Friday 15.5.2020
Friday's work:
Maths: Today we are going to be completing some retireval practice on using written methods to solve arithmetic problems involving fractions, decimals and percentages. The Powerpoint walks you through the different methods we have looked at over the year.
Writing: This week we will be writing a superhero adventure story with the help of authors Greg James and Chris Smith. They have released a video on the National Literacy Trust website telling you how to create the perefct superhero story.
Also, at the bottom of the National Literacy Trust webpage you will find a link which enables you to downlaod an audio version of their book 'Kid Normal', for free!
The link to the webpage is here: https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/9-12/printable-activities-9-12/write-superhero-story-greg-james-and-chris-smith/
Reading: This week’s guided reading will be based around the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. J.K Rowling is releasing videos of celebrities (from the wizarding world and beyond) reading the first in the series of Harry Potter books.
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) himself reads Chapter One: The Boy Who Lived. You can access the video on the website below. Each week a different celebrity will read the next chapter. I know many of you have already read the series (me included) but it is a joy to hear it read aloud by someone else – and professional actors no less!
https://www.wizardingworld.com/chapters/reading-the-boy-who-lived
If you would like more activities to do at home around Harry Potter then the wizarding world website is full of ideas, including a House Points Competition.
SPaG: Today's game is Deal or No Deal. If playing the interactive Powerpoint, you can choose a box to 'open'. Inside each box are SPaG questions on a particular topic. The boxes worth less money hold the easier questions and the more expensive boxes are the most difficult. In the PDF version we have selected afew topics for you to work through, some easy and some more difficult.