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Year 4 Home Learning Pack w/c 22/2/2021These are ideas of things that you could have a go at completing each day:

20 minutes of reading you own book 20 minutes of times tables practice (Times Tables Rockstars or Hit the Button) 20 minutes of Spellings (Spelling Shed)

In addition, there are daily spellings to practise, 6 pieces of maths work, 3 pieces of writing work, 5 pieces of reading work and 5 pieces of topic work that you can complete during the week.

English Task 1 – Spelling: Can you sort these root words into the correct columns and correctly add the suffix? Some examples have been done for you:-tion -sion -ssion -cianinvention erosion confession electrician

inject, express, tense, hesitate, music, expand, discuss, magic, complete, explode, admit, act, permit, select, invade, mathematics Remember these rules:

If the root word ends in ‘t’ then add ‘ion’ on the end. BE CAREFUL, some root words we need to remove the ‘t’ and add –ssion.

If the root word ends in ‘te’ then remove the ‘e’ and then add ‘ion. When the root word ends ‘ss’ then add ‘ion’ on the end. If the root word ends in ‘d’, remove the ‘d’ and add –sion. If the root word ends in ‘se’, remove the ‘se’ and add –sion, If the root word ends in ‘de’ remove the ‘de’ and add –sion. When the root word end in a ‘c’ or a ‘cs’ use –cian.

These are the challenging words for this week to practice as well: learn, length, library

English Task 2 – Creative Writing Can you write a story based on this image? Can you use ambitious vocabulary to describe what you would see, hear, think or feel?

English Task 3 – Research – How to keep your teeth healthy Use the following fact file to skim and scan the information you need, then, add notes in the grid on the following page. When making notes, make sure you only use the key information (you don’t need to write in full sentences!) I have included a few examples for you in the grid already.

How to keep your teeth healthyIt is important to look after our teeth so they stay strong and healthy. Did you know that teeth are the first part of the human digestive system? We need our teeth so they can bite and chew our food so we are able to swallow it and get all the nutrients we need. But, if we don’t look after our teeth, they become unhealthy and can even lead to toothache. Read the following information to find out how to keep your teeth in tip-top shape!Eating healthilyFirst of all, it is important to eat a balanced diet to keep our teeth healthy. Cakes, biscuits, sugary breakfast cereals and fizzy drinks are all really bad for our teeth. Sugar causes cavities, which are little holes in your teeth, and they are painful. Instead, we should eat fruit and vegetables, drink water and choose less sugary cereals. Of course, you can have a treat every now and again, but it is important not to eat sugar all the time. Brushing your teethIt is vital that you brush your teeth regularly. Make sure you don’t forget to do this or else your teeth will become covered in plaque. Plaque is made up of harmful germs, which live in your mouth. If you leave the sticky substance on your teeth, it can cause holes (also called cavities) because it contains acid! That is why it is important to brush your teeth twice a day (in the morning and before bed) to get rid of plaque and stop tooth decay. Use a pea-sized amount of toothpaste and spit out the toothpaste once finished brushing. Do not rinse your mouth with water, as this will get rid of the fluoride from the toothpaste, which keeps your teeth healthy. Visiting the dentist

Lastly, visiting the dentist regularly is crucial to keeping your teeth healthy. You should visit the dentist at least once a year, but most dentists recommend twice a year. A dentist will check your teeth are healthy and offer advice on how to improve brushing your teeth and how to look after them. This will stop your teeth causing you any pain and will keep them clean and white. Topic NotesEating healthily Important eat balanced diet

Cakes, biscuits, sugary cereal, fizzy drinks bad Sugar causes cavities – little holes in teeth

Brushing your teeth

Visiting the dentist

English Task 4 – Planning a persuasive letterNext week, we are going to write a letter to Alfie (the main character in The Demon Dentist) to persuade him to look after his teeth.

Can you use your research notes above and choose 3 pieces of advice you are going to give Alfie in each paragraph? I have given you an example for each, which you can keep or choose your own.

Reading:There are 5 different reading comprehension tasks for you to have a go at daily. Make sure you read the text first and then answer the questions on a piece of paper.

This term we are reading:

Meet the characters

Look at the front cover and the blurb to answer the following questions

1) What is the title of the book?2) Who is the author of the book?3) Who is the illustrator?4) Read the blurb: What did the children put under the pillow?5) Read the blurb: What did they find under the pillow when they woke up in the morning?6) Who do you think is the hero of the story?7) What is the dentist called?8) Predict what will happen in the story.

Tuesday - Demon Dentist Chapter 1 A Simple case of Toothache (Pg: 19-27)

P1. Alfie hated going to the dentist. As a result the boy’s teeth were almost all yellow. The ones that weren’t yellow were brown. They bore the stains of all the goodies that children love, but dentists hate. Sweets, fizzy drinks, chocolate. The teeth that were neither yellow not brown simply weren’t there any more. They had fallen out. One

Alfie a boy with rotten teeth

Alfie’s dad Gabz, a little girl

Miss Root, a dentist

Fang, her cat.

Winnie – social worker

Raj – Newsagent

had bitten into a toffee and stayed there. Assorted fruit-flavoured chews had claimed others. That’s because this twelve-year-old boy hadn’t gone to the dentist since he was very little.

P2. Alifie’s last visit was when he was around six. It was a simple case of toothache, but it ended in disaster. The dentist was an ancient man. Mr Erstwhile. Despite his good intentions, Mr Erstwhile should have retired many years before. The dentist looked like a tortoise, an old tortoise at that. He wore glasses so thick they made his eyes appear to be the size of tennis balls. Mr Erstwhile told Alfie the tooth in question was rotten, a filling wouldn’t save it and unfortunately he had no option but to take it out.

P3. The dentist yanked and yanked and yanked with his huge steel forceps. But the tooth wouldn’t come. Mr Erstwhile even rested his foot up on the chair by Alfie’s head to lever himself against it to help wrench the wretched tooth out. Still it wouldn’t come. The ancient dentist then enlisted the help of his even older dental nurse. Miss Prig was instructed to hold on to him and tug as hard as she could. Even then the tooth wouldn’t come. Soon the hefty receptionist, Miss Veal, was asked to step into the room to help. Miss Veal weighed more than Mr Erstwhile and Miss Prig put together. But even with all her Ballast, the tooth wouldn’t come.

P4. Just then the dentist had an idea, and ordered Miss Prig to fetch some particularly thick dental floss. He carefully tied the floss around the forceps, and then looped it around Miss Veal’s ample frame. The dentist then instructed his rotund receptionist to leap out to the window on the count of three. But even with all of Miss Veal’s immense weight yanking on the boy’s tooth, it still wouldn’t come.

P5. With poor young Alfie still lying in terror on the dentist’s chair, Mr Erstwhild stepped into his waiting room to request reinforcements. The growing crowd of patients waiting to be seen were all called upon to assist. Young and old, fat and thin, the elderly dentist needed all the help he could get.

P6. Nevertheless, even with a lengthy human chain and an army of yanker, the tooth stayed well and truly put. By this time poor little Alfie was in great distress. The pain of having his tooth pulled out was a hundred times worse than the toothache. However, Mr Erstwhile was determined to finish what he had started. Sweating profusely, the thirsty dentist took a large swig of mouthwash, and gripped on to the forceps as tightly as he could.

P7. Finally, after what seemed like days, weeks, even months of yanking, Alfie heard a deafening CCCCCCRRRRRRUUUUUNNNNNCCCCCCHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! The dentist had gripped so hard he had crushed the tooth. It exploded into thousands of tiny fragments inside Alfie’s mouth. With the ordeal finally over, Mr Erstwhile and all his helpers were lying in a tangled heap on the surgery floor.

P8. “Well done, everyone!” he announced, as his assistant Miss Prig helped him to his feet. “Oh, that tooth was a stubborn little blighter!” Just then Alfie realised something. He still had toothache. The dentist had taken out the wrong tooth!

