Monday, 18 January 2016


Year 4 Homework

Date set: 16.1.15

Date Due in: 23.1.15

-      Reading every day. Please write in your reading diary when you have read.

-      Maths (20mins):

For Maths week our theme has been witches and wizards – please try the magical problems you have been given. Please also practise your times tables up to 12 x 12.

 

-      Literacy (20mins): Speech
Write a conversation between two characters from Brave Rowland. Remember to use:
·         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) 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 suffixes. Look carefully at how the root word changes

 

Group 1

 
Copy and cover
Write and check
Write again
complete
 
 
 
completely
 
 
 
happy
 
 
 
happily
 
 
 
final
 
 
 
finally
 
 
 
simple
 
 
 
simply
 
 
 
basic
 
 
 
basically
 
 
 

 

Group 2

 
Copy and cover
Write and check
Write again
poison
 
 
 
poisonous
 
 
 
danger
 
 
 
dangerous
 
 
 
humour
 
 
 
humorous
 
 
 
glamour
 
 
 
glamourous
 
 
 
courage
 
 
 
courageous
 
 
 
tremendous
 
 
 
jealous
 
 
 

 

 

Wednesday, 13 January 2016


Year 4 Homework

Date set: 8.1.16

Date Due in: 15.1.16

-      Reading every day. Please write in your reading diary when you have read.

-      Maths (20mins):

Our topic this week is Number and Place Value. 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 up to 12 x 12.

 

-      Literacy (20mins): Brave Rowland
Our new literacy topic is ‘Stories with mythical creatures or events’. This week we have been learning the story of Brave Rowland. For your homework this week write the first two chapters of the story – use the story map to remind you.
Remember to include:
-      Capital letters and full stops
-      Fronted adverbials
-      Speech
-      description
 
 
 
 
 

-      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

 

 

Group 1

 
Copy and cover
Write and check
Write again
redo
 
 
 
refresh
 
 
 
return
 
 
 
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