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28 March 2020: Home learning

Maths answers

27 March 2020: answers

Y6 Maths

1. 212,888
2. 68
3. 81.015
4. -72
5. 486,266
6. 109.705
7. 179,200
8. 367,470

Y5 Maths

Writing

“What are you doing Thor?” cried Loki.

A laughing Thor replied,“What does it look like?“

“Well, dancing, yes!“ said Loki, also laughing now. “But only you’re in your underwear!“

27 March 2020: Home learning

Happy Friday, everyone! Hope your week has been great and you’ve managed to enjoy the sunshine. Today’s tasks are maths, PE and writing.

Y6 Maths – LO: arithmetic

Your task today is to answer a mixture of calculations using the four operations that we’ve looked at this week.

First, though, I’d like you to hone your times tables skills using Times Tables Rockstars for at least 15 minutes.

1. 9,256 x 23
2.  2,856 ÷ 42
3.  67.955 + 13.06
4.  53 – 125
5.  7,843 x 62
6.  1,865 ÷ 17
7. 128,356 + 50,844
8. 623,952 – 256,482

Challenge
On Times Tables Rockstars, challenge someone to a battle!

Y5 & 6 PE 

Let’s mix things up, today! I’m missing my fresh air/boogie/running for WUSU and I know lots of you will be as well. Today, you have two options:

Option A: Using your favourite song, create a WUSU style dance that lasts 2-3 minutes. It should take you about 30-40 minutes to choreograph and you could even post it (safely) to that website “TokTik” or whatever it’s called that you all love but I don’t get because I’m old…

Option B: Taking inspiration from people like Joe Wicks, I’d like you to make up your own fitness workout lasting 2-3 minutes. It could include press ups, star jumps, running on the spot, lunges, squats, sit ups, burpees – anything, really, as long as your audience doesn’t need any equipment so they can do it at home.

You could even get in touch with someone else from school and collaborate your efforts! As always, we would love to see how you’re getting on with your home learning so if you do video yours, we’d love to see on an email! You might go viral! Who knows??

Y5 & 6 Writing – LO: punctuate speech

Your task today is to write and punctuate speech correctly and write a dilemma for your character. This should be no longer than half a page. Following from your setting description yesterday, your character needs to run into some sort of problem. This problem must include dialogue between two characters.

R2s

• Punctuate speech correctly, using inverted commas and capital letters appropriately.
• Use the said clause in different places for speech.
• When there is a new speaker, start a new line.

Here is an example of a dilemma with dialogue.

The ship entered a dark and gloomy cave – the sea was calm and quiet. Without warning, a huge figure rose out from beneath the black water. “Prepare yourselves!” shouted Bjorn, as he unsheathed his sword.

“I am Odin,” bellowed the shadowy figure, “God of wisdom, god of magic, god of death.”

“Remove us from this cave and let us pass,” commanded Ragnar. He knew that Odin was a powerful god and would not take kindly to threats; he threw his sword onto the deck in a gesture of good will.

Odin grinned, “To leave this cave, the price of death must be paid. Sacrifice one of your men to me and I will guide you to the fame and fortune you desperately crave.”

“Do it,” hissed Floki, “Give him your son, Bjorn. You have many more sons and you will have many more!”

“You think the death of my son is worth the gold and glory?” questioned Ragnar, slowly, as he held his arm out to Floki.

“Yes,” spat Floki, clutching Ragnar’s arm. “Give him to Odin.”

Ragnar turned to look at Bjorn, then back at Floki. His eyes were full of rage. He grabbed Floki by his chest, and threw him overboard. “There is your sacrifice,” he growled.

Challenge
Correct the mistakes in the speech below. How many points will you get? There are 11 to spot!

“what are you doing Thor” cried Loki

A laughing Thor replied “what does it look like?

“Well, dancing, yes! said Loki, also laughing now but only you’re in your underwear!

27 March

Wow! Year 2 you are really impressing us with all your fantastic home learning this week. Keep looking at our class news page to see your learning on display and being celebrated.

Learning will continue to be posted for you at 9am each day so if you are an early riser, spend some time reading, practising spellings and times tables, do some art or work through your maths pack from school before you get your daily tasks.

