Happy Friday everyone!
Today’s learning….
Year 5 and 6 maths challenge
Have a go at this challenge all about number lines.
Reading
It’s the end of the week……. enjoy reading your own book/magazine/paper or an online article. There’s some good articles on CBBC Newsround this week.
Writing
Complete the BBC Bitesize lesson about story settings and fronted adverbials.
Today’s learning…….
Year 5 maths
Your learning today is about volume. You will be describing volume in cubic units.
Click on the following link for this lesson.
Year 6 maths
Play this maths game with somebody at home.
Reading
Read the text about Mahatma Gandhi and answer these questions.
Challenge linked to Gandhi’s inspirational quotes.
Writing: character creation and complex sentences
Follow this BBC lesson.
Today’s learning……..
Year 5 maths: Volume
Click on the link above for a warm-up task. You will be playing Snowboard Slalom. Select the multiplication option and then year 5/6. Click on all the times tables that are in the list. You can select your speed also.
Your learning today is about volume. You will be estimating the volume of objects.
Click on the following link for this lesson.
Year 6 maths
Click on the link above for a warm-up task. You will be playing Snowboard Slalom. Select the multiplication option and then year 5/6. Click on all the times tables that are in the list. You can select your speed also.
Complete this nrich puzzle involving factors and multiples.
Reading
Read all about mermaid folklore. Then complete these questions.
The answers are at the end of the sheet.
Science
Complete this BBC Bitesize lesson.
Today’s learning……
Year 5 maths: volume
Log in to TT Rockstars and see if you can improve your speed!
Your learning today is about volume. You will be investigating cubed numbers.
Just like yesterday, there is a little quiz to get you started.
Click on the following link for this lesson.
Year 6 maths: problem solving
Complete this challenge.
Reading: RIC
Today task follows on from yesterday, using jobs and money as our learning area. Complete today’s retrieval and inference questions using this picture provided.
Challenge: Using your dream job (you can use what you wrote in yesterday’s task). Can you answer the same questions about your chosen job?
Computing
Complete this BBC Bitesize lesson.
Welcome back to the final half term of this year. I hope you all enjoyed some sunshine and fresh air over the half term break. St James’ is open for some children from today, but I hope we can all be back in school together again very soon- as long as it’s safe! In the meantime, please stay in touch with me by sending me some pictures or messages to my email: [email protected]
Today’s learning……
Year 5 maths: volume
Your learning today is about volume. This will involve reading scales to measure volume. As usual there is a short quiz first and then the video lesson. Remember you can pause the video whenever you like, or skip it back in case you need something repeating.
Click on the following link for this lesson.
Year 6 maths: problem solving
Complete this nrich problem ‘Reach 100’!
Send in your solutions!
Reading
Today, we are going to focus on jobs and money. For today’s task, complete the jobs worksheet – this will help you develop ideas that you can use later on in the week. Here are some questions to help you.
Although this task will significantly help you later in the week, it is not particularly a reading task! On top of this, I would like you to research and read about your dream job. Create a list of requirements you would need for this job, along with some reasons as to why you think people might want to do it as a career choice.
Writing: synonyms and antonyms
Complete this BBC Bitesize lesson.
It’s the end of the week and I hope you’ve all had a good one. I’ve been into Scholes (Elmet) Primary School again this week and I’ve been very busy organising the re-opening of St James’ for some children. What have you been getting up to?
Next week it’s half term holiday, so home learning will look different. You will have a menu of activities to choose from, if you wish, rather than the three tasks each day.
Today’s learning…….
Maths:
Y5 maths: family challenge
Y6 maths: family challenge
Reading: Comparing texts
Music: be a composer
Follow this BBC Bitesize music lesson.
Happy Thursday- I hope you’re all doing OK.
Today’s learning…….
Y5 maths: perimeter
Follow the BBC Bitesize lesson all about calculating perimeter.
Y6 maths
Play the final stage of Guardians of Mathematica – Ancient City of Algebra.
Test out your algebra skills by solving the Alphabet Algebra questions. Remember to start by using letter D.
Reading: fact and retrieval
Follow this online lesson.
Science: adaptation
Your learning today is science based and is all about adaptation. Complete this BBC Bitesize lesson.
Good morning!
Did you manage to complete yesterday’s art task and enter the competition? Hannah has sent me her entry, which she is sending off to the Brownlee Foundation- good luck!
Today’s learning…….
Y5 maths: Your learning today is finding the perimeter and convert units of measurements.
Y6 maths: algebra
Play Guardians of Mathematica – Ancient City of Algebra. Complete the first three stages.
Reading
Read this extract of The Tempest and complete the comprehension questions.
Art
Follow this BBC Bitesize lesson.
Today’s learning…….
Y5 maths: length
Your learning today is applying length to real-life problems.
Y6 maths: algebra
Writing: paragraphs and homophones
Follow the BBC Bitesize lesson
Art: Brownlee Foundation
Yesterday, you were set a research and writing task relating to the Brownlee brothers. As we won’t be taking part in the Brownlee triathlon this year, the foundation have set you an art competition. Read what you have to do and how you can enter here. It would be great to see your final designs!
Good morning- I hope you all had a good weekend. This is the final week of this half term and it feels so strange to have not seen you. Have a look at the class news page for some great examples of home learning you have been doing.
Today’s learning……
Y5 maths: converting units of length
Y6 maths: algebra
Reading: Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Follow the BBC Bitesize lesson
Writing
This week, Y5 should be taking part in the Brownlee Triathlon but under the circumstances they can’t. Today, I would like you to research who the Brownlee brothers are and why there’s a triathlon event named after them. Write an informative report about them and see if you can include the following features:
Look out for a triathlon challenge from our very own- one and only professional triathlete- Mr Mills this week!