Homework for week ending 30th November 2012

Spellings and meanings for Monday
Vocabulary work sheet page 257A for Monday
Grammar - homographs for Tuesday
Maths - Speed Distance Time for Tuesday
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i18/bk8_18i1.htm
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i18/bk8_18i2.htm
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i18/bk8_18i3.htm
Maths -Pythagoras' Theorem for Wednesday
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i3/bk8_3i2.htm
FD,IC,KM,ZQ:
Fraction worksheet for Thursday
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book7/book7int.htm#unit10 -all of unit 10
Comprehension for Thursday
Maths Challenge for Friday
Antarctic brochure for Friday

Spellings for Monday 3rd December

A	B	C
silent	detect	accelerate
property	describe	besiege
voyage	destroy	caterwaul
parent	destroyed	cacophony
contrast	ankle	decipher
advantage	sparkle	denouement
absent	humble	emaciate
conduct	feeble	enthral
wages	steeple	figurative
serpent	confess	gastronomic
prevent	confine	hyperbole
silence	confuse	impresario
remarkable	consider	jurisdiction
blanket	convict	languor
purple	vote	malleable
former	devote	neurosis
also	cast	occurrence
furnish	plaster	paraphernalia
organ	pastime	questionnaire
almost	position	rapport
curtain	composition	suppress

In the style of 'roman noir' by IT

          THE SECRETARY 13/11/12

She wore a steel-grey business suit moreover a fleck-less white t-shirt underneath, accompanied by a silky black tie to give a proper office touch.                                           Beneath the suit she was dressed in a navy mini-skirt which matched her black medium-heel shoes. The out looked perfect with her properly shaven legs.

If you looked carefully at her attractive suit you could be able to discover a pure golden handkerchief tucked perfectly inside her breast pocket. The edges of the folded handkerchief looked sharp enough to bury its points ¾ of an inch into human flesh (provoking a deep cut; blood dripping severely).   

It was problematic that whether it was a very advantageous gadget or whether she liked to be a high-class lady.

Her dark hair was curly however if you stretched it, her hair would come nowhere near her shoulders; it would surprisingly reach her waist! The straight eyebrows, the cream colored skin; the blue eyes which gave absolutely nothing away and also those dark red lips matched her personality.

She didn't need to blush her cheeks or wear shiny earrings since she looked more à la mode without them.   

 

  

Homework for week ending 23rd November 2012

Spellings and meanings for Monday
Antarctic brochure research for Monday
Draft for the outing to Bruges for Monday
Latin learn vocabulary and exercise 1.4 for Tuesday
Maths for Wednesday:
Metric and Imperial and Pythagoras' Theorem
Comprehension for Thursday
Maths challenge for Friday

Ladies, please remember that you have to produce a plan for King Matt by next Tuesday!

Ellen Ochoa by EK

The Lady by RD

The Lady

She wore a steel-grey business suit and glasses that could have been darker than a black hole.
You couldn't have not noticed the edges of the handkerchief in the breast pocket which looked sharp enough to cut through bullet-proof glass.
She wore shoes with such high heels she had to bend down when going through a door.
Her dark hair was so short she almost had a boy’s hairstyle and her hair sparkled when she moved.

You Do Not Want To Mess With Her 


By RD

LADY OF THE LAKE POEM BY RAM

She wore a steel-grey business suit and under the jacket a freshly laundered shirt and brightly polished leather shoes .The edges of the folded handkerchief in the breast pocket of her shirt looked sharp enough to slice bread. She wore a golden watch which seemed to have run out of batteries and apart from that no other jewellery. Her dark hair was tied back. She had smooth ivory skin and rather attractive blue eyes. Her lips were sparkling red with lipstick and her nails were blue with nail polish , rather colourful don't you think ?

King Matt Meeting

There will be a working lunch, in the Year 6 classroom, on Thursday 22nd November at 13.00. We shall be discussing the King Matt project for the Polish Embassy; please bring the books with you!

Kind regards,

Mrs T

Spellings for Monday 26th November

BT. Spelling Week 10

A	B	C
yard	cab	cruet
flea	cabin	sieve
move	careless	whisk
foil	nightmare	yeast
grow	stranded	insist
knot	abuse	famine
swear	scare	edible
steady	advantage	protein
sweater	leaflet	recipe
bracelet	meanwhile	utensil
easy	sleigh	liquorice
meant	cycle	flavouring
grease	cyclist	savoury
threat	piston	bivouac
beetle	streamlined	fragrant
earwig	express	alcohol
iceberg	highway	ingredient
hour	outing	restaurant
oblong	runway	economics
penguin	speedway	delicacy

Extra spellings for group C to include meanings: convex, superlative, premonition, precarious, contemporaneous, obstreperous, proletariat, heterogeneous, pernicious, raconteur.

