Year 4 Homework
Date set: 29.1.16
Date Due in: after half term.
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Reading
every day. Please write in your reading diary when you have read.
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Maths
(20mins):
Our topic this week is decimals and
measurement. Maths work will be posted on mathletics, if you have any problems
accessing this work please speak to the teacher for a paper copy. Please also
practise your times tables up to 12 x 12.
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Literacy
(20mins): The Mayans
Our new history topic after half term will be The Mayans (250AD
– 900AD). Over the next few weeks we would like you to research this topic
and then write an information booklet about the topic.
Please
include:
- A brief
introduction to where and when the Mayans lived.
- How the
Mayans communicated eg. Writing, drama, ceremonies.
- What it
would have been like to live in the Mayan time.
Here are a
few useful websites to get you started:
Please
remember to stay safe when searching online.
We will
provide a little time in lunchtimes for anyone without internet access.
Please speak to your teacher if there are any problems.
After half term we would like you to
present your information to the class.
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Spellings
(20mins) should be practised for a short time each day, using the words given
in sentences.
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
This week your spellings all
contain prefixes. Think about how the meaning of the root word changes.
Group 1
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Copy and cover
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Write and check
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Write again
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tidy
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untidy
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done
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undone
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pleasant
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unpleasant
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interest
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interested
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uninterested
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disinterested
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Group 2
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Copy and cover
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Write and check
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Write again
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organised
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disorganised
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qualify
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disqualify
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understood
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misunderstood
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placed
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misplaced
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marine
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submarine
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inter
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international
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sir the homework is not on the blog or class pages i spent 3 days doing last weeks homework please can you put it on the blog and class pages and do i still have to bring the homework i done into school?
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