Literacy

Formal and Informal Language

Over the next couple of weeks we will be focusing on formal and informal language. By the end of the two weeks we should be able to:

• Understand the difference between formal and informal language.

• Change/select examples of formal and informal writing.

• Edit sentences/passages to suit formal and informal styles.

• Create/write a formal letter.

Follow your guide to complete tasks and check out PowerPoints and links below to aid learning.

60-Second Reads (2 inserted)

• Inserted is two 60-Second read comprehension (very short)
• Task: read comprehension once in 60 seconds and then answer the 4 questions.
• Task aims to develop their vocabulary, retrieval and summarising skills.
• Page 7 & 8 (answers in packs, please mark)

Numeracy

Percentages

Monday - Lesson 1 – Introduction to Percentages – Visual representation of percent. 

‘Cent’ means hundred so percent means hundred. Percent is telling you how many parts of 100 you have.

We can use the % sign to show the percentage sign as shown on the picture in your pack. 

Please follow your timetable/guide, to show you what to complete and how to do it.   

Teaching Videos/Links/PowerPoints and Interactive games are attached below:

Tuesday Lesson 2 – convert between Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Please follow your timetable/guide, to show you what to complete and how to do it.   

Teaching Videos/Links/PowerPoints and Interactive games are attached below:

I have attached a link to the Maths Salamanders webpage. Lots of good explanations, an online calculator you can play around with and additional activities if you want to keep practising these.

There are also two games below. The Nrich game is matching pairs but the percentages are more challenging.

Wednesday - Lesson 3 – Changing Fractions to Percentages

Please follow your timetable/guide, to show you what to complete and how to do it.   

Recap on yesterday's teaching videos/links. A new PowerPoint along with different interactive games are attached below: 

Thursday - Lesson 4 – Revision of percentages so far and Finding Percentages of Amounts

Please follow your timetable/guide, to show you what to complete and how to do it.   

Teaching Videos/Links/PowerPoints and Interactive games are attached below:

Friday - Lesson 5 – Calculating Percentages of Amounts

Tip: Use number fact (Fractions, Decimals Percentages to help remind you of your amounts: Percentage of amounts - 50%, 25% and 10%)

Please follow your timetable/guide, to show you what to complete and how to do it.   

Recap on yesterday's teaching videos/links and PowerPoints for further assistance.

Optional - You're welcome to play any of the interactive games that are attached above. 

Additional challenges – optional

• PowerPoint attached below to help you complete a Sudoku puzzle. 

PE – 2 WEEK I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here PE CHALLENGE!

Note: There will no eating bugs or drinking any horrible drink, thankfully!

It’s made up of a series of exercises and the longer you do each exercise the more stars you get for camp!

Details of the challenges and how to do complete them, are all on the on the Seesaw activity!

When to complete:

You work the exercises around you! So just whenever you get a chance to complete! E.g. complete 5 minutes one day, maybe 10 minutes the next!

Try complete them all by the 2 weeks and send in your videos via Seesaw, to see WHO GATHERS UP the MOST STARS by 5^th March!

Get everyone involved in your house, brother, sisters, parents, you name it!

You're welcome to post your videos to the Seesaw Blog to show everyone how you are getting on!

WAU – Titanic

Instead of solely focusing on Titanic Activities Grid. I have added in a couple of activities to do.

1. Postcard Task:

• Write and design a postcard as if you are a Titanic Passenger.
• You must design the postcard from scratch – think about the images and font style on the front of the postcards. Examples on the PowerPoint attached below.
• Try and create a postcard that is as realistic as possible for 1912 – both front and back.
• You will be writing from a passenger’s viewpoint – explore what they have done, what they think of the ship and how they are feeling in your postcard.
• You can choose what your imaginary passenger is like, think about their age, gender, personality etc.
• You must write from their viewpoint. PLAN FIRST!
• REMEMBER: Postcards are written in an informal tone and in the first person.
• A piece of card your post card will be inserted into your pack!

Tip: Use a wet teabag (cold). dampen page, will give it a great effect!

2. Titanic Timeline Activity – cut out and place the events in correct chronological order. Stick on to coloured piece of paper – inserted into your pack.

3. Titanic Activity Grid – choose one or two more activities to complete this week.

PDMU

- 30 Day challenge (attached below). 

- Complete the challenge if you're having a tough day or need something to cheer you up! 

Music - BBC Ten Pieces

• Watch Warm up video called Brrr

• Watch Create video with singer Joss Stone

• Watch Create video called ‘No Place Like By Kerry Andrew and the create a rhyming work of art on the theme of ‘home’ with Poet Angry Dan.

• Click the link below to get started!