W.B. 15.06.20
Friday 19th June 2020
Good Morning everyone! Well done for making it to the end of another week of home learning. Don’t forget to enter the Design-a-Duck competition! Visit the competitions page to find out more – you need to submit your designs to our website!
Star of the Day - Ruby
Ruby, you have had a fantastic week at school and have completed some amazing work! You should be very proud of yourself!
Morning Activity
Get ready for your final workout of the week with Joe Wickes! Click here to get your heart pumping!
Reading
Today we are going to read an extract from Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and answer a range of questions about what we have read.
Click here to read the extract.
When you are finished, click here and answer the comprehension questions. You will need to use your inference, retrieval and point of view skills!
Maths
Start your maths today by heading to MathsFrame to solve some tricky arithmetic questions that you will need to know for Year 6!
Click here to test your knowledge!
To look at using a range of strategies to solve multiplication problems, click here.
Or you might decide to continue with your 30-day challenge on the Maths factor.
Writing
Yesterday, you wrote your own narrative poems (a poem that tells a story).
Today, we are going to look at nonsense poems! These poems don’t have to make sense, inf act, they rarely do! We would love you to get creative and experiment with words and the different sounds they make!
Click here to get started – there are videos for you to watch, some information to read and then a chance to write your own nonsense poems! Remember to send us your finished poems!
SPAG
Click here to refresh your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes.
Once you are confident, test yourself by playing this TopMarks game!
Topic
In Geography this half term, we are going to look at a Non-European region and think about the similarities and differences to where we live.
To get us started, we are going to learn about two very different places today.
First, click here to learn about the Lake District – you only need to complete one activity!
Afterwards, click here to learn about Florida – again, you only need to complete one activitity!
When you are done, discuss with an adult or write in your home learning book some similarities and differences between the two places. Why do you think they are so different?
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
Thursday 18th June 2020
Good morning everyone!
Are you interested in designing a duck for Children in Need? If so, then head over to the competitions page for more information! Your duck could be part of the big duck race at the end of the year!
Star of the Day - Dominic
Dominic, you have done some great work in school this week and we have loved your positive attitude towards your learning. Keep it up!
Morning Activity
Have a calm and peaceful start to the day with some yoga.
Reading
Today you're going to work on Education City again for our reading task. You are going to complete some work on inference (remember - this means to read between the lines). There is a lesson, activity and quiz for you to complete.
Maths
Start your maths today with TTRockstars.
To look at long multiplication using decimals, then click here for the lesson.
Or you might decide to continue with your 30-day challenge on the Maths factor.
Writing
Today you're going to have a go at writing a narrative poem. A narrative poem is a poem that tells a story.
Click here for the lesson. There is a video for you to watch and some activities for you to complete before you have a go at creating your own. We'd love to see your finished poems if you would like to send them to us!
SPAG
How is your knowledge of antonyms?
Click here to play Antonym Splat.
If you're not sure what an antonym is, then take a look at this learning page.
Topic
Back to our 'Seaside' French for Topic today. This time you're going to look at how to persuade someone to go to the beach by describing some of the things that you can do there.
Click here for a Powerpoint and then complete this matching task.
Have a great day everyone!
Wednesday 17th June 2020
Good morning Year 5! We hope that you are all okay! Did you see the thunderstorms yesterday? What a change from all of the lovely sunny weather we have been having! Remember, it is extremely important to take some time to do things that you enjoy – we look forward to hearing about what you have been up to when we speak to you on the phone this week!
Star of the Day - Scarlett
Scarlett, we love hearing about what you have been getting up to at home and all the fantastic learning you are doing! Keep it up!
Morning Activity
Start the day by catching up with what’s going on in the world, click here to watch Newsround. Afterwards, get your heart racing by joining in with Joe Wickes and his live PE session.
Reading
In reading today we are going to be thinking about the author and the choice of vocabulary that they use. Remember, an author will always use a specific word choice to convey meaning and help to paint a picture in your mind when you read the book! In today’s lesson, we would like you to read the extract and answer the ‘what does this phrase suggest…’ questions. Think carefully about the word that has been chosen and what picture it paints in your head before answering!
