Dehando hadirkum
ደሓንዶ ሓዲርካ
year 5!
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“Quote of the Day” – 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. Today’s quote is about trust. He suggests that it is better to trust our friends and risk being betrayed than to doubt our friends. He says that if we don’t trust our friends then it is like betraying them.
Music: Very sadly, one of the world’s most celebrated film composers died this week. Italian composer Ennio Morricone wrote some of the greatest film music ever. This is his theme for the cowboy film ‘The Good , the Bad, and the Ugly’ – it fits well with our quote, which is all about distrust.
Floodlands – click here for a worksheet: Floodland-Epilogue
This is how Floodland ends:
‘Zoe gazed at Munchkin, at her parents, and at baby William. And as she looked at her family, she realised that it had grown. There were five of them now. Yes, she thought, five.’ Page 122
Write the next paragraph of the story. How do you think Munchkin is feeling right now? Imagine what happens. What do the characters say to each other next?
The video above is Marcus Sedgwick telling us a little about why he wrote Floodland. Read the questions below and answer them as you listen.
- How does he feel about the cover designs to his book?
- Why didn’t he have any control over the cover to the first copy?
- How long ago did he write Floodland?
- Why did he write Floodland?
- When was the water drained from the land around Ely?
- What did Floodland start out as?
- What was the boat’s name ‘Lyca’ a reference to?
https://youtu.be/WTB2F3MlAr4
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
Summer Term Week 6: Lesson 1 – Translation
