Tudor Homes

The home you had in the Tudor times very much depended on how much wealth you had. This meant that the way the rich and poor lived in their homes was very different. 

What were the main differences between the houses the rich and poor lived in? 
What did the rich have that they poor did not? 

https://tudorelp.weebly.com/homes-and-lives-of-the-poor.html

http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/houses/tudors/rich.htm

http://www.localhistories.org/richandpoortudors.html

http://simplebooklet.com/publish.php?wpKey=adRJOwNJblnxOyPFYEuqjM#page=4

Prisoners of the Tower

Before half term Year 4 visited the Tower of London to learn all about the prisoners kept there during the Tudor times. 

What type of prisoners were kept in The Tower of London? How were their conditions different to prisoners kept outside of the prison? 

William Shakespeare

In Year 4, we have been learning about the life of William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare moved to London, leaving his family in Stratford-upon-Avon. Write a letter to him from his wife - would she be supportive and proud or angry and upset that he had left?

Balanced Diet

    In science, we have been looking at different types of food, and how much of each type of food we need in our diet.

         Can you make a menu for the day from these items? You do not have to use all of them.

Splendid Shakespeare

In Year 4 we are creating our very own fact file for William Shakespeare's life. 

Use the links below to help with your fact file and then write your most interesting facts in the comments section. 

https://www.kiddle.co

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/authors/william_shakespeare.php

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/music-art-and-literature/shakespeares-globe/william-shakespeare/

https://www.theschoolrun.com/7-classic-poems-to-read-with-primary-school-children

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/william_shakespeare/

Leontes the Jealous

In our story The Winters Tale we have been exploring the emotions of King Leontes as he watches his best friend Polixines dance with his wife, Queen Hermione. 

Is Leontes within his rights to be jealous and angry with both his wife and best friend or is he being unfair? What would you advise him to do? 

The littlest hobo

Where do you think the robot came from?

Why do you think it is alone in the woods?

How can you tell that it is lonely?

Challenge question

Does the film remind you of the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel and why?

Year 4's Jungle grill

In Year 4 we created our very own jungle grill just like Uncle Rambashi in The Firework Maker's Daughter. 

Now write a review of what you thought of the grill. What dish did you like the most and why? Which was the hardest to cook? What would you do next time to improve the Jungle Grill.

Rambashi's Jungle Grill

In Year 4 we have been preparing to turn our classroom into a Jungle Grill just like in our story The Firework Maker's Daughter. We have been learning all about recipes and looking at weight 

measurements in our maths. 

Below our some games to test out your weighing skills. Can you write a comment below given everyone else some tips so that they don't make mistakes. 

http://www.ictgames.com/mostlyPostie.html

http://www.ictgames.com/weight.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/maths/games/alien_cookbook/big_sound/full.shtml

Exploring Thailand

In our book the Firework Maker's Daughter, we find several characters walking through rugged terrain across Thailand in search of potions and secrets. Adding to our work in English, we have been looking at everything Thailand has to offer.

Now follow the link to this Padlet and share your ideas. 

https://padlet.com/gblair2/5etbodcbhg8s

You can use these links to help you with your ideas. 

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-thailand/

http://www.oocities.org/teacherkab/countries/thailand.htm

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/thailand.html

Halloween maths

Last night a pupil in Year 5 commented that she couldn't think of any maths to do with Halloween. 

How about these?

Last night I hollowed out a pumpkin and placed it outside my front door for Halloween. 

1. Estimate how many seeds you think I found inside.

2. How much do you think my pumpkin weighed before and after?

3. What do you think is the circumference of the pumpkin? 

When you have finished answering them, post your own maths problems about Halloween for everyone to solve.

Year 4 sounds

Do you ever just stop and listen to what is going on around you...

What do you hear? How do you hear it?

