Friday 19 January 2018

Year 4 Homework
Date set: 19.01.2018
Date Due in: 26.1.18

Reading (every day):

Please write in your reading diary when you have read.

Maths (20mins):

Our Maths topics this week have been fractions and angles. Maths homework has been set on the Mathletics website. Please ask your teacher for a paper copy if you are not able to access the website.
Please also practise your times tables. This week I need to practise my _____ x tables.

Literacy:

Literacy (20mins):
On the blog, please write a conversation between two characters of your choice.
·         Speech marks around the words which are said.
·         Punctuation inside the speech marks.
·         A new line for each new speaker.
·         A comma to separate the speech and narrative.
·         Alternatives for said.


 



 

Spellings (20mins):

These should be practised for a short time each day, using the words given in sentences.
This week your spellings all contain suffixes. Look carefully at how the root word changes.
You need to:
 • look at each word
• say the word
• copy the word in first space
• cover the words and try to write it from memory
• check to see if they are right

Group 1

Copy and cover
Write and check
Write again
forget



forgetting



forgotten



begin



beginning



beginner



prefer



preferred



garden



gardening




Group 2


Copy and cover
Write and check
Write again
inform



information



adore



adoration



sense



sensation



prepare



preparation



admire



admiration



concentrate



concentration



Friday 5 January 2018

Year 4 Homework     Date set: 5.1.18                  Date Due in: 12.1.18

Reading (every day):
Please write in your reading diary when you have read.
Maths (20mins):
Our topic this week is fractions decimals and percentages. Maths homework will be posted on the Mathletics website. Please ask your teacher for a paper copy if you need one or if you have trouble logging on.
Please also practise your times tables. I need to practise my ____ x table.
Literacy (20mins):
Our new literacy topic is Non-Chronological reports. This week we have been learning information about the Greater-Horned Wild Thing.
For your homework this week, we would like you to write about a different Wild Thing. You will be able to use your writing as part of your work in class during the next two weeks.
Remember
·         Introduction
·         What does it look like?
·         Where does it live?
·         What does it eat?
·         How is it adapted?
·         Are they dangerous?Image result for wild things book

Spellings (20mins):
These should be practised for a short time each day, using the words given in sentences. This week we are looking at root words and prefixes. Make sure you understand what each prefix means (group one re, dis and mis, group two, sub, anti and auto) and make sure you understand how the root word changes when you add a prefix.
You need to:
 • look at each word
• say the word
• copy the word in first space
• cover the words and try to write it from memory
• check to see if they are right
Group 1

Copy and cover
Write and check
Write again
redo



retell



rebuild



reappear



disappoint



disagree



disobey



misbehave



mislead



misspell




Group 2

Copy and cover
Write and check
Write again
subdivide



subheading



submarine



submerge



interact



intercity



international



antiseptic



anti-clockwise



antisocial



autobiography



autograph