Written Homework to be completed by Tuesday 24th June 2025

Please learn the following words for a spelling test. This week we are learning some words with the prefix over:

overthrow   overturn   overslept    overcook    overestimate   overuse   overpaid   overwhelm    overpower   override

This week I would like you to write a sentence containing each word to show that you understand the meaning.  Include as many of the following as you can; these have been covered in our SPaG lessons:

• Can you use commas, full stops and capital letters correctly? 
• Can you use some direct speech in your sentences including different words for ‘said’? 
• Can you use a relative pronoun such as that, which, who, whom and where?
• Can you use an expanded noun phrase? 
• Can you use parenthesis – brackets, commas or dashes to show additional information?  

Please refer to the ‘Monarchy’ Sheet that gives different strategies for how to learn spellings. This has been stuck in the front of your child’s Homework Book.

English Task: This week I would like you to find out some information about the duck-billed platypus.  Where does it live in the world?  What is its habitat?  What does it eat?  How does it look after its young?   You can present your information as a mind map or a fact file/poster.

Online Tasks: For Purple Mash I have set you Chapter 2 of a new e-book ‘Dark Waters’.  Your login for Purple Mash has been stuck in your Homework Book.