16.05.10

Hi All,
Tonight you should review your last 2 maths tests.
Almost there.
Goodluck
Ms. Constable

12.05.10

English- review your tenses work from today. Try to make sure you write in the correct tense through your story to make it easy to read.

FINAL TIPS:

• To make your story interesting, try to think of a great idea for your problem and ending.
• Describe the setting, tell us why the character is where they are and describe them. (Don't over do it though) Tell us more about them through the story.
• Show off punctuation and WOW words that you know how to use.
• Read every sentence after you've written it to make sure it makes sense.
• Use connectives to make longer sentences ( but, so, because, while, although ...)
• Use time connectives to show time is moving through the story (after that, the following day, next morning, after half an hour, a minute later...)
• CHECK as you go and when you finish, don't give point away for careless punctuation and grammar mistakes.

If you have time click on this link. Print the story and listen to it online. Look at how the author has written the story. Highlight what she has included from the tips above: http://storynory.com/2010/o5/04/katie-and-the-invisible-umbrella/

If you have time check over you WIGAN block 3 test.

Make sure you get to bed early for a good nights sleep. Also, eat breakfast before you come to school so you can concentrate.

11.05.10

Writing- review sentence work completed in class today.
How could you improve it?
Are your connectives correct?
Number 5- Proofread and try to find and change any mistakes. Read what you have written to someone at home. Try and write another version with them.
Maths- review test 4.
READ! READ! READ!
Parents, please read to your children too.

10.05.10

Tonight's revision
English- visit this link for comprehension exercises
http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/english/activities/literature_comp/lit_comp_home.htm
Maths- complete Schofield test 3
Try to get into the habit of checking your work when you finish.
Remember, when you are reading the comprehension exercises you are also getting loads of ideas and seeing English written in its correct form.
How does the author use punctuation?
What WOW words do they use?
What was the issue/problem/event ?
How did they finish their story?
Goodluck.

REVISION WEEK

9-05-10
Tonight you should look over the story you wrote today.
Did you:

1. know when to use fullstops to make sentences?
2. show off different ways you can use commas?
3. describe or give details about your main character?
4. use at least 3 adverbs and several adjectives?
5. develop the beginning and explain why the character was there?
6. make sure something happened next?
7. write short and long sentences?
8. finish off your story properly?
9. check your spelling?
10. write neatly?

Maths- review sheet 3. We will correct it tomorrow morning.

Not long now. Try your best.

Ms. Constable

4.05.2010

Comprehension- Test 3
1. a spaceship
2. untidy
3. five years older than Danny
4. Making models
5. a dog
6. it was her birthday
7. a kiln
8. Danny was untidy and only good at making models. Jessica was good at reading, came top in exams and won prizes. Jessica's mum thought she was 'perfect'.
9. Danny couldn't remember his dad because he had left when Danny was little and now lives in Australia.
10. Danny's mum thought his models were rubbish and kept throwing them away when she was tidying.
11. Danny didn't want to admit that he had no money for Gran's present beacuse it would give his mum the opportunity to start saying he was hopeless with his money, just like his dad.
12. Danny couldn't ask his mum for help with his present because he didn't know what he was going to make and Jessica would be horrible to him about it.
13. Danny had forgotten it was Gran's birthday and that they were doing a special project at school.
14. The answer should indicate that the child had realised that Danny can give Gran his clay model as a birthday present.
15.a not well/organised/ don't do anything with time to spare
b. Gran didn't tell him off
c. He didn't want to give her the chance to complain about him again.
d. unhappy/ not cheerful
15. No marks for just yes and no, or 'i don't like stories about boys'...
Up to 5 marks given for reasons supported by parts of the story.

2.05.10

READ! READ! READ! Reading will give you lots of ideas to use in you stories.

1. How to use puncuation.
2. How to use different sentence openers.
3. How to use interesting connectives.
4. How to use a wide range od vocabulary -nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs...

Not to mention ideas for settings, characters, problems and solutions.

Always try your best.

Ms.Constable x

27.04.10

Comprehension 2
1. a chest full of treasure
2. a captain
3. the galley
4. biscuits and mango juice
5. put out more sail
6. a bottle with a message
7. on Dead Man's Island
8.Half a mark for each of the following:
fierce face/ big, black bushy beard/ one eye covered with a patch/golden earring dangled from each ear
9. Jim got out of bed so quickly because his father said if he didn't hurry Molly would have left him nothing for breakfast.
10. Cap'n Bluebeard wanted to make an early start because they were running out of food and he wanted to get to Jamaica to get some more.
11. Molly was quite pleased to go aloft because she thought they might get out of doing their lessons.
12. Half a mark for each of the following:
pirate arithmetic/pirate history/how to read charts/navigation
13. Molly and Jim got on with the sails because Cap'n Bluebeard said he would give them extra navigation homework if they didn't get a move on.
14. Cap'n Bluebeard decided to change cours because the message in the bottle was from someone who was shipwrecked on Dead Man's Island and needed help.
15. a. wake up/get moving
b. everyone must go up the masts
c. neat and tidy/organised
d. spread out
16. No marks for just 'Yes' or 'No', or ' I don't like stories about pirates'. UP to 5 marks for a reasons supported by parts of the story.

21.04.10

Revision
Answers to Comprehension 1- Mr. Majeika
1. in a bad temper
2. the new teacher hadn't arrived
3. nine o'clock
4. open the folding doors
5. magic carpet
6. his magic carpet took a wrong turn
7. a bicycle
8. because Pandora Green had been rude to her/ because she was frightened of Mr Majeika
9. push back the folding doors/ teach Class 2 and Class 3 together
10. Class 3 thought that Class 2 were 'just babies' and didn't want to share a lesson with them.
11.half mark for the following: quiteold/pointed beard/very bright eyes/wore glasses/his hair and clothes were wet/quite ordinary
12. Class Three had read Aladdin and 'all that sort of stuff ' so they knew a magic carpet when they saw one.
13. Mr. Potter was too busy trying to push back the folding doors.
14. The children were surprised/excited/amazed... perhaps a little frightened
15. a. find something to argue about/get into a fight
b. a lot of noise and confusion
c. accidently saying something you dean mean to say
16. Up to 5 marks for reasons supported by parts of the story.

15.04.2010

Thanks for all helping with our assembly last week. Well done to all.

Due to technical difficulties I've had to post your spelling words here, so here goes:

Term3 Week2 from our story 'Cheat!'

evidence bulky

cheerful dabbing

blurry battled

distant stunned

hunched congratulations

proudly managed

glanced tightly

clutched horribly

trudged warmth

nudged pride

Only 4 weeks till exams. Try your very best.

Ms. Constable x