will be swapping over, so Group A will be doing drama with Daisy and Group B will be doing art with Lucy. 

PE

This week, we are going to join in the Lava Zone game, warm up with the characters and then try playing it in your living room at home. Maybe someone else at home might be able to play with you too.  You can make your own assault course at home. 

We'd love to see some photos of you doing PE at home, send them to the Year 4 email address. 

www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/physical-education-ks1-ks2-lets-get-active-lava-zone-balance-agility-coordination-skills/zdgqvk7

Topic - Geography

​In yesterday's  topic lesson, we started to look at the water cycle, today we are going to do an experiment to see how it works in practise. 

For this experiment you will need the following equipment:
  • A window, preferably one that receives some rays from the sun
  • A resealable plastic bag (like a sandwich bag)
  • 1/4 cup of water
  • Tape, really sticky stuff that can secure your bag to a window 
  • Marker/biro pen (this is optional but helps a lot) 

Follow the instructions below or watch the video. 

www.sciencemuseumok.org/smoathome/try-see-water-cycle-bag

You should take photos of your experiment (your work should be handed in by sending me a photo) and be ready to talk about it in our topic lessons on Friday. 

Monday 25th January 2021

25/1/2021

 
I hope you have had a lovely weekend, if you got up to anything exciting let me know at the beginning of our English live lessons!

I hope you have been collecting your toilet roll tubes ready for Artburst tomorrow and don't forget to remind your parents to pick up your new packs today!

As always, if you have any questions please email me using this email address :   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk 

Reading

Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

Shezan, Hannah, Maryam, Archie and Yaqub are reading with Tom today at 12:50. ​

Spelling

Thank you for all of your posters on Friday - we are continuing our work with suffixes this week. 

classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-investigate-suffixes-tion-cian-sion-ssion-6xhkje

English Live Lesson

We are going to be continuing with our story and looking at Chapter 4 this week. 

Maths Live Lesson

We are moving on from place value and starting to look at addition and subtraction this week. 

Topic - Geography

Now that we are feeling more confident with our knowledge of solids, liquids and gases, we are going to see how we can apply it in the world around us and look at water in the world. Go to Google Classroom to see your task for today. 

Friday 22nd January 2021

22/1/2021

 
And just like that, we're at the end of another week of school!

Well done for all your hard work this week, it has been great to see all of your faces in our lessons. 

As always, if you have any questions please email me using this email address :   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk 

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Reading

Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

Amelie, Samirah, Ikramul, Tanisha and Ayesha are reading with Tom today at 12:50. ​

Spelling

You have been learning all about suffixes this week. Your task today is to make a poster showing the different rules for these suffixes, there is a space on Google Classroom for you to upload a photo of your poster. 

English Live Lesson

We are going to finish our work on Chapter 3 today.

Maths Live Lesson

Today is our last lesson looking at Place Value. 

PSHE

​This term, in PSHE we are learning about the world around us and how we can look after it. The work is set on Google Classroom. 

Thursday 21st January 2021

21/1/2021

 
We're almost at the end of another week!

I'm looking forward to seeing  you all today. 


As always, if you have any questions please email me using this email address :   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk 

Reading

Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

There is no reading group with Tom today. ​

Spellings

We are continuing our work about suffixes today, you should be practising these and the other ones you have been learning this week. 

​classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-practise-and-apply-knowledge-of-suffixes-tion-ity-ness-6mwk6t

English Live Lesson

We are going to start looking at Chapter 3 today. 

Maths

We are continuing with looking at place value. 

Topic - Science

Today is our final lesson on States of Matter from National Oak Academy, go to Google Classroom to look for the link. 

Wednesday 20th January 2021

20/1/2021

 
It was great to see you all in Artburst yesterday! Have a look at some of your drawings below - thank you to those who sent pictures in.
​

We're back to normal lessons and timings today.

Don't forget, if you have any questions or are finding it difficult to join Google Classroom, please email me using this email address :   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk ​

Reading

Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

​If you have your reading group with Tom today, don't forget to log in at 12:50. 

Today's group is Nusaybah, Isra, Farhan, Aaliyah, Salman and Khadijah

Spelling

We are learning some new suffixes today. 

classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-investigate-suffixes-tion-ity-ness-6ngk6d

English Live Lesson

We will be continuing our work looking at Chapter 2 and developing our grammar skils.

Maths Live Lesson

We are going to be continuing our work on place value.

Topic - Science

We are coming towards the end of our topic on States of Matter, your work is set for you on Google Classroom.

Tuesday 19th January 2021

19/1/2021

 
Well done for another great start to the week! It was great to hear what you all got up to over the weekend yesterday. 

Don't forget that we have Artburst today so the timings are a bit different for some of you: 10-10:30 and 12-12:30 like last week, we will be meeting on Zoom, the link will be on Google Classroom for you to follow. 

As always, if you have any questions please email me using this email address :   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk ​

Reading

Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

​If you have your reading group with Tom today, don't forget to log in at 12:50. ​

Today's group is Cara, Firdaus, Faizann, Ibby, Manhaa and Sara C.

Spelling

We  are continuing to learn about suffixes this week.

Here is the link to today's lesson:

classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-practise-and-apply-knowledge-of-suffixes-ate-en-chjp6c

Artburst

Before our live session at 10, watch and take part in this warm up.
eekJoin the Artburst classroom by clicking the link on the Google Classroom pages. (This will be the same link for all of the sessions!)

Session 1 will involve some drama games and a group brainstorming session about what we'd like to include in our play. Come with lots of ideas and imagination!

Before the break Lucy and Daisy will set you some tasks to complete in Independent Learning.

Independent Learning 
Complete the activities set in Session 1. 
When you join Session 2 you must make sure you have the following materials from your craft packs:


Week 2 Envelope
A4 chocolate bar wrapper template (on yellow or pink paper)
Beige cardboard strip 
Small envelope with gold scraps
PLUS a Glue Stick (From Week 1 envelope)
(There is a photo of Week 2 envelop below.

Live Session 2 (12:00 - 12:30)
In Session 2 you will be making some pop-up golden tickets with Lucy.
Picture

PE

Complete this Supermovers dance, why not try it with other people in your family too?

www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/just-for-fun-alex-scott-l1/zj4pwty

Topic - Science

Create your own experiment at home. Make some icecubes and put them in cups in different parts of the house. What happens to the ice? Which melts quickest? Why do you think this is?

Email me photos of your experiment. vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk ​​

Monday 18th January 2021

18/1/2021

 
I hope you have had a lovely weekend, if you got up to anything exciting let me know at the beginning of our English live lessons!

I'm looking forward to another week of live lessons and am so impressed with how resilient you have been since the start of term. 

As always, if you have any questions please email me using this email address :   vpsyear4class@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk 

Reading

Your reading has been set up on Purple Mash, you should complete it every day. 

​If you have your reading group with Tom today, don't forget to log in at 12:50.

Spellings

We are learning about a different type of suffix this week, remember you should be practising and learning them each day. 

classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-investigate-suffixes-ate-en-6dj34d

English Live Lesson

We are going to start Chapter 2 of Storm today. 

Maths Live Lesson

We are continuing to look at place value this week and building on our learning from last week. 

Topic - Science

We are continuing with our learning about states of matter. 

classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-changes-of-state-and-why-do-they-take-place-cgt64r

Complete the assignment on Google Classroom and don't forget to submit your quiz work!
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