Mystery Question Answered & Reminders

Only Sulaiman had a go at answering the question but even he didn't get it all right. Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales, which Sulaiman got right. He thought Mr Belfield is from Scotland, which he didn't.

A couple of reminders for this week:

MONDAY; Book Fair, so bring a little bit of money if you want to buy a book. Apparently they cost only a small amount so 10 or 20 riyals should be enough.

TUESDAY; We're going to Y1 to give them their books. Obviously you need to finish your book before then. Get to work!

WEDNESDAY; Book Day Parade! You should have an idea of a costume by now. We'll look at some more pictures tomorrow for those who haven't given it any thought at all. You know who you are.

Mystery Question Answered!

Sulaiman and Adlan had the correct answer again this week. Mrs Kingham and Mr and Mrs Moore have taught in Thailand.

Today's Homework

1. Daily Maths 1 & 2
   
2. Spelling sentences
3. Reading
4. Start thinking about a costume for Book Day on 31st March. It must be a character from a myth or legend.
   

Mystery Question Answered! (Sort of)

There was a bit of controversy over the mystery question this week as it appears that Mrs Badr may have accidentally helped in finding the answer. So, although we did have two people with the correct answer, I'm not sure if they were entirely unassisted, which is the point of the thing after all.

Anyway, you could have said either Mrs Abdullah or Mrs Arabi, who both have blue eyes.

Today's Homework

1. Daily Maths 3 & 5
2. Abacus PCM p.53
3. Reading
4. Letts p.38-39 OR
5. Letts p.78-79 OR
6. Comprehension Plus p.12-13
   

Mystery Question Answered!

A buckyball is a spherical shape made out of carbon atoms. It is named after Richard Buckminster Fuller, an architect who designed dome-shaped buildings with a futuristic appearance. A buckyball looks like one of his buildings. My grandmother lives near this one and so does Tiya's cousin, apparently.

Sulaiman, Adlan and Arouba were the deserving winners.

Today's Homework

1. Daily maths 1 & 2
2. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation for Saturday about a myth – you are not allowed to have any writing on the presentation and you cannot read from a paper – Memorise!
3. Letts p.36-37 Text & Sentence only OR Haydn Richards p.90 - do this in your ITU book

Group of the Week

It was Group 3 again a couple of weeks ago but I've only just got around to putting their photo up. Here they are.

Today's Homework

1. Spelling - Write a sentence for each spelling word
2. Lord Krishna's Flute - write the story in your ITU book. NEAT HANDWRITING!
3. Learn your spellings & add 5 more words
   

Mystery Question Answered!

There are many African languages, between 2000 and 3000 apparently. Some suggestions were Swahili and Zulu. The winner (again?) was Adlan with correct answers also coming from Adam and Sulaiman. Well done to everyone.

Making Your Writing Better

Here's something you can all use to help with your descriptive writing. It's quite fun and includes a game so don't ignore it!

Today's Homework

1. Daily Maths 5
2. Myth Story - go through the whole of the story and highlight all the adjectives and interesting words. Look for words used instead of 'said', 'went', 'go', 'do' and anything else that is unusual or descriptive.
3. Reading Log - choose 2 activities for your reading book. Write the activity number!
4. Find a picture or description of a mythical creature eg Medusa, minotaur, Pegasus etc
   

Blog On!

There's a bit ofcompetition in Y5-2 over blogging! I am not the only one we've got. THis week has seen the addition of two new blogs: Wael's Blog and Fun Fact. I hope we see more of these blogs in the future and maybe even some new ones from other people!

PE Reminders

Sorry, I forgot to pass on the message today. Some people will be doing a bit of catching-up at lunchtimes this week. Mr McEachen has asked for the following people to meet him to do different events:

Sunday - Nadine and Khaled - go to the gym
Tuesday - Saleh, Wael, Arouba, Wasfi - go to the running track
Wednesday - Ismail, Gehan, Tiya, Zainab, Wasfi - go to the long jump pit

You will need to bring your PE kit on those days so that you can do your event.

Today's Homework

1. Daily Maths 1 & 2
2. Comprehension - Deborah's reading group do Letts p.50-51; everyone else do Key Comprehension p.22-25. The answers should be written in your ITU book on a new page!
3. Reading
   

Today's Homework

1. Finish your co-ordinates pictures
2. Daily Maths 3 & 4
3. Reading
4. Find a myth about how something was made - bring it to school on Saturday, either in a book or printed or written down.
   

Mystery Question Answered!

The real Jack the Giant killer was a Cornishman who slew a terrible giant who had been plaguing the poor people of Cornwall for many years. The story is thought to be over a thousand years old and refers to some real places in Cornwall although whether it actually happened is debateable.

You can read more about the story, and tales of other giants Jack killed, by clicking here.

Today's Homework

1. Daily Maths 1 & 2
2. Write 1 sentence for each spelling word or write the meaning of each spelling word or a mixture of the two.
3. Reading
4. Make sure your old spelling sheets (crosswords, word searches, cryptograms) are finished
   

Today's Homework

1. Daily Maths 1 & 2
2. Abacus PCM p.42
3. Reading
   
4. Research either a myth or a legend and write about it in the chart in your ITU book.

• how old is the story?
• where did it happen?
• who is in it?
• what does it teach us/what is it explaining?
• how did we find out about the story?

You should also record where you discovered this information: book, person, website etc

If you want to draw a title page for your Myths and Legends topic you can do that as well.

Group Winners

Last week we found ourselves looking at Group 3 as the winners, yet again! They must be lucky seats or something. However, it was not the same people because we had swapped our places around a bit so this week the prizes went to Deborah, Arouba and Adlan. Well done North house!