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The general information about home learning page has been updated - please have a read.
Also please check your emails for your child's Nessy, that and TTRS are great for practising basic skills.
Subject pages are now frozen - feel free to complete more activities if you like but all home learning for Year 5 is now on this page.
A message for Year 4 and 5 parents from Archway:
Over the past few years Archway has been pleased to welcome Y4 and Y5 students and their parents to our summer Open Mornings.
Due to the current situation with COVID19 this year's events, planned for June, will not take place. However, our main Autumn Open Evening will be on MONDAY 28th SEPTEMBER, followed by two Open Mornings on Wednesday 30th September and Thursday 1st October. Please make a note in your diaries. We will look forward to welcoming you on those occasions.
In the meantime, if you were intending to visit us this summer and have any questions about Archway, please contact Mrs Bridget Durrant, Head of Key Stage 3 bridgetdurrant@archwayschool.net who will be pleased to answer your questions.
Tuesday 14th July 2020
It has been a very different year 5 for all of you but I know that Miss Jordan is incredibly proud of how hard you have worked this year and I have been super impressed with your effort over the last few weeks. You have all shown me how sensible and grown up you are and I can't wait for September to get working with you as great Year 6s. Both Miss Jordan and I would like you to have a super relaxing summer. Try to get out and enjoy yourself. Remember our 5 steps to mental wellbeing and see if you can Be Active, Keep Learning, Connect, Help Others and Take Notice.
Your work this week is, like I have discussed with you in school, a mixture of activities linked to our Book and some key skills that will really help you in September (they don't all have to be done this week, if you want something to do over the holidays).
Task 1 - Rainforest Dioramas - This website page gives you some incredible ideas if you would like to make your own Rainforest - https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/rainforest-dioramas
Task 2 - This is a great online activity where you get to plan your own route around the Rainforest - http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L352/index.html#
Task 3 - For those of you who have loved finding out about the animals in the Rainforest this website provides some fantastic information all about them - http://ypte.org.uk/topics/animal-facts?hide_donation_prompt=1
Choose your favourite animal from this site and then see if you can create an information page about the animal. You can either do it on paper or on computer.
The other tasks below are basic skills for Maths and Spelling. If you can have a go at these before September they will really help you when we are back at school.
I hope you really enjoy your summer holidays. I can't wait to see you all back at school in September when (as long as nothing changes) we will all get to be together again.
Tuesday 7th July 2020
We have had another busy week in school with everyone working hard. I am really enjoying getting to know the Year 5s and I am sure they are going to be a really hard working Year 6 in September. Thank you so much for all the work you are sending in, I love seeing how much you are getting up to at home. Well done and keep it up.
Maths this week, I have attached the Can Do. It is all about area and angles. Good luck, anything you are not sure about please ask. The BBC Bitesize this week is all about shape. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
We are doing the Monday and Tuesday lessons in School so please feel free to do the others at home.
Your first topic/writing task this week is all about deforestation. The picture below shows the problems caused by deforestation. Can you have a go at answering the questions to explain what is happening and why.
Your second task is linked to our story (if you need to remind yourself it is further down the page). You have two options for your writing. First you can imagine that the man has walked out the woods and isn't going to cut the trees down and write what he does next after dropping down the axe and walking out of the Rainforest. Your second option is to write a different ending imaging he decides to cut down the tree. You could explain what is going to happen to the animals now or write about how deforestation ruined the Rainforest.
Your reading task this week is all about the Rainforests:
Tuesday 30th June 2020
In school this week we are looking at deforestation. Like last week we will be completing some writing tasks in school but there are also some for you to have a go at at home which are linked to what we are doing in school. It doesn't matter which days you are in school you can do these tasks before you come in or after you have been in so don't worry.
Your first task is to complete a story about a Sloth living in the Rainforest: You could link your ending to deforestation or make it something completely different. It is completely your choice!
Your second task will probably be easier to complete after your 2 days in school so if you are in Thursday/Friday you might want to save this one until Monday next week. In school we will discuss the pros and cons of deforestation. Your task is to write how this impacts different parts of society.
Maths this week, continue with the BBC Bitesize. Like i said to you in school if you are Monday/Tuesday group carry on with the Wednesday/Thursday/Friday lessons. If you are Thursday/Friday group start the week by doing last weeks Thursday/Friday lessons then we will do this weeks Monday and Tuesday lessons when you are in school. Any questions/problems let me know.
The Can Do I have attached is again different to the one we are looking at in school. Have a go at this one. Miss Jordan has said that you have had a brief look at fractions but you would have done lots more if you had been in school. We will look at this one again next week in school so if you aren't sure about anything we will go over it again so don't panic. Please email me if you aren't sure though.
Your reading task this week is all about tribes living in the Rainforest.
Finally, if you are looking for any extra activities to do remember our discussion in class about the subject pages. Also this week the BBC Bitesize pages have a lesson about Evolution https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfqvtrd
Good luck and have a go at as many as you can. See you in school!
Tuesday 23rd June 2020
It has been great seeing some of the Year 5s again this week and hopefully we will see the other half of you on Thursday and Friday. I look forward to finding out how you are and what work you have been doing (Miss Jordan has shown me some of the fantastic work you have emailed to her).
When in school we have been working on our basic Maths and English skills and continuing to work through the BBC Bitesize lessons for Maths. We will be working on the Monday and Tuesday lessons each week in school (if you are at home and have already done them we can do something different this Thursday and Friday don't worry). I will explain more when you are in.
In English and Topic we are still looking at the Great Kapok Tree so watching the clip of the story that Miss Jordan put up last week will be great. We are also working on using clauses in our writing and using this to write about Rainforest Animals. There are 2 tasks below for you to have a go at on the days that you aren't in school. If you are in Thursday and Friday you can either do them before you are in or after it doesn't matter. They are all about the Rainforest animals. For the factfile you can choose one from the other document or choose a different animal. I would love to see your work, please email it to me at dbarnard@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
As i said the Maths this week is carrying on with the bitesize but I have also loaded up the Can Do Maths for you to have a go at as well - we are doing Can Do Maths in school as well but we are looking at a different one this week so you can do all of this one at home.
Your reading task this week is also linked to the Rainforest.
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Good afternoon Year 5,
Below is the read through of The Kapok Tree in case you want to listen to it again for this weeks tasks.
Writing Tasks - Poetry
(Note: I have included a PowerPoint about syllables below in case you need a reminder.)
Writing Task 1 - Haiku Poems
A Haiku poem consists of only three lines. The first and last line of a Haiku poem have five syllables and the middle line has seven syllables (5-7-5). Haiku poems do not need to rhyme.