1) Describe in your own words Alfie’s teeth. P12) What is the name of the dentist that Alfie visited? P23) Why did the dentist wanted to take out Alfie’s tooth?P24) Who helped the dentist to pull out Alfie’s tooth? P35) When the dentist could not pull out Alfie’s tooth what idea did he come up with? P46) Who did the dentist call to help him out when his idea didn’t work? P67) What finally happened to Alfie’s tooth? P78) What did Alfie realise after the tooth had been pulled out? P8

Wednesday - Demon Dentist Chapter 2 Believe (Pg: 28- 32)

P1. Alfie ran out of the dental surgery as fast as his little legs would carry him. That fateful afternoon that boy vowed that he would never ever go to the dentist’s again. To this day he never had. Appointments had come and appointment had gone. Alfie had missed every single one. Over the years there had been a sacksful of reminder letters form the dentist, but Alfie had hidden them all form his dad.

P2. Alfie’s was a family of two. Just him and his father. The boy’s mother had died giving birth to him. He had never known her. Sometimes he felt sad. As if he missed his mother, but then he would tell himself, how could he miss someone he had never met?

P3. To hide the appointment letters front the dentist, the boy would silently drag a stool across the kitchen floor. Alfie was short for his age. He was, in fact, the second shortest kid at his school. SO he would have to balance on his tiptoes on the stool to reach the top of the larder where he would hid the letters. There must have been a hundred letters buried up there by now, and Alfie knew his father couldn’t reach them. That’s because for many years Dad has been unwell, and had of late become confined to a wheelchair.

P4. Before ill health forced him out of work, Dad was a coal miner. A great big bear of a man, he had loved working down the pit an providing for his beloved son. However, all those years he spent down the mine took a terrible toll on his lungs. Dad was a proud man, and didn’t let anyone know about his illness for many years. He worked harder and harder to dig more and more coal, eve taking on extra shifts to help make ends meet. Meanwhile his breathing became shallower and shallower, until one afternoon he collapsed at the coalface. When Dad finally came round at the hospital the doctors told him he could never ever go down a mine again. Just one more lungful of coal dust could finish him off for good. As the years passed Dad’s breathing worsened. Getting another job became impossible, and even everyday tasks, something as simple as tying a shoelace, grew to be a struggle. Soon Dad could only get around in a wheelchair.

P5. With no mum or brothers or sisters, Alfie had to care for his father alone. Besides having to go to school and do his homework, the boy would do all the shopping, all the cleaning cook all the meals, and do all the washing up. Alfie never complained though. He loved his dad with all his heart.

P6. Dad’s body may have been broken, but his spirit wasn’t. he had a great gift for telling stories. “Listen, pup…” he would begin. Dad would often call his son that, which Alfie loved. The image it conjured up of a big soppy dog and a little puppy snuggling up together always made the boy feel safe and warm inside.

P7. “Listen , pup …” Dad would say. “All you have to do is close your eyes, and believe….”

From their little bungalow Dad would take his son on all sorts of trilling adventures. They would ride on magic carpets, dive under the oceans, even drive stakes through the hearts of vampires. It was a multicoloured world of make-believe, a million miles away from their black- and-white existence.

“Take me to the haunted house again Daddy!” the boy would beg.

“Perhaps today, my pup, we will take a journey to the old haunted castle…..!” Dad would tease.

P8 “Please, please, please….” Alfie would say. Father and son would close their eyes and meet in their daydreams. Together they: went out fishing for the day in Scotland and caught the Loch Ness Monster; climbed the Himalayan Mountains and came face to face with the Abominable Snowman; Slew a huge fire-breathing dragon. This was the world of the imagination. Anything was possible in Dad’s and Alfie’s adventures. Nothing could stop them. Nothing!

1) What did Alfie do to the reminder letters from the dentist? P12) Why was Alfie terrified going to the dentist? P13) How many members were there in Alfie’s family? P24) What did Alfie do to hide the appointment letters? P35) Why did dad give up his job as a coal miner? P46) How did Alfie help his dad? P57) What gift did Alfie’s dad have? P68) What did Alfie and dad enjoy doing together? P7

Thursday - Demon Dentist Chapter 3 Whiter than White (Pg:37 - 36)

P1 As Alfie grew older, he found it harder and harder to see these imaginary things. As his dad spoke, the boy would open his eyes, become distracted, and begin to wish he could play computer games all night like the other kids at his new big school.

