It's so important to do some reading each day!  Don't forget to log in to Bug Club

www.activelearnprimary.co.uk where you can read this week's book plus revisit some of the books you've already read.

If you can't remember your username, please email your teacher.  Your password is Brooklands (with a capital B) and the school code is hwpa.

Starter activity

Let's begin by playing a spelling game!  We are trying to create a word chain beginning with the word "water".  Follow the instructions below, choose your chilli challenge level and do your best!  Don't forget, if you're not sure how to spell a word, please look it up in a dictionary.

Main activity

Do you remember going on your P4 school trip to Castle Espie?  While you were there, you learned about the different migratory birds (such as swans and geese) which visit the British Isles each year and thought about questions such as:

• Why do these birds travel across huge distances to spend winter here?
• How do they navigate?
• What influences their journey?  What do they need to survive?
• How can we track these birds along their journey?

For today's comprehension activity, we are going to learn about a particular type of swan - the Bewick's swan.  We are going to watch a short video about these swans, read a non-fiction comprehension passage and then select the true statements from a given list.  Watch today's video where Mrs Bell explains what to do.

To begin this activity, watch the video below to learn more about the Bewick's swans and their migration to and from Slimbridge in England.

Then it's time to download your comprehension activity.  Read it through at least three times and discuss what you have learned with someone at home please.  For today's written task, you need to read through the 15 statements and write down the true statements  - choose carefully based on the evidence in the passage please.   Clue - there are ten true statements!

This map shows the Bewick's swans breeding grounds in Siberia (in purple) and their winter nesting sites (in blue).

Extension task for higher level pupils

Download the extension questions below and challenge yourself to answer as many questions as possible!  You may need to do some research to find out some of the answers.

Art Challenge!

Develop your drawing skills with this "How to draw a swan" art tutorial!

Play Live Words!

Congratulations to Jude, Olivia and Abigail who claimed the top three spots last week!

The scores have been reset so head to Education City and try to get your name onto the Brooklands leaderboard today! https://go.educationcity.com/