Text Types

http://www.writingfun.com/writingfun2010.html

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/english.htm#C

http://www.athena.bham.org.uk/old/lit_resources.htm

Use these websites to help you write the features of the text type you have been given to write about.

Comic Relief 2011

We had a really fun day today and raised lots of money for Comic Relief. Well done to everyone who took part. Definitely watch out for Mr Hopkins and Mr O'Brien as they could well be the next boyband singing sensation!

For more information about the Comic Relief Charity visit http://www.comicrelief.com/

If you want to sing along to the Red Nose Day song 'Entertain!' then visit http://www.outoftheark.co.uk/resources#resources-item-8 and click on the link 'Entertain!'

Data Blogging

Our Class Blog has been an excellent place for us to display our Topic and Literacy work but it also provides a great opportunity to do some marvellous maths work.

Below you will see some data taken from our blog.

Number of visitors during the last 4 weeks


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Number of visitors since our blog began


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Monthly Overview of Visitors

August - 3
September - 772
October - 993
November - 1,315
December - 1,367
January - 1,424
February - 977
March - 614

What statements can you make using this data? Write a comment to share your answers.

Pancake Day

For the pancake mixture:
110g/4oz plain flour
pinch of salt
2 eggs
200ml/7fl oz milk mixed with 75ml/3fl oz water
50g/2oz butter

To serve:
caster sugar
lemon juice
lemon wedges
(NR TIP: you can try anything you like - be imaginative! You could try fruit and maple syrup, chocolate spread, ice cream, melted chocolate... yum)

Instructions

Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Make a well in the centre of the flour and break the eggs into it.
Begin whisking the eggs.
Gradually add small quantities of the milk and water mixture, still whisking.
Whisk until all the liquid has been added and the batter has the consistency of thin cream.
Melt the butter in a pan.
Spoon 2 tbsp of it into the batter and whisk it in. Use the rest of the butter to grease the frying pan before you make each pancake.
Get the pan really hot, then turn the heat down to medium - be really careful doing this bit. You might want to get your mum and dad to help at this point!
Ladle 2 tbsp of the batter into the hot pan all in one go.
Tip it around from side to side to get the base evenly coated with batter.
After about half a minute, and when the bottom is golden in colour, flip the pancake over.
The other side will only need a few seconds to cook.
Slide the pancake out of the pan onto a plate.
To serve, sprinkle each pancake with freshly squeezed lemon juice and caster sugar.
Enjoy!

Instructions taken from cbbc newsround