Example (I wonder if you can work out which rainforest animal I'm describing):
Slow moving creatures (5 syllables)
They like hanging in the trees (7 syllables)
Camouflaged sleepers (5 syllables)
Write a rainforest themed haiku poem. It could be about the rainforest in general, a particular rainforest animal or anything else you can think of which is linked to the rainforest. Remember to think carefully about the syllabic structure.
Writing Task 2 - Cinquain Poems
Cinquain poems have five lines. Similarly to Haiku poems, they follow a syllabic pattern of 2, 4, 6, 8, 2. They also do not need to rhyme.
Brazil (2 syllables)
The Amazon (4 syllables)
Rainforest full of life (6 syllables)
We must protect this precious land (8 syllables)
Preserve (2 syllables)
Write a rainforest themed cinquain poem. It could be about the rainforest in general, a particular rainforest animal or anything else you can think of which is linked to the rainforest. Remember to think carefully about the syllabic structure.
Reading Tasks
Reading Task 1 - Point, Evidence, Explain and Link (PEEL)
Read the extract from A Sprinkle of Sorcery by Michelle Harrison and answer the questions based on it. Don't forget to PEE(L) - the guide we use in class is on the bottom of the question sheet to remind you.
Reading Task 2 - Reading comprehension - Life Cycles
Read the text below and answer the following questions.
1. Which type of animal has the longest gestation period?
2. Larvae are the young of which type of animal?
3. Which specifies of animal is the shortest lived according to this text?
4. What have all species on Earth descended on?
5. Which amphibians can live to 100 years?
6. What is the difference between young and adult amphibians?
7. Which word means closest to “look after and care for”?
8. What does the word “descends” mean in this context?
9. Why do you think most animals don’t spend a long time reliant upon their parents?
Reading Task 3 - True or False Statements
BBC Bitesize English
Monday 15th June: Analysing and performaing poems
Tuesday 16th June: Imagery and figurative language in poetry
Wednesday 17th June: Writing nonsense poems
Thursday 18th June: Writing narrative poems
Spelling Task - Homophones
Don't worry if you can't print the sheets off, you can just write down each question number and the correct answer on paper.
Maths Tasks
Can Do Maths
Download the document here. Please note that all four days are within this one document.
1. Multiply numbers up to 4-digits by a 1 or 2-digit number using a formal written method
2. Divide numbers up to 4-digits by 1-digits using a formal written method of division
3. Use known facts and place value to multiply a whole number by a decimal
4. Multiply decimal numbers (1 or 2 decimal places) by 1-digit using formal written method
BBC Bitesize
Monday 15th June: Recognising and understanding percentages
Wednesday 17th June: Adding decimals using the formal method
Topic Tasks
Topic Task 1 - Geography - Map of Brazil
Topic Task 2 - Geography/Science - Layers of the Rainforest
While rainforests only cover around 6% of the Earth's surface they are home to over half of all known living species. Many scientists believe that there could be millions more yet undiscovered.
When we study rainforests we split the area into layers:
- The forest floor (0 - 5m)
- The understory (5 - 25m)
- The Canopy (25 - 45m)
- The emergent layer (45m+)
We can work out where animals are most likely to live by looking at how they are adapted. For example, monkeys have gripping hands and feet and a tail for balance which suggests they would live in the canopy, whilst antelopes are large and hoofed which would indicate that they remain on the forest floor.
Below are pictures of eight different rainforest animals. Think about which layer of the rainforest they would live in and why.
Topic Task 3 - Geography - Deforestation Consequences
How might cutting down trees and clearing land in the Amazon rainforest affect people, places or the climate? Use the deforestation fact sheet below and last weeks deforestation for and against arguments sheet (topic task 3) to complete the activity sheet below. The consequences can be positive or negative.
Remember, it doesn't matter about printing the sheet off, you can copy the diagram onto plain paper.
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Good afternoon Year 5!
I hope you enjoyed listening to the story The Kapok Tree last week. I have included the video clip again below in case you want to watch it again to remind yourself of the story for this weeks tasks.
Writing Tasks
Writing Task 1 - Punctuating Speech
Remind yourself of the rules of speech by looking through the PowerPoint below. Then correctly punctuate the sentences (below the PowerPoint), making sure you follow the rules!
Correctly punctuate the following sentences using the rules of speech.
1. please could you post this for me asked Claire
2. Dad called up the stairs your dinner is ready Anna
3. you'll need an umbrella, it's raining remarked Sarah
4. Sue said I've just put the kettle on would you like a cup of tea
5. I can't hear you speak up shouted Jack
6. wait a minute said Michael I know where it is
7. sorry I am late apologised the man but the train was delayed
8. it is such a lovely day remarked the lady that I think I shall go on a bicycle ride
9. come along now demanded Emma as we've got a long way to go
10. come on she said crossly or you're going to make us late
Writing Task 2 - A conversation between characters
Write a conversation between two of the animal characters from the story, The Kapok Tree, discussing the arrival of the man in their rainforest.
Ideas of what to include in the conversation:
- Who might this man be?
- Why has he come to the rain forest?
- How are they going to convince him not to cut down the Kapok tree?
Reading Tasks
Reading Task 1 - Point, Evidence, Explain and Link (PEEL)
Read the extract from Wilde by Eloise Williams and answer the questions based on it. Don't forget to PEE(L) - the guide we use in class is on the bottom of the question sheet to remind you.
Reading Task 2 - Reading Comprehension - Sharks
Read the text below and answer the following questions.
1. Why are Tiger Sharks often called ‘rubbish bins’?
2.Why do Tiger Sharks throw up their stomachs?
3. What happens to a Tiger Shark’s stripe-like markings as they get older?
4. What kind of diet does a Tiger Shark have?
5. What helps Great Hammerhead Sharks have super-power vision?
6. Which directions can a Great Hammerhead Shark see in?
7. What is a Great Hammerhead Shark’s favourite meal?
8. What is the Great Hammerhead Shark’s sixth sense?
9. What do young Great White Sharks eat?
10, What is a relative of the Great White Shark?
11. What length can Great White Sharks reach?
12. How long can Great White Sharks live?
Reading Task 3 - Number the Events
BBC Bitesize English
Monday 8th June: Writing direct and indirect speech
Tuesday 9th June: Newspaper reports: Fact and opinion
Wednesday 10th June: Using relative clauses
Thursday 11th June: Writing a newspaper report
Spelling Task - Proofreading
Maths Tasks
Can Do Maths
Download the document here. Please note that all four days are within this one document.
1. Add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits choosing efficient methods
2. Add and subtract decimals with up to 3 decimal places choosing efficient methods
3. Multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
4. Identify and use multiples, factors and prime numbers
BBC Bitesize
Monday 8th June: Representing decimals as fractions.