Click here to get started.
Maths
Click here to play ‘Guardians of the Mathematica’ to warm up your knowledge of the four operations!
If you would like to re-cap your knowledge of long multiplication, click here. We did this a long time ago so it might be a good idea to refresh your memory if you aren’t feeling confident!
If you would like to re-cap how to add decimal numbers instead, click here.
Writing
Today it is time to put everything that you have learnt this week into writing your own balanced argument! Think back to the WAGOLL and the key skills that you need to include to make this piece of writing amazing! As always, we would love to see your finished work – remember to email it to us!
Click here to get started – complete the quiz, watch the lessons and complete the activities at the end.
SPAG
Re-cap your learning of nouns and adjectives by playing ‘Trapped’. Click here to get started.
Topic - Art
In topic today we are going to learn about abstract art and more specifically at the artist Juan Miro.
Abstract art is modern art which does not represent images of our everyday world. It has colour, lines and shapes (form), but they are not intended to represent objects or living things. Often the artists were influenced by ideas and philosophies of abstraction. Abstract art is found in painting and in sculpture
Click here for today’s lesson and find out all about automatic art before creating your very own abstract art!
Have a great day everyone!
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Good morning everyone! We hope you are feeling bright and ready this morning for a new day of home learning!
Star of the Day - Elianna
Elianna, you are going over and above with your home learning. Keep it up!
Morning Activity
Click the link for a street dance inspired workout to get yourself ready for the day ahead.
Reading
Continuing with your reading comprehension based on balanced arguments, click here for today's lesson.
Complete the quizzes, watch the video and have a go at the worksheets.
Maths
Warm up with the Daily 10. Try and challenge yourself with a topic you wouldn't usually go for!
If you want to focus on writing percentages as decimals and fractions, then click here.
Or you can have a look at some problems using decimals by clicking here.
Writing
Back to our balanced arguments now. This time, there will be a SPAG focus looking at adverbs of possibility.
Click here for the lesson. There are quizzes, a video and a worksheet to complete.
SPAG
Complete the worksheet on prefixes.
Topic
Do you want to be a hero?
Have a go at today's PSHE lesson, which focuses on our NHS heroes. Have a go at the quizzes, watch the videos and complete the activity.
Have a great day everyone!
Monday 15th June 2020
Good morning everyone! We hope that you all had a lovely weekend and are well rested ready for a brand-new week! Remember that we love receiving your emails – keep on sending us your fantastic work!
Star of the day – Lexi
Lexi, you are working so hard at school and producing some fantastic work! Well done!
Morning Activity
Get the morning started with PE with Joe! Click here to get going!
Reading
This week, we will be looking at balanced arguments in our reading and writing. In today’s lesson, you will be answering a range of comprehension questions from an example text.
Click here to get started – complete the quiz, watch the lesson and complete the activities.
Maths
Warm up your brain with Natwest Money Sense! Click here to play ‘Coin Collector’.
If you would like to re-cap your knowledge of 3 digit x 2 digit multiplication using a written method, click here.
If you would like to try something new, click here to learn about recognising and understanding percentages.
Writing
Today we are going to continue our learning about balanced arguments. This is a brand-new genre that we haven’t looked at in school yet! In today’s lesson, we would like you to read an example text and highlight all of the key features. This will help you later in the week when you learn to write your own balanced argument!
Click here to get started – complete the quiz, watch the video and try the activities!
SPaG
Click here to head over to Spelling Frame.
Today we would like you to practise spelling rule 48 – homophones.
Topic
In Computing this half term, we have been learning all about using HTML to create a website of our own.
In today’s lesson, we are going to think about the importance of evaluating what you see online and considering how we know if we can trust a website. Now more than ever, the internet is a fantastic way to stay in touch with our friends, complete our learning and to find out information and ideas. However, there are thousands of websites and it can be difficult to know what to trust and which websites are reliable.
Click here to learn about how to evaluate a website and work out whether or not you can trust what you see online. Read the information, watch the videos and complete the activities.
Have a great day!