06 July 2012
We’ll be writing instructions in our literacy lessons next week so the spellings are all adverbs which could be used to describe how to do something.
Top tip for writing: You can move the adverb to the start of the sentence with a comma after it to make it an adverb opener. For example:
Stir the porridge gently.
Could become…
Gently, stir the porridge.
| 1. | quickly |
| 2. | slowly |
| 3. | gently |
| 4. | roughly |
| 5. | smoothly |
| 6. | carefully |
| 7. | firmly |
| 8. | angrily |
| 9. | furiously |
| 10. | energetically |
06 July 2012
This week’s homework is Creative and is due on Wednesday 11 July.
I can show my learning journey this year.
Children have spent the past academic year learning lots and now’s the time to show it. Your child can produce anything that communicates some of their best or favourite learning. The learning can be from one of their topics or from maths, art, science or literacy, or a mixture of lots of subject areas. Your child can decide how to present their homework. Here are some ideas:
- a diagram
- a picture / photographs
- a video
- a report
- a conversation between two people
- a piece of art work
This will be the last piece of homework before the summer holidays.
06 July 2012
This week’s spellings are all words which have been misspelled in our writing recently. Children will be tested on eight out of the ten words on Friday 13 July.
| under |
| looking |
| wish |
| park |
| birds |
| liked |
| grow |
| girl |
| boat |
| with |
06 July 2012
This week’s spellings are all synonyms for said.
We are learning about news reports at the moment and these spellings will be helpful when writing quotes.
| LO: Synonyms for said |
| stated |
| announced |
| declared |
| asserted |
| reported |
| recalled |
| added |
| remarked |
Looking at Leeds 2012 photography competition
Every picture tells a story… The Looking at Leeds 2012 photography competition is looking for photographs of Leeds that capture its people and places, its cultures and communities, and they want young people in Leeds to help bring the story to life. The competition is open to everyone across Leeds, with a special category for young people in Year 11 and under.
The city has a lots happening this summer: Breeze, concerts, festivals, sports, museums, Olympic celebrations… There is something taking place nearly every day, but can you or your child capture what it means to be in Leeds in 2012?
Closing on 31 July 2012, the competition is open to everyone and there are some fantastic prizes on offer:
- first prize for the Year 11 and under category is a family ticket for Leeds Rhinos
- runners up prizes include a family ticket for the West Yorkshire Playhouse, a season pass for Lotherton Hall and two tickets for the Carriageworks
Entries can be made by emailing your image to imagesofleeds@leeds.gov.uk using ‘Leeds 2012’ as the subject header. Images must have been taken during 2012 and should include the following information:
- the entrant’s name, age and contact details
- the month, place or event at which the image was taken
For more information visit www.leeds.gov.uk/leeds2012. If you’d like to find out more information about the competition, please email imagesofleeds@leeds.gov.uk.
29 June 2012
This week we are learning to spell words with aw.
These words will be tested on Friday 06 July.
| paw |
| claw |
| dawn |
| saw |
| draw |
| jigsaw |
| lawn |
| sawdust |
| seesaws |
| yawn |
29 June 2012
The homework this week is Talk Time and is due in Wednesday 04 July.
I know feelings that are involved with change.
You could talk about the change of class teacher next year and the feelings associated with that, and any other significant changes your child has experienced or would like to consider.
We’ll have a discussion next week where your child will have the chance to listen to the views and experiences of others, as well as reflect on their own.
29 June 2012
The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 04 July.
I can find fractions.
Your child has a fractions worksheet in their book that they should complete. If you have any questions about the worksheet, please come and see me.
29 June 2012
This week’s spellings are all words with the suffix ful which means ‘full of’.
Notice how when full is added on to the end it loses one of its ls. For example, wish and full becomes wishful.
| 1. | wishful |
| 2. | hopeful |
| 3. | painful |
| 4. | awful |
| 5. | helpful |
| 6. | careful |
| 7. | powerful |
| 8. | wonderful |
| 9. | beautiful |
| 10. | successful |
29 June 2012
The homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in Wednesday 04 July.
To use co-ordinates.
We have been searching for treasure this week using a map with co-ordinates on. In your child’s homework book, there’s another map and the children have to plot the co-ordinates of certain landmarks on the island.