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January 2021 Home Learning
Home Learning for Year 6 is now on Google Classroom and can be accessed using your Emoji password by following this link...
https://edu.wonde.com/login/A1383256834/emoji
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Message from your Teachers...
Dear Year 6,
It is Mr Knapp and Miss Palmer here! Firstly, we hope you are all keeping well, happy and safe. We have now had our first week of home learning and we have been so impressed at how many of you have been making an attempt to do the lessons that we have been putting up for you. From imaginative Kraken stories and pictures, to peppered moth experiments, to challenging ratio and proportion work, we have been blown away by the quality of the work you have been doing π
Please make sure you look at your work again, once it has been placed in the βMarked Workβ folders, in order to receive your well-earned praise and feedbackπ. Also, we know it is a bit confusing but please try to complete your work in the correct folder (6Pβs are underneath 6Kβs). There is now a Spelling for Sumdog folder in the English at Home folder with lists of the words so you can learn them before completing the Sumdog activity if you wish.
Getting used to this type of schooling is hard for everyone involved: parents, teachers and, above all, you guys, but we will get through these strange times and we look forward to seeing you all again when we can do so safely.
Mr Knapp and Miss Palmer
Video Message from Ms Palmer...
Video Message from Mr Knapp...
Week Beginning: Monday 6th July 2020
RE: Inspirational Music
Listening to music is really important especially during difficult times like lockdown.
Music has been shown to lift our mood, fend off depression, lower levels of stress-related hormones & even ease pain.
After listening carefully to it, write or talk with a friend/family member about a piece of music that you find inspirational.
Make sure you try to explain how it makes you feel & why, and why it's an inspirational piece.
Art: Black Lives Matter
Research and produce a fact-file for a black British artist.
Have a go at copying a piece of their art work or making your own in a similar style.
Suggested artists: Frank Bowling; Chris Ofili; Uzo Egonu; Sonia Boyce; Lubaina Hamid; Lynette Yiadom-Boakye; Ronald Moody; Winston Branch; Keith Piper; Tam Joseph .... someone of your choice
General Knowledge: First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link below.
There is also an article analysis, a crossword and a quiz that you might like to try.
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/FIRSTNEWS_732.pdf
Article Analysis:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Article-Analysis-732.pdf
Crossword:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/L3-Crossword-732.pdf
Quiz:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/In-The-Know-732.pdf
Week Beginning: Monday 29th June 2020
Maths: Maths Murder Mystery
This week we are doing something a bit different for maths. We are solving the highly suspicious murder of some school inspectors with a poisoned chocolate cake! To do that there are 5 maths challenges to complete and by solving each one you will crack a new part of the code. The challenges involve work on shape, multiples challenges, using a calculator and binary numbers (they will be explained). Get solving and see if you can crack the case!
For this week please go to the Year 6 Google Drive and look in the Maths > Week 10 folder and you will find the 5 different challenges numbered in order (they all contain an explaining example of how to crack that code). You will also find a document with the list of suspects in the case and the back story for what happened. Finally, there is a powerpoint which will explain for you what binary numbers are and how they work. Save your answers as normal in the same folder for Mr Knapp and Ms Palmer to see.
Maths: Sumdog
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics. This weeks challenges will focus on different questions to do with shape, area and perimeter.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
English: The Windrush
Last week was the 72nd Anniversary of the Windrush ship arriving in the UK.
Watch the expresso clips and the Newsround Video about the Windrush.
Your task is to design your own poster to commemorate the Windrush 72 years on.
Espresso clips: https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/primary_uk/subject/module/video/item1085515/grade2/module1085706/index.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=Windrush https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/t2_bristol/afrocarib/video_roots_windrush.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=Windrush
News Round: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/44503109
Please complete your work in the 6K and 6P English at home folders - Week 10.
English: The Windrush
Think about the videos you watched yesterday. Many of the people who came to the UK on the Windrush made important contributions to the British Society.
