Hot Shots Yr 4
Tweets by HotshotsStmWelcome to Year 4 2020-2021!
We are the 'Hotshots!'
Mrs Duncan is our class teacher
Mrs O'Brien is our LSA
We are waiting for an update to our webpage for the twitter link.
You can find us
@HotShotsSTM2020
You can contact us on here or send photographs of your work.
We will be working from home for the next 2 weeks. Invites for zoom lessons will be emailed out each day and we will post reminders on here! If you are not receiving the zoom invites please email
Year_4@stmichaelscatholicprimary.co.uk
Please email a picture of your child's work or a note to say they have completed it and any issues by the end of each day.
Friday 16th October
9am - P.E. with Joe Wicks or any of your favourite workouts the last 2 weeks
9.30am - Maths zoom lesson - games and TT Rockstars
11:00ams - English zoom lesson - Games and Reading eggs
1pm - Topic - Story and mindfulness, grab a blanket and get cosy!
2.00pm - Write in your diary
2:30pm read a book
Have a lovely weekend!
We will see you back in school on Monday!!!
Thursday 15th October
9am - P.E. with Joe Wicks or try this football workout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hskO9140mjo
9.30am - Maths zoom lesson - solving problems involving place value
11:00ams - English zoom lesson - Free write - write your own story using an interesting opener.
Comprehension - 'Hamish and the Worldstoppers' pages 12 and 13 in your Reading Comprehension workbook
1pm - Topic - Ancient Egypt - ppt and worksheets below
2.00pm - Write in your diary
2:30pm read a book (or complete your English comprehension)
3.30pm send work to your teacher please!
Have fun! 
Wednesday 14th October
9am - P.E. with Joe Wicks or try this football workout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hskO9140mjo
9.30am - Maths zoom lesson - Solving number problems - pages 16 and 17 in your maths workbook
11:00ams - English zoom lesson - Articles and determiners - pages 12 and 13 in your grammar workbook
Comprehension 'Harry Drinkwater's diary' - pages 10 and 11 in your comprehension workbook.
1pm - Science - planning an investigation about the teeth
2.00pm - Write in your diary
2:30pm read a book (or complete your English comprehension)
3.30pm send work to your teacher please!
Have fun!
Tuesday 13th October
9am - P.E. with Joe Wicks or for a more chilled morning, why not try some Sonic the Hedgehog Yoga?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM8NjfCfOg0&t=6s
9.30am - Maths zoom lesson - Negative numbers problems - work attached to zoom invite email
11am - English zoom lesson - possessive pronouns - pages 10 and 11 in workbook
We will mark yesterday's comprehension together.
1pm - Story
2pm - Art - have a go at some sketching - You could do a self-portrait, sketch your pet or your parents/carers or even a favourite toy or a plant! Don't forget to use your pencil to create different lines and shading!
2.30pm - Write in your diary
3.30pm send work to your teacher please!
Have fun!
Monday 12th October
9am - P.E. with Joe Wicks or try this jedi workout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wVo6HmfIds
9.30am - Maths zoom lesson - Negative numbers p7 in workbook
11am - English zoom lesson - pronouns - pages 8 and 9 in workbook
Comprehension workbook also pages 8 and 9.
1pm - Come and See zoom lesson
2pm - write a diary entry for the day
2.30pm - Reading - home reading book
3.30pm send work to your teacher please!
Have fun!
Friday 9th October
9am - P.E. with Joe Wicks or try this minions dance workout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QphRMalB_LM
9.30am - Maths zoom lesson - Roman numerals - p15 in workbook, extension below
11am - English zoom lesson - writing a story and reading comprehension p16.
1pm - Science - digestion and the teeth
2pm - write a diary entry for the day
2.30pm - Reading
3.30pm send work to your teacher please!
Have fun!
Thursday 8th October
9am - P.E. with Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ou-fplEi4
9.30am - Maths zoom lesson - Rounding numbers - worksheets attached below
11am - English zoom lesson - adverbs - reading comprehension p28 Witches poem
1pm - Come and see - Jesus calls his apostles
2pm - write a diary entry for the day
2.30pm - Reading
3.30pm send work to your teacher please!
Have fun!
