In Maths, we have been revising fractions.

I understand what a tenth means – I can describe and record tenths in a variety of different ways and can locate them on a number line

1. Give children squared paper, given to them by Mrs Pollock,  and get them to draw a 0–2 number line, marked in tenths (i.e. with 20 intervals). They play the following game with another person at home. Each places a coin on 0 to start. They take turns to toss a third coin. If it lands heads up, move their coin 1\10 along the line and say aloud the number landed, on, e.g. one tenth, one and two tenths. If the coin lands tails up, they can move on 2\10. The winner is the first player to reach or move beyond 2.
2. Active Learn Accounts have been loaded with new activities
3. Practice tables for test on Friday.

Literacy

Please read the section from your group novel.  Remember you must bring your novel back to class everyday.

Red Group Read Play Real Dragons Roar

Blue Group Read P82-118

Green Group Read P162-193

Improving Sentences

These sentences are really boring and need to be made more interesting!

Rewrite each one neatly in your homework book.

Think about all the ways we have been learning to improve our sentences in class:

• use powerful verbs
• use adjectives (but not too many!) to describe the noun
• add adverbs to tell the reader about the verb
• extend your sentence  by using connectives
• add a super sentences starter – time, place and character
• add extra information – don’t forget the commas!
• don’t forget PUNCTUATION!

1. The band played.
2. The police searched the park.
3. The witch climbed onto her broom.
4. The footballer kicked the ball.
5. The man walked up the hill.
6. The cat walked along the wall.

Art

We have been looking at the work of the Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso.  Here are some links to help you learn more about Picasso:

Blue Period – http://youtu.be/ux-bGaAK9LI

Early works (covering blue rose and cubist)   http://youtu.be/Odqhkt3kYiA

Picasso in action – live painting- http://youtu.be/pNrYupcDlXE

Child Narrated – http://youtu.be/_fNvBJAJw4s

As well as a famous painter, Picasso was also a famous sculptor.  Use junk modelling to create a Picasso inspired model.