Elves Home Learning

Thank you so much for your support with our Elves puzzle last week. We have had some very inventive solutions from the children.

We've also had some requests for a solution so here goes:-

There were four elves, four coloured outfits and three items of clothing.

So let's start with this:-

If the elves only had coloured hats then there would be four possible hats that they could wear.

Expanding this to hats and jackets then for each coloured hat there are four coloured jacket options (4 x 4 = 16).

With trousers too there are four new options for each hat and jacket combination, so 4 x 4 x 4 = 64 possible different outfits each.

Thank you for all of your support with Home Learning tasks this term and best wishes for a Happy Christmas from everyone in the Year Four Team

Year Four Dates for the Spring Term

My Own Celtic Story by Imogen D

Imogen's Celtic story:

Year Four Curriculum - Spring 2020

4AW My Maths

Sorry that the MyMaths tasks for this week did not appear on the system over the weekend. I have now rectified the problem and they are set. Needless to say they do not need to be complete for tomorrow, so please work on them through the week.

spellings to be tested 12th December

The [i:] sound spelt -ey (as in monkey, chimney)

Group A
key, medley, valley, kidney, money, donkey, hockey, jockey, volley, chimney (plus two unseen words)

Group B
turkey, journey, alley, abbey, galley, pulley, money, parsley, chutney, chimney (plus two unseen words)

Group C
donkey, jersey, galley, journey, smiley, money, chimney, valley, monkey, alley (plus two unseen words)

All groups
earth, eight/eighth, enough

Spellings to be tested 5th December

The [^] sound spelt o (as in other, nothing)

Group A
other, nothing, mother, brother, Monday, monkey, cover, won, oven, done (plus two unseen words)

Group B
colour, onion, comfy, glove, shove, above, rough, love, tough, month (plus two unseen words)

Group C
dove, brother, country, comfortable, wonderful, another, couple, dozen, young, southern (plus two unseen words)

All groups
difficult, disappear, early from the Lower School Word List

Spellings to be tested Thursday 28th November

The [o] sound spelt a before l and ll (as in call, walk, always)

Group A
call, walk, fall, also, small, ball, wall, hall, tall, always (plus two unseen words)

Group B
also, always, recall, shortfall, stall, small, install, football, birdcall, downfall (plus two unseen words)

Group C
stalk, enthral, firewall, gall, overall, rainfall, almighty, altogether, bookstall, waterfall (plus two unseen words)

All groups decide, describe, different from the Lower School Word List

Wonderful Writing Wall in Year Four

We are so pleased to share with you our wonderful writing on the theme of 'Imaginary Worlds'.

Spellings 7th November to be tested 14th November

The objective this week: homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings) and near homophones (words that sound very similar).

Group A

meat/meet
right/write
peace/piece
sun/son
there/their/they're
our/hour
sum/some
board/bored
here/hear
two/too
site/sight

Group B

knot/not
through/threw
buy/by/bye
fair/fayre
morning/mourning
seen/scene
brake/break
hole/whole
weather/whether
their/there/they're
two/too/to
site/sight

Group C

aloud/allowed
through/threw
waist/waste
plain/plane
site/sight
bean/been
steal/steel
where/wear
tail/tale
real/reel
seem/seam

All groups have the Lower School Core Words
century
certain
circle

Electricity Games Day

Thank you so much to all of the parents and grandparents who came to support our Electricity Games Day. The children had so much fun sharing their knowledge with you. There were so many inventive games designed and our visitors really helped the children to turn their

plans into reality. An amazing morning!

Spellings 10th October to be tested 17th October

Objective
Adding -ed, -er, -est and -y to words ending -e with a consonant before it (nice - nicer, shine - shiny)

Group C
sentenced, compiled, achiever, interfered, probably, deliberated, averaged, advertiser, surprised, diseased, inflamed, merger.

Words from the Lower School Core Word List
calendar, caught, centre

Group B
tumbled, challenged, tenser, silenced, strangest, bubbly, striped, crinkly, debated, approved, stared, compiled.

Words from the Lower School Core Word List
calendar, caught, centre

Group A
shiny, saved, bubbly, skater, nicest, rated, voter, sliced, finest, timer, shaved, palest.

Words from the Lower School Core Word List
calendar, caught, centre

Spellings Thursday 3rd October to be tested Thursday 10th October

The focus for spelling this week is:-

adding -ed, -ing, -er, and -est to root words ending in -y with a consonant before it (e.g. happy, happier, happiest

Group A
happy, copy, angry, curly, dirty, early, easy, heavy, silly, ugly (plus two unseen words)

Group B
clumsy, busy, friendly, funny, rely, supply, marry, study, apply, envy (plus two unseen words)

Group C
deny, hurry, vary, multiply, specify, healthy, hungry, lazy, lovely, witty (plus two unseen words)

Words from the Lower School Core Word List
breathe, build, busy/business

Year Four spellings Thursday 26th September to be tested Thursday 3rd October

This week's focus for spelling is:

the /aI/ sound spelt -y at the end of words (cry, try) and the change from y to i when adding -es (cries, tries)

Group A examples to be tested
cry (cries), try (tries), fly (flies), dry (dries), sky (skies), spy (spies), fry (fries), pry (pries), reply (replies), apply (applies) plus two unseen words.