Wednesday 7th October 2020
9am - P.E. with Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ou-fplEi4
9.30am - Maths zoom lesson - Rounding numbers - pages 12 and 13 in work book (extra activities below)
11am - English zoom lesson - Comprehension workbook -Choosing a bike p2 and 'Verbs' Grammar workbook p6
1pm - Topic - Ancient Egypt zoom lesson
2pm - write a diary entry for the day
2.30pm - Reading
3.30pm send work to your teacher please!
Have fun!
Tuesday 6th October 2020
9am - P.E. with Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ou-fplEi4
9.30am - Maths zoom lesson - Comparing and Ordering numbers - pages 10 and 11 in work book (extra activities below)
11am - English zoom lesson - pages 4 and 5 in workbook
1pm - story zoom session
2pm - write a diary entry for the day
3.30pm send work to your teacher please!
Have fun!
Online Learning
The Oak academy is still running if you are having difficulty accessing the Zoom lessons
#stmWorkAtHome
Things to do everyday:
- P.E - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14ou-fplEi4
- English - Reading eggs
- Maths - TT Rockstars
Friday 26th June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 9 Wednesday's lessons.
Thursday 25th June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 9 Tuesday's lessons.
Wednesday 24th June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 9 Monday's lessons.
Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 8 Friday's lessons.
Monday 22nd June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 8 Thursday's lessons.
Friday 19th June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 8 Wednesday's lessons.
Thursday 18th June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 8 Tuesday's lessons.
Wednesday 17th June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 8 Monday's lessons.
Collective Worship
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 7 Friday's lessons.
Monday 15th June 2020
Please head over to https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-4 and complete week 7 Thursday's lessons.
Friday 12th June 2020
(Week 7 day 2-Tuesday)
English-Reading-Comprehension-Language
Maths-Shape-Comparing and classifying quadrilaterals
Wider curriculum-Spanish-Describing the weather
Wider curriculum-PE-Joe Wicks
Spanish El tiempo The weather
Thursday 11th June 2020
(Week 7 day 1-Monday)
English-Reading-Comprehension-fact retrieval
Maths-Shape-Comparing and classifying 2D shapes
Wider curriculum-PSHE-Prime Minister's Questions
Wider curriculum-PE-Joe Wicks
Wednesday 10th June 2020
(Week 6 day 5-Friday)
English-Writing-Character descriptions
Maths-Shape and symmetry-Problem solving
Wider curriculum-Art-Shading and form
Wider curriculum-PE-Joe Wicks
Collective Worship-his week's Collective Worship gives an opportunity for you and your family to talk, reflect and pray together on the theme of 'We are all equally important'. This may take 10-15mins and can be led by an adult or a child. There are weblinks included for suggested music to use but, feel free to choose your own if you would prefer, and a suggested activity for afterwards. Top Tip: give each person a chance to pause and speak without interruption. God Bless and stay safe.
Tuesday 9th June 2020
(Week 6 day 4-Thursday)
English-Character descriptions-SPaG
Maths-Shape and symmetry
Wider curriculum-RE-Islam
Wider curriculum-PE-Joe Wicks
Welcome Back!
Monday 8th June 2020
(Week 6 day 3-Wednesday)
English-Character descriptions
Maths-Shape and symmetry
Wider curriculum-Science-Light
Wider curriculum-PE-Joe Wicks
Wider curriculum-Collective worship-Holy Trinity
Collective worship-Holy Trinity
Thursday 4th June
Head over to https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule for today's activities. We are up to week 6, day 2.
Tuesday 2nd June
We are up to day 5 (Friday) of week 5 on https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule.
These are the activities:
Monday 1st June
Welcome back
Welcome back everyone! We hope you had a wonderful half term and enjoyed this wonderful weather. We are up to day 4 (Thursday) of week 5 on https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule.
These are the activities:
Come and See
Friday 22nd May
Happy Friday Everyone, enjoy the weekend.
Here is the work for today,
We are now on Week 5 Day 3 Wednesday
Follow the link for today's activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule
Today is..
English - Non chronological report: Identifying the features of a text.
Science - Where do different colours come from?
Maths - Measures: Money Souvenirs
PE - PE with Joe Wicks
Thursday 21st May
Happy Thursday
Here is the work for today.
We are now on Week 5 Day 2 Tuesday.
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/
Today is..
