Make sure you have signed the register and said hello! You can use the register to ask any questions and we will answer them on here the next day.

Tiana has asked "Are we allowed to do two things at once like listening to music and doing work?"

Hi Tiana, great question! There has been some research that suggests that listening to music can improve your creativity and happiness. However the music should be calm and instrumental, as listening to music with lyrics (singing) is distracting for most people.

Remember, all work should be completed in your Home Learning Journal. Please write the long date and remember your perfect presentation.

PE

Every morning at 9am Joe Wicks streams a live PE lesson - tune in here if you can!

Maths

Start with 10 minutes on TTRockstars.

Work through the lesson below and then the mind workout on page 31 in your workbooks.

Spellings

This week's spellings are below. Write each word THREE times and then use each one in a sentence.

early
earth
eight
enough
exercise
experience

Reading

Read a book from home, listen to a story on Storyline Online or login into Oxford Owl here. Click on 'My class login' and enter the username: studley password: studley

English

You can add information to a basic sentence to expand it. Here are some examples.

Basic sentence: People ride bikes.

• When: during the rush hour

• Where: in the city

• Why: to avoid the traffic

Expanded sentence: During the rush hour, people in the city ride bikes to avoid the traffic.

Basic sentence: I explored the castle.

• When: At night

• Where: in the remote valley

• Why: to see if I could solve the mystery

Expanded sentence: At night, I explored the castle in the remote valley to see if I could solve the mystery.

Activity One: expand a sentence

• Here are some basic sentences. See if you can expand them.

Basic sentence: I worked hard.

• When: in my English class

• Where: at school

• Why: to get better at writing

Write an expanded sentence in your Home Learning Journal.

Basic sentence: Teachers plan lessons.

• When: _________________________________________________________

• Where: _________________________________________________________

• Why: _________________________________________________________

Write an expanded sentence in your Home Learning Journal.

Activity Two: verbs and subjects

Now, highlight the subjects and underline the verbs in these sentences.

• Oaks are my favourite trees.

• After lunch I had a nap.

• The new car is shiny and red. 

• Over there, you can see the mountains.

• We all like pizza.

Activity Three: rewrite a paragraph

• Read the short paragraph below.

• It has one fragment. Underline the fragment.

• It has four basic sentences. Circle them.

• Then see if you can rewrite the paragraph in your Home Learning Journal. by expanding the basic sentences and removing the fragment.

Vets work very hard. They look after animals. Who are sick. They help them to get better. I’d like to be a vet.

Music

Develop your singing skills by watching a video about melody and pitch and then following three practice activities. Click here to have a go.