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Week Commencing 13th July 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 12 - Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video.  Remember to watch the video using the link and then download the activity sheets below.

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 13th July 2020

Writing

 

We are now moving to the Talk4Writing home learning booklets.

 

The Game 

 

Work through the activities. You should complete the booklet this week.

 

Science

 

In science, we're going to be looking at Physical and Chemical changes. Complete this lesson from Oak Academy:

 

Lesson 5

 

Spanish

 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-be-able-to-give-an-opinion-about-your-town-or-city-in-spanish-0b98c0

Week Commencing 6th July 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 11 - Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video.  Remember to watch the video using the link and then download the activity sheets below.

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 6th July 2020

Writing

 

We are now moving to the Talk4Writing home learning booklets.

 

The Game 

 

Work through the activities. You have two weeks to complete the whole unit. 

 

Science

 

In science, we're going to be looking at Physical and Chemical changes. Complete these two lessons from Oak Academy:

 

Lesson 3


Lesson 4

 

Spanish

 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-be-able-to-describe-what-there-is-in-your-town-or-city-in-spanish-89c42d

 

 

Week Commencing 29th June 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 9 - Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video.  Remember to watch the video using the link and then download the activity sheets below.

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 29th June 2020

 

Writing

 

We are now moving to the Talk4Writing home learning booklets.

 

Wizards

 

Work through the activities. This is the last week to complete this unit. 

 

Science

 

In science, we're going to be looking at Physical and Chemical changes. Complete these two lessons from Oak Academy:

 

Lesson 1


Lesson 2

 

Spanish

 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-be-able-to-describe-the-weather-in-spanish-0ab4ac

Week Commencing 22nd June 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 8 - Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video.  Remember to watch the video using the link and then download the activity sheets below.

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 22nd June 2020

Writing

 

We are now moving to the Talk4Writing home learning booklets.

 

Wizards

 

Work through the activities. This unit should take you two weeks to complete.

 

Geography

 

Read this page, watch the video and complete the activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zr9ckmn

 

Science

 

In science, we're looking at Rock Cycles. Complete these two lessons from Oak Academy:

 

Lesson 5


Lesson 6

 

Spanish

 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/saying-where-you-live-in-spanish-b4b7d4

Week Commencing 15th June 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 7 - Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video.  Remember to watch the video using the link and then download the activity sheets below.

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 15th June 2020

Writing

 

The eighth writing unit on Oak Academy is balanced arguments.

 

Each piece of work has a quiz that tests what you should already know, a teaching video, an activity and then a quiz to show what you've learnt.

 

Complete each day in order:

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

History

 

Read this page and explore the diagrams: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztyr9j6/articles/zy9j2hv

 

This is all about how Vikings fought.

 

Task: Produce a fact file about Vikings in battle. You can focus on land battle or sea battle.

 

Science

 

In science, we're going to be looking at Rock Cycles. Complete these two lessons from Oak Academy:

 

Lesson 3


Lesson 4

 

Spanish

 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/saying-how-you-feel-in-spanish-06edea

Week Commencing 8th June 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 6 - Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video. Remember to watch the video using the link and then download the activity sheets below. 

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 8th June 2020 

 

 

***The answers for last week's arithmetic challenge can be found in the resource section above***

Writing

 

The seventh Writing unit on Oak Academy is non-chronological reports.

 

Each piece of work has a quiz that tests what you should already know, a teaching video, an activity and then a quiz to show what you've learnt.

 

Complete each day in order:

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Science 

 

In science, we're going to be looking at Rock Cycles. Complete these two lessons from Oak Academy:
 

Lesson 1
Lesson 2


Geography

 

Read this page, watch the video and complete the activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6p8jhv

 

Spanish

 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-to-say-the-date-in-spanish-a06223 

 

 

Week Commencing 1st June 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 5 - Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video. Remember to watch the video using the link and then download the activity sheets below. 

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 1st June 2020 

 

 

***The answers for last week's arithmetic challenge can be found in the resource section above***

Writing

 

The sixth Writing unit on Oak Academy is story endings.

 

Each piece of work has a quiz that tests what you should already know, a teaching video, an activity and then a quiz to show what you've learnt.

 

Complete each day in order:

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Science 

 

In science, we're going to be looking at fossils and animals over time. Complete these two lessons from Oak Academy:

 

Lesson 5 

 

Lesson 6 

 

Spanish 

 

https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/foundation/saying-your-birthday-in-spanish-year-6-wk3-2 

 

History

 

Read this page and what the video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztyr9j6/articles/zjcxwty

 

This is all about who the Vikings were.

 

Task: Design a poster to warn people about the Viking invaders. It should explain who they are, where they're from and what they are known to do.

 

Week Commencing 18th May 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Writing

 

The fifth Writing unit on Oak Academy is instructions.

