Summer holiday activity ideas

Summer holiday activity ideas
Maths This printable booklet contains small Maths activities to do. Students can tick them off once they have completed each activity and challenge themselves to complete them all! 30 Maths Activities Below you will find additional Maths revision. Extra Maths revision	Maths Students can use their usernames and passwords to log on and continue to use their Mathletics accounts throughout the holidays! https://community.mathletics.com/signin/#/student	Maths Review Abacus homework games and keep practicing the skills learnt during Y4.
Writing Keep a writing journal - use a notepad and use these prompts to write something in your journal each day. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/146507794106969092/	Reading Oxford Owl is a great place to find all the students' favourite books with familiar characters such as Biff, Chip and Floppy. There are also a variety of nonfiction books covering a range of subjects. Oxford Owl is a free service, although you will need to make an account to use it. Books are tablet friendly so they can be read on the go. https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/welcome-back/for-home/reading-owl/find-a-book	English Revision This English Revision Booklet  covers a range of different skills that we learnt in English this year. I would highly recommend you print it and use it this holiday!
Art Year 4 art project - take on an art project from the choices online. See what creative fun you can have.https://www.pinterest.com/jodie_holt/year-4-art/	ICT Brush up on your ICT skills using this funcoding website. https://code.org/learn	Other Try looking on the internet for maths, literacy and science activities. There are lots of fun things to do. Here are some websites you can try: http://www.mathszone.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/ http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/games/ http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/coolchild.html http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/ad_menu_flash.shtml http://www.buginvestigators.co.uk/ http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/index.html http://www.roalddahl.com/

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	This Week	Next Week
English	Writer’s Workshop: We will continue to write our own non-chronological reports and learn new strategies along the way!	Writer’s Workshop: We will continue to write our own non-chronological reports and learn new strategies along the way!
Maths	Use the vertical algorithm (ladder) to multiply 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers; find non-unit fraction of amounts, using ʻchunkingʼ; add fractions with like denominators, including totals greater than 1; divide by 10 and 100 (to give answers with 1 and 2 decimal places)	Multiply 2-digit numbers by 11 and 12; look for patterns and write rules; multiply 2-digit numbers by numbers between 10 and 20 using the grid method; begin to use the grid method to multiply pairs of 2-digit numbers; use mental strategies and tables facts to divide 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers to give answers between 20 and 50, with and without remainders; find non-unit fractions of amounts
UOI	Sorting Out: we focused on setting up our organisation.	Going Further: we will decorate our canvas bags and further develop our plan of action!

Year 8 visit

Today the Year 8's visited us to tell us a bit about the presentation that they are planning to do for us next week!

Problem Solving Strategy

Today we worked together to try to solve an environmental problem! 

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	This Week	Next Week
English	Writer’s Workshop: We started to write our own non-chronological reports and learn new strategies along the way!	Writer’s Workshop: We will continue to write our own non-chronological reports and learn new strategies along the way!
Maths	Use coordinates to draw polygons; find the coordinates of shapes after translation; draw and interpret bar charts and pictograms; draw line graphs and understand that intermediate points have meaning	Use the vertical algorithm (ladder) to multiply 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers; find non-unit fraction of amounts, using ʻchunkingʼ; add fractions with like denominators, including totals greater than 1; divide by 10 and 100 (to give answers with 1 and 2 decimal places)
UOI	Finding Out: We will discussed the problems that need to be solved and the human needs that need to be met.	Sorting Out: Now that we have decided on the problem that we are going to address, we are going to focus on setting up our organisation.

Writer's Workshop

After studying a number of other books, we are starting to write our own! 

Primary swimming gala

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	This Week	Next Week
English	Writing Workshop: Introduction to our new writing topic. Book study.	Writing Workshop: We will begin to write our own non-chronological reports and learn new strategies along the way!
Maths	Solve written addition of two 4-digit numbers; add amounts of money (pounds and pence) using column addition; solve 4-digit minus 4-digit and 4-digit minute 3-digit subtractions using written column method (decomposition) and check subtraction with addition; solve word problems choosing an appropriate method	Use coordinates to draw polygons; find the coordinates of shapes after translation; draw and interpret bar charts and pictograms; draw line graphs and understand that intermediate points have meaning
UOI	Tuning In: We will begin our final unit for Year 4: How We Organise Ourselves     -  People create organizations to solve problems and meet human needs	Finding Out: Now that we have a better understanding of what organizations are, we will begin to discuss what problems they solve and which human needs they meet.

How We Orgganise Ourselves- Tuning In

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	This Week	Next Week
English	Writing Workshop: Continue to learn new writing strategies and focus on editing and finishing off our own stories	Writing Workshop: Introduction to our new writing topic. Book study.
Maths	Add two 2-digit numbers or a 2-digit number to a 3- or 4-digit number mentally; subtract 2-, 3- and 4-digit numbers using counting up; derive factors of 2-digit numbers and use factors and doubling to solve multiplication mentally; solve integer scaling problems using mental strategies and spot a relationship between products; solve correspondence problems, using a systematic approach and calculate using mental multiplication strategies	Solve written addition of two 4-digit numbers; add amounts of money (pounds and pence) using column addition; solve 4-digit minus 4-digit and 4-digit minute 3-digit subtractions using written column method (decomposition) and check subtraction with addition; solve word problems choosing an appropriate method
UOI	Making Conclusions: We applied what we have learnt to draw up some conclusions about adaptation and explore the ways in which humans impact the survival of living things	Tuning In: We will begin our final unit for Year 4: How We Organise Ourselves     Ø  People create organizations to solve problems and meet human needs

Royal Thai Mint

Science Day

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	This Week	Next Week
English	Writing Workshop: Continue to learn new writing strategies and focus on editing our own stories	Writing Workshop: Continue to learn new writing strategies and focus on editing and finishing off our own stories
Maths	Maths Revision and Assessment	Add two 2-digit numbers or a 2-digit number to a 3- or 4-digit number mentally; subtract 2-, 3- and 4-digit numbers using counting up; derive factors of 2-digit numbers and use factors and doubling to solve multiplication mentally; solve integer scaling problems using mental strategies and spot a relationship between products; solve correspondence problems, using a systematic approach and calculate using mental multiplication strategies
UOI	Going Further: We will now begin to focus our inquiry in the adaptations and responses of plants and animals to their habitats	Making Conclusions: We will apply what we have learnt to draw up some conclusions about adaptation and explore the ways in which humans impact the survival of living things

Darwin's Finches Experiment

Science Week- Snail Experiment

To kick off Science Week, we did an experiment using our classroom pet snails! We found out if they prefer warm or cool environments. Please ask us about our findings!