16.10.20 – Year 4 – Making Circuits
Today the children of Year 4 had the opportunity to explore the electronic equipment we have in school. The children made series circuits and were able to explore what happened with more bulbs, batteries and what happened when they included a push switch.
The children also had to problem solve and find any errors they had made if they circuit didn’t work. During this time, the children had to show great resilience.
Over the past 2 weeks, the children have been working extremely hard at home on their 15-point challenges.
Many children chose to make their own totem pole and have spent lots of time working on them at home. We have seen many different materials used, with some carving wood, using mod roc and intricately painting their designs.
Here are a few examples:
This afternoon, the children of Fir Class got a chance to head out to Forest School and have a go at setting trails using the land around them.
The children were very imaginative using sticks, stones, mushed berries and even charcoal to set trails around the woodland area.
Using what they learnt today the children have gained a better understanding of how the Iroquois would have moved around and signalled to each other during their time.
Over the past 3 weeks, the children of Fir Class have been taking part in music lessons with Mrs Price. They have been learning how to play Doods, which are like clarinets.
They are super excited every week and really enjoy learning a new instrument.
Today the children in Year 4, have been learning about ISPACE openers and how they can be used to up-level sentences.
As a school, we have been using ISPACE for the last few years and the children are becoming experts in including them in their sentences.
The children of Year 4 started their new topic: Road Trip USA!
For this they took part in some orienteering, where they have to find corresponding state names with the initials on their sheet.
The children showed great collaboration and resilience in completing the challenge.
After yesterday’s trip to the pond, the children of Willow class were keen to see what else the forest school area had to offer.
Today they went on a bug hunt. They searched all the nooks and crannies for all sorts of creepy – crawlies. They were very proud of what they found and here are a few pictures. Can you work out what they found from the pictures?
During the lockdown period, Brooke in Redwood has really thought about how she can work towards her North Star.
Her North Star is to be a fashion designer and with the help of a local seamstress she has been able to gain valuable skills and start her journey! Here she is with he skirt and top she has made.
Well done Brooke! Keep it up!
Today, the children in Willow Class went pond dipping at our fabulous school pond. The children got to see some fantastic creatures like tadpoles, froglets, frogs and newts.
The children were very excited that we may have lots and lots of frogs to see very soon!
This afternoon during SOLE, the children got a chance to experience some schooling from the Victorian Era. The children have been learning that in the Victorian times they did the 3 R’s – Reading, Writing and Arithmetic.
The children had a go at practicing their handwriting with chalk, chanting their timetables and reading aloud in front of the class. The children really enjoyed the lessons, but found it tricky to write neatly in chalk!
This week the children have really enjoyed themselves back at school. As one of the extra SOLE tasks set by Mrs Simister, the children have put together a video to show what they get up to.
At school the children enjoyed the fabulous weather yesterday and took part in the some of the challenges from the PE activity this week.
As part of the Devon Virtual Games they did the shuttle run, standing long jump and speed bounce.
The children really enjoyed it and pushed themselves in each of the events. How are you getting on at home? Can you beat 38.95 seconds (which was the quickest in our class)?
Over the lockdown period, Ezme in Redwood class has been super busy raising money for the NHS. Each day she has been out selling her homemade cards and has raised a whopping £511.
This is a fantastic achievement and is she super proud to have raised so much money for such an amazing cause at this time.
Well done Ezme! You are a SUPERSTAR!
What a final week before half term! The children of Redwood class have been working hard as always and and been challenging themselves with the maths and literacy.
The children had to write their final diary entries from the Battle of Hastings and you can see some examples in the pictures below. The children have continued to develop their life skills with more baking and cooking, as well as some of the children learning how to make and fix things.
Well done everyone! Have a great half term.
This week the children have been doing some super learning at home. They have continued to impress with their maths and literacy, but we are now seeing the children challenge themselves at different activities. This week we have seen some children helping their parents with DIY, making breakfast for their family and even help take care of a horse.
The children of Redwood are continuing to work really hard at home. This week we have had children practice gymnastics in their living rooms, bake cakes for people’s birthdays and trying out some DIY.
As well as this, the children have been challenging themselves with their learning. They have started a diary writing topic in literacy about the Battle of Hastings and are looking at shapes and angles in Maths. Below are some examples of the tremendous work they have been doing.
This week at school, the children in foundation have been learning about the life cycle of a frog. They have been out pond dipping, making videos and doing lots of arts and crafts.
As well as this they ave been taking part in Joe Wicks workouts in the hall!
Here are some pictures of the work they have done.
