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Task – Poetry With all this fantastic sunshine we’ve been having, we thought we’d use it to inspire our writing this week. Your task is to create an acrostic poem about summer or something to do with the sun! We’ve included some templates which might inspire you to choose your vertical word (but fee

Task – Writing a non-chronological report Write a fascinating and informative non-chronological report about one of your favourite animals. You can research interesting facts about your chosen animal, or even create your own imaginary animal – the more unusual it is , the more interesting it will

As families will know, due to various concerns, Gateshead schools made a collective decision to delay the wider reopening of schools beyond the priority children until Monday 8th June, at the earliest.  With the current information coming out at the end of last week, it very much appears that this

Task – Balanced Argument This week, your writing challenge is to write a balanced argument about whether families should visit the beach during lockdown. As restrictions of lockdown reduced a little, many people have taken the opportunity to visit our beautiful coastline. Whilst some think this is

Task – Sun Safety This week, the weather has been very hot and sunny. You can have lots of fun in the sun, but it is very important to stay safe. Read Sammy Seagulls Sun Safety Story. In the beach bag template, draw and label all the things you would need to stay safe in the sun. Then, choose one

This week we would like you to share the story ‘Handa’s Suprise’  on the link below. You then may like to try some of these activities. https://youtu.be/XyIV_xYi0as Comprehension/Writing Ideas: In the story, Handa collects seven different fruits in her basket.  Can you write or think of a list of

Task- Write a Biography A Biography is a piece of writing about someone else’s life. It is about a real person but written by someone else. It highlights the key events that have happened in their life and their achievements, sometimes talking about their childhood (see example below) Use the writin

Task – Read All About It! Newspaper Report I am sure that you have all been watching the news and finding out information from the government’s daily briefing. This week, your challenge is to write a newspaper article. You can decide what you want the article to be about. It might be a real event; i

Have you had a go at this week’s challenge?  We created the Class of 2020 but couldn’t quite match the names to the faces so needed your help! If you have tried, then the answers are attached.  If you have not tried, then try not to sneak a peek at them and you can still have a go. Well done if yo

Exciting news: J. K. Rowling is releasing a new book called ‘The Ickabog.’ It is her first children’s book since the legendary Harry Potter series. She has decided that she would like children to illustrate it! Below, is a link with details and also the story, which will be released in chapters each