St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 4 Blog - Friday 19th May 2023
Date: 19th May 2023 @ 1:18pm
Year 4 Blog
Friday 19th May 2023
We have had a very busy week in Year 4! Here’s a brief overview of what we have been learning:
In English, we continued to explore noun phrases and tried to write our own which also included a prepositional phrase. In order to write an expanded noun phrase we:
- Chose a noun - for example, cookie
- Added a determiner - The cookie
- Chose 2 adjectives - The tasty, crumbly cookie
- Included a prepositional phrase - The tasty, crumbly cookie with the marshmallow pieces
- Finished the sentence - The tasty, crumbly cookie with the marshmallow pieces fell on the floor.
Next week we hope to include some noun phases / expanded noun phrases in our writing.
In Maths, we compared and ordered angles. We also identified vertical and horizontal lines of symmetry in shapes, completed symmetrical figures and named and identified the 3 different types triangle.
In RE, we listened to the story of Paul and discussed how he changed. Following this, we learnt about some of the places Paul visited to spread the Good News, and how the Holy Spirit gave Paul new life and happiness.
In French, we practised spelling number words to 12 using our phonics to help. Then we moved on to learning the vocabulary for parts of the face.
In PE, we took part in some athletic activities in preparation for our sports day.
In Science, we experimented with our home-made string telephones. We investigated how they worked, how the sound travelled and what stopped the telephone from working. We also tried to make improvements if needed. Well done Year 4 – you can see some pictures of our science investigation here.
This week we also attended the parish mass on Monday morning. Following this, we enjoyed juice and cake in the school hall as part of our First Holy Communion Celebrations. You can see some pictures here. In addition, we attended the Ascension Day Mass on Thursday afternoon.
The CEO of the Foxton Centre in Preston also visited on Friday morning. He gave us a very interesting talk about how they help the homeless community of Preston.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud to somebody for 20 minutes each evening. Please discuss what you have read with the person who has listened to you read.
Spellings
Next week our spellings are all homophones – words which sound the same but are spelt differently. You will be tested on these words next Friday. (26th May 2023).
The words are:
weather whether who's whose medal meddle
missed mist there their they're
aloud allowed groan grown
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 11’s
Start at 0 and count up to 132 and back again
0 11 22 etc 132 121 110 etc
Start at 20 and count up to 141 and back again
20 31 42 etc 141 130 119 etc
(TIPS - When counting up, add on 10 and then add another 1
When counting down, subtract 10 and then take away another 1)
Times tables
You will be tested on your tables target next Wednesday (24th May 2023). Please practise every day. Remember you can practise your tables playing Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise the ‘Multiplication Tables Check’ on timestables.co.uk
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
- A symmetry challenge
- A times tables challenge based on the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables
Please make sure you log on and have a go! Little and often is the key to success!
Another app for practising tables and number facts is One Minute Maths from White Rose. It is free to download from the AppStore and PlayStore. There are lots of excellent games you can play which will help you brush up your mental maths skills. Please do your best to access this fabulous free resource! Knowing your tables and number facts off by heart is crucial and will help you in many different areas of maths.
The Year 4 Team