How Does a Tigon Catch Its Prey?

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? (This is the bit which explains the 'how' and 'why')

For example:

How Does 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.

As always, you need to think about sentences (think, say, write), spellings and making your writing interesting!

I look forward to reading your explanations!

Lion and Tiger Cross Cubs

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.

Please submit your writing, either via the blog or on paper, on Friday 21st November 2014

Mrs Messa

Half-Term Writing!

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

Heiroglyphs

Egyptian Ships

The Nile

 

Try and include the features of a non-chronological report that you have learnt about!

 

Remember, 'think, say, write, check'!

 

Mrs Messa

 

The Human Body!

The Digestive System

 

Over the next few weeks we will be writing non-chronological reports about the digestive system, which is our science topic.

For your homework, please research the organs of the digestive system and the journey food takes through our bodies.

Write some of your research onto the blog so that we have a shared resource when we come to write our reports!

Check your sentences and spellings very carefully. 

Remember: 'think, say, write, check'!

You need to post on the blog or give me your homework on paper by Friday 10th October!

 

Mrs Messa

Poetry Week!

 

 

POETRY WEEK!

 

Next week is Poetry Week so for your homework this week we would like you to find a poem and learn it by heart. Make sure you practise reading the poem aloud with lots of expression so that you can perform it to the class.

Computer Games

In ICT, we will be designing our own educational games using a programme called Scratch.  This week, we want you to think about any games that you already play; for example, on Mathletics.

Write about your favourite games:

What are they?
Why do you enjoy playing them?
What do you learn from them?
Do you have any ideas for your own educational game?

Spend about 20 minutes writing, and remember to think carefully about your sentences before you write them!

Please either write your homework on paper or send your blog online by Friday 26th September.

Traction Man Explores!

 

 

Imagine you are the size of Traction Man and are exploring our school garden. Write from the point of view of the character using the first person (I). What does it look, feel and smell like?

Include lots of adjectives and try to add similes and metaphors. Remember to think, say, write and check!

Your Blog Homework must be ccompleted by Friday 19th September 2014

Going green (from a first news article 16-22nd May 2014)

“From next year, shoppers in England will have to pay 5p for each plastic bag that they take from a shop to carry away shopping.”

The reasons given are:

-         Many plastic bags are used once and thrown away.

-         Plastic takes a very long time to break down.

-         Little pieces of plastic can cause problems for animals.

-         Lots of plastic bags end up littering our streets.

Do you agree with this? How would you persuade someone to your point of view?

Write a paragraph that persuades someone to your point of view. Try to use powerful and emotive language. Remember to think, say, write  and check.

Turn off technology

A survey has found that children are spending too much time on the internet because of smartphones and tablets.

Many pupils are taking their gadgets to bed, stopping them from getting enough sleep.

To tackle this problem, the charity behind the survey has told children that they should turn off their devices more often, especially before bedtime.

• Do you think the charity was right to tell children how they should be using their phones and tablets? Why / why not?
• Why is it important for children to get plenty of sleep?
• If you could design an app that helped children use their phones and tablets less, how would it work? What would it look like on the screen?

I look forward to reading your thoughts on this - on paper or on screen!

 

Mrs Messa

Children don't care about winning or losing

Children don't care about winning or losing

(Based on the article by The Daily Telegraph)

Many children are more interested in playing than they aA survey of children's attitudes how you think or feel about somethingto sport has revealed that many boys and girls don't care about winning or losing.

 

'Playing for fun', 'being with friends', and 'getting time off lessons' seem to be more important reasons for getting involved.

 

Over three fifths of the 1000 children surveyed didn't mind the idea of competition being removed entirely from school sports, so long as they got to take part.

 

It turns out that competition is far more important to some parents than it is for their children.

 

What do you think?  Is it good to be competitive or are you not that bothered either?