Home Learning during the school Closure
Learning at home in Year 4
Whilst we are at home and not at school for our learning, you will find some good learning activities on this page – more and more will appear! Some of these are highlighted in your learning packs and others are just good fun!
Follow the links to other useful pages on the website…
We are all missing you!
I just don’t know what to say anymore…
The first part of Moon Dragons… the rest is below, keep scrolling!
Calling all you sewing-bees… Here’s how to stitch…
Oh my goodness, what now…
Back to the Future…
Exciting science with Professor Kitcatt!
The Great Kapok Tree
Rainforest story characters…
A special message for the week of VE day…
Who’s this speaking to you from the Amazon(ish…)
Here’s a message to you all from Mr Kitcatt for your English work this week…
and here’s a message about Bug Club!
Mr Whitfield shares a poem about the Amazon…
Take a little moment and delve in to this lovely free book – The Book of hopes
Most recent messages from the teachers...
Week beginning 13th July
Ideas for worship at home
As you think about making time each day for worship, you might start by making yourself a prayer table or corner – somewhere that you can be still, comfortable but still, not distracted by anything going on around you.
You might want to set up a “table” – a real one or the top of a chest of drawers or even an upturned box, cover it with a cloth if you can and maybe place your Bible on it, maybe your Rosary beads or a crucifix if you have them and if Mum and Dad are happy, a candle which you can light as you pray.
Plan your worship time…
How will it start – maybe lighting the candle, asking that the Light of Jesus represented by that candle may be in your heart…
You might want to start with a prayer – use our School prayer book for inspiration and ideas.
Read a passage from the Bible. The Gospels are always good to read. We are still in the season of Easter and the Readings this year come from John’s Gospel.
Take time to stop and think about what the Gospel writer is saying to you about Jesus and maybe decide on soemthing that you are going to do to change the way you behave or think about things to match Jesus’ teaching.
You could sing a hymn that you know or find one on the internet to sing along to and take the time for prayer.
Pray for yourself, for your family, for your friends. Pray for our doctors and nurses and all those who are working so hard now to keep us all safe and well. Pray for our world.
Prayers for use at home
Use these prayers when you are at home if you would like
and there are plenty of our school prayers in the School prayer book
Here are some prayers related to our Golden threads
More prayers around our Golden threads
Transition Week
This week in school we would have been enjoying our Transition Day, a chance to be in our new year groups with our new teachers. We cannot do that in person but here is the PowerPoint to support your home learning activities around the transition. Please don’t forget to bring your completed learning booklet back to school in September for your new teacher.
The Moon Dragons
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Story time with Mr Kitcatt
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12 – the last chapter 🙁
Websites and resources for this week's Home Learning
Art week 11 – Rainforest collage
Year 4 Websites week 14
Monday
Computing: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stthomasgu1
Monday espresso video
Tuesday
Maths: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stthomasgu1
Tuesday Maths practice: https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/primary_uk/subject/module/activity/item535348/grade2/module370904/index.html
Science 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zh4rkqt
Science 2: http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/videos/tour-water-cycle
Wednesday
Wednesday video
Practice
Thursday
https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stthomasgu1
Friday
Maths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8lk3Nt05RI
Maths link for White Rose
Use this link to access the White Rose Maths videos referred to in your learning packs
Reading with bug club...
Follow this link for Bug Club
Making music
Year 4 Music Lessons – Week 14
REVISE YOUR SPOON PLAYING SKILLS
ACTIVITY 1: BASIC GRIP AND EXPERIMENTATION WITH DIFFERENT SPOONS
VIDEO LINK 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KriHpKZbnoA
ACTIVITY 2: DIFFERENT PATTERNS – STRAIGHT AND SWING BEATS
VIDEO LINK 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlckGxaJjx0
ACTIVITY 3: ROLLS
VIDEO LINK 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjEfF288ass
ACTIVITY 4: TRIPLETS – a group of three notes
VIDEO LINK 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X5udop8ZUs
- Learn to play a triplet slowly, then gradually faster.
- Learn to play a triplet across your legs
- Learn to play a triplet using your fingers
ACTIVITY 5: SWING SPOONS! COMBINING DIFFERENT RHYTHMS
VIDEO LINK 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGjQqjKZ2SM
ACTIVITY 6: SPOONS ROCK!
VIDEO LINK 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35NYzvlcTYU
ACTIVITY 7: SPOON WALTZ
VIDEO LINK 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-yaVJflO9w
ACTIVITY 8: SPOONS AT SEA!
VIDEO LINK 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW5MKiR1LZg
le français
Getting ready for Greek Week
Mr Whitfield tells the story of Pandora's Box
