This week’s spellings:

Co-ordinate re-enter co-operate co-own identity leisure forty harass frequently familiar explanation occur

Reading:

Watch the video of Skyhawk. Your teacher will read the text to you but you can also pause the video and read the text yourself. The questions are at the end of the video for you to answer. The answers for your reading are here on the blog. DON’T WORRY THAT IT SAYS TUESDAY ON THE VIDEO- IT IS THE RIGHT VIDEO!

L)Why does Graham not go to church?

I) Page 3-Why does Callum become impatient?

V)Page 2-What are binoculars?

E) Page 4-Why do you think Callum felt like a “stupid scarecrow?”

GD) How does the male Osprey try to impress the female?

Writing:

Task 1: Draw your own fantasy creature like the ones we looked at on Pandora last week. It could be a mixture of different animals or something completely new.

Task 2: Mind map around the outside what characteristics your animal has and why it has them. Make sure to look at the example to help you.

Maths:

This week in Maths we are revising the 4 operations in relation to fractions.

EXS – adding fractions

GD – You will be solving a number problems this week. Today’s investigation involves you finding the product. All the instructions are on the sheet for today.

Foundation – German

Today you will learn how to say if you have siblings or not.

This week your optional art challenge is to have a go at making your own ‘mini world’. It could link to our theme of Pandora, or you could create your own ‘mini world’ or habitat linked to whatever theme you like. Below are a few examples to give you some ideas.

Reading:

Watch the video of your teacher reading the next part of Skyhawk. You can also pause the video and read the text yourself. The questions are at the end of the video for you to answer. The answers for your reading are here on the blog.

The book is set in Scotland and the scenery there is very different. Understanding the meaning of these words will help you understand the setting of the book. You may need to look them up.

• Loch
• Valley
• Woodland
• Quarry
• Heather
• Clearing
• Moss

Grammar:

Today we are looking at prefixes which we add to the beginning of words to make new words, eg impossible. ‘im‘ is the prefix. There are lots of different prefixes. Watch the video below which will explain some of the most common ones before starting your prefix activities from the sheet.

Maths:

EXS – Complete the arithmetic paper. The answers are at the bottom of the sheet for you to check!

GD – Below is Friday’s challenge arithmetic. Only have a go if you are getting almost full marks on the arithmetic paper as there are some maths skills we haven’t learnt yet.

Foundation – Art

Continuing with our learning about Darwin, we are going to complete some sketching of nature today in the form of leaf drawings. Watch the video which will show you some examples to help.

Reading:

Watch the video of your teacher reading the next part of Skyhawk. You can also pause the video and read the text yourself. The questions are at the end of the video for you to answer. The answers for your reading are here on the blog.

L) Page 1- What was Callum’s excuse for being late?

I)Page 9- What does Callum think the secret is?

V)Page 4- What does zigzagged mean?

E) Page 2- Why does mum suggest that Callum avoids his older brother(Graham)?

GD) Why do you think Callum did not tell the truth about why he was late and where he was going the following day?

Writing:

Today we are writing a character description of your chosen creature from Pandora and your vocabulary planning from yesterday.

Watch the video by your teacher to help you with your writing.

Maths:

This week in Maths we are revising the 4 operations.

EXS – division method. You MUST show your method on Seesaw.

GD – You will be solving a number problems this week. Today’s investigation is similar to yesterday’s challenge. All the instructions are on the sheet for today.

Foundation – Science

As we learnt about yesterday in our History lesson, Charles Darwin travelled around the world studying nature. One of his most famous discoveries was about the finches on the Galapagos Islands. Today your Science task is based on Darwin’s own research about birds.

Watch the video by your teacher which talks about Darwin’s discoveries and what your task is for today. An example of how to present your work is also on the video.

