Monday 15th June 2026
Monday 15th June 2026
LC: Explain the meaning of words in context.
As we read to the end of Chapter 1, look out for these words. We are going to work out what we think they mean by considering the context they have been used in.
gloomy muffle protested
tease eagerly bracken
Can you remember where you saw the word 'gloomy'? Find it.
Read the whole sentence - are there any clues to help us know the meaning?
I think the word gloomy means
_________________________________________________________
___________________________________ because __________________________________________________________________________________________.
Your turn - do the same for the other five words.
Adapted 1
Look at the front and back cover of this book.
What is the title of the book?
Who drew the pictures in the book?
Follow while your teacher reads the blurb on the back.
What is the name of the main character?
How do you think Barney landed in the cave?
What do you think 'one of these grey days' means?
Using what you've read in the blurb and the picture on the front, who or what do you think Stig is?
Adapted 2
Monday 15th June 2026
LC: To understand subject specific language.
Grammar
Immerse and imitate: main clauses, subordinate clauses, conjunctions and commas.
After Macavity committed a crime, he disappeared very quickly.
Macavity disappeared very quickly after he had committed a crime.
After many cat crimes were reported, the chief detective interviewed several eye witnesses in the neighbourhood.
Although the cat crimes have been investigated, no feline has been caught so far.
(Collect these for Learning Wall.)
Macavity has been stealing again, You will take on the role of a detective and try and figure out all the things Macavity has stolen from our classroom. You can write these down on the post sticks you have been given.
P: To write a newspaper report on the crimes of Macavity.
A: The local neigbourhood.
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Teacher Model: Semantic map
Task: in your table groups you will be given some words, complete a semantic map for these words on the paper provided. We will be using these for our English learning wall.
resident
confusion
stockpile
looting
stash
prowl
dismay
appealing
petty crime
account for
wedged
escalated
Whole class reading:
paired reading cat ransacks woman.pdf
15.06.26
End of year revision
Key concepts to revise:
1
Place value
Rounding
2
Fractions
Mixed numbers
Adding fractions
Equivalent fractions
3
Minutes in an hour
Minutes in half an hour
Minutes in quarter of an hour
Converting hours into minutes
Measures - what units do we use for mass, length and width (breadth), volume
Decimal numbers - place value of digits
Adapted
Monday 15th June 2026
LC: To recognise positive things about yourself and your achievements; To set goals to help achieve personal outcomes.
Short term goals:
What have you achieved in year 4?
In your personal life?
In school?
In your favourite hobby or past time?
What would you like to achieve in year 5?
In your personal life?
In school?
In your favourite hobby or past time?
How can you do this write down 3 things you can do to achieve your goal.
Task: Write your future self a post card telling yourself what your goals are for year 5 and how you will achieve these. You can share these with your Year 5 teacher.
Adapted
Draw some pictures on the postcard to show what you would like to be better at. Label each picture.
