

Watch today’s welcome video here!
Good morning Year 4! Thank you for coming on to virtual school today. Miss Furlong and Miss Aluriya would like you to log in into virtual school every day to access the learning. It is crucial that we maintain a routine that is as close as possible to a normal school day during the next two weeks. New learning will be available each weekday and we ask that you leave us a comment (questions or messages) you have for your teacher. These will be answered daily so don’t hesitate to comment should you need any support or just want to check-in. Any work that you do, remember to tweet it @hillstoneps. Most importantly, make sure to stay safe! Have a great day!
9:00-9:10

Let’s start the day off with some early morning work! So, put your thinking hats on Year 4. Below is a picture of several things combined together – a couple of Maths, Geography, English questions, etc. These questions might be topics we may have not covered in lessons yet but that’s okay! Just give it a good go – you might learn something new! Again, if you need any support, please comment below. Make sure you have left a comment to let us know you’re here too!

9:10-10:00

To write a review of a story, we need to know what makes a good review! So, what does make a good review? Leave a comment below to let us know what you think!
Task 1 – Read a model text of a review ‘Leon and the Place Between’.

Task 2 – Identify the features of this review. Use a highlighter, coloured pencil or different coloured pens to represent the different features in the review. Don’t forget to make a key like we normally do in our writing lessons! I have suggested a few features of a review to get you started. The key below is just an example! Remember to ask for help, should you need any in the comments box!
Key
Orange – Title
Yellow – Likes
Blue – Dislikes
Pink – Rhetorical questions
Red – Past tense
Task 3 – Think about what did you like about the story ‘Rama and Sita’. Below is a book review page. The first box is about what you liked about the story. Today, we are only completing the first box! Remember to provide reasons for why you liked a particular part of a story! I have attached a copy of this review below if you prefer to print it out.

Example 1 of a review (just the likes section) – A really, really long time ago there was some people in India. I liked the beginning of this story because it was interesting. I also liked the character of Prince Rama because he was strong and he was going to become king and he was kind. I liked the bit where he saved her from the demon. I learned lots from this story.
Is this a good example of a review? Why?
Example 2 of a review (just the likes section) – The story of Prince Rama and Princess Sita is a timeless classic showing the triumph of good over evil. Interestingly, one of the main things I really enjoyed was the clever way that Princess Sita used her precious jewellery like a breadcrumb trail, in order for her husband (Prince Rama) to find her after she had been kidnapped by the monstrous demon king Ravana.
Especially, I liked the exciting part when the young prince enlisted the help of the kind monkey King Hanuman. Overall, this piece of the story showed great respect between the two rulers in the fight against evil.
Is this a good example of a review? Why?
Have you entered the writing competition yet?! Look out for the full details on the main year 4 virtual classroom.
10:10-11:00

This week we are reading the story of ‘The Jungle Book’. Lesson 2
Task 1 – Recap the main events of the story. Have the story in front of you and skim through the story to remind you of what happened.
- What do you already know about the book?
- Who are the characters?
- Who wrote it?
- What happens?
We are familiar with watching Jungle Book as a film on Television or at the cinema and there have been several versions. Like many films, it started off as a book by an English man who had been born in India.
What does ‘descriptive language’ and ‘figurative language’ mean?

Task 2 – In the screenshots below, can you find any examples of descriptive and figurative language in the text?


Task 3 – Complete the table below. I have attached a word document of the grid below if you wish to print it off.

11:00-11:10

Grab a piece of fruit for snack and watch Newsround with us!
11:10-12:00

Watch the video below for today’s maths lesson.
Task 1

Task 2


There are 2 going deeper challenges today. Have a look at each one below. Let us know in the comments what you think the answers might be!


12:00-12:10

Spend some time on TT Rock Stars. At 12:00 Miss Furlong will post the name for the arena mode room to join if you want to play a game at the same time as her and other year 4 children. Check back here and the comments section at 12:00 for more details!
12:10-12:30
Read your AR book. When you are finished, you can take your quiz on Accelerated Reader. You can login here. Any problems, (for example, if you can’t remember your login details) just leave us a comment at the bottom of the page.
Click HERE to visit an online reading website. Select any story you would like to hear and click on ‘Youtube’ (so that you can view and listen to the story through Youtube). Don’t forget to let us know what stories you are reading/have read in the comments below!
13:30-13:40

Rachael and Mia chose our poems for today. You can find me reading Rachael’s poem below, which is called ‘What can you do with a football?’
Mia’s poem is a poem called ‘People need people’ by Benjamin Zephaniah, who lots of you might already have heard of. This poem fits in very well with our current situation so instead of me reading it, I thought I’d find a video of Benjamin Zephaniah himself reading it. He does a much better job than I ever could!
Remember to tell us whether you like them and why/why not in the comments! If you would like to pick the poem for tomorrow, tell me a page number between 1 and 270! I will choose the first 2 people who comment.
13:40 – 15:00
We are having a musical afternoon today! There are 2 tasks we’d like you to complete.
Task 1: Spend some time on ‘Bring the Noise’ – a BBC game that lets you create your own music. If you take a video of yourself using the game, you can also use this as evidence to apply for your Blue Peter music badge (designed by Ed Sheeran!). More details can be found here.
Task 2: It is time to start preparing for Christmas at Hillstone! Some events will be a bit different this year but Mr Farr is already hard at work putting some special things together. However, he needs a little help! Every year group is going to be performing a Christmas song. Our song is ‘We Three Kings’ and Mr Farr will be coming to film us singing when we go back to school so we need to make sure we are ready! This afternoon I’d like you to listen to the song and start to practise it.

