Happy Monday Year 4!

We hope you have had a good weekend and enjoyed some of the sunshine! Summer is now in full

swing.

This week, we are mixing the topic and English again. For English, you have some more of the

Beowulf epic and a SPaG activity to learn about speech marks, or inverted commas. This is in

preparation for a writing piece that you will be doing next week. In topic, you have some reading

comprehensions to complete which are about important parts of Viking history.

In Maths, you will start looking at angles. You will have already come across right angles. Now, we

are going to learn about the properties of other angles. We have also uploaded the answers to the

assessment you completed last week – they can be found on the Year 4 Home Learning page of

the school website. Don’t forget to keep practising your times tables. The link for Times Tables

Rockstars is here: https://ttrockstars.com/

As always, remember to try your best with your handwriting to keep it nice and neat for when we

do return! Keep reading and sending in your recommendations. You can also continue with the

summer reading challenge. If you haven’t signed up yet, us the following link:

https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

We have included some fun DT and art challenges in the Extra Challenge so make sure that you

check those out! We look forward to seeing examples of your work and if you have any questions or

want to let us know what you’ve been up to, we would love to hear from you. Email us at the

addresses below.

For now, keep smiling, keep learning and stay safe!

Have a great week,

Miss Barss – 4b.class@ewp-tkat.org

Miss O’Riordan – 4r.class@ewp-tkat.org

Miss Keogh – 4k.class@ewp-tkat.org

Extra Challenges!

Reading Recommendations

We have got some great reading recommendations which we will

continue to share with you each week so keep them coming! Let us

know what you’ve been reading, what it’s about and why you

enjoyed it so much.

If you’re stuck for something new to read, why not try one of the

books below?!

Mr Stink – David Walliams

This book is quite decent. I rate it 7/10. The reason for the rating is

because even though I love the plot, it is underwhelming compared

to the rest of my list.

By Elisabeth in 4R

Tom Gates: What Monster? – Liz Pichon

This book is about a monster and Tom Gates, his sister Delia and his classmates and about a

playground. You should check it out. Any Year 4 girl or boy will love it.

By Bobbie in 4R

DT: Viking Longships

The Vikings travelled overseas to get from Scandinavia to Britain. They would travel in longships to

other countries. We are going to look at designing and building our own longships. But, as with any

good DT project we have to make careful considerations first.

Research:

They had to travel a long way in these longships. We want you to

start by thinking about:

What do you think made this a good mode of transport?

How did they travel great distances in these ships?

How did they find their way?

What did they do when there was no wind?

How did they shelter from bad weather?

How did they sleep?

Using iPads, laptops or books, try to find out the answers to these questions. Conduct and record

research about longships and find out what features they included. You can present you findings in

any way that you like. We have included some suggestions below:

Fact boxes

Diagrams

ICT – powerpoints, posters etc.

Fact files

Annotated diagrams

Below are some links to help you get started:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zgmxpv4

http://history.parkfieldprimary.com/vikings/viking-longships

https://primaryfacts.com/2944/viking-longships-facts-and-information/

http://www.fun-facts.org.uk/vikings/viking_ships.htm

Art:

This week is the start of Children’s Art Week in the UK. This is a

programme that is run by the National Association for Gallery

Education. As we are not going to get to do our own art gallery at

school, we thought it would be fun to engage with this instead and get

our creative juices flowing. Children’s art week lasts for three weeks and

each week has its own theme.

This week the theme is… The Natural World

For this theme, we want you to think about science, nature, history, geography, geology and the

great outdoors!

What natural materials could your art piece focus on?

Take inspiration from features in your local area or from a safe outdoor activity to

produce a piece of artwork that best represents the Natural world.

You do not have to stick to our list, be as creative as you can! But we have

included some ideas to help get you started:

Shadows – you could use your knowledge of light and create your own shadow

patterns. You could photograph the shadow or draw around the shadow shapes.

Nature’s patterns – the natural world is full of patterns

including symmetry, spirals and tessellations. You could go on

a scavenger hunt and take pictures of these to make into a

collage or re-create your own versions of patterns that you

have seen in nature before.

Leaf shapes – similar to the pattern idea, you could go out

into your garden or while you’re on your daily walk and

collect leaves that are on the ground (you should not take leaves or flowers off of

plants that are alive). Create a picture or pattern of your own using the different

shapes that you find.

Scavenger hunt – Go on a hunt while on your daily walk to see

what you can find as inspiration for your art work in the natural

environment. It is full of different colours, shapes and textures.

Snowflakes – It’s not usually the time of year that we would

think about snowflakes, especially as the sun has been shining

so brightly, but every snowflake is individual and thought to be

unique. Wilson Bentley was the first person to photograph

snowflakes. Use his work to inspire some of your own art pieces.

