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Seal Church Of England Primary School

Seal Church Of England Primary School

Wednesday 13th May 2020

Dear wonderful Woodpeckers,

I hope you are enjoying challenge 6-How does your garden grow? I'm really looking forward to hearing what you have decided to grow. 

Here is the timetable for today. See below for the tutorials too. 

Time

Learning

9:00-9:30

Exercise-Please do the live online Joe Wicks workout (on you-tube) or an exercise of your choice.

9:30-10:30

Maths

L.O: I can use my knowledge of algebra to generate expressions (know: understanding)

Success criteria:

  1. I understand what an expression is
  2. I can understand how to write algebraic expressions
  3. I can explain to others how to write algebraic expressions

Tasks:

Please watch the tutorial on how to generate expressions

 

  1. Complete the sheet on generating expressions.

The answers are included so you can self-mark. Let me know how you did. Please write an evaluative comment linked to the success criteria-like you do in class.

 

  1. If you have time please do TT Rock stars afterwards

10:30-10:50

Break time/snack time

10:50-12:15

L.O: I can show detailed description

Success criteria: (show: applying)

  1. I can show the character’s thoughts and feelings towards the events
  2. I can use imagery
  3. I can use inferred meaning

 

Read the text Jack and the Beanstalk pages 4-6 (on the webpage) or listen to the same part of the story read by Miss Stuart.

Questions:

  1. What is meant by the line “If it is breakfast you're wanting, it's breakfast you'll likely be.”
  2. Why does the ‘thump, THUMP, THUMP’ get louder? What affect does this have on the reader?
  3. Find and copy the sentence that shows how big the giant’s appetite is.

 

Task: To write the events on pages 4-6 from Jack’s perspective, showing his thoughts and feelings towards the events. Include imagery and if possible inferred meaning (show not tell.) Aim for a page of quality writing.

Please look at the detailed checklist on the webpage to help you with this task.

At the end of your writing please write an evaluative comment linked to the success criteria-like you do in class.

   

12:15-1:15

Lunch

1:15-2:15

Challenge 6- How does your garden grow?

Task: Today, if you haven’t already, you are going to decide which vegetable to grow. It will take more than this week to grow, don’t worry about how long it will take.

  1. Read through ‘Grow your own vegetables’ on the website to give you some ideas
  2. Then please create your next mind map including these sections:
  • How many ideas can I think of?
  • Which ideas do I like best? Why?
  • Things to consider

 

For more guidance please look at my example on our webpage called ‘Reflective journal example challenge 6 Wednesday 13th May 2020’

 

Remember to consider your layout and presentation-aim high like you do in your learning journals at school.  I will also be doing this challenge too and keep you posted with photographs etc, don’t forget to send me your photographs of you learning your new skills as well as your journal work.  

 

   

2:15-2:45

Well-being-choose an activity of your choice, for example: reading, drawing, taking a walk, play a game, listen to music

2:45-3:00

Break

3:00-3:15

Story time

Listen to and enjoy the story ‘The House with Chicken Legs’ by Sophie Anderson. Each day Mrs Wooliscroft and I will take it in turns to read a chapter of the book to you.

 

The story is also available on the tab on the left.

 

Here is the tutorial for maths today-generating algebraic expressions. 

 

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In English we are continuing writing from Jack's perspective. 

Here is the tutorial for writing from Jack's perspective. 

 

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There is also a copy of the checklist below. The text is also below and I have also recorded a version with me reading the story aloud for those of you who prefer this. All the other resources are below or on the tabs on the left too. 

Please send me your brilliant work-I can't wait to see it, especially your writing. 

Contact me on: 

rstuart@seal.kent.sch.uk

Have a lovely day,

Miss Stuart x 

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