Maths – Measures-Money-Buying fruit
English –Comprehension-Non-chronological report
Wider Spanish-Saying how you feel in Spanish
PE - PE with Joe Wicks
Collective Worship-You will never walk alone
Collective Worship-You'll never walk alone
Tuesday 19th May
Today is Week 4 Day 5:
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule
Monday 18th May
Happy Monday!
Here is the work for today.
We are now on Week 4 Day 4 Thursday.
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/
Today is..
Maths – Measures-Money-Coin purse challenge
English –Persuasion-SPaG focus-Imperative and Modal verbs
Wider Curriculum-History-The Spanish Armada
PE - PE with Joe Wicks
Come and See-New Topic-Reconciliation
Week 4 day 4
Come and See-Explore-Reconciliation
Friday 14th May 2020
We are completing Wednesday's lessons on Oak National Academy. https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule
Thursday 14th May 2020
We are completing Tuesday's lessons on Oak National Academy. https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule
Come and See - Respond Lesson
Wednesday 13th May 2020
We are beginning the week on week 4 completing Monday's lessons on Oak National Academy.
P.e - P.E with Joe.
Collective Worship Resources
Tuesday 12th May 2020
We are beginning the week on week 3 completing Frisday's lessons on Oak National Academy.
English - For today's English session, you will be writing a news report using the the techniques and grammar focuses we have covered.
Maths - For today's Maths lesson you will be solving measurement problems.
Foundation - You will be learning to sing a major scale.
P.E - P.E with Joe.
Find them at: https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule
International Nurses Day 2020
To celebrate International Nurses Day 2020, we are going to create a poster to say thank you to nurses for all the amazing work that they do. Once you have completed this, place it in your front window and take a photograph.
Monday 11th May 2020
We are beginning the week on week 3 completing Thursday's lessons on Oak National Academy.
English - For today's English session, you will be looking at a news report with the SPaG focus inverted commas.
Maths - For today's Maths lesson you will be looking at capacity and mass in a session focusing on measures.
Foundation - You will be looking at the Spanish Armada..
Find them at: https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule
Film and TV Review Challenge
Thursday 7th May
Happy Thursday
Here is the work for today.
We are now on Week 3 Tuesday.
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/
Today is..
Maths – Measures-Converting between mm and cm
English – News report-Reading comprehension-Inference
Wider Curriculum-History-VE Day
Spanish-Saying your birthday in Spanish
PE - PE with Joe Wicks
History-VE day
Wednesday 6th May
Happy Wednesday
Here is the work for today.
We are now on Week 3 Monday.
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/
Today is..
Maths – Measures-Choosing appropriate measures
English – News report-Reading comprehension-Fact Retrieval
Wider Curriculum-History-Lesson 5-Henry VIII's Great Matter
PE - PE with Joe Wicks
Tuesday 5th May
Happy Tuesday
Here is the work for today.
We are now on Week 2 Friday
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/
Today is..
Maths – Measures-solving measures problems
English – News report-Write a news report
Wider Curriculum-Music-Sing a major scale
PE - PE with Joe Wicks
RE-Come and see Pentecost
RE-Come and See-Pentecost
Monday 4th May
May the 4th be with you!
Happy Monday,I hope you all had a lovely weekend.
Here is the work for today.
We are now on Week 2 Thursday
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/
Today is..
Maths – Area Part 4
English – SPaG focus - fronted adverbials
History - Henry VIII part 4
PE - PE with Joe Wicks
Friday 1st May
Happy Friday everyone, it’s nearly the weekend. Here is the work for today.
We are now on Week 2 Wednesday
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/
Today is..
Maths – Area Part 3
English – Story: Identifying the features of a text
Science – What is reflection and how can we use it?
Collective Worship
This week's Collective Worship gives an opportunity for you and your family to talk, reflect and pray together on the theme of 'Thank you for people who are helping us'. This may take 10-15mins and can be led by an adult or a child. There are web links included for suggested music to use but, feel free to choose your own if you would prefer, and a suggested activity for afterwards.
Top Tip: create a calm and quiet space for this reflection. God Bless and stay safe.
Thursday 30th April
Morning everyone. Here is the work for today.
We are on Week 2 Tuesday
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/
Todays is..
Maths – Area Part 2 - Calculating
English – Reading Comprehension – Fact Retrieval
Spanish – Introducing yourself to Spanish
Enjoy and let me know how you get on!
Wednesday 29th April
Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well. Here is the work for today.