Gallery visit:

Take part in your own trip by going on a virtual tour of an art gallery. This week,

the link will take you to the National Gallery. The National Gallery is home to

2,300 publicly owned paintings, watercolours, drawings and other European

art from the 13th to the mid-20th century!

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours

Spanish Challenge: Opinions

This week we will learn: to give opinions

1. Recap: Translate these phrases into English:

un león verde =_____________________ una rana negra = ____________________

un mono rojo = ___________________ una serpiente rosa = _________________

un elfante azul = _________________ una jirafa blanca = _________________

un dromedario gris = _____________________

2. Look at the phrases for likes or dislikes.

Use the model to say which animals you like, love, dislike and hate.

3.

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

un elefante

un mono

una rana

una jirafa

una serpiente

un dromedario

un león

porque = because

Examples of fantastic work!

A few more of you have been getting in touch this week, which is great! Here

are some great examples of your work!

by Alexander in 4K

by Adam in 4R

by Anastazja in 4B

by Razak in 4B

by Emily in 4B

Topic Challenge: Reading Comprehension

The Battle of Edington

Before the Battle

The Vikings had been raiding and settling along

the British coast since the first raid at Lindisfarne.

When the Danish Vikings arrived in East Anglia,

they had a different mission, they came to

conquer! Anglo-Saxon Britain would have ceased

to exist if it were not for the victory of Alfred the

Great at Edington.

The Danish, led by their king Guthrum, were swift

with their attacks and quickly conquered East

Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria. Wessex was the

only kingdom left. Alfred became king after his

brother, King Aethelred I, was killed fighting the Vikings in 871AD. During the winter of 878 AD, the

Vikings launched a surprise attack on King Alfred in Chippenham, forcing him into hiding.

Plan of Attack

Alfred and his most trusted men hid through the winter and began to plan out how they were going

to defeat the Vikings. According to legend, King Alfred visited the Danes in their battle camp

disguised as a musician. The information he learned about their plans helped him defeat them. He

began preparations for the battle when the spring came and he sent out a call to his Fyrd (part

time fighters who were called up when the king needed them in battle). The call to war was

answered by some two thousand five hundred men. They met at a secret location, known as

Egbert’s Stone, and began to march to Edington where the kings would have a head to head

battle.

The Great Battle

Due to great planning, Alfred and his Fyrd fought

bravely and fiercely. King Alfred was reported to

charge into battle like a wild boar. They created a

shield wall, their shields together side by side. This

made it incredibly difficult for the Vikings to injure or

kill them as only their spears could get through. The

Vikings were not used to this tactic and it forced

them to fight harder for longer until the Fyrd took

them down. Alfred forced the Danes back to

Chippenham where he trapped them in his own

fortress. He was hoping they would surrender due to starvation. Two weeks went by before the

Vikings agreed to create a peace treaty.

The Aftermath

This peace treaty allowed the Vikings to settle in parts of England

(Danelaw) and peace between the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons

existed for a period of time. Guthrum also agreed to follow

Christianity and was even baptised by King Alfred! Unfortunately,

this did not stop future conflicts between the two from occurring

later on.

Comprehension Questions:

1) Order the following events as they happened.

The Vikings launch a surprise attack in Chippenham.

Danelaw is created.

Alfred goes into hiding.

The Anglo-Saxons create a shield wall to hold off the Vikings.

The Vikings conquer East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria.

The Danes are trapped in the fortress at Chippenham. (3 marks)

2) Why was using a shield wall in battle a clever tactic by King Alfred? (2 marks)

3) What does the word swift mean in the following sentence? (1 mark)

The Danish, led by their king Guthrum, were swift with their attacks and quickly conquered

East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria. Wessex was the only kingdom left.

a) vicious

b) quick

c) clever

d) slow

4) What do you think would have happened if King Alfred did not allow the Vikings to settle in

England after the battle? Use evidence and your background knowledge to support your

opinion. (2 marks)

5) Name three decisions that Alfred made that probably led him to be victorious against the

Vikings. (3 marks)

6) Why do you think Guthrum, the Viking king, decided to follow Christianity as part of the

peace treaty? (1 mark)

King Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great was the most famous of the Anglo-Saxon kings. He was

born in 849 AD and he became King of Wessex in 871 AD at the young

age of 22. He reined for 28 years until his death in 899 AD. He is the only

British monarch to have the title of ‘great’ in his name. So, what made

King Alfred so great?

Defeating the Vikings

His father was king of Wessex and his elder brothers were each king in

turn before him. As he was the 5th brother, Alfred never expected to

become king. Before he did become king, the Viking army had been

raiding and attacking Britain for years. By 870AD, Northumberland, East

Anglia and Mercia had all fallen to the Vikings and Wessex was the only

kingdom left. In 878AD the Vikings invaded Wessex and forced King

Alfred into hiding after fighting 8 battles against them. However, he was

not prepared to give up. He won a vital battle at Edington in Wiltshire in

878AD. This battle was reported to be a blood event and it has been

said that King Alfred charged into battle like a wild boar! He was the first

king to defeat the Vikings.