Wow, what a week it has been for Redwood class. The children have been super busy and have been proud to show off all the things that they have done. We have had a children run 5km for Charity, baking cookies, writing songs, camping out over night for Cub badges as well as completing the online learning like sewing, Harold Godwinson fact files and map drawing.
Well done everyone! Keep it up!
The children of Redwood class have been super busy over the past week and as well as focusing on their Maths and Literacy, they have been getting stuck in to learning about 1066 and the Norman invasion.
Also a lot of the children have been baking, exercising and exploring the local area. Here are a few examples:
| Year 4 Home Learning – Friday 28thFebruary
(All learning to be handed in Wednesday 25th March) |
Any work that is on a computer, please email (admin@hazeldown.devon.sch.uk) the office and they will pass on the work to your teacher.
| Reading |
Please encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record.
| Spelling |
Like reading, Spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the lessons in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn!
| Home Learning Menu |
Over the next 4 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do the fifteen-point activity or you could do a ten point and a five point activity; you could also choose to do three five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below:
15 Points
TV advert
Create your own TV advert that promotes healthy eating?
Things to include:
· Props
· Slogan
· Facts and statistics
This advert needs to be between 30 seconds and 3 minutes. We will share any examples in class.
Digestive System
Build you own version of a labelled digestive system.
This could be a 3D model or drawn on plain white T-shirt that you could wear to explain what each part does.
This could be a 3D model or drawn on plain white T-shirt that you could wear to explain what each part does.
10 Points
The journey of food
Write a story about the journey of a piece of food as it makes it way through the digestive system.
Humans Vs Cows
Explain the difference in digestive systems between humans and cows.
Think about how you might want to present your findings. You could draw and label diagrams, create a powerpoint presentation or write a few paragraphs about what you found.
Healthy Diet
Create a day’s worth of meals and snacks to help promote a healthy diet. (You just have to think about what you would have, not actually make it)
Under each meal or snack explain why you have chosen it and how it will help the body in everyday life.
5 Points
TT Rockstars or Numbots
1 hour (Split into at least three chunks) of TT or Numbots
Spellings
Choose 5 words from the 3/4 spelling list and practice in the style of personalised spellings.
Brushing your teeth
Create a poster about brushing your teeth effectively. Make sure it is informative and colourful.
Book Review
As we are in World Book Day Month at school, write a review about your favourite book.
You may present this is in written form or perform it in front of a camera to share with your class.
To kick off World Book Day month, Mr Ludford came into Redwood class to share some of his favourite story – The Twits, by Roald Dahl.
The children loved hearing Mr Ludford read and are looking forward to Mr Hardee and Mr Goodenough coming into class to share theirs as well.
Today the children started the new half term with a hook morning into their new topic – Burps, Bottoms and Bile.
The topic looks at the digestive system and how food travels down it. The first part of the digestive system is in the mouth, where the teeth start to tear, grind and chew the food before it heads down to our stomachs.
Throughout the morning, the children learnt how to brush their teeth effectively and even got to have a go themselves.
They learnt that:
- You need to brush for at least 2 minutes twice a day
- You brush in a circular motion on the outside, top and inside of your teeth
- Use a fluoride toothpaste
Today the children of Year 4 got to present all their learning to their parents in the form of a living Museum. Dressed in their finest Roman outfits the children showcased jewellery making, mosaic making, their knowledge about the gladiators and facts they have learnt along the learning journey.
The children loved sharing their learning and it was great to see so many parents attending the event. Thanks to everyone that came!
The children have been learning about the Romans and today got to design and make their own coins out of clay.
The children studied ancient coins and thought about their own designs. They inscribed Roman numerals and images of the Roman emperors into the clay.
| Year 4 Home Learning – Friday 31st January |
(All learning to be handed in Wednesday 12thFebruary)
| Reading |
Please encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record.
| Spelling |
Like reading, Spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the lessons in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn!
| Home Learning Menu |
Over the next 2 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do the fifteen-point activity or you could do a ten point and a five point activity; you could also choose to do three five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below:
15 Points
| Letter Writing |
Write a letter to your parents as if you were a Roman Soldier away with the Army. What were you doing at that time? What were you eating? Where were you?
| Roman Towns |
Using Google Earth, find as many Roman towns as you can in Britain. Can you then find the distances between them?
Write a reflection about what you found, as the Romans would have had to walk in between each town around the country.
10 Points
| Gladiator School |
Design a timetable for a gladiator school. What activities would you get the gladiators to do? How would they train?
| Roman Numerals |
Create an exciting poster about Roman Numerals and how different numbers are made. Make sure you include the numbers 1 -10, 50, 100, 500, 1000.
| Battle Formations |
Look at the battle formations the Roman Army used. Draw and label them with how well they worked and when they were used.