Your task is to write a factfile about someone who you admire from the Windrush generation.
There is some information on the Windrush Foundation website.
https://windrushfoundation.com/
Please complete your work in the 6K and 6P English at home folders - Week 10.
Science: Plant Classification
Think about the plants that grow in your local area and organise them into groups with similar features. Then give each group a label.
Watch the videos about plant classification.
Task 1 Look at the Plant Kingdom chart in the 6K and 6P Science at home folder β Week 10 and use the information to complete the Plant classification worksheet.
Task 2
Choose 8 different plants and create a branching key to identify them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zsdkjxs
PSHE: Travelling to Secondary School
Think about how you will be travelling to your Secondary School.
Task 1 is to use Tfl Journey Planner to plan a route to your school and other places of interest.
Task 2 is to use google maps to locate the places you like to visit.
Plan some safe routes to get to these places.
Complete a journey flow chart for one of your journeys and include some safety tips.
www.tfl.gov.uk and go to Journey Planner
History: The Maya
This is the final week of our Maya topic and we are first looking at their society and all the amazing achievements that they managed to do. You will be looking through a list of things that they invented before ranking them from what you think are the least to most impressive inventions.
Go to the Year 6 Google Drive where there will be a PowerPoint document in the 6P and 6K History Home Learning folders explaining the tasks that you need to do and another document with a template to rank their different inventions.
History: The Maya
The second Maya lesson this week is to look at the different jobs that people had in Maya society and you will then be picking one of those jobs to write a job application for.
Go to the Year 6 Google Drive where there will be a Powerpoint document in the 6P and 6K History Home Learning folders that talks you through the different jobs that there were in Maya society and then you will write a job application for the one that you would like to apply for.
RE: Inspirational Music
Listen to 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong & 'Imagine' by John Lennon
Think about answers to these questions:
What ideas are expressed?
Are they similar or different?
Could they be used to express religious faith?
How did they make you feel? Which do you prefer & why?
Art: Make a Mayan Mask
The ancient Maya made amazing colourful masks of animals such as the jaguar painted yellow with black spots.
They also made portrait masks covered in pieces of jade like a mosaic. Try creating your own Mayan mask.
You'll need stiff card (cereal box) for the head/face shape. Use bright paints & felt tips if making a jaguar mask.
For a face, glue on small squares of coloured paper (old magazines).
General Knowledge: First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link below. There is also an article analysis, a crossword and a quiz that you might like to try.
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Lores_730.pdf
Article Analysis:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Article-Analysis-730.pdf
Crossword:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/L3-Crossword-730.pdf
Quiz:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/In-The-Know-730.pdf
Week Beginning: Monday 22nd June 2020
Maths: Area and Perimeter
This week you will be starting a sequence of lessons that revises area and perimeter. This should be easier than last weeks algebra as it is revision of a topic that you have already studied earlier this year.
For this week please click of Summer Term - Week 9 (22nd June). Click on the usual White Rose Hub link and upload your work for marking into the Maths at Home part of the Year 6 google drive where Ms Palmer and Mr Knapp will mark it for you. The White Rose Hub worksheets that you need are also downloaded and saved in the same folder for you to make sure that you get the correct weeks work. Great job so far. Pupils who are in school will be doing the same work as that uploaded here so we will be keeping in sink with each other where ever you are working. Obviously if you are in school you will be doing this work in class so do not do it twice :)
Maths: Sumdog
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics. This weeks challenges will focus on different questions to do with shape, area and perimeter.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
English: Beliefs Poem
This week we are reading and writing poetry which expresses the hopes and beliefs people hold.
We will also be thinking about how poetry can be a powerful tool in influencing others and persuading people to take action.
Listen and read 'Good Hope' written by Benjamin Zephaniah.
Think about the beliefs you hold and your hopes for the future and write a poem to express them.
