This week we are focusing on the book ‘Meerkat Mail’ by Emily Gravett. Below you will find a video of the author reading the story as well as some activities and resources.
Activity 1 - book talk:
Pause the clip near the start when the author shows the front cover of the book. Discuss and write answers to these questions:
Activity 2 - book talk:
Now listen to the whole recording of the story. Discuss and write answers to these questions:
Activity 3 - plan a post card:
Imagine Sunny has visited a landmark in Taunton and he wants to send a postcard home to his family. Create a simple plan which covers the following things:
Activity 4 - writing a postcard (this activity will be continued in school next week):
Create a postcard using your plan to help you. Use the 'Common Exception Words' word mat to help with your spellings and try to include the special features of a postcard such as an address, who you are writing to and who it is from. Don't forget to create a wonderful picture on the back to show where you have visited.
In Maths this week we are learning about place value and partitioning two digit numbers into tens and ones.
My Maths:
There will be some activities for you to do on ‘My Maths’ https://www.mymaths.co.uk/.
TT Rockstars (times table practise):
Please help your child learn the 2 x, 5 x and 10 x tables. https://ttrockstars.com/
Your child’s personalised login details for both of these websites have been sent home but if you have any problems logging in or need a reminder of your username and passwords please send an email to your child’s class teacher:
Class 5 Mrs Needs: class5.333@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Class 6 Miss Martin: class6.333@educ.somerset.gov.uk
This week we are identifying how materials can be used for more than one thing. E.g. metal can be used for coins, cans, cars, table legs. Wood can be used for matches, flooring, roof rafters …
Explore and research examples of this for different materials.