Alder Class Home Learning Pack – Summer 2, Week 6

ENGLISH 6th – 10th JULYThis week’s learning is based around writing a non-chronological report on elephants. This will be partly through the Oak National Academy videos but can also be done with the sheets attached without a computer. As well as the usual English learning this week, we will also be writing a letter to our new teacher. You do not yet

know who this will be so you can address the letter to ‘Dear mystery teacher’. It would be ideal if you could write this on a piece of lined paper but have included an example below and a template on the next page to give you ideas. If you are in

school, you will write this letter with me. If you are not in school, please write this letter and email it to the school by Friday 10th July. The email is: info@parkwalk.rbkc.sch.uk

Dear mystery teacher,I am excited to move into Year 3 next year. I have heard great things about being in year 3! I know it will be fun so I can’t wait have to join Year 3.I thought you might like to know a bit about me. I am a hard-working child who you should look forward to having in your class. I particularly enjoy history but I’m not so keen on ball games.

My best friend/best friends in Alder Class are James and Kate and I work well with Ben. I might get distracted if I work with Amir but I don’t get distracted when I work with Jara.

The best thing about me is my great listening skills and I’m great at following instructions first time. If I could change one thing about me it would be to be able to get along with everyone. When I grow up, I hope to be a teacher.

I live at home with my dad in a flat. When I come to school, I walk with dad or grandma but sometimes I come on my scooter. When I am not at school, I like to do my homework, read and watch TV. During the summer holidays I will be spending time in Battersea park and hopefully seeing some friends.

I hope you have learned something new about me and are looking forward to having me in your class.

From,

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Dear mystery teacher,

I am __________ to be joining Year 3 in September. I have heard ___________ about being in Year 3! I know it will be _______________ so I am ___________ to start Year 3.

I thought you might like to know a bit about me. I am a ______________ child who you should look forward to having in your class. I particularly enjoy reading/writing/maths/science/handwriting/ spelling/making things/art/topic/computing/dance/gymnastics/ ball games/, but I’m not so keen on reading/writing/maths/science/handwriting/spelling/making things/art/topic/computing/dance/gymnastics/ball games.

My best friend/best friends in Alder Class is/are _________________, and I work well with __________ . I might get distracted if I work with ___________ but I don’t get distracted if I work with _______________.

The best thing about me is ____________________. If I could change one thing about me it would be __________________________. When I grow up, I hope to be a _____________________.

I live at home with __________________________ in a ________. When I come to school, I walk with _________ and come by car/scooter/bike with ___________. When I am not at school, I like to do my homework/ watch TV/ play on the Xbox/do the washing up/tidy my room/____________________. During the summer holidays I will be spending time in the park _______, visiting _________/going on a trip to _________/ enjoying being at home/__________________________.

I hope you have learned something new about me/are impressed with my letter/like my handwriting/are looking forward to having me in your class.

Yours sincerely, Yours truly,/From,/Kind regards,

____________

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This week’s English will work towards writing a non-chronological report. Please complete 1 activity per day. Please access the day’s activity through the links below for each day. I have created templates for each day so that children do not need to write as much each day if they find it difficult. Week 6, Day 1 - EnglishNon-chronological reports: Reading Comprehension – Retrieve information https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-retrieve-information-from-a-non-chronological-text

For these questions, you are the non-chronological report on Pandas.

PandasPandas are the national animal of China. They are

related to bears and have black eye patches.

What do pandas look like?There are two different types of panda. The giant panda is the most well-known but the red panda also lives in the mountains in China. The red panda has a long tail and is the same size as a cat. The giant panda is much bigger and has black and white fur. Both the red and giant pandas are have long, sharp claws that they use to climb trees and strip bamboo.

What do pandas eat? Pandas are very fussy eaters. Most pandas only eat bamboo, a type of grass. A giant panda will eat half their own weight in bamboo every day.

Did you know?Pandas are endangered and if they are not looked after could become extinct.

A panda in the wild.

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1. What are the two different types of panda? ____________________ and _______________________

2. What animal is the red panda the same size as? ___________

3. What do pandas use their claws for? Write down two reasons. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What do pandas eat? ______________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What pandas do for most of the day? Name two things: ____________________ and _______________________

6. Roughly how many pandas are alive in the wild? ____________________

Facts

Specific vocabulary

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Week 6, Day 2 – EnglishNon-chronological reports: Identify the features of a non-chronological reporthttps://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-the-features-of-a-non-chronological-text/activities/1

Label the features of the non-chronological report below. I have done the two trickiest ones for you:

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Week 6, Day 3 – EnglishNon-chronological reports: Identify and use subordinating conjunctions. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-identify-and-use-subordinating-conjunctions

Today, you will be learning about main and subordinate clauses.

Subordinating conjunctions link the main clause with the subordinating clause. These are the main subordinating conjunctions that we use in Year 2:

Circle the subordinating conjunctions in each of these sentences:

Finish each of these sentences: We will go to the park when ______________________________________We will go to the park if _________________________________________We will go to the park that _______________________________________We will go to the park because ____________________________________

Here is a video with some links if you need some more practise on what a subordinating conjunction is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zqk37p3

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Week 6, Day 4 – EnglishNon-chronological reports: Organise facts into subheadings. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-organise-facts-under-subheadings/activities/1

The above video gives an example of how we might organise facts into subheadings. We will be writing a different non-chronological report to this video. Our non-chronological report will be about elephants. Here is a table with three subheadings:

What elephants eat: What elephants look like:

What elephants do:

Now read each of these facts and put each one into the correct subheading above:

1. Elephants have tough grey skin and large ears.2. Elephants are herbivores. 3. Elephants are usually very gentle but can get quite cross.4. They have a long nose called a trunk that they use to drink water.5. When they find water they like to swim.6. African elephants have bigger ears than Indian elephants.7. Elephants are herbivores. 8. Elephants eat bark and leaves from trees.9. Elephants are very clever and know how to find water even when it

is far away.Finished? Why not research your own facts about elephants and add them to the table above? Week 6, Day 5 – EnglishNon-chronological reports: Write a non-chronological report.

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https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-a-non-chronological-text

Today you will be writing a non-chronological report on elephants. The video above explains how to write a non-chronological report but yours will be a different subject – elephants! You will writing your non-chronological report on a piece of lined paper. If you would like to share your finished work, please take a photo and email to info@parkwalk.rbkc.sch.uk

Here is my example non-chronological report

Things to include:

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Don’t forget to do your weekly spelling test. If you haven’t done it on the video with Miss Emms, you could ask an adult to say the spelling test for you: