3 April 2020: Home learning
Hi Children – the last day of your home learning before Easter Holidays! Yay!
Well done to all of you (parents included) for working hard at home over the last two weeks. We REALLY appreciate all of your messages, emails and photos.
Here is your learning for today:
Reading – Love of Reading.
In school, we normally have one session a week where we all relax and enjoy a good book. Read your own reading book for at least 20 minutes – and enjoy!
Here is an additional task:
Maths
Y3 – multiplying 3 numbers.docx
Y3 – x and division (2) ANSWERS from yesterday
Y4 – bus stop division ANSWERS (UPDATED!)
Answers for today’s maths:
Y3 – multiplying 3 numbers ANSWERS.docx
Y4 – x and division (3) ANSWERS
History
We’ve learnt loads about the Roman invasion of Britain and the effect that this had on Britains living there at the time – specifically Boudicca and the Iceni.
What we haven’t talked about is when and why the Roman Empire ended. Read the text below to find out:
In AD410, the Roman Emperor Honorius sent a goodbye letter to the people of Britain. He wrote, “fight bravely and defend your lives…you are on your own now”. The city of Rome was under attack and the empire was falling apart, so the Romans had to leave to take care of things back home.
After they left, the country fell into chaos. Native tribes and foreign invaders battled each other for power. Many of the Roman towns in Britain crumbled away as people went back to living in the countryside.
In this history lesson, I’d like you to answer the following question:
Were the Romans good for Britain?
I’d like you to make a list or table of pros (positives) and cons (negatives) and debate these with someone at home. Here are some key points to get you started (you decide of they’re pros or cons):
- It isn’t nice to invade places. You wouldn’t like it if I invaded your home!
- The Romans treated Britons badly. They took their land, made them pay taxes, whipped them and killed them if they stood up to them.
- The Romans tried to change how we lived (houses, religion, language).
- The Romans protected us from other invaders.
- The invented lots of things that made our lives better: straight roads, central heating, sewage systems.
- They introduced things which had a big impact on Britain: calendar, language, Christianity.
Science – check out a brilliant science activity from Mrs Richardson.
02 April 2020: Home learning
Here’s today’s learning…
Year 5 Maths Task
Answers from yesterday:
2.
Challenge: Never. Square numbers have an odd number of factors because one of their factors does not have a pair.
Starter
Times Tables Rockstars- improve your multiplication skills.
Your learning today is multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000.
- 19 x 10=
- 19 x 100=
- 19 x 1000=
- 270 x 10=
- 270 x 100=
- 270 x 1000=
Fill in the blanks
- 5 x ?= 5000
- 12 x 100= ?
- ? x 100=2700
- 100 x ?=1000
- ? x 10=430
- 25 x ?=2500
Challenge
Freddie has £300 in his bank account. Alex has 100 times more than Freddie in his bank account. How much more money does Alex have than Freddie?
Year 6 Maths Task
Answers from yesterday:
Multiply whole numbers and decimals
Nrich Route Product- click on the link below.
Challenge
Design your own grid with your own numbers.
If you email it to us, we can choose one for everyone to complete after the Easter holidays.
Year 5/6 Writing Task
Our learning is expanded noun phrases.
Before we left school, our topic learning was mainly about Vikings. We had just started to learn about a new period: The Ancient Islamic Civilisation. Here is a video that will give us some useful
information about this interesting period of time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVM1xEdp83Q
Your task today is to write some sentences about Ali (the character in the video) and the Ancient
Islamic Civilisation. Each sentence must include at least one expanded noun phrase. You should
underline the ENP – like we do at school when you have finished a piece of writing.
Challenge: write a paragraph or two about the video. Include things you’ve learnt and make sure
you use expanded noun phrases – like the main task, underline them after you’ve finished writing.
Don’t forget that we’d love to see pics of any of your learning so please send them in.
Year 5/6 Reading Task
Your learning today is retrieval.
Your reading task today is to read the article and complete the crossword in your home learning book eg
1 down = answer
1 across = answer
R2s
– read the clues first
– read the article twice
– work out key words in the clue
– scan the text for the key words
– Does your answer make sense/fit?
Challenge: create your own clues for other words in the text and follow this format:
clue (word class, number of letters)
01 April 2020: Home learning
Good morning everyone!
I hope you all had a good night’s sleep and are keen to get on with your learning today.
Here’s today’s learning…
Year 5 Maths Task
Answers from yesterday:
- 1,2,3,6,9,18
- 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,24
- 15
- 1,2,4,8
- 8
- 1,3,7,21
- 1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36
- 1 and 3
Challenge: False. For example, 12 has 6 factors but 13 only has 2.