Tuesday 9th June: Recognise and use thousandths
Wednesday 10th June: Rounding decimals
Thursday 11th June: Compare and order decimals
Topic Tasks
Task 1 - Computing - Rainforest Animal Research
For this task I would like you to pick an animal that lives in the rainforest to research. I don't mind how you present your information (PowerPoint, poster, written notes, etc). When carrying out research it is really important to use your own words instead of just hitting copy and paste. It is really obvious when information has been copied. Try your best to use your own words as much as possible.
Examples of the types of information you could research:
- In which rainforest does the animal live?
-Classification (mammal, bird, reptile, etc)
- In which part of the rainforest does the animal live?
- Is it a solitary animal or does it live with others?
- What does it eat?
Task 2 - Science - Food Chains
A food chain shows how plants and animals get their energy.
A food chain starts with a producer. This is an organism that makes its own food. Most food chains start with a plant, because plants can make their food by photosynthesis. A living thing that eats other plants and animals is called a consumer.
A predator is an animal that eats other animals. The animals that predators eat are called prey. Predators are found at the top of a food chain.
Example:
Grass ---> Grasshopper ---> Mouse ---> Owl
Create as many food chains as you can using the rainforest pictures below.
Task 3 - Geography - Deforestation
Deforestation is the clearing or cutting down of forests. Rainforest deforestation is happening at an alarmingly fast rate. Deforestation can happen for any number of reasons.
Below are a list of arguments both for and against deforestation. Read each one and decide whether it would be 'For' or 'Against'. Don't worry about printing the sheet off, you could just draw a table with the headings 'For' and 'Against' and write each number underneath the correct heading.
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Welcome to a new term Year 5. I hope that you are all well.
Our topic for this half term is based upon the rainforest and our focus text is called The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. As I am unable to read the story to you myself, listen to the story in the YouTube video below. All of our learning this term will be based upon this book and the rainforest.
**Please do not worry if you aren't able to print off the sheets I've included; writing answers down on paper is absolutely fine.**
Writing Tasks
Writing Task 1 - Expanded Noun Phrases
Explanation:
An expanded noun phrase is a phrase adds more detail to the noun by adding one or more adjectives. An expanded noun phrase can also add detail by saying where a noun is. We use expanded noun phrases in our writing to make it more descriptive as they help to give the reader a picture of what is being described.
Examples:
The thickly-trunked trees towered miles above the overgrown forest floor.
The cool, refreshing water gracefully flowed and cascaded over the edge of the moss-covered rocks.
Your task:
Write two descriptive sentences, which include expanded noun phrases, for each of the rainforest pictures below. Try not to write about the same thing in each picture i.e. don't write about the trees in every picture.
Writing Task 2 - Setting description
This task follows on from the previous one and as such, expanded noun phrases should be included in your writing. I would like you to write a setting description (a paragraph) imagining that you are stood in the middle of the rainforest. You should include descriptions of what you can see and hear around you. Use the book and the pictures above for ideas of what you would see and for ideas of what you would be able to hear click here to listen to a rainforest sound file. When people are reading your writing they may not be able to see the illustrations or hear the sounds so you want to be really descriptive to help them paint a picture in their mind as they're reading.
Reading Tasks
Reading Task 1 - Point, Evidence, Explain and Link (PEEL)
Read the extract from The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler and answer the questions based on it. Don't forget to PEE(L) - the guide we use in class is on the bottom of the question sheet to remind you.
Reading Task 2 - Rainforest Reading Comprehension
Read the text below and answer the following questions:
1. What does the anteater use to help it eat?
2. Do you think all birds pick and peel fruit in the same way that a toucan does?
3. Why do you think that the ocelot has a spotted coat?
4. How do you think the howler monkey got itsname?
5. Why do you think the ocelot hunts at night?
6. In which ways is the howler monkey similar to the spider monkey?
7. Why do you think that is only when piranhas are in large groups that they attack large animals?
8. Why has the writer put the information in boxes?
Reading Task 3 - Tick the word closest in meaning to...(2 worksheets)
If you are unsure, find where the word given has been used and think about the context.
BBC Bitesize English
Daily English lessons are also available via the BBC Bitesize website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zhgppg8/year-5-and-p6-lessons/1
Monday 1st June: Story writing: Synonyms and antonyms
Tuesday 2nd June: Story writing: Character creation and semicolons
Wednesday 3rd June: Setting and subordinating conjunctinons
Thursday 4th June: Using fronted adverbials
Friday 5th June: Planning and writing a story
Handwriting/Spelling Task
This week we are focusing on homophones. You can either print off the sheet or just copy out each of the words on a piece of paper and then write your sentences.
Maths Tasks
Can Do Maths
Download the document here. Please note that all five days are within this one document.
1. Read and write numbers up to 1,000,000
2. Compare and order numbers up to 1,000,000
3. Compare and order decimals with up to 3 decimal places
4. Round numbers to 1 decimal place, the nearest whole number and 10, 100, 1000 and 10,000
5. Count forwards and backwards with positive and negative numbers
BBC Bitesize
Lesson available via their website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zhgppg8/year-5-and-p6-lessons/1
Monday 1st June : Multiplying unit and non-unit fractions by an integer
Tuesday 2nd June: Multiplying mixed numbers by an integer
Wednesday 3rd June: Solving problems with fractions
Topic Tasks
Task 1 - Geography - Rainforest Ellicitation
When we start a new topic we often think about what do we already know and what would we like to find out? So your first task is to think about these two questions:
- What do you already know about the rainforest?
(Don't worry if you don't know a lot, it doesn't matter!)
- What do you want to find out about the rainforest?
You can either print off the sheet I have included below or draw your own table to present your work.
Task 2 - Geography - Locational Knowledge
For this task I want you to find out where in the world the following rainforests are. You can either write down on a piece of paper where each rainforest is located or you could print off the world map I've included below and mark each rainforest's location.
1. Amazon Rainforest
2. Congo Rainforest
3. Valdivian Temperate Rainforest
4. Daintree Rainforest
5. Southeast Asian Rainforest
6. Tongass National Forest
7. Papua Rainforest
8. Valdivian Temperate Rainforest
9. Sapo National Park Rainforest
10. Pacific Temperate Rainforest
Task 3 - Art
Listen to the sounds of the rainforest in this sound file (note: this is the same sound file used in the setting description task) and sketch the setting you visualise whilst listening to it. You can use any medium you like for your drawing pencils, felt tips, pastels, paint, etc.
As always, if you have any problems with anything please email me at mjordan@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk and I will respond as quickly as I can. Please do bear in mind that I am back in school teaching each day so I may not be able to respond as quickly as I have been doing previously.
