Calendar Dates
- School Holiday 23rd December 2024
- School Holiday 24th December 2024
- School Holiday 25th December 2024
Writing
For our writing, over the next few days,
we are going to be practising using some of the lenses
that we have learned about at school.
Today, can you complete Activity 1
as we learn more about onomatopoeia?
Use this link to learn about using speech marks in your writing. These tips will help when we get back to school.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbkcvk7/articles/ztcp97h
Tuesday 1st December
Today we will revisit how to use Personification, to add description to our writing.
Wednesday 2nd December
Test your punctuation knowledge today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbkcvk7/articles/zhcxtv4
Friday 27th November
When we get back to school,
our next piece of writing will be
telling an adventure story about The Whale.
So, have a look at today's lesson.
It will help you get ready.
You may not be able to do it all -
do as much as is helpful.
Thursday 26th
Today, we are having an
EXPLORING POETRY
day. What do you know about poems? Have you enjoyed writing your own poetry when you were younger? What interesting rhymes can you think of?
Have a go at learning some more. The link is below.
Wednesday 25th
Today, we are learning more about persuading people through our writing.
We have two videos for you ...
What is similar between these two videos?
What is different?
Tuesday 24th November
Here is today's writing activity.
See how much you can do.
Your sentences may be longer than mine!
Monday 23rd November
When we return to school, we are going to be writing a persuasive letter. Why not learn about this now, to get ready?
Here is some information. Have a go yourself? Invite a footballer? Invite someone else?
Send your letter to us? We would love to see what you do.
Monday 2nd November
Using similes and metaphors
Practise using similes and metaphors by looking at this lesson:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znxwcmn
Friday 23 October
For our next writing at school we are using a book called 'The Whale'. Please help this by researching whales from home.
How about these videos?
Can you find others?
Can you find out about different kinds of whales?
EXTRA
How many adjectives can you note down used to describe these whales in these videos?
Enormous, beautiful, majestic ... ?
Thursday 22 October
Writing
Fronted adverbials
and expanded noun phrases
There is a lot to do on today's Bitesize link - do as much as you can.
Maybe spend an hour on this?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z77bn9q
Wednesday 21st October 2020
Descriptive writing
Today, we would like you to have a go at writing a description of a setting. This will give you a chance to practice using some of the writing rainbow lens that we have been using in class.
Include at least 3 lens: adjectives, adverbs, personification, metaphors or similes to help describe what you can see and hear.
Click on the link to watch the short clip.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z2vpyrd
Here is an example of what you could write. Try to change the words in red.
I can see the blue sea stretching away into the distance. The waves surge angrily towards the cliff. They crash into the dark rocks with a deafening noise. Overhead, a seagull hovers in the wind.
Tuesday 20th October 2020
Preposition
Today you will be learning about preposition. Click on the bbc bitesize link to access the activity.