English and Maths Activities for Today's Lesson

GOOD MORNING PUPILS, I HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND KEEPING YOURSELF SAFE. HERE IS TODAYS POWERPOINT THAT INCLUDES THE LESSONS FOR TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUING WITH WORK FROM YESTERDAY. YOU WILL NEED YOUR DRAFT OF THE STORY YOU CREATED YESTERDAY FOR YOUR ENGLISH.

Today in maths I would like you to complete the tasks set on mathletics and edshed these are focused on what we have been learning the past two days. Do any working out you need to on a separate piece of paper and this can be the work you send to me.

English LI: I can edit a narrative using a video clip as reference. This week for English I would like you to watch the video from the link below. Watch the video again to remind of the story. HTTPS://WWW.LITERACYSHED.COM/THE- ALCHEMISTS-LETTER.HTML

Today you are going to be editing your work. Go through it and look for the following things: Check your spellings, if you are unsure of a word then look it up to make sure. Check you punctuation, read your work aloud and see if it makes sense. If it doesn t you may need to put to include some punctuation. Check to see if you have used adventurous language, change the word to something else for example if you have used cold change it to freezing etc. Check to see if you have used similes or metaphors in your description, this will make your work more effective. Use your story mountain to help you.

Spellings This weeks spellings are focusing on the use of tion, cian, sion and ssion These are your spellings Musician, electrician, invention, station, division, extension, mission and discussion. LOOK AT THE VIDEO BELOW FOR EXTRA INFORMATION. HTTPS://CLASSROOM.THENATIONAL.ACADEMY/LESSONS/TO-INVESTIGATE-SUFFIXES- TION-CIAN-SION-SSION-6XHKJE?ACTIVITY=VIDEO&STEP=1

Today have a go at using the words you have been learning in sentences. Do a separate sentence for each word. You may need a dictionary to check the meaning of the words. Challenge: can you write a short story that includes each word?

Reading Today I would like you to choose a book for independent reading. Once you have read for 20 minutes, write a short book review on what you have read so far. Include what has happened, what you think of the characters, what you think may happen next.

GPS Today for GPS I would like you to have a go at using apostrophes, this is not a new skill but one that we need to consolidate and get right.

Apostrophes When and when not to use them.

Apostrophes can be used to show missing letters. I can not come to the party. I can t come to the party. Can not becomes can t. The apostrophe shows that there are letters missing.

More examples of apostrophes for contraction. Jack would not play with his baby brother. Jack wouldn t play with his baby brother. Emma did not want to eat the unhealthy chocolate cake. Emma didn t want to eat the unhealthy chocolate cake.

What do these words become when you shorten them? have not haven t they will they ll shall not shan t I have I ve you are you re

Make sure the apostrophe is in the correct place. Check these for accuracy; did nt didn t we ll we ll (correct) should nt shouldn t

Its and its So many people get this wrong!!! The apostrophe is only used to show it is . It s sunny today. It s very kind of you to give me your last sweet. It s full of wonderful things, exclaimed Howard Carter after discovering Tutankhamun s tomb.

Apostrophes for possession. Apostrophes are also used to show possession. Mrs Clarke s computer the computer belongs to Mrs Clarke and there is only one Mrs Clarke, so the apostrophe goes before the s

More possessive apostrophes; Oliver s book bag the book bag belongs to Oliver. Bob s football boots the boots belong to Bob. Julie s toy dalek the dalek belongs to Julie.

When things belong to more than one person; When more than one person is involved, the apostrophe comes after the s . The boys cloakroom more than one boy. The players changing room more than one player. The teachers staffroom more than one teacher.

Where should the apostrophe go? Janes shoes Jane s shoes Nicks new car Nick s new car The cats whiskers (one cat) The cat s whiskers The horses stables (6 horses) The horses stables The raiders boat (lots of raiders) The raiders boat

Some common errors involving apostrophes; I see these sort of errors all the time. Can you spot them? Fish and chip s Fish and chips The car s were on the road. The cars were on the road. Half price clothe s Half price clothes I saw a dog with it s bone. I saw a dog with its bone. Lucys book s were on the table. Lucy s books were on the table.

Have a go at the activity sheets on the home learning page. Once you have done that have a go at creating a guide for using apostrophes. Something that can help people who are unsure.

Art/Science This half term in science we are going to be learning about adaptation, evolution and inheritance. We are going to be looking at how animals have become adapted to their environment. For todays art lesson I would like you to create a piece of art work with an animal in its environment. You could draw it, paint it, create a collage. This is up to you. We will need this for next week when we look at how the animal you have chosen is adapted to its environment.

The next couple of slides are some ideas of what you could do.