Physical activity:  At school we have our daily Wake Up Shake Up at 10am. Today, why not put on a favourite song and have a dance around – maybe even making up your own routine.

Mindfulness activity: Using a sheet of paper, take your pencil for a walk, without taking it off the paper, and then colour in the sections you have created in different colours.

Well done to Hardev who has now reached his next Lexia level. ***Friday update – Theo too! ***

Here are your home learning tasks for today.

It’s Friday so it is spelling test day. Ask your adult to test you on the spellings for this week (key, donkey, monkey, chimney, valley, honey, money, turkey) by putting the word in a sentence so you understand the meaning. New spellings for next week will be posted on Monday.

Task 1 reading

Firstly, here are your answers from yesterday.

Are the following statements true or false?

Polar bears eat plants.           TRUE or FALSE

Polar bears are good at swimming.    TRUE or FALSE

Polar bears often eat seals.    TRUE or FALSE

Polar bears can’t smell very well.      TRUE or FALSE

Find and copy a word from the text that means

usually __generally_____

amazing __remarkable____

can’t be seen __camouflage___

firmly pressed together __compacted___

How do the polar bears keep warm in the cold Arctic environment? Their thick white coat and a layer of fat keep them warm.

1. Today, we would like you to choose a book (fiction/non-fiction or other text such as a poem or a comic) from home.

2.Tell us about it. You should include the title, the author, a little bit about it, why you like it and maybe a picture too.

Challenge:What one adjective would you use to describe it?

Task 2 maths

Here are your answers from yesterday’s learning in ascending order.

0 x 5 = 0

1 x 2 = 2

10 = 5 x 2

2 x 10 = 20

24 = 12 x 2

6 x 5 = 30

9 x 5 = 45

10 x 10 = 100

It’s Friday so it is times tables test day. Based on the times table you have been set on Times Table Rock Stars, ask your adult to test you on 8 facts from that times table. We use different vocabulary such as 8 lots of 5, 8 multiplied by 5 and 8 times 5.

Before you start today’s activity, time how long it takes you to write down all the number bonds to 20 (eg 20 + 0 = 20). How do you know when you have got them all?

Following our learning on 2D shapes, we will now be thinking about 3D (not flat) shapes.

1. Watch the video to see some 3D shapes. Here are the names of some 3D shapes.

2. 3D shapes are all around us. Go on a 3D shape hunt around your house. Record the object and the matching 3D shape.

Challenge: Have a look at the 3D shape object – what 2D shapes can you see?

Task 3 science

1.Watch the video of different science experiments.

2. Choose one of the experiments from the video. Can you use your observational (looking) skills to describe what happens.

3. Include some time connectives (firstly, then, next, after that, in the end) in your description.

Challenge: With an adult, if you have the equipment needed, have a go at one of the experiments at home.

It’s nearly the weekend! Don’t forget to change your clocks. It’s Earth Hour this weekend so you might want to find out more about this.

Well done for all your efforts this week. Stay safe and we will be back with more home learning next week.

27 March 2020: Home learning

Morning, Year 1!

You’ve nearly completed your first week of home learning – well done everybody! I’m sure it has been quite strange, but you’re all doing an amazing job!

Here are today’s tasks:

Writing

Yesterday, you wrote silly sentences using some tricky words I asked you to learn. Today, I want you to see if you have remembered how to spell those tricky words.

Ask your parent/carer to dictate the sentences below one at a time and your task is to write them from memory.

I lost my teddy bear.

His fur is brown and worn.

One of his ears points upwards.

My friend and his sister helped me find him.

They were both very kind.

Once you’ve written the sentences, ask your parent/carer to check them. You get one point for a capital letter, one point for a full stop and one point for a tricky word spelt correctly.

There are 18 points available .  How many points will you get?

Maths

Today, we are going to add numbers within 20 using our knowledge of number bonds.

Using ten frames helps us to see how number bonds to 10 can help us with our calculations.

E.g.

Answer the calculations below remembering to use number bonds to help.

Reading

Read this poem below – share it with people in your home. Draw a picture which shows your vision of this poem.

Challenge:

Can you learn a part of the poem and recite it by heart?

I hope you enjoy today’s tasks.

Mr Parker

26 March 2020: answers

Y6 Maths – LO: negative numbers

1.  6 – 10 = -4
2. 15 – 20 = -5
3.  -3 + 8 = 5
4.  -9 + 22 = 13
5. What is 6 less than 4? -2
6. What is 5 more than -2? 3
7. What is the difference between 3 and -5? 8
8. What is the difference between -10 and 10? 20
9. The temperature in Leeds is 6°C. Sheffield’s temperature is 4°C colder. Glasgow is 8°C colder than Sheffield. What’s the temperature in Glasgow? -6°C
10. In a building, the basement is at level -3. The office is 16 levels above the basement. What level is the office on? Level 13

Challenge
Miss Kennedy says, “If I start at 27 and count backwards in 3s, I will say -12.”
Miss Wilson says, “If I start at 86 and count back in 6s, I will say -12.”

Miss Kennedy is correct because 27 is in the 3 times table so you’d reach 0 and then -3, -6, -9, -12. Miss Wilson is incorrect because you’d say -10 and then -16.

Y5 Maths – LO: multiplication

Reading – LO: RIC

Retrieval question: A shield

Inference question:

1. Father says he chose his shield brothers carefully.
2. Father says he would never have fought alongside any man who lied as you have.

Choice question: and felt a wave of hatred for Skuli sweep through him

27 March 2020: Home learning

Reading answers

1. Because her army was much larger than the Roman one.
2. Roman arrows and javelins slowed them down.
3. It helps you to understand what happened during the battle.
4. They were stopped by their own troops and also wagons and animals they had left.
5. An act of resistance.
6. We don’t know. London and the midlands have been suggested sites but there is no archaeological evidence.

Reading 

Fridays are always our Love of Reading session in Year 4 so we’ll keep this the same whilst we’re home learning. Your job is to relax and read. You could read to an adult, enjoy some quiet time where you and an adult both read, have a discussion about favourite books or authors. There’s no requirement to do work in your books. The most important thing: enjoy reading!

Maths answers

Maths

Challenge 1

Challenge 2 

Writing answers

Science

Challenge

Draw some diagrams to accompany the statements about melting, freezing and boiling.

Optional challenge

Make some ice cubes and create a tower as tall as possible. Discuss what makes building the tower tricky and why?

27 March 2020: Home learning

Good morning and happy Friday!

How are your plants growing, Year 3? I’d love to see how well you’re taking care of them. Feel free to send me a picture of you with your Indeed Big Grow pot for our class news. Remember that, as well as other things, plants need the right level of sun and water to grow (don’t over-water them!). If yours isn’t growing just yet, don’t worry they may just be growing their roots in their soil. Be patient -your plant also needs time!

Reading

Review

How do your RIC answers compare to mine?  

R. The children were shocked that Uncle Quentin had sold the old box. Find and copy the word that shows their shock. ‘horror’

I. Why would the man from London pay such a high price for an old box? Because he probably knows that there may be something inside the box that tells him where to find the treasure on the island. Or, he’s suspicious

C. Explain what the statement, below, means:

 ‘Well this fellow collects curious things like that and he gave me a very good price for it’

It means that the man from London collects interesting/unusual things and paid uncle Quentin a lot of money for it.

Today’s learning

Today, you have a longer comprehension. Challenge yourself by having 30-40 minutes on this. Don’t rush. Make sure to go back and check your answers!

This is about chapter 10 (you can read it online here). Find the part where Uncle Quentin tells the children that Kirrin Island will be sold. You can also listen to it on audiobook  on thislink. Chapter 10 starts from 2:15:00.

1. (R) How does George react to the news?
2. (R) How does Uncle Quentin react to George?
3. (C) George didn’t use the best persuasive language to make Uncle Quentin change his mind! Present an argument to Uncle Quentin to persuade him to change his mind about selling the island. The challenge is: you can’t mention the map or the hidden ingots!

Write down a list of 4 reasons why the island shouldn’t be sold.  e.g. Because it might harm the rabbits living there.

4. (R) True or false:

• -Uncle Quentin gave the island to the men from London.
• Uncle Quentin bought the island from the men from London.
• The men from London bought the island for over a hundred pounds.
• The men have man have shown they want to buy the island but haven’t bought it yet.

5. (R) What does ‘ingots’ mean or hint at in the story?