Wednesday 20th May 2020
Good morning Year 5! I am missing you all so much!
This week I wanted to teach myself something new. As I like plaiting my hair, I decided to learn a new plait. I can already do a normal plait and a french plait so I challenged myself to learn how to do a fishtail plait. I watched one YouTube tutorial and then had a go. Not too bad for a first attempt if I do say so myself...
My next challenging is mastering the mermaid braid! So far it isn't going well. It ends up in a right mess - I shall keep working on it!
Unsurprisingly, I've been busy reading. I finished Talking to the Moon by S.E. Durrant in a day and it was as good as I'd hoped! After I'd finished it, I tweeted my appreciation of the book and the author replied to me! Exciting! After that I read Cloud Boy by Marcia Williams and it was one of the best (and saddest) books I've ever read but I absolutely loved it! I sensed in the first few pages that it probably wasn't going to have a happy ending - I am not ashamed to say that I was crying at the end. I couldn't put it down and it took my just under 2 hours to read the whole thing. So good! Once I'd recovered from Cloud Boy, I then moved onto reading Troofriend by Kirsty Applebaum. I enjoyed it and I think lots of you would too. I am now having a second attempt at reading Cogheart by Peter Bunzl. You may remember that I gave up with this book previously as I couldn't get into it. However, I am giving it a second chance and hoping that I just needed to read on a little further before I got into it.
Cogheart will be the 46th book that I've read this year! The vast majority of these have been children's books. I want to reach 50 by the end of June as that'll be halfway through the year. My aim is to have read at least 100 books by the end of the year!
I hope that you are really proud of me as I've not actually bought any new books this week! However, I will be buying some more over the next couple of days as it won't be long before I've got no books left to read and that would be a disaster! I only have one book left on my TBR pile so I need to start looking at buying some new ones before I run out.
I also went on another bike ride at the weekend. I went along the canal again and then went on a bit of detour around Gloucester on the way home. I cycled up the BIGGEST hill (slight hyperbole there)! I was so out of breath by the time I got to the top, I had to rest for a few minutes!
Whilst at school on Monday, I did some more arts and crafts with the children. My focus this week was on my favourite animal - owls! We made owls by wrapping string around cardboard templates - I was really impressed with how they turned out! We then made mosaic owls using pieces of brown paper. I think mine looks really cute! However, my Mum and Dad thought it was hilarious and asked if a young child had made it! How rude!!! I was then inspired by some photographs Beatrice sent me of chalk art she'd been creating at home so I had a go on the playground.
Here are some of the wonderful photographs and videos I have received from some of you showing me what you've been up to this week...
(I received even more this week than I did last week which is fantastic! Thank you so much and keep them coming. It makes me so happy to see them whilst I can't see you!)
Archie taking on the rapids!
The Adventures of Nige
Here's what he's been up to this week.
- At the moment, I go food shopping for my Nan and Grampy each week. Nige decided to come with me this week to ride around in the trolley! He really enjoyed being pushed around.
- He then came with me to deliver the food to their house.
- At school he made a house from LEGO. He even included a hot tub!
- He found a dog much more his size to have a ride on.
- He has been enjoying being out in the garden looking at all the plants - what a poser!
- He and Crunchie (the cat) had a lie down together in the grass.
Last Week's Poetry
Thank you to those of you who sent me your food themed poetry. I have included pictures of the work I was sent.
1. Broccoli - Beatrice
2.Cakes - Gabriella
3. The Biscuits - Cara
4. Chocolate - Kayla
5. Brussel Sprouts - Gracie D
(If have accidentally missed anyone I'm really sorry. Let me know and I'll add yours)
Mental Health Awareness Week
As you may know this week is Mental Health Awareness Week. This year's theme is kindness. It is really important that you are not only kind to others but also to yourself.
As you know, from my updates each week I love the work of the artist Charlie Mackesy. I think that the messages in his artwork are so important. This one has been featured on his Twitter page this week as a part of Mental Health Awareness Week. I have set you an art/PSHE task based on his artwork below the picture.
Art Task
Your task is to have a go at creating your own picture in Charlie's style. You don't have to use the boy, the mole, the fox or the horse as the central characters if you don't want to - choose your own animals. Then, have a go at thinking of your own special message to include within the picture. Charlie uses ink for his work (like when we had a go at drawing in the style of Quentin Blake in class) but you can use whatever you like/have at home. Once done, send me a photograph of your artwork.
For inspiration, scroll back through this page to have a look at the pictures I've used each week or 'Google' Charlie Mackesy and all of his work comes up.
English Task
This week's main English task comes from a great writing competition that I have found online called 'Generation Lockdown'. It is a competition for ages 7 - 17 (I'm sad I'm too old to enter!) The aim of it is to share stories of what life in lockdown has been like. The competition is open until the 17th July so you have plenty of time to compose your entry.
Summary
- Write about your experience during lockdown/the coronavirus.
- It can take the form of a personal experience, a poem, or a creative story
- The entry should be 700 words or less (don't panic, you don't have to write 700 words!)
- Work will be read by a published author (these include Ross Welford and Cathy Cassidy among several others), who will pick out the best five entries from your age group.
- The entries that are chosen will then be included in a book called 'Generation Lockdown Writes'
- There are also a range of other prizes and a special book launch where you would be able to meet the authors.
- Money raised from the book goes towards The BookTrust Charity.
For more information please visit the website: https://generationlockdown.co.uk/.
If you do decide to enter (and it is completely optional), please do send me a copy of your work as I'd love to read it. I can also help with ideas/editing/redrafting if needed. If you don't have access to a computer to type your work up but you'd like to enter, take photographs of your handwritten work and I am more than happy to type it up and submit it for you. Alternatively you might just want to write about your experience but not enter the competition, if that's the case then you can just send it to me to read.
Lots of you are super writers so I definitely think it would be worth it to enter! What have you got to lose? Believe and you can achieve!
Additional English Tasks - SPaG
I have put together a few other English worksheets for you to complete it you want to.
Sheet 1 - Basic punctuation - Click here for the worksheet.
Sheet 2 - Spelling rules: 'ie' or 'ei' - Click here for the worksheet.
Sheet 3 - Determiners - Click here for the worksheet.
Sheet 4 - Spelling: homophones - Click here for the worksheet.
Sheet 5 - Its and It's - Click here for the worksheet.
Reading Task
A slightly different reading task this week…
“Fed up with the same old animals? Had enough of hippos? Bored of bears? Tired of tigers? Do you want animals that are fresh, new and exciting?”
I have come across some humorous books by Martin Brown called Lesser Spotted Animals and Lesser Spotted Animals 2. These books feature many animals that are often over-looked or in some cases not even heard of due to the ‘big-shots’ hogging the limelight! These books aim to raise awareness of many of the mammals that never get seen.
