Be inspired to believe, achieve and succeed together
Week Beginning: 30/3/20
New Spellings
This week's spellings are homophones or near homophones. They sound the same (or similar) but are spelt differently. Click on the link below to see this week's spelling list. Copy out each sentence and choose the correct homophone to fill the gap.
English
| Monday: | Read the 'Signor Scorchini extract' from The Firework Maker's Daughter. (Link below) Use the key information in bold to create a picture of Signor Scorchini's firework display. You could do this in your sketchbook, on Purple Mash, paint or collage - you choose! Label your picture with quotes from the text. |
| Tuesday: |
Read the 'Colonel Sparkington extract' from The Firework Maker's Daughter. (Link below) |
| Wednesday: |
Look at the image below. Make a list of powerful adjectives to describe the fireworks. Use an online thesaurus to help find interesting words. Use your sense - describe sights, sounds, smells and feelings. Put your words into a short paragraph to describe the image. |
| Thursday: |
Onomatopoeia - a word that imitates a sound (Eg: Buzz, Crash) Use them in sentences. |
| Friday: |
https://prezi.com/8qyehj41e0h_/english-ks2-writing-a-fireworks-poem/ Follow this link for instructions about how to write a Firework Poem including powerful adjectives, similes and onomatopoeia. Write your own Firework Poem. |
Maths
Complete 'Section 2 Test 2' of your Arithmetic Booklet.
Reading
Complete the 'Whodunnit' comprehension in your Reading Booklet.
Keep up with those 4 weekly reads (at least!) I will start a thread on our Class Blog where we can discuss what we have been reading and reccommed books to others.
Afternoon Activities
A selection of activities for you to work on throughout the week. It's up to you which ones you complete and in what order, although I would like everyone to have a go at the history work please.
- History - Use the link below to research the people of the Indus Valley. Complete the 2do set on Purple Mash to tell me about the most interesting facts you learn.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxn3r82/articles/z9mpsbk
- Science - Make a firework in a glass
- RE - The link below contains lots of great ideas for fun, hands-on, creative activities to get you thinking about the Easter Story. Most activities use things you can find around your house.
- French - https://www.french-games.net/frenchtopics
Select the 'Animals' category. Work through the lessons, games and test to learn animal names. Challenge: Comment on the blog (IN FRENCH) to tell me what pet you have! - Art - Learn to draw with illustrator Rob Biddulph: http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob
- D&T - Bake or cook a meal with your family - pictures welcome!
- EXTRA Science! - Be inspired by Bethany R! She watched a great documentary about plants and wrote her own information text about the different types of plants she saw. Click the link to follow in her footsteps! https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p90d6/life-9-plants
- Trowell CofE Primary School
- Derbyshire Avenue, Trowell, Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire, NG9 3QD
- E-Mail: office@trowell.notts.sch.uk
- Telephone: 01159 320962