Year 4 Mrs O'Brien

Week Beginning 18th May

On Monday 18th May the Urdd are releasing this year’s Peace and Goodwill message. (Remember we looked at last year’s message? It said ‘digon’ a lot!)

Visit

https://www.urdd.cymru/en/peace-and-goodwill/?surveySuccess=1&qsid=1554824363#1554824363 to find out this year’s message.

Maths and Numeracy

The theme of this year’s Peace and Goodwill message is ‘Stop the Clock’.  If you have not yet mastered telling the time - using digital and analogue clocks continue to practise this week.

Also can you estimate and time events?

Think about something you are going to do e.g. 10 star jumps, write your full name 5 times, say your 6 times table, jog 6 laps of your garden etc. Estimate how long it will take you to complete each task. Write your estimates in a table. Then, ask someone to help you time how long it took you. How accurate were your estimates? Can you calculate the difference between your estimate times and the actual times? Record all your results in a table – in your yellow book or on Hwb

Language, Literacy and Communication

Oracy: Do you think the world will be different as a result of the Coronvirus? How?

Reading: There is another reading quiz on Google Classroom for you. This week it is about the Peace and Goodwill message. Remember to keep reading your own books and use the books and reading questions on Giglets too.

W: Create your own peace and goodwill message. What message would you like to share with the world? You could record yourself saying your message - send your videos or copies of your speeches to me.

Cymraeg: Visit learn-welsh.net Practise the activities and games on ‘time’. This will help you learn to tell the time in Welsh too!

Health and Wellbeing

Take a photo of yourself making the triangle image (representing the Urdd symbol) with your hands to support this year’s peace message. Visit https://www.urdd.cymru/en/peace-and-goodwill/adnoddau/ to see how. Share your picture with me or even on social media to spread the message. You will find the details on the link too. Remember to add @GarthPrimary if you tweet (and check you have your parent’s permission)

Make sure some of your timed activities in your maths task are physical activities e.g. 10 star jumps, jog 6 laps of your garden, 20 bounces on your trampoline etc.

Expressive Arts

Create a piece of art of the World of the Future you would like to see.  What would be the important things you would like to include? You could complete your piece of art on anything you want - you don’t have to use paper! You could create a junk model of your future world, or a picture outside using natural materials you find while out on your daily walk, or paint your picture on a pebble and leave in your garden for everyone to see etc.

Remember to take a photograph of your work and email it to me at obrienp5@hwbcymru.net

Science and Technology

The Peace and Goodwill message tells us that there has been a reduction in air pollution due to Covid-19. Why is this a good thing? Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAKyhfxxr7s to find out more information.  Trees are helpful in combating air pollution. Do you see any trees while out on your daily walks or do you have any growing near you? There are many different types of tree in the U.K. Find out the types of trees that you see. Looking at the leaves can help you identify the tree. Visit https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/tree-id-kids/ for a leaf ID and blossom ID chart to help you name the trees you find. Can you send me pictures of the trees you name?

Humanities

Visit https://www.urdd.cymru/en/peace-and-goodwill/archive-message/ to find out more about the history of the peace and goodwill message. When did the message start? How many years has it happened?

The Urdd want the Peace and Goodwill message to reach as many people around the world as possible. That is why it is translated into 55 different languages. Visit the page to find out the different languages. Can you find some of the countries on a World map where these languages are spoken? Create a list of the languages and the countries - include the continents where you will find the countries.