Homework - due on 28th April
21 Apr 2023
Thank you for your continued support in helping your child to complete all their homework and to hand it in on time.
Here is the homework for this week.
It is due in on Friday 28th April 2023.
Spellings:
- You are learning :-Summer 1 Week 1
- Use The Spelling Shed to learn your spellings.
- Sign in using your login details, which are pasted into the back of your Home School Diary.
- You will then see your two assignments for this week.
Maths:
- Please complete and mark the worksheet sent home. Answers here
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English
- Your child was given a comprehension sheet to read on the British Empire.
- They must consider the following questions and write the answers IN THEIR SPELLING BOOK.
- There is no need to rewrite the questions.
Questions
1. Which English king was responsible for sending John Cabot on a journey to Asia?
2. John Cabot failed to reach Asia — where did he end up instead?
3. Name three European countries that were also exploring new lands in the 15th and 16th centuries.
4. In which year was Great Britain formed?
5. Name four crops or commodities that Britain profited from due to their trading links and colonies.
6. Which areas did Britain concentrate on after the American colonies won independence?
7. What do you think of the treatment of the Aboriginal people by the British settlers in Australia?
Reading:
- Please listen to your child read out loud every day for at least ten minutes.
- Ask them questions about what they have just read.
- Questions you might ask:
- Who are the characters in the book? Do you like them? Why?
- Can you summarise in one sentence the piece you have read out to me?
- Were there any words you didn't understand?
- Tell me a couple of facts about the book.
- What is the book about?
- What has interested you most about the book so far?
- What is the genre of the book?