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Consolidation | Algebra (expressions)
Please watch this video about expressions in algebra. You have already watch it in part – however this will really embed your understanding.
| Up to 20 mins
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Preparation | Algebra (formulae)
Please watch this video in order give you a head start with our math next week.
As well as doing the questions within the video, please have a go at this game. |
| Next week, we will be learning all about formulae and substitution. |
Consolidation | Grammar This a quick revision guide for understanding adjectives and adverbs. Log into Classroom Secrets Kids and work through the slides that tell you all about adjectives and adverbs. Write down some notes in your Home Learning book to help you remember what they are.
Finally, complete the game here.
| Up to 10 mins | We have been honing our grammar skills this week. |
Consolidation | RE
Please research what it means to become an Amritdhari Sikh. Create a poster displaying key information about the commitment. | Up to 30 mins | This links with our RE topic. |
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Preparation | Algebra (2-step)
Please watch this video about algebra. We will be covering this in class next week so it would be really beneficial to have an understanding of the subject beforehand.
Complete the questions on paper. | Up to 20 mins
| This will really help your understanding algebra. |
Consolidation | Grammar This a quick revision guide for understanding adjectives and adverbs. Log into Classroom Secrets Kids and work through the slides that tell you all about adjectives and adverbs. Write down some notes in your Home Learning book to help you remember what they are.
Finally, complete the game here.
| Up to 10 mins | We have been honing our grammar skills this week. |
Preparation | Learn the Model Text You will need to know the model text from memory to help you when we start our guided write.
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Consolidation | History
In class this week, we spent some time thinking about the similarities between the Maya and Anglo Saxons. Even though they would never have met, why do you think they developed in similar ways.
Eg. Each had rulers Each had crimes and punishments Each had ways of writing Each had large buildings to pray in. Each had made sacrifices to their Gods.
| Up to 30 mins | This links with our history topic. |
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Consolidation | Division
In order to consolidate your skills, please complete the questions saved here.
| Up to 30 mins
| These skills will come in really useful in class next week. |
Preparation | Algebra
We will soon be heading into the world of algebra. Please work through the questions contained in the PowerPoint saved here and document your answers on paper.
Finally, let’s push our TT Rockstars score up! | ||
Consolidation | Word Classes
Please complete the PowerPoint and then test your skills on this interactive game.
| Up to 10 mins | We have been honing our grammar skills this week. |
Preparation | RE
Please complete some research about the Sikh religion. Once achieved, please create a poster detailing all the information you’ve discovered.
| Up to 30 mins | This links with our RE topic. |
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Consolidation | Percentages
We have nearly covered all skills needed to answer a percentage question. As such, please find attached a consolidation booklet to work through.
| Up to 35 mins
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Consolidation | Subordinating conjunctions.
This is an area which as a class we need to work on. Attached are a series of questions and tasks. | Up to 30 mins | This is a key area of grammar. |
Preparation | Geography
Take the time to look at Google Earth. Can you find examples of meanders and oxbow lakes in either the Amazon or closer to home?
Can you research how a waterfall is formed and draw and annotate a diagram.
| Up to 25 mins | This links with our geography topic |
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Consolidation | Percentages
Please find attached some questions to test your understanding of percentages so far.
| Up to 20 mins
| This assessment will test you on what we have learnt so far. |
Preparation | Percentage of an Amount
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Consolidation | Passive Voice
Please watch this video on apostrophes for contraction and complete the questions below.
Finally, watch the video on apostrophes for possession and again, answer the questions.
| Up to 10 mins | We have been honing our grammar skills this week. |
Preparation | What is an imperative verb?
Can you write 5 examples following our recent lesson. | Up to 10 mins | |
Preparation | Art
Can you research 5 interesting facts about Andy Warhol and what you like, or don’t like, about his art.
| Up to 30 mins | This links with our art topic |
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Consolidation | Decimals
Attached here you will find six word problems to test your understanding of dividing decimals. Remember – using a bar model always helps! | Up to 30 mins | This week we have been working on understanding decimals. |
Preparation | Decimals to fractions
Please watch the Classroom Secrets Kids video here and complete the questions.
| Up to 20 mins
| We will be covering converting fractions to decimals next. In maths |
Consolidation | The Caravan
Please find attached a copy of The Caravan. Please take the time to read through it and ensure you understand the structure and grammatical features.
