Hello Year 5/6 S
Hello.
Well we are nearing the end of another week in lockdown. I thought I’d see how you are all getting on? I hope you are all still working hard on your home learning, but also remembering to spend some time in the fresh air (and rain) as this is very important. There are still some people that I haven’t heard from yet, so please send me an email to let me know what you’ve been up to. Thanks to all those people who keep in regular contact- I love getting your emails.
Keep in touch and let me know what yummy things you’ve eaten recently and how you’re all keeping yourselves entertained.
Mrs H.x
30 April 2020: Home Learning
Year 5/6 Music task: BBC Bitesize singing with feeling
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkx3bdm
Here’s something slightly different for your home learning. Watch the videos and complete activity one and two. Send your teacher the notes about your favourite song so they share them with the rest of your year group 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?
Year 5/6 Reading task
Your learning today is poetry.
Use this link (https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zn8bgwx) to access the BBC Bitesize reading lesson (dated April 24). For your main learning, complete activities 1 and 2.
Challenge: complete activity 3 from the Bitesize lesson.
Year 5 maths task
Starter: Times Tables Rockstars- improve your multiplication skills. Spend 10 minutes becoming a legend of rock!
Your learning today is to read and interpret tables.
Year 6 maths task
Answers Vertically opposite angles
Your learning today is about types of triangles and angles in triangles.
28 April 2020: Hall of (home learning) Fame
Thank you to Lleyton for sending his writing to me this morning. I’m really impressed with the effort that you’ve put in. You have used a range of sentence starters and your vocabulary is good – well done.
Home learning
I have received so many pictures and messages from you today sharing your home learning so far this week.
It’s great to see and hear from you so keep them coming!
24 April 2020: Home Learning
Hi children,
Well – we have got to the end of another week in lockdown! Your teachers have made a video clip. You can check this out on the Class News page.
We hope that you are all keep well and still finding ways to exercise too. Remember – exercising helps to keep your mind healthy and happy. This is as important as keeping fit physically.
Enjoy your final learning tasks for the week. Look out for our learning heroes posts and the winners of the email competition – if you haven’t emailed yet, then there’s still time!
Stay safe and have a good weekend.
Team 3,4
Maths
Answers Y3 place value – further practice – partitioning
Answers Y4 place value – further practice – 1, 10, 100, 1000 more
Y3 place value – further practice – 1, 10, 100 more
Y4 place value – further practice – 1, 10, 100, 1000 less
Reading
Topic – answers
Counties
23 April 2020: Hall of (home learning) Fame
Hello and welcome back to another edition of…(insert drum roll)…Hall of (home learning) Fame! #HoHLF
I’m now imagining everyone is at home chanting “HOHLF, HOHLF, HOHLF” out of sheer excitement – are you? Nope? Ok, just me. Anyway…
These superstars have really got back in to the swing of their home learning and have sent some images for us to celebrate:
Our first entrant has been super busy. She got creative…
Had a birthday…
Made a disgusting Kale and sock soup (disclaimer: She didn’t actually make a soup using these ingredients. It was a treasure hunt.)
And, wrote an awesome set of instructions.
Well done – you’re in the Hall of Home Learning Fame #HoHLF
“HOHLF, HOHLF, HOHLF!” Still just me? Really? Ok, moving on.
Our next entrant has also been busy.
He thought…really hard.
He retrieved facts from a text and visualised the setting.
And, prepare to be amazed, he learnt how to lay bricks. That’s right folks. You heard it! This superstar took a break from learning to build a porch.
Great work. You’re in the Hall of (home learning) Fame! “HOHLF, HOHLF, HOHLF!” Go on, you know you want to…
Our third superstar took time off from celebrating her birthday (Happy Birthday, Bo!) to keep going with her learning. True commitment!
Well done, Bo! You’re in the Hall of (home learning) Fame. “HOHLF, HOHLF, HOHLF!” Really guys? Help me out here. I’m only trying to lighten the mood – get involved in the chanting!
Alfie, our next entrant, wrote a set of instructions about creating a cloud – didn’t even know you coul do that but I’m going to try as soon as I get home!
Well done – you’re in the Hall of (home learning) Fame. “HOHLF, HOHLF, HOHLF!” Yay! Finally, one person joined in. Everyone else will surely follow now.
Our final entrant also wrote a set of instructions.
Well done, Emma – you’re in the Hall of (home learning) Fame. “HOHLF, HOHLF, HOHLF!” Yes – everyone’s doing it! The village of Scholes and surrounding areas are deafened by the loud chanting. Join in if you haven’t already…”HOHLF, HOHLF, HOHLF!”
That’s all for this edition. Stay tuned for more.
Send photos to your class teacher’s email address accompanied by #HoHLF. Terms and conditions apply*.
If you want a challenge, I wrote this article with a clear idea in my head about my audience (who I’m aiming it at) and purpose. What was the purpose of this article? Did it work? How did my audience affect the style I wrote it? Would I write the same if this was a more srious article? Or, aimed at people I didn’t know?
*Terms and conditions: you must send a picture to be entered into the Hall of (home learning) Fame. Winners will be posted on this section of the website and will receive their prize as soon as they read it. The prize is a virtual high five from the Year 5,6 team.
23 April 2020: Home Learning
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?
A video message from Mr Catherall
Hi everyone
I hope you are all well and have settled back into ‘school’ life after the holidays. Here’s a little video message from me with a few top tips for thriving over the coming weeks.
