Year 4RJ: Blog items
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 11:30am
Hi everyone,
I hope you're all still working hard and staying safe. Thanks to both children and staff who've been e-mailing me pictures of their wellbeing challenges, it's really cheering me up! I've included some at the bottom of my post again.
Today's wellbeing challenge is all about yoga. Yoga is a great way to relax and escape for a while and it's good for both your bodies and minds. I like to put on some relaxing music while I do it and am lucky enough to have a lovely bright pink yoga mat too as otherwise I'd be on a hard wooden floor. A carpet, rug or blanket would work just as well though.
There's a great channel on Youtube called Cosmic Kids that does lots of different fun yoga sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga (I know that Miss Bryce's class have done some of these sessions and we did some school last week too so some of you are already great at it!)
Any adults reading, or maybe older children who fancy something a bit more difficult could have a go at this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTANio_2E0Q
Here I am below doing the bound ankle pose :-)
Remember to let us know how you get on!
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thanks Ferdows in reception who has e-mailed in a picture of his origami rabbit from yesterdays challenge, I love it!
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Another thank you to Mrs Iqbal and her son Adam who did the baking challenge from Tuesday and made this delicious looking chocolate cake!
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 10:58am
Hola!
Keep your Spanish skills flowing with these great songs, games and worksheets at RockAlingua.com!
Have a go at some of these fun language challenges:
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Listen, sing and learn the vocabulary of the following songs, which you can find on www.rockalingua.com:
-¿Cómo te llamas?/What´s your name?
-¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?-Weather (easy versión)
-¿Cómo estás? Sentimientos – How are you? Feelings
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Challenges for Rockalingua songs:
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Can you make up (write) a dialogue?
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Can you perform a dialogue without reading your script?
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Find a song about numbers in Spanish. Can you practise your mental maths in Spanish? Maybe your time tables? (Remember (x = “por”)
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Find a song for the Spanish alphabet (or use this one:
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Can you spell your name and surname in Spanish?
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Can you spell other words that you know?
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Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 10:36am
Good Morning Year 4!
I hope you are all doing well and keeping safe!
Take a look at this great website to get you moving, learning and keeping energised!
Go to BBC Super Movers https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers and check out the KS2 pages!
Maths Recap - Fractions of Amounts
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 11:23am
Hi Year 4!
Take a look at this maths challenge recapping some of our learning from last term - finding a fraction of a number.
Remember to follow the Steps to Success:
1. Divide the total amount by the denominator (bottom fraction number) ..use your times tables knowledge to help!
2. Multiply the answer by the numerator (top fraction number)
Example: 3/4 of 36 =
1. 36 divided by 4 = 9
2. 9 x 3 = 27 ... so 3/4 of 36 = 27!
Now download the worksheet attached and have a go! (Answers are included to check at the end!)
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 10:52am
Happy Wednesday everyone!
I don't know about you but 2 of my favourite things in the world that always make me feel good are animals and travelling. While I can't travel now, I thankfully have my 2 rabbits, Rupert and Angel, to keep me company at home. Here is a picture of them underneath!
So since I can't travel right now, or see any other animals, I am doing these things in a different way: by looking at this website all about wild animals around the world https://gowild.wwf.org.uk/
It has information and activities about lots of different animals from lots of different regions (Year 2, it has a section on Polar animals which would link nicely to your topic right now!) so you can virtually travel round the world. It even has drawing and photography competitions that you can enter and have your work appear on the website!
I particularly like this activity to make Amazon animal hand shadows https://gowild.wwf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Amazon-hand-shadows.pdf (although I didn't have much luck trying to take a good photo of mine. Perhaps you can do better than me and send one to your home learning address?)
So your wellbeing challenge for today is to choose your favourite area or animal from the website or even complete one of the activities and send a picture or just a bit of writing about it to your home learning e-mail address if you would like to. Or pehaps enter one of the competitions on there and tell us all about it.
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
A big thanks to Zainab in reception for sending in a picture of her brownies. Well done Zainab, they looked delicious!
And thanks to Miss Iqbal who sent me her picture of what makes her and her family smile that she did wih her son Adam! You can see it below:
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 1:01pm
Hello Year 4 😊
I hope you are all keeping safe and doing well!
We are now in our second week of working from home… and I’m sure that like me some of you (like me) might be finding it a bit tricky to keep motivated and focussed each day!
It has really helped me to make a bit of a plan each day, a bit like we do in class! I’m trying to do jobs that need more concentration in the morning… and lots of creativity in the afternoon! I have attached some picture timetables so you can create your own if you would like to. It’s a good way to plan in some fun and exercise as well!
Diary Challenge
I would love to hear about all of the things you have done this week, so I am setting a diary challenge!
Write a diary of your week in your exercise book, and ask your grown up to email a picture of your writing to y4homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk for your teachers to read at the end of the week!
Don’t forget to:
- Write the date
- Write in chronological (time) order
- Use time connectives (next, then, after that, later that day)
- Use emotive language to show how you felt!
- Use careful handwriting
- Check punctuation, capital letters and spellings
I look forward to hearing all about the exciting activities and learning you have done this week!