 

Each piece of work has a quiz that tests what you should already know, a teaching video, an activity and then a quiz to show what you've learnt.

 

Complete each day in order:

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 4 - Lessons 1, 2, 3 & 4 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video. This week things have changed slightly, you will still be able to watch the video using the link, but you will now find the activity sheets to download below. 

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 18th May 2020 

 

***The answers for last week's arithmetic challenge can be found in the resource section above***

Science

 

In science, we're going to be looking at fossils and animals over time. Complete these two lessons from Oak Academy:

 

Lesson 3


Lesson 4

 

Geography

 

Read this page, watch the video and complete the tasks: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfcnf4j

 

This is all about Trade and Economic Activity.

 

Spanish

 

https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/foundation/introducing-yourself-in-spanish-year-6-wk2-2

Week Commencing 11th May 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Writing

 

The fourth Writing unit on Oak Academy is Diary Entries.

 

Each piece of work has a quiz that tests what you should already know, a teaching video, an activity and then a quiz to show what you've learnt.

 

Complete each day in order:

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 3 - Lessons 2, 3 & 4 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video. (We are not asking you to complete Lesson 1 as we have already moved on from this method of multiplication)

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 11th May 2020 

 

***The answers for last week's arithmetic challenge can be found in the resource section above***

 

History

 

Read this page and watch the video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxsbcdm/articles/z9tdq6f

 

This is all about Alfred the Great.

 

Task : In your lined book, draw a cartoon style picture of Alfred the Great in the centre of a page and then mindmap around him four interesting facts you have found out.

 

Science

 

In science, we're going to be looking at fossils and animals over time. Complete these two lessons from Oak Academy:

 

Lesson 1


Lesson 2

 

Music

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z682xyc

 

Watch the video, read the information and complete the activities.

Week Commencing 4th May 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Writing 

 

Oak Academy's second writing unit is on persuasive writing. 

 

Each piece of work has a quiz that tests what you should already know, a teaching video, an activity and then a quiz to show what you've learnt.

 

Complete each day in order:

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Mathematics 

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 2 - all lessons in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video.

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 4th May 2020 

 

***The answers for last week's arithmetic challenge can be found in the resource section above***

 

 

History 

 

Our new summer topic is Invasion.

 

Read this page and complete the activity: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxsbcdm/articles/z23br82

 

This is all about when and why the Anglo Saxons came to Britain.
 

Task : In your lined book, create a newspaper article about the Anglo-Saxons coming to Britain. Make sure you tell your reader the key details and why they came. You can illustrate with the picture.

 

Geography 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4dxt39

 

This lesson is all about mapping the globe.

 

Read the information, watch the videos and complete the activities.

 

Art

 

https://www.thenational.academy/year-5/foundation/texture-treasure-hunt-year-5-wk1-5

 

Complete Lesson 1, Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 in the 'Creative' lessons.

 

Week Commencing 27th April 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Writing

 

Oak Academy's second writing unit is on character descriptions. 

 

Each piece of work has a quiz that tests what you should already know, a teaching video, an activity and then a quiz to show what you've learnt.

 

Complete each day in order:

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Summer Term - Week 1 - all lessons in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video.

 

Complete this week's arithmetic challenge linked above: Arithmetic Challenge WB: 27th April 

 

History 

 

Our new summer topic is Invasion.

 

Read this page and watch the video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxsbcdm/articles/zq2m6sg

 

This is all about who the Anglo-Saxons were.

 

Task : In your lined book, produce a table with two columns. On one side, list what it was like for Anglo-Saxon children. On the other side, list what it is like for children in the United Kingdom today (link this to the information about Anglo-Saxon children).

 

Spanish

 

https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/foundation/el-alfabeto-y-los-numeros-year-6-wk1-2

 

Geography 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh2nscw

 

This lesson is all about settlements.

 

Read the information, watch the videos and complete the activities.

 

Week Commencing 20th April 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Writing

 

Oak Academy is a new home learning website that has been made to help during these times.

 

Their first Writing unit is newspapers - which is just what we've started - so it makes sense to follow their work.

 

Each piece of work has a quiz that tests what you should already know, a teaching video, an activity and then a quiz to show what you've learnt.

 

Complete each day in order:

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

This unit is designed for Year 6 children so please ask an adult for support if you feel you need it and just try your best.

 

Alternatively, if you feel this is a bit tricky, feel free to have a go at the sequence of lessons set for Year 5 which is focused on setting descriptions: https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-5/#schedule

 

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Week 2 - Lesson 2Week 2 - Lesson 3Week 2 - Lesson 4, Week 2 - Lesson 5 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video.

