It’s great to see pictures of the home learning you’re doing at home. Here is some Y6 maths learning Mya has been doing. I’m so impressed that Mya hasn’t let her standards slip with her pride and presentation- well done!
Author: Miss Beatson
01 May 2020: Home Learning
Happy Friday!
Thank you to everybody who has been keeping in touch and emailing me some of their learning.
Look out for a video message from all the staff at school; we’re all missing you very much!
Today’s learning…
Maths: angles
Year 6: angles in a triangle
How did you get on with the triangle investigation yesterday? All the angles should have fitted on a straight line because all angles in a triangle total 180 degrees. Here is today’s activity and challenge.
Reading: fact and opinion
First of all, use this BBC Bitesize guide to remind you of the difference between facts and opinions.
Now, open up the FirstNews paper and go to page 4: it’s called 20 things to know and tell. Read the article and then answer these questions.
Challenge: I would like you to tell us your opinion about any article from this week’s FirstNews. I want you to email me with your views. You should tell me the article you’ve read and what you think about it. However, in your explanation, I’d like you to include some facts, too. You can show me that you know these are facts by underlining or writing them in bold. I can’t wait to see what you guys think of the articles – please email your response to nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org
Music: BBC Bitesize singing with feeling
Here’s something slightly different for your home learning. Watch the videos and complete activity one and two. Send me the notes about your favourite song so I can share them with the rest of the class on the class news.
Challenge: discuss your favourite song with someone in your family. Compare it to their favourite song. What are the similarities and differences?
30 April 2020: Home Learning
Good morning! I hope you’re all staying happy and healthy. How did you get on with the physical challenges yesterday? Did you beat Mr Mills with the shoe lace challenge? What was your personal best time?
I’ve created my first video lesson today for Year 6 maths – enjoy!
Today’s learning……
Maths
Warm-up: Times Tables Rockstars
Reading: comprehension
Read the text ‘Adrenaline Towers’ and then answer the questions.
Writing: parenthesis
Parentheses
Brackets, dashes and commas indicate parentheses (parentheses is the plural of parenthesis).
Parenthesis is a word or clause inserted into a text as an afterthought (or as extra information).
A pair of brackets, commas or dashes can be used to enclose the extra information or afterthought.
Complete the BBC Bitesize lesson all about how to use brackets, dashes and commas to indicate parenthesis.
29 April 2020: Home Learning
Good morning!
Thank you to Sofia, who emailed me her fantastic writing yesterday, which was part of the writing challenge set last Friday by Mr Roundtree-check it out on our class news page.
Maths: angles
Year 6: angles around a point
Today’s task is to calculate missing angles around a point. Remember – angles around a point have a total 360 degrees.
Reading: summarising
When you summarise, you shorten a piece of text and say/write the main, important points.
There are many technique variations for summarising information, such as mind maps, bullet points or story retelling. These are used to discern the who, what, where and when from a piece of text.
For example:
- Who/What – The Tudor family reign.
- When – 1485 to 1603.
- Where – England and Wales
Complete this activity.
You will need a copy of the First News paper again.
Challenge: Go on to the BBC Sport website (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport), or a different age-appropriate website, and choose an article to read. Once you’ve read it, summarise the article in 20 words. Then, try again in 10 words. After that, have a go at summarising in 5 words. Finally, summarise the article in 1 word.
PE with Mr Mills
Mr Mills has set you two physical activities today to help you keep fit and active.
Writing challenge
Thank you to Sofia, who emailed me her writing challenge that Mr Roundtree set last week. The challenge was to write an article for parents and carers to read, and offer top tips and other guidance to support parents and carers with their child’s home learning.
28 April 2020: Home Learning
Good morning- I hope you’re having a good start to the week and staying happy and healthy.
How are you getting on with the home learning tasks? If you have any questions or would like to send me some of your learning then please email me: nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org
Today’s learning……
Maths: angles
Year 5: naming angles
Year 6: angles on a straight line
Today’s task is to calculate missing angles on a straight line. Remember – angles on a straight line have a total of 180 degrees.
Reading: First News
Have a read of the full newspaper. Find an article you like and create your own quiz for a friend / someone in your family to do. You could write questions down or you could do it as a video.
Geography: Where are the major cities of the UK?
This is a recap lesson. Have a go at learning all the major cities in the UK. Challenge your parents to identify as many as they can in a row. Alternatively, take it in turns until one person doesn’t know. Before challenging someone else, study the map yourself so you become an expert.
27 April 2020: Home Learning
Good morning- I hope you all had a good weekend and enjoyed the sunshine.
On Friday, Mr Roundtree set you a writing challenge. Please can you email me your writing today, so Mr Roundtree can read them and decide if he will publish some writing on the school website. Well done Mya, who had her poem published on all three schools’ websites last week!
Answers to Friday’s maths
Today’s learning…..
Maths: arithmetic
Reading
Follow this BBC Bitesize lesson and learn how to select key pieces of information from a text and evaluate the text while giving a personal opinion.
Geography: eight points of a compass
Watch this clip about using a compass and reading a map.
Complete this activity to show all points of the compass.
Complete this challenge to give directions using the eight points of a compass.
24 April 2020: Home Learning
You made it to the end of the week- well done.
Yesterday, I enjoyed doing some science outside with George and Harry in the sun. We tested hand wash, shampoo and washing up liquid to see which one made the tallest ‘bubble tower’! They decided washing up liquid was the most effective.
Answers to yesterday’s maths.
Today’s learning……….
Maths: fractions
Can you found examples of ‘real-life’ fractions in your home? Here are some ideas to help you. Take some pictures and email any you find. nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org
Writing: a challenge from Mr Roundtree……..
Mr Roundtree needs your help. He’s been writing lots of website news articles recently, but has started to suffer writers’ block – that the name for when authors run out of ideas.
The articles are for parents and carers to read, and they offer top tips and other guidance to support parents and carers with their child’s home learning. Your task is write an article on his behalf – are you up for this writing challenge?
Please email me your writing and we can publish some of the articles on our school website.
Science/Music
I had lots of fun doing a science experiment this week, so I thought I’d give you an idea for one. I’ve also been listening to a lot of music to make me feel happy, so I thought a science experiment that involves making music could be fun!
Which glass will make the highest tone and the lowest tone? Why does this happen? Can you play any well-known tunes?
Please send me some pictures of you doing your experiment and making music.
Art at home
Caitlin has emailed me some of her art work that she has been doing at home- take a look!
Thank you to everyone who has been sending me emails with pictures of your learning- it’s lovely to see what you are all doing at home.
23 April 2020: Home Learning
Happy Thursday! This week seems to be going very quickly for me- how is it going for you? I hope you’re getting back into a routine and staying happy and healthy.
Here are the answers to yesterday’s maths.
Today’s learning…….
Maths: multiplying fractions
Y6: To multiply fractions, you need to multiply the numerators together and multiply the denominators together. Watch the BBC video to remind you of how we do this.
Football fractions challenge- test yourself with Gary Lineker!
Writing: modal verbs
Yesterday, I signposted you to an online lesson on BBC Bitesize all about verbs and modal verbs. Today, complete this activity to see how much you can remember about modal verbs.
Geography: The Lake District
On Tuesday, I asked you to find mountain regions in the UK. Today, I would like you to focus on one region: The Lake District. Do you know where in the UK it is? Follow the BBC Bitesize lesson to find out more about this area and find out some facts!