From the Lower School Core Word list - believe, bicycle, breath

Group B examples to be tested
cry (cries), try (tries), fly (flies), dry (dries), sky (skies), spy (spies), fry (fries), pry (pries), reply (replies), apply (applies) plus two unseen words.

From the Lower School Core Word list - believe, bicycle, breath

Group C examples to be tested 
cry (cries), try (tries), fly (flies), dry (dries), sky (skies), spy (spies), fry (fries), pry (pries), reply (replies), apply (applies) plus two unseen words.

From the Lower School Core Word list - believe, bicycle, breath

Year Four spellings Thursday 19th September to be tested Thursday 26th September

The /r/ sound spelt wr at the beginning of words

Group A
wrap, write, wring, wrist, wrong, wreck, wren, wrapper, wrench, wrestle (plus two unseen words)

Group B
wrapping, writer, wrung, wrist, wrong, wrecked, wreath, unwrap, wrenched, wrestling (plus two unseen words)

Group C
wrong, wrath, wrack, wreckage, wretched, wry, wrestle, unwrap, wristwatch, wrinkle (plus two unseen words)

Also Lower School Core words answer, appear, arrive

Year Four spellings Thursday 12th September to be tested Thursday 19th September

Focus for all groups the /n/ sound spelt kn (as in knock) and gn (as in gnaw)

Group A knee, know, knife, knit, kneel, knot, knew, knock, gnat, gnaw (plus two unseen words)

Group B knelt, knuckle, knives, knotty, knocker, knitting, knight, kneecap, gnome, gnawing (plus two unseen words)

Group C doorknob, knuckles, known, knottier, knockout, knitter, knighted, knowledge, sign, design (plus two unseen words)

All groups - words 1 to 3 from the Lower School Word List (accident, actual, address)

Year Four Dates for This Term

September 2019
2nd	Training Day One
3rd	Term One Begins
3rd – 6th	Open Door Week
9th	Home Learning Begins
12th	Clubs Fayre
17th	4AW & 4CH Begin Swimming
20th	Jeans for Genes Day
21st	International Day of Peace
24th – 2nd	Life Education Mobile
25th	#AskCJS
26th	European Day of Languages
27th	Macmillan Coffee Morning
30th	Clubs Begin
October
2nd	Walk to School Day
3rd	Open Day
4th	Individual Photograph Day
11th	Celebration Assembly One
14th – 16th	PCLRs (No Home Learning / Staff Clubs)
15th	Y4 Electricity Games Morning
21st – 25th	Half Term
28th	Term Two Begins
November
6th	Dads Who Read Library Event
10th	World Science Day
11th	Remembrance Day
11th	Y3 to Y6 Immunisation
11th – 15th	Anti-Bullying Week
15th	Children in Need
18th – 22nd	Road Safety Week
20th	Children’s Day
20th	#AskCJS
22nd	Celebration Assembly Two
29th	Edinburgh Bonus Day (St Andrew’s Day)
December
4th	Y5 Pokemon Go Event
6th	Christmas Decoration Day
6th	Community Carols
10th	Y3 Perform Nativity to Rest of School
11th	Y3 Perform Nativity to Rest of School
16th	Panto
16th – 20th	No Home Learning
17th	Carols at St Mary’s
18th	Instrumental Concert
20th	Christmas Dinner
20th	Last Day

Autumn Home Learning Information for Year Four

This coming year, the home learning expectations are as follows:

Each week, there will be times table practice and either a written consolidation or MyMaths task set. (30 minutes) Each week, the children will take part in a times table test.

In school, we have a weekly focus on a spelling rule. A list of spellings to learn that follow the week's rule will be provided. (20 minutes) Class teachers will test each week's spelling list.

Children should read with an adult at least three times a week at home. Where possible, this could be every day. Renaissance Home Connect enables parents to see information about your child's progress within Accelerated Reader. Reading Diaries will be checked weekly by class teachers. 

This home learning will be set on a Thursday and will be due in the following Tuesday. Home learning will begin on Thursday 12th September.

We subscribe to:
Accelerated Reader
G Suite 
MyMaths
Times Table Rock Stars

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Year Four Curriculum - Autumn 2019

Rock UK #CJSRock

What an amazing three days we have just had on our residential visit to the Rock UK Frontier Centre. The children have enjoyed abseiling, climbing, canoeing and archery. Everyone responded so well to the challenges and reached their own personal goals. Year Four we are really proud of your achievements.