Home School Book 16.11.2012

Dear Parents,

As always, it was a pleasure to meet with you yesterday to discuss your child’s progress; I appreciate that time is limited, so please do not hesitate to make an appointment with me if you require any additional information.   The response to the Year 6 outing to Bruges has been positive; therefore, the proposed date for the trip is Tuesday 18th December. I already have an adequate number of parent-helper volunteers and taxi drivers, should the outing involve a late return – thank you. I will keep you updated on the Year 6 Blog.

My sincere thanks to Mrs J K for her time and patience in teaching me how to blog as well as a host of other computer skills; I hope that you enjoy watching my progress over the next few months!

I was most impressed with the outcome of the ‘roman noir’ task; the children were asked to recite their description of ‘Miss Fromsett’ in a noir style, in front of the class; both the children and I were inspired by the atmosphere that these narrations created.  This week, we have been analysing how to summarise a text to its most important parts; this will form part of this week’s homework.

In science, the pupils were asked to create a scale model for the Earth/Moon system using string, a balloon and a ping pong ball; they were given information about the relationship between the sizes and distances, but no equipment with which to measure these.
We continued our reading about the expedition of Ernest Shackleton; Mrs Chippy appears to spend most of her time napping, eating or catching mice whilst the ship is sandwiched in the pack ice. 

In maths, we have continued to focus on algebra with the substitution of numbers both positive and negative, using all four operations and square roots.  Some children are working with multiples, factors, prime numbers, prime factors and special number sequences: even, odd, square and triangle.
It is my intention to post as much information as possible on the blog, including homework and information about trips, as well as examples of the children’s work; enjoy! http://penthouse006.blogspot.be/

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Kind regards,

BT

News Report 16.11.12 by IT

Judith Arlene by IT

Homework for week ending 16th November 2012

Spelling and meanings for Monday
Spelling and Vocabulary exercise 256 for Monday
Latin - exercises 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 on page 7 in Latin books for Tuesday
Summarise and synthesise information - Marrakesh for Wednesday
Maths - multiplication for ZSA, FD and KT for Thursday
Extra maths for all other pupils (see blog) and a selection of worksheets on factors etc. for Thursday
Comprehension for Thursday
Geography - research information for an Antarctic Tourist Brochure for Monday 26th November
Maths Challenge week 8 for Monday 26th November

In the style of 'roman noir' by DG

The lady

She wore a steel grey business suit and a menacing dark coat with an unforgiving looking tie. The edges of the folded handkerchief in her breast pocket looked sharp enough to saw her table into two bits of dry wood. She had a grey note book with grey pages and very compact edges.in fact it was compact that it could fit in a mouse’s pocket! Her hands were like a slug’s body just gripping on to the book. She wore gloves with a tight fit so that they were unrecognisable and looked greyish to match with her steel grey business suit. Her dark hair was as soft as silk but could pierce through diamond. Her skin was a pale dark colour with no sign of life. Her face was strict and she had a repulsive attitude. She was like a human jar filled with the miserable moments of life only.

DG

Yuri Gagarin

Mae C. Jemison by TB

Homework - week ending 16th November 2012

Extra maths homework for those pupils working towards the higher examination paper:

http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book7/bk7i7/bk7_7i1.htm - multiples

http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i2/bk8_2i1.htm -factors and prime numbers

http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i2/bk8_2i2.htm - prime factors


http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i2/bk8_2i4.htm - highest common factor and lowest common multiple

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/algebra/number_patterns/revise1.shtml - special number sequences: even, odd, square, cube and triangle

Spellings - week 9 for Monday,19th November

A	B	C
endure	unfortunately	conferred
enigma	knowledge	contemporary
enterprise	strategy	contempt
entire	exaggerate	convey
entrance	appearance	cultivate
errand	excellent	deteriorate
estimate	advice	dwelling
evident	advise	elude
exclaim	affect	meagre
expanse	effect	oppress
expel	allowed	quaint
expense	aloud	provoke
extend	break	tedious
exterior	brake	temperate
external	bought	wrath
extract	brought	campanology
extravagant	choose	conversely
famine	excavate	exaggerate
fatal	cloth	misplace
feeble	clothe	mislead
flaw	course	misstep

Extra spellings and meanings for C group: henceforward, monosyllable,  triplicate, translucent, subterfuge, superfluous and autopsy.