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1 The Deca Tree The deca tree has 10 trunks. On each trunk there are 10 branches. On each branch there are 10 twigs. On each twig there are 10 leaves. One day a woodcutter came along and cut down one trunk from the tree. Then he cut off one branch from another trunk of the tree. He then cut off one twig from another branch. Finally he pulled one leaf from another twig. How many leaves were left on the tree? nrich.maths.org

2 Hundred Square A hundred square has been printed on both sides of a piece of paper. One square is directly behind the other. What is on the back of 100? 58? 23? 19? Can you see a pattern? nrich.maths.org

3 Mystery Matrix x Can you fill in the multiplication square? The numbers 2 to 12 were used to generate it, with exactly one number used twice nrich.maths.org

4 WALT: Accurately punctuate sentences. (1) what are you going to do today, kylie (2) what an amazing goal (3) i am going to go home if i finish my schoolwork on time (4) i hate it (5) when are you going to go shopping in birmingham (6) i live in smethwick, in a house just off brasshouse lane (7) stop that now (8) who has left this mess on the table in my classroom (9) do you attend galton valley primary school (10) london is the capital city of england, in the united kingdom (11) dr hussain works at city hospital on dudley road (12) help help me i m drowning (13) our head teacher is called mrs cole (14) my name is carly smith and i support liverpool f.c. (15) why is this the final sentence on the page (16) yesterday was the first day of the school holidays my family and i travelled to portsmouth in the south of england we went there with my aunty jill my uncle albert and my two cousins we stayed in a guest house next to the sea on most days we sailed along the coast although it was busy with other boats it was fantastic would you like to go (17) during july, my cousin and i went to drayton manor I loved it one of my favourite rides was called the apocalypse my cousin s favourite ride was called stormforce 10 have you ever been there which ride is your favourite (18) harry spencer lived in the tiny english village of hampton he was a famous detective who ran the spencer detective agency on river road he had many local clients have you heard of derek gallagher harry followed him, to make sure that he was going to work every day do you know where he was going instead he was going fishing what a naughty man

5 Full Stops ~ end of a sentence that is not a question or statement Question Mark ~ Indicate a question/express disbelief: ~ Who else will be there? ~ Is this really little Thomas? Exclamation Mark ~ Interjection/surprise/strong emotion ~ What a triumph! ~ I ve just about had enough! ~ Wonderful! Comma ~ separates lists/phrases/words ~ sentence adverbs ( however, moreover etc.) from the rest of the sentence. Semi-Colon ~ Longer stop than a comma. ~ Show thoughts on either side of it are balanced and connected. ~ separates words or items within the list. Colon ~ Introduces a list/dialogue/definition. The Dash ~ separates elements within a sentence long, dramatic pause. ~ abrupt break in sentence, or a change in thought ~ acts as brackets ~ shows an interruption or hesitancy in speech Ellipsis ~ indicate that a word/words have been left out. Brackets (Parenthesis) ~ Enclose separate information. The Apostrophe ~ to show that letters have been left out. ~ to show possession. Speech Marks ~ indicate quotes (evidence). ~ direct speech ~ indicate slang or foreign phrases. Punctuation Punctuate the following sentences: 1. leave the room immediately 2. roses are red 3. we have a lot of trees in our garden they provide plenty of shade 4. they wanted to know when we would visit them again 5. the team member the one who was injured was taken to the hospital 6. If you don t stop that ill tell the teacher 7. he started to draw his discussion to an end, and then gazed into space 8. rhythm refers to the beat or the pattern of stresses that occurs in poetry 9. we turned on the television but there was nothing to watch 10. i saw the humour in the play the teacher saw the tragedy 11. Come here no stay where you are 12. the main characters in the play are Macbeth the tragic hero his wife lady Macbeth banquo his friend macduff who kills Macbeth and Malcolm the heir to the throne Fill in the appropriate apostrophes: The class didnt go on the schools trip to the zoo because the school hadn t ordered the company buses. However, the next days activities proceeded as planned. At the bus stop, before entering the zoos gates, the teacher said that students shouldn t fool around, but that they must write down the animals habits. He would mark the pupils notebooks. The students attitude was positive. At the days end, the teacher felt that the childrens behaviour and discipline had been excellent.

6 Name Our Solar System Learn basic facts about the solar system. Use the word bank to fill in the blanks. The is the center of the solar system. It is the closest. The planet closest to the sun is mostly of iron.. Mercury is a heavy planet made is the second planet from the sun. This planet has very thick clouds. Earth is the planet from the sun. Earth is the only planet that has on it, as far as we know. is known as the Red Planet and has always interested scientists. Mars has two. The is in between the inner and outer planets. The largest planet in our solar system is and it has faint. The second largest gas giant is and it is the lightest planet we know of. spins on its side and is called the ice giant because it is so cold. The smallest of the four gas giants is. It has six rings and 13 moons. classified as a is smaller than 7 moons in the solar system. It is planet. Word Bank Earth Asteroid Belt Uranus Mars Saturn Pluto star third sun Neptune Mercury Jupiter Venus life moons rings Copyright 2011 Savetz Publishing Inc.

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