P2 “Pup, just close your eyes and believe…” his dad would say: However, Alfie was beginning to think that now he was twelve, nearly thirteen, he was too old to believe in magic and myths and fantastical creatures. He was about to find out how terribly wrong he was.

P3 The whole of the lower school was gathered in the hall. The few hundred children were sitting in rows of chairs awaiting the guest speaker. No one interesting ever visited Alfie’s school. On Prize-giving Day the guest of honour had been a man who made the cardboard for cornflake packets. The cornflake-cardboard man’s speech was so mind-numbingly boring, even he fell asleep delivering it.

P4 Today there was a talk from the town’s new dentist. It was to be a lecture about looking after your teeth. Not wildly exciting, but at least it meant they were all out of lessons for a while thought Alfie. Not liking dentists, Alfie sat himself right in the back row, in his bedraggled school uniform. His shirt was once white but had long since gone grey. His jumper was full of holes. His blazer was torn in several places. His trousers were too short for him. Nevertheless, Alfie’s father had taught him to wear his uniform with pride; the boy’s frayed tie was always knotted absolutely perfectly.

P5 Slumped next to Alfie was the only kid in the school shorter than him. A very little girl called Gabz. Seemingly shy, no one had heard her speak, despite her having been at the school now for a whole term. Most of the time Gabz hid behind her curtain of dreadlocks, not making eye contact with anyone.

P6 When all the kids had finally stopped monkeying around and sat down, the headmaster took to the stage. If there was ever a competition to find the man most completely unsuited to being a headmaster, Mr Grey would win first prize. Children scared him, teachers scared him, even his own reflection scared him,. If this job didn’t suit Mr Grey, his surname definitely did. His shoes, his socks, his trousers, his belt, his shirt, his tie, his jacket, his hair, even his eyes were all shades of grey.

P6 “C-c-c-come on now, settle d-dd-d-don…..” Mr Grey stammered when he was nervous. Nothing made him more nervous that having to speak in from of the whole school. Legend had it that one day the school inspectors visited and they actually found him hiding under his desk pretending to be a footstool.

P7 If anything, the hum of the kids became louder. Just then Gabz stood on her chair and shouted at the top of her

voice ……………. “COME ON! GIVE THE OLD FART A BREAK!!!”P8 It might not have been the most flattering choice of words, but the headmaster allowed himself a brief flicker of a simile as all the kids at last fell silent. Everyone looked at Gabz as she sat back down. After her outburst, the girl was now surrounded by the strange glow of celebrity.

P9 “Good …” continued Mr grey, in his monotonous voice. “ A bit less of the old though, thank you, Gabriella. Now as a special treat for you, with a talk about looking after your teeth, here is the town’s new dentist. P-p-p-please give a huge school welcome to the lovely Miss R-R-Root…”

1) What did Alfie wanted to do instead of listening to his dad’s stories? P1 2) Who was the guest of honour on Prize giving day?P33) Who was going to give a speech on that particular day? P44) Why did Alfie sat himself at the back row for the speech? P45) Who was sitting next to Alfie?P56) Describe Mr Grey in your own words. P67) Why did the children suddenly fall silent? P78) What was the name of the dentist who was going to give a speech? P9

1) Why is it a good thing that birds help scatter seeds?2) What would happen if birds did not eat insects?3) Name one bird that eats dead animals.4) What is a starling’s favourite food?5) Give one reason why there are fewer house sparrows

around.6) Who do the RSPB do?7) Why are fieldfares having to leave the countryside?8) Why are there more long-tailed tits and goldcrest

birds around?9) How far can migrating birds fly on one day?10) Which word has been used that means robins can

get angry with other birds?11) Write two facts about magpies.

Maths TasksThere are 5 different sets of questions for you to have a go at daily. There are also some times tables for you to have a go at too.