You can either use a similar format to Benjamin Zephaniah or your own arrangement.
Good Hope Poem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFD8E4eQhLM&safe=active
Please complete your poems in the 6K and 6P English at Home folders - Week 9
English: Persuasive Poem
Today we are going to look at how poems can be used to express our thoughts and feelings and to persuade people to take action. Read and listen to 'Earth Cries' and 'Playground' and answer the questions about them. Look at the pictures and think about how they make you feel. Choose one of the images or another of your choice and write a persuasive poem to express your feelings.
Earth Cries:
https://poetryarchive.org/poem/earth-cries/
Playground:
https://poetryarchive.org/poem/playground/
Please complete your poems in the 6K and 6P English at Home folders- Week 9
Science: Invertebrate Classes
Watch the bitesize viideo, play the game and the quiz. Look at the other video and listen to the song.
Look at the chart showing the invertebrate classes and some examples which can be found in the 6K and 6P Science at home - Week 9 folders.
Task 1 - Complete the classification chart writing in the features of each invertebrate class and filling in some examples underneath. There is a blank template in the folders.
Task 2 - Complete an animal report card for an invertebrate of your choice including a picture and facts about its anatomy, diet, habitat and any fascinating facts.
Bitesize video:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zn22pv4/articles/z8mbqhv
Other video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr_T4skBYNo
Invertebrate song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVsUkVTjZyg
Please complete your work in the 6K and 6P Science at Home folders - Week 9. In the folders, you will find a chart of the invertebrate classes, some examples of invertebrates, a blank classification chart for you to complete, a cuttlefish report card and two blank report cards (one portrait and one landscape).
PSHE: Bullying and Discrimination
Watch the bite-size video about bullying. Draw around your hand and write someone from your support network on each finger. Listen to the story about discrimination and the Blue Peter clip about Black Lives Matter and discuss the questions on the task sheet with an adult.
Bitesize video about bullying:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7sb6v4
Let the Children March story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnptqGnM4xQ
Blue Peter clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LLBDsVREaI
There is a task sheet in 6K and 6P PSHE at Home folders Week 9 with some questions to discuss with an adult.
History: The Maya
This week is our third week of our new topic - The Maya. Last week we explored Maya religion and their gods. This week we have two lesson and this one is looking at their number system.
Go to the Year 6 google drive where there will be a Word document in the 6P and 6K History Home Learning folders explaining the tasks that you need to do and information about their number system.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15IWzf-PAbdyhhYzQ4YjvTvE_UAGOOW7n
History: The Maya
This week is our third week of our new topic - The Maya. This is the second Maya lesson for the week and it is looking at their calendar and it will use your understanding from lesson 1 on their number system to help you.
Go to the Year 6 google drive where there will be a Word document in the 6P and 6K History Home Learning folders explaining the tasks that you need to do and information about their calendar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=60&v=qhWItvjk9Yg&feature=emb_title
https://mayaarchaeologist.co.uk/2016/12/31/maya-calendar-system/
Art: Celebrate World Rainforest Day (June 22)
Create a fabulously colourful piece of art. Rainforest trees grow tall with their branches forming a dense canopy. Have a go at drawing tree trunk outlines and then decorate them with your own original patterns. Or instead, draw one of your favourite rainforest creatures.
Use felt tips pens or pencils for intricate pattern details. If you don't have pastels and chalks for drawing the animals, try using crayons and paints instead. You don't have to use black paper for the animals.
www.artwithmre.com/2009/06/art-camp-session-2-rainforests
www.deepspacesparkle.com/chalk-rainforest-animals-art-video/
RE: Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat festival is a colourful boat race celebrated in Hong Kong and, usually, along the Thames. See if you can make your own colourful paper dragon boat. Perhaps an origami one? Will it float?
Search 'How to make an Origami Dragon Boat' on YouTube for some ideas!
General Knowledge: First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link below. There is also an article analysis, a crossword and a quiz that you might like to try.