Below I have included extracts from Lesser Spotted Animals and Lesser Spotted Animals 2.
What I’d like you to do for your reading task this week is research based. Choose one of the ‘lesser spotted’ animals listed in the contents of either extract and make a page that could feature in this book. I have included an example of one that I have made (Long-Tailed Dunnart from Lesser Spotted Animals). (Note: You don't have to do it on the computer.)
Maths Tasks
This week's tasks are all focused on some of the fraction work we learnt before school closed (#fractionaction). I know that some of this was quite challenging so on every sheet I have included an example and the steps needed.
Lesson 1 - Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa - Click here for the worksheet.
Lesson 2 - Multiplying proper fractions - Click here for the worksheet.
Lesson 3 - Multiplying mixed numbers by whole numbers - Click here for the worksheet.
Lesson 4 - Adding and subtracting fractions - Click here for the worksheet.
Lesson 5 - Fraction word problems - Click here for the worksheet.
If you have any difficulties or need me to explain something further then please do let me know (mjordan@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk)
In addition to these worksheets, if you head over to the Maths page Mr Barnard has updated the Can Do Maths activities.
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zhgppg8/year-5-and-p6-lessons/1
Here you will find daily English and Maths lessons. There are also regular Science, History and Geography lessons.
Wednesday 13th May 2020
Good morning Year 5! I hope that you and your families are all well.
Once again, I have been busy getting school work ready. As well as doing my work, I have also been having lots of fun completing a number of different challenges as a part of our fundraising efforts. Amy challenged me to drink a smoothie with at least one horrible ingredient in. I actually don't like smoothies anyway so the whole thing was going to be horrible. I went to the shop to have a look at what they had and picked the most disgusting sounding (and looking) one I could find! It was a delightful green colour! Nevertheless, I did it as it was for charity but it really was gross and I could taste it for the rest of the day! Then, Gracie D challenged me to score 100 goals in 30 minutes - a challenge that was much more up my street! I must have picked the hottest day of the week to do it on as I was sweating after about 5 minutes! However, I managed it in just over 14 minutes. I was rather impressed with myself! At the end I had a little fun trying to score a trick shot - scoring a goal, facing away from the post! I managed it on about my 10th attempt - hooray! Check out the video below!
If you haven't had a chance to see the challenge videos yet, go to the #casheslockdownchallenge page where you can watch all the videos of the challenges which have been completed so far! These include Mrs Marsh's ice bucket challenge, Miss Grace and Mrs Folley singing along to Frozen and Mrs Eeley and Mrs Hall's trampolining plus lots of others!
As well as completing challenges I have of course been reading. I finished The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. Don't get me wrong, it was a nice story but I can't say I overly enjoyed it. I then moved onto reading The Bigwoof Conspiracy by Dashe Roberts and again I was disappointed and can't say I really enjoyed reading it but I did persevere on to get it finished! Then I moved onto reading A Library of Lemons by Jo Cotterill. It was so good that I finished it within a few hours! After the previous two disappointing reads, it was great to read such a fantastic book. I would really recommend it and it has definitely been added to my ever growing list of favourites! After planning this week’s reading task, I have already decided that my next book is going to be Talking to the Moon by S.E. Durrant. Just from reading the extract I have included below, I get the feeling that it’s going to be a good one!
I also have a confession...I might have accidentally ordered a new book...Technically it couldn't be helped because I ordered Kayla's prize for winning the 100 word challenge and to qualify for free delivery I needed to spend a little more. So...I also bought a book for myself! I hope you're not too disappointed in me as I said I wouldn't but I mean it really wasn't my fault. If anything it's Amazon's fault!
Also this week, I went on a bike ride along the canal in Gloucester on Saturday morning. I rode just over 8 miles and it took me just over an hour! I didn't realise how far I went until I got back and I checked on an app I was using to track my journey. I saw some ducks and a swan on the canal as I was cycling past. By the time I got home I was well and truly shattered! I had to sit down outside for quite a while to cool down!
On Monday at school I made some bird feeders with the children that were there. Now, I've never made bird feeders before and thought how bad could it be? Answer = awful!!! The smell...eugh! We used lard to bind the seeds and it was the most disgusting smelling thing ever (maybe even worse than the smell of the smoothie!) Then to make the whole thing even worse, when I went to hang them up for the birds about half of them fell apart! Honestly!!! Suffice to say I will not be making those ever again!
Here are some of the wonderful photographs and videos I have received from some of you showing me what you've been up to...
(Note: it made me so happy to receive so many photographs this week - keep them coming please!)
Annabelle's Hula-Hooping
Macie's Piano Playing
Luke's Robot
The Adventures of Nige
Here's what he's been up to this week.
- He came to school with me on Monday and helped me paint stones like mini beasts. We made a snail, bee and a ladybird. I am not entirely sure what happened to one of the ladybirds eyes - I'll blame Nige!
- Nige insisted that he help me drive! As you can see, he's a little too small and could only just about see over the top of the steering wheel!
- He is missing you lots (as am I) he did this wonderful picture for you. He drew a self portrait of himself. Almost as good as my art skills!
- He tried out his new shower cap!
- We played a game of hide and seek and I found him hiding in the washing machine! Good job it wasn't accidentally turned on.
- He very kindly helped vacuum the house.
- He had a snooze with Fudge (the cat).
- He got very excited to see that his strawberry plant has started flowering!
- If you have seen my netball challenge video, you'll have seen that Nige was in charge of keeping track of how many goals I scored. He is much better at counting than I am!
English Task
This week's English task is all about poetry. You may remember that my favourite poet is Michael Rosen. He has written lots of wonderfully funny poems. One of his most well known poems is called Chocolate Cake (another one of my favourite things!) This poem is a memory of a chocolate cake from Michael's childhood. Below is a video of him performing his poem (this is the full length version).
I would like you to write me a poem based on food. It can be about one food in particular or about lots of different foods. It can be your favourite or least favourite food - whatever you want! You can either type/write your poem down and send it to me or you could perform it and send me a video! Your poem does not have to be as long as Michael's is!
Remember, poems don't always have to rhyme (but it can do if you want it to).
Additional English Tasks - SPaG
I have put together a few other English worksheets for you to complete it you want to.
Sheet 1 - Co-ordinating conjuctions - Click here for the worksheet.
Sheet 2 - Subordinating conjunctions - Click here for the worksheet.
Sheet 3 - Standard English - Click here for the worksheet.
Sheet 4 - Multi-clause sentences - Click here for the worksheet.
Sheet 5 - Prepositions - Click here for the worksheet.