We are now on Week 2 Monday
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule
Today is:
Maths – Area Part 1
English – Reading Comprehension – Word Meaning
History – Henry’s Great Matter
Come and See – Draw a picture illustrating the events of Pentecost
Tuesday 28th April 2020
Morning everyone here is the work for today.
We are on Week 1, Friday.
Follow the link for today’s activities
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4#schedule
Today’s is..
Maths – Area and Perimeter
English – Poetry – Write a repetitive poem
Science – Pulse
Come & See – Create a Good New Board
*Note to parents.
This work comes from the Come and See Religious Education programme which we teach to all children at St. Michael's. The activities aim to keep Religious Education practical and fun. Please only choose the activities you and your child wish to complete. There are lots of suggestions to help you choose. You might want to take photographs and of the children's work to share with school.
The Topic for 20th April - 15th May is Pentecost. The first part of learning is called – EXPLORE. This shares your child’s everyday experiences and helps them to see how the Catholic faith is lived in their everyday lives. The second part, called – REVEAL shares bible stories that links to their everyday life.
Monday 27th April 2020
Welcome back everyone, I hope you have all had a lovely weekend. If you haven't already take a look at our school message for you all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIi29ht1n1A&t=9s
Follow the link for today's activities.
Remember you are on Week 1 Thursday to continue with the sequence of lessons.
Today is..
Maths - Area and Perimeter
English - Spag Focus - Expanded Noun Phrases
History - Henry VIII Lesson 2
Enjoy and let me know how you get on!
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/#schedule
Friday 24th April 2020
Follow the link for today's activities.
Today is...
Maths - Area & Perimeter-
English - Features of Poetry-A familiar poem today,
'The Magic Box by Kit Wright!
Science - Light
Enjoy and let me know how you get on!
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/#schedule
Thursday 23rd April 2020
Follow the link for today's activities.
Today is...
Maths - Area & Perimeter
English - Poetry
Spanish - Learning to count in Spanish
Enjoy and let me know how you get on!
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-4/#schedule
Select Year 4 and we start on first day Monday (even though it is Wednesday) and continue through the week. There will be 3 lessons for the children to complete independently - English, Maths and Foundation subjects. These lessons are taught by a teacher through a
pre-recorded video.
I will also be adding Come and See activities and collective worship resources for you to share as a family.
You should still access TTRockstars, Reading Eggs and home reading books that you would use each day in school.
Follow our twitter for help and support @hotshotSTM
Keep going guys! 'You are AMAZING!'
HERE IS HOW THE NEW ONLINE LEARNING WORKS
Collective Worship
This week's Collective Worship gives an opportunity for you and your family to talk, reflect and pray together on the theme of
'Light in the Darkness'. This may take 10-15mins and can be led by an adult or a child. There are weblinks included for suggested music to use but, feel free to choose your own if you would prefer.
Top Tip: create a calm and quiet space for this activity. God Bless and stay safe.
Light in the Darkness
Tuesday 21st April 2020
Writing
Using yesterday's adjectives and similes, write a character description for the little boy from the picture. You need to come with a name and backstory for your character. Where are they from? Who do they live with? Then, describe what your character looks like and also what their personality is like.
Reading
Maths - Tuesday
Wider Curriculum
Welcome back Hotshots. I hope you all had a nice Easter. I enjoyed seeing your photographs on Twitter. Keep posting them!
Monday 20th April 2020 Maths- Making whole numbers
English-Reading Comprehension
English-Victorian setting-Make a word bank of all the adjectives to describe this setting. Write a simile bank....as poor as....
Wider Curriculum-Art/DT-Make a Victorian toy Jack in the Box.
08/4/20 Religious Easter Activities
Holy Week power point
Corona Virus Explained for children in this wonderful illustrated book.
Friday 3rd April 2020
English-The final paragraph to our desert island story.
You have to try to escape from the island. How will you escape? What will you need? Who will help you? Where will you go once you have escaped?
Display your finished pieces on Twitter.
Maths activity-dividing 2 digits by 10
Wider curriculum-French-Don't look at the answers until you have finished!
Thursday 2nd April 2020
English-I can write a survival story using similes and metaphors.
Think about the island picture from Monday, your word bank, similes, metaphores and survival list from today and try to use these to write a survival story for staying on the island. How long will you be there? Who will be with you? What will you do?
