P5/6 Homework Week Beginning 22nd May 2017

Symmetry

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/symmetry-point.html Test your understanding of rotational symmetry!

http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year3/symmetry/shape_game.asp

Can you correctly identify how many lines of symmetry these shapes have?

Probability

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/mathsfile/shockwave/games/fish.html

Play Who Wants to be a Millionaire Probability          http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/mathsF2.htm

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/pdfs/probability.pdf

Literacy

Was vs Were Verb-noun agreement

Success steps

  • Identify the subject (noun) and the verb.
  • Identify whether it is a singular or plural noun (Remember: not all plural nouns end in ‘s’ e.g. geese, teeth)
  • Rewrite the sentences using ‘was’ or ‘were’ Remember you use ‘was’ for singular and ‘were’ for plural.
  • Then in brackets at the end write whether the noun was singular or plural.

 

e.g. The truck______ on fire.

 

Truck = subject and it is singular.

 

The truck was on fire. (Singular)

 

  • The book wasn’t difficult. It_________easy.
  • Dinosaurs ­­­_________ prehistoric creatures.
  • Sandra________ not at school yesterday.
  • John and I ___________ in the garden.
  • The ladies _________ swimming in the sea.
  • When I ______ younger, I played with teddies.
  • We ______ away on holiday last week.
  • _______ the exam difficult?
  • _______ the exams difficult?
  • Sarah _____ sad.
  • The Olympic gold medals ________ heavy.
  • The feet _________ smelly.
  • The film ________ not very exciting.
  • _____ your teacher ill yesterday?
  • The students ________ in London last year.
  • I _______ having fun at the park.
  • Why ________ your brother sad?
  • He __________ eating his apple.
  • The house _______ abandoned.
  • Cars ________ lined up along the street.

 

Health and Well Being

 

How many times can you Beat the Street?  Will you walk, cycle or run?   Don’t forget 2 hits = 1 point.  Make sure an adult knows where you are going and who you are going with! Remember if you take a selfie and send it to the school’s blog or show Mr Green or Mr McMullan you will be entered into a prize draw.

 

Songs for the Summer Show

Learn the lyrics for both songs.  Children have been given a copy of the lyrics for both songs.

P5s- Hey Brother and Islands in the Stream

P6s- Ho Hey and Dance the Night Away

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