Bald eagle:

http://projectbeak.org/adaptations/beaks_tearing.htm

Pelican:

http://projectbeak.org/adaptations/beaks_scooping.htm

Woodpecker:

http://projectbeak.org/adaptations/beaks_drilling.htm

Reading:

Watch the video of your teacher reading the next part of Skyhawk. You can also pause the video and read the text yourself. The questions are at the end of the video for you to answer. The answers for your reading are here on the blog.

L) Page 3-Why does Callum say he will go home ‘over the fields?’

I) Why do you think did Callum went after Iona?

V) Page 3- What does ‘unprepared’ mean?

E) Why does Rob dislike Ioan so much? Give evidence to support your answers.

GD)What do you think is on the farm?

Writing:

Re-watch the Pandora video and focus on the creatures living on Pandora. Choose of the following to write a character description of: Banshee, Direhorse or Viperwolf.

Task: Today you will need to plan your character description by coming with examples of nouns, noun phrases and verbs for your chosen creature. An example for each creature is given below to show you what we would expect.

Maths:

This week in Maths we are revising the 4 operations.

EXS – long multiplication method. You MUST show your method on Seesaw.

GD – You will be solving a number problems this week. Today’s investigation follows on from yesterday’s. All the instructions are on the sheet for today.

Foundation – History

Today we are going to learn about Charles Darwin who forms the basis for our topic ‘Darwin’s Delight’.

Task 1: Watch the video introducing Darwin:

Task 2: Watch the video made by your teacher. On it your History task for today will be explained so make sure you watch. The weblinks that you will need for your research are below the video.

https://kids.kiddle.co/Charles_Darwin

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Charles-Darwin/353038

https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/charlesdarwin.html

Reading:

Watch the video introducing our new class text of Skyhawk. Your teacher will read the text to you but you can also pause the video and read the text yourself. The questions are at the end of the video for you to answer. The answers for your reading are here on the blog.

Questions:

L) Page 2 – What did Iona catch from the river?

I)Page 4 – Why did Iona not want the boys to look in her notebook? ●

V) Page 3 – What does the word ‘tatty’ mean?

E) Predict what may happen next.

GD) What if your opinion of Callum so far? Use a quote to justify your answer.

Point -> I think Callum…

Evidence -> ”_______________________________” • •

Writing:

Re-watch the video about the landscape and environment on Pandora.

Task: Today you will be writing a setting description of Pandora. Watch the video to help you and use the sentence openers and extra vocabulary provided if you need them.

• Pandora has a toxic atmosphere…
• The planet is covered in a tropic rainforest which …
• Twisting trees (up to 50 meters tall)…
• An extensive variety of plant life…

Maths:

This week in Maths we are revising the 4 operations.

EXS – column addition and subtraction including decimals.

GD – You will be solving a number problems this week. Today’s investigation follows on from yesterday’s. All the instructions are on the sheet for today.

Foundation – Memorable Experience

• This half term our topic is ‘Darwin’s Delight’ – a science-based topic all about evolution and inheritance.
• To start off this topic we are going to look at inherited features, which are features that are passed down from family members, eg hair colour, eye colour, skin colour.
• Your activities are all explained on the video so make sure you watch!

This week’s spellings:

Transfer  transferred transferring referring refer referred  prefer preferred preferring  confer conferred conferring

Reading:

Read the extra from The Railway Children. Then answer the reading questions (remember you don’t need to print them out). The answers are at the bottom of the sheet so make sure you check!

Writing:

This week our writing is based on the planet called Pandora. Watch the video that details the history, the landscape and the animals of Pandora.

Task: Plan a setting description by writing down nouns that you can see and adjectives / descriptive phrases to describe the nouns. A few examples of what we expect have been given to you. We will be going through this on our Monday zoom.

Maths:

This week in Maths we are revising the 4 operations.

EXS – place value. Make sure you use your knowledge of place value. Below is an example place value chart which you may find useful.

GD – You will be solving a number problems this week. All the instructions are on the sheet for today’s investigation.

