Maths
Today we started to look at simple algebra.
Don’t panic – it’s really not that hard it’s just when letters are used to represent a number.
Have a look at the sheets below
Try this one first if you’re unsure – there’s a little explanation and the answers are at the back. Remember if you want to write 6 x n = we just write it as 6n. This means 6 lots of n.
Algebra sheet This is what we worked through in class. Remember if you work backwards through an equation you need to do the inverse (opposite) operation.
Try to complete Challenge 2 if it’s too hard, try Challenge 1 or too easy try Challenge 3!!
English
Today we began to write our biographies on Rosa Parks.
We completed an introduction.
We used a rhetorical question to our reader to start, such as ‘Do you think all people should be treated equally?’ or ‘Do you think all people should have equal rights?’
Then we briefly explained what life was like for black people in America in the 1950s. We then explained that one ordinary lady, named Rosa Parks one day decided it was time for change.
We finished our little introduction with a bit of persuasion to our reader.
‘Read on to find out …
We then wrote a paragraph about her early life. Please use the video to refresh your memory and your notes from last week to write these first two sections.
Spellings
Please practise each day, can you identify the different ways the i sound has been made?
Please read each day and go on TTrockstars if you can.
History
Today we looked at the famous speech by Dr Martin Luther King Jr. It was very difficult to understand so we took our time working out his metaphors and finding the meaning within his speech. Please Read the text version of his speech attached from our history booklet. You will probably need an adult to help you understand it.
Martin Luther King Speech – Video Clips