 

Science

 

Watch the first episode of Planet Earth here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074sf9/planet-earth-1-from-pole-to-pole

 

Choose an animal that you found interesting and produce a Fact File on that animal. Make sure you use illustrations and fact boxes to share information that you have found out. You can do some additional research if you want to.

 

Other Work

 

If you want to do some more work, Oak Academy has a schedule you can follow. They have one English lesson, one Mathematics lesson and one Foundation subject lesson you can do each day.

 

You can find the Year 5 page here: https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-5/#schedule

 

BBC Bitesize have also produced some home learning materials you can follow. You can find their work here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zhgppg8/year-5-lessons/1

Week Commencing 30th March 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do!

 

You can ask your parents and carers to share photos of your work with us on Twitter: Mrs Middleton Mrs Sharp

 

Writing

 

Lined page!

 

Read the new model text (linked above) - Diamond Detective Saves the Day!

 

From the text, find ten words of which you do not know the meaning (if you know all the words, choose ten that are tricky).

 

Use https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ to find the definitions of those words.

 

Write a new sentence for each word.

 

GPS

 

https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/resource/year-5-6-common-exception-words-1/

 

https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/resource/year-5-synonym-matching-activity-1/ - record your score in your lined book.

 

Reading

 

Find the reading task at the top of the page in resources - My Parents Cancelled My Birthday!

 

Mathematics

 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

 

Please complete Week 1 - Lesson 4Week 1 - Lesson 5Week 2 - Lesson 1 in your squared workbook. Remember to do the activities after watching the video.

 

Science

 

The Light Collection Activity

 

Use a plain page of your plain/lined book.

 

Complete the activity.

Draw and label a diagram of the investigation.

Write a sentence explaining your findings.

Week Commencing 23rd March 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do! 

 

Writing

 

https://www.literacyshed.com/alma.html#

 

Lined book!

 

Watch the video and retell the story in 3 parts, using your knowledge of our most recent T4W model text. The first part of your writing should set the scene and isolate the main character, the second part should hint at a problem and allow the main character to notice the problem and the final part should be about the main character getting involved in the problem through a change of location.

 

Make sure you write in paragraphs, take care with spelling and use a wide range of punctuation (brackets, commas, dashes, etc). You could even use a small amount of speech with appropriate speech punctuation.

 

GPS

 

https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/year-5-recognising-noun-phrases/ - record your score in your lined book.

 

Reading

 

https://cdn.oxfordowl.co.uk/2019/01/02/12/53/43/17/Bond_10Minute_English_Comprehension_9_10.pdf

 

This is a short comprehension activity. Read the text and then record the answers in your lined book.

 

Remember to read your library book daily - once you have finished, you can write a book review, explaining what happens in the book, who you'd recommend the book to and whether you enjoyed the book or not.

 

Mathematics

 

Arithmetic: https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/resource/year-5-arithmetic-test-practice-2/ Complete your working out and record your score in your mathematics book. 

 

Decimal Place Understanding: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/ Complete lessons 1, 2 and 3. Watch the video and then click on 'Get the Activity' to access the task sheets. Complete your working out in your mathematics book then ask an adult to check your work.

 

Topic

 

For your topic work this week, choose a period of history and create a fact file poster about the crimes and punishments in those times. You can do this on a blank page in your lined/plain book.

 

PE

 

Joe Wicks - The Body Coach - has decided to become the nation's PE teacher! He'll be posting a 30 minute video each day. Complete the exercise each day. You can record this in your lined book on a 'PE Page' - rating the exercise out of ten with a reason for your rating.

 

The link is here: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1 

Week Commencing 16th March 2020

 

Remember to title and date each piece of work you do! 

 

Writing 

 

Write two diary entries in your lined book, writing about what you have been doing and how you are helping out at home. 

 

Remember to check your spellings, write in paragraphs and use a wide range of punctuation. 

 

GPS

 

Autumn revision: https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/year-5-autumn-revision-set/ - record your score in your lined book. 

 

Reading 

 

https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/resource/year-5-reading-comprehension-rainforest-diary/ - record your score in your lined book. 

 

Remember to read your library book daily. Once you have finished your book, you could write a book review explaining what happened in the book, who you would recommend the book to and whether you enjoyed the book or not. 

 

Mathematics 

 

Arithmetic: https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/resource/year-5-arithmetic-test-practice-1/ - complete your working out and record your score in your mathematics book. 

 

Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000: https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/resource/year-5-multiplying-and-dividing-by-10-100-or-1000-game/ - complete your working out in your mathematics book. Remember to use a place value grid if you need to. 

 

Art

 

Find an object in your house and draw/colour an image of a part of it REALLY close up. When it is finished, show it to some of your family members and get them to guess what it is. You could use a view finder (piece of paper/card with a square cut in the middle) to help you to focus. 

 

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