Bonjour, mes amis! I hope that you are ready for action this Thursday morning.

Did you get involved in the online Rights Assembly? It was all about Article 15- freedom of association, which is very interesting.

Literacy

1.   Spelling –  Try this activity called 30 Second Words

Write a television commercial using all of your spelling words,  then read it to a parent or sibling.

2.   Today’s focus is possessive nouns and the use of the apostrophe to show possession or belonging to.

Here are more videos to look at and some interactive practice tasks. please stop after activity 1.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmt2mfr

2. Date and I can add the apostrophes in the correct place to show possession.

1. The clown had not turned up for the childrens party.
2. Clara had borrowed Rebeccas pencil without asking.
3. The babies bottles were all being cleaned at lunchtime.
4. The volcanos crater was rocky and steamy.
5. The bananas skin was brown and bruised.
6. The giraffes neck is incredibly long so it can reach the top of trees.
7. The cat was carefully watching the birds nest.
8. The foxes dens were well hidden under the trees.
9. The children couldn’t hold on to their umbrellas handles.
10. All of the chairs seats were broken in the cinema.

3.  Traffic light and comment on your work. Can you explain how to use an apostrophe to show possession?

Numeracy

1. Take part in the Sumdog maths NLC competition for at least 10 minutes.
2. The focus today is division. Last week we reminded ourselves of the links between multiplication and division, by looking at trio facts. Today we will apply this knowledge to help us work out some division problems which have remainders.

Look at these 2 videos to remind you of how to calculate the remainders.

• https://youtu.be/p_g58RKfJF8
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z36tyrd/articles/zcjh8mn

Write the date and I can answer division sums with remainders

3. Traffic light and comment on your accuracy in using your times tables to help you divide.

4. I think you’ll like division practice game . https://www.arcademics.com/games/demolition

Extra

Here is a link to a language site where you can have a free trial of an app – try the elementary level first, and make sure that you click the French flag icon!

https://www.linguascope.com/apps/index.htm

Enjoy the rest of your Thursday, imagine some amazing adventures and I’ll be back on the ground again with you tomorrow.