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Home Learning for week beginning 27.04.20
Friday 1st May 2020
Hi Year 6!
Well, here we are at the end of the week! I hope you are all keeping well and that you have had a productive week with your online studies. Well done for all the hard work you are putting in. We are still missing you every day.
Today is May Day, a time when we can celebrate the coming of summer. I’ve noticed the trees and plants are all turning a vibrant green! New life is everywhere at this time and the flowers are beautiful! Hopefully you are able to get outside and see some of this fantastic display.
Remember to keep active! Have you joined in with Joe’s PE lesson?
English (1hour)
Today’s lesson continues our work on information text and looks at the Use of Third Person and Formal language
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/information-leaflet-lesson-4-formailty-year-6-wk2-4
Thinking Ahead:
Next lesson, we will be writing our own leaflets. You will need to think about a place you would like to write about.
Use this website for research: https://swiggle.org.uk/
Make some notes of your ideas.
Remember to keep up with your reading on Bug Club, Active Learn.
Maths (1hour)
In today’s lesson, we will revise our work on Subtracting Fractions.
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/subtract-fractions-year-6-wk2-4
Extra Challenge:
If you tried the Greater Depth questions yesterday, here are the possible answers:
Today’s challenge is our White Rose Year 6 Friday family challenge. Open up the document below and have a go. The answers will be posted on Monday. How many problems can you solve?
https://wrm-13b48.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Family-Challenge-Friday-1st.pdf
Our TTRockstars Battle has ended check out the results:
Wow! That was close! Only 697 points between the teams! The girls made a great effort towards the end to narrow the gap, but the boys are the winners! Well done boys! Excellent efforts from Wenxi and Faduma, who are at the top of the leader boards. Mustafa E, Marouane, Hlya and Chloe all scored highly too!
PHSE/Citizenship
You can discover all about May Day customs here:
http://projectbritain.com/mayday.htm
And if the sun comes out again, perhaps you could go outside and pick a few daisies to make a daisy chain. You can gift it to someone, use it to decorate your hair or your house!
If you’re not sure how to make it, follow this link for instructions:
https://www.appleyardflowers.com/flowerdiaries/how-to-make-a-daisy-chain/
Finally, try these Brain Teasers – answers will be posted on Monday
Let’s hope the sun returns and we have a good weekend. Stay safe, enjoy yourself and don’t forget to WASH THOSE HANDS!
Miss Ledbury, Miss O’Rourke and Ms Ford xxx
Thursday 30th April 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPTAIN TOM!
Hello Year 6!
How are you doing today? All good I hope. Captain Tom will be celebrating today and reading some of the HUGE pile of 140,000 cards he's received! It’s been lovely to talk to you and see how you are getting on with the online work. Many of you are working hard, well done! We still miss you loads and are looking forward to seeing you when we return to school.
Don’t forget to Keep your body active! Joe’s PE lesson is every day at 9am. Remember you can join in at any time in the day.
English (1hour)
Today’s lesson continues our work on information text and looks at the Features of an Information Leaflet – the structure and grammar
Remember to keep up with your reading on Bug Club, Active Learn.
Maths (1hour)
In today’s lesson, we will revise our work on Adding Fractions.
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/add-fractions-year-6-wk2-3
Extra Challenge: Some of you may like to try these Greater Depth problems:
Don’t forget our TTRockstars Battle ends this evening – Y6 Girls against Y6 Boys
I’m so pleased to see more of you have joined in to support your team, the gap is getting closer but the boys are still in the lead! Well done Wenxi and Hlya, who are at the top of the leader boards. Mustafa E, Marouane, Chloe, Faduma are still scoring high too!
Remember, it is a team effort, we need everyone to play!
Science
Today we are going to continue our Evolution work from last week by looking at Fossils and how they provide Evidence for Evolution.
Home Talk
For today’s home talk, we have an interesting picture, take a look and discuss your thoughts with your family.
Questions:
- In the picture, why is one side equal but not fair and the other side is fair but not equal?
- When did something last happen that you thought was unfair? Why?
- What makes some things fair and other things unfair?
Remember:
There are NO right or wrong answers to
these questions – simply YOUR answers.
You do, however, need to think about your
answers and be able to justify them – in other words, don’t say the first thing that comes into your head, AND, be prepared to fully explain your answers when you give them.
Listen to the answers given by others and treat them seriously – even if they sound odd, they may all be valid if they can be justified.
https://byrebeccamichelle.com/2016/08/22/fair-is-not-equal/
Keep up your efforts to occupy your mind and body, stay safe and remember to … you know what I’m going to say! Wash those hands!
Miss Ledbury, Miss O’Rourke and Ms Ford xxx
Wednesday 29th April 2020
Hey everyone!
Hope that you are all safe and well. We’re halfway through the week and the sun seems to have gone into isolation! Let’s hope it comes back soon. We are still missing you all and hope that you are keeping active and working hard.
Don’t forget! Joe is still doing his daily workout at 9am. Are you joining him?