Foundation: German

This week in German you will be describing family members. All the activities are on the document. Below is a description of your tasks.

Task 1: Match up the German with the English meanings.

Task 2: Draw and label your own family members

Extra activity: Consolidate the vocabulary for introducing the family on https://www.german-games.net/ Go to topics, family, then family members. Try the tutorials and the games.

This Friday we are encouraging families to have a screen-free day away from computers, tablets and phones. Below are 7 different screen-free ideas for you to have a go at. Any additional information that you may need is here on the blog. We hope you enjoy your day away from technology!

English

• Activity 1:
• Creative writing. Write a story about something that has inspired you since Christmas.
• It could be based on an event that happened to you, something that you have read or watched or something that made you think.
• Once you have finished, you could even read aloud or perform your writing to your family.

• Activity 2
• Produce an information booklet about what you have learnt about our topic of World War Two. You CANNOT use a device to research! You are just presenting what you have learnt
• Here are some areas of World War Two that we have covered:
• Evacuation of children
• Experiences of people from Goodnight Mr Tom
• The Blitz
• Rationing
• Air raid shelters
• Anne Frank

Maths

• Apply your ratio skills
• Get a pack of coloured sweets (eg Smarties, Fruit Pastels, Moams) or a set of different coloured objects (eg pens, pencils, Lego bricks)
• Choose 2 or 3 colours and write the ratio of one colour to another. Try writing the ratio of all the colours in total
• You could even make a pattern to help show the ratio of different colours

Science

• Fossil making
• Follow the instructions on the document to make your own fossils. There is a video link at the bottom of the document as well.
• Please note that once made the fossils will need time to dry (this can take 24-48 hours)

Foundation 

• Activity 1:
• Model aeroplane from World War Two
• Have a go at making your own World War Two aeroplane. You can use whatever you like from home (eg cardboard, paper, old containers, lollipop sticks)
• On the document are some images to give you a few ideas

• Activity 2:
• WW2 cooking
• Have a go at a wartime recipe. There are 4 to choose from. All the instructions are on the document
• Eggless sponge
• Spam hash
• Bubble and Squeak
• Trench stew

• Activity 3:
• Garden drawing with an air raid shelter 
• Imagine that your garden (or a park near you) had an air raid shelter build there
• Sketch what you think your garden would have looked like during World War Two

Reading:

Read the following section of Goodnight Mr Tom then answer the questions below. Any words you are unsure of, ask an adult or google them. The questions and answers are also on the document so make sure you check you work!

Dingy ->.

His sandals had been scraped clean, but they still looked pretty dingy

Obvious ->

Sulking ->

It was obvious that the twins were sulking.

Incoherently ->

George mumbled incoherently to them.

Frantically ->

Zach had seen him and was waving frantically.

Huskily ->

“Hello,” said Willie huskily.

Satchel ->

Zach carried a basket and satchel.

Grammar:

Today we are looking at main and subordinating clauses.

A subordinate clause starts with a subordinating conjunction and DOES NOT make sense on its own.

A main clause has a subject and a verb and DOES make sense on its own.

Both of your activities are on the document.

Task 1: Identifying main and subordinate clauses

Task 2: Write your own main and subordinate clauses. Remember your sentences need to be punctuated correctly.

Maths:

Complete the arithmetic paper. The answers are at the bottom of the sheet for you to check! Remember to ask your teacher on Seesaw if you can’t remember the method for a question.

Below is Friday’s challenge arithmetic. Only have a go if you are getting almost full marks on the arithmetic paper as there are some maths skills we haven’t learnt yet. If there is a drawing question and you can’t print it out, then you can leave that question.

Foundation – History

Today you are going to imagine you were a British solider fighting during World War Two. You will write a letter home to your loved ones.

Watch the video below which has images of soldiers. It may give you a few ideas for your letter.

http://www.viewpure.com/rW_A5uwLlW0?start=0&end=0

Below are a few extracts from real letters written by soldiers.