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Spellings

Homework: Week beginning 16^th June 2014

 

Monday:

See spelling post

Tuesday:

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

This homework is due in by Monday, 23rd June.

Wednesday:

Imagine you are out for a walk in the woods one day when all of a sudden you come across this gnarled tree. You start to take slow, steady steps towards it when you hear a sudden click, like a lock being undone.  A small door appears to open on the side of the tree and you can see a definite light glowing from within …

Write an imaginative story about what could happen when you come across this tree.This homework is due in on Thursday, 19^th June.

Thursday:

Interview an adult that you know about a time in their lives when there was a big change for them e.g when they got their first job, started a new school, moved to a new country.

·         How did they feel beforehand?

·         How did they feel at the beginning?

·         What happened afterwards?

·         What strategies did they use to help them deal with change?

This homework is due in on Monday, 23^rd June.

Friday:

When we visited the British Museum, we saw some marbles that had been brought to England from the Parthenon and other famous sites in Greece called the ‘Elgin marbles’. Your task is to research the Elgin Marbles and find out why there is a big debate about them! This is due in on Monday, 23^rd June.

Rocket launch- bottles needed!

As part of an exciting experiment for science week, Year 5 will be launching rockets on the field. We need 40 empty 2 litre plastic bottles in order to give as many people as possible the chance to launch a rocket. If you have any 2 litre bottles at home, we would really appreciate it if you could bring them in on/before Thursday. If any parents would like to assist on Thursday morning, please do let us know.

Thank you!

Spellings

Topic half term homework

Research the Ancient Olympics:

Why did the Greeks hold the Olympic Games?

What events took place in the Olympic Games and who took part?

What are the main similarities and differences between the Olympic Games then and now?

This homework is due in on Monday, 2^nd June.

              

INSET day Thursday, 22nd May

Don't forget that there is an INSET day tomorrow, Thursday 22nd May. School will resume as normal on Friday.