Spellings 28th June (Compound Words)
bridesmaid
headache
wheelchair
broadband
fingernail
grapefruit
icebergs
underground
watertight
wholesale
quarrelsome
motherboard
footage
lifebuoy
trustworthy
Passive and Active Voice (Due 1st July)
Re-write these passive sentences in their active form. Remember to use the preposition word ‘by’.
Area Problems (Due 1st July)
Spellings 21st June (Proper Nouns)
Amnesty
Baghdad
Egyptians
Atlantic
Europeans
Jurassic
Oriental
Parthenon
Timbuktu
Persian
Viking
Arctic
Antarctica
Thames
mythology
Sports Week (Due 24th June)
Spellings 14th June
flexible
horrible
impossible
possible
responsible
terrible
visible
ineligible
mandible
audible
reversible
collectible (adj.)
credible
feasible
invincible
Polygon Angles (Due 17th June)
Fill in the table on the sheet. You will need to measure an interior angle from each polygon and then calculate the total of all the interior angles. e.g. A square (interior angle = 90 degrees) (total of interior angles: 90 x 4 = 360 degrees) You could also solve this task with a little research online.
Clauses Homework (Due 17th June)
Add different types of clauses to the sentences shown.
Cookery Wish List (Monday 10th June)
If possible could children bring in:
- Apron
- Bowl (plastic container for mixing)
- Flavouring they want to add to their basis scones recipe (sun dried tomatoes; dried fruit; herbs, cheese; grated carrots, courgettes, spices etc.)
Spellings 7th June
adorable
acceptable
adaptable
admirable
agreeable
capable
comfortable
enjoyable
fashionable
miserable
portable
reusable
suitable
valuable
spreadable
Spellings 24th May
doubt
island
solemn
thistle
almond
yolk
calm
salmon
colonel
debut
buffet
psychic
wreath
palm
valet
This week in Computing we have been programming robotics. For this we first built a Lego plane, which included an engine. Next, using computer software, we programmed the engine to turn on for set periods of time. This powered the propeller.
Spellings 17th May
urgency
frequency
consistency
fluency
emergency
currency
efficiency
terminate
refrigerate
frustrate
communicate
demonstrate
exterminate
retaliate
resuscitate
Reading / Science (Due 20th May)
Fractions, Decimals, Percentages Conversions (Due 20th May)
Complete at least 10 rows from the table.
Friday 10th May
innocent
confident
decent
disobedient
intelligent
consistent
accident
continent
patient
convenient
subsequent
fluent
apparent
incident
deterrent
This week was our class assembly. A big thank you to all our parents for coming to see us perform.
Poetry (Due 13th May)
A Haiku poem consists of 3 lines.
5 syllables;
7 syllables;
5 syllables;
Please compose your own Haiku poem describing a location of your choice.
Maths (Due 13th May)
Please you use estimating skills to fill in the conversion tables. Both tables should be written into your homework books.
Spellings 3rd May
pronounced
relevant
calculate
supreme
vacancy
reluctance
insurance
governor
singe
oxygen
honour
flavour
queue
inquire
tolerant
During Science week we have been drawing and building different star constellations.
Multiplying (Due 6th May)
Please answer 4 of the questions from the selection. Please do not write out the questions. Please do show your working.
Grammar and Punctuation (Due 6th May)
Please don’t feel the need to print off the questions. Answers (either 1 word or sentences should be written into homework books).
Spellings 26th April
canoe
bizarre
burglar
barbecue
recruit
adaptation
achieve
attached
committee
excellent
occupy
queue
restaurant
suggest
variety
This week we have been presenting our Spring 2 Projects. Here is a selection.
Division (Due 29th April)
Please answer 4 of the questions from the selection. Please do not write out the questions. Please do show your working.
Non-compulsory homework. As we are participating in a space themed science week this week I would thoroughly enjoy seeing any space themed cakes or biscuits that you could make at home. You could write your recipe and method into your homework book or you could take a picture for your homework book. I am happy to print off any pictures for you in school if you do not have a printer.
