Here we are at Thursday, and because of the long weekend it is our last day together until next Tuesday!

A huge shout out to Co B, DB, PM and SR for their contribution to the Sumdog competition this week. Thank you 😊.

Did you get involved in the online Rights Respecting Assembly about Article 12, yesterday all about your views and opinions being taken seriously? You could design a poster, write a letter or just think about the way that your voice is heard.

We are nearly at the end of Mental Health awareness week. I hope that you are keeping in good physical, emotional and mental health during this time. This link takes you to a lovely book which lets us know that having worries is normal, but there are ways that can help us to feel better.

https://en.calameo.com/read/000777721945cfe5bb9cc?authid=Xu9pcOzU3TQx

Also, have a look at Mrs McMillan’s latest video to help you relax. I am finding her techniques very useful at the moment.

Literacy

Due to the short week, you could do your spelling check today and I’m sure that you’ll do really well this week with the et endings.

We are going to focus on nouns today and the rules for creating plural endings. These links are very thorough in describing the rules in a fun way, so enjoy your learning with Mr Spelling.

We are looking at words ending in f or fe.

We are also looking at words ending in o.

Okay, so now we are going to apply what we have learnt in our written task. Please write the date and I can use the correct ending to make plural nouns. Read the information and check the examples carefully to help you work out which ending to use.

For the second question, I want you to revise collective nouns by watching this link  https://youtu.be/zijGfIzT5Ss

Then complete the section using suitable nouns and collective nouns. If you find certain words challenging, then research the answer.

Remember to traffic light and comment on your work when you have finished. You might like to try this site which practises identifying different plural endings.

https://www.turtlediary.com/game/plural-nouns.html

Numeracy

Let’s begin with a session on Sumdog  for at least 10 minutes – the competition finishes tomorrow, so let’s keep working on our skills.

Our main focus today is multiplication and I want us to think about factors and multiples.

A factor is a number that you can multiply with another number to reach a target number. e.g. factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12,

–  1 x 12, 2 x 6, 3 x 4.

A multiple is an answer in a times table e.g. 21 is a multiple of 7 because it is an answer in the 7 times table (3×7 = 21).

These links will allow you to see the information written down and show you some more examples.

Please write the date and I can identify some multiples and factors of numbers. Just follow the instructions and fill in the gaps.

Please traffic light your work and comment on your understanding of factors and multiples. Number concepts just grow and grow, don’t they?

Here’s a game to help you practise your multiplication skills.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?a=activity02

On Saturday, it is the end of the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. They would normally meet up with friends and family to celebrate Eid al Fitr, but this year things will be very different. I thought that you would be interested to learn a little more about what the end of Ramadan would usually be like.

If you have the ingredients you might like to make some Eid biscuits or get crafty and make a paper lantern.

I hope that you all have a lovely long weekend and I’ll see you again next Tuesday. Stay safe, take care, be kind and remember that I am thinking about you and miss you loads. 🤗