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Good morning, Here are today's tasks: 1. Spelling Shed 2. Reading Plus 3. Times Table Rock Stars Maths WALT: Identify common factors Video Worksheet Answers English WALT: Identify features of a recount In English, we are starting a new unit on recounts. Read the text below and use the features checklist to identify as many features as you can find. Recount Text Features Checklist Once you have finished, take a look at the completed sheet analysis sheet below to see if you have missed anything. Text Analysis Answers PE If you are able to, take part in a Joe Wicks workout. The link is below. Joe Wicks link History/Art Continue with your tapestry. Have a good day! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Mr Smith

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: - Spelling Shed - Reading Plus - Times Table Rock Stars Maths WALT: Understand Factors Video Factors Worksheet Answers English WALT: Use spelling words in context Find the definitions of the words below. Then use them to create you own spelling story using today's success criteria. important importance reluctant reluctance different difference disturbance violence determined develop Success Criteria: Accurately use dialogue Use a range of clauses (relative and subordinate) Use a range of fronted adverbials Computing WALT:  To be aware that not everything online is true Look at two different websites about Christopher Columbus and complete the website question sheet below. Website Questions Use the link below as one of the websites. Find another of your choice to compare. Columbus Website What did you notice about the two websites? Are they both reliable? How do you know? History/Art Continue with your tapestry. Have a good day! Mr Smith

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: Spelling Shed Reading Plus Times Table Rock Stars Maths WALT: Understand multiples Video Worksheet Answers English WALT: Understand spelling words Below are next week's spelling words. Find the definitions and write a sentence with each word included. important importance reluctant reluctance different difference disturbance violence determined develop Science WALT: Identify forces acting on objects Look at the PowerPoint below. Follow the instructions on the two worksheets. Forces PowerPoint Talk about Forces activity Forces in action activity Topic - Art Continue with your Bayeux Tapestry.  Have a great weekend. Take care, Mr Smith

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: Spelling Shed Reading Plus Times Table Rock Stars Maths WALT: Read timetables Video Worksheet Answers English WALT: Answer questions from a text Read the text below and complete the questions (answers included). Comprehension Music In this lesson, you will explore how music is organised and look at music with 4 beats in a bar. Music Lesson Topic - History Design and create your own Viking shield. Follow the instructions on the link below. Viking Shield Take care, Mr Smith

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: Spelling Shed Reading Plus Times Table Rock Stars Spelling test Maths WALT: Interpret two-way tables Video Activity Answers English - COMPETITION WALT: Write a story based on a map Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who was the author we saw at the Literature Festival, loves using maps as a stimulus for his books. Have a go at sketching your own map, then write a story about it. I have bought a copy of his latest book, Noah's Gold, as a prize for the most creative map and story.  Success criteria I have: Sketched a unique map which matches the story Used a wide range of adjectives and adverbs Described a setting in detail Included an imaginative dilemma Thought of a suitable story ending Please bring the maps and stories with you when you return to school. Good luck! Computing - Online Safety Look at the PowerPoint below and complete the two or three star activity sheet. PowerPoint Activity PE If you are able to, take part in a Joe Wicks workout. Joe Wi

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: Maths Times Table Rock Stars - Spend 15 minutes on this. WALT: Read and interpret tables Video Activity Answers English Spelling Shed WALT: Answer questions from a text The texts and questions are differentiated. Aim to answer the two or three star questions. Comprehension Reading Spend 30 minutes on Reading Plus French WALT: Understand the four seasons in French Using the worksheet below, revise the French words for months of the year. Then, test yourself on the spellings and place them in the correct season boxes. Seasons Worksheet Science WALT: Understand asteroids and meteorites Meteorites are  rocks from space that land on Earth's surface . Most meteorites are fragments of broken asteroids, which are massive rocks that orbit, or travel around, the Sun between the planets Mars and Jupiter. Many meteorites land on Earth every year. Most are small and fall into the oceans and are never found. An asteroid is  a chunk of rock and metal in o

