Literacy
Spelling
This week, we are learning to spell words ending in ‘dge’ or ‘ge’. They sound the same, but we have to work out whether they are spelt with dge or ge.
Top Tip: The following words ending in dge have short vowel sounds- a,e,i,o,u
: The following words ending in ge have long vowel sounds – A, E, I, O, U
| dge | ge |
| badge | page |
| edge | age |
| hedge | sage |
| lodge | huge |
| ledge | rage |
| kedgeree | cage |
| bridge | wage |
| smudge | |
| cartridge | |
| judge | |
| trudge | |
| dredge | |
| budget |
Up Levelling sentences
Up-level the following sentences, using the VCOP (vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) strategies we have been learning, to make them more interesting to the reader. You can use adjectives, adverbs, similes, to enhance the Vocabulary used.
- The monster growled
- The boy jumped.
- The man sang.
- The dog barked.
- The lady swam.
Maths
We have been covering different ways to add and subtract, and this week we are focusing on Rounding and Adjusting. This means rounding one number to the nearest 10 / 100, carrying out the calculation and then adjusting the answer by taking off or adding on the amount we rounded by. This makes it easier to add and subtract.
Examples:
43 + 9= 43 + 10 = 53. Adjust -1 = 52.
56 + 28 = 56 + 30 = 86. Adjust -2 = 84
23 + 11 = 23 + 10 = 33. Adjust + 1 = 34
26 – 9 = 26 – 10 = 16. Adjust +1 – 17
Even if you can do this in your head, it is good to practise writing out the process of what your brain is doing, in order for you to understand it better.
A real life example of when you would do this is when you are doing your shopping – you round the numbers when you are picking your shopping so that you get an estimate of what your total will be – i.e. £3.99 + £2.89 = approximately £7.00, as you round to £4 and £3.
Try these examples:
- 44 + 29 =
- 32 + 58 =
- 57 + 69 =
- 27 + 18 =
- 443 + 38 =
- 135 – 29 =
- 82 – 19 =
- 760 – 38 =
Extra challenge: 2.3 + 4.8 = 12.55 – 3. 60 = 99.9 + 99.9 = 20 – 12.75 =
Make up some of your own too, if you like.
Health and Wellbeing – PE Fitness circuits.
We have started recording the repetitions we can achieve in various fitness exercises in one minute, during circuit training in PE.
Our goal is to see an improvement in the number of repetitions we can complete in the minute, over a period of 5 sessions.
If you want to give yourself an extra boost to your goal, practise these exercises at home too, to build stamina and fitness. Here is a list of the exercises in your circuit:
Step ups, sit ups, press ups, skipping, burpees, shuttle runs, mountain climber, squats and star jumps.
Use the Kids Workout videos on YouTube to help you further and to practise correct techniques for these, and other exercises.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_A_HjHZxfI
