Amazing Americas!

To launch our project on The Amazing Americas, Mr Dan came to talk to us about where he is from- The USA.  He taught us a lot about the geographical and historical features of his hometown, Philadelphia.  Thanks Mr Dan!

Think Globally, Act Locally

Please come along, support our island and have some fun planting some trees with us! 





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q0xUXo2zEY

This week's learning

This week's learning:

English:

• Relative clauses and relative pronouns
• Analysis of short film- The Alchemist's Letter and 'uplevelling' sentences
• Reading comprehension of a non-fiction text- How it Works: A Magnetic Compass
• Reading and analysis of whole class text 'Holes'
• Spellings- ought

Homework:

• Read to end of page 35 of Holes (for Monday)
• Reading Comprehension- First Aid (for Thursday- given a day late this week)
• Spellings- ought

Maths:

• Working with line graphs: - interpreting data, identifying features of a line graph, constructing our own line graphs, solving problems using a line graph.
• Start of new unit - fractions - starting with revision of simplifying fractions using highest common factor.

Homework:

• Classroom Secrets Simplifying Fractions - all questions.  For Wednesday.

This week's learning

Happy New Year to you all and welcome back.

This week´s learning:

English:

• Writing holiday news (recount)
• Introducing and discussing new text ´Holes´.
•  - ough spelling pattern

HOMEWORK:

• Read to end of Chapter 4 of Holes

• Spellings of - ough words
• Optional poetry competition entry (see poster)

Maths:

• Interpreting and constructing conversion graphs

HOMEWORK

• Questions on pie charts and line graphs.

Please can we remind you of the school´s commitment to helping the planet by reducing single use plastics/ foil etc.

COBIS POETRY COMPETITION 2020

BSGC / COBIS POETRY COMPETITION 2020

We are challenging you to write your own poem on the theme of…

TODAY´S ACTIONS SHAPE TOMORROW´S WORLD

It can be handwritten or typed and illustrated if you wish.

Entries need to be submitted to your teacher by

Monday 20^th January 2020 

These will then be entered into a BSGC competition- a winner and a runner- up will be chosen from Key Stage 2!

The teachers will then choose from these winners to be entered into the main COBIS competition.

GOOD LUCK!

This week's learning

This week´s learning:

Finishing topics, rehearsals and Christmas fun!

Homework:

• Christmas GPS sheet
• ´The Night Before The Night Before Christmas´- This is quite long.  Please read through WHOLE text first to get an idea of what the story is about.  Answers the questions on the lined paper.  Please use full sentence answers. This is challenging- try your best whilst you have the time!
• Problem solving maths questions - only 7 questions - try 1 per day!
• Linear number sequences - complete at least 1 of the 3 sections.

This week's learning

This week´s learning (4 day week):


  *   Reading of LFTL
  *   Diary of Anne Frank- learning background of Anne, linked with work in Humanities- basic understanding of how the Jews were persecuted in WW2 and what can be learnt from this.
  *   Time to finish Humanities topic and rehearsals
  *   Spelling of words with silent letters

Homework:

  1.  Read LFTL to page 254 (for next Mon)
  2.  Anne Frank Reading Comprehension (for next Weds)
  3.  Spelling pattern- silent b and t

Maths

• Introduction to simple algebra.
• What is a function?
• Solving missing number problems (using the inverse operation)