Samoan Language Week

 

Talofa,

This week we have been celebrating Samoan Language week. We created some Samoan artwork based on designs created in Samoa. We looked at the typical colours you would find and then had a go at giving them a brown tone using a tea/coffee stain.

 

 

 

The pictures don't really do it justice so please pop past room 25 to see the great work we have created.

                                                                                        Fa’afetai lava

Homework for this week

                                                   Homework

Week 6 Week beginning 25th May

 

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading. Please see if you can identify the more frequently used tense. Look at identifying the contractions that you find.

Writing: We have been looking at the apostrophe used for possessions this week. When reading  see if you can find any examples of its use and note it down into your book.

Spelling : Please note down five of the spellings that you have been corrected on and learn them, it may help to use them into a sentences, practice spelling it forwards and backwards.

 

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The Belonging Apostrophe

An apostrophe is used with an s at the end of a noun.

It shows that something or someone belongs to that noun.

 

A.     Write the shortened form of the phrases below:

1.      the bike belongs to the girl = the girl’s bike.

2.     the pen belongs to the boy

3.     the car belongs to the man

4.     the cup belongs to my brother

5.     the ship belongs to the captain

6.     the school belongs to the council

7.     the tie belongs to Sam

8.     the ball belongs to the footballer

9.     the guitar belongs to the singer

 

 

 

Read the following sentences very carefully. Underline the PROPER NOUNS in blue. Underline the PLURAL NOUNS in red.

 

1.    Sarahs pencils were all sharp.

2.    I enjoy listening to Sophies stories when she reads them to the class.

3.    I am very jealous of Charlottes stickers because she has filled the new Doctor Who album.

4.    As I was going out to play, I tripped over Hannahs trainers.

5.    Georgia, who was always talking about her Nintendo DS, enjoyed hearing about Tias new games.

6.    Bethanys guinea pigs are very naughty!

 

Look carefully at the words you have underlined. Remember, plural nouns do not need an apostrophe.

 

Some of your proper nouns have possessions. Re-write the sentences below using apostrophes correctly.

 

Homework

 

                                                   Homework

Week 5 Week beginning ^18th May

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading:  Choose one of the library books you have taken home this week. Spend time reading. Remember keep a look out for contractions and different sentence types.

Writing: We’ve continued to learn about different sentence types this week and in our spelling lessons we have been looking at contractions. See what contractions you can find from your reading this week. List them down and then have a go at making a range of different sentences using them . Remember that some of the contractions we looked at included shouldn't, won't and can't.

Topic: Start to think about a food that you might create in your own business group. What might it be? How would you include ingredients that were healthy? What might your business description be?

Be ready to chat through your ideas with a friend J

 

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Homework

                                Homework

Week 4 Week beginning ^10th May

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too. If you have already had your gloss test , please think about your areas that need development and see if you can focus on this.  

Reading:  Have a little look at the following website  http://www.littleangels.co.nz/#!shop-now/cfzl . Have a little look at the features that have been included in the webpage. Keep a record of the key things included.

Look at the key features that you have recorded, make a link to why you think that feature was included. e.g.

Contact information - so that people can be contacted and products sold.

Writing: We have been learning about complex and compound sentences this week. Hopefully you are seeing the difference and how each can create impact in different ways.  

Exercise: Each compound sentence has two independent clauses joined together with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. Underline each subject once and each verb twice. Highlight or draw a circle around the coordinating conjunction.

 

1. Bats are the only mammals that are capable of flying, so some people mistake them for birds.

2. The number of cervical vertebra is seven in almost all mammals, but the sea cow has eight.

3. Whales and dolphins live in water, yet they are air‐breathing animals.

4. Most mammals give birth to live babies, but the duck‐billed platypus lays eggs.

5. Elephants have very large ears, but they have very poor hearing.

6. The bat’s leg bones are too thin to hold up their bodies, so they hang upside down.

7. The elephant is a huge animal, yet the blue whale is even larger.

8. The cheetah is the fastest mammal, and the sloth is the slowest.

9. Mammals are the only species that has hair, and they are the only one with one bone in the lower jaw.

10. Reptiles and fish have many sets of teeth, but mammals have only two sets.

Complex Sentence Worksheet

Use subordinating conjunctions (though, if, when, because, etc.) to connect the sentences into one complex sentence.

• Henry needs to learn English. I will teach him.
• It was raining outside. We went for a walk.
• Jenny needs to ask me. I will buy it for her.
• Yvonne played golf extremely well. She was very young.
• Franklin wants to get a new job. He is preparing for job interviews.
• I'm writing a letter, and I'm leaving. You will find it tomorrow.

 

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A great website to help you investigate about different types of sugars

http://www.everydiet.org/1001/sugar-and-artificial-sugar-facts

Homework Week 3

                                                   Homework

Week 3 Week beginning ^4th May

 

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too. If you have already had your gloss test , please think about your areas that need development and see if you can focus on this.  

Reading:  Please have a go at finding out about Natural sugars and Sugars. Is there a difference?

Construct a compare and contrast that shows the knowledge that you have gained and the similarities that you have found.

  Natural sugars                                                     Similarities                                                      Sugar

Extra: Please use your knowledge of the long e to identify words whilst reading that are spelt with the long e.

Word	Long e sounds identified.	Where is it in the word?
Eagle	e	Start

 

Writing: We have been looking at healthy eating this week and stories. See if you can make the focus area topic eating in your story but include the features of a story which includes a beginning, middle and end.

Remember to include

-          Ideas that are elaborated

-          A range of punctuation ( , ? “” ! ‘. A)

-          Attempt to use simple, compound and complex sentences

-          Use a range of SSV , that is going to add interest to your sentences and engage the reader.

-          Paragraphs

-          Check your spelling as you go to check for silly errors.

We will share these stories next week and publish them on word, so if you want to write it on word and bring it in/ email it through then that’s great to.

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