Brightlingsea Primary School & Nursery

Welcome to the Year 4 page

If your child should find themselves having to isolate due to COVID-19 but they are well enough to work, please find below a series of resources that they can use to support their learning.

Visit Oak Academy for Maths and English Lessons: 

English: 

Week 1: https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/john-lyons-poetry-358f

Week 2: https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/t3-punctuation-level-objectives-b1b0

Maths: 

Week 1: https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/securing-multiplication-facts-9166

Week 2: https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/area-and-perimeter-ea69

If these are a little too tricky, try one of our Learning Packs below

You can also visit BBC Bitesize for more activities 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/this-terms-topics

Here are this weeks activities:

Friday, 5th March 2021

Make sure you finish your Science Task from our live lessons.

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Daily Vipers

Complete a Vipers question using your own reading book everyday.  Keep a record of your answers to begin your own book journal.

Thursday, 4th March 2021

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Daily Vipers

Complete a Vipers question using your own reading book everyday.  Keep a record of your answers to begin your own book journal.

Art

Wednesday, 3rd March 2021

Make sure you complete your RE and ICT tasks from yesterdays Virtual Lessons.

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Daily Vipers

Complete a Vipers question using your own reading book everyday.  Keep a record of your answers to begin your own book journal.

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

PSHE

Last week we looked at what responsibilities are. This week, we are going to concentrate on our responsibilities towards the LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. What do we mean by our local environment? What responsibilities do we have towards our town/green spaces/coastal environment? What could you do to make a difference, or positive contribution?  

For example: 

• Not dropping litter/taking rubbish home after a day out 
• Picking up other people's litter ourselves 
• Recycling as much as possible 
• Not wasting water - how could we ensure this?  
• Planting bee- and insect-friendly plants 
• Feeding birds at home 

Discuss this with someone, if you can, then fill out the “pledge” certificate. 

Spanish

Let’s practise our body parts in Spanish.

Make sure you have a pen and a piece of paper ready for today’s lesson.

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Daily Vipers

Complete a Vipers question using your own reading book everyday.  Keep a record of your answers to begin your own book journal.

Monday, 1st March

Maths

This week, try your hand at our Monday Methods.  Choose your level of challenge and then use a calculator to see how well you did.

Also, Make sure you practise your times tables today.

Play Hit the Button for quick fire practise on your chosen times table.

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

 Log in to Times table Rockstars to practise all your times tables.

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/26202

Give your brain a mental maths work out with some mental maths questions.  You will need a piece of paper and a pencil to jot your answers down.

Doubles and Halves - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Cheeky Challenge 1 – Level 2

Cheeky Challenge 2 – Level 3-4

Cheeky Challenge 3 – Level 5 -6

The answers should appear at the end.

Literacy

Music

Let’s learn a bit more about body percussion this week.  For this lesson you will need:

• Headphones – if you have them, if not find a quiet space
• Your hands
• Pencils and paper

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/body-percussion-part-2-69gp8t

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Daily Vipers

Complete a Vipers question using your own reading book everyday.  Keep a record of your answers to begin your own book journal.

Friday, 26th February 2021

Make sure you complete your Science task from today's Virtual Lesson.

 Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Daily Vipers

Complete a Vipers question using your own reading book everyday.  Keep a record of your answers to begin your own book journal.

Thursday, 25th February

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Art

Daily Vipers

Complete a Vipers question using your own reading book everyday.  Keep a record of your answers to begin your own book journal.

Wednesday, 24th February 2021

Make sure you complete your RE and ICT tasks from yesterdays Virtual Lessons.

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Daily Vipers

Complete a Vipers question using your own reading book everyday.  Keep a record of your answers to begin your own book journal.

Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

PSHE

Daily Vipers

Today we will introduce Daily Vipers.  Try completing a Vipers question using your own reading book everyday.  Keep a record of your answers to begin your own book journal.

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Spanish

Make sure you have a pencil or pen and a piece of paper ready for today’s lesson.

Monday, 22nd February 2021

Literacy

Music

Let’s learn a bit about body percussion this week.  For this lesson you will need:

• Headphones – if you have them, if not find a quiet space
• Your hands
• A plastic cup or beaker

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/body-percussion-part-1-cdjkgd?activity=video&step=1

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Spelling

It's time to begin learning our new set of spelling words.  Have a good look at your chosen list and find similarities and differences between the words.  Are there any pattern you can spot?