Maths activity-Hundrenths
Art-Design an Ancient Greek Urn
Wednesday 1st April
Today, there will be no work for you...APRIL FOOLS! There will of course be our normal daily tasks to complete.
Writing Task:
L.O - I can come up with a list of things needs to survive being stranded on an island.
Your task today is to come up with 10 items that you would take to an island to help you survive. You are only allowed 10 items and you must explain how you would use them to survive. This list will be used to write a new story about surviving on an island!
Tuesday 31st March 2020
#stmEnglish - #stmWriting - English - L.O - I can create a word bank and a setting description.
Using yesterday’s story and the photograph, build a word bank with adjectives to describe the setting. You can also use similes - for example -the sand was as gold as a kings precious gold. You could also use metaphors for - for example - the palm trees were giants dancing in the breeze. Once you have made your word bank, rewrite the opening to your story by describing the setting. Use your Beat the Monster stories as inspiration.
#stmMaths - #stmTime - Maths - L.O - I can convert between 12 hour digital/analogue and 24 hour digital time.
Using the prompt gird, complete the converting time worksheet in your workbooks.
Wider Curriculum - #stmComputing
Get yourselves onto https://hourofcode.com/codingtown and complete the Coding Town Hour of Code.
Monday 30th March 2020 English-What happens next... Write a story based on the setting in the picture. Who are the characters on the island? How did they get there? What could happen? Don't forget to post your finished pieces on our Twitter page @Hotshotsstm Slowly, I walked along the creaking, weathered boardwalk. Tentatively approaching this magical island wondering how I got here. What was that eerie noise?
Maths 10ths with decimals
THE WIDER CURRICULUM_What role did women have in the Ancient Greek Olympics? Research and add to your History/Geography project
Friday 27th March 2020
English-final draft of your persuasive letter to Ms Gibney and Mr Ferry to ask for no more homework!
DON'T FORGET TO POST THEM ON TWITTER
Thursday 26th March 2020
English - L.O - I can write a persuasive letter asking for no homework.
You are going to write a letter to Ms Gibney and Mr Ferry to persuade them to get rid of homework when school returns. Before you do this, try and think of as many reasons, and then plan it by boxing it up using these sections: Don't forget to use persuasive language!
- Introductory paragraph - Explain what the letter is about.
- Main body - Group you reasons into paragraphs.
- Closing paragraph - Summarise the main points.
Maths-www.topmarks.co.uk
Wider Curriculum:
#stmAncientGreece
Today you need to spend time researching the first part of your Greek topic project; "The First Ancient Olympics". Use https://www.kiddle.co or https://swiggle.org.uk to find out some interesting facts and get the first part of your Greek topic project written. This will be the first part of a longer piece so let's get it started! Don't forget to send in your pictures on Twitter using #stmWorkAtHome and #stmAncientGreece. @Hotshotsstm
Tuesday 24th March 2020.
-Today, make sure you complete your 'grammar hammar' check and your maths skills check if you have them.
-Don't forget your daily exercise sessions on youtube with the body coach, Joe Wickes.
-tt rockstars and reading eggspress
Good luck-stay safe
Wednesday 25th March 2020
-English-Write a set of instructions....how to make a sandwich, how to make your bed etc... #stmenglish #stmwriting @LWQM
-Maths-Check out The maths Factor for online challenges. www.themathsfactor.com #stmmaths
-Science-Complete your first science assessment if you received the pack in the last days of school.
-Visit Chesterzoo.org for animal activities. #stmscience
-Computing-Hourofcode.com/codingtown #stmcomputing
#stmWorkAtHome
Have a good day all, i'm missing you all! Ask your parent's can you tweet us a photo of you working from home!
Welcome Letter
Welcome Power point Presentation
St. Michael's Dragons Den
Dragon's Den Presentation
Our Topics this term:
English: The Egyptian Cinderella.Stories from another culture.
Guided Reading
Fluency in Reading
Spelling
Maths: Place Value
Times tables
Science: Animals including humans
Geography: Key landmarks in Egypt compared to UK landmarks
Come and See-People-Family-Domestic Church
PE: Gymnastics
Art: Portraits Blending/shadows/
Computing: Digital coding
French-Myself
WOW events-World Museum
Year 4 2019-2020
Let the fun year begin!
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