Topic Homework

 

 

Your Topic homework this week is to write a poem about one of Henry VIII's wives.

Due Tuesday, 3rd December.

Enjoy!

Science homework

We have been looking at magnetism in science. Please can you write down everything you know about magnets. Can you think of ten ways in which magnets are used in everyday life?

You can post on the blog or can complete on paper.

Tudor and Victorian activities this weekend in Richmond

Tudor and Victorian activities this weekend in Richmond!

The Christmas season is upon us and this weekend there is a big fair and celebrations happening in Richmond. As a special event, the Museum of Richmond are having some special activities, some of which link to our curriculum:

 

For more details, please visit http://www.museumofrichmond.com/family.htm

Literacy homework

Please complete this homework on paper. It is due on Wednesday, 4th December.

This week we have been looking at the features of playscripts. 5MD have been writing their own playscript for Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' and I'm very pleased with the work I have seen so far.

Your homework this week is to transform the following short story into a playscript. You don't need to include every detail and you can add some of your own ideas.

Remember to split the story into scenes and to add stage directions! You can even continue the story if you would like to.

David’s new watch

 

“Thanks, Dad!” exclaimed David, as he made an eager grab at the box. Excitedly, he tore off the wrapping and lifted the lid. Inside was a brand new watch – not just any watch, but the watch he had been wishing for for months. It was shiny black with silver trimmings; waterproof to a depth of 100m; had 2 different alarm tones and told the time in London, New York, Sydney and Tokyo. His mum was looking on disapprovingly.

“Now, David, you must look after that watch. It was very expensive and you know how careless you are,” said his mum. David sighed. He had nagged his mum for ages but she always said no. Luckily his dad was a really soft touch! But this time, David promised himself, he would be very careful…

Next morning, just as David was leaving for school, his mum stopped him.

“You had better leave your new watch at home today,” she advised. “Isn’t it P.E. this afternoon?”

“Ok,” David agreed reluctantly, beginning to undo the strap.

“Have a good day,” called his mum from the kitchen. David looked at the watch gleaming in his hand. He was desperate to show it off at school. After all, what could possibly happen? He was going to be so careful…

“Wow!” cried James.

“Best watch ever!” said Tom enviously.

All went well during the morning. David was very careful of his new watch (even at playtime). Cheerfully, he got changed for P.E., which was his favourite lesson. Year 6 played a great game of hockey, then tumbled back into class, hot and breathless, to get dressed. Disaster!

“I can’t find my watch!” hissed David in a panic. Frantically, he turned his P.E. bag upside down and scrabbled through his kit. Where could it be?

Maths this week

This week we are learning about area and perimeter in maths.

Try having a go on this game:

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html

Spellings for this week.

A		B		C
1	badly		lazily		innocently
2	madly		noisily		violently
3	gladly		exactly		thoughtfully
4	daily		normally		unexpectedly
5	monthly		directly		obediently
6	yearly		foolishly		courageously
7	softly		politely		mysteriously
8	hardly		seriously		seriously
9	simply		quickly		boastfully
10	slowly		silently		powerfully

Maths practice

Last week we were estimating angles and measuring them using a protractor. Click on the link below and select 'angles' for some practice games.

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-tools.html

Can you remember the difference between an acute angle, right angle, obtuse angle and a reflex angle?

Who can estimate the size of this angle?



How many degrees are there on a straight line? Can you use this knowledge to calculate the missing angle?



This week we are looking at time and the difference between analogue, 12 hour digital and 24 hour time. Have a go at converting time at the website below:

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/time/index.htm

Have fun and let me know how you get on!

Spellings for this week

A		B		C
1	weekly		angrily		eventually
2	yearly		properly		personally
3	likely		probably		enthusiastically
4	really		bravely		accidentally
5	kindly		carefully		carefully
6	nearly		usually		deliberately
7	clearly		happily		unhappily
8	wildly		wickedly		fortunately
9	loudly		recently		worriedly
10	exactly		slightly		gradually

Literacy Homework: Please complete on paper and bring to school on Monday, 18th November.

What do you think of Scrooge from 'A Christmas Carol'? Write a letter to him telling him your opinion of him. You may like to offer him some advice about how he could change for the better.

Who can remember the definitions of some of the words we found from Dickens' original text?

-boisterous
-despoil
-onslaught
-plundered

Were there any others that you remember? Please comment here.

This week's spellings

1	A  exit		B  bicycle		C bicycle
2	expel		bionic		bifocals
3	export		bisect		bisect
4	explode		biceps		bilingual
5	example		biased		biannual
6	expect		circle		circling
7	explain		circular		circular
8	expert		circulate		circulation
9	excuse		circuit		circumference
10	explore		circus		circumstance

Remembrance Day

It is Remembrance Day on Monday, 11th November. Your homework is to explain why the poppy is used as a symbol of Remembrance Day. What are we remembering? Why do we wear a poppy?

                                            

Have a look at the photos below. Why do you think the man was dressed like that? Where do you think he went? In what year do you think the photographs were taken? What might have happened to him? I will tell you some stories about him on Monday.

Literacy homework

A simple sentence has a subject and only one verb. E.g, The tiger growled.

A compound sentence is made when you join together two main clauses with a conjunction.
E.g, I don't like bananas but I love strawberries.

A complex sentence is formed when you join a main clause and a subordinate clause. E.g, Although I was scared, I carefully crossed the bridge.


Write a short story using different sentence structures decided by a roll of the dice.

Roll 1: Write a short, simple sentence. Maximum six words.

Roll 2: Write a compound sentence of 10-20 words.

Roll 3: Write a complex sentence. Minimum 20 words.

Roll 4: Start sentence with a conjunction and a subordinate clause.

Roll 5: Insert a sound effect, one word and an exclamation point.

Have fun!