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SEAL statement 26 April

‘I know things to do to make others feel better’ is the new statement for this week.

Light and Dark

For the next few weeks, our mini-topic is all about Light and Dark.

Here are some examples of what we’ll be learning in class:

• To be able to know that light is essential for seeing things.
• To be able to recognise that there are many sources of light and they vary in brightness.
• To know that shiny objects need a light source if they are to shine and that shiny objects are not light sources.
• To be able to suggest how to find out about where a reflective strip will shine brightly.
• To investigate shadows.

Have a look at the following websites to support learning at home:

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/…/science_5_6.shtml

www.firstschoolyears.com/science/light/light.html

21 April 2011

This week’s homework is creative: I know what a light source is.

We have started our new mini-topic Light and Dark. What do the children know?

They could produce a:

• Poster
• Draw a picture
• Write some sentences
• Make a list of light sources
• Take some photographs

Please don’t feel you have to stick to these if you have something even more creative!

This homework is due on Wednesday 27 April.

21 April 2011

The spellings this week are all high frequency words. Nouns and verbs should practise numbers 1-8. Adjectives and adverbs practise 1-10.

1. about  

2. because

3. before

4. every

5. think

6. knew

7. might

8. would

9. thought

10. suddenly

The spellings will be tested on Thursday 28 April.

21 April 2011

The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 27 March.

I can find examples of solids and liquids at home.

Try to find about five different solids and liquids. You can record the information however you like. You could use a table, draw or take pictures and annotate (label) them.

Also, consider the different properties of the different liquids and solids. Do all the solids have the same properties? Do all the liquids have the same properties?

I will look forward to discussing your findings with you on Wednesday.

28 April 2011

Children have been given a list of all the spellings they have had this term.

There will be a test on Friday 6 May. The test will be of a random selection of twenty of the words from the list.

This is to give the children the opportunity to have a SATs type spelling test when they don’t know which words are to be tested.

21 April 2011

Your homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect.

I can solve problems mentally.

In class we are working on improving mental skills.

I have given you 5 ten minute tests to complete for homework.

Complete Test One on Friday, Test Two on Saturday, Test Three Sunday and so on. They will be marked in class on Wednesday.

Make sure you only spend ten minutes and make sure you only show jottings not written calculations, just like you do in your 20 question tests in class.

Homework is due in on Wednesday 27 April.

21 April 2011

The homework this week is Creative and is due in Wednesday 27  April.

I can invent a machine that is battery-powered.

The homework this week follows on from our current topic which is electricity. We have been discussing the way that electricity is stored in items such as batteries.

When inventing your machine, here are a few things to consider:

• The size of your battery.
• Where the battery will go.
• Whether your battery is big enough to power your machine.
• How you can make your machine safe to use.
• How long it can last before it requires new batteries.

21 April 2011

This week’s spellings for Bananas and Oranges are words that have a double letter with an ‘le’ ending.

Apples have words that all end with ‘ow’.

They will be tested on Thursday 28 April.

Calculating area