The formations we want you to investigate are a line, a phalanx, a tortoise and a wedge.
5 Points
| TT Rockstars or Numbots |
1 hour (split into at least three chunks) of TT Rockstars or Numbots.
| Spellings |
Choose 5 words from the year 3/4 spelling list and practice in the style of personalised spellings (rainbow write, pyramid write or bubble write).
| Brave or Foolish |
Write a paragraph on whether you think the gladiators in Roman times were brave or foolish.
| Multiplication
Have a go at answer the following questions: 13 x 4 = 74 x 4 = 16 x 5 = 62 x 8 = 43 x 6 = 42 x 8 = |
Today the children of Year 4 went to the Exeter RAMM to experience a Roman day. The children had the chance to touch and wear different artefacts such as: armour, pots, coins and other Roman clothing.
The children really enjoyed themselves and it hooked them into their learning, which they are doing in class.
As part of the topic about Roman stories, the children got to immerse themselves into a range of stories. The children found the heroes and villains, the problem and the resolutions in the stories they read.
| Year 4 Home Learning – Friday 10thJanuary |
(All learning to be handed in Wednesday 29thJanuary)
Reading
Please encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record.
Spelling
Like reading, Spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the lessons in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn!
Home Learning Menu
Over the next 3 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do the fifteen-point activity or you could do a ten point and a five point activity; you could also choose to do three five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below:
15 Points (Approx 3hr per activity)
| Armour |
Milites, ut parati! Roman soldiers wore a uniform and armour to protect them in battle. Make a ‘cassis’ or ‘galea’ to protect you from deadly blows to the head! Draw out your design, making sure it’s in keeping with the traditional designs!
This could be worn to the celebration event on 13thFebruary
| Poor or Rich? |
Follow a recipe for the staple food of a poor Roman family. Make simple porridge or bread, following original recipes. Compare this fare with the foods of the rich – who would they rather be?
Take photos and write up how you felt after each meal.
10 Points (Approx 2 hrs per activity)
| Gladiator Diary Entry |
Write a diary entry of a full day of a Roman gladiator. Can you find out what that ate? What training they did? And understand how they might have felt going into battle?
| Draw a Gladiator |
Can you draw a Roman Gladiator and label the clothing and weapons they would carry as they went into the Colosseum?
Famous Gladiators
Find out about famous gladiators including Spartacus, Commodus, Crixus, Carpophorus, Marcus Attilius, Priscus and Flamma, Spiculus, Verus and Tetraites. Create a poster about their chosen character, advertising their powerful qualities to other gladiators.
5 points (Approx 1 hr per activity)
| TT Rockstars or Numbots |
1 hour (split into at least three chunks) of TT Rockstars or Numbots.
| Spellings |
Choose 5 words from the year 3/4 spelling list and practice in the style of personalised spellings (rainbow write, pyramid write or bubble write).
| Roman Emperors
Create a time line of 10 Roman Emperors (there were roughly 70 in total).
Write a description about Boudicca. Who was she and why was she so important? |
As part of the Potions topic, the children have been learning about reversible and irreversible reactions.
To show this, the children had the opportunity to design and produce their own chocolates, which they made into a gift to take home.
The children made 3 chocolates each with different toppings. They then made an origami box to present their chocolates in.
Today the children used their knowledge to piece together a poem. The children looked out for punctuation and rhyming words to work out the correct order.
The children of Year 4 have been looking at perimeter and how it is the length around the outside of the shape. The children have been challenging themselves with using different ways to find it. These include: measuring using a ruler, counting squares or using facts we already have.
In year 4, we are getting stuck into Numbots. We are finding it is really helping us with our maths skills. The children have been competing against each other to get through as many levels as they can.
In this lesson, the children combined Numbest with understanding cuiseniare rods and how it can help with addition.
| Year 4 Home Learning – Friday 22ndNovember |
(All learning to be handed in Wednesday 11thDecember)
| Reading |
Please encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record.
| Spelling |
Like reading, Spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the lessons in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn!
| Home Learning Menu |
Over the next 3 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do the fifteen point activity or you could do a ten point and a five point activity; you could also choose to do three five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below:
15 Points
| Solid, Liquids and Gases
Make a presentation about solids, liquids and gases. Can you include answers to the following questions? · Where can you find them at home? · What do they look like? What are they made from? |
| Quiz Making
Make a 10 question quiz with multiple choice answers all about Solids, liquids and gases. This quiz could be produced on a computer or hand written. |
10 Points
| Christmas Songs |
To be ready for the fantastic Carol Concert, practice the songs that can be found on the school website. In the music section on Help your children learn.
| Potion Christmas Shopping
At Christmas, the wizards and witches need to look in the Spellgos Catalogue to buy their friends some presents. Can you create a page from this catalogue? Think about what wizards and witches might buy …… it could be a broomstick 9000, or a complete set of potion bottles. |
| Labels |
Collect 5 labels from empty bottles around your house. Can you write down the imperative verbs, powerful words and draw the symbols that can be found on them.