Pick your favourite spelling strategy and begin practising your words.

Friday, 12th February 2021

Complete your Piper Story

Complete your Geography Task from this morning's Virtual Lesson

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Thursday, 11th February 2021

Complete your Science Task from this morning's Virtual Lesson

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Wednesday, 10th February 2021

ICT

If you missed the Safer Internet Assembly yesterday, watch it today here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/safer-internet-day-live-lesson/zdh2wnb

You can also listen to this catchy song to help remind you about how to stay safe online : https://video.link/w/h4hQb

Spanish

Tuesday, 9th February 2021

Safer Internet Day

To celebrate Safer Internet Day, BBC Teach will be launching a live lesson at 9am this morning.  This has now changed to 11am

In this 30-minute Live Lesson in partnership with the UK Safer Internet Centre, aimed at primary-aged students and linked to the primary computing curriculum, we learn about how we can stay safe, responsible and wise in an increasingly digital world, with tips and advice from some of the biggest personalities on the web

Watch BBC Teach’s live Internet Safety Lesson at 9am today here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/safer-internet-day-live-lesson/zdh2wnb

PSHE

In the last two sessions we looked at secrets and the importance of breaking a "bad" secret. This week, we are looking at dares and peer pressure. What is a “dare”? Has anyone ever dared you to do something? How did it make you feel? Why do you think people dare people to do things? Standing up for what is right is not always easy. Who could you speak to if you feel uneasy about a situation?

Look at the “peer pressure” situations on the activity sheet and choose ONE of them to respond to.

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Monday 8th February 2021

Literacy

Maths

Real PE

Log on and practise your skills today.  Don't forget to record your progress.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Spelling

Practise your spellings this week using one of the ideas from the spelling menu below.

At the end of the week – ask someone to test you on the list you have been working on.  Don’t forget to let your teacher know how many words you got correct.

Music

For our second session on timbre, you will need:

• Headphones (if you have them, a quiet space if you don’t)
• Your pencil case from last week
• A plastic cup or beaker
• Some home items (bottle of sauce, bottle of water, spice jar etc).

Here is the video link: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-home-percussion-6rw32eEnter text...

Art

Friday 5th February 2021

Remember to take some time to complete your History task and your Science experiment from our virtual lessons this week.

Art

Thursday 4th February 2021

Take some time to complete your Science experiment and your History challenge this afternoon.

PE

Take a look at the REAL PE website and explore all the different activities you can do.

https://real.jasmineactive.com/login

Remember to have your login details.handy.

Wednesday 3rd February 2021

Music

Let’s explore timbre.  Enjoy joining in with this lesson on timbre.  You will need two unbreakable bowls of any size, some pencils and your pencil case to join in.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-percussion-chk66t?activity=video&step=1

PSHCE

In our last lesson, we looked at what a "good" or a "bad" secret is. Can you remember the difference?

How does it feel to keep a secret we don’t feel comfortable about? Watch the video and think about what happened. What did you think about the friend's advice?

https://video.link/w/kIHLb

REMEMBER: no-one should make us keep a secret that we do not feel comfortable about. Why is it important that we “break” a bad secret? How can we speak up? To whom? If we don't feel that we can say it out loud, what else could we do?

Now look at the poster. Can you design one like this, to advise other children about breaking a "bad" secret?

Tuesday 2nd February 2021

Spanish

This week we are revising the parts of the face in Spanish. 

Watch the lesson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQO0bhzy6MM&feature=youtu.be

You will need a piece of paper and a pencil to join in with the activities.

Spelling

Practise your spellings this week using one of the ideas from the spelling menu below:

Monday 1st February 2021

Literacy

Vipers Reading Skills

Maths

This week, try your hand at our Monday Methods.  Choose your level of challenge and then use a calculator to see how well you did.

Also, Make sure you practise your times tables today.

Play Hit the Button for quick fire practise on your chosen times table.

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

 Log in to Times table Rockstars to practise all your times tables.

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/26202

Give your brain a mental maths work out with some mental maths questions.  You will need a piece of paper and a pencil to jot your answers down.

