Class 12 – June

Welcome to the Class 12 Page.

Hope you have had a nice weekend.

For this week’s school work please look at the details below. 

CPSClass12@corporationroad.darlington.sch.uk

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Week commencing 13th July

Week commencing 6th July

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Week commencing 29th June

READING

GRAMMAR

Writing Concise Noun Phrases

Underline the most useful adjective in the sentence below.

1. The hard, sharp rocks below scratched my feet.
2.  Jack used a straight, metal ruler to draw the lines on the paper.

How many adjectives in the sentence below give useful information?

3. I walked through the tall, green grass in the fields then swam in the warm, wet river.

4. I took the chicken out of my enormous, cold fridge and cooked it in my new, hot oven.

Rewrite the noun phrase below changing the adjective to be more useful and concise.

5. The wet water

6. The hot sun

7. The cold snow fell onto the hard ground

WRITING

Answer the following questions:

Would you rather live here or on the mainland?

What do you think it means by ‘nature’s offerings’?

What do you think the weather is like up here?

Do you think there are places like this in Britain?

How long do you think this house has been standing here for?

Why do the Smiths choose to live here do you think?

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Macy kept her powers secret. Not even her parents knew about the things she could do.

Macy had known from a very young age that she was different, and although she was fascinated by the magic that she possessed, it also frightened her

Her younger sister, Judith, gripped her hand tightly. She was the only person that Macy had trusted with her secret, so far…

Write a diary entry from the perspective of Macy about keeping her powers a secret.

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6AM: I left the house on my own, wrapped up in my warmest coat (which I wear every day) to make the 3km trip. I met up with other children from my village, and we huddled together beneath the mountain to keep warm, waiting for the last couple of stragglers to arrive. As soon as we were all together, two of the dads put their sledges and emergency packs on their backs, and we set off for school…

Can you write a diary entry for one of these children, describing their journey to school?

AWE AND WONDER – RAINFOREST

Monday

Research the answers to the following questions to learn more about Brazil.

1. Where is it?
2. Which countries share a boarder with Brazil?
3. Which are the biggest cities in Brazil?
4. What language is spoken there?
5. What is the weather like?
6. Are there any famous Brazilian landmarks?
7. Which fruits or other natural resources is Brazil famous for?
8. What is life like for a Brazilian child?
9. Do you know any famous Brazilian people?

Tuesday

Can you draw a sketch map of Brazil and label it?

Wednesday

Can you sketch the Brazilian flag?

Thursday

Can you research and find out about the human and physical features that can be found in Brazil?

For example the Sao Paulo Cathedral and Pico de Jaragua.

Friday

You have  spent a week in Brazil and decide to write home to your family to tell them about where you are staying, what the weather is like, famous landmarks you have visited and other experience you have had. Write a postcard home to your family.

ARITHMETIC

Focus: To subtract fractions greater than one.

1.  1 and 4/10 – 6/10 =
2.  1 and 3/5 – 7/5 =
3.  1 and 4/8 – 7/8 =
4. 1 and 3/6 – 5/6 =
5. 1 and 2/8 – 7/8 =
6.  1 and 1/4 – 3/4  =
7.  3 and 2/3 – 1 and 1/3 =
8.  3 and 1/2 – 1 and 1/2  =
9.  4 and 1/5 – 3  =
10.  5 and 2/8 – 3 and 1/8 =
11.  4 and 3/7 – 1 and 6/7 =
12.  4 and 2/6 – 2 and 4/6 =

MATHS

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

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Week commencing 22nd June

READING

SPELLING AND HANDWRITING

This week’s spellings are common exception words, this means they do not follow a particular rule.

Practice spelling each of these words, find their definition and put them into a sentence.

1. Mischievous
2.  Muscle
3.  Necessary
4.  Neighbour
5.  Nuisance
6.  Occupy
7.  Occur
8.  Opportunity
9.  Parliament
10. Persuade

GRAMMAR

 Creating Concise Noun Phrases

1. Underline the adjectives that do not give extra information.

1. The little, ginger kitten
2.  The cold, wet rain

2. Which noun phrase below gives you the most information?

1. The beautiful, pretty lady wore a long dress to the party.
2.  The beautiful, kind lady wore a long dress to the party.

