Homework due Friday, 10th November

Over the next few weeks we week we will be writing a report about a dinosaur.

Your task this week is to find out information about a dinosaur of your choice. You must gather information that you can include in your report, such as:

• where they lived
• when they lived
• what they ate
• what they looked like
• any interesting or unusual facts

You may find these websites useful. Please ask for a parent's permission before using the internet.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/dinosaurs/

http://www.kids-dinosaurs.com/

http://www.kidsdinos.com/

Homework due Thursday, 2nd November

After half term, homework tasks and spelling sheets will be given out on Thursdays and will be expected in on the following Thursday. Spelling and times tables tests will take place on Thursdays after half term.

Homework due Thursday, 2nd November 2017

What is your favourite poem? Mine is 'The Magic Box' by Kit Wright.

The Magic Box
I will put in the box
the swish of a silk sari on a summer night,
fire from the nostrils of a Chinese dragon,
the tip of a tongue touching a tooth.
I will put in the box
a snowman with a rumbling belly
a sip of the bluest water from Lake Lucerene,
a leaping spark from an electric fish.
I will put into the box
three violet wishes spoken in Gujarati,
the last joke of an ancient uncle,
and the first smile of a baby.
I will put into the box
a fifth season and a black sun,
a cowboy on a broomstick
and a witch on a white horse.
My box is fashioned from ice and gold and steel,
with stars on the lid and secrets in the corners.
Its hinges are the toe joints of dinosaurs.

I shall surf in my box
on the great high-rolling breakers of the wild Atlantic,
then wash ashore on a yellow beach

the colour of the sun.                             

   by Kit Wright

I love it because Kit Wright has described some truly wonderful things. Some of them only exist in the imagination and could never really be put in a box. He has used wonderful vocabulary to describe these images and you can really imagine what they would look, sound or feel like. I also love the way the poem sounds when you read it aloud. Especially the first line, 'the swish of a silk sari on a summer night.' The alliteration (repetition of the 's' sound) really helps it to slip off the tongue.

You may choose one of the following tasks:

1) Can you continue the poem? What would you put into the magic box? Write three verses that describe what you would put into the box.

2) What is your favourite poem? Choose your favourite poem and write it up neatly on paper. You may decorate it if you like. Can you also explain why you like it? Which are your favourite words, images or sentences?

Literacy homework due Friday, 20th October 2017

Literacy Homework due Friday 20^th October 2017

Have a look at this boring list poem.
In the blue dream jar you might find:

a parrot,
a butterfly,
the sea,
the sky,
a precious stone,
a gift.




How can you improve it? Maybe you could add some exciting adjectives (gargantuan, ferocious) or some powerful verbs (pounced, erupted). You could include some alliteration (the menacing monster was munching his meaty meal) or a simile (its skin was a cold as ice, it crawled like a snail).

Write your own, improved version of the poem. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Literacy homework due Thursday, 12th October

Literacy homework due Thursday 12th October

For homework this week, I would like you to post six super sentences containing suspense. 

When writing your sentences, remember to include the following techniques used in class:

• Short sentences to build up tension
• Ellipsis (…) to create the ‘what happens next?’ moment
• SHOW how the character felt (His heart pounded, sweat poured from his face.)
• Similes
• Dramatic sentence starters  (At that moment.....)
• Use the senses to describe, particularly SOUNDS!

You may use the following short openers as a starting point:

1. Dougal spotted
2. Dougal was sleeping
3. In the distance…
4. Dougal turned around…
5. Dougal opened the door
6. Cautiously, Dougal crept inside

Alternatively, you may wish to create suspense sentences about a completely different adventure!  I'm already looking forward to reading your work.

Blogging homework due Friday, 6th October

Literacy homework due: Friday 6th October 2017

A or an ?

This week in Literacy we have looked at when to use a or an.

Can you remember the rule for when to use which one?

Below are a list of sentences. It is your job to type or write these sentences out in full and complete them by either using a or an.

1. I am going to ___ park today.

2. We saw ___ elephant at the zoo today.

3. George has ___ TV in his room.

4. Yesterday, it was raining so I took ___ umbrella out with me.

5. Who wants to go for ___ run?

6. It was ___ cold and miserable night.

7. ___ announcement was made reminding us to be respectful to others.

8. Honesty is ___ school value of ours.

9. It is ___ community project.

10. The play was ___ absolute disaster.

Blogging homework due Friday, 29th September

Stories of mystery and suspense!

Have a look at the settings above and imagine you are there. Write the introduction to a mystery story, using between 50 and 100 words. Think about describing the SENSES in your opening. What could you see, hear, smell? What did you touch and how did you feel? 

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Blogging homework due Friday, 22nd September

In a couple of weeks we will be writing a letter to the Palace of Westminster, which is where Big Ben lives! Therefore, your task this week is to do some research into the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben and complete the three tasks A, B and C below:

 A. Find out the answers to the following questions. Please write your answers in full sentences.

1) Who built the clock tower and when was it built?

2) How tall is the clock tower?

3) What is 'Big Ben' and what is it used for?

B.   What other amazing facts can you find out about Big Ben, the clock tower and the Palace of Westminster?   Find at least three facts.

C.  What would you like to know about Big Ben? Write three interesting questions that you could include in your letter.

I can't wait to see what you find out!