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/FIRSTNEWS_731.pdf
Article Analysis:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Article-Analysis-731.pdf
Crossword:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/L3-Crossword-731.pdf
Quiz:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/In-The-Know-731.pdf
Week Beginning: Monday 15th June 2020
Maths: Algebra
This week you will be starting a sequence of lessons that looks at the subject of algebra. This is a new topic and we move through it very slowly so that it is understandable (you will find that you have done algebra before without knowing it).
For this week please click of Summer Term - Week 7 (8th June). Click on the usual White Rose Hub link and upload your work for marking into the Maths at Home part of the Year 6 google drive where Ms Palmer and Mr Knapp will mark it for you. The White Rose Hub worksheets that you need are also downloaded and saved in the same folder for you to make sure that you get the correct weeeks work. Great job so far. Pupils who are in school will be doing the same work as that uploaded here so we will be keeping in sink with each other where ever you are working. Obviously if you are in school you will be doing this work in class so do not do it twice :)
Maths: Sumdog
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics. This weeks challenges will focus on different questions to do with shape, area and perimeter.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
English: Memorable Moments at Beatrix Potter
Sadly, you are coming towards the end of your time at Beatrix Potter and we thought now is a good time to celebrate your time at the school.
Read the three poems by James Carter about memories.
Your task is to make a thought shower of your special moments at Beatrix Potter.
E.g. When you met a friend, achieved something, went on a visit ...
There is a template in the 6K and 6P English at home folders that you can use if you wish.
There is a task sheet with a copy of the poems by James Carter in the 6K and 6P English at Home Week 8 folders.
Please complete your work in these folders and there is a template for the thought shower that you may wish to use.
English: Memorable Moments at Beatrix Potter
This week, we would like you to write a poem of your memories which you can recite and we will put them together to make a film which you can then take home.
There is a task sheet in the 6K and 6P English at Home Week 8 folders.
Please complete your poem in these folders.
Science: Vertebrate Classes
Animals are divided into Vertebrates (animals with a backbone) and Invertebrates (animals without a backbone.
Watch the vertebrate video and play the game.
Task 1. Complete a chart of the different vertebrate classes listing their features and some examples of each class.
Task 2. Research an animal that is an exception and describe the features that match its class and those that don't.
Vertebrate video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT_y1jOoaXc&safe=active
Vertebrate game:
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lsps07_int_animalclass/EN/
There is a template of the chart in the 6K and 6P Science at Home Week 8 folders.
PSHE: Friendship
Think about why friendship is so important. Watch the video 'Will I lose my old friends?'
Task 1. Make a list of some of the things you can do to keep your Year 6 friendships alive.
Watch the 3 bitesize videos about making new friends.
Task 2. Make a list of the ways you would use to make new friends.
Video - Will I lose my old friends?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7yrhbk
Making new friends videos:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znhf7nb
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6mj47h
There is a template you can use to record your lists in the 6K and 6P PSHE at home Week 8 folders.
History: The Maya
This week is our second week of our new topic - The Maya. Last week we explored where they lived, when they lived and some basics about their culture. This week we are looking at Maya religion and their gods.
Go to the Year 6 google drive where there will be a powerpoint document in the 6P and 6K History Home Learning folders explaining the tasks that you need to do and information about their different gods. Your task is to invent your own god and create a myth about them.
Geography: Rivers of Europe
This week we are moving beyond the UK to look at the major rivers of the world. You will watch two videos: one is about the major rivers of Europe to recap last weeks learning and then a video looking at the ten longest rivers in the world.
You main task is to name and label the major rivers of the world on the linked website. Then choose one of these major rivers and make a fact file on the google drive about it. For more details look in the geography home learning folder - Week 8 and you will find a word document with all the links and information to read.
https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3135
Art: Make a picture of a Keyworker 'hero'
Think carefully about who you want to portray and why. What message do you want to convey? If you know any keyworkers, maybe they might let you take their photograph. You could use computer techniques to add to that image or work from the photo to make a drawing or painting, or maybe you could do a piece of textile work?
