Week commencing 1st June

Reading Activity 1

Read a book of your choice (try Bugclub) and tell someone about what you have read.

Reading Activity 2

Read a book of your choice (try Bugclub) and tell someone about what you have read.

Reading Activity 3

Read a book of your choice (try Bugclub) and tell someone about what you have read.

Make a list of any words you didn’t know and had to look up.

Reading Activity 4

Read a book of your choice (try Bugclub) and tell someone about what you have read.

Reading Activity 5

Read a book of your choice (try Bugclub) and tell someone about what you have read.

Write a book review telling the teacher why he should read the book. Think about:

• why you liked it. What were the exciting parts, the sad parts etc?
• what surprised you about the story?
• do you have a favourite character?
• what do you think about the author's choice of words or the layout of the book?

Word of the Week

Word 1: sacrifice

Word 2: excellent

Word 3: marvellous

Word 4: profession

Word 5: recognise

• Learn to say it.
• Learn to spell it.
• Write down its definition.
• Write 3 different sentences to show that you understand the meaning.

English Activity 1

This week, we will revisit and improve our learning about similes, metaphors, modal verbs and paragraphs, then we will write a thankyou letter to our doctors and nurses.

Similes and Metaphors.

Click on the BBC Bitesize webpage below to find out more. Complete activities 1 and 2 on the webpage.

English Activity 2

Today, we will learn about paragraphs and how to use them in letter writing.

Paragraphs are a collection of sentences. They are used in writing to introduce new sections of a story, characters, ideas or pieces of information.

Paragraphs help readers to enjoy what has been written because they break text up into easy-to-read sections or themes / topics.

In a piece of writing, such as a thank you letter, paragraphs can be used to separate:

• the introduction
• the different reasons why you are thankful
• concluding statement

Challenge 1

Below is a jumbled-up letter. I forgot to paragraph it into different themes / topics. Can you select the first word of each sentence where a new paragraph should begin (clue – there is an introduction and three paragraphs altogether). Rewrite the letter correctly.

Did you spot the metaphor?                            What modal verb did Tom use?

Challenge 2

Imagine you write a thankyou letter to an astronaut. What will you thank the astronaut for? Put your ideas into themes / topics. Each of these themes / topics will make a new paragraph.

Top-tip: Put a simile or metaphor into your letter

English Activity 3

Using Modal Verbs

Let’s remind ourselves about modal verbs and how we use them in our writing. Click on the BBC Bitesize website link below, watch the videos and and then do activity 1. After that, complete the worksheet below.

English Activity 4

Today, we will show our thankfulness by writing a formal thankyou letter to a nurse, doctor or other essential worker. Look at the slides and then write your own thankyou letter.

Challenge

Now write your own thankyou letter to a nurse, doctor, ambulance driver in the NHS or any other essential worker (postal worker, bus driver, food delivery worker).

Top-tips

Paragraphs can be used to separate:

• the introduction

• the different reasons why you are thankful

• concluding statements

Try to include a modal verb, simile or metaphor. Impress your teacher with your writing skills.

It will be really lovely to display your letter on the school fence for everyone to see your letter of thankfulness. Upload your letter onto the blog or deliver it to school so that it can be laminated for display.

English Activity 5

I found these space news articles very interesting. I hope you do too.