Maple Class

Maple Class Mon 27th April

Spellings plural rule 5 – when words end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ change the ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to a ‘v’ before adding ‘es’ (like in leaf = leaves, life = lives). Make these words plural and write in a sentence:

Half, loaf, self, hoof, shelf, calf.

English – this week we will be learning about suffixes (letters that go at the end of a word to change or add to its meaning). Can you add -ful to these words and put the new words into sentences?

Help, thought, force, care, wonder 

Can you find any other examples of words with the suffix -ful at the end? 

Maths – this week we will be learning all about money. Can you identify the different coins and notes you have at home? Do you have a money box you can empty and look at the coins? Or can you ask a grown up to show you some coins from their purse or wallet? On Purple Mash play the “Coins Pairs” game (Found in Maths, Topics, Measure, Money, Coins Pairs game). The time it takes you to complete the game counts down at the side. Play the game a few times and see if you can get quicker each time. 

Theme – “Festivals” – continuing our theme of learning about Japan, below is a list of activities for this week to help you find out more about festivals in Japan. Pick those you would like to do, maybe one a day. 

  • can you research festivals in Japan? What are the names of the festivals? When in the year are they celebrated?
  • What special food do Japanese people have during these festivals? Can you draw and label a plate of festival food?
  • What special clothes do people in Japan wear during times of festival? Can you draw them? Can you design your own festival clothing? 
  • Hina Matsuri – Doll Festival– March 3rd – people pray for their daughters’ future happiness, health and growth. Can you write a prayer for your future? Can you write a prayer for the future for your family?
  • Here’s an old traditional song that’s sung for the Festival in Japanese, and with a loose English translation.
  • Hina Matsuri Song 

Japanese

Akari o tsukema sho bon bori ni 

O hana o agemasyo momo no hana 

Gonin – bayashi no fue daiko 

Kyoo wa tanoshii Hina Matsuri

Loose English Translation

Let’s light the lanterns on the tiered stand Let’s put peach blossoms on the tiered stand 

Five court musicians are playing flutes and drums 

Today is a happy Dolls’ Festival.

  • can you write your own song? Can you include parts of your prayer?
  • Can you perform your song for your family?
  • Can you add music to your song, with instruments you have at home (or you could make your own). 

Tango no Sekku– Boys’ Festival – officially called Children’s Day or Kodomo no hi –May 5th

  • Large carp windsocks, called koinobori, are displayed outside houses of families with boys. There’s one windsock for each boy in the house. The largest windsock is for the oldest son of the house.  The carp is a symbol of Tango no Sekku, because carp are considered strong and determined.
  • Can you make your own windsock?

Tanabata – The Star Festival – July 7th

One fun tradition on this day: “Children write their wishes on strips of fancy paper and put them on displays made of the branches of bamboo trees.”

  • can you write your own wish and hand it on a tree or branch in your garden?

Thank you, Mrs Keeler