Good morning, If you are able to, please join Rev. Collishaw's Worship at 9.15am using the Zoom link below. Worship Link Here are today's tasks: 1. Spelling Shed 2. Reading Plus 3. Times Table Rock Stars Maths WALT: Solve line graph problems Video Activity Answers English WALT: Write a biography Continue to write your biography. You should now be on the final paragraphs where you talk about the the impact of their significant event/s, what they did in later life and their death. Don't forget to include: Paragraphs in chronological order Relative clauses Key facts and dates Range of pronouns Fronted adverbials Gagarin example: Fame and later life After the flight, Gagarin became a world famous  celebrity . He toured in many places like in  Italy , the  United Kingdom ,  Germany ,  Canada , and  Japan . He did this to promote the  Soviet Union  achievements. In 1962, he began serving as a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. He later came back to  Star City . Whi

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: 1. Spelling Shed 2. Reading Plus 3. Times Table Rock Stars Maths WALT: Draw line graphs Video Activity Answers English WALT: Write a biography Continue to write your biography. You should now be on the middle paragraphs where you talk about the most significant events in their life. Don't forget to include: Paragraphs in chronological order Relative clauses Key facts and dates Range of pronouns Fronted adverbials Gagarin example: Gagarin Applies to Be a Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was just one of 3,000 applicants to be the first Soviet cosmonaut. Out of this large pool of applicants, 20 were chosen in 1960 to be the Soviet Union's first cosmonauts; Gagarin was one of the 20. During the extensive physical and psychological testing required of the chosen cosmonaut trainees, Gagarin excelled at the tests while maintaining a calm demeanor as well as his sense of humour. Later, Gagarin would be chosen to be the first man into space because of the

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: 1. Spelling Shed 2. Reading Plus 3. Times Table Rock Stars Maths WALT: Read and interpret line graphs Video Activity Answers English WALT: Use spelling words in context Find the definitions of the words below. Then use them to create you own spelling story using today's success criteria. Success Criteria: Accurately use dialogue Use a range of clauses (relative and subordinate) Use a range of fronted adverbials elegant elegance relevant relevance intelligent intelligence fragrance residence community competition Music In this lesson, we will explore steady beats known as 'pulse', and explore rhythm. Video Lesson RE Read one of the texts about Christchurch Cathedral in New Zealand. Answer the questions as accurately as you can. Try to read and answer from the two or three star sheets. Cathedral Comprehension Have a good day! Mr Smith

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: 1. Spelling Shed 2. Reading Plus 3. Times Table Rock Stars 4. Spelling Test Maths WALT: Interpret line graphs Video Task Answers English WALT: Write the opening of a biography Using the example below as a guide write your own opening of a biography on your chosen person. Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin  was a  Russian  cosmonaut ( astronaut ). He became the first human in  space  on April 12, 1961, in a  rocket  launched by the  Soviet Union . Yuri Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino,  Russia , on 9th March 1934. His parents, Alexey Ivanovich Gagarin and Anna Timofeyevna Gagarina, worked on a farm . His mother was said to love reading, and his father was a skilled  carpenter . Yuri was the third of four children, and his elder sister helped raise him while his parents worked. Like millions of people in the  Soviet Union , the Gagarin family suffered during the  Nazi invasion  in  World War II . His two elder  siblings  were sent out to  Nazi 

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: 1. Spelling Shed 2. Reading Plus 3. Times Table Rock Stars Maths Maths Task Answers English Continue to research a famous person to write a biography about. Topic Create an information poster about the Vikings.  Possible subheadings to include: -Homes -Clothes - Men and Women -Food -Jobs -Tools See you soon, Mr Smith

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: 1. Spelling Shed 2. Reading Plus 3. Times Table Rock Stars Maths Addition Answers Subtraction Answers English Read the biography below and find find these features: Third person Pronouns Past tense Key dates and ages Key facts Paragraphs in chronological order Quotes Adverbials Biography   Science Find out how the Earth and Moon move in relation to the Sun. Draw a diagram and write a paragraph to explain what is happening.  How long does the Earth take to rotate on its axis? How many days does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun? How many days does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth? Have a great day! Mr Smith

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: Maths TT Rock Stars Video Translation Answers English Look at the PowerPoint below. Have a go at the fronted adverbial written task. Fronted Adverbials Written Task Wordshark - Spend at least 20 minutes on this today. Reading  Complete 3 activities on Reading Plus PE Have a go a another Joe Wicks workout. Joe Wicks We look forward to having you back on Monday!

