Thursday

Thursday 18th September

Complete the following calculations in your yellow maths jotter.

32 x 673

74 x 558

54 x 2541

69 x 4254

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LC: To multiply by 2-digit numbers

Jamie crept down the hallway, careful not to step on the squeaky floorboard outside Grandad’s study. The house was silent, except for the steady tick... tick... tick of the grandfather clock.

He paused in front of the old wooden door. A dusty sign hung from the handle: "Do Not Enter."

Jamie’s heart thudded. He had seen Grandad disappear through this door late at night, carrying strange glowing objects.

Today, the door was unlocked.

Slowly, Jamie reached for the handle and turned it.

R - What did the sign on the door say?

I - How is Jamie feeling in this scene? What clues tell you that?

C - Why does the author include the phrase "tick... tick... tick" from the clock?

Thursday 18th September

LC: To monitor understanding while reading and use strategies to repair meaning when comprehension breaks down.

What is "Monitoring and Repairing"?

Sometimes when we read, we get stuck or confused. Good readers notice when that happens and do something to fix it. This is called monitoring and repairing.

Strategies to Repair Understanding:

Re-read the sentence or paragraph
Read ahead to see if it gets clearer
Ask yourself: Does this make sense?
Check the meaning of tricky words
Think about what’s happened so far

Read the text below:

The room shimmered as if it were made of starlight. Shelves spun slowly in the air, covered in objects that whispered secrets. Daniel stepped carefully forward, unsure if the floor beneath him was even solid.

“What is this place?” he asked, his voice shaking.

Mr Silver smiled. “This is just one of the many wonders you’ll grow used to, if you stay.”

Daniel wasn’t sure whether to feel excited or terrified.

Monitoring & Repairing Questions

1. Did anything confuse you as you read?

What was it?

What did you do to fix it?

2. What does it mean that “shelves spun slowly in the air”?

Is that possible in real life?

What might it tell us about the setting?

3. Daniel isn’t sure whether to feel “excited or terrified.” Why?

What clues in the text explain his feelings?

4. What word or phrase helped you picture the setting clearly?

Did you need to reread anything to understand the description?

5. If you didn’t understand a word (like 'shimmered' or 'wonders'), what could you do?

Fix-Up Strategy Practice

Choose one of the sentences below that might confuse a reader. Use a repair strategy (like rereading, using context clues, or breaking down the sentence) to explain what it means.

“The room shimmered as if it were made of starlight.”
“Shelves spun slowly in the air, covered in objects that whispered secrets.”

Thursday 18th September