Hey everyone
I hope you’re all well and have managed to settle back into the ‘school’ routine. If you haven’t already, check out my top tips video for thriving over the coming weeks on our class news page. Speaking of class news, have you been checking it much? Your class teacher may have posted some images of other people learning, or even a little message to stay connected.
Here’s your home learning for today…
Year 5 maths task
Answers from yesterday:
Shape 1- 30m²
Shape 2- 75m²
Shape 3- 68cm²
Starter
Create your own 6-digit column addition sums and answer them.
Your learning today is area.
Estimate the area of the pond. Each square= 1m²
Look at the shapes below. Each square= 1m². Which do you think has the greatest area and explain your answer.
Challenge
Design your own golf course where each square represents 3m². Then work out the area of some of your features e.g. a lake, forest area.
Year 6 maths task
Answers from yesterday:
Answers Working backwards (Use the inverse)
Your learning today is to multiply whole numbers and decimals
Before the holidays, we set a Route product task then challenged you to design one of your own. Lucy rose to the challenge and sent us her puzzle. Today’s task is to solve Lucy’s puzzle.
Challenge
Lucy left two of the lines without values. Choose your own numbers to go here and calculate 5 more route products.
Year 5/6 reading task
Your learning today is all about the writer’s choice of language and the specific vocabulary they use.
First, reread the text we’ve been reading this week. Then, answer the questions. But! There’s a twist! Once you’ve worked out the answer to each question, you must then find it in the word search on the page underneath!
Challenge
Choose a synonym that the writer could have used for each question. Even better if you discuss your reasons why with someone at home or prepare your own reasons and write them in your home learning book.
Year 5/6 writing task
Here is the opening to a story.
She pulled down on the chain with her left hand, steering herself towards her target. It was supposed to be the most exciting birthday present ever; a hot air balloon ride. However, Alice had been hanging on for dear life for over 100KM (since the basket of the hot air balloon had fallen off). She was now getting used to steering the huge balloon by manoeuvring her body, leaning to the left or to the right.
Terrified yet excited at the same time, Alice could just about make out her house and garden far below. It was the one surrounded by trees straight ahead, wasn’t it?
She took a deep breath and focused…
Continue the story about Alice and the hot air balloon. Will she reach the ground safely? Is that really her house? Will she land in the right garden?