Here are two great examples of letters to Captain Tom Moore written by Sofia and Mya- well done.
Sofia’s letter
Author: Miss Beatson
15 May 2020: Home Learning
Well done for getting to the end of the sixth week of home learning. How have you found learning virtually? What has been a challenge? What have you enjoyed?
Today’s learning…….
Maths: Year 5 and 6
Continue to use Times Tables Rockstars to practise your fluency and recall.
Reading
As it’s Friday, I would like you to relax and chill with your favourite or current book/magazine/paper and just enjoy reading. Then have a discussion with someone in your household about what you have read today.
Science/Design technology
Follow the BBC Bitesize lesson all about design using maths and science.
14 May 2020: Home Learning
Good morning Year 5 and 6.
Today’s learning….
Y5 and Y6 Maths
Today, both year groups have the same activity: converting units of time.
Reading
Complete the reading comprehension about Captain Tom Moore.
Writing
Captain Tom Moore has been named The Nation’s Hero for all the money he has raised for the NHS. Your writing task today is to write a letter to Captain Tom Moore. Some points to think about:
- formal/informal?
- letter layout and organisation
- content- what are you going to tell him/ask him/thank him for?
- range of punctuation
Please email me your letters, so I can read them.
13 May 2020: Home Learning
Good morning- I hope you’re all staying happy and healthy. Please email me if you have any questions about the home learning or you would like to send me any pictures of your learning.
Today’s learning…..
Y5 maths: regular and irregular polygons
Well done to Sofia, who emailed me her fantastic maths learning from yesterday all about polygons. I love her presentation too- very neat and colourful!
Today, you are going to continue to learn about regular and irregular polygons. Use the video from yesterday to support you. Complete the task.
Y6 maths: ratio and proportion
Yesterday, you followed a White Rose lesson all about ratio and proportion. Today, complete this fluency sheet. Choose which level you want to do (first page easiest) and then mark your work with the answers at the end.
Writing: reports
Think of your favourite celebrity, musician, sportsperson or hero. Write a formal report about them. Follow this online lesson to find out how to do this. I would love to read some of your reports, so please email me your writing!
Geography: trade and economic activity
Follow the learning and have a go at the quiz tasks 1 and 2.
12 May 2020: Home Learning
Good morning!
Today’s learning…….
Year 5 maths: regular and irregular polygons
Year 6 maths
Here are the answers to yesterday’s arithmetic paper.
Today, your learning is about ratio and proportion. Here is a link to the White Rose Maths website. Watch the video in week 2 lesson two ratio and proportion.
After watching the video, answer these questions in your exercise book.
Reading
Today, complete this FirstNews comprehension.
Living and Learning: I know the importance of money.
11 May 2020: Home Learning
Good morning- I hope you all had a good time celebrating VE day with your family.
Today’s learning…..
Year 5 Maths- arithmetic paper
The answers are at the end of the test.
Year 6 Maths
You may recall that this week was supposed to be our SATs week. Don’t worry you can recreate that magical feeling from the comfort of your own home. Sharpen your pencil, set your timer to 30 minutes and take the 2019 arithmetic paper. Scroll through the questions and use your exercise book to write down your answers and working out. You don’t have to wait weeks to find out how well you did; the answers will be revealed tomorrow.
Reading
For your learning today, complete this BBC Bitesize lesson.
Living and Learning
This week’s living and learning statement is ‘I recognise the importance of money’.
This guide may help you design your £5 family meal and check it’s healthy and filling- not just good value! Eat well guide NHS
08 May 2020: Home Learning
Happy Friday!
Today is a bank holiday – a time where you may be spending extra time with your families and celebrating VE day. VE day stands for Victory in Europe Day and it is celebrated on 8th May – the day when World War II ended in Europe in 1945.
If you would like to do some learning about VE day, there are a few tasks below that you can do and a few extra fun things based around VE day.
Watch this BBC video to find out more about VE Day.
The Royal Mint has released a special £2 coin to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. This Newsround article explains more about this. Once you’ve read the information, have a go at designing your own £2 coin to mark this occasion.
How about doing some war time baking? In WWII, lots of the food was rationed to ensure there was enough to go around, so people had to bake using different ingredients. Does anything take your fancy? I think the chocolate cake sounds delicious!
How about becoming a medal designer? Lots of medals were handed out during and at the end of WWII. Do you have what it takes to be the designer of an important medal?
How about flying a spitfire plane? The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World War Two. Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British a decisive advantage fighting the Luftwaffe.
Please do send me any pictures of you celebrating VE day and let me know how you’re doing- have a great day!
07 May 2020: Home Learning
Good Morning Year 5 and 6. The weather is starting to pick up again, so I hope you’re managing to get some fresh air and exercise.
Today’s learning…..
Maths
Year 5: watch the video on angles
Year 6: watch the video on circles
Writing: semi colons
Watch this video and listen to the words to remind you when we use a semi colon.
Writing: using bullet points
Follow the BBC Bitesize lesson about bullet points.
Art: optical illusions
Today, we are going to use our artistic talents! I am always amazed at optical illusions (where your eyes deceive your brain) and I find them fascinating. I thought we could all have a go at making our own!
Why are we doing this?
During this school year, we have been learning about different skills that can be used in paintings, drawings and sketches to improve our artistic abilities. Skills such as shading and colour choice are vital when improving form. This task is a great way to improve our skills and create an exciting optical illusion!
I would love to see some of your finished pieces – please email me [email protected]
How to get there: click here.
What’s growing?
Mr Atkins has been very busy planting some vegetables in our school allotment. Can you guess what he has planted?
There are peas, carrots, radishes, lettuces, beetroot, spring onions and potatoes! Thank you Mr Atkins for watering them and keeping them going until we are all back at school.
06 May 2020: Home Learning
We are halfway through the week! I can’t quite believe we are now into May. I’m so proud of you all during these strange times; you’re all doing so well.
Maths: angles
I hope the videos helped with yesterday’s learning. Please refer back to the videos to help you with today’s learning if you need to.
Year 5: angles on a straight line
Complete this practice makes perfect activity, re-capping on yesterday’s learning.
Year 6: quadrilaterals
The activity today is a re-cap on yesterday’s learning about quadrilaterals and the interior angles of a quadrilateral.
Writing: hyphens and dashes
When do we use a hyphen? When do we use a dash? Can you remember the difference between the two?
Today, you are going to revise hyphens and dashes by following the BBC Bitesize lesson.
Geography: capital cities
As part of Geography this half term, we would be learning the capital cities in Europe. Using an atlas or google maps, can you locate all the capital cities in Europe? Use this sheet to help you with the activity.
Once you’ve completed the activity, test yourself (and people in your family) to see how many you can remember!