Miss Bryce
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 11:04am
31.03.20 Good Morning Year 4!
Start your day with these morning activities! Work out the answers, and then explain to someone at home HOW you have solved them!
Fluent in 5:
A. 55 + 37 = B. 64 x 5 = C. 1/2 of 94 =
D. 4981 + 4735 = E. 2 x 9 =
Sentence of the Day
1. Add all the missing punctuation and capital letters in this sentence (total 6):
quickly tom and sam raced to the old abandoned house
2. Read the sentences carefully and decide if the apostrophes are showing singular (S) or plural (P) possession:
The dogs’ toys were all over the floor. (S or P?)
Across the street, the car’s alarm beeped noisily. (S or P?)
The families’ picnics were ruined by the rain. (S or P?)
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 10:45am
Hello everyone!
Today's challenge is something that I often enjoy doing when I'm feeling a little sad or worried about something.
Today I am challenging you to cook or bake something! If you can't do it today then why not plan something to make later in the week or even at the weekend?
Take a look at this website that has plenty of easy and healthy recipes to look or see if you can invent something that includes the contents of your fridge or cupboard! https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes
Yesterday I made these cheese scones for me and my husband to have for lunch this week (they're not very healthy but they're very tasty and it's okay to have a little treat once in a while! 
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Make sure you ask an adult to help you with any cooking or cutting and don't do anything before you check it's okay!
Have fun,
Mrs Glover
A big thanks to Miss Kenwell for sending me a picture of her sunshine yesterday (pictured below), she put my drawing to shame! 
Date: 30th Mar 2020 @ 1:17pm
Hello Year 4!
I hope you have had a lovely weekend. Take a look at some of these ideas for Easter crafts which can be made using egg boxes!
Make sure to email photographs of any you make to
y4homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Missing all of you,
Mrs Ratcliffe
Date: 30th Mar 2020 @ 11:42am
Today's challenge is to draw your own sunshine then in the middle of it write or draw all the things that make you happy.
I've done one if you would like to look at it for ideas (although your drawings may be a little better than mine! ) and have focused on all the things I can still do or see, even while we're in this strange situation 
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Stay safe everyone,
Mrs Glover
Date: 30th Mar 2020 @ 10:42am
Good Morning Year 4! I hope you have all had a good weekend.
Get your brains going this morning with these wake up activities! Work out the answers, and then explain to someone at home HOW you have solved them!
Fluent in 5:
A. 362 + 30 = B. 1/3 of 45 = C. 83 x 3 =
D. 2354 - ? = 1766 E. 54 divided by 9 =
Sentence of the Day
1. Add all the missing punctuation and capital letters in this sentence (total 5):
is anybody there the boy whispered anxiously
2. Add the plural possessive apostrophes to these sentences:
The lions cubs played in the sun.
Unfortunately, the childrens lunch boxes were left on the train.
The wolves howls echoed eerily through the dark night.
Health and wellbeing challenges from Mrs Glover
Date: 27th Mar 2020 @ 2:57pm
Hello, Mrs Glover here!
I hope everyone is staying safe, having fun and working hard on your learning. I'm going to post a Health and Wellbeing Challenge every day for people to do if they choose to. I'll be doing them all too and posting pictures where I can. Please feel free to e-mail any pictures or comments to your home learning e-mail addresses!
Challenge number 1: Go on a mindfulness walk. Write or draw 5 things that you can see, hear, feel, smell or touch (make sure you have an adult with you if necessary and stay far way from people you may see when you're out, although you can still say a friendly hello!) You could even do this in your garden if you have one!
Here's a picture of my mindfulness walk that I went on at lunch time today!
I saw trees and water, I heard birds and rustling, I could smell different plants and I could feel the sun on my face :-)
Date: 27th Mar 2020 @ 10:03am
Hello again everyone!
I hope you are all keeping well and enjoying all the home learning your teachers have been giving you to do. I have seen some of your emails and it looks like you are doing brilliantly so well done! I have been working away at home, I start every morning with the Joe Wicks work out, I wonder how many of you have been doing it too. Remember it’s so important to keep active even when you are at home.
I had another thought, yesterday Penny helped me with the washing, we paired the socks together! I thought this is a good time for you all to be helping out your grown-ups at home. I am sure they would really appreciate it.
I miss you all so much and can't wait to get back to school.
Take care,
Mrs Turner
Date: 27th Mar 2020 @ 9:54am
Good Morning Year 4!
Today you can take a very exciting trip to Chester Zoo... without leaving your house! Ask your grown ups to access the Chester Zoo virtual tour through Facebook... and see the live stream of the animals for yourself!
Get inspired and share your experience with us. Could you...
- Write a diary entry of your day at the virtual zoo?
- Create a fact file about your favourite animal?
- Write a non-chronological report about Chester Zoo?
- Write an exciting 'Mystery at the Zoo' story?
Date: 26th Mar 2020 @ 10:18am
Good morning Year 4,
I hope you are already up and have completed your morning exercise!
As we had a reading challenge for our last holiday homework, why not complete a project showing what you learned about the Tudors last half term?
