Spellings
Please practise these spellings ready for your spelling test next week.
Root words:
All words are made from a root word, suffixes and prefixes.
This week we are focusing on the root word able.
comfortable
table
disable
unable
breakable
available
adaptable
disabling
enable
enabling
Spellings
Please practise these spellings ready for your spelling test next week.
Root words:
All words are made from a root word, suffixes and prefixes.
This week we are focusing on the root word auto.
Automobile
Automatic
Autopilot
Autocrat
Autocratic
Autobiography
Autograph
Unautomated
Semiautomatic
Autonomous
Literacy
Write a persuasive letter to Mr Kerin or Mrs Knight about homework. You can argue for having more homework or no homework.
Success criteria:
Introduction – introduce argument and explain why you’re writing (don’t state your reasons yet).
2nd paragraph – first reason for/against with evidence to support.
3rd paragraph – second reason for/against with evidence to support.
Conclusion – summarise your argument.
Features:
Emotive/persuasive language (devastating, harmful), logical connectives (furthermore, in addition), modal verbs (should, must), adverbs of possibility (surely, possibly).
Maths
Next week we will be looking at measure. Can you think of everyday things that would be measured using these units of measure: metres, centimetres, millimetres, litres, pints, kilograms, grams.
Present your information in a table
| Object | Unit of measure | Estimate and actual size |
| Length of book | cm | 20cm = 30cm |
| Cup of tea | ml |
Challenge:
Estimate the size of your object. Some things you may not be able to actually measure.
