RUTHERFORD HOMEWORK SHEET 20 min reading 10 min spelling activities 5-10 min maths tables Monday This homework sheet is handed out on Monday and is to be completed over the week, it will be marked in class on Friday. To Be Handed in on Friday Mornings. Thursday MONDAY SUBJECT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Read every night for 20 minutes….Library Book, Newspaper, Journal, Kindle, etc READING Attempt to Complete a 10 x 10 or 12 x 12 Multiplication Grid each night. Record your time alongside the grid. Your challenge is to try to improve the time it takes to do it with accuracy. MATHS SPELLING ACTIVITIES MONDAY Synonyms are two words that mean the same or nearly the same as each other Chose the correct synonym for each highlighted word below by writing your choice. . . THURSDAY March 9 – 12 Teacher signature …………………………………………………………… Wednesday WEDNESDAY WEEK 6 Parent’s signature …………………………………………………………….. Tuesday TUESDAY TERM 1 1. The girls were surprised when they saw the beautiful flowers the delivery boy brought. A) frustrating B) pretty C) fast D) orange 2. Watching the movie with all of my friends from school was fun, but it was too long A) sticky B) lengthy C) silly D) short 3. Jennifer’s roasted hot dog was ruined when it fell into the fire. A) flames B) water C) ground D) refrigerator 4. The librarian asked the children to be silent because everyone was trying to study. A) noisy B) boring C) quiet D) early 5. My grandpa made the new dollhouse, complete with miniature furniture for every room. A )pretty B) tiny C) fresh D) tall Antonyms are two words that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite of each other Write antonyms for the following words: paved, fast, inflated, popular, occupied, cold, reckless, nasty, rapid, noisy, miniature, fresh Adjectives describe a noun. Please add an adjective to the following nouns. 1. The………………………caterpillar ate all the …………………..leaves. 2. The…………bulls were running through the………………. town. 3. The……………………ship carried lots of………………. passengers. 4. The ……………..car drove very…………………….around the track. 5. Lots of…………………..fish were swimming…………………..around the pond. Sort these words into two lists—one for the long ‘e’ sound and one for the short ‘e’ sound. elephant, egg, emu, eagle, ear, engine, escalator, eel, elf, edge Country Study Optional Activity To be completed by end of Week 7 Continue your country study. Make a poster giving information about it. You need to include the following details. A map, population details, describe the landscape, where the country is located eg: Europe, Asia etc. Currency etc Please see Mrs Beldham for poster paper or coloured paper if you require it. Please make these posters suitable for display in different areas of Rutherford. Remember borders, correct spelling. Make sure you edit your final copy.