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Maths

Perimeter is: the distance around a two-dimensional shape.

Example: the perimeter of this rectangle is 3+7+3+7 = 20

Have a go at the pentominoes challenge below.

Once you have all 12 pentominoes you can cut them out and they fit together in a rectangle- a bit like a jigsaw puzzle.

English

Spellings

mountainous

famous

jealous

tremendous

humorous

glamorous

courageous

sufficient

suggest

symbol

system

temperature

Find out the definitions of each of these words and write it down in your own words.

SPaG

The simple past tense- refers to something that has already happened. Have a look at these passages and rewrite them in the simple past tense.

Example: I walk to the shops. (present) I walked to the shops. (past)

1. Jane and Betty go to the fair. Jane walks quickly past the roller coaster- she is too scared to go on. Betty loves roller coasters, so she persuades Jane to go with her. Jane doesn’t want Betty to know she is afraid, so she agrees.

2. Lisa wants to visit her grandma in Aberdeen, but she can’t afford the train fare. She asks her dad to lend her the money. On the day she goes, she gets stuck in traffic. She has to get out of her mum’s car and run. As she gets to the station, she sees the train leaving.