Happy Thursday Year 5!

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Hopefully by now you should have received your home-learning packs, so today we’ll be including some work from your books.

Thank you Naomi for reminding me about the spellings. If you can download and print, here are all the sheets to help you. If you can’t, don’t worry about, just use the list and some scrap paper and lets see what you can do. 😉

AUT 1 – Week 4 – Defintions

AUT 1 – Week 4 – Spelling Boxes – AUT 1 – cious

AUT 1 – Week 4

Week 4 – cious – Spelling sentences sheet

 

Handwriting Practice

Confucius – (551BC – 479BC) or Kǒng Qiū / 孔子 was a Chinese philosopher,  politician and teacher and an incredibly important figure in world history. His ideas have shaped the way billions of people live today. His philosophy, known as Confucianism, teaches the importance of the family, respecting your elders and your ancestors and consideration for others. Confucius taught that we should always try to improve our own behaviour before we judge others.

English

Running on Empty

You can download the worksheet here: Running on Empty – 4 – part 2

Chapter 4: Blizzard Coming Over the Mountain – Part 2

Vocabulary (have a go at these before you listen, then finish them properly after you listen)

1. banister (n.)                  2. respond (v.)                3. relieved (adj.)

4. creaky (adj.)                 5. screech (v./n.)             6. whirr (v.)

First, match up these definitions with the words above:

• to answer
• the sound of something spinning fast
• a high-pitched sound like a sharp scream
• the low, slow sound of something old moving
• the bit you hold on to when walking up stairs
• feeling relief, happiness that something bad has stopped or didn’t happen

Next, complete these examples using the vocabulary words: 

• The tyres ________ed on the road as the car sped round the corner.
• She crept slowly up the __________ stairs.
• “Hold onto the ___________ for safety,” said mum.
• They __________ed quickly to the teacher’s question.
• The drone ________ed quietly above their heads.
• She was so ___________ when she read her school report.

 Questions – Read them carefully before you listen. 

1. What is one positive consequence of the electricity switching off?

2. How does AJ make it feel less like lying?

3. How can you tell AJ is nervous when he’s talking to Miss Charmant?

4. What does the writer mean when she writes, ‘I wait for her to see me and when she does she waves and the cloud vanishes.’ What does this tell us about AJ and his mum?

Now read and listen to chapter 4 – part 1

 

Maths

To begin with today, go to page 7 in your Key Stage 2 Maths books and complete the questions on Place Value in Big Numbers.

Download a worksheet here: Negative Numbers, or use the questions below.

5-a-day

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Answers:

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum