Dear P4 pupils, Week Beginning: 15th June 2020

We hope you had a good weekend and are ready for this week’s learning activities. Thank you for all of your

hard work and fantastic efforts over the last few weeks. We really are proud of you and you should be too!

This week, we will continue with the weather theme in handwriting and science, and as part of this you will

create your very own ‘cloud in a jar’. We will also revisit our previous learning on Sikhism and research the

Golden Temple of Amritsar. For literacy, there is a new spelling pattern, and we will work further with

contractions.

Keep posting to our class twitter page if you can. If you would like to ask me any questions about your learning

or you would just like to get in touch, you can email me at Jana.Davis@craigentinny.edin.sch.uk.

Mrs Davis and Ms Hunter

Health and Wellbeing Topic/Other Curricular Areas P.E.: Catch It Quick Equipment: a partner, a ball or soft object such as rolled

up socks

You are learning to improve your reaction time. Stand

facing each other. One person (the holder) holds the

object as high as possible out in front of them. The other

person (the catcher) waits with hands by their side.

• On the count of 3 the holder drops the object and

the catcher reacts quickly to catch it before it hits

the ground.

• Repeat this for 10 attempts before swapping over.

See who can catch the object the most times before it

hits the ground. Practise throughout the week to

achieve the best possible result.

Health and Wellbeing: ‘Unworry Island’ Worrying is natural. Everybody worries and that is ok. It is

especially ok in strange times like this. It is important to

look out for how you are feeling and remember that

worries are just thoughts inside your head.

Task: Design your own ‘Unworry Island’, a place you can

imagine and visit whenever you need to, especially at

bedtime if worries are stopping you from sleeping. It

doesn’t have to be realistic. The most important thing is

that there are no worries there.

Things to consider:

• What is the weather like?

• Where do you stay? (e.g. a hut, a treehouse, etc.)

• Who else is there with you or are you on your own?

• What do you eat? (e.g. fish from the sea)

• Who/What do you play with?

Train your body to relax whenever you imagine the

island. Don’t just visit the island once, pop back again

and again, and add or change things whenever you

like. Be as imaginative as you can.

RME: Sikhism

You are going to revise your knowledge of Sikhism and

learn about the Golden Temple of Amritsar.

Sikhs display their commitment to their beliefs by wearing

the Sikh articles of faith. The five articles of faith are referred

to as the Five Ks.

Task 1: Complete the word search below. Can you find the

five articles of faith?

The Sikh symbol is the Khanda. It is made up of a

double-edged sword, two crossed swords and a

circle representing God without a beginning or

end.

The Golden Temple is in the city of Amritsar. Sikhs bathe in

the sacred water around the temple, calling it a ‘pool of

nectar’. Sikhs try to go at least once in their lifetime, but

anyone can go inside because Sikhs think that everyone is

equal whoever they are and whatever they believe.

Follow the link below for more information: https://youtu.be/qXhV3dMxSzE

Task 2: Research the Golden Temple and

make a poster/leaflet with some interesting

and informative facts about it. Remember

to include a title and some images too. Can

you draw the Golden Temple? You might

find this website useful for your research: http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/religion/sikhism.html

Science: Clouds You are going to look at different clouds you see nearly

everyday. They float in the sky above us and block out the

Sun. Sometimes clouds are white and puffy. Sometimes

they are dark and cover the entire sky. Different kinds of

clouds can mean different kinds of weather.

Meteorologists study the formation and make up of clouds

to understand the weather better. See the names for

clouds and additional information attached.

Task 1: Watch this video of clouds growing. In what ways

are the clouds similar to the steam above the boiling

kettle? https://vimeo.com/65784474

Task 2: Make a cloud. Follow the link which shows you how

to make a cloud in a jar or use the instructions provided. https://youtu.be/ehW_F94ifRY

Literacy and English Numeracy and Maths Spelling: Focus spelling pattern – or One of the ways of spelling the /or/ sound is, of course,

with the letters or. Choose mild, medium or hot spelling

words from the grid below to practise. Use the list you feel

the most confident with. Find the meaning of any

unfamiliar words by using a dictionary or asking an adult.