3. Which noun phrase below gives you the most information?

1. The low, golden sun set on slowly on the clear horizon.
2.  The yellow, golden sun set slowly on the clear horizon.

4. Rewrite the sentences to add more detail to the noun phrase. You must include two adjectives and a preposition.

1. The cat chased the frogs
2.  The boy walked

WRITING

South America

This is a map of South America. South America is a continent, and is made up of a range of different climates.

Monday

Sketch the map of South America and label the different climates. Label the different climates and annotate with what the climate is like. For example, Desert – The climate is very dry with less than 250 mm of rainfall a year. In summer, the temperature ranges between 35 to 40 degrees and in winter the temperatures ranges between 20 and 30 degrees.

Tuesday

Create a fact file about the continent of South America.  

Wednesday

Label your map with the countries which make up South America.

Thursday

Label your map with drawings of the countries’ flags.

Friday

Write a paragraph to me, explaining why I should go and visit South America.

Remember to include persuasive language.

ARITHMETIC

Focus: To multiply and divide by 10 and 100.
Multiply by 100	Multiply by 10	Starting Number	Divide by 10	Divide by 100
		34
		25
		712
		471
		1.2
		7.6
		9
		27
		319
		88

MATHS

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Week commencing 15th June

READING

SPELLING AND HANDWRITING

Can you work out what this week’s spelling rule is?

Practice spelling each of these words, find their definition and put them into a sentence.

1. Ancient
2. Efficient
3. Sufficient
4. Conscience
5. Science
6. Deficient
7. Fancies
8. Society
9. Glacier
10. Policies

GRAMMAR

Adjectives

1. Circle the adjectives in the paragraph below. There are seven in total.

My nan lovingly makes the most delicious cookies, They are always soft and chewy in the middle and crumbly at the edges. I especially love to eat them when they are hot from the oven so that the chocolate is still warm and gooey.

2. Underline the correct adjective to complete each sentence.

1. My drawing of a fish is (better/ gooder /best) than yours.
2.  The weather on the school trip was the (worst/worse/ baddest) we’ve ever had.
3.  I think Tariq has (much/more/most) computer games than I do.

3. Replace the underline  adjectives with a more interesting adjective.

1. It was a nice day, so I though it would be nice to go swimming at the nice lake.
2.  The party was bad. The food was bad and the music was bad. I had a bad time.

4. Write a sentence using these three adjectives: hot, yellow and careful.

5. Write a suitable adjective to go with each noun.

1. A princess
2.  A cat
3.  A tree
4.  A giant
5.  A cave
6.  A fire

WRITING

“There is no better feeling in the world than being up here” the pilot thought to himself. He pressed a series of buttons, ensuring the aircraft was on the right course, and sat back in his seat to enjoy the view. The sight that met his eyes never ceased to amaze him, no matter how many times he had done this flight…

Can you describe what you could see if you looked out of the cockpit window?

Alternatively, you could write a description of what it feels like to fly?

You could even write a story in the first person as the plane itself, embarking on an exciting journey.

And so it began…

One accident, one collision and one fortuitous moment led to a series of unlikely events unfurling: the beginning of the world.

She couldn’t believe her eyes… Tiny little specks appeared on her kitchen table. On closer inspection, these little specks turned out to be people, tiny little people, all feverishly and tirelessly building their world on her table-top. Before long, tiny buildings had been constructed, forests and mountains had grown, and there were even little vehicles making their way across coffee-stained continents.

She had never even imagined in her wildest dreams that any of this had been possible, and little did she know, things were about to get even more extraordinary…

Continue on the story.

Extra Challenge! Time to be creating and imaginative!

Can you create your own planet?

You could draw and describe it.

Would the land be all joined together or spread out like the Earth?

Would there be seas in between?

