13 July 2020: Home learning
Good morning.
We hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend and that you got up to some nice things. Maybe send your class teacher an email this week before the summer holiday starts – tell us what you’ve been up to.
Here is your learning for today…
Year 5 Maths
Click on the link above for today’s starter. This game allows you to practice your rounding skills. Select the option that you feel confident with. If you would like a challenge – try out the decimal numbers.
Your learning for today is about translation. This first lesson goes over the learning you will have done in year 4.
Year 6 Maths
Before starting your main lesson, take 15 minutes to sharpen your times tables skills on Times Tables Rockstars.
This next lesson will teach you have to calculate and represent ratio.
Year 5/6 Reading
Today is our read for pleasure lesson. Choose a book, magazine, newspaper or perhaps an online article to read for your own pleasure. If you have recently read something that you have particularly enjoyed, you could write a book review to recommend it to others. Think about what information is useful to the reader in a review.
Year 5/6 Art
Your learning today is all about art. Graffiti is one of my favourite styles of art. It is controversial and, in some cases, illegal but I love the style of it. I also love how it often tackles issues in society. One famous graffiti artist is Banksy.
Today, I’d like you to read this information about Banksy and then have a go at creating your own piece of art – remember to link it to an issue in society.
Send your class teacher your finished masterpieces.
13 July 2020 : Home learning
Well, we really didn’t think we would be seeing in the final week of summer term 2020 like this. We are all really sad that we couldn’t say goodbye to our classes like we usually do… with a ‘beach party’, extra-long Wake Up Shake Up sessions, games, movies and having fun with our friends. Each teacher has recorded a message for their class to say goodbye and that we will see you again in September, just not in our classes. We have also made you a poster with all your names on so you have something to remember us by!
Mrs Latham : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYij2N5Cqk
Miss Parling : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYi6li5JMT
Miss Lowry : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYi1Qa54Zv
Mrs Lake : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYiQ605G2Q
Children might be spending more time on iPads, tablets and computers over the summer, so our topic activities this week are all about staying safe online.
Weekly spellings :
Y1 : like, slide, nice, home, note, rule, tube, use
Y2 : there, their, here, hear, quite, quiet, see, sea, one, won
Times tables : Choose any times tables and division facts that you want to work on.
Maths
Watch the video about subtracting 2 two digit numbers, with an exchange : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cY1vQH5b8T
Have a go at these subtractions.
63 – 43 =
94 – 55 =
85 – 16 =
Challenge : What have I done wrong?
54 – 28 =
14 – 8 = 6
50 – 20 = 30
30 + 6 = 36
Reading
Sing along with the song, reading the words as you go or reading them afterwards : https://youtu.be/-nRU5RIDWXU
So long, farewell (from the Sound of Music)
There’s a sad sort of clanging
From the clock in the hall
And the bells in the steeple, too
And up in the nursery
An absurd little bird
Is popping out to say coo-coo
(Coo-coo, coo-coo)
coo-coo Regretfully they tell us
coo-coo But firmly they compel us
coo-coo To say goodbye
To you
So long, farewell
Auf wiedersehen, goodnight
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight
So long, farewell
auf Wiedersehen, adieu
Adieu, adieu
To you and you and you
So long, farewell
Au revoir, auf Wiedersehen
I’d like to stay
And taste my first champagne
Yes?
No!
So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
I leave and heave
A sigh and say goodbye
Goodbye
I’m glad to go
I cannot tell a lie
I flit, I float
I fleetly flee, I fly
The sun has gone
To bed and so must I
So long, farewell
auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Topic – staying safe online
Watch Episode 1 : Watching videos https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/jessie-and-friends-videos/
Talk about what you do if you see something that you don’t like.
You can also access the storybooks by scrolling to the end of the page where you will find the PDF links.
13 July 2020: Home Learning
Hello children! 
Make sure you check out the video from your new teacher on the Class News page.
This is the last week of term, so your home learning will be a little bit different – just as it would be in school. We have some fun quizzes for you to do each day as well as your maths puzzles.
There will be a reflection task for you to do on Friday as well as the disco at 11 am!
Here is your learning for today:
Maths – Year 3 and 4: Problem solving
Which script? You can find the answers here.
Topic – Quiz 1
Spelling –
The ‘shun’ sound – alternative spellings for this sound. Watch this bbc bitesize video to help you. There is also a quiz on the same link.
magician
possession
attention
confusion
session
fraction
politician
electrician
fiction
direction
mission
explosion
optician
10 July 2020 : Home learning
Happy Friday!
Maths
Have a go using the vertical method for subtraction. Subtract the ones first and then the tens.
Challenge
87 – ? = 54
? – 45 = 76
Reading
Watch the clip about mindfulness : https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47243692
Read and follow the instructions about how to be mindful on paper :
Mindful Movement on Paper
Have you ever put pen to paper without having any particular idea in mind of what you want to draw? This is sometimes called ‘taking your pen for a walk’. Put your pen or pencil anywhere on a piece of paper and focus on your breathing as you move your pen around. There is no right or wrong way of doing this and you are not trying to create a specific image. After a little while, stop and see where your pen has travelled. Notice the shapes you have made. You can use different colours to fill in the shapes you have created – your very own mindfulness colouring design! Mindfulness activities can help us to feel calm, happy and relaxed.
