Week 4 [SCROLL DOWN FOR WEEKS 1, 2 & 3]
Here is a selection of the vocabulary covered in the lesson today:
rally: in tennis, a rally is when the players bat the ball backwards and forwards several times
tackle: in football, a tackle is when a player tries to take the ball from another player
bowl: in cricket, bowling is when a player throws the ball towards the player with the bat
hurdle: in athletics, a hurdle is a little fence that the runners must jump over
hurl: throw
volley: in sport, a volley is when a player kicks or hits the ball and another player kicks or hits it back before the ball bounces on the ground
span: cross
thoroughfare: walkway, path or corridor
prominent: well-known or obvious
fracture: split
aperture: opening
vault: leap
turret: a tower, usually found on a castle
beige: a shade of brown
overtake: pass
We took the opportunity to revise the words we learned in previous weeks. Here is the Powerpoint we used:
Week 3 [SCROLL DOWN FOR WEEKS 1 & 2]
Here is a selection of the vocabulary covered in the lesson today:
azure: blue
emerald: green
alabaster: white
cerise: pink
coral: a colour between orange and pink
crimson: red
ebony: black
elaborate/ complex: complicated
principal: main
assemble/ collate: gather
precision: accuracy
charred: blackened, burnt on the outside
crucial: essential
Here are the words the children will be tested on next week:
& here is the Powerpoint we used in week 3:
Week 2
[SCROLL DOWN FOR WEEK 1]
Here is a selection of the vocabulary covered in the lesson today:
archipelago: a group of islands
valley: an area of land between hills or mountains
plain: a large area of flat land without many trees
dune: a large mound of sand
paraphernalia: equipment
straightforward: easy
level: flat
pamphlet: booklet
caution: care
insert: put in
mitre: a bishop’s hat
Here are the words we will test your child on next week:
& here is the Powerpoint presentation we used in Week 2:
Week 1
Here is a selection of the vocabulary covered in the lesson today:
propagation: growth
inclement: poor, when used to describe the weather
established: settled
horticulturalist: gardener
substrate: soil
wither: die
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These are the words I will be testing your child on next week:
Here is the Powerpoint presentation we used in the lesson today:
