TEEL is an acronym that we are using in our classroom to explicitly teach paragraph writing.

T – Topic sentence

E – Expand

E – Example

L – Linking sentence

The students were asked today to create a paragraph using TEEL that would persuade the reader to believe that animals should not be kept in zoos. Here are a few wonderful examples.

Zoos should not have poor defenceless animals in them. Thousands of animals have died in zoos, that’s more than they have in the wild. The zoo’s cages are small, stinky and the animals want to be free. The zoo must let the animals go. By Isabelle

We should not keep animals in cages because it is cruel. It will be really cramped. What if you were kept in a cage at a zoo? It would smell. How would you like to be stuck in a cage for your whole life?  By Rocco

Animals should be kept in cages, no way. It is dark and cruel. The poor creatures being stuffed in a steel cold cage for pretty much your whole life. These cute animals like pandas squished in to a dirty prison cell. Could you live like these innocent lifeforms.   By Jessica

Animals should not be in cages because they are so adorable. They have a life. They don’t want to be stuck in a cage their whole life. They want to be free.      By Sabastian

It is absolutely cruel to keep animals in a small cage and away from their environment. Animals should be able to live in the wild instead of a small smelly cage. Almost 1 million animals are living in zoos today. Do you want the poor animals living in cages for the rest of their lives? By Geraldine

 

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Ambleside Primary School have a fantastic set of tables activities. Follow the link above and have a look. Let me know about the games that you enjoyed the most.

5SK have been working through a selection of math problems about Jules Verne. We have learnt that he was a French author who wrote over 40 books. His most notable were Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. He is the second most translated author in the whole world.

Mrs K and I are very excited to start this unit. We have been searching for a You Tube clip to share and Mrs K found a fantastic example.
DoctorBeeWho presents:

We are about to start our unit on the book, Forest of Silence. Please read the first two chapters over the weekend. Take note of any words that are new to you or that may be a bit difficult. We will add these to our  Interesting Word Wall on  Monday.

 

If you find the book too difficult on your own, please follow the link below and listen to the recording. Try to follow along with the reader.

Chapter 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Lc2ng5DLw&list=PL60896A69464324E3&index=1

Chapter 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXuLJp6b_ec&list=PL60896A69464324E3&index=2

I am very sorry year 5SK as I gave you the week three list. If you have started writing out week 2 keep going. If not, look at week 3.

Term 2, week 2

We are exploring the split strategy in our lessons this week. Here is a great example of the split strategy with three digits.

As a challenge, complete the sums at the end using the split strategy.
When do your parents use the split strategy?