Easter home learning
As it’s the Easter holidays, we’re taking a break from the daily home learning tasks. Instead, here are a range of activities that you might like to try over the two weeks. The tasks are creative and are designed to allow children the opportunity to enjoy some different learning, perhaps alongside family members. A few key points…
- The list will be the same across year groups, meaning if you’ve more than one child, they might work on it together in some way.
- Some of the tasks can take a bit longer, like a mini-project, and others match Creative homework tasks.
- You can encourage your child to do some or all of the activities – they’re all optional.
- During this time, you can still email your child’s class teacher about the home learning, although they may not respond as quickly as they have been doing.
- Teachers will return to daily home learning tasks on Monday 20 April.
Art Attack
Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist who creates art using things he can find in nature. The artwork shown here was created using different leaf types and creating a pattern. He creates his art outside as he likes the fact that it’s temporary and won’t be around for long!
Create your own piece of art using different materials you can find around your home or in the garden. You could even create some ‘rubbish art’ using only items that have been used and would be thrown away or recycled.
Take some photographs and send them to your teachers.
Hunted
Create your own treasure hunt with cryptic clues for your family members to complete. Make the clues as tricky as you can. What could be the prize for the winning hunter? Maybe, this could tie in with a family Easter egg hunt.
Secret Message
Create your own invisible ink.
Using a spoon, mix water and lemon juice. Dip a cotton bud into the mixture and write a message onto the white paper. Wait for the juice to dry so your message becomes completely invisible. When you are ready to read your secret message or show it to someone else, heat the paper by holding it close to a light bulb – be careful: maybe ask an adult to do this part. As the mixture heats up, your message should reappear so people can read it again.
Alternatively, the same result can be achieved by writing the message on white paper with a white candle or crayon. Then, paint over the message using coloured paint to reveal the writing.
For a challenge, come up with your own way of making invisible ink and try it out on your family.
‘Board’ Silly
Design and create your own board game for you and your family to play – perhaps play some existing board games first to research ideas.
There are a few key things to think about:
- What will your theme be?
- Will there be any ‘snakes’ or ‘ladders’ style elements?
- Do you need to make a dice using a cube net?
- Will there be any extra challenges or forfeits if you land on certain numbers?
Enjoy your games!
Extreme Reading
Reading is a great way to relax and learn about the world around us; also, reading regularly can help us to stay happy and healthy. This challenge is all about making reading even more fun. We’d love to know how many places you can read in. Try to read in a different place each day. Take photos or draw a picture of you doing it, if you can.
You could read…
- in a den that you’ve made
- up a tree
- under the bed/table
- to the dog/cat
- looking in a mirror
Stay safe and send your class teacher some pictures.
Come Dine/Bake with Me
Have your very own family ‘Come Dine With Me’ experience. Each family member could cook a meal or a course and then you must score each other out of ten. Similarly, each family member could bake something and you could all have a tasting after where you give points (like on Great British Bake Off). You don’t have to work on your own – you could help an adult.
Who will win?
Den Building
Who doesn’t love making a den? Either in your house, or in your garden, spend time building a den and enjoy some time relaxing in it – if there’s more than one of you, you could make it a competition. Use whatever materials you can find and see how creative you can get.
You could also read in it and combine this challenge with the ‘Extreme Reading’ one.
Get Ya Body Movin’
Staying physically active plays a crucial role in keeping us happy and healthy; it boosts our mental and emotional health, too. This task has three options – all of which are designed to get people moving during the holidays. You could include your family as well.
Option A: Create your own ‘Ninja Warrior’ style challenges in the garden or your house. Try to include a range of activities that include jumping, balancing, stretching, climbing and, if you’re feeling brave, water. The adults in your family will love a water challenge.
Option B: Create your own Joe Wicks style workout video. You could do it with your family or film yourself and send it to your friends. You might like to check out Joe Wicks’ YouTube channel for inspiration.
Option C: Choose your favourite song and create your own ‘Wake Up Shake Up’ (WUSU) dance routine. Again, you could lead this for your family to join in or film yourself and send it to friends or other family members. This’ll be a great way to get everyone dancing.
03 April: Hall of (home learning) Fame
Hello again everyone
Firstly, I hope you’re all keeping well and staying positive. It can be tricky to stay happy and healthy when you’re not going outside much but everyone I’ve had contact with has seemed as chirpy as always.
Thanks to the people who have been emailing regularly to stay in contact and get help when they need it. It’s really made me happy hearing from you. If you haven’t sent me an email yet, please do. It’s great to catch up with people!
Today is another exciting day for two people as they make it in to the highly respected ‘Hall of (home learning) Fame!’ #HoHLF
Entrant number 1 has been sending loads of pictures of her learning and it’s all been great! She’s been challenging herself and asking for help if she needs it; what a great skill to have. On a personal note, I really like, and appreciate, how this person always asks how I am and what I’ve been up to – it makes me smile every time. Well done, Lucy and welcome to the ‘Hall of (home learning) Fame!’
Our second entrant today has also sent a lot of images in. He’s been working super hard and has always kept in touch – thank you! What I like most about this piece of learning is that Alfie actually emailed me early in the day to say he was finding this task difficult. I replied with some hints and then later in the day received this picture of his completed learning – awesome effort! Well done and welcome to the ‘Hall of (home learning) Fame!’
Stay tuned for more entrants to our Hall of (home learning) Fame over the coming days.
Send photos to your class teacher’s email address accompanied by #HoHLF. Terms and conditions apply.
Terms and conditions: you must send a picture to be entered into the Hall of (home learning) Fame. Winners will be posted on this section of the website and will receive their prize as soon as they read it. The prize is a virtual high five from the Year 5,6 team.