Half Term Home Learning

 Happy half term to everyone,

Here are the home learning activities for the holidays. Having spoken to Mrs Ray at DMS, I will endeavour to gently increase the home learning set so that it begins to mirror what they send home at DMS (which I believe will be similar to the other middle schools).

Daily Tasks

• As ever, I recommend your child finds time to read on a daily basis. You may want to start them recording what they read in their reading journals.  

• Spelling practise for half term is on Ed Shed - spelling shed. There is a task selection which gives all the words children should attempt to learn by the end of this year. If your child is unable to access Ed Shed you can find the full list of spellings here. 

• Times tables practise. Daily practise for times tables where possible in preparation for the Multiplication check. Your child can choose Hit the Button if they still have spellings to learn; Times Tables Rockstars if they are building their tables fluency; or a multiplication check website, if they are ready to practise the test conditions. If your child prefers booklets, I sent their booklets home last week. Additional electronic copies can be found here should you want one.       

     Longer tasks

• Arts Award Mission Pack. Whilst the children are working with Mr Whitmarsh, the samba drums teacher, they will be completing an arts award which is accredited by Trinity College, London. Many of the activities will be done with Mr Whitmarsh during their music lessons but they will also have some additional activities. This week, they need to complete section A which involves them finding different art forms and taking part in different art forms. Your child should have come home with their Mission Pack and Log book today but please click on this link for reference, in case they have misplaced it (we can print another copy back at school).  

• Songlines singing practise. Please could your child practise the songs for the Songlines performance. I forgot to send paper copies home but all songs and lyrics can be found by clicking on the Songlines Folder link. Please note that the folder link and some of the contents have been updated slightly.  

• Complete the multiplication wheels. Click link in case they didn't make it home. 

• Complete the expanded noun phrase worksheet. Click link for a copy. 

We hope you all have a lovely break and we get some good weather to enjoy.

Kind regards,

Ms Browne & the Year 4 team. xx