English: LO: to write an informative newspaper article.
Now that we have created some catchy headlines, it’s time to write the actual article. When writing a newspaper article, you need to remember that you are writing to inform the reader. If you don’t include enough detail the reader will be left wanting more information, and will end up buying a different newspaper to get a better version of the news. Below is a short newspaper article which includes a good amount of detail.
Michael Smith, 42, from Norwich has been presented with the prestigious ‘Chief Eater’ award today. Michael won the award for eating at every single restaurant in Norfolk, having spent over £16,500 in total across his meals. It is the first time that anyone has ever been awarded with this title, and Michael is now able to eat at all restaurants in the county free of charge for the next 6 months. When asked what he will do now, Michael replied ‘I think I’ll try and go for the Chief Eater award in every county in the U.K.!’.
I would like you to write a newspaper report on something of your choosing. Don’t forget, newspaper articles tend to be written in columns!
Maths: LO: to create a graph or chart of data.
Today I would like you to present the data you collected yesterday using a chart or graph. You can choose which type you would like to use, but some types of chart and graph are easier to create and read than others!
If I had collected the following data, here are some examples of how that may look as a chart. One of the ways of presenting the data has more detail than the other.
Spelling – a homograph is a word that may have more than one meaning or pronunciation (like bow = the front of a ship or to bend or a knot). Try these words and write a sentence for each meaning:
Close, excuse, wound
English – Today play “What am I?” with someone at home. Think of an object and describe it without saying the name of the object. Try to give clues about the object, what does it look like? What does it do?
Maths – today look at the “Interpreting Scaled Pictograms” page about fruits and answer the questions below.
Theme – this week we will be learning all about festivals in Mexico. Complete some research about Mexican festivals of your own, or have a look at the following:
‘Cinco de Mayo’ when is it? What does it mean? How do Mexicans celebrate?
When is Mexico Independence Day? How do Mexicans celebrate?
When is the Mexican festival Day of the Dead? How long does it last? How do Mexicans celebrate and remember their loved ones?
What is “Semana Santa”? What time of year does it occur?
What is “Las Posadas”? What do children eat during this festival? What do they do?
Who is celebrated during the “Festival de Mexico”? What time of year does it happen?
What are the main holidays celebrated in Mexico?
What is the biggest celebration in Mexico?
Which religious festivals are celebrated in Mexico?
Phonics: Use the fl blend to make the words flap and flash. Say the words, sound them out, write the words, read the words. Can you use the words in a sentence? Write you sentence down, now read your sentence to someone in your house.
Topic: Mexico. Can you make a moving skeleton picture and decorate it with flowers. Marigolds are used for their lovely scent and bright colours. What flowers have you got in your garden? Why not do a tally chart for your flowers too!
Maths – Can you record data for length, height and weight. You might need to convert m to cm. Then create two graphs to show the length and height of the animals. The weight graph has been done for you as an example. Think carefully about the intervals and the numbers you want them to go up in. The full sheet of animals is attached here to download.
English – The girl from the Promise would like your advice. Should she keep her promise and plant all the acorns? Or should she pretend she never saw the acorns and throw them away? What do you think? Write a letter responding to her note and telling her what you think she should do.
Afternoon – Choose an activity to learn about Mexican festivals. You can choose from this list or some from another class. I would love to see what you discover!
Spellings: This week, we are going to practice the spellings of words with the suffix ending ‘tious’. These are the words I would like you to practice this week: ambitious, cautious, fictitious, infectious, nutritious and continue to practice the ‘cious’ words to we learnt last week vicious, precious, conscious, delicious, malicious, suspicious, spacious, ferocious, atrocious. Today, could you practice a mixture of these spellings using the look, say cover write check method?
Arithmetic: This week we are going to practice dividing fractions by a whole number, whilst also still practicing multiplying fractions, to ensure we don’t forget these skills. When you divide a fraction by a whole number, you actually multiply the denominator (the bottom number) of the fraction. Can you have a go at these? If you need a recap of multiplying fractions, the BBC bitesize website will help you with this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/z8fyv4j
3/9 x 4 =
4/7 x 6=
3/5 x 5=
2/3 x 4/5 =
3/9 x 6/12=
3/7 ÷ 4 =
2/3 ÷ 7=
4/12 ÷ 8 =
Grammar: Can you identify the relative clauses in each of these sentences?