Times tables:

Afternoon task 1 – German from Mrs Lees

Im Cafe: food and drink in Germany

1. Here is a sample menu for a cafe serving snacks, sweet treats and drinks:

2. Design your own German café menu (Speisekarte) using the model one as an example.Think of a good name for your Café: eg, Café Zeder (= Café Cedar), Café Kastanie (Café Chestnut) / Café Müller/Café König/Café am Fluß  Have sections of your menu like on the example: Imbisse – snacks, Etwas Süßes – something sweet, Getränke – drinks.

3. Challenge: try to make some interesting new foods / drinks with compound nouns, eg, Erdbeer+kuchen = Erdbeerkuchen. You could also find out the names of other foods in German to include on your menu. 

Afternoon task 2 – RE – Labelling a MosqueA Mosque is a place of worship for Muslims. Can you read the following information and then add descriptions for each part of the Mosque?

What is inside a Mosque?Qiblah Wall This is the wall in the mosque, which faces Mecca. When praying,

Muslims face Mecca, as they believe it is the holiest city.

Mihrab The mihrab is an alcove in the Qiblah wall. The Imam (leader) stands in the alcove to deliver prayers. The mihrab is normally very ornately decorated.

Minbar Minbars are used on Fridays, the holy day. The person who is giving the special prayers (khatib) stands on one of the lower steps to deliver the prayers. Nobody uses the top step as this is reserved for the prophet.

Washing area Before going into the mosque, everyone must remove their shoes. They must then wash their hands, feet and mouths. There are separate washing areas for men and women.

Minaret The call for prayer is called from the minaret by the imam (leader). This usually happens on Fridays although it can happen on other days as well.

Prayer mat Usually when Muslims pray, they do so on a prayer mat. However, in a mosque the prayer hall is usually carpeted so they don’t need to bring mats. In this mosque, the carpet is designed so that everybody knows where to sit and how much space to take up.

Afternoon task 3 – Science – What are the effects of drinks on our teeth? Eggshell and tooth enamel both contain calcium carbonate, which dissolves in acidic conditions.

I have put egg shells in 6 different drinks, to see what would happen to our teeth if they were left in the drinks for this long. Which drink is the best for our teeth? Which drink is the worst? Here are some pictures to show you what happened to the egg shells after being left for 5 days. Did any of the egg shells dissolve and break down? Did any become stained? Did any stay the same?Drink Photo ObservationOrange juice

I can see the egg shell has ____________________

because___________________________________

MilkI can see the egg shell has ____________________

because___________________________________

CokeI can see the egg shell has ____________________

because___________________________________

Diet CokeI can see the egg shell has ____________________

because___________________________________

WaterI can see the egg shell has ____________________

because___________________________________

Tea I can see the egg shell has ____________________

because___________________________________

Can you write an observation in the third column of the grid? Use these word banks to help you.

Results: Which drink is the best for our teeth? _______________________Which drink/s are the worst for our teeth? __________________________________________

Afternoon task 4 – D&T – Cooking and nutrition Before completing any cooking at home, you must do so with adult supervision.

Here is a recipe for pasta salad:Equipment:

Saucepan Colander/sieve Chopping board Knife Mixing bowl Tablespoon Large wooden or metal spoon Plate or bowl to serve

Ingredients: Pasta (75g per person) Vegetables (e.g. tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, sweetcorn, carrots, celery, red onion) Oil (olive or vegetable will work) Salt

1. Boil pasta according to the instructions on the packet. Make sure you have an adult to help you. Drain the pasta when cooked and let it cool.

2. Cut up any vegetables that you would like to add to your pasta salad. Make sure you have an adult to help you with any sharp knives.

3. Put some pasta into a bowl.4. Add your vegetables.5. Add 2 tablespoons of oil (you can add more if you need it). 6. Add a pinch of salt.7. Mix together using a spoon.8. Put on a plate or in a bowl ready to eat!

Can you follow this recipe to create a healthy dish for your lunch or dinner? Before you start, make sure you:

Decide what vegetables you are going to use in your pasta salad Have the equipment and ingredients you need Have washed your hands Have tied up your hair if it is long

Afternoon task 5 – PSHE – Picture News