Dear Parents / Carers,
For homework this week, your child has:

• Maths sheets relating to our current class topic,
• A reading comprehension
• Research for our Geography topic, the Antarctic. (Your child should be able to locate it on a map, know names of nearby countries / oceans,  find out information about the temperature and climate, plant and animal life, inhabitants, does it have any natural resources etc.) and 
• Spellings, which are part of the year 5 & 6 statutory spelling list and linked to our current class work. They need to learn the spellings for testing next week and put them into sentences.  

conscious
existence
stomach
criticise
thorough
aftermath – this is our word of the week
Homework needs to be returned on Wednesday 17th November.
If you have any questions regarding the homework, please let me know. Thank you for your continued support.

Remember to return your homework by Wednesday 10th November.

There has been a slight adaptation to your research project. Try to focus your research on the areas we have outlined. We hope this helps!

Please find this week's homework to be returned on Wednesday 10th November 2021

 Reading 
Make sure you are still reading for at least 20 minutes every day at home on your Accelerated Reader.
You also have a comprehension to complete.
 
This is our Word of the Week – find out what it means. 
 
Ephemeral
 
Can you use it in a sentence?
Can you modify it?
Can you learn to read and write these four spellings:
 
Communicate
Controversy
Soldier
Sacrifice
 
We are looking at division. Please make sure you complete the sheet in your homework book.
 
 Topic research/project ….Can you research The Antarctic. When doing your research find out about the location of the Antarctic, the climate, the biomes, its animals and plants and how they adapt to their surrounding,  its natural resources and how global warming is being felt there.  Present the research  in any form you want e.g. a drawing, a PowerPoint, a model, a fact file

Following your request to change around the days that homework is given out and returned, please note that your homework will be uploaded here on Friday 5th November 2021 and will be due to be returned to school on Thursday 11th November 2021 or before.