Team 2 – English Homework / Wimpy Kids Group Spring Term (2) – Miss Hemmingway Week 1 – Due 26/2/15 Week 2 – Due 5/3/15 Week 3 – Due 12/3/15 Story Writing Competition Light Red Nose Day

Write a fantastic short story that is no longer than Design a poster which tells people ways to stay 500 words. Type it up on the computer and then enter safe in the dark. it into the Breakfast Show's 500 WORDS competition. You have until 7:00pm on Thursday 26

February 2015 to enter. Please ask for help entering into the competition from your parents or myself. Look at this website to give you lots of ideas http://talesoftheroad.direct.gov.uk/be- This is what you might win. bright.php

1st Prize - Chris Evans' height in books!

The GOLD winners in each age group won a pile of books as tall as Chris - that's 1.88 metres! - and 500 books for their school library.

2nd Prize - Alex Jones' height in books! Using the attached Red Nose Day fact sheet for ideas. Write a persuasive letter to Mrs Rogan exaplaining why The SILVER winners won a stack of books as tall as Frosterly School should take part in this charitable event. Chris' good friend, Alex Jones from !

3rd Prize - Your own height in books!

Our BRONZE winners walked away with their own height in books!

Need some inspiration? Listen to some of the entries in the under nine category from last year at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/ articles/1Xp9DDQBhkyRqWRTwTThPTP/top-50- stories-2014-9-and-under

Good luck Team 2

Week 4 – Due 19/3/15 Week 5 – Due 26/3/15 Just a bit of extra fun if you have time Punctuation Paragraphs

Fill in the missing punctuation marks in these A paragraph is a group of sentences that deals sentences. with one idea or topic. Paragraphs make long pieces of writing easier to read and understand. Full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, speech marks, commas, full stop, question mark, speech Write some paragraphs about your own family. marks. First paragraph 1. The children went to the school 2. Have you seen my pencil Give an overview/introduction about yourself and your 3. My house is on fire family. 4. James said, I will clean the brushes Names 5. my favourite colours are red brown yellow and Male or female orange Ages 6. some cats are black Where you live 7. do you have a pet Relationship to you 8. this bag is heavy the lady said Second paragraph

Choose a family member to describe. Remember to describe them physically and how they act. Looks Likes Dislikes Pass times Job or school Third paragraph

Choose another family member to describe. Remember to describe them physically and how they act as well.

Red Nose Day Facts

What is Red Nose Day?

 Red Nose Day is a fundraising event run by which takes places every two years  Comic Relief is a UK charity, which aims to create a just world, free from poverty  Last Red Nose Day the UK public raised an astonishing £100.3million to help people living incredibly tough lives both here in the UK and Africa

We’re taking part in Red Nose Day 2015 because:

 Children learn valuable life skills  Children gain understanding and empathy for others in the world  Our school can really make a difference to people’s lives

Did you know…

 In Zambia, £1 could buy pens and pencils for an orphaned girl to last an entire school year, helping her make the most of her opportunity to learn  £10 could buy a school uniform for a child living on the streets of Ghana, which they need to go to school so they can get vital skills and work towards a brighter future

Don’t forget to persuade Mrs Rogan of the importance of our school taking part in Red Nose Day.