Spelling – Due to absence last week from school, due to adverse weather conditions, we will be continuing in class with last weeks spelling rule. Practise at home.
Spelling Strategy / Rule:–
‘y’ to ‘ies’ or ‘s’ rule to make it plural (more than one)
- If the word ends in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + y then just add ‘s’. boy – boys, donkey – donkeys.
- If the word ends in a consonant (all the other letters in the alphabet) + y then ‘y’ changes to ‘ies’. country – countries, baby – babies.
| add ‘s’ rule | change ‘y’ to ‘ies’ rule | |
| boy – boys | country – countries | |
| donkey – donkeys | baby – babies | |
| key – keys | memory – memories | |
| tray – trays | body – bodies | |
| valley – valleys | variety – varieties | |
| journey – journeys | family – families | |
| survey – surveys | beauty – beauties | |
| kidney – kidneys | responsibility – responsibilities | |
| enjoy – enjoys | opportunity – opportunities | |
| employ – employs | party – parties | |
Literacy: Non-Fiction
We have been learning about non-fiction texts in class.
Non-fiction texts can be divided into six main types:
- information texts – non-fiction books, information leaflets, catalogues, magazine articles,
- recount texts – personal story, biographies, autobiographies, diary, experiment, retelling events, newspaper articles.
- instruction texts – step by step guides, recipes, How to…, activity instructions, science investigations.
- explanation texts – e.g. What causes a tsunami? What causes the seasons? How does the moon affect the tides?
- persuasion texts – adverts, answers to questions, leaflets, brochures, posters, letters to persuade someone to listen to your view i.e. writing to a local shop to persuade them to stock more Fair Trade products.
- argument texts – debates i.e. should we..? Should children wear a school uniform? Should dogs be kept on the lead in public places?
Features of Non – Fiction Texts (Not all features will be in all types of non-fiction text)
- heading / Title
- sub-heading / sub-title
- labelled diagrams
- photos, pictures
- labels for photos, pictures
- captions for photos, pictures
- bullet points
- key information
- text boxes
- question boxes
- technical and topic related vocabulary
- glossary
- contents page
Task: Select a non-fiction text at home, from the class library, or from your local library. Read it, write the title and author in your jotter and complete at least 2 of the following tasks:
- Write down 5-10 interesting facts that you have found out in your reading.
- Choose your favourite section from your text and summarise the main points.
- Draw a diagram of something mentioned in your text and label it with relevant information.
- Find 5-10 technical words that you don’t know and write your own glossary to explain what they mean. Use a dictionary to help you.
- Write a list of features of your non-fiction text. Does it have a contents? How many features can you find?
- Make a poster, leaflet or pamphlet which illustrates and summarises the main points of your chosen text.
Maths – Time
Complete given time activity sheet.
French
We have been learning to follow classroom instructions in French and have been playing ‘Simon Says’ in French – ‘Jaques a dit’ en Francais.
Task – Play the game you have been given with someone at home. Cut up the cards to play.
Here is a link to a website with interactive games to practise some French vocabulary! (Needs Flash Player.)