You can choose 1 area to focus on or select several different areas of Tudor life e.g. Henry VIII or his 6 wives, the difference between the rich and poor in terms of food, clothes, homes and entertainment or religion and how it changed during this time.
You can choose to present what you have found out in any way you like. You might want to create:
- an art project-drawing, poster, model
- a piece of writing-newspaper report, non-chronological report, story, leaflet
- ICT project-powerpoint, film, video, interview
- a song or poem
- a Tudor dance
It’s up to you!
Email any projects you complete to:
y4homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
We look forward to seeing what you chose!
Mrs Ratcliffe
Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 11:17am
A great example of Home Learning success in Year 4!
Well done to Naomi in 4JB, who has begun finding out lots of facts on our next topic - The Vikings and Anglo Saxons! It's fantastic to see your lovely writing, I can tell you have really taken care with your handwriting and have organised your work with headings!
Remember, you can share your updates, photos and questions with your teachers at:
y4homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Keep up the good work everyone!
Miss Bryce :)
Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 11:05am
Good Morning Year 4!
I hope you are all ok and getting on well at home! I'm sure that, just like me, you are finding it a bit strange this week! But not to worry ... There are plenty of activities happening at the moment to keep you busy!
9am - P.E with Joe Wicks (live stream on youtube). This is a great way to start yor day, keep fit and get energised!
11am - ' Elevenses with the World of David Walliams' https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/ - every day at 11am you can listen to one of David Walliams' Worlds Worst Children stories, so sit down and enjoy!
Take a look at 'Maths on Toast' which have lots of fun family maths activies to try! This includes videos, games and printable resources! https://www.mathsontoast.org.uk/fun-maths-at-home/maths-resources/
And if you have a garden or outdoor space, don't forget to get outside and enjoy the lovely weather! Why not do an activity in the sunshine? I know I will be!
Thinking of you all, speak soon!
Miss Bryce :)
Date: 25th Mar 2020 @ 9:34am
Morning Year 4!
Here are some fluent in 5 questions for you to have a go at. If you can, try and explain to someone else HOW you worked out the answer.
Fluent in 5
1. 34 x 8= 4. 84 ÷ 3=
2. 1/5 +11/5= 5. 12 x 9=
3. 2 x 2 x 3=
Now try these:
- Which sentence uses a possessive apostrophe accurately?
Taylors dog’s are very noisy.
Taylor’s dogs are very noisy.
- Identify the fronted adverbial in the sentence below.
Cautiously, she slowly pushed open the door.
- Identify all the direct speech in the sentence below.
“Shhh,’’ whispered Dad. “We are trying to listen.”
Date: 23rd Mar 2020 @ 4:15pm
Please see below for ideas to help cover all areas of our Year 4 curriculum!
Date: 23rd Mar 2020 @ 4:13pm
Dear 4JB,
Hello! I hope you are all well at home. It has been a strange Monday without seeing you all, but it is important that we all keep ourselves and those around us safe.
To those of you I did not see last week, I hope you have now recieved the work pack I made for you, so that you can keep practicing all the important skills we have learnt this year! Inside you will find lots of different activities and tasks, and also information of online sites that will be useful too! This is also a great opportunity to show of your creative skills with some project making or creative writing, and I can't wait to share and celebrate all the learning you have done when we are back in school.
It would be lovely to hear from you whilst we are not in class, so if you have any questions, photos of your home learning or messages you want to share with me you can contact me through the year 4 email:
y4homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
I will also be posting regualrly on our class blog so keep checking for updates!
Thinking of you all and hope to hear from you soon,
Miss Bryce xx
Date: 23rd Mar 2020 @ 9:45am
Monday 23rd March 2020
Good morning everyone I hope you are all up and looking forward to a day of learning at home. It is a beautiful day perhaps you can have some time in the garden. I am sorry that I wasn't in school last week, both the government and Mrs Hughes advised that I stay at home but please don't worry I am not sick! I really do miss you all, I was so enjoying going around all the school and teaching so many of you, what amazing children you are.
Year 6 I am especially sorry that we have not had the chance to say goodbye. I remember you all so fondly from year 4 and wish you well with all that the future holds. I believe that each and every one of you has a special future and encourage to grab every opportunity that life gives you. Work hard at high school it will be so worth it.
For everybody else I look forward to seeing you soon - imagine how great that first day will be when we are allowed back into school. I can't wait! I have seen that Joe Wicks is doing a PE lesson every morning on line, I would encourage you to join in its so important that you stay active even when you are stuck inside.
Stay safe and I will see you soon.
Love Mrs Turner (Hibbs)
Date: 9th Mar 2020 @ 5:11pm
4JB had a fantastic day dressing up as their favourite traditional tales characters for World Book Day!
Date: 28th Feb 2020 @ 5:20pm
Congratualtions to Dan who is this week's Behaviour Star! Well done on a great effort in class this week :)
Date: 14th Feb 2020 @ 5:16pm
Congratulation to this week's Behaviour Star... Asa! Great effor this week :)
Date: 14th Feb 2020 @ 5:14pm
4JB had a lovely time sharing their love for boks with our new Reading Buddies in Reception!