Danelaw

King Alfred knew that although he had been able to stop

the Vikings from taking over in Wessex, it would be

impossible to stop them from controlling the rest of

England. In 886 AD, he made a deal with King Guthrum

(the Viking king) and made a peace treaty which gave

the Vikings control over Northern and Eastern England, an

area which later became known as Danelaw. This allowed

for King Alfred to keep control over Wessex and he also

got to rule over West Mercia and Kent. Once Alfred was in

control over his lands again, he built many fortresses across

the country to establish his power.

The People’s King

He was a very popular and powerful king who was loved by his

people. He was known to be fair and made good laws. As he was a

man of the people, Alfred restored some of the damage that had

been caused by the Vikings. He helped rebuild the monasteries so

that religion and education could be re-established. He also

improved the people’s literacy by having many books translated

from Latin into Anglo-Saxon. He was very clever and even translated

some books himself!

He died at the age of 50 in 899 AD and was buried in Winchester.

Due to his many accomplishments, like defeating the Vikings,

reclaiming land and encouraging his people to learn, he will always

be remembered as Alfred the Great.

Comprehension Questions:

1) Tick whether the statements below are true or false.

Statement True False

King Alfred reigned as king for 28 years.

Alfred always knew that he would become king.

He was the first King to defeat the Vikings.

He is the only monarch to have the title of ‘great’.

Many people could read Latin in Anglo-Saxon

England.

(3 marks)

2) Why do you think he allowed the Vikings control of the ‘Danelaw’ region? Use evidence from

the text to justify your answer. (2 marks)

3) Why did Alfred want to get books translated from Latin into English? (1 mark)

4) List three things that Alfred did that helped give him the title as ‘Alfred the Great’? (2 marks)

5) What does the word vital mean in the following passage?

He won a vital battle at Edington in Wiltshire in 878AD. (1 mark)

6) How would you describe King Alfred? Use evidence from the text to support your opinions. (3

marks)

7) Do you think future kings would find it hard to follow on from Alfred the Great? Use evidence

from the text to support your opinion. (3 marks)

English Challenge: Speech

Beowulf

This week, I have read the last part of the second tale “Beowulf and the Sea Hag”. I hope you have

enjoyed the story so far. It is so great seeing so many of you are taking on the Vocabulary

challenge and are even reading the book by yourself! Your vocabulary task this week is to create

flash cards! Choose 5 words and create eye-catching flash cards that have the word and a picture

of it on one side and the definition and word type (noun, verb, adverb, and adjective) on the

other. Practise these this week so you can add another 5 words to your vocabulary!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-SHcYVFf9TDj-

ay5np3G9qlQU57ubcvK498XL0WYLA0/edit?usp=sharing

Vocabulary words:

raucously-pg.97

embraced-pg.99

renowned-pg.99

resplendent – pg.100

perilous-pg.103

scarcely-pg. 104

avenged-pg.106

bestowed-pg.108

fickle-pg.109

fraught-pg.109

Learn

Inverted commas (also known as speech marks or quotation marks) are punctuation makes that

show us where direct speech starts and ends. Direct speech is when you quote the exact words

that are spoken. Using direct speech includes certain rules:

1) New line, new speaker - When two or more people are having a conversation, a new line is

used for each new speaker. This is so that it is clearer to see who is speaking.

2) Each new line starts with a capital letter.

3) Inverted commas (“ “) - you need to open your inverted commas before the first word that

is spoken and then you need to close your inverted commas after the last word that is

spoken. The words inside should only contain the words that are actually said by the person

or character.

4) The speech needs to end with either a comma, exclamation mark or question mark.

5) A reporting clause is used to given information about who is speaking, and how the speech

is being said. Try to use different words and not just ‘said’. You must include a full stop at the

end of the reporting clause.

For example:

"You'll never guess what I've just seen!" shouted Sam, excitedly.

"What's that?" asked Louise.

Sam replied, "Our teacher has a broomstick and a black pointy hat in the back of her car.

Maybe she's a witch!"

Check out this video which breaks it down more for you. It also gives a quiz at the end so have a

go: https://youtu.be/6-YFmLctwDY

Review

Have a go at writing the following speech bubbles using direct speech and inverted commas.

Remember to look back a check that you have included all of the rules!

Word mat:

Create your own word bank of other words that you can use for said: exclaimed, shouted, replied

etc.

Then think about what adverbs you could include to explain how the speech is being said.

