Good morning Year 5! 🙂

“Quote of the Day” – Handwriting Practice

Amelia Earhart (1897 – 1937) was an American female aviator and author. In 1928 Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She took off from Newfoundland in Canada and landed in Southampton in England. Amelia Earhart was a tomboy and her adventures helped to show men that women could do anything they could do.  Click on the picture to find out about more about Amelia Earhart. 

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”

Well done if you had a go at yesterday’s question, it was tricky. Angela Merkel’s advice was:  “Always be more than you appear” = modesty, and “Never appear to be more than you are.” = honesty                                                                                                  

Q: What happened to Amelia Earhart in July 1937July?

Before you start your English you might want to have a look at this: An interview with Katherine Rundell about her new book.

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52651310

English – Floodland – Then 1 (19-23)

Click here to download a worksheet: Floodland – WS 4 – Then 1(19-23)

Vocabulary

1. snigger (v)                         2. primitive (adj)                    3. magnificent (adj)

4. underfed (adj)                 5.  dim (adj)                               6. nave (n)

First, match these definitions with the words above

• very good, beautiful or wonderful
• to laugh at someone in a silly and maybe unkind way
• simple, not developed and maybe very ancient
• the long, central part of a church with an aisle between seats
• without much light
• without enough food

Next, complete and add these examples to your vocabulary list (you could have a go at expanding them).

• a ____________ cathedral
• a mean, ___________ing boy
• ____________ humans lived in caves.
• Everyone sat in the __________.
• a _________, damp room
• the poor, __________ dog

https://youtu.be/tSap8FUQaaA

Questions p. 18 – 23

1. Look at page 19. How can you tell that everyone is scared of Dooby?

2. Look at page the middle of page 20. Describe the cathedral in your own words.

3. Look at page 21. Why can’t they grow food on their island?

4. Look at the bottom of page 21. Who’s sitting in the dim corner of the nave?

5. Look at the top of page 22. Why does Dooby Swear loudly?

6. What impression do you get of Dooby? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Maths

These 5-a-day come in 4 levels of difficulty. Click on the word for that level of question. Platinum are the most challenging.

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Answers:

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Decimals – Summer Term Week 3: Lesson 4 – Calculate perimeter

Click on the picture below to take you to the White Rose page.  Click on ‘Summer Term – Week 3’ then ‘Lesson 4 – Calculate perimeter

Click on the picture below for the questions.

Click here for the answers.