Today we looked at our Book Detective Tasks for our homework.

Illuminator

• you should record at least six feelings
• you should record the character’s name
• you should record the page number you got the evidence from
• you should record any quotes to help support your answer
• you should respond with how you feel about the situation (put yourself in the character’s shoes)

Example

22/8/16              Stormbreaker ch 1-2                     Illuminator

Alex – p10 – Upset –
‘ Funeral voices… that was how he would describe them later. The sort of voices people use when they come to tell you that someone close to you has died.’
Alex is upset because he has just realised the police are talking in funeral voices and therefore something bad has happened. If I heard funeral voices then I knew it was someone close to me. I would be upset but would want to find out more.

Mind Map

• choose 4-5 main events from the chapters you have read
• use branches from these events to add detail, evidence, page numbers to support your answer
• turn your BD jotter landscape

Below is a picture of the Mind Map we created for chapters 1 and 2.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Literacy

Reading- Read chapters 3-9 and complete Illuminator and Mind Map task for Friday 2^nd September. Please look at your jotter to remind you how to do the jobs.

Spelling – Complete spelling tasks for Friday 2^nd September. Please remember jotter layout.

Numeracy

Please use Sumdog (www.sumdog.com) (I will be looking to see the top three scorers for a classroom treat) and Hit the Button (www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button). I will award the treats on Friday 26^th August.

We are aiming to build up and improve our mental agility over these coming weeks.

Health and Wellbeing

Remember PE is on a Tuesday and Thursday

We will be completing our Daily Mile every other day

Residential meeting – Monday 22^nd August 6.30-7.30pm

Please remember to hand all letters to parents.
House captain interviews are this week.
Pupil council member speeches will be this week too.

I hope you all enjoyed your first day back, I was very impressed with the excellent work rate and positive attitudes.

Keep up the great work!

Your homework diary will be sent home shortly but in the meantime please remember your PE days are a Tuesday and a Thursday. We will also complete our daily mile outside on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Have a lovely evening,

Mr McAvoy