Homework due Friday, 6th July

Homework due Friday, 6^th July 2018:

Your task this week is to write a recount of our school trip to Richmond Synagogue. Try to use some of the words below:

first, then, next, later, after a while, eventually, finally

 Don’t forget to use capital letters and full stops.

                 

There are some topic words below to help you with your recount:

Richmond Synagogue

worship

Torah

scroll

Shabbat

tallith

kippot

mezuzah

Hebrew

Homework due Friday 29th June

We have been learning all about discussion texts and balanced arguments. For your homework this week, I'd like you to write a discussion of the following question: 

Do dogs make better pets than cats?

Remember to:

-Write an introduction that explains what you are discussing.

-Write arguments FOR and AGAINST, backed up with good reasons.

-Include a conclusion that sums up and explains your decision.

Try to include the following:

-      Sentence starters to add information to your argument (Furthermore, In addition, Indeed, Moreover).

-      Sentence starters to introduce a different side of the argument (However, On the other hand, In contrast).

-      Conjunctions (because, as, since).

-      Generalisers (some people, many pet owners).

-      Interesting words to introduce opinions (think, claim, suggest, believe).

I'm looking forward to reading your discussions!

Homework due Friday, 22nd June

As a part of our school values work we have been looking at different communities. For your homework this week we would like you to research the country you were given for the World Cup. Find out the information below AND at least two more interesting facts

1) The continent of the country.

2) Foods they like to eat.

3) Main languages spoken.

4) Main religions.

5) Label it on the map provided.

Homework due Friday, 15th June

For the next few weeks in Literacy we will be studying and writing discussion texts using causal conjunctions. They help to explain why something happens.

TASK: Write out the sentences below and fill in the gaps using the causal conjunctions  in the box. Please note: you may have to look up the meaning of some of the words to be able to use them correctly.

Amazing homework: Roman shields, houses and posters!

Thank you all so much for the incredible effort that went into the half term homework! We have all been so impressed by your contributions and hope you had fun making them.You have made some sensational shields, outstanding villas and fantastic posters. We will try to find a space in the school to display your amazing work until the end of the year as they deserve to be seen and admired. Well done!

Homework due Friday, 8th June

Next term we will be learning all about the Romans. You may choose one of the following projects to complete over half term.

1) Research, design and make a Roman shield. Write instructions to explain how to make it.

2) Research, design and make a Roman villa. Write instructions to explain how to make it.

3) Research the Romans and create a poster to show your findings. Think about things like homes, daily life, jobs, clothes/fashions and entertainment.

Homework due Friday, 25th May 2018

We have been learning about stories of mystery and suspense in Literacy and have thought about what we could include to make them exciting! Use the pictures below or your own imagination to write the introduction to a mystery story, using between 50 and 100 words. Think about setting the scene, describing what you could hear and showing how you felt.

Perhaps you could include:

§     Some short, punchy sentences to build up tension

§     Ellipsis (…) to create the ‘what happens next?’ moment

§     Description of a spooky setting

§     SHOW how the character felt (He shrieked! Sweat poured from her face.)

§     Similes (My heart pounded like a drum)

§     Rhetorical questions (What could it be?)

§     Description mystery noises and sounds.

Homework due Friday, 11th May 2018:

TIME CONJUNCTIONS

When, after, before, until, since, while, once, as and as soon as are conjunctions which can be used to connect an action or an event to a point in time. Conjunctions must be followed by an action done by someone, or something. If you take the conjunction out, the sentence would not make sense!

Task

Complete the following sentences by putting a time conjunction into them. Make sure they make sense! Then write five of your own sentences using time conjunctions.

She was a lot smaller  _________      she was young.

We must be quiet    ______   everyone has gone to bed.

Put your pyjamas on     ________________   you go to bed!

I’ll wait with you    ­­­­­­­­­­­___________________ the train comes.

I’ve been very busy   ____________    I started my new job.

No one left the classroom  ______________   the lesson was on.

I’ll call you   ___________________ I arrive.

We always have some popcorn  _______   we get to the cinema.

I saw him   _____________   I came out of the supermarket.

Homework due Friday, 4th May

Persuasive Letter

Our local and global community have a plastic problem. We want you to do something about it! Have a look at the facts below:

1)      10 million metric tonnes of plastic waste end up in our seas and oceans each year. This is the same weight as about 2 million elephants- imagine that!

2)      Plastic takes thousands of years to decompose and rot away!

3)      There is an enormous pile of plastic waste floating in the Pacific Ocean which is now larger than France!

4)      It is predicted that by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish.

5)      Some of our sealife is dying due to the fact that these vulnerable creatures are eating the plastic which poisions them.

6)      Hounslow Borough Council do not collect recycling from schools!

Task:  We are asking all children at Chatsworth to work together as a community to write a letter to Hounslow Borough Council to PERSUADE them to start collecting recycling from schools in the borough. Your letter should give at least three reasons why they should collect recycling from schools. You may decide to write a paragraph for each reason. Try to include persuasive sentence starters (Surely you agree that…..Everybody knows that….I strongly believe that….) and rhetorical questions (How would you feel if…? Don’t you know that….?) Please write your letter on PAPER.

You do not need to include any addresses on your letter as we will send a covering letter as a school. You could set out the letter as below:

Date

Dear Councillor,

I am writing because….

…….

…….

Yours sincerely

Your name

Homework due Monday, 16th April 2018

Homework due Monday, 16^th April 2018

Please write two diary entries over the holidays. You should focus on using adverbial starters and remember to use a comma after your adverbials. Below are some examples of the different ways that you can start your sentences.

Each diary entry should include at least two activities that you completed that day, what you did, who you were with, describing what you could see/ hear/ feel, describing your thoughts and feelings.

Homework due Friday, 23rd March 2018

Homework due Friday, 23^rd March 2018

What is your favourite game?

Remembering what you have learnt this week, please write a set of instructions for your favourite game.

Use the frame below to help you plan your instructions before you begin writing them.

You can also include diagrams to help you explain each step.

Blogging homework due Friday, 16th March

Homework due Friday, 16^th March 2018

We have been looking at ways to show how a character is feeling by using a range of vocabulary to imply (hint at) their feelings without explicitly saying the adjective.

For example,

The boy was feeling sad.

The boy’s lip trembled as tears dripped down his cheek.

 

How do you think these characters are feeling?

Try to use SHOW not tell sentences to imply how the person is feeling. Think about their facial expression, body language, what they may say and how they may say it.

Can you think of at least 5 different sentences to show how each character is feeling?

Homework due Friday, 9th March 2018

We have been looking at ways to write direct speech into our stories this week. Can you remember the things we found out? 

Ask a parent's permission to view this clip for some tips: https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zvftsbk

Task :  Rewrite the following sentences so that the speech (and everything else) is written correctly. Can you think of some alternative words for 'said'?


 what time is it asked Sachin.  “What time is it?” asked Sachin
 let’s have chicken for dinner said Monica. 
 can I play on the computer Mum asked Kayla. 
 i would like an ice cream please said Zara. 
 that costs 12 euro said the shop-keeper. 
 would you like to read a book asked the teacher. 
 where is the cheese asked Kayleigh. 
 what’s five times eight asked Miss Byrne. 
 hooray shouted the children.

Homework due Friday, 2nd March

Homework due Friday, 2^nd March 2018

As part of our Art Week, we have been using technology to create digital media.

First, we used the Kindles to take photos and add filters.

We then used the program, Paint, to add colour and effects to our photographs.

After experimenting with oil pastels and pencils, we also combined our digital work with drawing to create a final piece.

Can you research a digital media artist (for example,David Hockney, Evgeny Parfenov, Bram Vanhaeren) and create your own art work in this style. You can use images from magazines, photos, etc that you cut out or you could use a computer program to design your own work.

Please write a paragraph to explain what you did and why.