Task 1: Write each word 3 times using the LSCWC (look,

say, cover, write and check) strategy.

Task 2: Arrange the words into alphabetical order.

Task 3: Write your spelling words in bubble letters. After

you write your words in bubble letters, you could colour

them in.

Task 4: Write out your spelling words by copying them

correctly. Use the keypad attached to help you text the

word in the second column. Please see the example

below.

Spelling word Dialled word

borderline 2673375463

Task 5: Create the rainbow

words. First, write your

spelling words in pencil.

Trace over the words at least

three times using a different

coloured pencil each time.

Handwriting: Who Has Seen the Wind?

Read the poem below and copy it out using neat cursive

handwriting. You could try and learn the poem by heart.

Grammar: Contractions Last week we learnt that contractions can be made in

two different ways. This week we are going to focus on:

pronoun + verb he is = he’s

Pronouns take the place of a noun (naming word).

I, it, you, he, she, we, they

Task 1: Complete the activity below. Choose between

the ‘Match the Contraction’ and ‘Fill in the Contraction’.

Task 2: Contractions Board Game

Try playing the attached board game with members of

your family. All you need are counters and dice. The

players must convert either from the full words to the

contractions or from the contractions to the full words.

Watch out for the ‘miss a turn’ squares. Have fun!

Reading:

Task 1: Continue to read for enjoyment every day for at

least 15 minutes. Read in the morning, at bedtime,

indoors, outdoors – anytime, anywhere! You could read

aloud to an adult at home, practising expression or using

different accents. Remember to use punctuation clues

to help you with fluency and expression.

Task 2: Listen to chapter 9 and chapter 10 of The

Highland Falcon Thief by M. G. Leonard and Sam

Sedgman. Create a quiz about the chapters you have

listened to so far.

Warm-up game: Number of the Day You were introduced to this activity last week. Please

continue to practise the skills involved. Follow the link below

and select the level that is most appropriate to you:

https://mathsstarters.net/activity/numdaystudent

Task: Choose a 2-, 3-, 4- or even 5-digit number and complete

the questions. You can check your answers at the end. Try to

do one number each day.

Multiplication & Division: Magic Squares Task 1: Complete the magic squares.

Mild:

Medium:

Hot:

Task 2: Create your own magic square and ask an adult at

home to solve it. Be a teacher and check for accuracy.

Money: Buying Several Items You are learning to work out the total cost when buying

several of the same item. You will need to use your knowledge

of table facts to do this.

Example: John buys 7 lollipops at 4p each. How much will the

lollipops cost? 7 x 4p = 28p

Task 1: Work out how much each set of sweets cost. You might

want to start with the ‘mild’ challenge and work your way

through the other challenges.

Task 2: How much change would you receive for each set of

sweets? Work out your answers in your jotter.

Example: John payed 28p for the lollipops.

Change: Mild – 2p Medium - 72p Hot - £4. 72

Mild: change from 30p

Medium: change from £1

Hot: change from £5

Spelling Grid – or

Mild Medium Hot

cord inform gorgeous

torn deform absorbent

north stormy proportion

port absorb chorus

snort afford misinform

short shorten misfortune

fork borderline disorganised

sort informative disorientated

born performance affordable

horse unimportant reinforcement

Dial a Word Spelling Activity Handwriting

Who Has Seen the Wind?

by Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind?

Neither I nor you.

But when the leaves hang trembling,

The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I.

But when the leaves bow down their heads,

The wind is passing by.

Contractions Board Game

41.

won’t

42

Miss a turn!

43.

hadn’t

44.

should have

45.

FINISH

40.

Move

forward 2

spaces!

39.

isn’t

38.

you’re

37.

she has

36.

they’ll

31.

Miss a turn!

32.

Move

forward 3

spaces!

33.

will not

34.

I’m

35.

we are

30.

she’d

29.

didn’t

28.

he’ll

27.

was not

26.