Starter
Create some 5-digit column addition calculations and answer them.
Your learning today is squared numbers.
This is an array showing 3 x 3 = 9.
- How many different arrays can you create using 36 counters? Draw them and write the corresponding multiplication sums.
- What are the first 12 squared numbers? (when you multiply a number by itself)
Challenge
Always, Sometimes, Never
A square number has an even number of factors.
Year 6 Maths Task
Answers from yesterday:
There are the two solutions:
13 chocolate bars and 9 fruit bars
4 chocolate bars and 22 fruit bars
Solve the challenge in your exercise book.
Writing task (Y5,6)
Our learning is expanded noun phrases.
Your task today is to write an email to a loved one – perhaps a family member, friend or teacher. Your email can consist of anything you wish – it could be full of things that you have been doing at home to stay active and healthy, for example.
In this email, you must include expanded noun phrases. Here is a short example of an email.
Dear Jane,
I hope you are enjoying the roasting sunshine! My sister and I have been playing in the garden with our fluffy dog, Rosie. We have also been joining in with Joe Wicks PE sessions every morning. Thanks for sending me a beautiful birthday card – it really made me smile.
I look forward to hearing back from you.
Billy
Reading task (Y5,6)
Your learning today is a little bit different to normal. Today, we’d like you to just enjoy reading. Your task is to read the FirstNews newspaper (it will open as a separate page in your browser when you click the link). You should spend about 30 – 40 minutes reading it.
We’re not expecting you to do any learning in your exercise books today as the main thing we want you to do is to enjoy reading. However, if you like, you could complete one (or more) of the following tasks…
- Read the paper with someone in your house and discuss the articles you’ve read.
- Do the same as above but with a friend from school over the phone.
- Respond creatively to one of the articles you’ve read (a bit like a creative homework).
- Interview someone in your house, or someone over the phone, and write your own news article about what you find out.
31 March 2020: Hall of (home learning) Fame
Lilia and Lleyton have been very busy today working on their expanded noun phrases. I think the art work is amazing – well done! If anyone else would like their work posting, just send it over and prepare yourself for fame!
Toilet Roll Challenge
Some of you may have seen online that people were challenging each other to see how many ‘keepy uppies’ they could do with a toilet roll – it was an online, social media trend.
Well, one of our class got in touch with their effort and challenged Mr Freeman and myself to better it.
Here’s the challenger’s effort (we have his consent to post this)…
Challenger 1 – who actually wasn’t very well at the time
Followed by our responses:
Mr Catherall surprised himself….
And Mr Freeman’s football skills shone through…
Have a go and see if you can beat us.
Hello 1K
Hi everyone
It has been lovely to see all the photos of your fabulous home learning. I can see you have been working hard and enjoying the lovely weather.
I have been in school this week and have definitely missed all of your smiling faces. The classroom isn’t the same without you all (athough it is very tidy).
Now that the weather is getting nicer and it is beginning to warm up, my garden is waking up too, with flowers opening, birds singing and insects all around. Have you seen this in your own gardens or when you have been out walking? I have seen bumblebees, butterflies, baby rabbits and a red kite this week. Keep your eyes out for new wildlife and let me know what you see.
I can’t wait to see and hear more of what you have been up to and learning about.
Miss Parling .
27 March 2020: Home learning
Hello again everyone
It has been great receiving pictures and updates from people about their learning. Yesterday, we inducted the first entrants into our ‘Hall of (home learning) Fame on the class news section of our website #HoHLF. Please get in touch if you have any questions about anything – it’d be nice to do some teaching!
As today is Friday, the end of the school week, we’d like you to contact your class teacher today. We don’t really mind what you say. It could be as simple as ‘hello’ or you could let us know how your week has been. We just want to hear from everyone. Us teachers have got a competition going on. The class that sends the most emails, wins – simple! (C’mon 56OB!) Remember, our email addresses are…
56M – marklindsay@spherefederation.org
56S – sarahhogarth@spherefederation.org
56OB – olliecatherall@spherefederation.org & benfreeman@spherefederation.org (send it to both of us, please)
At the end of this post in another super important bonus task. Check it out and have a go.
Here’s today’s learning…
Year 5 Maths Task
Answers from yesterday:
Missing number calculation
44937 + 23592 = 78529
4,648 – 2,347 = 2,301
45,536 – 8,426 = 37,110
29,456 – 8,896 = 20,560
37,506 – 22,819 = 14687
83065 – 45927= 37,1338
Starter: think of 6 numbers. Each number needs to have either 5 or 6 digits. Divide each number by 10, 100 and 1000. Then put them in descending order.
