Y4 Homework
Snow Day - 9.1.26
As school is closed today, we hope you have the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the snow. However, we would also like you to complete a few home learning tasks.
Please complete your TTRS practise, read a book for at least 20 minutes and practise your spellings in any way you choose. You could make a start on this half term's project (details of this can be found in the Spring 1 homework project document at the bottom of this page) or you could complete any of the following snow day activities!
Physical Activity
- Build a snowman, make a snow angel or have a snowball fight
- Go sledging
- Go on a nature walk (with adult supervision)
-Take a look at cosmic yoga on YouTube
Art and Design
- Design a snow creature. Label your design with any special feature or powers it has. You can even have a go at making it in the snow.
- Create some snowy artwork. This could be a drawing, painting, collage or 3D model.
Geography
- Find out more about the Arctic and Antarctic. Create a poster, fact file, information booklet or PowerPoint (if you have access to technology).
Science
- Research animals that live in the snow. Create a poster, fact file, information booklet or PowerPoint (if you have access to technology).
- Ice investigations. Freeze some small containers of water (you could trap a small figure or toy inside if you want to) and create an investigation to see how long the ice takes to melt. Think about what the ice looks like, how long it takes to melt and where it melts the fastest. Don't forget to make your prediction before you start your investigation and evaluate your experiment to see if your prediction was correct!
Although snow days can be magical they can also cause disruption. Why not do something helpful today? I'm sure your parents/carers would appreciate it. You could help make lunch, tidy up your bedroom or help a younger sibling to complete their home learning.
Snow days don't come around very often so we hope you have a wonderful day. Stay safe and make some fabulous memories!
Reading - 4 times a week
Reading at home remains the single most effective way of improving children's reading fluency. And, of course, reading unlocks learning in almost all other areas, so is the single most important skill to master.
Because of this, we expect all pupils in Year 4 to read at home at least 4 times a week. Each time they read, they should record it in their reading record. Please make sure the date is completed accurately, to make sure we can check reading frequency!
Times Tables Rockstars - 15 minutes on Garage, 2 minutes on Studio each week
Times tables are the fundamental skill to develop fluency and confidence in maths. Little and often is the most effective way to memorise facts and increase the speed of recall. Because of this, we recommend spending 5 minutes a day on TTRockstars, rather than completing the homework all in one go.
The login for your account should be stuck inside the cover of your reading record. If you have lost it, then please ask your teacher for a new one!
As Year 4 will take the government's Multiplication Tables Check in June, we will be focussing very heavily on supporting your child to memorise ALL of their tables, up to 12 x12 by then. The more practice they put in at home, the easier they will find it.
Look out for a parents information event for further details on the multiplication check.
Spelling - choose 2 activities to practise each week
Each week a list of spellings will be stuck in or written by you in your spelling books. By the list, record the name of the activity and the date you completed it. This needs to be signed by an adult as evidence. You do not need to complete the practise in the book, or bring the actual practice into school. You can of course, ask someone to test you, or practice by writing out the words correctly, if you prefer.
Suggested spelling activities to help learn your spellings
Project Homework - once a half term
Each half term we will send home an optional piece of project homework. This will usually be linked to our foundation subjects (history, geography etc) and will provide an opportunity for more extended research into a subject and a creative approach to completing the assignment. Children can respond with written , digital or 3D responses - the more ambitious the better!