Visit the year 4 topic page for more ideas of topic, music, art, PE and wellbeing activities.
I miss school
So do I! But it won’t be too long until we’re all back again.
Me too Ben but on the bright side, you get to have snacks and drinks whilst you’re working!
I finished😏
That’s great Lola 🙂
Well done Lola!
I’m going to each time too
Miss😉
miss Aluriya is miss furlong still on
Yes she is! She might be planning a lesson for tomorrow hence she may have not seen your message yet!
me finished i so BOURD that cap lock was on purpose
miss furlong have question wana awnser
Sure, what’s the question?
do you have a pet
I do! I have a dog.
i have a dog too, shes a puppy
I remember you telling me! What’s her name?
her name is aska
Oh yeah! Aska is a very cool name.
Is it10:00am
Yes it is, which means you can have your break now Ben! 😂
yey it off this laptop like ones at school
Ahh that’s better!
Good morning
Morning Olivia 🙂 Hope you’re well
I am finished what should I do now.
I am literally bored
You’ve got 5 minutes until break time Mudasir. How about watching one of the stories from ‘Storyline online’?
IS DEMI ON I MIISS HER WHOOPS DID,NT NOTIS I GOT CAP LOCKES ON
See if you can turn caps lock off Rachael! 😂 She popped on yesterday, I’m sure she’ll be on a little later today.
Any why is anybody answering me.😭😭😭😭
We’ve answered you Mudasir!
I DONT GET IT I THOURT WE HAD TO WAIT TO THE RIGHT TIME TO DO THE NEXT LESSON
It’s nice if you do because it means we can all take about the same lesson at the same time!
Hi Miss Aluriya just wanted to say the writing lesson was really fun!
Glad you enjoyed Nancy! Break time is in 5 minutes 🙂
Good morning sorry I overslept
No worries Keanu, you’re here now which is all that matters!
That’s okay Keanu. We are doing some writing about the part of the story we liked.
hi miss furlong and miss aluriya you alright
MISS YOU
I miss you too Rachael! It won’t be too long until we’re all back at school though!
Miss you too Rachael! We’ll all be together in no time! 🙂
hi logo and hi riley evens
hi gabe
hi mia
how do you have 2 more to go logon
Logan is speeding ahead today! But it’s fine to take your time and stick to the timetable too. 🙂
hiya
My work was checked I just have two more to do
Brilliant, well done Logan.
i have finished my writing, im going to do my reading task now
Great job Rachael, sounds like you’re working hard!
What part of the Rama and Sita did you like the best?
Hi this is Mia
Hi this is Mia
Good morning Mia.
Morning Mia
Hi miss Aluriya and miss Furlong hope you had a good night
Morning Mudasir, I did thank you. Are we ready to jump into some writing today?
Good morning Mudasir! I did thank you, I hope you did too.
I need a bit of help on 14dividedby9 I don’t know if it is 2 or one
Draw out 9 circles and share out 1 to each group. Whatever you have left over is your remainder. Does that help?
Yep thank you miss furlong
No problem Mia.
I am on story line
Miss
What story have you chosen? Don’t forget it’s a writing lesson first until 10 am.
I have a dog called Mia
Do you? 😂 It is a good name!
Morning just having my cup of tea then I will start 🙂
Morning Mason! That’s fine 🙂
I got a bit confused in math🤪
Which part of Maths are you confused with?
do you need to use a printer?
It’s up to you. Doesn’t matter too much Henry
I love the song🧡
Glad you like it!
I’ve done my work miss furlong or miss Aluriya
Already? You must be an early bird today Logan! Well done 🙂
Miss ferlong when is it break?
At 10am Ben.
Miss furlong when is it break?
At 10am, in about 25 minutes time!
I don’t have a tweet amount
Miss.
Okay, don’t worry about it Ben.
yesterday?
Received yesterday’s too. I will receive all of your messages – just might take a little longer at times to reply if I’m doing something else for another lesson 🙂
ok:)
Good morning Miss Aluriya hope you are having a nice day i am starting my work now
Good morning Nancy! 🙂 I am thank you – was enjoying my breakfast with my little kitten. Hope you are too!
did the messages not go through?
They did!
good morning
Morning Rachael
Hi
I don’t have paper at home and my Nan don’t have paper as
Well
Are you on a laptop? Maybe you could answer them on a word document?
i have started!:)
Fantastic Henry 🙂 Remember to tweet your work to @hillstoneps
Gabe’s here
Good morning Gabe 🙂
Good morning Gabe!
good morning everyone!
Morning Henry! Did you enjoy yesterday’s lessons?
yes
A English and a maths
Miss
You don’t need the Learning Journals and Maths Journals for the next two weeks. Do you have spare paper at home that you could write on?
The bad me is I don’t have a book with me
Miss
That’s okay Ben, don’t worry. I have uploaded some videos of stories underneath our AR slot. Pick any story you like to read or do you have any stories at home that you could read?
Hello 4F! How are you doing?
Good morning Riley 🙂
Hi I will make sure to start lessons at 9:00
Well done for checking in Lacey! 🙂
I don’t have a book with me
Which book? For your AR?
Good morning Year 4! Wow, so many people already ready for the day!
Hi everyone
☺
Morning Ben
I am going to start at 9:00
Goodmoning
Miss
I have started
That’s fantastic! Let me know if you need any help Ben