Reading Task
This week's extract is taken from one of the books that is currently on my TBR pile! Just reading this small extract and writing the questions made me excited to read it! It is definitely next up after I finish my current read!
Read the extract from Talking to the Moon and answer the questions based on it. Don't forget to PEE(L)!!! Point, Evidence, Explain (and Link if you can). I have included a copy of the PEEL guide that we use in lessons to help you remember. Don't worry if you don't have a printer, you can either type your answers into the computer and email them to me or write your answers on a piece of paper or in a notebook and send me a picture of them.
Maths Tasks
The White Rose website are no longer offering free resources so I have made a worksheet for you to complete each day. This week's focus is addition and subtraction.
Lesson 1 - Column addition - Click here for the worksheet.
Lesson 2 - Column subtraction - Click here for the worksheet.
Lesson 3 - Inverse operations - Click here for the worksheet.
Lesson 4 - Multi-step word problems - Click here for the worksheet.
Lesson 5 - Maze 100 challenge - Click here for the worksheet.
In addition to these worksheets, if you head over to the Maths page Mr Barnard has updated the Can Do Maths activities.
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zhgppg8/year-5-and-p6-lessons/1
Here you will find daily English and Maths lessons. There are also regular Science, History and Geography lessons.
Wednesday 6th May 2020
Good morning Year 5! Another week, another update!
Once again this last week I have been busy with school work during the days as I think it is really important to keep some sort of routine during these times. I have really enjoyed chatting with lots of you via email about what you're reading and what you've been up to.
As always, I have been busy reading each evening. I finished The Kid Who Came From Space by Ross Welford and I really, really, really, really enjoyed it (can you tell that I enjoyed it!) One of the things I enjoyed about it was the fact that the story was told from different perspectives - Ethan and Hellyann who are the main characters. I would most definitely recommend this one. Often when I've finished a book I tweet the authors to let them know I've enjoyed their book and Ross Welford 'liked' my tweet to him! #twitterfamous. I also finished Pax by Sara Pennycracker. Again, I really enjoyed it but it was very sad at times (I totally didn't cry!) It is a story about a boy called Peter and his pet fox called Pax. Following his father's instructions, Peter has to leave Pax in wild whilst he goes to live with his grandfather. Peter is distraught at having to leave his best friend so not long after arriving at his grandfather's house, Peter runs away vowing to be reunited with Pax. Again, the story is told from both sides so not only do you find out about Peter's journey but you also learn about how Pax has had to adjust to living in the wild, which he had not done since being a young kit. There is also lots of lovely illustrations within the book. Another one I'd recommend. I've just started reading The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. I shall update you on this one next week.
I had another one of those "accidents" and bought four more books. I did tell myself that I wasn't allowed to buy anymore books until I'd finished all the ones on my current TBR pile but unfortunately I failed - whoops! I have included a picture of the new additions below. I have now told myself again that I am not allowed to buy anymore books until I am onto the last one in the TBR pile. I will really, really try hard this time!
On Friday 8th May it is the 75th anniversary of VE Day - Victory in Europe - which marks the day when fighting against Nazi Germany came to an end during World War II. So, on Monday at school, I did some arts and crafts activities linked to this. Now you know what my art skills are like, so I hope you will be impressed with my creations (check them out in the photograph below). We created tea-light candle holders using tissue paper and PVA glue (which I also covered my hands in to satisfyingly peel off once dry) to cover a glass jar. The poppies are a symbol of remembrance which is why we put poppies on them. Then we created sunset backgrounds using oil pastels and add a silhouette of a saluting solider. I think they turned out really good - I was very impressed anyway!
Here are some of the wonderful photographs I have received from some of you showing me what you've been up to...
The Adventures of Nige
Nige came to school with me again on Monday. Here's what he has been up to this week.
- He practised his driving skills in a Cozy Coupe!
- He had lots of fun whizzing down the slide over and over again!
- He set up his own little house.
- Made some creations with LEGO.
- Helped me with my tea-light holder.
- Most of all, he was super excited as he got to catch up with some old friends - Foxy, Twoo, Prickles and Barry!!! They reunited over tea and cake!
Last Week's Work
Thank you again to those of you who sent work to me.
100 Word Challenge Results...
A huge well done to all of you who sent an entry to me! It was really difficult to pick one winner! Some of the vocabulary used within the writing was superb and really painted vivid images in my mind. Some were quite creepy, which I love, and others rather mysterious which left me with lots of questions! Whilst there can only be one winner, I have also included copies of everyone's work below because if we were in class we would read our work aloud and celebrate each others success.
But first...
The winner...
I have been back and forth trying to choose for quite some time...
But I have made my decision...
Congratulations to...
...
...
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Kayla, I will be in touch with you regarding your prize! Congratulations!
As I said, it was really difficult to choose. Here are copies of everyone's work. (Disclaimer: I do apologise if there are any typos when I typed up your work. You've all seen how quick I type and that I sometimes make mistakes in class!)
English Task
I know lots of you really enjoy reading the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series so this week your English task is linked to this. Jeff Kinney, the author of this series, always wanted to be a comic book writer. As a result, he decided to write his stories as a child writing a diary as a way to include his cartoons in his work.
Below I have included an extract from Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown for you to have a look at.
Your task is to write me a diary entry, based on something funny which has happened to you, which includes cartoons/pictures. This can either be an entry from sometime in the past or can be for one day this week. If you can't think of anything funny then it can be about anything :]
Reading Task
Read the extract from The Good Thieves and answer the questions based on it. Don't forget to PEE(L)!!! Point, Evidence, Explain (and Link if you can). I have included a copy of the PEEL guide that we use in lessons to help you remember. Don't worry if you don't have a printer, you can either type your answers into the computer and email them to me or write your answers on a piece of paper or in a notebook and send me a picture of them.
Maths Tasks
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Summer Term - Week 3 (w/c 4th May)
Lesson 1 - Multiplying 2-digits numbers - **Look at my example below for how I have taught you how to work out these types of questions as you may find the example on the sheet confusing**
Lesson 2 - Multiplying 4-digits by 2-digits - **Look at my example below for how I have taught you how to work out these types of questions as you may find the example on the sheet confusing**
Lesson 3 - Divide with remainders
Lesson 4 - Calculate perimeters
Lesson 5 - Maths Challenge
Please let me know if you have any problems.
Multiplication Code Breaker Challenge
Well done to Archie who correctly completed last weeks challenge! Here's a new one for this week.
Have a go at solving this code. Take a photograph and email me your answers and I will let you know whether or not you have done it correctly. Don't worry if you don't have a printer, you can just write your answers on a piece of paper or in a notebook.
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zhgppg8/year-5-and-p6-lessons/1
Here you will find daily English and Maths lessons. There are also regular Science, History and Geography lessons.