What color would it be?

What could it be made from?

ARITHMETIC

Focus: To divide numbers by 10 and 100.
Starting Number	Divide by 10	Divide by 100
129
843
921
473
15
36
98
41
6
9
8
2

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SCIENCE

Week commencing 8th June

READING

SPELLING AND HANDWRITING

Here are some examples of homophones. Practice spelling them, find out their definition and put each of them into a sentence. 

1. Altar 
2.  Alter
3.  Ascent 
4.  Assent 
5.  Bridal 
6.  Bridle 
7.  Cereal 
8.  Serial 

GRAMMAR

Verbs

1.  Underline the verb in each sentence.
2. The girl dug the garden. 
3.  The girl watered the seeds. 
4. The seeds grew into lovely flowers. 

2. Circle the correct form of the verb. 

1. We ran/runned very fast. 
2.  They singed/sang out of tune. 
3.  We had ate/eated/eaten all our sandwiches. 

3. Change the verb so that the sentences are written in the past tense. 

1. We run home. 
2.  My mum keeps hens. 
3.  We are baking the cake. 
4.  Jakes throws the javelin. 
5. Can you re-write this piece of writing in the simple past tense? 

I am having a great time at the party. We are playing lots of games and eating a massive cake. 

5. Try to write your own sentences containing these forms of the verb to lay. 

1. lays 
2. laying 
3. laid 

WRITING

ARITHMETIC

Focus: To multiply 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. 

1. 6534 x 5 = 
2.  5486 x 8 = 
3.  5648 x 7 = 
4.  7865 x 5 = 
5.  2987 x 6 = 
6. 1459 x 9 =
7. 4597 x 4 = 
8. 1789 x 5 = 
9. 5421 x 3 = 
10. 4478 x 8 = 

Focus: To use short division to divide. 

1. 3749 ÷ 2 = 
2.  5697÷ 7 = 
3. 7519 ÷ 3 =
4. 8534 ÷ 4 = 
5. 1111 ÷ 9 = 
6. 6053 ÷ 5 = 
7. 6743 ÷ 4 = 
8. 7685 ÷ 2 = 
9. 8731 ÷ 2 = 
10. 8360 ÷ 7 = 
11. 5910 ÷ 4 = 
12. 4817 ÷ 5 = 

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Week commencing 1st June

READING

SPELLING AND COMPREHENSION

1. Here are some examples of Year 5 Common Exception Words. Practice spelling them and put each of them into a sentence. 

Physical 

Prejudice 

Privilege 

Profession 

Programme 

Pronunciation 

Queue 

Recognise 

Recommend 

Relevant 

GRAMMAR

Pronouns

1. Circle the pronouns below. 

Name, me, hat, Linda, trees, they, you, nurse, him, dancers, myself, Bernie

2. Cross out the incorrect pronoun in the sentences below. 

1. George and (I/me) had a cheese-rolling competition. 
2.  My uncle took my sister and (me/I) on a tour of his spaghetti factory. 
3.  Freddie and (me/I) fell out because I pushed (he/him) in the duck pond. 

3. Rewrite the sentences, replacing the underlined nouns with the correct pronoun. 

1. Ben bought wine gums even though Ben doesn’t really like wine gums. 
2.  Jane liked her brothers, but Jane’s brothers  were often mean to Jane. 

1. Underline the possessive pronoun in these sentences. 
2. Paul’s pizza was much tastier than mine. 
3.  I didn’t know the ball was his. 
4.  Theirs was much more expensive than ours. 

2. Add the correct possessive pronoun to the sentences below. 

1. It’s my house  = The house is mine. 
2. It’s their car = 
3. It’s her pen  = 
4.  It’s his tricycle = 
5.  It’s your ideas = 
6.  It’s our money =

3. Write down who or what the underlined pronouns refer to in the sentences below. 

1. I have a dog called George. My friend Sally really likes him.
2. Rosie and Danny are going out for dinner because they don’t have time to cook.

ARITHMETIC

MATHS

SCIENCE

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