Year 4: Blog items

Art- Stencils, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 1:05pm

As part of our patterns topic in Art we created our own stencils. We used these to then create patterns in our sketch books. We used the skills we had learnt last week to create different patterns; reflection, rotation and symmetry. After this we learnt about different ways to colour our pattern, we learnt about: cross hatching, shading and dotting. It was fun trying these different methods on our pattern. 

Roman Artefacts, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 14th Oct 2021 @ 1:03pm

As part of our Roman artefacts we decided to become archaeologists. We used the information we have learnt over the last 5 weeks to try and decipher what the artefacts were and then what the Roman's might have used them for. 

Art- Investigating patterns, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 28th Sep 2021 @ 9:47am

This half term our Art topic is all about patterns. We were all very excited to start using our new sketch books. To start our topic we discussed different patterns around us at school, at home and in nature. We then talked about what makes up a pattern, the most common answer was about shapes and repeating. We then looked at different artists who use patterns in their work; Piet Mondrian, Henri Mattise, Kandinsky, Keith Haring and Gustav Klimt. After discusing their art work we then choose 3 different patterns to recreate in our sketch book. We used colour to enhance our work. 

Music, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 27th Sep 2021 @ 4:44pm

Today Year 4 were using glokenspiel in their music lesson. we worked on timing and listening to the music to use our instruments to match. 

History- Google Earth, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 1:02pm

To discover where the Roman Army conquered we used google earth to locate Rome and England. We found out how far they are araprt. Then we looked at a map to see how far the Roman army travelled. 

Science- Instruments, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 12:59pm

Today Year 4 were investigating sound vibrations. We used instruments to test which part vibrates, when played, to create the vibration. After this we investigated volume. To do this we played the instrument in different ways to see what would affect the volume. 

History virtual lesson British Museum, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 24th Sep 2021 @ 8:40am

This week Year 4 were very lucky to have a virtual lesson with the British Museum. We learnt all about Roman treasure. We learnt about the Treasure Act and how items are classified as 'treasure'. It was interesting to learn all about the different jobs that go into finding, researching and displaying treasure in museums. 

Monday 13th July Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 12th Jul 2020 @ 5:20pm

Good Morning Year 4,

Here are this weeks tasks:

1. Two pages of CGP per day

2. Two Mymaths activties

3. TT Rockstar Battles 4T vs 4M

4. Daily activity on the google classroom

5. Spanish activity

6. English work set after our online Google meet (4M this morning 4T tomorrow morning)

We hope to see you all on our online lesson and to speak to you on the google classroom this week.

Mr Tarry & Miss McEvoy

Monday 6th July Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 6:35pm

Good Morning Year 4,

We have a very VERY busy week this week.

Your tasks for this week are:

1. One page a day from both og your CGP Books

2. Two My Maths activities

3. TTRS Battle with Year 5 (we HAVE to win!)

4. A daily challenge on the google classroom on a variety of different subjects

5. English task following our online lesson.

4M your lesson is this morning, 4T you are tomorrow morning.

We hope you have a good week, Mr Tarry is excited to see you all this week in the hall and I am excited to see you all virtually :)

Mr Tarry and Miss McEvoy

Dates for the final weeks of Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 6:21pm

Hi year 4,

We thought that it would be useful to put together a mini calendar for you all so you know what activities are going on and on what days. This is for you and parents (and us!)

We will keep updating this if anything else is added or anything changes.

We hope you find this useful

Mr Tarry and Miss McEvoy

Monday 29th June Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 8:35am

Morning Year 4,
Here are this week's activities:

1. Two pages from your CGP book each day
****New books can be collected from the school office any time tomorrow****
2. Two My maths activities
3. TTRS
4. Science daily task- all about electricity
5. Google classroom activtiy will be set after our online lesson on Wednesday

We hope you have a good week.

Mr Tarry & Miss McEvoy

Monday 22nd June Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 22nd Jun 2020 @ 9:16am

Good Morning Year 4!

This week's tasks are:

1. 1 page from your English and Maths CGP books.

2. TimesTablesRockstars battle vs Year 5!

3. There will be NO MyMaths this week - we have decided this week will be a catch up week.

4. Spanish activity set by Ms Butler

5. Every day for the next 2 weeks, we will set a Science task on the Google Classroom linked to Electricity. Keep an eye out for these!

