Spellings

Please have a go at wordchangers on page 25. You just need to add the root word to the suffix. Check the answers below. 

Maths (Zoom input at 9:00 am)

Today we are thinking about factor pairs.

So, what are factor pairs? They are pairs of numbers that when multiplied together give a specific product (answer).

For example, below we can see that the factor pairs of 36 are:

1 x 36

2x 18

3 x 12

4 x 9

6x6

A good tip is to start at 1 and count up to see what numbers mutliply by something. It is a good idea to use a rainbow like below.

English

Yesterday, we came up with lots of reasons against palm oil farming. Can you remember any of them? 

Today, we are going to begin to write our letters. We will be completing them over a few days.

Task 1:

To begin with we must write our address and the date on the right hand side. 

We can then put Dear Sir/Madam, 

(We want it to be formal!) 

Task 2:

You first paragraph is going to be short. It must explain why you are writing. We are writing because we have found out that they are still using 136,500 tonnes of palm oil a year. We want to see a change!

Task 3:

You are going to explain your first argument against palm oil farming. Maybe you want to comment on decreasing oxygen levels, child labour or deforestation? Back up you idea. Try to make it really powerful. Try to use some of the suggestions below: