Hello everyone
I hope you have all enjoyed the weekend. Did you celebrate VE Day?
We had a street party. Everyone stayed outside their own houses and we played bingo and took park in a quiz – great fun!
Here is your fluency text for this week.
All about Africa
Africa is a continent which is bigger than the United States of America, Canada and India put together. Africa is home to 54 countries and more
than one billion people. In Northern Africa, you can trek through the Sahara desert; it is the largest and driest hot desert in the world. You can
also visit the world’s longest river, The Nile.
Millions of people visit Africa on holiday to see its famous pyramids and go on animal safaris. In Africa, you will find some of the largest mammals on the planet. Among them are the elephant, the giraffe and the world’s fastest land mammal, the cheetah.
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Today, you have spelling, reading and maths tasks to complete.
Task 1
Spellings
This week, all the words are homophones or near homophones. A homophone is a word which sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning. They are often, but not always, spelled differently.
We are going to start with three words. There will a few more tomorrow.
there
their
they’re
Copy and complete the sentences below. This is a great chance to practise your handwriting too.
Challenge
Create your own pictures (and sentences) to help you remember how to spell these three words. Here are a few ideas.
Task 2
This week, the reading tasks will be based on a new story. We will read a chapter a day and you need to complete the task.
Here is the front cover.
Complete this task by using the front cover only.
LO: I can answer questions.
- How many animals are there in the picture?
- Why is NOT written in capital letters?
- This book has been written by a teacher. Why do you think he has chosen to write it now? Explain your answer.
Now, listen to Mrs Taylor reading the first chapter.
Mike Forde has published the book titled How to NOT go to school, which navigates issues that children might be experiencing like missing friends and feeling cooped up during the coronavirus pandemic. The story follows a character of Parsley Mimblewood who never goes to school. Instead, animal lover Parsley spends her time taking care of three goats, three guinea pigs, two dogs, a cat and a stick insect, whilst solving mysteries with Detective Dracula.
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Task 3
Maths
LO: Adding and subtracting two-digit numbers and tens
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbypscw
Challenge
Complete the calculations.
30 + 40 + _ = 100
40 + _ + 20 = 100
36 + 44 +_ = 100
36 + 54 + _ = 100
47 + _ + 20 = 100
47 +_ + 30 = 100
Do you notice any patterns?