Good morning, Here are today's tasks: Maths TT Rock Stars Video Worksheet Answers English Read the text and answer the questions below. Answers are included. Comprehension Wordshark - Spend at least 20 minutes on this today. Reading  Complete 3 activities on Reading Plus CPSHE  Read the instructions on the worksheet below. Think of some negative situations that you can turn into a positive. Worksheet

Good morning, Today's tasks: Maths TT Rock Stars Video Coordinates Answers English Look through the 3 texts below and write down the features on a fantasy story. Make a list of the most exciting words that you could use when you come to write your own story. Fantasy Stories Wordshark - Spend 20 minutes on this. Reading Complete 3 activities on Reading Plus. Science PowerPoint Look at the PowerPoint and complete the comprehension below. The answers are included. If you have time create a poster about old age. Old Age Text Questions

Good morning, Here are today's task: Maths TT Rock Stars Video Coordinates Answers English Write a spelling story using this week's words. Make sure you check the accuracy of your punctuation. Words: passed, past, current, currant, paws, pause, cymbal, symbol, foul, fowl Wordshark - Spend 20 minutes on Wordshark. Reading Log on to Reading Plus and complete 3 activities. PE   Have a go at a Joe Wicks workout Joe Wicks French Task Answers

Good morning, As discussed yesterday, the information for today's task is below. Instructions Investigation Sheets Video Link Guidance Prediction:  What do you think is going to happen and why? Variables:  What are you going to change each time? The size of bottle? The size or material of the mouse? The weight of the mouse? Fair test:  How are you going to ensure that it is a fair test? By keeping the same bottle? By applying the same amount of force each time? Method:  Use bullet points and time conjunctions to explain how you are going to carry out the experiment. Design Diagram:  Draw a diagram of your Rocket Mice. Don't forget to label it. Results:  Record your results in the table. Graph:  Decide which type of graph is the most appropriate and complete it in the space provided. Square paper was given to you to use. Conclusion:  What did your results show? Have you answered your question? Do your results match your prediction? Describe your results. Try to use scientific vo

Good morning, Please be ready to meet at 9am and 1.10pm for today's meetings. I will read out your spellings during the afternoon Zoom meeting. Sentence of the Day Complete Friday's Sentence of the Day task. Sentence of the Day Spelling Complete the sheet below. Spelling Task Spelling Shed Open the Book Maths - WALT: Calculate fractions of a quantity Starter - Answer the Week 5 Day 4 and 5 questions on the Flashback 4 PowerPoint below. Flashback 4 Flashback 4 Answers 1. 6.09 - 5.58 =  2. 8.45  =  6.42 + ? Video Worksheet Answers Extra Challenge Extra Challenge Answers Times Table Rock Stars Class 5 No Excuses English - WALT: Invent a character for a cautionary poem Resources Read through the poem Alice Spode  and look for features. What is different about this poem compared with the others we have looked at? Make notes on the poem to show these three sections: 1. A brief description of the foible and hint of consequences; 2. A particular time where the foible causes terribl

Good morning, Today is World Book Day! Please be ready to meet at 9am and 1.10pm for today's meetings. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have decided to dress up as! Author on demand Watch the link below from the author, Pamela Butchart. Pamela Butchart Join award-winning author and Blue Peter badge holder Pamela Butchart for a fun-filled Authors Live broadcast! In this event, Pamela tells us about her new book  There's a Werewolf in my Tent  and shares lots of ideas to inspire you in the classroom. Learn how to create a story using only a single crisp and how to draw your very own vampire rat! If this link does not work, choose another author to watch from the link below. Authors Creative Writing - Competition Using the photo on the link below, create your own story. The story can be about anything you like. Make sure that you check and edit your work once you have finished. Please send your stories in to me. I will be selecting a 'Star Author' who will receiv