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Snow Day and
​Weekend Homework

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This snowy weather won't stop us learning! 
​Below are the homework tasks for this longer-than usual weekend.  There will be treasure or Vivos for all children who complete these tasks and bring them into school on Monday.  Be Inspired! 

​If you have photos or electronic work (PowerPoints, videos etc.) ask an adult to e-mail them to your teacher using the e-mail addresses below.

Don't forget to keep up with your reading and completing your Brain Box.  You may also wish to visit this websites to carry on learning...
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*Pendle Primary Academy cannot be held responsible for the content of external websites.

Reception - When you are out in the snow look out for animal footprints – what can you see?
Can you take photo or draw a picture?

Make some snowballs – 10 for you and 10 for your friend – count them carefully to make sure you have the same amount!  Now, what can you make with them?

Have fun!


E-mail photos of your child enjoying learning in the snow to: 2017@pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk

Year 1
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Maths - Go outside and safely make 4 alien spaceships out of snow. 
​Order your spaceships from smallest to largest and ask an adult to take a picture of your work with you in it so we can share them in class.
English -  Some children have built this alien snowman, describe it by writing sentences using adjectives and conjunctions.
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Ask an adult to e-mail your spaceship photos to: 2016@pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk

Year 2

English - Write an acrostic poem for SNOW DAY.  The first letter of each line must spell, SNOW DAY.
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Maths - Go outside and safely build a snowman with your family.  When you have built your snow man write a list of all the 2D and 3D shapes you can see. Don’t forget that snowmen have eyes, a nose and a mouth.
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Ask an adult to take a picture of you and your snow man so that you can show everyone in class.  Time to get wrapped up and go outside to start building! 
Ask an adult to e-mail your snowman photos to: 2015@pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk

Year 3
English - Safely build a snowman and ask an adult to take your photo with it.  Now, imagine your snowman came to life.  Write a character profile to describe your snowman's personality.
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Maths - Create a symmetrical snowflake, you could draw or make it out of things you can find at home.  If you can't bring your creation to school, ask an adult to take a picture of your work and e-mail it to school.
Ask an adult to e-mail your homework photos to: 2014@pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk

Year 4
English - Continue this story, imagine this is our world now and it is always frozen. What it happening all around? Are things dying? Can anyone help bring the world back to life and fill it with the beautiful colours of summer?

Remember to describe, not tell, for example: 
He was freezing.       becomes      His breath floated up among the trees as the chatter of his teeth echoed along the forest floor.
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Maths - Next week we will begin to look at decimal numbers, draw and complete the grid showing representations of decimals - you will need to do a bit of research before you fill this out.
Ask an adult to e-mail any electronic homework to: 2013@pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk

Year 5
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Maths - Have a go at these snowy-challenges...
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1. Each snow flake has 6 sides (or points), design 3 snowflakes.  Click the snowflake to visit a website that might help you!

2. If 15 snow flakes fell every minute, how many would fall in one hour? 2 hours? One day?
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3. Sid the shark says, "All snowflakes have 6 sides so they must all be the same sort of hexagon" - Do you agree? Explain your answer.
 
English - Write an acrostic poem about a SNOWFLAKE.  Remember, the first letter of each line must spell, SNOWFLAKE.

Ask an adult to e-mail any electronic homework to: 2012@pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk

Year 6
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English - What if a snowman is wearing a coat? 

If a snowman is wearing a coat will it melt faster, will it make no difference or would the coat retain the cold and stop the snowman melting?

Write or film your responses.
Write instructions for the perfect snow day.  Remember each instruction should start with an imperative verb, e.g.
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1. Spend the day lazing around in your pajamas - and relax!
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Maths - We may have missed out on World Book Day this week, but we can still have a go at these Harry Potter maths challenges!
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Ask an adult to e-mail electronic homework to: 2011@pendleprimaryacademy.co.uk
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