| Up to 20 mins | We will be producing a shared write based on The Caravan next week. |
Preparation | Grammar
Please find attached grammar questions focussing on what commands, questions and statement.
| Up to 20 mins | This is an important skills we will be working on next week. |
Preparation | History
Can you research 5 interesting facts about the Mayans to bring to school. | Up to 30 mins | We will be learning about the Mayans. |
Date set: Friday 10th December
Date due: Friday 17th December
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Activity 1 | Ho Ho Ho! Santa has decided to give the reindeer a break this year. Design a new Santa mobile. Draw your new festive mode of transport, give it a name and add labels to explain its different parts. | Up to 30mins
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Activity 2 | Story Starter… Write a story using this sentence starter… It was the night before Christmas, I was about to set out my reindeer treats and cookies for Santa when all of a sudden the lights went out… What writing skills can you include in your story?
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Activity 3 |
https://www.redtedart.com/diy-christmas-pop-up-card/ This link has some great ideas for you to explore! | Up to 30mins |
Activity 4 | Festive Wordsearch Can you create a festive wordsearch or crossword linked to key words we think of at Christmas. You may choose a specific theme, such as Christmas dinner or you may just use everything in one huge puzzle! I look forward to having a go at them! | Up to 20mins |
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Consolidation | Arithmetic
On Friday, I will hand out an arithmetic assessment. This is designed to ask you questions on the material taught so far. Try your best and discuss it with an adult or sibling if needed.
The mark scheme will be posted here.
| Up to 20 mins
| This assessment will test you on what we have learnt so far. |
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Consolidation | Passive Voice
Please change the sentences below from active to passive.
Hint – the word ‘by’ sometimes helps
The Year 6 children run a tuck shop.
Your cat took the last biscuit.
Mr Hart arranged the theatre trip.
The tiger gnawed the bone. | Up to 10 mins | We have been honing our grammar skills this week. |
Preparation | Relative Clauses
Insert the relative clause
His brother,____________________, was learning to play cricket.
The mountain,___________________, had snow on top of it.
Underline the relative clause
The old house that is next to our school is for sale.
We visited the funfair that came to town.
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Preparation | Science
Can you research the life of Jane Goodall?
Why is she famous? What did she achieve? What can we learn from here?
Please produce a colourful poster with key facts.
| Up to 30 mins | This links with our science topic. |
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Consolidation | Co-ordinates
Practicing our co-ordinates is important. Please have another go at the battleship game with a member of your family. A template is saved here.
| Up to 30 mins | This game really improves your understanding. |
His game | Finding the whole
Please find attached three devilishly difficult questions to test your understanding – if you need a recap, please find attached a useful video here.
| Up to 20 mins
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Consolidation | Formality
Following our lessons this week, please answer the 3 questions on formality.
| Up to 20 mins | This subject is always tested in SATS. |
Preparation | Spelling Check the meaning of this week’s spellings.
applicable tolerable operable considerable dependable comfortable reasonable perishable breakable fashionable | Up to 20 mins | Our Spelling Test will be on a Friday this half term. |
Preparation | Christmas Tree Decoration
Can you make your own decoration for the Christmas tree that is going up in the school hall?
Bring your decoration into school on Wednesday 1st December in order to decorate the tree.
| Up to 30 mins | It’s nearly December! |
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Consolidation | Times Table Rockstars Log onto Timestables Rockstars. Spend some time practising your times tables using garage, jamming and arena.
Once you have practised, have a go at Soundcheck. Make a note of your score out of 25 in your home learning book. If you have time, repeat Soundcheck multiple time during the week to see if you can improve your score.
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| You need your timestables to be quick for working out common denominators |
Practise your Fractions Please find attached here some questions to test your understanding of fractions of an amount.
| 30 mins
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Consolidation | Grammar Please find attached some grammar questions to get your teeth in to. | 10 mins | This is great preparation for the grammar assessment in December |
Semi-Colons Can you log on to Classroom Secrets Kids and have a go at this matching activity?
Please write down your answers in your book. | Up to 15 mins
| Understanding how to use semi colons is crucial in Year 6. | |
Preparation | P.E
Can you please research the key rules of tag rugby and create a poster to teach someone how to play? Please make it as colourful as possible!
| 30 mins | We will be playing tag rugby in school this term. |
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Consolidation | During the past week we have learnt how to subtract fractions. In order to consolidate this learning please complete the worksheet saved in maths resources. Remember to use your knowledge of multiples!
