Spellings

Please practise these spellings ready for your spelling test next week.

 

Words containing the letter-string ough.

 

ought

bought

thought

nought

brought

fought

rough

tough

enough

cough

 

Spellings

Please practise these spellings ready for your spelling test next week.

 

Most prefixes are added to the beginning of root words. The prefix in– can mean both ‘not’ and ‘in’/‘into’. In the words given here it means ‘not’.

 

incredible

indefinite

independent

invincible

inedible

inexpensive

insignificant

indestructible

invisible

involuntary

 

Maths

 

This week have been looking at shape and symmetry. With the grid paper stuck in your homework book can you create a symmetrical pattern. This can be created with colour or colour and shapes.

 

Success criteria:

-Use a ruler and pencil to ensure shapes are all the same size.

-Count the squares carefully to ensure it’s symmetrical.

-If colouring squares make sure this is done neatly inside the square.

-Start your pattern from the mirror line and work towards the edge.

 

Literacy

This week we have been looking at a nonfiction information text. Can you produce an information page on an area of space you are interested in. This must focus on meteors, asteroids and comets. You may do all three on one page or just choose one area.

 

Success criteria:

-Include the features of an information text: third person, facts, diagram/picture, caption, title, sub headings,

-Make your writing and images clear for people to read.

-Make sure you have included bullet points.
Challenge: Use interesting openers in your sentences – (ly, ed, ing, conjunction, adverb of time/place/manner).

Year 5’s project next half term is Earth, Space and Beyond!

 

Project:

Can you please research and find out about another galaxy that isn’t the milky way.

 

Then you may want to find the answers to these questions to help with your project:

What is a solar system?

What is the relationship between the planets and the sun?

What is the moon and how is it created?

 

Spellings:

Please practise these spellings ready for your spelling test next week.

These are words linked to our topic.

 

solar                   galaxy

eclipse               orbit

mercury             telescope

astronomy         exploration

astronaut           meteorite

 

Literacy:

Imagine you are Tim Peake, who has just set off into space to do various experiments at the International Space Station and write a diary about what it is like in space.

 

Success Criteria:

-Use the features of a diary: first person, past tense, thoughts and feelings

-Look at your 10 ways to improve a sentence sheet to help with your writing skills.

-Use a range of punctuation: commas, colons, brackets, question mark and exclamation marks.