New Topic for January 2015

Our new topic when we return in 2015 will be the Stone Age and The Iron Age.
Over the break, try to research one of these and post the most interesting fact that you find out about them here. Have a fantastic Christmas break!

Topic homework

The Ancient Greeks made huge achievements in terms of their architecture. Can you find three examples and describe their features? You might like to sketch these.

 

Here is a good place to start: http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-greek-architecture.html

Homework week beginning 8th Decemeber

Mathletics

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Literacy

Please continue learning the words for our Christmas carol performance.

Science

Choose an animal and research their life cycle. Draw a labelled diagram to demonstrate their life cycle to present to the class. Try to include scientific language where possible. 

Spellings:

Objective: To distinguish between homophones as well as other words that are often confused.
A		B		C
1	past		aloud		practice
2	passed		allowed		practise
3	affect		affect		advice
4	effect		effect		advise
5	father		guest		device
6	farther		guessed		devise
7	led		desert		assistance
8	lead		dessert		assistants
9	herd		principal		stationery
10	heard		principle		stationary

Topic homework

Choose two characters from an Ancient Greek myth and write a descriptive passage for each. One of your characters should be a mythical beast. You may want to sketch the characters too.