If you are unsure, please look at the CSK slides. | Up to 30 mins | We covered this last week. |
Preparation | Fraction of an Amount
Next week, we will be embarking on a mission to understand fractions of an amount. To help, please watch this CSK video and complete this activity.
| Up to 20 mins
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Consolidation | Direct Speech
Watch 2 minutes of your favourite TV show.
Can you create some direct speech from the conversations you have listened to?
Example
“Come here Simon!” shouted Tom as he ran across the pitch.
“What have I done now?” moaned Simon.
| Up to 20 mins | We have been working on year 4 and year 5 grammar to help us with our guided write. |
Preparation | Anti-Bullying Week
Can you complete 4 acts of kindness this week? Have a look at the Acts of Kindness Table I have put up for ideas.
Has anyone acted kindly towards you? Can you think of 5 occasions when someone has acted kindly towards you? Choose an emotion to describe how it made you feel.
| Up to 30 mins | Next week is Anti-Bullying week. We will take part in assemblies and activities during the week linked to Anti-bullying’s theme One Kind Word. |
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Consolidation | Classroom Secrets Kids
Please log on and watch the video concerning how to multiply fractions by integers.
Follow this up by attempting the tricky interactive activity. | Up to 20 mins
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Classroom Secrets Kids
Next week, we will be learning how to divide fractions. As such, it would be a good idea to get a head start.
Please watch the tutorial here. | 30 mins
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Consolidation | Conjunctions
Please watch the bitesize videos on subordinating conjunctions and co-ordinating conjunction. Please complete the quiz below the video and let me know how you get on. | 20 mins | We have worked on subordinating conjunctions during our most recent guided write. |
Spelling
Hyphenated Compound Adjectives
man-eating little-used rock-bottom wide-eyed pig-headed tight-fisted cold-fisted stone-faced green-eyed short-tempered
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Preparation | Art
Have a debate with someone at home regarding Banksy, and whether he is a criminal or a genius.
| 30 mins | Banksy is a focus of our art. |
Friday 22nd October 2021
Half Term Whole School Challenge!
As part of our topic launch for autumn 2, you are challenged to conduct a science experiment at home, or to take a photograph of something science related.
Please send either a video (up to 3 minutes long) or photograph(s) to your class teacher.
Please make sure you send your videos and photographs via your school email address by 9am on Monday 1st November.
We can’t wait to see all your amazing efforts!
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Consolidation | Ordering fractions with different denominators.
Please see Maths Resources page
| Up to 30 mins | This week, we have been focussing on ordering fractions. Have a go at these. |
Preparation | Adding and subtracting fractions
Please see Maths Resources page
| Up to 20 mins
| Can you remember how to add and subtract fractions? Remember, it’s easier when the denominators are the same. |
Consolidation | Can you write seven sentences using the co-ordinating conjunctions below?
and nor but or yet so | Up to 20 mins | We have been working on year 4 and year 5 grammar to help us with our guided write. |
Preparation | Re-watch the grammar video here and answer the online quiz below.
| Up to 20 mins | Can you use the grammatical features correctly. |
Preparation | Art
Research a water colour artist. What do you like about their art? Be prepared for a class discussion next week.
| Up to 30 mins | In art we will be creating our own water colours. |
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Consolidation | Order of Operations
Using your understanding of BIDMAS, please complete the challenges set out here.
| Up to 30 mins | See if you can solve these tricky questions. |
Preparation | Please prepare for next week by find thing the equivalent fractions from the challenges saved her.
| Up to 20 mins
| We will be covering fractions next week in maths |
Consolidation | Model Text
Next week we will be innovating the model text to writing our own persuasive letter. Can you think of 2 different ideas and propose at least 3 positive reasons for both suggestions?
| Up to 20 mins | We will starting our guided write next week |
Preparation | Spelling
Turning –ant Adjectives into –ancy/-ance Nouns observant observance expectant expectancy hesitant hesitancy tolerant tolerance relevant relevance
| Up to 20 mins | Our Spelling Test will be on a Friday this half term. |
Preparation | Science
Next week, we will be devising our own experiments to test how quickly we recover from exercise. Can you think of how we might test this in school?
