Tuesday 5th January

 

Good morning everyone! 

Today we're going to begin some guided reading, we'll carry on with maths and English and do some Computing this afternoon. Here's what you have to do. 

Guided Reading 

Choose the text that you haven't yet read in your Guided Reading Group: 

Fear Machine - Read chapters 1 - 2. When you have finished, make a prediction about what you think will happen next? Why is Dani acting so suspiciously? Does she know something about the mysterious Miss Fortune? 

Time Trip - Read chapters 1 - 2. When you have finished I would like for you to write a short diary entry from Cat's point of view. Describe what happened at the volcano and how she felt waking up back at Nice. Also think about how she felt about the team going off through the X-gate without her. 

Maths 

To warm up, have a go at Times Tables Rock Stars! 

Begin by watching the White Rose Video: https://vimeo.com/490690764

While I like the White Rose explanation, here is my secret cheaty method for you. See if you can spot the mistake I make in the video before I do 😂

Mr Hayden's Method

Here is the worksheet

Here are the answers

Here are some extra challenges for you if you would like: further challenges

English

To begin, I've put this week's spellings onto Spelling Shed. Your words are: 

laugh

laughable

fashion

fashionably

edible

suggestible

regret

regrettable 

mischievous

marvellous 

Play Spelling Shed for at least 15 minutes 

Next, we are going to continue thinking about flashbacks in stories. 

Here are some extracts  from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Chapter 2. 

Read the extracts and for each one, write an explanation of whether you think it is a memory flashback or whether it is taking place now and how you know. 

Computing

We are going to begin learning about Spreadsheets. 

Read this powerpoint carefully. Pay special attention to when it is telling you about using formulae and how to do calculations!! 

Then try the activities here (Use the 2 or 3 star pages)

Using this spreadsheet (look at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Click the tab that says Activity 1b Number Operations)

Have a great day guys! 

Mr Hayden