Today we have learning all about INVERTED COMMAS!
As a class, we created a set of rules to help us remember each step of writing speech.
Rules for speech
New line,
Inverted comma
Character’s words beginning with a capital letter
Punctuation of your choice
Inverted comma
'Said' synonym
Full stop.
We then practised following these rules by creating our own exchanges between two people. This helped us to consolidate our knowledge of this tricky punctuation!
Year 5 have been using the core text Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo which follows the hero Beowulf's terrifying quest to destroy Grendel (the foul fiend) a hideous sea-hag and a monstrous fire-dragon. The set of three short stories is based on an Anglo-Saxon poem, which is the oldest surviving epic in British literature.
We have been using figurative language to describe Grendel's lair. So far we have developed our skills in personification, prepositional phrases, similes and metaphors. When writing our plans, we looked back at our previous learning as well as using the Writing Working Wall.
Our skills are progressing and this week we started to play competitively with the badminton nets. We have really got the hand of the two different strokes but still need to work on our serving techniques.
Year 5 have been having a brilliant time learning how to write detailed instructions.
First, we read examples of instructions and worked out which structural and language features were necessary to be able to reach the end goal. We then looked at ways in which we could add in further information, handy tips and fun facts to help the reader as well as entertain them.
Next, we made our clay dragon eyes, stopping regularly to note down parts of the process that would need specific details in the final instructions. Once the dragon eyes were made, dry and spray painted, we completed some fantastic pieces of writing!
Here are some of the finished products:
To do this, we have made an Advent Calendar of Kindness. Each child has written a card suggesting a random act of kindness. Each morning, we will take off a card and try our best to complete the act throughout the day.
How many ways can you think of to show kindness?
Remember, we should be kind because it’s the right thing to do not because of the thanks we receive. It also makes us feel good and puts a smile on people’s faces :)
Happy December everyone!
From Maple Tree 🍁
#values
#kindness
Today, the children in Lime Class (Year 1) worked in partners to sequence the story of how God created the world.
Firstly, we thought about everything we could remember about Christianity. We shared how the place of worship is the church and the sign of Christianity is the cross. We also know that the holy book is the bible and that it is split into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. Lime Class children have been looking at some bible stories for the past few weeks, so today we shared what we could remember about Noah's Arc.
We watched a short video, which showed us how God created the world. We then used the pictures and our knowledge to sequence it, thinking about what came first and what came last.
Here are some of the quotes from the children .
"God called the light day and the dark night." Genesis
"God made the earth and the sky." Suzzy
"God made the sun and the moon...and the stars." Jude
"God got lots of animals like elephants and tigers to live on Earth." Ashley
"God put plants and flowers and trees on the land." Bianca
