Year 4 Bake Off challenge

Do you like baking?  If you do then over the next couple of weeks why not have a go at our bake off challenge. 

Here are some recipes you could try or have a go at one of your own:
Quiche Lorraine
Flapjacks
Fairy Cakes
White bread rolls

Ask your family what they thought of your bake off and report back to us in the comment box (make sure you put your name).  Don't forget the teachers are always happy to judge your baking - yum yum :)

Do you want to know more about the Romans?

Have you enjoyed learning about the Romans so far?  Would you like to find out more, play some games or have a go at a quiz?  If you do then click here.  Why not share any new facts you learn with us in the comment box (don't forget to put your name).

Want to read Michael Morpurgo books?

In year 4 we have all really enjoyed reading The Butterfly Lion, if you would like to read more books by Michael Morpurgo please see the book list below.  If you have read any of these books, and think they are so brilliant that other people should read them, then tell us a bit about the book in the comment box.  But don't tell us the ending!

War Horse
1. War Horse (1982)
2. Farm Boy (1997)

 

 

Mudpuddle Farm
Alien Invasion (omnibus) (2008)Cock-A-doodle-do (2008)
Pigs Might Fly! (2008)
Six Animal Adventures (omnibus) (2009)

Long Way Home (1975)
Friend or Foe (1977)
Nine Lives of Montezuma (1980)
Miss Wirtles Revenge (1981)
Twist of Gold (1983)
Little Foxes (1984)
Why the Whales Came (1985)
Tom's Sausage Lion (1986)
King of the Cloud Forests (1987)
Mossop's Last Chance (1988)
My Friend Walter (1988)
Mr. Nobody's Eyes (1989)
Waiting for Anya (1990)
The Sandman and the Turtles (1991)
The War of Jenkins' Ear (1993)
The Dancing Bear (1994)
Arthur, High King of Britain (1994)
The Wreck of the Zanzibar (1995)
The Ghost of Grania O'Malley (1996)
The Butterfly Lion (1996)
Robin of Sherwood (1996)
Gullivers Travels (1997)
Red Eyes at Night (1998)
Escape from Shangri-La (1998)
Wartman (1998)
Joan of Arc (1998)
Arthur, High King of Britain - Excalibur (1998)
Camelot: The Last Days (1998)
Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)
Billy the Kid (2000)
Dear Olly (2000)
Toro! Toro! (2001)
Out of the Ashes (2001)
Cool! (2002)
Mister Skip (2002)
The Last Wolf (2002)
The Sleeping Sword (2002)
Black Queen (2002)
Cool as a Cucumber (2003)
Private Peaceful (2003)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2004)
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (2005)
I Believe in Unicorns (2005)
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea (2006)
Beowulf (2006)
Born to Run (2007)
The Mozart Question (2007)
Kaspar: Prince of Cats (2008)
Running Wild (2009)
Not Bad for a Bad Lad (2010)
An Elephant in the Garden (2010)
Shadow (2010)
Little Manfred (2011)
Outlaw: The Story of Robin Hood (2012)Sparrow: The Story of Joan of Arc (2012)Mr Skip (2012)

Thatcher Jones (1975)
Conker (1987)
Jo-Jo the Melon Donkey (1987)
Colly's Barn (1991)
The King in the Forest (1993)
Snakes and Ladders (1994)
Blodin the Beast (1995)
Sam's Duck (1996)
Cockadoodle-doo Mr. Sultana! (1998)
Wombat Goes Walkabout (1999)
The Rainbow Bear (1999)
The Silver Swan (2000)
Mairi's Mermaid (2001)
Gentle Giant (2003)
Dolphin Boy (2004)
It's a Dog's Life (2004)
Little Albatross (2004)
On Angel Wings (2006)
The Best Christmas Present in the World (2006)
The Best of Times (2009)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (2011)

Albertine, Goose Queen (1989) (with Shoo Rayner)Jigger's Day Off (1990) (with Shoo Rayner)And Pigs Might Fly (1991) (with Shoo Rayner)Martians at Mudpuddle Farm (1992) (with Shoo Rayner)Mum's the Word (1995) (with Shoo Rayner)Who's a Big Bully Then? (2000)
Hansel and Gretel (2008)
This Morning I Met a Whale (2008)
The Kites are Flying (2009)
Fox Friend (2010)
Homecoming (2012)

If you want to find out more about Michael Morpurgo then click here,

The Butterfly Lion

In Year 4 we have been reading 'The Butterfly Lion' by Michael Morpurgo, it's a fantastic story.  This week we have had a go at predicting what will happen next in a chapter and writing our own version.  We started our writing as a class shared write and then moved on to writing independently.  What you think of the shared writes from 4JS and 4MB.  Give us your feedback in the comments box, what makes it effective and where could we improve it?

4JS Shared write

There were always army lorries rumbling though the village, so it was not difficult to hitch a ride.  We left the wheelchair behind in the café.  Bertie said it would only get in the way, that he could manage well enough with his stick.

The journey felt like it took forever, we were both feeling anxious and terrified at the possibility of not finding the White Lion.  Bertie fiddled with his walking stick for the entire ride.  Finally, Bertie and I felt the lorry halt, we hobbled out the back carefully.

With anticipation we both stared at the house, hoping that we would see Bertie’s childhood friend.  Monsieur Merlot’s house was big and old.  It sat next to a murky river and an old decaying stone bridge.  We walked towards the large wooden door at the front of the house.  Ivy covered the walls, it looked abandoned.

Bertie’s hand was trembling as he knocked the door, we waited in silence.

4MB Shared write

When Bertie pushed gently at the door, it opened. Eerily, there was no sound, no movement – only a space filled with pitch blackness.  Floor boards creaked underneath our first foot step as we entered the darkness.  As the speckled dots began to disappear from my eyes, I noticed Bertie’s figure creeping towards a windy, wooden staircase. 

Venn or Carroll? Do you know the difference?

Venn and Carroll diagrams are a great way to sort and present data, although they can be a little tricky.  If you would like some extra practise here are some worksheets to print and website links:

starship printable worksheet

Venn diagram game

Pirate carroll diagram printable worksheet

Weekend Maths Challenge

Isn't the weekend great?  Full of fun and laughter, but if you do get a little bored have a go at the Year 4 Mathletics Play Live challenge:

Can you answer more than 20 questions?

If you score higher than 20 tell me your score in the comment box, don't forget to put your name!

Did you know what the artefacts were?

Thank you to everybody who had a go at guessing what the Roman artefacts were and what they were used for.  Here are the answers (going left to right):

• Creamware flagon for holding wine
• Chimney pot
• Amphora for holding wine, olive oil or fish sauce
• Roman broaches to fasten cloaks/togas
• Iron nails for building wooden furniture or buildings
• Sling bullet used in battle
• Roman coin
• Roman bronze key

How many did you get right?

Can you work out what these Roman artefacts are?

Today we have been using our knowledge about the Romans to try and work out what these artefacts are and what they were used for. 

Do you know what they are? 

Do you know what they were used for? 

Do you know who might have used them?

If you do then let us know by telling us in the comment box at the end of the blog.

The answers will be posted at the end of the week, have fun being a history detective!

Which is the most common shoe size in 4JS?

In Year 4 we have been answering questions in our Maths lessons.  We have learnt how to collect data in a table and present our findings in a bar graph.  Have a look at Reuben's fantastic bar graph below:

Using Reuben's graph can you answer these questions:

• What is the most common shoe size in 4JS?
• Which is the least common show size in 4JS?
• How many more children had size 3 than size 3 1/2?
• How many children had size 12 and 13 altogether?
• How many children were surveyed for this question?