This document provides information about a learning session on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 June. It includes instructions for students to practice handwriting or typing, read a passage about dogs and answer questions, and plan an information report about a planet. It also lists topics for maths, spelling, and inquiry activities. The learning session expects students to work independently at home on various reading, writing, and other tasks. It emphasizes proofreading work and encourages sending writing for feedback.

1. ROOM 25 LEARNING
Thursday 17 and Friday 18 June
Handwriting/Typing
Spend 10 minutes on your
handwriting/typing. You can use the
links on the blog to take you to sites
where you can develop your typing
skills. Or copy the following poem
(written by Emily) in you neatest
handwriting.
Quiet wind hovers
Sloshy ground sticks
Steamy pools twirl
Never-ending doors knocking
Crazy dreams awake
I loved the time there. I will never let it go.
Reading
Read the following and answer the
questions. Make sure your answers are
detailed and use full answers.

2. If you can print it off, highlight the key
words as you read. This will help you
identify the main ideas.
Dogs
Dogs were domesticated from wolves over 10,000 years ago in
the Middle East as people started to realize dogs' great potential in
guarding and hunting. This is evident from ancient cave paintings
which often depict dogs assisting men during hunting. Today there
are over 200 million dogs being kept as pets with North America
having the largest share.
The dog is not a pure carnivore. It eats fruits, vegetables as well
as meat and should be considered an omnivore. Its internal organs
are similar to those of humans although externally both species look
very different. The body of a dog basically provides strength and
speed. The paws have pads which act as shock absorbers when
they run or leap.
Dogs have excellent sense of smell because their noses have
long smelling membranes. Their sense of hearing is also much better
than human beings. They are able to swivel their ears so as to focus
on the source of the sound. However, they do not see things in
colour but in black, white and shades of grey.
The average life span of a dog is tweleve years. The first year is
equal to fifteen human years, the second is nine and thereafter, each
dog year is four human years. This means dogs age much faster and
live the equivalent of about sixty-four human years.
1. Why did Man domesticate dogs?
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2. Why is the dog not a pure carnivore?
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3. Would you describe a dog's vision as excellent? If not, why?

3. ______________________________________________________
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4. When we say that 1 dog year is equal to several human years,
what are we actually referring to?
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Safe From Bombs
It was past midnight and the air raid sirens began to wail all
over the city. This warning meant that there was going to be an air
raid from the enemies.
A little boy was woken by the siren. He ran quickly downstairs
to his parents. Together they ran out into the garden towards a door
half-buried in the earth. They hurried in and closed the door behind
them and soon they could hear the drone of aeroplanes overhead as
they hid in the air raid shelter. They could feel the earth shake as
bombs began to fall.
In the shelter, the little boy was tucked into bed by his mother.
Next to his bed was a little night-light, just in case he was afraid. He
didn't like being in the shelter, even though it was a safe place to be.
It was both hot and stuffy with water leaking from the walls and
ceiling. Sometimes he had to stay there for hours.
Many families built shelters in their gardens. Those who didn't
had to run to public shelters. Many spent the night in underground
railway stations just to be safe from the bombs.
During the Second War World, which began in 1939, there were
thousands of air raids. Towns all over Europe were destroyed by
bombs and hundreds of thousand of innocent men, women and
children were killed. This was the first time that war had put
everyone in danger because in the past, it was mainly the soldiers
on the battlefield who were likely to be killed.
1. How did the boy know there was going to be an air raid?
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4. 2. How would you describe the condition of his air raid shelter.
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3. How did the Second World War affect Europe?
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4. What did those without their own air raid shelter do for
protection?
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5. Which words describe to you that the shelter was hidden.
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Writing
Yesterday you had the opportunity to write an
information report about bones. Have a go at
planning an Information report about one of the
planets. You can use the following graphic
organiser to plan or you can use your own.

5. Once complete, follow the Banks Avenue
writing process and write your report. Publish
it in a creative way. Make sure you proofread
your work.
Check the Success Criteria
Take it a step further:
If you would like feedback
on your Information
Report, please email
it to……
banksave25@gmail.com

6. Maths- Room 25 (Interchange)

8. Maths- Room 26/27 (Interchange
)

10. Spelling-
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
1. These football players from England are finding it hard to ________
to the equatorial climate.
(1) localised (3) adapt
(2) fit (4) climatise ( )
2. There's ________ in the question, it must be corrected.
(1) an error (3) an errata
(2) a fault (4) a mishap ( )
3. Can you ________ what the world would be like without a sun?
(1) imagine (3) fancy
(2) observe (4) determine ( )
4. My daughter ________ to be a lawyer when she grows up.
(1) aspires (3) expires
(2) inspires (4) thinks ( )
5. The sales promoter is giving away free product ________ to
potential customers.
(1) examples (3) packets
(2) specimens (4) samples ( )
6. I'm in a bad ________ now. I have not been exercising regularly for
the past year.
(1) physique (3) figure
(2) size (4) shape ( )
7. I think we should join the ________ tour around the museum
provided by a member of the staff.
(1) delayed (3) promotional
(2) guided (4) self ( )
8. The wound is badly infected, apply some ________ to it.
(1) antibiotic (3) cream
(2) antiseptic (4) antidote ( )

11. 9. This oceanliner is having an overhaul in the ________.
(1) dock (3) harbour
(2) quay (4) pier ( )
10. He had contacted ________ disease, the doctor said there is no
cure available.
(1) a rare (3) an incurable
(2) an unusual (4) an ordinary ( )
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
1. The book ________ I have just read was written by Charles Dickens.
(1) when (3) where
(2) which (4) who ( )
2. All the guests ________ by half past seven but the host and hostess
are nowhere to be seen.
(1) arrived (3) have been arrived
(2) had arrived (4) having arrived ( )
3. He ________ by to see you this evening if he is free.
(1) drops (3) may drop
(2) has dropped (4) dropping ( )
4. Why walk when we ________ on a bus?
(1) get (3) can get
(2) shall get (4) got ( )
5. Why ________ you add soy sauce to this dish? It is so bland.
(1) did (3) didn't
(2) would (4) should ( )
6. The inheritance ________ divided out fairly and everybody should be
happy.
(1) is (3) has been
(2) was (4) will be ( )
7. The Colonel was doubtful whether the new recruit can ________ the
plan sucessfully.
(1) carry out (3) run in
(2) get on (4) fall through ( )

12. 8. There's a nasty rumour ________ that some directors embezzled
money from the company.
(1) moving (3) falling on
(2) growing (4) going around ( )
9. ________ your three minutes up yet? I have an urgent call to make
right away.
(1) Isn't (3) Aren't
(2) Wasn't (4) Will ( )
10. Nina has been waiting all this while; she's wondering ________ he is.
(1) when (3) where
(2) which (4) what (
Inquiry-Immersion
Find the similarities and differences
between Jupiter and Earth by filling in the
Venn diagram.

13. I have taken some following information
from the Internet for you if you’re unable to
use the Internet for research.
Jupiter,
Saturn,
Uranus,
Neptune.
These
are
the
giant
gas
planets.
Scientists
think
they
are
made
of
small,
solid
cores.
Their
interiors
are
fluid.
Lightweight
gases
such
as
hydrogen
and
helium
make
up
most
of
their
mass.
With
all
their
satellites
and
ring
systems,
they
are
very
interesting
to
observe.
3
Jupiter
is
the
largest
planet.
It
is
the
fifth
from
the
sun.
The
length
of
its
year
is
about
4330
Earth
days.
This
is
how
long
it
takes
for
Jupiter
to
make
one
revolution
around
the
sun.
It
spins
very
fast,
however.
It
takes
only
about
nine
Earth
hours
for
Jupiter
to
make
one
rotation.
4
Jupiter's
diameter
is
eleven
times
larger
than
Earth's.
In
fact,
Jupiter
is
only
ten
times
smaller
than
the
sun.
This
giant
planet
makes
up
about
70
percent
of
all
the
planetary
matter
in
our
solar
system.
5
Jupiter's
atmosphere
is
made
of
mostly
helium
and
hydrogen.
There
are
strong
winds
in
its
upper
atmosphere.
These
cause
violent
storms
that
rage
almost
all
the
time.
The
Great
Red
Spot
is
actually
a
giant
storm.
It
has
been
seen
for
over
300
years.
Well done for taking responsibility for your own learning and
completing the learning tasks at home. I will see you Monday! ;-)
Mrs Kingi