6. In the text, Aunt Fanny says: “George dear, I did mean you to have them to play on, when I thought they couldn’t possibly be worth anything,” said her mother, looking distressed. “But now things are different. Your father has been offered quite a good sum, far more than we ever thought of getting- and we really can’t afford to turn it down.”

Why does George’s mother look distressed?

7. (I) Write a thought, as Aunt Fanny, showing what she’s thinking while saying this to George.
8. (C) Which sentence best summarises chapter 10? Write the letter down.

A. Uncle Quentin gets an amazing offer for Kirrin Island but the children aren’t sure about it.

B. Uncle Quentin gets an amazing offer for the old box but the children don’t want him to sell it.

C. Uncle Quentin gets an offer for Kirrin Island and the children are slightly worried their secret has been discovered.

D. Uncle Quentin gets an offer for Kirrin Island and the children are incredibly worried their secret has been discovered.

The Famous Five – Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton (chapter 10)

Spellings

Ask an adult (or older sibling) at home to test you on the words you’ve practised all week.

Or, if your adults are busy, fill in the gaps on these words. No sneaky peeking!

ha_ _ _n_ _s

lon _ l _ n _ _ _

tho _ _ _ _f_ _ly

p _ _ nl _ _s

col _ _ _ful

hu _ _ _ ng

wr_ _ _ ing

drip_ _ _

cla _ _ _ _

fun _ _ _ _ t

h _ _ _ e _ t

hop _ _ _ _

wis _ _ _ _

Maths

Today’s learning

Today, we focus on money. Remember – there’s 100 pence in one pound. Also remember, In Year Three we write pounds and pence like this:

4 pounds and 77 p. Not like this: £4.77p.

Warm up your Maths muscles with some money related games:

1. Coin recognition and counting amounts – link here. Select ‘counting’ and ‘any 6 coins’.
2. Ordering money – link here. Click ‘money’ and ‘mixed £ and p’.

Next, I want you to practise working out how much change you would get if you bought items. Have a go at the task, below.

Want a challenge?

Set up your own toy shop and add labels for (realistic) prices for each item. Make sure this is in pounds and pence. Then, choose your pocket money amount and work out what is the maximium number of items you could buy without going over your spending limit. Then, create your own rules for a game where you’re working out change in pounds and pence.

Times tables

It’s time for your Friday test! Get someone at home to read these questions out and test you on your x2s, x5s and x10s.

1. 10 x 10 =
2. 20 ÷ 2 =
3. 15 ÷ 5 =
4. 4 x 5 =
5. 30 ÷ 10 =
6. 12 x 2 =
7. 8 x 5 =
8. 4 x 2 =
9. 18 ÷ 2 =
10. 90 ÷ 10 =

Email me how you did. I’m sure you’ve smashed it, Year Three! 

Science

Revisit

Mark your Writing from yesterday.

Today’s learning

Use the words and temperatures in the box to fill the gaps in the sentences. Put a tick next to the ones you’ve used so you don’t use them twice!

Optional challenge – ask your adult at home before you do this challenge.

Make some ice cubes and create a tower as tall as possible. Discuss what makes building the tower tricky and why?

Happy weekend, everybody!

I can’t believe it’s already the weekend! A whole week of home learning is ticked off – well done you! Here’s a list of ideas of things to do over the weekend. Remember to always be helpful, positive and kind to one another, just like you are in class. : )

1. Think about how you could earn a Blue Peter badge – link here.
2. Read for at least 20 minutes a day.
3. Start your very own reading challenge:

4. Take part in a daily doodle challenge:

5. Investigate what household materiel makes the best parachute for your favourite toy. The challenge is to keep the toy in the air for as long as possible. (link here).

Have a great weekend. Stay safe, happy and healthy. From Miss C and Maggie (woof!).

26 March 2020: Home learning – Maths

Hi everyone!

After a bit of technical difficulties with the maths section of today’s learning tasks, here it is!

25 March 2020: answers

Y5 Maths – LO: subtraction

1. 4,648 – 2,347 = 2,301
2. 45,536 – 8,426 = 37,110
3. 29,456 – 8,896 = 20,560
4. 37,506 – 22,819 = 14687
5. 83065 – 45927= 37,1338