Spellings 8.3.21

Creating nouns using –ness suffix

happiness

hardness

madness

nastiness

silliness

tidiness

childishness

willingness

carelessness

foolishness

Homework w/c 1.3.21

Use the word 'Inspiration' as your starting point. Create a poster showing what this means to you. What / who inspires you? What are you inspired to do? What does it feel like to be inspired? How do you inspire others? 

 

Spellings w/c 1.3.21

Creating nouns by adding the -ity suffix.

community

curiosity

ability

captivity

activity

sensitivity

possibility

flexibility

visibility

eternity

Spellings w/c 22.2.21

This week, we will be focusing on Year 5 and 6 spelling words that have a double consonant.

• Embarrass

• Especially

• Correspond

• Communicate

• Profession

• Sufficient

• Exaggerate

• Recommend

Homework w/c 8.2.21

Find out about the story of Holy Mary's appearance at Lourdes. Present your findings in a format of your choice. 

 

Spellings w/c 8.2.21

presidential        

confidential

initial

essential   

partial  

special      

social     

artificial  

financial 

official

Homework w/c 1.2.21

Now that you have finished reading to the end of chapter 10, write a letter from Mary inviting Dickon to invite him to Misselthwaite Manor to play for the day. How might Mary persuade Dickon to come? What would she plan for them to do? Would he be given a meal? 

You have until Tuesday 9th February to complete this. 

 

Spellings w/c 1.2.21

Homework 25.1.21

Imagine you are Martha from The Secret Garden. What would you tell your family about her? 

You might say things like 'Aye, you wouldn't believe it, the child can't even dress herself or even put her shoes on'

 

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Homework 18.1.21

Write a character description on Mary Lennox. What does she look like and what is her personality like?

 

If you need a bit of help you could use one of the sheets saved below.

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Homework 11.1.21

Write a description of the secret garden that you designed last week. 

Spellings w/c 11.1.21

achieve

ceiling

deceit

conceit

deceive

either

neither

perceive

receipt

receive

Homework w/c 4.1.21

Please create a labelled picture of a secret garden from your imagination. What would you include? How would you get in and out secretly? Are there different sections to your garden? 

 

Spellings w/c  4.1.21

Individual, interfere, interrupt, language, leisure, lightning, marvellous, mischievous.

Homework w/c 30.11.20

Egypt research

The children will begin a unit of travel writing this week. We will be writing about Egypt. For homework, could the children please begin their research. Attached is a copy of the research gird we shall be using in school. They can begin to fill out some of the information and bring it in to school (or write their information on a piece of paper). This sheet will not be collected in, as it shall be used only by the children in line with COVID policies. 

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Homework w/c 23.11.20

For this week, I have attached a copy of the Year 5 and 6 spelling list. We work on 5 words a week in class, but thought that children could also practise these at home. We have got to 'especially'. I would like the children to go over all of the words we have covered again as revision please. 

Homework w/c 16.11.20

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Homework w/c 9.11.20

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Homework w/c 2.11.20

Spellings w/c 2.11.20

'y' as a vowel sound.

• rhyme
• rhythm
• symbol
• system
• forty
• curiosity
• gym
• myth
• pyramid
• mystery

Friday 23rd October 2020

 

Homework for Half Term Week

 

Your homework for half term week is:

 

1.  Reading - To enjoy a good quality reading text.  This may be a book from home, or you could continue reading our class novel 'Secrets of a Sun King'.

 

2.  Maths - To improve your times table knowledge by playing Times Tables Rockstars.

www.ttrockstars.com

 

3.  Art - Create a painting or drawing of an ancient Egyptian scene using your choice of materials.  You could have a look at this website for inspiration:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg87xnb 

 

Please complete homework by Monday 2nd November 2020.

 

Have a lovely half term!

 

Mr Griffin and Mrs McGovern

Homework w/c 19.10.20

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Homework w/c 12th October 

 

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Homework w/c 5th October 2020

Spellings w/c 5th October 2020

Words with silent letter t

Week commencing 28.9.20

Additional challenge: Write a newspaper article of your choice, then ask someone to give you an opinion on whether they found it interesting or not. 

You could write about something happening in the world, or an event from a story book, or just use your imagination! 

Remember to email a copy or photo to Year5@stalbanrc.bham.sch.uk

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Week commencing 21.9.20

English homework

Last week, Year 5 chose St Luke as their class saint. Try to find out about him. What sort of life did he have?

 

Choose how you would like to present your work - write a report, make a poster, write an acrostic poem, make a video. It's up to you!

 

Where possible, please email work or a photograph of it to Year5@stalbanrc.bham.sch.uk

Spellings wc 21.9.20

Words ending in -able