Miss a turn!

21.

Move

forward 6

spaces!

22.

would have

23.

I’ll

24.

they’ll

25.

can’t

20.

isn’t

19.

do not

18.

they’re

17.

we’ll

16.

Miss a turn!

11.

we’d

12.

might’ve

13.

Move

forward 2

spaces!

14.

she’ll

15.

I’ve

10.

Miss a turn!

9.

shouldn’t

8.

I would

7.

would have

6.

Move

forward 3

spaces!

1.

START

2.

they’ll

3.

could’ve

4.

Miss a turn!

5.

did not

Sikhism Word search

The Five Ks

Fill in the missing words and find them in the word search.

1. Sikhs believe that everyone is e _ _ _ _.

2. Sikhs worship in a g _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

3. The Sikh holy book is called the Guru Granth S _ _ _ _.

4. The Guru who started the religion is called Guru N _ _ _ _.

5. The symbol or emblem of Sikhism is known as the K _ _ _ _ _.

6. Traditionally Sikhs don’t cut their h _ _ _.

S T Z H Y M B S H Q K

A U K A C H E R A L I

H R F V I O Z U I O R

I L X E M H F N R S P

B T G Z Q P E G S V A

T P M J O F Y U M K N

N A N A K G T R F J X

H Y M G A X I D E W M

K J G L R P Q W Y O T

A L K H A N D A X Y E

N G E D B M K R E F R

G P S Z E Q U A L Y I

A O H L M E G R K B X

A Z F V R D K H L Y W

Kesh (uncut hair)

Kanga (comb)

Kara (bracelet)

Kirpan (sword)

Kachera (shorts)

Information about Clouds

What are clouds made of?

Clouds are made up of tiny droplets or frozen crystals of water.

How do clouds form?

Most clouds form as hot air rises and then cools down. All air contains some water vapor

and warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air. As warm air cools the water vapor

turns into tiny droplets of water or ice. As more and more air cools down, more droplets

form and they eventually become a cloud.

Making a Cloud Experiment

You will need: a glass jar with a lid, warm water, ice cubes, aerosol e.g. hairspray

What to do:

1. Pour one cup of boiling water into a glass jar. Ask an adult to help you.

2. Quickly spray hairspray into the jar.

3. Place the lid upside down on top of the jar making sure it covers the jar opening.

4. Put 3-4 pieces of ice on top of the lid of the jar.

5. Observe what happens.

Why does it happen?

Task 3: Go outside if you can or watch from a window the formation of clouds. Sketch the

clouds on a piece of paper or in your jotter and try to identify them.

Just in case you missed them, here are last week’s daily challenges from

our class Twitter page:

MONDAY’S CHALLENGE

Daily Diary

Create a ‘Being Proud Daily Diary’ over the next week by noting

down one thing you do each day that makes you proud. Write

down a few sentences explaining what you did and why it made

you proud. Remember to share your diary with us to encourage

others to be proud of themselves too.

TUESDAY’S CHALLENGE

Magic Square

We will start Tuesday with a maths puzzle. Can you solve this

multiplying magic square? As you

can see both squares are

incomplete, and you need to use

your knowledge of multiplication

facts to work out the numbers in

each square. Good luck!

WEDNESDAY’S CHALLENGE

Paper Umbrella

As we have been learning about the weather, I

challenge you to make your own umbrella out

of paper. Use coloured paper, patterned paper

or colour in some white paper. Be as creative as

you can. Here is a link to watch a tutorial:

https://youtu.be/cFaWJYqId3k

THURSDAY’S CHALLENGE

Alphabet Word Search

There is one word for each letter from A to M

hidden in this puzzle. After you find the words,

write them in your jotter next to the correct

letter. How long did it take you to finish the

puzzle? I will tweet the answers at the end of

the day.

FRIDAY’S CHALLENGE

Magic Square

Write the numbers 1 – 9 in the square so that the

rows, columns and diagonals all add up to the

same number. Only use each number once.