6. Online English lesson with a following task

***Please remember the link will only appear just before the start time and only click the link when it is your timeslot***

Have a good week, we are both looking forward to seeing you later on Google Meet :)

Miss McEvoy and Mr Tarry

National School Sports Week, by Mr Tarry

Date: 17th Jun 2020 @ 2:58pm

Next week is National Sports Week lead by Sky Sports and The Youth Sports Trust. Starting Saturday, you need to pick one of the daily exercise challenges from the booklet we will post on the Google Classrooms and post on the school year group pages. You can challenge your family as well! There is a daily record sheet for you to log your achievements and we would also love to see photos and videos of you and your families completing the challenges at home. At the end of the week, we'll collate all the photos and videos to make one big MPJS video.

Mr Tarry 

Monday 15th June Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 15th Jun 2020 @ 8:14am

Good Morning Year 4,

Today we start our online learning using google meet. Please remember the link will only appear just before the time and please only click it at your time. If you are unsure how to get on please use the video from Facebook or that is on our class blog on the website to help you. When it is your time please bring paper and pen to write things down to help you with your activity and to use during our meet.

Your activtieis this week:

1. At least 1 page from your CGP books each day.

2. Complete the 2 mymaths activties which have been set this week and catch up on any you haven't yet completed.

3. TT Rockstar battle: Boys Vs Girls.

4. Spanish task all about spanish speaking countries. Ms Butler has posted a video and quiz for you to do on the google classroom.

5. Google classroom activity: this week we will be writing a diary entry from one day during your time off school. Start thinking about what day you would like to write about. We will be doing some teaching on the google meet and then discussing our activity in more detail.

Mr Tarry & Miss McEvoy

Online Learning How to Guide, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 7:04pm

Here is a how to guide on accessing home learning, which will be starting on Monday.

The video shows you how to gain access to google classroom and google meet (hangouts). We give instructions for using a laptop or a phone/tablet.

If you follow this guide and still need some further support, Mr Tarry and Mr Ward are running a support session at the school office tomorrow (Friday 12th June) all day. Please bring along your devices or laptop and they can help you log on to make sure your child is ready for their lesson on Monday or Tuesday.
**Please note school wifi will not be available to use. If needing help with a laptop please bring a phone which can be used as wifi**

Just a reminder that these lessons are live and need to be accessed at the time your teacher had texted you. They cannot be seen later in the day.
Also we will only make the link/code visable just before the time. Each teacher will post an announcement with the link and code for the children to see. The week after it will be a different link/code so please always check back on the classroom before each online lesson.

We hope the video is useful 

Monday 8th June Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 7th Jun 2020 @ 5:23pm

Good Morning Year 4, we hope you all had a great 2 week half term break. We are now back in school mode and ready for our last half term.

This week we would like you to complete these activtiies:

1. Continue doing 1 page from your CGP Maths and English book each day. Soon we will be starting some virtual learning which will be exciting.

2. Two my Maths activitie to complete, addition and subtraction booster and bar charts statistics. Also catch up on any tasks you have missed over the weeks.

3. A battle on TT Rockstars against Year 3.

4. A spanish acitivtiy set by Ms Butler which you will find on our google classroom.

5. On the Home Learning Half term assignment on the google classroom send us a description, picture or video of something you did over the half term break.

We are very excited to see you all this afternoon on Google Hangout. Click on the meet link at the right time for your team point group ready to take part in our Mosstermind quiz. Get some last minute revision in this morning before our hangout :)

12:30- Parks

1:15- Mandela

2:00- Hawking

2:45- Pankhurst

We look forward to seeing you online later.

Mr Tarry & Miss McEvoy

Team Point groups, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 7th Jun 2020 @ 5:10pm

We have attached pictures of year 4's team point groups in case you need to remind yourself.

Google Hangout, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 5th Jun 2020 @ 3:29pm

Hi everyone,

We are very excited to be introducing Google Hangout.

This will start on Monday and Tuesday for a catch up and our Mostermind quiz. Each teacher will do 4 google hangouts, one with each team point group. 

****Please note the link to be clicked for Google Hangout will only appear on the Hangout day, this is for safety reasons****

All you need to bring is some paper and a pen for the Mosstermind quiz.