Use the links below to research into sound and hearing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/sound/read/1/

http://www.ducksters.com/science/hearing_and_the_ear.php

http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/ears.html 

http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/sound.html

Hidden numbers

Work out what each of the missing numbers were in these multiplication and division calculations and explain how you know you are right.

(Once you finish that why don’t you check our the links below to practice your multiplication skills)

Flash games for the laptop

http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/grand-prix

http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/cave-run-multiplication

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=maths/multiplication

http://www.mad4maths.com/4_x_multiplication_table_math_game/

Without flash for the Ipad

http://mrnussbaum.com/speed-math-ipad.html

http://mrnussbaum.com/math-slalom-ipad.html

http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/cone-crazy

http://mrnussbaum.com/becoming-lord-voldemath-ipad.html

Ultimate Challenge 

http://mrnussbaum.com/around-the-world-ipad.html

Creative writing challenge: 1

To start the new term we are introducing the first in a new series of story writing challenges for all pupils in KS2. We are looking for you to continue the story below. Aim to write as much as you can and remember, if you haven't finished you can always end your comment with To be continued. Simply publish your comment and then continue at a later date.

So Year 3 sharpen your pencils, Year 4 ready your quills, Year 5 dust off your bureau and Year 6 get ready to type. The challenge begins!



Harry Shepherd opened his eyes and gazed up at his bedroom ceiling. He crinkled his eyes up and yawned, then rubbed the sleep from them and sat on the edge of his bed. The previous evening his mum had opened the window slightly, letting a gentle breeze through. Mrs Shepherd knew that her son preferred it when the house was cool at night.

However, when Harry sat on the edge of his bed, his room was not cool: it was freezing! Harry shivered, pulling his Spiderman duvet over his bare legs. “What on Earth?” he muttered to himself. There was a gale blowing through his bedroom window. Thinking that it must be an extremely windy day, Harry walked over to his wardrobe and pulled out a jumper. Pulling the jumper down over his head, Harry strolled over to the open window. He drew back the red curtains expecting to see the leaves blowing all over their garden. Maybe even the garden furniture had blown over like it had last time the weather was bad.

The sight that met Harry as he gazed out of the window was certainly not what he had expected …

Now continue the story. Make sure you use a range of punctuation and try hard to make your writing interesting and believable. You might find it useful to think about the following questions:

What did Harry see what he looked out of the window?
How do you think he felt when he looked out?
Why might Harry not have realised what was happening sooner?
Of all the possessions you have in your house?
Which are the most important to you?
If you could afford to buy everything that you ever wanted, what would you buy?
Would buying all of these things mean that you were happy?

KS2 Maths Challenge: No 5

Two girls and two boys can play tennis.

Nathan said: "I will only play if Zoe plays".
Zoe said: "I won't play if Destin is playing".
Destin said: "I won't play if Mory or Laura plays".
Mory said: "I will only play if Monica plays".
Monica said: "I don't mind who I play with".

Which two boys and which two girls play tennis?

If All The World Were Paper

Please take a look at year 4's poems that we shared in our class assembly last week

What would you make your parent or siblings into if they were paper?

Medical Marvels: Part 2

What can you tell me about this portrait of Mary Seacole? What is the story behind it and what does that tell us about how Mary Seacole was remembered?

Medical Marvels: Part 1

Florence Nightingale played a very influential role for the development of medicine and how we treat people who are sick.

Write a paragraph discussing what you know about her.

Why is she so important? 
What did she do that was so special? 
Do you know any other interesting facts about her? 

Werewolf Club Rules

In Year 4 we have loved getting stuck into our class poetry text, Werewolf Club Rules by Joseph Coelho. Below are several links to poems performed by the author himself. Pick a poem and answer the questions below.

Conquer

I Am A Writer

Gingerbread Man

What words and phrases do you like? What puzzles you about this poem? What do you think the poem is about?

Poetry please

This term we will be exploring lots of different poems. 

What poems have you read?

What is your favourite poem and why?