Year 5 & 6 Easter Holiday Homework

Year 5
I know you'd all be very upset if I didn't set some holiday homework - so click here for full details on our pupil wiki. All work should be completed in your blue book.

Don't forget that you can receive extra tasks by emailing me at baldworm@baldworm.co.uk.

Year 6
Your task is simple - learn all of your lines for Romeo and Juliet.

We'll have a test on your words on the first day back.

Have a great break!

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Year 5 Spelling: Bonanza Test Tomorrow

Tomorrow is our 'bonanza' spelling test. Make sure you spend thirty minutes tonight revising the following spelling rules:

Using root words
Doubling consonants
'ful' words
Soft 'c'
Hard 'c'
Letter Strings
Common Homophones

Year 6 Poetry: Writing Iambic Verse

In class we continued to study Shakespeare's use of the iambic pentameter



Task: Write a four line poem about school...your challenge is to write it in the iambic pentameter. Don't forget you can use a variety of poetic techniques, too, e.g. alliteration, simile, metaphor, etc.

Due: Tuesday

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Year 5: Spelling Bonanza!

L.O. To revise key spelling rules

I am going to set a BONANZA spelling test on Thursday - that's right, a test on some of the key spellings we've had this term. Listed below are the rules you need to revise:

Using root words
Doubling consonants
'ful' words
Soft 'c'
Hard 'c'
Letter Strings
Common Homophones

Test on Thursday, word lovers! Remember, in an 11+, every word counts!

Year 6: Type Up Your 'Flat World' Story

We have been added to the 1001 Flat World tales map - visit the Flat World tales to find out more about the schools we've been linked with in our workshop (Workshop J):

Zurich International School in Switzerland

&

Roberts Elementary School in Huston, USA

Wow! We're going to get to collaborate with pupils on the other side of the world!

Homework: Please type up your story on either (A) the pupil blog or (b) on word and email it to baldworm@baldworm.co.uk. We'll 'cut and paste' it onto your page on the Flat World stories wiki next week, and begin reviewing our new friends' work in the Summer term.

Make sure you make improvements and corrections to your story as you go, paying attention to my P-Q-P comments in your book. Don't forget to visit http://www.baldworm.co.uk if you need to revise any of our key skills!



Due: Monday

Year 5 Fiction: Including Description Alongside Dialogue

Last week we wrote a story about Lord Emsworth's beloved pig...now it is the turn of his pumpkins!

Write a comic story entitled 'The Stolen Pumpkin'. Include plenty of description alongside your dialogue, thoughts and shown feelings. Write one-and-a-half sides of A4.



Feeling clever? Try to include the Vicar of Nibbleswicke, or another character who plays with words.

Due: Monday.

Year 5 Fiction: Distinctive Speech

In class we had fun with words by studying Roald Dahl's comic gem The Vicar of Nibbleswicke.

Learn more about fun with words here.

Task: Write a dialogue - half-a-page of A4 - between the Vicar of Nibbleswicke and his boss, the Bishop of Bath. The vicar can't afford to upset the Bishop...

Don't forget to set out your dialogue in different ways, and you should also include shown feelings and thoughts.

Feeling clever? Try to include some hyperbole, too!

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