The hangout times-

Year 3 Monday morning

9:30- Parks

10:15- Mandela

11:00- Hawking

11:45- Pankhurst

Year 4 Monday Afternoon

12:30- Parks

1:15- Mandela

2:00- Hawking

2:45- Pankhurst

Year 5 Tuesday morning

9:30- Parks

10:15- Mandela

11:00- Hawking

11:45- Pankhurst

Year 6 Tuesday Afternoon

12:30- Parks

1:15- Mandela

2:00- Hawking

2:45- Pankhurst

If you are unsure about which team point group you are in then you will find pictures on the google classroom to remind you.

There is a 'How to Guide' attached here for you to look at if you are unsure how to access Google Hangout.

Friday 22nd May (Half term) Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 11:17am

Over half term we would like you all to have a little rest and spend some time with your family. Over the next 2 weeks the only task we are giving you to do is to revise 2 topics for our mosstermind quiz. Our topics are:

1. The Romans

2. American Road Trip.

We will post a couple of links on the google classroom to help your revision. Make notes to help you when we come back after half term.

We hope you all have a lovely 2 weeks.

Mr Tarry & Miss McEvoy

Monday 18th May Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 17th May 2020 @ 4:55pm

Good Morning Year 4, this week we would like you to complete these tasks:

1. At least 1 page from your CGP books a day

2. Two Mymaths activities (co-ordinates and telling the time)

3. Play some maths games on mathsframe, let us know which ones you have tried.

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular

4. Science kahoot to recap our sound knowledge, only do the quiz once so use bbc bitesize to recap the sound topic before starting.

https://kahoot.it/challenge/03790473?challenge-id=657f6bf7-4a1e-467c-b537-a895ccbe9286_1589730691250

5. Research what childhood was like in another time period. For example, the Romans, Victorians, Egyptians or even speak to an adult in your family.

Think about what games they played, what school was like, what would their house have been like.

Present this in any way your like; video, writing, PowerPoint, interview

We hope you have a good week.

Mr Tarry & Miss McEvoy

Monday 11th May Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 10th May 2020 @ 6:03pm

Good morning year 4, here are this week’s tasks:

1. AT LEAST one page from your English and Maths CGP books

2. Complete the 2 Mymaths activities.

3. Help with the 4M vs 4T Rockstar battle.

4. Spanish task, here is a little message from Ms Butler:

Is Spain all about beaches, flamenco dancers and oranges? No!

Click the links to watch these videos about modern Spain. Don’t worry – you are not expected to understand every word!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zx3hfg8

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zhrs34j

Then try the Kahoot quiz below. I have snuck in some colour and number revision…

https://kahoot.it/challenge/09901111?challenge-id=128e06f3-d600-4990-8687-17b4b32fce7f_1588520063468

5. Google Classroom activity: we want you to create a holiday guide. This could be about a place you have been or would like to go. Can be in the UK or aboard. Be as creative as you can with how your present this task you might do: a leaflet, a PowerPoint, a video guide, a weather report, a detailed postcard or even a letter. Include pictures for extra points, even pictures of your holiday there if you have been.

Have a good week,

Mr Tarry & Miss McEvoy

Monday 4th May Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 4th May 2020 @ 8:45am

Good Morning Year 4, here is this week’s video with the tasks we would like you to complete.

1. Complete at least 1 page in your English and Maths CGP books
2. Two MyMaths activities which are ‘fraction and decimal equivalents’ and ‘introducing perimeter’.
3. Practise your 8 Times tables and then complete a test on maths frame. Remember to tell us your score on the google classroom. Use this link for the test:

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check

4. A Kahoot quiz all about volcanoes, there is no question timer this week so you can research whilst doing the quiz.

The quiz can be found by clicking the link below

https://kahoot.it/challenge/03651349?challenge-id=657f6bf7-4a1e-467c-b537-a895ccbe9286_1588531693316

Before doing the Kahoot please use the link below to read about volcanoes and use your research from last week.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/zd9cxyc

5. Google Classroom activity
   Write a set of instructions for: a game you have enjoyed, a new game you would like to invent or how to bake something. We would like you to submit your set of instructions on the google classroom by Friday. Remember to include: title, equipment, method (using time conjunctions) and even a top tip.

If you want to go above and beyond you could even take pictures to show your method or complete a step by step video guide to show your instructions.

We hope you all have a fantastic week and we look forward to speaking to you all on Google Classroom.

