Today we made scrambled eggs on toast with Mrs Rutherford. We all enjoyed the food and as you can see, it is important to clean up afterwards!

This afternoon we were learning  some parts of the body in French and are practising “Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” to help us remember how to say the words (but we say feet instead of toes!).

Today we tried out a new interactive programme called Sumdog. It is really cool and we all enjoyed our first try of it. Everyone should have their login details and you can get access from home.

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Language

Spelling words:

Practise writing out the eighth row three times. 

·         Make up 6 interesting sentences using up-levelled VCOP. You are learning about WOW words, so please use some in your writing.

 Reading

This week, there is a sequencing activity about Scott of the Antarctic to complete.  Please make sure that you look carefully at each section of the information logically. Read each section first, think about the information given in each section. Cut out the sections and then put them into the correct order. Only stick them into your jotter when you are sure that the information makes sense.

 Number

You are making progress using the formal method (chimney sums) to subtract with exchange.

Complete your calculations carefully, thinking about one place value at a time.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/addition-and-subtraction

http://mathszone.co.uk/category/calculating/mental-subtraction/

http://www.ictgames.com/subtraction.htm

http://primarygamesarena.com/Play/subtractiontest-2829

http://primarygamesarena.com/Play/Subtract-Racing-408

https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-4/subtraction-patterns-over-increasing-place-values

Activelearn – new activities have been allocated.

 Design a logo competition –instructions are on the sheet.

Today we were learning about the balance of forces needed to keep an object up in the air for more than a few seconds. These forces are: lift, drag, weight and thrust. This afternoon, we tested out how to use these forces by making kites and using the air currents to help us  fly them.

Continuing the explorations for science week, today we investigated the effects of different liquids on candy canes!

This is what our jars of hot water, vinegar and oil looked like after 5 minutes.

These were the results after 30 minutes, the hot water dissolved the candy cane fastest, followed by the cold water, the vinegar and as you can see, the candy cane in the oil has not changed.

We used our knowledge about sugar dissolving in hot water to conclude that the hot water worked quickly to dissolve the candy cane because of the amount of sugar in it!

In language we were comparing the features of a fiction and a non-fiction book. We realised that some features are found in both types of texts!

We continued our science week work finding out about Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone.  We worked in groups to research facts about him.  We made the most of the better weather by playing games outside at gym time.  We all had great fun!

Spelling words:

Practise writing out the seventh row three times.

·         Write the words

·         write what you think the word means

·         using a dictionary (either book or online), write what the word means.

·         How many meanings does the word have?

 Number

You have started to think about different ways to subtract. Remember not to rush and make silly mistakes! Check your answers before you hand your work in!

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/addition-and-subtraction

http://mathszone.co.uk/category/calculating/mental-subtraction/

http://www.ictgames.com/subtraction.htm

http://primarygamesarena.com/Play/subtractiontest-2829

http://primarygamesarena.com/Play/Subtract-Racing-408

https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-4/subtraction-patterns-over-increasing-place-values

Activelearn – new activities have been allocated.

 British Science week 2018  – theme for this year is exploration and discovery

Let’s research an important discovery!  Here are some suggestions:

·         Penicillin

·         Gravity

·         Dinosaur footprints ( found on Skye – several web sites are available)

·         Neolithic civilisation (found on Skara Brae https://www.ks2history.com/skara-brae)

·         Antarctic – Explorations to the South Pole in 1912-1913

https://coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/antarctic_ships/terra_nova.php

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/antarctica.html

 OR you can write about a different discovery that interests you.

Write or word process an interesting report or factfile. Your work must include detailed information about: who, what, where, when and why to make the information clear to the reader.

Use section headings, clear paragraphs and pictures to make your details clear and easily readable!

Science Week!

This is science week at Woodlands. This afternoon we did an Ancient Poo Investigation but don’t worry, it wasn’t real poo!  Analysing fossilised poo is very important as it can tell us what people used to eat and what their diet was like. It is also possible to find out what farming was like, changes in food trends and where foods were imported from.

Mr a Green visited P4 today to give us some very exciting news. One of our class members won a highly commended certificate and goody bag for her JRSO Slogan competition. We are all very proud of her. Well done!

We had a great time today! Not only did we sing brilliantly at the Pancake Breakfast, but we also focused on literacy for World Book Day. We highlighted information from a text to create a character profile of Mary Poppins and we designed a new book cover using the information we had discovered when we listened to Chapter One. We also found out that characters can be portrayed differently between a book and a film!

Today we conducted an experiment to find out which solids dissolve in cold water. We used gravy granules, coffee granules, cat litter, caster sugar, flour and bicarbonate of soda. We found out that only the caster sugar dissolved fully in the cold water after 2 minutes.

We thought about our experiences in real life and thought that if we stirred the solids or changed the temperature of the water (changing the variables)   then more of the solids might have dissolved.  We wrote an experiment report to show what you need and what to do if you want to carry out the experiment fairly!

We are looking forward to lots of literacy learning tomorrow to celebrate our delayed World Book Day! We are excited to find out how many characters we can name and learn about characters that we are not familiar with.

Language

Spelling words:

·         Using an activity from your yellow sheet that you haven’t used before, write out the words from the sixth row 3 times. Make sure that you understand the meaning of each word.

·         Write 6 sentences which include your spelling words. Use your neatest handwriting and do not forget to punctuate!!

 Number

You have the second part of last week’s addition sheet to complete! Remember to add and exchange carefully across the place values and check your answers!

Continue to use these sites to practise addition skills: 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=22

http://mathszone.co.uk/calculating/

http://www.ictgames.com/addition.htm

Activelearn

 HWB – Fairtrade Fortnight

Prepare a comic strip in your jotter to show the journey of a Fairtrade banana from the tree to your fruit bowl! Use a ruler to draw the lines and create 6 sections with room to write what each section is demonstrating. Use this video to help you select the 6 most important actions in the journey of the banana.

The journey of a banana from the land to your hand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV7tsXyq7ow