Apply:

We have already learnt about the Vikings first raids in England which happened around AD787. The

raids were the start of a fierce struggle between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. The Anglo-

Saxons were Christians, like most people living in Britain at the time, but the Vikings were Pagans.

They had different views so they did not hesitate when raiding monasteries. They were easy targets

because they were full of valuable treasure and monks had no weapons to protect themselves.

Over several years, the army battled through northern England and took control of many Anglo-

Saxon kingdom such as Northumbria and East Anglia. By AD874, they had taken over almost all of

the kingdoms except for Wessex. Wessex was ruled by Alfred the Great. King Alfred beat the Viking

army in battle but was not able to rid Britain of the Vikings.

Next week, you are going to be writing a recount from the perspective of a Viking warrior going

into battle with the Anglo-Saxons.

Have a look at the following website which explains how the Vikings would have fought:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztyr9j6/articles/zy9j2hv

You will be able to explore their armour and learn about some of the methods they used in battle.

Optional extra (but it will help you a lot with your SPaG task!):

Create a comic strip as a plan for your battle recount. Draw a picture and write a sentence to go

with what is happening.

There should be three sections (two boxes for each) of you comic strip:

Michael:

Anita, I’d like you to

have these flowers.

Sarah:

I’m over here!

Annie:

Hooray! It’s the

summer holidays.

Morgan:

Can they

see me?

Sofia:

See you next

week.

Josh:

Don’t worry, I’ll

help you.

Beginning - What would have happened before battle? What is the plan of attack?

Middle - What would you experience during battle?

End - How will your battle end? Who will win?

Use ‘The Battle of Edington’ Reading comprehension in the topic section to help you better

understand what would have happened at each point in the battle.

SPaG Activity:

As part of your battle recount you will be expected to write a short conversation between warriors

before they go into battle. You are going to write the conversation section for this week’s challenge

so that you have it to include in your recount next week.

Aim:

Include a conversation between two warriors

There should be three lines of speech (the conversation should not take up the whole

recount)

You must follow the rules of direct speech listed above

The conversation should flow, as it would in real life

For example:

"I cannot wait to decapitate and mutilate these pagans!" barked Trumblestone as he kissed his

sword.

"Not as much as I want to throw a spear directly into Guthrum's black heart," remarked Thunder

excitedly.

Trumblestone looked up into the sky and whispered, "I've been training all my life for this very

moment."

SPaG Review Answers:

Reporting clauses may be different depending on how the character is saying the statement.

Punctuation and capital letters much be accurate.

“Anita, I’d like you to have these flowers,” explained Michael generously.

“Don’t worry, I’ll help you,” offered Josh kindly.

“See you next week,” Sofia said hopefully.

“Hooray! It’s the summer holidays,” exclaimed Annie excitedly.

“Can they see me?” asked Morgan nervously.

“I’m over here!” shouted Sarah loudly.

Battle Comic Strip:

Maths Challenge: Angles

Do Now!

Angles can be used to describe a property of a shape or as a description of a turn. An angle is

formed when two straight line segments meet each other. To measure an angle, you need to

measure the amount of a turn from one line segment to the other. They are measured using a

protractor.

The grey line segments do not meet, so they are not an angle.

There are four angles inside the square.

The two wiggly black line segments do not make an angle, because they are not straight line

segments

Angles are measure in degrees or º. There are 360º in a whole turn. This means that half a turn (or a

straight line) is 180º and a quarter turn (or a right angle) is 90º.

We are going to start by looking at the types

of angles first. Click the link to watch a video

which explains the terms: acute, obtuse,

right-angle and reflex.

Then, have a go at the labelling activity on

the same webpage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zb6tyrd/articles/zg68k7h

You won’t need to measure angles this year but you will need to recognise the type of angles and

their properties. Below is a guide to help you:

Using this knowledge:

What ways can you think of to help you remember the names of the angles?

Independent Task:

Identify the following angles.

1) Circle all the right angles.

2) Circle all the acute angles.

3) Circle all the obtuse angles.

4) Label the following angles:

A = acute

O = obtuse

R = right angle

Extra Challenge:

Use the lines below to draw your own examples of each type of angle.

Acute Obtuse Right angle

Application Task:

Application Task:

Application Task:

Answers:

Independent Task

1) Circle all the right angles. 2) Circle all the acute angles.

3) Circle all the obtuse angles.

4) Label the following angles:

A = acute

O = obtuse

Green Application The mistake James has made is thinking that the angle is named ‘right-

angle’ because of the way it is facing. A right angle is equal to 90º and

it does not matter which way the angle is facing.

I could convince him by using an angle measurer or a protractor. That

way I could show him that both angles are equal to 90º and therefore

they are both right angles.

Yellow Application Dependent on patterns and words. If you need help checking, email us

a picture of your answers along with a picture of your ‘Criss-cross’ and

words. Red Application

A

O

O

O

O

A