Should you be allowed to miss school to go on holiday?

-      Literacy (20mins): Persuasive Writing

Do you think you should be allowed to miss school to go on holiday?  Write a piece of persuasive writing to explain.  Your work should include an opening paragraph presenting your argument.  The following paragraphs should state your reasons elaborating on each.  Finally sum up your ideas with a concluding statement.

Should you be allowed to miss school to go on holiday?

Your next holiday might seem like a long way off but there's a row brewing about when school kids in England should be able to take them. Last month, the government made changes so head teachers can no longer allow absence outside school holidays, unless there are exceptional circumstances.  It's because of concerns that some kids were missing school for family holidays during term time when it's cheaper.

But more than 125,000 people disagree, signing a petition against the move. The petition says: "All children who have a good attendance record should be allowed the opportunity to enjoy quality time with their parents on an annual holiday of up to 10 days once per year."

But the government says it's giving schools more freedom to set term dates - which could mean parents could book cheaper holidays.

Explanations

-      Literacy (20mins): Explanations Pick one of your cross breed animals from last week’s homework. Then write a short explanation text about it with two paragraphs. Paragraph 1: introduction. What is your animal called, what does it look like? What does it eat? Paragraph 2: How does this animal catch its prey? For example:   How a Tigon catches its prey? Tigons are a cross between a female lion and a male tiger. Unlike ligers, which are also a cross breed, tigons are much smaller than a lion or tiger. Tigons have four legs, a long tail and powerful claws. Interestingly, they also have a spotted and striped coat and a small mane similar to a lions. Tigons, like lions and tigers, eat meat. First they hide in order to sneak up on their prey. Then they slowly approach the prey until they are within striking distance. When ready the tigon will leap at the prey, usually from behind, and sink its teeth into the animals flesh. The tigon will then drag its prey away to a safe place to feed on it.

Lion and tiger cross cubs born

Three unusual looking cubs have been born to a tiger mum and lion dad at a zoo in Germany. Called ligers, the cubs have spots AND stripes on their coats and are thought to be the largest cats in the world. One of the cubs died shortly after it was born, but the other two are said to be doing really well and are enjoying their new-found celebrity. It is unusual for different species of animals to have babies together so liger cubs are very rare.   Even rarer are tigons, which are born to a lion mum and tiger dad. Unlike ligers, tigons are often much smaller than either of their parents.
Homework task; If you could mix any two animals what would they be?  What would you call the new animal? What would it be like? Where would it live? What would it eat?   Write about your new animal using full paragraphs and extended sentences.

 

Queen visits ceramic poppies at the Tower of London

Year 4 Homework

Date set: 7.11.14

Date Due in: 13.11.14

-      Reading every day. Please write in your reading diary when you have read.

-      Maths (20mins):

Our topic this week is Time Maths homework will be posted on the mathletics website. Please ask your teacher for a paper copy if you need one or if you have trouble logging on.

Please also practise your times tables up to 12 x 12.

 

-      Literacy (20mins):

Queen visits ceramic poppies at the Tower of London

Look at the picture of the Queen and Prince Philip.  Write about this picture using full paragraphs.  You might like to think about the following questions;

Where are they?  

Why are they there?

What do you think they are thinking? 

What do you think they might say to each other? 

What might you ask the Queen and Prince Philip about their visit?

 

-      Spellings (20mins) should be practised for a short time each day, using the words given in sentences.

You need to:

 • look at each word

• say the word

• copy the word in first space

• cover the words and try to write it from memory

• check to see if they are right

 

Group 1

	Copy and cover	Write and check	Write again
almost
always
alike
admit
affect
along
advance
afford
adverb
adjust

 

Group 2

	Copy and cover	Write and check	Write again
almost
always
already
affectionate
affectionately
additional
additionally
advance
adventure
affordable
alarming
allowance

 

 

Ancient Egypt

Year 4 Homework

Date set: 23.10.14

Date Due in: 07.11.14

-      Reading every day. Please write in your reading diary when you have read.

-      Maths (20mins):

Our topic this week is Time Maths homework will be posted on the mathletics website. Please ask your teacher for a paper copy if you need one or if you have trouble logging on.

Please also practise your times tables up to 12 x 12.

 

-      Literacy (20mins):

This term we have been learning about the Ancient Egyptians with a particular focus on transport and communication.  Your homework is to write a non-chronological report about the Ancient Egyptians.  You can include any information you have learnt about the Ancient Egyptians.  Think about how you will organise the information.  You may include the following paragraphs;

The Rosetta stone

Hieroglyphs

Egyptian Ships

The Nile

 

Don’t forget to use all the writing features you have been learning about in non-chronological reports.

 

-      Spellings (20mins) should be practised for a short time each day, using the words given in sentences.

You need to:

 • look at each word

• say the word

• copy the word in first space

• cover the words and try to write it from memory

• check to see if they are right