Mr Tarry & Miss McEvoy

Monday 27th April Year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 27th Apr 2020 @ 9:10am

Good morning Year 4.

We hope you had a fantastic week with the lovely weather. It has been really nice speaking to a lot of you over the google classroom. This week we would like EVERYONE to log on, if they can, it is a nice way focus all to keep in touch and see what each other are doing. 

This week the tasks we would like you to complete are:

• Complete AT LEAST 1 page in your English and Maths CGP books
• Complete 2 MyMaths activities which are: dividing by 10 and 100, interpreting pictorgrams and bar charts
• Practise a time table of your choice using either TTrockstar or www.timestable.me.uk Once you have practised the timetable of your choice go onto timetable me and try and do a test. Remember it is 25 questions (times and divide) in a minute and a half. Let us know how you do :)
• Research our new Geography topic which is called all about volcanoes. We would like you to research 1 or more than 1 volcano and create a fact file. It would be interesting to look at volcanoes from around the world. You can present your fact file in any way you like; PowerPoint, document, poster. Then submit this on the google classeoom to the Volcano Research Assignment post. We will then mark your work and give you feedback. We would like this to be submitted by Friday 1st May.
• Like with every other week, if you do any other fun activities or work that you would like to show us then tell us on the google classroom on the Home Learning Week 3 assignment. You can post pictures, videos or work to show us. 

**Remember to keep active by doing Joe Wicks or other fun games/sports in the garden.

**Also go onto bbc bitesize daily lessons if you would like to do extra work. There are lot's of interesting things on there each day. If we see something we would like you to have a try at we will post it to the google classroom. Otherewise just have a look and see what you would like to do.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z63tt39/year-4-lessons/1

We hope you have a fantastic week, and we look forward to speaking to you on the google classroom.

Miss McEvoy and Mr Tarry

Monday 20th April year 4, by Miss McEvoy

Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 8:48am

Good mornng Year 4,

Below you will find the video for this week's home learning. It was nice to speak to you all last week on the phone and it has been great to see some of you posting pictures of what you have been up to on the Google Classroom.

Today an adult can go and pick up your new CGP English and Maths books between 9:30-12:30. 

This week we would like you to:

• Complete 1 page in your new English and Maths book each day
• Go onto TTrockstars to practise and join in with the Girls V Boys battle.
• Go onto Mymaths and complete the 2 activties which have been set for you this week.
• On Google Classroom Mr Simons and Miss Jones have set you a challenge, each day you will get another clue. You need to problem solve for thsi activity so you wont be able to get the asnwer straightaway- don't give up!
• Keep active, this could be by doing Joe Wicks each day, playing in your garden or going for a daily walk.

If you want to share any pictures, videos or tasks with us that you have done at home please add them to the Home Learnign 2 assignment on the Google Classroom.

We look forward to speaking to you on Google Classroom over the week.

Miss McEvoy & Mr Tarry :)

Easter Holidays- Year 4, by Mr Tarry

Date: 27th Mar 2020 @ 4:07pm

We hope you have enjoyed the sun today and managed to do some fun activities.

Over the Easter holidays try and keep doing some of the outdoor activities from the picture below.

Remember if you create any fantastic creations outside take a picture and put them onto our google classroom. There is an assignment set up called home learning so post anything on there for us to see. If anyone hasn’t managed to get onto their google classroom yet-give it a try! Follow these steps:

1. Go to www.google.com
2. On the right hand side you will see the 9 dots that is a place to sign in.
3. Your username is your chrome book log in with @mpjs-trafford.co.uk at the end. If you need help check the front of your homework book, we wrote this in there before we finished school. Your password is the same password as you use for the chrome books in school.
4. Then to get onto the classroom click the same 9 dots and go to the classroom icon (yellow and green square)

We have set 2 my maths activities today, we will check these have been completed the first Friday after Easter (17^th April).

Keep up with reading over the holidays, we are still aiming for 3 reads a week. This does not have to be your school book, use your reading record (as usual) to write down anything you read and to tell us about the book. We are excited to give out lots of raffle tickets when we get back to school so keep up with your reading!

Most importantly- spend time with your family and enjoy the outdoors. We are excited to speak to you all again after the Easter holidays and see what you have all been up to.

Happy Easter.

Mr Tarry and Miss McEvoy