Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Year Five and Six Easter Holiday Homework



Happy Easter holidays, girls! And what a term! From the Year Six girls' success in the 11+ exams to Book Week, this has been a packed term - and the Summer promises to be even more fun!

Year Five Holiday Homework
The Year Five homework includes:
* reading
* revising key skills

Click here to visit the Year Five Easter Holiday Homework page on the Falcons School for Girls pupil wiki; don't forget there are 11+ revision tips and podcasts here.

Year Six Holiday Homework
The Year Six homework consists of:
* reading
* learning your Alice script by heart
* Creating a Book Diorama

Click here to visit the Year Six Easter Holiday Homework page on the Falcons School for Girls pupil wiki.

Don't forget you can access our Reading Passport book lists at lovereading4schools.

(Creative Commons: image by JoshBerglund19)

Monday, 28 March 2011

Year Six: DT Evaluation



Please (i) complete your slippers and (ii) write your full DT evaluation.

Due: Tuesday (tomorrow)

Year Five: Shown Feelings



Task: Write the first draft of your 'The Pig Competition' story. Write 1 1/2 sides of A4. Don't forget to include lots of shown feelings.

P.S. Why not download my teacher podcast and put it on your iPod? This is a brilliant way to revise key skills

Friday, 25 March 2011

Year Five Composition: Contrasting Thoughts and Speech



Year Five have been learning about using thoughts in comic stories. Learn more about using thoughts in a short story here: http://www.baldworm.co.uk/skills/more_techniques.html

Learn about writing a 'funny' story at the Falcons School for Girls pupil wiki.

Task: Please write another comic dialogue (conversation) between a rich idiot and a clever servant. Use thoughts to 'show' what the servant is thinking.

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Catherine Webb - author of Horatio Lyle - Visited Falcons Girls


We had a treat today - a visit from the brilliant Catherine Webb, the author of Mirror Dreams and the Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle.

See more photos and listen to a podcast of Catherine answering some of our questions here.

Monday, 21 March 2011

Year Five Composition: Pricking Pomposity

We have been learning about 'pricking pomposity' and 'hyperbole' in comedy.

Task:
1. Write a scene - 10-15 lines - where a pompous woman gets her comeuppance. Make sure it is over-the-top.

2. Complete the self-assessment for self-improvement sheet for your homework.

Due: Tuesday.