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Wednesday 10th June
Posted: Jun 9, 2020 by: Liam Kershaw (LKershaw) on: Class 5
Hello. Mr. K here. I'm back! I hope you enjoyed your day of blogging with Mr. C. I did miss you yesterday; it was very strange!
Who loved Mr. C's cat, Biscuit? He's an ace cat!
Here are the answers to Monday's daily questions (I forgot to tell Mr. C to post the answers on yesterday's blog, sorry!).
1.) What type of sentence is this? Cut the onion in half. Command
2.) Where is the conjunction? Although the onion was cut in half, it was still too big.
3.) Add a comma: Frances, you need to tie your shoe laces.
4.) Add an apostrophe to make the girls plural. The girls' party was ruined.
5.) What tense is this sentence written in? He will arrive in twenty minutes. The future, because 'will' is the future!
6.) Select the correct word. I have ate/eaten/eated/eating all my lunch.
7.) Where is the article? His car was parked next to the blue van.
8.) Where is the pronoun? Andy accidentally gave himself a paper cut.
1.) 793 X 39 30,927
2.) 1/4 + 3/8 + 1/16 1/4 is the same as 4/16 3/8 is the same as 6/16 so 4/16 + 6/16 + 1/16 = 11/16
3.) Change to a mixed number: 7/3 2 and 1/3
4.) 50% of 40 To find 50%, remember, you just find half the number. Half of 40 = 20
5.) 8/16 as a fraction in its lowest form. 1/2
6.) 0.654 X 3 (do it as a column method, and just be careful with your decimal point. Put it in the answer first). 1.962
7.) 3000 X 200 600,000
8.) 6.743 + 0.222 6.965
9.) 5 squared times 2 squared. 5 squared = 25 2 squared = 4 25 X 4 = 100
10.) 1 - 3/100 (Change the 1 into a fraction). 1 = 100/100 100/100 - 3/100 = 97/100
Reading
I have set you a 2Do for chapter 5 of A Bridge On Fire as well as the multiple choice quiz. Does the quiz let you know your scores? If not, I can see your scores, so just let me know and I will email you with your results.
English
So, like I said at the start of the week, we are going to be looking at different ways to write fiction this week. On Monday, you looked at a picture and wrote a story inspired by that.
Today, I will be giving you a story starter, and you will need to continue it. Again, just 3 paragraphs is fine and it is a bit of fun. Where will you go with your story? Does it match the way the story started? Can you justify the actions of the character? Remember, keep in mind your punctuation, spelling and grammar.
Here is the story starter:
My mum has a superpower. A superpower like no other! But you can't tell anyone about it...
So you are writing 3 paragraphs about your mum with a superpower. Remember, it needs to be in first person. If you would rather change the relative to a different family member, of course you can. It could be your uncle, your auntie, your dad, grandparent, whoever you want!
Think about:
- What the superpower is.
- Why it is special and like no other.
- Why can't anyone know about it.
- What happens to you and your family member with the superpower?
Start by writing the story starter on your page, then continuing the story. Remember, it can be about ANY family member.
Here are your grammar questions for today:
1.) What type of sentence is this? King Henry VIII was one of the most famous Tudor kings.
2.) Where is the conjunction? If you are careful, you can ride your bike.
3.) Add a comma: In the end the children defeated the evil wizard.
4.) Add an apostrophe to make boys singular. The boys cat purred quietly.
5.) Which tense is this written in? The cat plays with the mouse.
6.) Select the correct word. I have try/trying/tried/tries every different method.
7.) Where is the possessive determiner? The scooter fell on his feet.
8.) Where are the 2 pronouns? I hurt myself on that slide!
Maths
Today for maths, we are going to be using our knowledge of fractions to solve problems. I really like these sorts of problems, because although there is quite a bit to do to solve the problem, the skills needed are all ones that you have used before.
Jade, in the video, explains really well how to solve two different types of problems. The first sheet then has problems very similar to the ones Jade showed you how to solve. The second activity is not a sheet, but an interactive quiz. It has similar sorts of questions on it.
My advice is take your time and read the questions carefully. This is all completely within your skill range, you just have to read each question and think about what is needed to solve it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z76qmfr
Here are your 10 questions for today:
1.) 907 X 45
2.) 3/5 + 1/10 + 3/20 =
3.) Change to an improper fraction: 7 and 5/6
4.) 25% of 12
5.) 75/100 as a fraction in its lowest form.
6.) 0.947 X 3
7.) 7000 X 20
8.) 8.954 + 0.942
9.) 8 squared add 10 cubed.
10.) 1 - 3/5 =
Topic
So last week, in history, we looked at 6 kings and queens of Britain (or England before unification) and then we answered a quiz on them.
Today, I would like you to create a timeline of ALL the kings and queens of Britain and England all the way from William the Conqueror in 1066 up to our present day Queen Elizabeth II.
Now, this timeline is going to be quite long, so I am going to give you a bit of freedom to design it how you like.
You could:
- Join lots of pieces of paper together to create a HUGE long timeline which can be folded up.
- Make it squiggle and wiggle across the page to try and fit them all on one page.
- List them neatly one under each other with the dates they reigned from and to.
Once you've done this, I've got a little game for you. I was inspired to do this by Ross Whedon's book Time Travelling With a Hamster which I have read during lockdown.
Basically, there are 41 monarchs since 1066, and in the story, the main character and his grandad come up with a song to memorise all of them. Also, his grandad has a really cool way of memorising things by putting them in an imaginary room in his brain.
So, your challenge is (no cheating!) to give yourself a bit of time to try and memorise the kings and queens in order, as many as you can. Then, starting with William I, list the kings and queens in order to someone else in your house. They can have the list in front of them, and when you make a mistake or forget what is next, you must stop. Count how many you correctly got up to at that point and that is your score. So if you remembered only the first two which are William I and William II, then your score will be 2/41.
Once you have your first score, try memorising some more and try and beat your score. Most out of 41 wins! I'm trusting you to do this properly and not to peek at your list!
Here is a video to help you remember. I think this may be a good way to get a high score!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC6okzIKQvg
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Keep active! Anyone done loads of steps that they want to tell me about?
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