English (1hour)
Today’s lesson gives you an opportunity to work on a Reading Comprehension independently – Understanding Words in Context:
Remember to keep up with your reading on Bug Club, Active Learn.
Maths (1hour)
This lesson continues from yesterday, looking at Decimal Equivalence of Fractions:
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/decimal-equivalents-of-fractions-year-6-wk2-2
Don’t forget our TTRockstars Battle which ends on Thursday evening – Y6 Girls against Y6 Boys
There’s been lots of activity since yesterday and the boys are still in the lead! Big praise to Wenxi, Mustafa E, Marouane, Chloe, Faduma and Hlya, who are scoring high! Remember, it is a team effort, we need everyone to play!
PHSE
People are still celebrating the huge effort Captain Tom Moore has made to raise more than £30 million (currently) for the NHS. This fantastic mural has been painted in Tamworth and to honour his 100th birthday, which is tomorrow, the Royal Mail will be using a special postmark on all letters. Look out for it on your post.
In today’s lesson, we will think about how one person’s actions can make a difference.
Read the resources below and follow the instructions. You can share your ideas with a family member or perhaps a friend, over the telephone.
After your discussion, complete the two challenge activities.
Web Links:
Take care, keep working hard, stay safe and keep washing those hands!
Missing you loads
Miss Ledbury, Miss O’Rourke and Ms Ford xxx
Tuesday 28th April 2020
Hey Year 6!
Hope you are all keeping well and that you are working hard.
Today we will look at some of more lessons on the Oak Academy Website. These lessons are led by a teacher and they follow the same pattern as our own lessons at Brookfields, so they will be very useful to you during this time. Follow instructions carefully and pause when you do the independent tasks. When you have finished, replay the video and the teacher will go through all the answers in detail. Remember, this opportunity to mark and review is an important part of your learning process.
English (1hour)
Follow this link to the Reading Comprehension lesson – looking at Vocabulary and Spelling:
Remember to keep up with your reading on Bug Club, Active Learn.
Maths (1hour)
Follow this link to the lesson for Decimal and Fraction Equivalence:
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/decimal-and-fraction-equivalence-year-6-wk2-1
Don’t forget our TTRockstars Battle which ends on Thursday evening – Y6 Girls against Y6 Boys
At the moment the boys are doing really well, almost doubling the girls’ score! Big praise to Wenxi, Mustafa E. and Faduma, who are all scoring very highly. Come on girls! You need to catch up!
Spanish (1hour)
Today’s lesson will recap on the work you did last week and revise some phrases we have learnt previously. You will also learn some new words and phrases. Follow this link to the next Spanish lesson – Introducing Yourself in Spanish:
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/foundation/introducing-yourself-in-spanish-year-6-wk2-2
PE – have you done Joe’s PE lesson recently? Remember, it is important to keep your body active.
Follow this link: https://youtu.be/XGqjVI6J5Ew
Keep up the good work and stay safe. Try to get outside for some fresh air and keep washing those hands!
Missing you loads
Miss Ledbury, Miss O’Rourke and Ms Ford xxx
Monday 27th April 2020
Hi Year 6!
Hope you all had a nice weekend and managed to enjoy some of the sunshine.
We are still really missing you all and we are thinking about how you are doing every day. It’s been lovely chatting to on the phone, if we haven’t spoken to you yet, don’t worry, we will keep trying. Hopefully you are managing to get some schoolwork done; remember, it is really important to keep you mind engaged and your body active.
SPaG
Have a go at this activity – Using Punctuation and Paragraphs:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhy72sg
Spelling - this week we are looking at words ending in -tial and -cial
Have a go at the activity assigned to you on active learn.
Reading - You have been allocated 2 books for this week.
Hot Money by Bill Nagelkerke. Miles faces a dilemma when £20,000, the proceeds of a bank robbery, literally falls at his feet from a speeding car: hand it in to the police, or keep it and use it to help his dad?
In Their Shoes: My Life as a Victorian Maid by Deborah Chancellor
This text describes what it was like working as a maid during the Victorian period, while modern day children make comparisons between the time periods.
Maths
One thing we all need to practise is Problem Solving, so today, try this activity on BBC Bitesize:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6ynscw
Then refresh your memory with this maths’ game – especially The Forest of Fractions and Decimals: https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/guardians-mathematica?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.com%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzn2y7nb
Project
Watch this short film about the life of Victorian Engineer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks2-isambard-kingdom-brunel-engineering-genius/zb9vhbk
You can also visit this site: https://www.steam-museum.org.uk/ to take a virtual tour of The Great Western Railway Steam Museum (one of his most famous designs)
As you explore, make some notes and use them to create a fact file poster about Brunel. Remember to organise your information into different sections with subtitles and illustrations. When you have finished, check it carefully, edit and improve it. Then share it with your family.
And finally, keep working hard, keep washing your hands and make sure you are keeping safe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEzJ_QKjT14
Missing you loads
Miss Ledbury, Miss O’Rourke and Ms Ford xxx