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Elm Class learning Wednesday 6th May 2020

Spellings: ous ending words-

1) If the root word doesn’t change, just add ‘ous’ – e.g danger —-> dangerous

2) If the word ends in ‘e’, drop the e and add ‘ous’ – e.g. fame —->  famous 

3) If the word ends in ‘y’ change it to an ‘i’ and add ‘ous’ – e.g. vary —-> various.

Today, I would like you to have a go at practicing the spellings from this week in your neatest handwriting. Can you choose a few words to practice and write a line of each in your neatest, joined up handwriting?

Arithmetic: Multiplying one fraction by another fraction and multiplying fractions by a whole number. A hint to start off the week: When you multiply two fractions together, you multiply the numerators together and the denominators together. When multiplying a fraction by a whole number, you simply multiply the numerator. Can you have a go at the questions below? (See the photos at the bottom of this page). Challenge: Can you simplify your answer, or if the answer is an improper fraction, could you change this into a mixed number?

4 x 5/7=

3 x 4/5 =

2/3 x 4=

8 x 6/9=

3/4 x 2/8=

3/9 x 3/8=

4/5 x 5/7=

Grammar: Yesterday, you looked at parenthesis. I would like you to continue to practice using parenthesis today, can you spot the parenthesis in the sentences below? Can you add brackets, dashes or commas around the parenthesis in each sentence?

1.      Ellie my older sister lives in Manchester.

2.     Jupiter the largest planet is made of gas.

3.     The twins Ben and Billy have just played their first football match.

4.     The ambulance which had sirens blaring and lights flashing moved swiftly through the traffic.

5.     The student who was new to the school got lost to her first lesson.

The video is still attached at the bottom of this post, if you need a reminder on parenthesis.

English: Today you are going to write up your notes in the form of… whatever kind of writing you like!

You could write:

  • A non-chronological report about VE day.
  • A newspaper report about the celebrations.
  • A letter from one friend to another about the day.
  • A diary entry about how you celebrated.
  • An information leaflet for people to learn about VE day.

Think carefully about what the purpose of the writing is (to inform or entertain or persuade) and about who the audience is (yourself, a friend, other children who want to know about it).

Maths: Today I would like you to have a go at the Magic V challenge!  Draw yourself some circles in a v shape, like the image below. Place each of the numbers 1 to 5 in the V shape below so that the two arms of the V have the same total. How many different possibilities are there?

What do you notice about all the solutions you find?

Can you explain what you see? Can you convince someone that you have all the solutions? What happens if we use the numbers from 2 to 6? From 12 to 16? From 37 to 41? From 103 to 107?

Topic: Can you find something different out today about the culture and traditions of Japan? What will you discover? Can you make something to compliment what you have learnt about the culture and traditions of Japan?

Take care and stay safe,

Miss Coates.