Think about making it as fair a test as possible and which variables you would intend to keep constant.
| Up to 30 mins | We will be conducting an experiment next week. |
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Consolidation |
BIDMAS
5 + (10 – 3) x 5
(32 – 12) ÷ 2 + 8
27 ÷ (3 + 6)
(170 – 50) ÷ 10
16 + (4 + 7) x 3
(72 – 8) ÷ 8
54 ÷ 6 + 3 x 12
12 ÷ 2 + 4 x 3
33 ÷ (4 + 7)
| Up to 30 mins | Next week we will be continuing to discuss BIDMAS. |
Preparation | Compare and order numbers to a Million
Simplify the following fractions to their simplest form:
30/40
21/35
12/18
24/40
14/42
9/36
24/84
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| Fractions will also be discussed next week. |
Consolidation | Adjectives
Fit the following adjectives into your own sentences.
| Up to 20 mins | Please recap your understanding of adjectives. |
Preparation | Conjunctions
Write four sentences using the conjunctions below.
Even though Because As soon as So
| Up to 20 mins | Will be spending a GPV lesson on conjunctions next week. |
Preparation | History
Next week we will be discussing the British Empire in relation to the Industrial Revolution. Please research:
| Up to 30 mins | This is our half termly topic. |
Date set: Friday 24th September
Date due: Friday 1st October
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Consolidation | Maths Division using factors
Common Factors
What are the common factors of 27 and 36? | Up to 20 mins | This week we have been concentrating on dividing numbers by factors |
Preparation | Squared and cubed numbers
Write the following as a number sentence and then solve them:
7 squared + 45 = 10 squared + 21 = 4 cubed – 17 = 6 cubed x 3 =
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| Next week we will recap our knowledge of squared and cubed numbers. |
Consolidation | Apostrophes
Now we are going to practise using the apostrophe for possession. Think about who owns what in this sentence. Be careful, some words are plurals and do not need an apostrophe.
1) Peters shoes were filthy dirty after the walk through the forest. 2) The policemans jacket was bright yellow. 3) The telephones ring echoed in the empty hallway. 4) The Primer Ministers car was hit by an egg. 5) Mr Nelsons bag was full of all sorts of useful things. 6) The wardrobes doors were clinging on to the hinges. 7) The dentists office was full of people with toothache. 8) West Hams captain scored the winning goal. 9) The childrens school dinners were delicious. 10) Hundreds of people packed in to the hall to hear the Mayors speech.
| Up to 20 mins | This is a key grammar skill to practice. |
Preparation | Spelling Check the meaning of this week’s spellings. Then, if you have time choose one of our spelling stars’ activities to help you practise your spellings ready for our test on Friday (1st October).
Turning –ant Adjectives into –ancy/ance Nouns
hesitancy tolerant tolerance relevant relevance observant observance expectant expectancy hesitant
| Up to 20 mins | Our Spelling Test will be on a Friday this half term. |
Preparation | Science
Can you research how water and nutrients are transported around the human body?
| Up to 30 mins | In Science, we are looking at how the human body works. |
Date set: Friday 17th September
Date due: Friday 24th September
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Consolidation | Place Value
Can you write down the value of each digit that is underlined? 3,456,293 7,341,942 845,992
Can you round these numbers to the nearest 100,000? 742,612 3,521,532 9,893,100
Can you write these numbers in words? 3,620,010 8,040,001 2,293,258
Can you calculate the answers to these questions? 6567,892 + 2120,478 = 734,673 – 284,492 = 445,392 + 289,701 = 870,302 – 215,200 =
| Up to 30 mins | This week we have been working on Place Value. |
Preparation | Short Division
847 divided by 7 957 divided by 5
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Consolidation | Semi-Colons
Re-write the sentences below using semi-colons
1) Tom reads novels his friends read comics.
2) Our goal was to run eight miles we only ran four miles.
3) Call me tomorrow I will give you my answer then.
4) English was Anna’s hardest subject additionally, she struggled with science. | Up to 20 mins | This is a great skill to practice |
Preparation | Spelling
advice advise device devise licence license practice practise prophecy prophesy
| Up to 20 mins | Our Spelling Test will be on a Friday this half term. |
Preparation | History
What would life have been like for a 10-year-old growing up in the industrial revolution? Research and create a diary of their ‘normal’ day. | Up to 30 mins | In History, we are discovering the industrial revolution |