All classes are taking part in Science Week so please encourage your younger siblings to take part with you.
This homework is completely optional and there is no deadline so if you are too busy this week please have a go any other time.
Spellings 5th April
The spellings this week will be a selection of words from this term’s spelling dictations.
In science this week we created posters explaining what each part of a flower does. We found it important to distinguish between a flower and a plant. (A flower is part of a plant and enables the plant to reproduce) It was a lot of fun dissecting the flowers and seeing for ourselves how all the parts fit together.
In English this week we finished our unit on persuasive writing by writing a persuasive letter. We all wrote formal letters to different individuals asking for different things. We wrote about how our ideas would offer benefits to areas such as; health, jobs, crime and the environment. They were also filled with persuasive features and punctuation that we have been learning to use this year.
Missing Angles (Due 1st April)
Please draw the angles into your homework books. (Not to scale)
Your task is to calculate the missing angles around the point. Remember that the sum of angles around a point is 360 degrees. Therefore by using subtraction and division you will be able to calculate what is missing.
Reading (Part 2) (Due 1st April)
Please write the answers to these questions into your homework books. You do not need to write the questions. Make sure you check how many marks each of the questions are worth.
Spellings 29th March
armour
odour
honour
labour
saviour
endeavour
neighbour
behaviour
favourite
flavour
harbour
tournament
courteous
detour
colourful
In maths this week we have been continuing with our work on translating and reflecting shapes. This is something we particularly enjoyed; it enabled us to bring some art work into our maths books.
In PSHE we have been exploring what a bullying is and how it differs from; rude, childish and nasty behaviours. We concluded that bullying is behaviour that is repeated over a longer period of time.
Perimeter (Due 25th March 2019)
Please answer at least 3 of the perimeter questions. You do not need to draw the shapes or write the questions, however please show your working.
Reading (Part 1) (Due 25th March 2019)
Please write the answers to these questions into your homework books. You do not need to write the questions. Make sure you check how many marks each of the questions are worth.
Spellings 22nd March
rigid
avenge
syringe
privilege
agitated
rearranged
agility
contagious
carriage
challenge
cringe
dungeon
emerge
oxygen
urgent
This week we celebrated Work Book Day. The costumes were all fantastic and we would like to thank our parents for helping us come up with them. During guided reading we reviewed the books that are characters came from.
Also this week we have been finding percentages of amounts and solving percentage problems. We found it beneficial to draw out the problem visually and how it was often beneficial to find 10% of an amount first before tackling the rest of the problem.
Maths (Due 18th March 2019)
Please draw the reflection of each figure using the mirror line. A useful tip is to turn the paper so that the mirror line is vertical. Please draw at least 4 reflections.
Homophones (Due 18th March 2019
This week I would like you to compose 5 sentences ,each of which contains a pair of homophones.
For example. The boy began to bawl his eyes out when the ball hit him in the face.
This list of homophones should help you get started.
Spellings 15th March
minute
village
escape
symptom
governor
toilet
scroll
dormant
glorious
except
noticeable
opportunity
however
volcanoes
skeleton
This week we completed our mini-police project with an assembly in front of the whole school. It has been a fantastic project and we would like to thank the PCSO’s from Hertfordshire Police for running it for us. The highlight of the project was definitely the marching and fitness
practice, however we also found learning about Anti-Social behaviour very useful. A big congratulations to Kieran who designed the winning poster for our class, encouraging people not to spray graffiti.
Maths (Due 11th March 2019)
For your task this week, please draw the nets found on the attached homework sheet. Next to each drawing please write the name of the 3D shape that will be created from the net.
English (Due 11th March 2019)
For the next 2 weeks, in class we will be creating persuasive texts. For your homework this week I would like you to write a persuasive letter to the local council asking them to build a new space, in your area, for 9-10 year old children. The space could be anything you choose e.g. a climbing wall or a Go-Kart track. Using some of the vocabulary in the attached sheet try and persuade the recipient of your letter, why this is a good idea.