The man, who hadn’t eaten for hours, went to get some lunch.
Tom, who had run out of milk, went to the shops.
The boy, who was freezing cold, had forgotten his hat and gloves.
The family went on a bike ride, which was 7 miles long.
Now have a go at adding a relative clause to these sentences:
The girl went to get her haircut.
The boys went to play football.
The park was very quiet.
Tomorrow we will have a go at writing our own relative clause sentences!
English: Today I would like you to think back to Stanley’s first day digging holes at Camp Green Lake. I would like you to put yourself in the shoes of Stanley’s character and write a diary entry from Stanley’s perspective about the day. Remember to include the key events of the day, Stanley’s feelings throughout the diary entry and to use time conjunctions to show how time has passed in your diary. You can use the text to help remind you of what happened during Stanley’s first day. I look forward to seeing some of your wonderful diary entries!
Maths: L.O- I can interpret information in graphs.
Today we are going to have a go at interpreting some graphs. When we interpret a graph, we look carefully at the data and what the graph is showing us, helping us to use the data to answer key questions. Have a look at the graph below, it shows the average monthly temperatures for two cities in Mexico, can you answer the questions?
1. Which location is hotter?
2. What is the hottest month in Villahermosa?
3. Which are the hottest months in Chihuahua City?
4. What are the coldest months in Villahermosa?
5. What is the coldest month in Chihuahua city?
6. How much hotter is it in Villahermosa than in Chihuahua city in April?
7. How much colder is it in Chihuahua City than in Villahermosa in November?
8. What is the difference between the highest and lowest temperature in Villahermosa?
9. What is the difference between the highest and lowest temperature in Chihuahua City?
CHALLENGE: Now have a look at this climate data from two other cities in Mexico and see if you can answer these challenge question!
Is there more rain in Tijuana or Mexico City in April (check the units carefully before you answer)? Can you calculate how many hours of sunshine there would be in total during the month of January in Mexico City?
SUPERCHALLENGE: Can you work out the total hours of sunshine for a whole year?
· Research different Mexican festivals! Find out where they happen and why.
· Find a festival which interests you (some are listed below) and study the history of it. Is there a traditional story behind the celebration? Is it similar to any festivals we have in the UK?
· Consider the religions of Mexico. What are the main religions? Do they celebrate the same things that we do?
· Lots of festivals have traditional songs. Can you find any and have a listen? Do you enjoy them? How is the music made? Does it sounds like music we have at our festivals in the UK? Why/why not?
· You could look up some of the foods associated with the festivals and try to recreate them.
Hopefully yesterday you identified that newspaper articles have headlines. These are normally short and punchy sentences which tell the reader what the article is going to be about. Their main purpose is to draw the reader in and make you want to buy and read that newspaper. Below are some headlines. Rate them in order of how effective you think they are.
Boy slowly eats entire restaurant’s supply of butter.
Flash flood ruins wedding!
Chaos as robot dog goes on the run.
THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT SWEETS THAT TESCO SELLS.
Boom! Building collapses due to loud music.
Eggcitement at Easter event.
Once you have done this, practise creating some headlines of your own for things that you are doing throughout the day. Make sure they are short and interesting!
Maths: LO: to collect data.
Yesterday you created a definition poster on what data handling means. Today I would like you to gather some data of your own. Below are a few suggestions of some data sets you could collect, but feel free to come up with your own data set!
1) How many of each colour plant there are in your garden.
2) How many tinned, dry (pasta), and fresh foods there are in your cupboards.
3) How many of each genre of DVD there are in your house (cartoons, thrillers, etc.).
4) What the favourite colours are of people in your home.
5) What eye colours there are in your family.
6) How many different car colours pass your home over 10 minutes.
An efficient method of collecting your data is by using a tally chart. Tomorrow we will process your data and find a way to present it.
Hello, here is your learning. Maths – To learn about, read and interpret time graphs. English – To respond to a character’s dilemma. Afternoon – To learn about the festivals of Mexico.
