More Spelling, More Tests
I must admit I don't always get the time to read a book. I still read - but it's mainly articles and blog posts - and they're not always as interesting as the title suggests.
So, I've started to read more actual paper books, and it's been great. Sometimes it's easy to just scroll through facebook .... but it's far better to escape, and see a story through a characters eyes. Much more rewarding.
Key Stage 2 (years 3 - 6)
Last week's speling and punchewation proved popular, and a HUGE well done to those students who completed ... don't forget you can always WhatsApp / Text your work, and I'll be pleased to mark.
Here's another tricky proffreading ... can you correct this story?
tommy and the missing necklace
tommy is eght years old and he lives with his mum and dad in a little house on the edge of town? one day Tommy is walking his dog fred down the rode when he spots something sparklin in the grass Tommy bends down and sees a goldin necklass glinting in the sunshine. He picked it up and looks at it! It has a big red ston in the centre and looks very expensif so he puts it in his pokit.
when he gets home tommy shows the neckless to his mum and she tells her to take it to the police stashun tommy shows the neckliss to a large policeman siting behind a desk and the policeman gasps in shok! This is the duchess of smithtown’s missing ruby necklace? Its worth a fourtune.
Tommy was gave a reward of £20 for founding the lost necklas and he was rely pleased with himself
Key Stage 3 (years 7 - 9)
It's good to keep practicing your core skills - particularly during the summer holidays.
Here's a challenging grade 4 test, answers and walkthrough video. Please do let us know how you get on :-)
Key Stage 4 (years 10 - 11)
Starting year 10 or 11 this September? The best advice is to keep revising ... maths has quite a few topics that you will need to be familiar with ... and exam year can be quite difficult. Try to use the summer break to work through your core skills.
Here's a grade 5 test to get you started.
Have a great week
Simon D
PS. And finally, aiming for A level maths? Here's a new sample logarithms and exponentials video.
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