Wednesday 29th April 2020
Good morning Year 5! I hope that you and your families are all okay.
In the last week I have been very busy getting lots of school work sorted. I am going to be even more organised than usual when all this is over! I have of course continued my reading and finished The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson. Last week I said that I wasn't sure if I was enjoying it or not but I can now report that I actually did really enjoy it. It was a little bit strange in places (it had a house with chicken legs in it) but overall I thought it was good. I have also completed Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson. Again, I really enjoyed it and would recommend it. Similarly to The Girl Who Speaks Bear, it took a little while to get going but it was really good once it did. I have now started The Kid Who Came From Space by Ross Welford. I am just under 100 pages in so far and I must say I am hooked! The story is being told from two different characters point of view - Hellyann and Ethan. Ethan's twin sister Tammy went missing four days ago and so far she has not been found. Hellyann is an alien and seems to know something about Tammy's disappearance. Ethan has just encountered the mysterious Hellyann after an accident at the lake with his friend. He doesn't know who, or what even, Hellyann is and does not yet know that she knows about Tammy. The next time I read I am going to start 'Part Two - Hellyann's Story'. I don't think it's going to take me long to finish this one! I have also given my mum lots of recommendations, she has read Street Child now as she enjoyed Far From Home and I've now got her reading The Boy at the Back of the Class which is one of my all time favourites!
I am really missing playing netball! I am still practising in my garden but it's not quite the same as running around the court with my friends. Here are some photographs of me and the two teams I play in. I wonder if you can spot someone else familiar in the black and white photograph!
The Adventures of Nige
Nige has really been getting into playing games this week.
- He came to school with me on Monday. As you can see, he made sure he was safe on the journey by making sure he had his seat belt on in the car.
- We played Connect 4 (he was green and I was red).
- We played chess. If I'm being honest, neither of us had a clue how to play so just made it up as we went along!
- He had go at Bop It. Unfortunately, like the dinosaur in that video ("Big Head and Little Arms" - Click here to watch the hilarious video clip again!), he found that his arms just weren't long enough to reach. He was most upset!
- He has been completing puzzles and playing Angry Birds on the iPad.
- He has also been lounging in bed whilst I've been working!
Last week's work
A big thank you to those of you who sent me some of your work from last week.
PowerPoints: Thank you to Kayla who created a PowerPoint about J.K. Rowling, Cara who created one about Philip Pullman, Megan who created hers about David Walliams and Gracie D who created hers about Rachel Renee Russell. I really enjoyed reading the information and seeing good computing skills being used. It was also great that you had all chosen different authors. Well done girls, super job!
Code Breaker: Well done to Kayla and Macie who correctly worked out that it was the 6 times table.
In addition to these I have received lots of other messages, photographs and work. Rosa has been busy helping her younger brother with his spellings, Gabriella has been very busy every morning enjoying the Joe Wicks workout, Jakub has been on a dinosaur hunt, Kayla has been sending me her maths work everyday and Archie was awarded 'Supporters Player' in his virtual rugby awards presentation. Thank you for those of you who also sent me your reading work - great PEEing! (Haha!)
**FREE BOOK ALERT (available to read online)**
The Book of Hopes - Edited by Katherine Rundell
https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/9-12/book-hopes/
A collection of short stories, poems, pictures and more from over 100 children's writer and illustrators including Onjali Q Raúf, Michael Morpurgo, Greg James and Chris Smith and Jacqueline Wilson. I for one will definitely be reading this.
English Task
100 Word Challenge
It has been a long time since we completed our last 100 word challenge so we are going to do one this week.
Prompt: Choose one of the three images provided as the focus for your writing. You don't need to worry about printing the pictures off, just write at the top of your work which picture (number 1, 2 or 3) you're using so I know. You can either type your work or write it by hand, take a photograph and then email it to me.
Rules:
- Your writing has to be a minimum of 50 words and maximum of 100 words (titles are NOT included in the 100 words). Please include the word count as you know I find counting tricky!
- Entries need to be sent to me by MONDAY 4TH MAY to give me a chance to read and pick the winner to announce next Wednesday.
Usual prize will be won - I will arrange getting it to you somehow! Gotta be in it to win it!
As always, I've had a go as I love writing. You will find my example below the pictures.
Reading Task
Read the extract from Evie and the Animals and answer the questions based on it. Don't forget to PEE(L)!!! Point, Evidence, Explain (and Link if you can). I have included a copy of the PEEL guide that we use in lessons to help you remember. Don't worry if you don't have a printer, you can either type your answers into the computer and email them to me or write your answers on a piece of paper or in a notebook and send me a picture of them.
Maths Tasks
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Summer Term - Week 2 (w/c 28th April)
Lesson 1 - Adding decimals with the same number of decimal places
Lesson 2 - Subtracting decimals with the same number of places
Lesson 3 - Adding decimals with a different number of decimal places
Lesson 4 - Subtracting decimals with a different number of decimal places
Lesson 5 - Maths Challenge
Remember when adding and subtracting decimals with a different number of places, you need to make sure that you line the numbers up correctly. The easiest way to do this with decimals is to make sure that the decimal points are lined up. Please let me know if you have any problems.
Multiplication Code Breaker Challenge
Have a go at solving this code. Take a photograph and email me your answers and I will let you know whether or not you have done it correctly. Don't worry if you don't have a printer, you can just write your answers on a piece of paper or in a notebook.
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zhgppg8/year-5-and-p6-lessons/1
Here you will find daily English and Maths lessons. There are also regular Science, History and Geography lessons.
If you have any issues with anything or need any help please do email me at mjordan@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk and I will be more than happy to assist as best I can via email.
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Good morning Year 5! I hope that you all had lots of delicious Easter eggs. Sadly, I didn't get any as apparently (according to my mum) I am "too old!" :[
During the last few weeks I have done lots and lots of reading! Unfortunately, I had another one of those "accidents" where I bought 5 new books and added them to my ever growing TBR (to be read) pile. I have included a picture of both piles below! I achieved a new record for me, as in 3 weeks I have read 17 books!!! 8 of those were adult books on my Kindle from my favourite crime/detective genre and the remaining 9 were children's books. I have listed them below and given them a star rating out of 5 (1 being that I didn't really enjoy it and 5 being that I loved it!) If you want to know any more about any of the books email me to let me know.
1. High Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson - 1 star
2. A Bad Day of Jayden by Tony Bradman - 2 stars
3. Speechless by Kate Darbishire - 4 stars
4. Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard - 4 stars (Thanks Monnaf for the loan of this book, I know I've had it forever but I finally got round to reading it!)