5 Points
| TT Rockstars |
1 hour (split into at least three chunks) of TT Rockstars.
| Spellings |
Choose 5 words from the year 3/4 spelling list and practice in the style of personalised spellings (rainbow write, pyramid write or bubble write).
| Potion Bottle
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Design and draw your own potion bottle. Think about what makes your bottle so brilliant and what your potion is called.
| Numbots
As part if TT Rockstars, Numbots brings in all other areas of maths. The children have experienced it for the first time this week and have seen how it works. Starting at the bottom, the children have to work through challenges to earn coins. |
Please note the levels get harder the more they complete. Every child starts at level 1.
As part of our Potions topic, the children are investigating Solids, Liquids and Gases. In today’s lesson the children had to sort a selection of items into these categories.
The most interesting conversation that arose was the fact that an aerosol can was filled with liquid, but when it was sprayed it often released a gas.
Year 4 Home Learning – Friday 1st November
All to be handed in on Wednesday 20th November
Reading – Please encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record.
Spelling – Like reading, Spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the lessons in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn!
Home Learning Menu – Over the next 3 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do the fifteen point activity or you could do a ten point and a five point activity; you could also choose to do three five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below:
15 points –
- Make your own lava lamp – http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/easylavalamp.html
Write a short paragraph about how you made it and what you saw. - Write a story that includes a potion. This story can be about anything you want, but it must be at least 1 side of A4.
You could make your story into a book with pictures!
10 Points
- Solids, Liquids and Gases – Can you find three examples of each around your house? Present as a poster ready for your SOLE book.
- Make an advert – Create an advert to sell George’s Marvellous Medicine. This could be an advert for the newspaper, TV or radio. Remember to include some of the ingredients and what it does. Any radio or TV adverts can be forwarded to the office, so we can share in class.
- Design your own potion – Write a blurb to describe your potion and what it is for, list the ingredients and produce a method on how to make it. Remember to come up with an exciting name for your creation.
5 Points
- 1 hour TT Rockstars (split into at least three chunks)
- Spellings – Choose 5 words from the year 3/4 spelling list and practice them
- Spell Writing – Create a spell of your choice, why not make it rhyme!
- Multiplication grid – https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/arithmetic/latest/arithmetic_en.html
The children of Year 4 got the opportunity to watch a number of experiments to kick off the new topic of Potions!
The children saw how vinegar and salt cleaned off the dirt off old copper coins; what happens when vinegar and bicarbonate of soda combine; what happens when washing up liquid is added to milk and food colouring; what happens to raisins in tonic; and finally how oobleck is made.
The children had a great afternoon and really started to think scientifically.
Thank you for all your donations to help with the upkeep of the defibrillator and we were also able to make a donation to the British Heart Foundation.
In total we raised a whopping £335.10.
The children in year 4 have been experimenting with different components to make circuits.
The children have then tried to make a complete circuit to illuminate their iconic American landmarks and other things you would find on your American Road Trip!
| Year 4 Home Learning – Friday 4thOctober
(10 and 5 point home learning to be handed in Wednesday 16thOctober) |
Food for the party to be brought in on Friday 18thOctober
| Reading |
Please encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record.
| Spelling |
Like reading, Spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the lessons in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn!
| Home Learning Menu |
Over the next 3 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do the fifteen point activity or you could do a ten point and a five point activity; you could also choose to do three five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below:
15 points
| For Friday 18th October
The children have been learning about the USA, from iconic people to the different states. On Friday 18th the children will be bringing the topic to a close with an American Party. For the party, we would like the children to produce a dish they can bring to share with their class. They will need to:
*Research an American dish *Create a shopping list (they could practice their adding skills) *Get the ingredients from the shop *Prepare and make the food
For their SOLE books, we ask the children to create a collage of the different stages – they could draw the stages or take photos.
Examples of the foods the children could create are: *Chicken Pot Pie *Minnesota hot dish *Nebraska handheld meat pies *Natchitoches meat pie from Louisiana *Hot dogs *Key lime Pie
There are more ideas at: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/american
REMEMBER – We are a nut free school, so please check the ingredients before making |
10 Points
1.Write a short biography about 1 of the Presidents of the United States.