Partitioning - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Cheeky Challenge 1 – Level 3

Cheeky Challenge 2 – Level 4

Cheeky Challenge 3 – Level 5

The answers should appear at the end.

PE

Tuesday 26th January 2021

Literacy

Maths

Spanish

Now we have introduced our families, let’s remember how to talk about our pets in Spanish.  Watch this video to practise the pronunciation.  https://video.link/w/zc9Hb

Then, if you want to, make a poster to remind yourself of all the different pet animal words in Spanish.  If your pet is not on the list then see if you can find out what your pet is called in Spanish and add it to your poster.

I have - tengo (ten-go)

a dog - un perro (un pe-rro)

a cat - un gato (un ga-to)

a bird - un pájaro  (un pah-xa-ro)

a rabbit - un conejo (un co-ne-xo)

a guinea pig - un conejillo de Indias (un co-ne-xi-yo de in-di-as)

a hamster - un hámster (un am-stair)

a snake - un serpiente (un sair-pi-entay)

a goldfish - un pez de colores (un peth de co-lor-es)

a tortoise - una tortuga (una tor-too-ga)

I haven't got a pet. - No tengo animales. (no ten-go an-i-mal-es)

Art

Monday 25th January 2021

Literacy

Maths

This week we are recapping how to recognise an angle and then compare it to another using the < = > signs.

Before you try today’s task watch the video and try the activities online:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zb6tyrd/articles/zg68k7h

PE

Spelling

Practise your spellings this week using one of the ideas from the spelling menu below:

PSHE

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 20th - 22nd January 2021

Log into Teams to join us for our virtual lessons.

Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Literacy

Maths

We've swapped our Monday Methods to Tuesday Challenges.  Pick your level and have a go.  Don't forget to check your answers with a calculator.

Art

PSHE

Monday, 18th January 2021

Literacy

Maths

It's time to recap some previous learning.  Try multiplying three numbers in our challenges below.  There are 3 levels to choose from and the answers are at the end so you can see ho much you've remembered.

Spanish

This week, we will be learning the names of family members in Spanish.  Watch this video to practise the pronunciation of the Spanish words.

https://video.link/w/PRmFb

Activity – Draw members of your family and write their Spanish names along with the English words.  Use the word bank below to help you.

PE - This week, we're working on our coordination and agility.  Practise these events, recording your achievements, then try to improve your personal best scores.

ICT

 Try something new on Hour of Code, practice your touch typing skills and/ or spend sometime on Timestable Rockstars or challenge yourself with Hit the Button.

Hour of code - https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn

Touch Typing - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr

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

Spellings

Please find a list of the Year 4 spellings for this term in the list below.  You might also want to check you can spell the words from the Year 2 list correctly as well.

Why not ask someone at home to give you a spelling test.

Remember to record your score somewhere so you can improve it by the end of the half-term.  You can always send it to your teacher – just make sure they know which list you chose.

Now, practise the spellings you got incorrect using any of the methods from the spelling menu on the file.

Literacy

Literacy

Everyday Activities

Please read books, magazines and comics as often as you can.  Keep a journal of what you read and record the thoughts and ideas these texts inspire.

Play Times Table Rockstars to practice your times tables https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/79225

Don't forget your other maths skills! Try Hit the button to increase your speed at adding, subtracting doubling and more: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Don't forget to practice your spellings!

If you need some activities to support your child's (or family's) wellbeing and mental health at home, here are some ideas to help you. We have given each day a theme, as sometimes this can help to give your week a sense of structure.  But of course, your child could pick and choose whichever activities they feel like doing! Remember, these are only optional and separate to our class learning.

Mindful Mondays: 

• Cosmic Kids Yoga
• Handprint doodling (see below)

Tasty Tuesdays:

• Bake a cake or create a healthy snack
• Write a menu for the day, or the rest of the week

Wonder-filled Wednesdays:

• Go for a walk and find 3 interesting objects
• Go for a walk and find as many things as you can beginning with a certain letter 

Thankful Thursdays:

• Write down 5 things you are thankful for
• Make a thank you card for someone 

Fab Fridays:

• Play a board game together
• Design your own board game
• Make an obstacle course with cushions etc