5. Catching Falling Stars by Karen McCombie - 5 stars
6. The Day We Met the Queen by Onjali Q Raúf - 5 stars
7. Seven Ghosts by Chris Priestly - 2 stars
8. Malamander by Thomas Taylor - 4 stars
9. Far From Home by Berlie Doherty - 5 stars (Thanks Woodsy for the loan of this book, I finally got around to reading it! My mum even borrowed it and she enjoyed it too!)
I am currently reading The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson. I am just over 100 pages in so far and am not completely sure whether or not I'm enjoying it! I will stick with it though as I get the feeling that it is building up to something, I'm just not there yet! I'd love to hear from you about what you're reading/have read as I've only got 8 books left on my TBR pile so am looking for some recommendations from you. Thanks to Ryley, Archie, Elsie, Cara and Lily W for letting me know what you've been reading.
As well as all this reading, I've dusted off my bike from the shed and have been on some bike rides, have been busy cooking lots of healthy meals and enjoying the sunshine in the garden. I have also been busy practising my shooting skills with my netball hoop. My aim is to become as good of a distance shooter as my England idol Rachel Dunn and New Zealand idol Maria Folau! Suffice to say, I'm not quite there yet!!! I have also done a few of the P.E. with Joe workouts too! I was definitely aching the day after! Ouch!
The Adventures of Nige
Nige too has been very busy these last couple of weeks. Here are just some photographs showing what he has been up to.
- He helped me prepare a very tasty vegetable soup.
- He took Martha on a walk. Whilst on the walk, he also made a daisy chain and climbed some trees. As you can see he got tired towards the end of the walk so had a ride on Martha's back and made me carry him!
- He enjoyed an Easter egg (apparently he's not too old for one!)
If you watched our Easter video, did you spot Nige in it?! As I said earlier, I didn't have any Easter eggs to use so I improvised! Nige was more than happy to oblige! It took several attempts to get it right and Nige was a little dizzy afterwards due to being thrown around so much.
Quiz Results
Well done to those of you who completed the reading quiz I set last time and sent me your answers.
Winners - Annabelle and Amy (both scoring 20/20)
From marking them all it was very clear that you've all listened carefully to each one of our stories this year.
English Tasks
As you know, one of my favourite authors is Onjali Q. Raúf and her book The Boy at the Back of the Class was the book that made me fall in love with children's literature. I know that lots of you have also read this book and really enjoyed it too! Your English task this week is twofold:
- Read the extract and answer the questions based on it. Don't forget to PEE!!! Point, Evidence, Explain (and Link if you can). I have included a copy of the PEEL guide that we use in lessons to help you remember. Don't worry if you don't have a printer, you can either type your answers into the computer and email them to me or write your answers on a piece of paper or in a notebook and send me a picture of them.
- Using the computing skills I taught you on PowerPoint earlier this year, make a PowerPoint about your favourite author. I have included an example of mine. I don't think it'll come as any surprise to you who my favourite author is! Unfortunately, I cannot upload PowerPoints onto the website, so I've attached it as a PDF. If you want me to email you the PowerPoint with the working hyperlinks, transitions and animations let me know :]
Maths Tasks
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Summer Term - Week 1 (w/c 20 April)
Each week, 5 lessons are added which include a video clip explanation, activity sheet and answer page. Please complete one each day. Don't worry if you don't have a printer, you can just write your answers on a piece of paper or in a notebook.
Lesson 1 - Adding decimals within 1
Lesson 2 - Subtracting decimals within 1
Lesson 3 - Complements to 1
Lesson 4 - Adding decimals (crossing the whole)
Lesson 5 - Maths Challenge (coming soon)
I would really recommend completing these as this will help secure those basic skills we have been learning.
If you want to, you can go back and complete Week 1 and Week 2 which were uploaded before Easter.
Multiplication Code Breaker Challenge
Have a go at solving this code. Take a photograph and email me your answers and I will let you know whether or not you have done it correctly. Don't worry if you don't have a printer, you can just write your answers on a piece of paper or in a notebook.
Can Do Maths
If you go over the Maths page, Mr Barnard has included a few more activities for you to complete. He has also included the answer pages.
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zhgppg8/year-5-lessons/1
Here you will find daily English and Maths lessons. There are also regular Science, History and Geography lessons.
If you have any issues with anything or need any help please do email me at mjordan@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk and I will be more than happy to assist as best I can via email.
Wednesday 1st April 2020
Good morning Year 5! I hope that you and your families are all doing well and are keeping safe!
I've been very busy this week as I've had to temporarily move house! As well as that, I've been doing lots of reading - I can finally finish all those books that were on 'Coming Soon' on our Bookflix display! So far I've read Jemima Small Versus the Universe by Tasmin Winter (the same author as Being Miss Nobody) which I really, really enjoyed and would definitely recommend! I also finished (in one day!) Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick which, if I'm completely honest, I didn't enjoy as much as I hoped. However, I am sure lots of you would like it. I have added it to the Book Recommendations page on the website so do have a read. I have just started High Rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson. I am about 100 pages in so far and already a dead body has been discovered! (It is a children's book...honestly!) I will let you know my thoughts on that one next week. I would love to hear what you have been reading and your thoughts on the book. Also, if you have any recommendations for me, email them to me (mjordan@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk) as I'd love to hear them and it won't be long before I run out of books and need to order more!
The Adventures of Nige!
Before leaving school, I made sure I picked up Nige as I didn't want him to be alone in our classroom for too long! Here are some photographs of what he has been up to so far!
- He has been enjoying reading High Rise Mystery.
- He has been to the stables with my Mum to exercising and riding Maisie (the horse), cleaning out her stable and filling up the hay nets. He even drove her horse box!
- Sunbathing in the garden.
- He really enjoyed colouring in (are you impressed by how neat his work is?!)
Reading Quiz
I have made a quiz about all of the class books we have had so far this year. Jot your answers down (plain/scrap paper is fine) and then either send me a picture of your answer sheet or type your answers into an email. I will announce the winner next week! Good luck!
Here are the websites and apps suggested in the home learning pack for the first two weeks of closure. They will be updated after Easter but these are a good start for if you are looking for something to do over the holidays. Don't forget TTRS and to contact Mrs Eeley if you want a login for Nessy.
https://spellingframe.co.uk/ select your year group and the pattern to practise
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button times tables, division, square numbers, number bonds
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/#maths-7-9
https://www.mathplayground.com/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/ (online lessons to do together – one a day)
Miss Jordan's email address is mjordan@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk please contact her if you have any questions about your learning. She will reply as soon as she can during school hours in term time.
Information for Parents on Online Safety - this is extra important at this time.
As always, please supervise children using these links - a site may also contain links to other sites or clips so whilst these direct links are suitable there might be content a few clicks away that isn't.
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