2.Write a speech for a tribal chief to say to his tribe. It could be about a fight against another tribe or an event within their own tribe.
3.We have now been around the United States, can you plan a trip visiting 5 countries in South America?
5 points
1 hour (split into at least three chunks) of TT Rockstars.
Choose 5 words from the year 3/4 spelling list and practice in the style of personalised spellings (rainbow write, pyramid write or bubble writing.)
Make a playlist of different American songs from a range of genres such as blues, jazz, country, rock, hip hop and rock and roll. These may be played at the American party!
| Produce a flag, hat or place mat with an American theme for the party on Friday 18thOctober. |
This term the children in Year 4 have been having a go at Netball. The children have been showing great collaboration and resilience in learning new rules and working together as a team.
They have also been learning new passes like the chest pass and bounce pass as well as how to warm up properly before doing exercise.
| Year 4 Home Learning – Friday 13thSeptember |
(All learning to be handed in Wednesday 2ndOctober)
| Reading |
Please encourage your child to read for at least 15 minutes at least five times per week. Please record what you have read in your reading record.
| Spelling |
Like reading, Spelling is very important for your writing. Spellodrome will have targeted spelling lists each week linking to the lessons in class. Challenge yourself and see how many points you can earn!
| Home Learning Menu |
Over the next 3 weeks you must complete an activity/series of activities that total at least 15 points. How you choose to do so is up to you! For example, you may choose to do the fifteen point activity or you could do a ten point and a five point activity; you could also choose to do three five-point activities – it is completely your choice! Have a look at the activity menu below:
| 15 points | |
| Design and make a Totem Pole that is associated with a Native American Tribe (Maximum height 30cm) | |
| Produce a holiday brochure on why you should visit the USA. Can you include:
*Top 5 attractions *Some facts relating to the history of America |
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| 10 points | |
| Create a fact file about one of the following cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami. | |
| Design your own ‘Road Trip USA’ titles for your SOLE book and icons to use in your book. | |
| Draw the journey of Christopher Columbus to America. |
| 5 points |
| 1 hour (split into at least three chunks) of TT Rockstars. |
| Choose 5 words from the year 3/4 spelling list and practice in the style of personalised spellings (rainbow write, pyramid write or bubble write). |
| Write 5 facts about the Iroquois Tribe that could be found in the State of New York. |
| Have a go at the Basketball Place Value game.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball |
On Friday the children took part in the annual Year 2 sleepover!
They all had a fantastic time and thoroughly enjoyed their time at school when everyone else had gone home. A highlight was eating the pizzas and then going on a walk around the school in their pyjamas.
Today the children of Apple class had the chance to plant their own seeds. The children planted broad beans and cress and placed then on the window sill to see what they will turn into. The children used soil or saturated paper towel to help their seeds grow.
Watch this space for updates on how the seeds are doing!
Today the children of Year 2 took part in the Football Challenge as part of the SoccerAid challenge in Sports Week. The children had to dribble in and out of cones, go through two gates and then score a penalty into the goal. The children had a great time and even included some very exquisite dance moves!
Year 2 Spellings
Focus: y,ey
Handed out on Monday 1stJuly; Tested on 8thJuly
- monkey
- fly
- July
- money
- chimney
- why
- reply
- clothes
- great
- pretty
Note: Spellings 1-7 focus on this week’s phoneme focus; spellings 8-10 are from the Year 2 common exception word list.
Today, Apple class got the opportunity to take part in some archery. They had a go at firing the arrows at the target trying to get a score of 10.
The second game the children had a go at was making a pizza. In their teams they had to score one of each point.
The children really enjoyed it and were proud of their efforts.
Year 2 Spellings
Focus: Suffixes
Handed out on Monday 24th June; Tested on 1stJuly
- hopeful
- skipping
- painless
- fraction
- excitement
- beautiful
- gently
- pass
- again
- father
Note: Spellings 1-7 focus on this week’s phoneme focus; spellings 8-10 are from the Year 2 common exception word list.
Year 2 Spellings
Focus: ‘kn/gn’ sound
Handed out on Monday 17th June; Tested on 24thJune
- knot
- know
- knee
- gnat
- gnaw
- gnome
- knight
- eye
- plant
- would
Note: Spellings 1-7 focus on this week’s phoneme focus; spellings 8-10 are from the Year 2 common exception word list.
Year 2 have been making pinwheels as part of their DT in SOLE. The children have been using their cutting and folding skills.
They are all very proud of what they have made and are looking forward to putting them in their pots with their seeds.