Homework letter

Homework: Week beginning 13^th October 2014

This homework is all due by Friday, 17th October.

Spellings

 

Mathletics

Please let us know if your child cannot access Mathletics.

Literacy

This week in Literacy we will be writing our very own mystery or suspense story based on all the work we have been doing with Zelda Claw. To help you prepare to write your story, make a word bank full of wow words you would like to use this week. Use a thesaurus to help you improve your vocabulary choices.

Science

We will be investigating rockets this week in Science. How do rockets work? Write an explanation. You can draw diagrams to help you explain how they work too.

Topic- to be done on the blog.

 

We have been looking at lots of important people from Ancient Egypt and we have been discussing what they achieved in their lifetime. What do you think is the greatest achievement of the Ancient Egyptians?

 

Poetry week!

5MD have had a very enjoyable poetry week! We have read, written and listened to a variety of inspirational poems which has resulted in some amazing work from the children. They have worked extremely hard and have used various poetic techniques and a huge heap of creativity to produce some wonderful writing- well done to EVERYONE!

Benjamin Zephaniah

We watched the award winning poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah performing his poetry in order to pick up tips on how to perform our own poems and discussed how he was inspired to write. The class have a book signed by the author which I hope will inspire them to keep writing!

Homework letter

Homework: Week beginning 6^th October 2014

This homework is all due by Friday, 10th October.

Spellings

 

 

Mathletics

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Literacy

This week in Literacy we will be rewriting a familiar story in our own way. Please choose a short story or fairy tale that you know well and rewrite it, changing some of the elements such as setting, main character or ending.  Can you create some suspense in your story? Remember to try to include tools from the suspense toolkit you created, such as:

-      Some short, punchy sentences.

-      Unsettling noises and sound effects.

-      Rhetorical questions.

-      Use the senses to describe setting and the character’s feelings.

Science

We will be investigating the gravity levels in our solar system this week. Draw a parachute descending to Earth and label it with the forces that are being applied. It may help to use arrows. What else can you find out about gravity on Earth, the Moon or any of the planets?

Topic- to be done on the blog.

 

What do you know about the pyramids in Egypt? Where are they located? Who built them? When and how were they built? What were they used for? Let us know on the blog!

 

Homework

Homework: Week beginning 29^th September 2014

This homework is all due by Friday, 3^rd October.

Spellings

Spellings will be tested on Friday

 

Mathletics

Please let us know if your child cannot access Mathletics.

Literacy

This week is poetry week! Can you write out and illustrate your favourite poem ready to bring into class next week to share. Write a paragraph about why it is your favourite poem too, refer to how the poem makes you feel and the poet’s use of language.

Science

Take a journey into the depths of our Solar System and discover 2 of the planets in more detail. How far will you travel? Where will you go? Your task this week is to choose 2 of the planets from our Solar System and to write a fact file about each one. Remember you can choose any of the planets, including Pluto as a Dwarf Planet. You will need to draw and label the planets. Remember, if you want to do this on the computer, or any other way, you can. Happy Travels!

Topic- to be done on the blog.

Next week, as part of our Ancient Egyptian topic, we will be learning about Ramses II. Please carry out some research answering the following questions:

-Who was Ramses II and why is he still so famous today?

-From your research, why do you think he is so often called ‘Ramses the Great’?

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Homework: Week beginning 22nd September 2014

This homework is all due by Friday, 26^th September.

Spellings

Spellings will be tested on Friday

Mathletics

Please let us know if your child cannot access Mathletics.

Literacy

Next week we are beginning a new Literacy topic. Read this extract from a story and try to answer the questions below:

A door banged. Claire jumped. What was that? It wasn’t Mr Jakes because she could hear him whistling at the other end of the playground. Out of the silence, she heard steps. Somebody was coming closer. Somebody or something was coming down the corridor. Nearer. She stood still, so still that even the tables and chairs froze with her. Carefully, she peered round the edge of the door. A shadow slipped, quick as a knife, into the next room. Claire clenched her fist around the pen, her heart racing.

1)      What type of genre do you think this story is?

2)      What makes you think that?

3)      What adjectives can you spot that make this story exciting?

4)      What do you think will happen next?

 

Science

Does the length and direction of your shadow change throughout the day? We will be doing an experiment next week, testing the length and position of our shadows during different times in the day. Write a prediction for what you think will happen and explain why you think that.

Topic- to be done on the blog.

We are game developers in ICT this term. On the blog write about a computer games that you like. How do you play it? What is the aim of the game? How do you think the creators made the game?

This week's homework

Homework: Week beginning 15^th September 2014

This homework is all due by Thursday, 18^th September.

Spellings

Spellings will be tested on Thursday

Mathletics

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Literacy

Imagine you are Elizabeth I on the day you have been locked in the Tower of London. Write a diary entry as Elizabeth I, remembering to describe thoughts and feelings. Can you include some interesting adverbs?

Science

Why and how do we experience day and night? Draw a diagram and explain in your own words what is happening to the Sun and Earth during day and night.

Topic- to be done on the blog.

Did you know that Elizabeth I passed a law stating that everyone had to wear woolly hats on Sundays? How many fascinating facts can you find out about the terrible Tudors?

Homework letter

Homework: Week beginning 8^th September 2014

This homework is all due by Friday, 12^th September.

Spellings

Spellings will be tested every Friday.

 

 

Mathletics

If your child cannot access Mathletics at home, please let us know. Thank you!

Literacy

Choose any person (famous person/friend/family member) you admire to write a biography on.

Include the features of biographies (past tense, 3^rd person, introduction, chronological order).

Science

Keep a ‘moon diary’ this week. Watch the moon each evening and record your observations (size, shape, time of day it can be seen).

Blog topic homework

Please visit your class blog to complete this homework if you have access to the internet. Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist around the time of the Tudors. What can you find out about him and his most famous pieces of work. Share your most interesting facts with the class on the class blog.