English
In English, we will spend two days reading and comprehending the text; one day on the grammar focus and two days planning, writing and editing a text.
Text – diary entry: Rainforest Calling
Comprehension
Grammar focus: fronted adverbials
Fronted adverbials can be used to add extra information to a sentence. Because it is ‘fronted’, it goes at the front (or the start) of the sentence. They are most often used to show when, where or how something happened; they are like adverbs with more than one word. Remember, there should usually be a comma after a fronted adverbial!
Fronted adverbials explanation
Spot the Missing Comma worksheet
Writing task
This week, you should write a diary about that you’ve got up to during lockdown. You need to include three separate entries, for three different days. You can either write about a day that really happened, or a day you wish had happened! Try to include lots of detailed information! Remember, as a diary is usually very personal, it will be written in an informal tone, but grammar, punctuation and spelling should still be accurate.
What I’m Looking For:
- Three diary entries from different days during lockdown
- The date and/or time
- Past tense
- Personal pronouns (I, we, our, etc)
- Chronological order
- Detailed descriptions about your feelings and emotions
- A variety of fronted adverbials at the start of sentences
Resources to help:
Reading
Children should spend 20 minutes at least three times per week using Reading Plus.
Maths
In maths, we will spend the week focusing on a particular topic, eg. shape or place value. Activities will then be set on Mathletics that are based upon this subject.
Topic – converting units
Children should understand how to convert from different units of measurement, including time.
Resources to help:
Worksheets:
Use all four operations to solve problems involving measure
Answers:
Answers – Kilograms and kilometres
Answers – Converting Units of Time
Answers – Use all four operations to solve problems involving measure
