Dear Year 2,

As you may know Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 are back at

school this week. This does not mean for one second that

Mr Fernandes has forgotten about your learning. He is

looking forward to seeing you all again above everything

else! However, in the meantime you can continue your

incredible learning with this weeks English. This week we

are going to be continuing Danny and writing about a

classical story. This week we are also going to focus on

spelling.

See you soon,

Mr Fernandes

Monday

WALT: investigate chapter 5 of Danny the Champion of the World

Chapter 5 – The Secret Methods

Vocabulary

Ravenous means

a) Romania b) Hungary c) hungry

Mania means

a) crave b) craze c) Krays

Dwelt means

a) livid b) lived c) Liverpool FC

Gaze means

a) stair b) stare c) Star Wars

Longing means

a) waiting b) wanting c) Wan Ton soup

1. Find a simile on page 37 to describe how the trees spread their

branches ‘………………………………………………………………………’

and alliteration to describe how the game keepers wait

‘………………………………………………………………………………….’.

2. What does Danny’s father want him to poach?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Why doesn’t Danny’s father want him to go to the woods?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Tuesday

WALT: spell words using silent letters.

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

For your sentences use ‘because, when or if’ in the middle of your sentence

Wednesday

WALT: know other silent letters

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Thursday

WALT: Learn subordinating conjunctions.

This for your parents if you need any help.

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Friday

WALT: Write another ending to a story.

Task 1

Use this plan to come up with your own ending to little Red Riding Hood.

Task 2:

After you have planned your own ending to Little Red Riding Hood, rewrite the

story. Use silent letter words and conjunctions.

Choose your difficulty

Mild: Rewrite the story ending. Use 4 lines, use at least 2 words with silent

letters, plus an ‘and’ sentence.

Spicy: Rewrite the ending. Use as many silent letter words as you can. Use at

least 3 of the conjunctions from above.

Hot: Rewrite the whole story in your own words. Use as many silent letters and

conjunctions as you can think off.