A little Christmas surprise...

Dear Year 4 at Laycock Primary School, 

From all the way in chilly North Pole, I have had a good look at your blog. Excitingly, it looks like you have been working exceptionally hard! This season, the elves have been very busy making wonderful new things for you. It's been very cold here but luckily Mrs. Claus has been keeping me warm with lots of mugs of hot chocolate. 

I'm so proud of you all. Keep up the good work! I know you'll continue to be a good class. Can you please let me know what you'd like for Christmas? We may not have everything, but I'll see what I can do. Don't forget, I know when you're naughty and when you're nice so brush your teeth, do your chores, and be helpful to your family and friends. 

Yours Truly, 

Mystery wordsearch...

After finding these words, can you guess what Roman Myth we are going to be starting next week? Post your ideas below...

Mission complete

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Have a careful look at this image. 

1) What do you think is happening in this image? How do you know?

2) Where do you think this is happening? What is the evidence?

3) What do you think happened next?

Swordsmen, at your ready!

There are some mysterious words here which you may not recognise or understand their meaning. Can you research and find out what they mean?

Reach 100!

Here is your challenge...

You must choose four different digits from 1−9 and put one in each box. For example:

 

This gives four two-digit numbers:

52	(reading along the 1st row)
19	(reading along the 2nd row)
51	(reading down the left hand column)
29	(reading down the right hand column)

In this case their sum is 151.

Your challenge is to find four different digits that give four two-digit numbers which add to a total of 100. Can you find 4 different numbers to put in the grid?

Think about:

Where could you start?

How do the four digits you choose contribute to the zero in the units column of 100?

Astonished astronomers!

One of the stars of the night sky had begun to change. This star had always been a very tiny star, of no importance at all. It had shone up there for billions and trillions and sillions of years in the Constellation of Orion, that great shape of the giant hunger that strides across space on autumn and winter nights. in all its time this tiny star had never changed in any way.

Now, suddenly, it began to get bigger.

In the style of the Author Ted Hughes, write the next part of the story.