Your learning today is subtraction using column subtraction.
- I’m thinking of a number.
After I add 5,241 and subtract 352, my number is 9,485.
What was my original number?
- When calculating 17,468 – 8,947, which answer gives the corresponding addition question?
8,947 + 8,631 = 17,468
8,947 + 8, 521 = 17,468
8,251 + 8,947 = 17,468
Explain how you know.
- Create some of your own addition calculations with corresponding subtraction sums.
Challenge: complete this pyramid using your addition and subtraction skills. Then, for an extra challenge, create your own pyramid with some missing numbers – perhaps someone in your house could try to complete it.
Year 6 maths task
Answers from yesterday:
- A) -85, -53, -35, 16, 32
- B) -297, -100, -5, 321, 685
- C) -52, -9, 67, 116, 701.
There will be 41 floors, as you need a ground floor (0).
Starter: improve your multiplication skills on Times Tables Rockstars for at least 15 minutes.
Your learning today is adding and subtracting whole numbers.
Calculate:
- A) 34621 + 25734 B) 4761325 – 938052
- C) A four bedroom house costs £450,000. A three bedroom house costs £201,000 less.
How much does the three bedroom house cost? What method did you use?
- D) Find the missing digits. 52247? + 3?5904 = 90?3?2
Challenge: explain how to find the missing digits for a subtraction and addition problem of your own.
Writing task (Y5,6)
Your learning today is to write and punctuate speech correctly. Your task is to 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.
Remember to:
- 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. Suddenly, 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,” said Ragnar. He knew that Odin was a powerful god, and would not take kindly to threats, so he threw his sword onto the deck.
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 sons and you will have many more!”
“You think the death of my son is worth the gold and glory?” questioned Ragnar 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!
Reading task (Y5,6)
Your learning today is retrieval.
Read the extracts from the text.
Then, answer these questions…
- When Gunnar opened the chest, list two things that he saw.
- Where was Gunnar’s father a soldier?
- According to the text, why was the scabbard lined with sheep’s fleece?
- Here is an extract from the text. What is the missing word?
‘The blade had a _________ groove running from hilt to tip’
- Write down three things you are told about the sword.
Challenge: create your own retrieval questions for someone in your house to solve.
Bonus task: At some point today, take 5 minutes out and write down a little ‘three things’ list.
Three things I’m grateful for:
Three things I love doing:
Three things I like about myself:
Three things I’m proud of:
Three things I’e enjoyed this week:
You could even add some of your own sentences. Do it – you’ll feel good! I’ve just done mine and it really did make me feel emotionally happier and healthier.
Enjoy your tasks – I’m going to go and do my daily exercise!
Open sessions
Our school is proud of the open sessions we have throughout the year that allow you to learn more about how to support your child. We want to continue with these as much as we can, whilst also paying due regard to government advice about coronavirus.
If there are sessions scheduled, please assume these are still happening. This includes and open session such as a Relax and Read or Stay and Play session in Early Years, and the Easter Year 3,4 production.
If you have any symptoms of the virus, you should not attend.
If you’ve been advised to self-isolate, you should not attend.
Obviously, it’s always your choice as to whether you attend these sorts of events. If you do attend, all we ask is that you follow as much of the advice about good hygiene as you can: wash your hands if this is available (come in early to do this), or use a hand sanitiser; also, make sure you cough or sneeze into a tissue.
More information from the NHS about the virus, including its symptoms, can be found here:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
06 March 2020
This week, our homework is a Practice Makes Perfect and is helping us to improve our use of speech punctuation.
Task: Fill in the missing punctuation in the sentences below. Can you use a better synonym than ‘said’?
I love this book said Lucy.
This new game is fantastic Brian said. I can’t wait to play it with my friends
Billy said it’s only three hours until lunchtime
Can you come up with three sentences of your own, with the said clause in a different place? (beginning, middle, end)
This homework will be celebrated in our weekly homework review on Thursday 12 March 2020.
Living and Learning: I know when to interrupt
Our children have been learning about when / when not to interrupt (with their mouth or their hand).
They came up with two lists:
OK to interrupt
- when someone is hurt / injured
- need to correct the teacher (politely)
- when you have seen something dangerous important
Not OK to interrupt
- shouting in the middle of the lesson
- don’t interrupt when someone else is speaking