Topic
Play the listening game : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucuXAYMYttc
10 July 2020: Home Learning
Hey everyone
We hope you’ve had a great week. And, we hope you have a happy and healthy weekend, too – fingers crossed for a bit of sunshine!
Thanks to everyone who has been in touch this week – we really do love hearing how you’re doing.
Here’s your learning for today. As always, if you have any questions contact your class teacher.
Y5 Maths
Log on to TT Rockstars and test your multiplication skills.
Your learning for today is about multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1000.
Y6 Maths
Here are the answers to yesterday’s questions.
Your final challenge of the week is to take on all four levels of The Swamp of Statistics on Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica.
Y5,6 Reading
If you’ve been in my class, you know how much I love a good debate. I think it helps us engage with the world around us, articulate our thoughts and is a really valuable life skill. Also, to gain information, we often have to use our reading skills. Today, I’d like you to read this information and form your own opinion – you could even debate it with someone else.
Then, I’d like you to create a short poster or presentation (or anything else you can think of) to put forward your viewpoint.
Y5,6 Topic
We are going to familiarise ourselves further on one of our protective characteristics with this black lives matter lesson. This is a large global movement supporting the lives of black people.
Why are we doing this?
In Scholes (Elmet) Primary School, we know that racism is never ok and is not tolerated. Black lives matter supports our values, and it is important we are aware with current issues around the world. Complete this video lesson.
09 July 2020: Home Learning
Hi everyone
We hope you’re all OK and are managing to stay happy and healthy. It was a big day for Y5 yesterday as they found out which class they’ll be in next year – commiserations if you’re in Mrs Hogarth’s class again (it won’t be that bad!).
And Y6, thanks so much for the amazing response to sending in baby pictures. It’s going to be quite a big video so it will take some time for me to put it all together and edit it properly. I will make sure you have it before the end of next week!
Here’s your learning for today…
Y5 Maths
Click on the link above for today’s starter.
Your learning today is about subtracting decimals with different decimal places.
Y6 Maths
Now that you’re an expert on statistics and percentages, answer these White Rose questions. If, like me, you don’t own a protractor then skip the second part of question 7.
Y5,6 Reading
Learning about the world around is really important – and it can be really interesting, too. For your learning today, complete this First News comprehension.
Y5,6 Topic
Let’s continue with our fantastic Spanish learning. Learn how to say where you live in this video lesson .
09 July 2020 : Home learning
Maths
Have a go at the subtractions below.
Reading
Read the description about the sports day race.
An egg and spoon race is a sporting event. Each person in the race must place an egg or ball on a spoon. If it falls off, you must stop and put the egg back on the spoon. The winner is the first to cross the finish line.
Think of your own race and write simple description of how to do it.
Challenge : Draw and label a picture of your race.
Topic
Make an obstacle course in your house or garden. Have a go at completing it a few times. See if you can get better each time. Make sure you put everything back where you got it from when you have finished!
08 July 2020: Home Learning
Year 5 Maths
Starter
Use the Topmarks website to play ‘Hit the button.’ Put your times table knowledge to the test.
Your learning for today is about subtracting decimals.
Year 6 Maths
Our lesson on finding an average will be very meaningful. Wait. Here’s a better one. Don’t let anyone call you average. It’s just mean.
Year 5/6 Reading
As this would have been our ‘sports week’ at school if all was normal, I thought we could use this as our learning platform. Choose a sport that you are particularly fond of and find an article about this sport. This could be something in the news, an online article about a team or player, the rules of the sport or anything else you can think of. Once you have your chosen piece of sporting information, create a RIC for other pupils to answer. As a challenge, see If you can create more questions after your RIC. Send your results into your class teacher – we look forward to using them next week!
Year 5/6 Living & Learning
Your lesson today is a Living & Learning lesson. You will be focusing on one of our 8Rs for learning – Mr Catherall thinks it might be the most important one! Do you agree? Watch this video and follow the instructions. You can access the website and resources you need here. Enjoy!
08 July 2020 : Home learning
Maths
Have a go at the word problems subtracting 2 digit numbers from 2 digit numbers.
Reading
Read the Sports Day text again. Answer the questions.
Topic
Design your own sports day medal or certificate. You could award it to yourself, if you took part in the virtual sports day yesterday, or award it to someone in your family.
08 July 2020: Home Learning
Hi! How are you getting on with your sporting challenges?
Thank you to everyone who has sent in their sporty challenges so far.
Here is your learning for today:
Maths
Year 3 and 4-
Coded Hundred Square: The hundred square is written in code (symbols).
It starts with one and ends with a hundred.
Can you build it up? How did you do it?
Can you build it up in a different way?
Talk to a parent, sibling or friend who has also tried building up the hundred square. How did s/he do it? What do you like about her/his method?
You can use the interactivity below or print and cut out the pieces from these sheets.
Link – online square.
Answers explained in a video.
Reading
Story – Turtles read by Mrs Richardson
Topic
Today, you are going to design a ticket for a sporting event. It could be for any sport! Choose a sport that you enjoy watching or a sport that you usually play or participate in yourself. You could create a ticket for a team match, a competition or a sports session that you have taken part in. You could even design one for a PE lesson or our virtual sports day.
Make sure your ticket:
is eye catching and colourful
contains a picture of the sport
shows the time and date of the sporting event
Here are a few ideas for sports tickets. There is also an example of a template design but it would be wonderful if you could design your own.
Have fun and please email us your designs.
