Year 4

To my amazing Year 4 class,

I hope you are all staying safe at home and working as hard as ever (I know you will be!). I am missing you ever so much! I miss the jokes we share, the laughs we have and all of the learning we do together. Most importantly, however, I feel better knowing that you are all safe indoors and working at home.

Speaking of working at home, you will notice from my photograph that I have got a new dog! His name is Charlie and he is helping me every day with my work. He is very good at helping me to remember things (you know what Mr Ratton’s memory is like!)

These are very strange times that we are living in at the moment, so why not grab this opportunity with both hands?! Thank you ever so much to those people that have been accessing Times Table Rockstars, completing the 2dos on Purple Mash and the tasks I have set on EdShed. Make sure you are leaving a comment when you complete a piece of work where possible, I will respond to all of these when I am working at home! 

I know you are all Times Table Rockers and that you love the game so much. But, when you’re having a break from the iPad/computer/laptop, why not create your own little times table game? It could be just for you or a game you play with parents or siblings, who knows?!

I know we have lots of authors in the making in our classroom. So, to ensure we are keeping up with our fantastic writing skills, why not keep a diary about each day at home? I look forward to hearing all your stories when you’re back and what better way to make sure you don’t forget them than writing it all down?

I miss listening to you all read immensely but don’t let that go to waste! Can you read to an adult every day? If they are unable to listen, why not read to one of your siblings?

Also, is there anything else you wanted to know about the digestive system? Now is your chance to take control of your own learning and research what we missed! Or could you possibly get a head start on our Road Trip USA topic? You have those knowledge organisers to help you!

Finally, to reiterate what I said at the beginning, stay safe! Keep smiling and keep on keeping on!

Take care,

Mr Ratton 

Pobble 365
http://www.pobble365.com/

Home reading hotline:
From Monday 23 March, Read Write Inc. Phonics has sent up an email hotline for parents and carers helping children learning to read at home: [email protected]

Oxford Owl for home from Oxford University Press

• 72 free eBooks matched to Read Write Inc. Phonics Storybooks
• 62 Speed Sounds practice sheets
• 28 Ditty practice sheets
• Parent information booklets
• 8 Speedy Green Words slideshows

Resources will be on Oxford Owl for Home over the coming days and weeks.Parents and carers will need to login to access eBooks.

Purple Mash
https://www.purplemash.com/sch/sacriston

Times Tables Rockstar’s
https://play.ttrockstars.com/

NumBots
https://play.numbots.com/#/account/school-login-type

Oxford Owl
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/

Spelling Shed / Maths Shed
https://play.edshed.com

Classroom Secrets
https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/home-online-learning/

Twinkl
www.twinkl.co.uk/offer

Bedtime Math
http://bedtimemath.org/fun-math-at-home/

Maths Playground
https://www.mathplayground.com/

British Sign Language
https://www.british-sign.co.uk/shop/product/introducing-british-sign-language-enrolment/

How to ride a bike

https://youtu.be/ADkm4qkXAj8

Reading
https://readon.myon.co.uk

Music
Charanga Yumu is an online learning space dedicated to supporting students' music-making.

https://charanga.com/site/

Username: Your username will be your first name and the first initial of your surname followed by your year group all in lowercase. Password: password E.g. John Smith in Reception. Username: johnsrec Jane Smith in Year 1. Username: janesyear1

DT

30 Day Lego Challenge

https://www.purplemash.com/#app/tools/2dam

Origami rabbit activity 

Origami butterfly activity 

BP Education challenges

David Walliams audio stories
For 30 days, popular children's author, David Walliams, will be releasing an audio story from The World's Worst Children here.

Carol Vorderman's 'The Maths Factor'
https://www.themathsfactor.com

Art for kids hub
https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub

Digital art
https://www.scholastic.com/parents/school-success/

Sir Linkalot Time - free spelling lessons 

https://www.sirlinkalot.org/lessons/?mc_cid=6c9e6643e8&mc_eid=ff0b1029ae

Key Stage 2 PSHE 

Being a young leader / Being an advocate 

If your child works with the Speech and Language Team, then visit https://speechandlanguage.info/parents for lots of speech and language resources, advice and tips for working at home.

Calming bedtime story from CBeebies 

We know it is a very unusual time for us all at the moment that may make us feel worried or anxious. It is important we share our worries, if you have any, talking about them with people you care about can help. You can read a story about a girl who learns that she is not the only person with a worry here. 

Coronavirus explained for children

https://nosycrowcoronavirus.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Coronavirus-ABookForChildren.pdf

PE resources 

Joe Wicks
Starting Monday 23 March, Joe Wicks will be hosting free workouts aimed a children, live from Youtube at 9:00am Monday - Friday.

You don't need any equipment, just tune into the Youtube channel linked below for a fun, 30-minute workout.
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

If you like dancing try this link:
https://www.youtube.com/user/saskiasdansschool 

If Yoga is your thing, or you want to try something new, these links will help:

Cosmic Kids
https://www.cosmickids.com/

Wuf Shanti Mindful Yoga Fun
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wuf-shanti-yoga-fun-machine/id1296345752?ls=1

If you prefer general fitness, prepare to give yourself a real work out with these links:

The Body Coach - 5 Minute Move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w

Jump Start Jonny - Free activities
https://www.jumpstartjonny.co.uk/free-stuff 

Durham CLS resources
https://durhamcls-ssp.co.uk/home-resources/ 

Active Kids Do Better
https://www.activekidsdobetter.co.uk/active-home

POPSUGAR Fitness - Fun family cardio workout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if4cjO5nxo

Little Sports - Exercises for children
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIwFB4ciFi5ZCIu-VlwaOg/videos

Sesame Street - Exercises for children
https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/exercise/

Aspire Active Hub
https://www.aspire-sports.co.uk/aspire-active-hub?fbclid=IwAR0Yx5lVT0dYRuuPuIV0xvnoo1ecKzeOcP-c7JmY3JKKei8HAXpc1iW_Ymw

Youth Sport Trust - Free learning resources
https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources?fbclid=IwAR3DJHS-OZQlMn9pqL80CLckU1Fewm0KecujY2zbuM6gfREQFbALW1a9Vi4

Change 4 Life - Indoor activities
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities/indoor-activities

Super Movers - 20-minute active learning programme
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/super-movers-day/zbmnnrd

Couch to 5k

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/

Jump rope UK

https://www.jumpruk.com/at-home-resources/ 

Kiddo

https://kiddo.edu.au/  

School sports partnership

https://www.durhamcls-ssp.co.uk