Year Four and Five Homework

1. 'Book Report' Presentations on Friday. Try out yours on Mum/Dad/someone at home tonight! Keep it 3-5 minutes, please

2. Comprehension spelling word test Friday.

Year Four and Five Comprehension: Spellings for Comprehension

Please learn all of the comprehension vocabulary spellings for a SPECIAL spelling test next Monday.

Test: Next Monday

P.S. You'll also give your Book Presentation next week.

Year Six Poetry Presentation

1. Prepare a three minute presentation on a classic poem (no short, 'funny' poems - challenge yourself, please!)

Due: presentations on the Friday after half-term. 3 minutes. You may use PowerPoints, Prezis, models or posters. Do discuss M.R. S.R.A.N.D. D.R.O.P.S.

2. Read 'Mowgli's Brothers' from the Jungle Book, too.

Year Four Half-Term Homework: Reading Presentation

Nothing beats a good book.

For half-term, I want you to read a book and prepare a three minute presentation to share with the class.

This presentation might take the form of:
* A PowerPoint
* A poster
* A model

In your presentation, include:
1. Who is the author?
2. Summarise the plot (What happens in the story?)
3. Why is it a good book?

We'll present on the Friday after half-term.

Year Four Prose

Write a conversation betweeen a brother and a sister arguing about the remote control. Include the 'bracketing' comma in a coloured pencil.

Begin like this:

"Huh, give it to me, sis!" shouted Bob.

Write 1/2 page.

Due: Friday

Year Four Comprehension: An Author's Use of Descriptive Techniques

Please complete the Cellar comprehension.



Due: Monday.

Year Six Poetry

1. Personification Poetry

Write a personification poem

Focus on each line (that the line 'for a walk' using your poetry cards)

Write four-five excellent lines describing the personified abstract noun.

We'll redraft and turn into a Prezi on Monday.

Link to Prezis here.

2. Bring in a story from the papers - a human interest poem.

Year Four Redrafting

Write a second go - a second draft - of your 'Can't Get There From Here' story (the Desmond going home story).

You must write 1 1/2 sides of A4.

Don't forget to include brackets!

Due: Monday.

Year Six Rehearsal

1. Rehearse your app presentation to your parents/someone at home - the site with your example is http://appsforlearning.weebly.com

2. Wear neatest uniform & hair tomorrow. Don't forget polished shoes & badges.

Year Four Bracketing Comma

WATCH THIS!

Write about your hobby, e.g. dancing; model making; dinosaurs.

Write 10 lines. Include at least 5 'bracketing commas'.

Use a coloured pencil for the commas, please.

Due: Friday

Year Six Concrete Poetry

In class you created some concrete poems.

I want you to to create a concrete poem using materials you find, e.g. Create a poem about a tree by painting on leaves - arranging the leaves into the shape of a tree!

Create a poem about food by using ketchup on toast - arranging the toast
into the shape of a fork!

Create a poem about a t-shirt by using felt tips on a t-shirt!

Get creative!

Due: Tuesday

Year Four & Five Weekend Homework: Can't Get There From Here

Please write the first draft of your 'Can't Get There From Here' story. Don't forget to set the scene. Write 1 1/2 sides of A4.

Please complete the 'self-assessment for self-improvement' sheet once you've written your first draft.

N+E: Don't forget to tick off the punctuation pyramid as you write! Reach Level 5, please!

P.S. Listen to this podcast before you start writing!



Due: Friday

Alpha Plus TeachMeet LiveWriting Example

See more examples of LiveWriting here.

Live Writing Year Four Brackets

Write a 10 line paragraph about a horrible smell. Include at least five brackets - with some of the brackets beginning 'a' or 'an'.

Due: Friday.

Year Four & Five Homework

Please complete the Anansi comprehension. Attempt all of the questions.

Due: Friday

Year Five and Six Live Writing

Homework: Enter this week's 100 Word Challenge on your Kidblog. Use ideas from the Live Writing session to help!

Due: Tuesday

Year Six Homework: PicLit

Create a three line simile poem using either: 1. PicLit (and print) or 2. Take a photo or draw a picture, and write a three line poem on it (stick it on)

Year 4, 5 & 6 Homework

Write a 8 lines description of the street scene in Jo'Burg. Use all the five senses and a bracket.

Year Five: Include a colon & a semi-colon.

Due: Monday

Year 4

Year Five and Six Homework: Haiku, Brackets and Flipped Classroom Homework on Setting the Scene

Year Six

We have been learning about haiku.

Task: Write a Housework Haiku on your Kidblog. Make sure you 'take a sentence for a walk' using your Cards before commiting each line to paper.

Due: Friday


Year Four & Five


1. Write a description of your ideal – perfect – bedroom. Include a bracket in every sentence.

My bedroom (which is at the top of the stairs next to the Cinema) is like a New Year's Eve party. The bed (which is made from pure gold) is next to the enormous bookcase, and just behind the Playstation 5.


Feeling clever? Include similes and metaphor, too!

2. Prepare for Friday's lesson with this Flipped Classroom homework.

Listen to this podcast:


Watch this video:


Watch this ShowMe: http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=HKYFNY0


Due: Friday