Here are the answers from yesterday’s questions:
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EBM

Problems of the day

Bar Models

Challenge of the day

This is how Alex showed how she solved this problem (much clearer than my long worded explanation):

The video was very tricky – if you watch this all the way to the end, it has the solution.

Ben got the closest to solving this.

Spot the mistakes

Here’s some of today’s work sent in:

I have another hive game planned for today.

It will be the same time as yesterday’s: the code will be up at 12:55 and the game will start at 13:05. For those who have already emailed me today or yesterday, I will also send the code to those email addresses.

I have a had few questions about the Geography work for today – this will take quite a while to complete (I’d say at least an hour).

I’ve had some brilliant ideas and suggestions about the challenge questions – well done to Ben, Alex and Samuel who had some particularly creative solutions. Same as yesterday, I will post the relevant answers to all of today’s activities tomorrow morning for you to check. If you email me in your work, I can help with any errors then and there

This was the start of Alex’s working for the challenge question about the farmer:

We’ve also had another newspaper article in – have a look at Elliot’s below:

Check out Ellowyne’s fantastic newspaper article – especially if you’re stuck for ideas with your own.

Well done for yesterday’s work – I was sent some fantastic pieces!

Here are the answers.
Check your work from yesterday – if you’re not sure about any answers, send me an email. The time in which I will respond to emails has now been extended to include the whole school day (09:00 – 15:15).

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EBM

Problems of the day

Bar Models

Challenge of the day

Sentence / Fragment / Run-on

1.) Fragment (noun phrase)
2.) Fragment (subordinate clause)
3.) Sentence
4.) Sentence
5.) Run-on
6.) Run-on (this one was really tricky as “though” is not being used as a conjunction)
7.) Fragment (noun phrase)
8.) Sentence
9.) Fragment (subordinate clause)
10.) Sentence

Here are some examples of the work sent in yesterday:

I’ve had some answers for today’s challenge question; however, no-one (apart from Alex – who got there in the end with some help) has got it correct yet.

This problem is harder than it looks (it’s not 30).

Here’s a hint:
Remember that it climbs up the well before it slides back down.

We’ve just completed our first hive game from home. It worked reasonably well and we had quite a few taking part!

Here’s today’s top 3 (based on score):
1st Place – Elliot – 617,976
2nd Place – Chloe – 573,918
3rd Place – Samuel – 108,042

Here’s today’s top 3 (based on correct answers):
1st Place – Chloe – 18
2nd Place – Elliot – 16
3rd Place – Samuel – 13

Well done to all of those who took part. If you missed out, don’t worry – I’ll set one up each day at the same time!

The code for today’s hive game is 134058.

I’m not sure if this will work first time – but we’ll see…

It will start at around 13:05!

These are today’s specific activities – click any pictures to enlarge them, or you can use the pdf version link next to the pictures. There’s no set time or order you need to complete these in; however, I am going to try a hive game on Spelling Shed at 1:05pm – I will post the code needed to join 10 minutes before at 12:55am and then post the results when we have finished (depending on whether it works…).

Any relevant answers will be posted tomorrow before the day’s activities.

Remember, you should also be reading your book and using TTRS, Spelling Shed and ReadTheory throughout the day – see the class’s information page for info on this.

It would also be great if you could complete some running/walking each day – which, if you could email me your distance, I can add to our termly running challenge . We have completed 724km (450 miles) so far – meaning we are on our return journey back to Norway and have 676km (420 miles) to go.

Maths

Early Bird Maths

pdf version EBM

Have a go at solving these. If you can’t remember how to do any, please ask.

Problems of the day

The blue problems are slightly harder.

pdf version Problem of the Day

Bar model questions

1 & 2 – pdf 3&4 – pdf

Challenge of the day

If you’re up for a challenge, see if you can solve this:

English

Sentence / Fragment / Run-on

Remember, a fragment is part of a sentence (or an incomplete idea) and a run-on is when there are two (or more) sentences not separated by a full stop.

Decide whether each of these below is a sentence, a fragment or a run-on:
1.) The blue and white cottage on top of the hill.
2.) If you have the time.
3.) Can you pass me the salt?
4.) Before you go, make sure the dog has been walked.
5.) My favourite sport is swimming, we don’t get to go often.
6.) The dog loved ham sandwiches, she would always get told off for eating them though.
7.) My sister, who is called Ellie.
8.) My sister is called Ellie.
9.) When the door opens.
10.) When are you going to get here?

Writing

Your writing task in English will likely take the whole week. You need to design and write a newspaper article on the video we watched a couple of weeks ago (Pigeon Impossible). If you can’t remember, here is the video again:

Remember, if you have any questions whilst writing this, then please don’t hesitate to ask.

Science / Design Technology

Your task for science is to design (through investigation) something which takes the longest possible time to fall. Have a think about all the things we have discussed in science about gravity and air resistance to help you with this and be a creative as you wish!

Once you have designed your “product”, time how long it takes for your object to drop (from a height of exactly two metres) three separate times and email me your results. Feel free to send in any pictures of your investigation and your “product” – whatever it may be.

If you have any questions/queries or you would like to share anything you have done at home, you can send emails to me at any time; I will respond to these between 10:00 and 12:00. Also, if you missed it, I have set all of Class 4 up on their on emails: see here.

I hope you’re all doing well. Hopefully, we’ll all be back in school soon as soon as possible!

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