Letters

This week we have been learning to write letters. We have also listened to some of Michael Rosen's poetry in which he gets into trouble for eating all the chocolate cake or breaking his watch. Your task is to combine both of these things....

Have you ever held a grudge against the brush that pulled your hair or the vacuum that sucked up your shoelaces? How did you feel when a pen leaked ink on your favourite shirt or the toaster burned yet another bagel? Think about a time when an object caused you a bit of distress, and write a letter to this object to express your disappointment.

For example:

Dear Pen,
I am so disappointed with you.
Today was school photograph day. I spent all morning fixing my hair and ironing my clothes. I scrubbed my face hard and even cleaned under my nails.
So, can you imagine my shock when I queued up to have my photograph taken and looked down at my shirt pocket? There it was. A big black smudge of ink in the middle of my shirt. How could you do this to me? You knew I needed to look my best! Now you've ruined the photograph that is going to sit on my mum's mantelpiece forever! My family and friends will be laughing at me for the rest of my life.
I hope you're happy with yourself.
Yours sincerely,
Tom

Michael Rosen

As it's National Poetry Day, we have been listening to some poems. Here are our favourite ones from today...

Ancient Egypt

Over the last few weeks we have been learning about Ancient Egypt. I would like you to think about all the different things you have learnt and tell me your favourite thing about Ancient Egypt and why you found it so interesting.

Here are some pictures to inspire you:

 

My favourite thing about Ancient Egypt is mummification. I think it's really interesting that they believed so strongly in an afterlife that they put so much preparation into mummifying and burying their dead. Did you know that they placed lots of treasures into the tombs of their dead pharaohs so that they would have all their worldly possessions in the afterlife? These are just some of the amazing things that Howard Carter and his team of Egyptologists found inside Tutankhamun's tomb:

Some useful links

Here is the link for the music that you have been learning with Mr Farnell. Don't forget to practise these at home.

http://www.hounslowmusic.org.uk/music/book.php?bookid=1

We have been using Scratch in our Computing lessons over the last few weeks. Here is the link for Scratch so you can practise programming and coding at home.

https://scratch.mit.edu

Poetry Week

Next week we will be celebrating Poetry Week. The theme this year is 'Light'! Therefore, we will be spending a lot of time reading lots of different poems and our Literacy will focus on innovating some poems that we are studying in class.

Your Literacy homework for this week is to find an amazing poem that you would like to share with the class. If you're struggling to find one, this website has loads of great poems; www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com.

Finish the story

This week we have been learning to write stories of mystery and suspense. We have been focusing on using short sentences to build suspense and creating a spooky atmosphere.

Your task this week is to finish the story below. Try not to write more than 100 words.

 

I had no idea that there was a secret room in our house. Not until I heard the noise....

Mystery and Suspense

This week we have been learning about stories of mystery and suspense. Your task is to write a description of this spooky setting. Remember to use lots of interesting adjectives and at least one simile.

I'm looking forward to reading them. Don't forget to comment on each others work! Your homework must have been completed by Friday 18th September.