Click on 'Object of the month.' Scroll down to get inspiration from paintings made of keyworkers during World War Two.
Also the July frontcovers of Vogue magazine portray keyworkers
General Knowledge: First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link below. There is also an article analysis, a crossword and a quiz that you might like to try.
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Lores_730.pdf
Article Analysis:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Article-Analysis-730.pdf
Crossword:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/L3-Crossword-730.pdf
Quiz:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/In-The-Know-730.pdf
Week Beginning: Monday 8th June 2020
Maths: Fractions and decimals
This week you will be doing a sequence of lessons that looks at the link between decimals and fractions. This builds on last weeks lessons looking at place value and decimals. This is revision and consolidation of work that we did earlier in the year so hopefully it will be familiar to you.
For this week please click of Summer Term - Week 6 (1st June). Click on the usual White Rose Hub link and upload your work for marking into the Maths at Home part of the Year 6 google drive where Ms Palmer and Mr Knapp will mark it for you. The White Rose Hub worksheets that you need are also downloaded and saved in the same folder for you to make sure that you get the correct weeeks work. Great job so far. Pupils who are in school will be doing the same work as that uploaded here so we will be keeping in sink with each other where ever you are working. Obviously if you are in school you will be doing this work in class so do not do it twice :)
Maths: Sumdog
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics. This weeks challenges will focus on different questions to do with shape, area and perimeter.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
English: Treasure Island Comic Strip
Read Chapter 29, 30, 31 and 32.
During Chapter 31 and 32, the pirates are frightened by several events.
Your task is to make a comic strip of the hunt for the treasure using speech and thought bubbles to convey the feelings of the pirates and the humour.
Log into the Oxford Owl website:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P Password: Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Please complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 7 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
English: Treasure Island Character Analysis
Read Chapter 33 and 34.
What is your opinion of the book?
What were its strengths?
Were there any parts you would change?
Your task is to write a character analysis for Long John Silver or your favourite character.
Use these sub-headings to help you:
Physical description
Personality traits
Relationships with others
His role in the story
Finally, write a paragraph about what you think he did after the voyage to Treasure Island.
Log into the Oxford Owl website:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P Password: Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Please complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 7 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
Music: Treasure Island
6. Punto Nero and 7. Hispaniola
Learn the 'Punto Nero' and Hispaniola songs using the tutorial on the BBC Teach School Radio site. Then you can sing along or just use the backing track. You can also recap the story and complete a short quiz about the sections.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks2-treasure-island-6-punto-nero/zbv947h
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks2-treasure-island-7-hispaniola/znngbdm
Science: Carl Linnaeus and Classification
Watch the Bitesize classification video, play the game and complete the quiz.
Watch the clips about Carl Linnaeus who is famous for revolutionising the way we name and classify species.
Your task is to write a fact file or a biography about the life and achievements of Carl Linnaeus.
You can use the information in the pdf document, which is in the Science at Home folder - Week 7, to help you.
Please complete your work in this folder.
Classification video:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zn22pv4/articles/z3nbcwx
Classification game:
http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html
Carl Linnaeus video clips:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks2-the-work-of-carl-linnaeus/zhnjf4j
History: The Maya
This week is our first week of a new topic. We are going to be looking at the ancient civilisation the Maya. They lived and controlled a large part of Central America over 1,000 years ago and we will be looking at what their life was like.
Go to the Year 6 google drive where there will be a word document in the 6P and 6K History Home Learning folders explaining the tasks that you need to do and the links to several videos about the Maya.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zqv6msg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EY-p-V4ww0&list=PLcvEcrsF_9zLSoUDizJL5M7m86mrQKC_q
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/introducing-the-maya-civilisation/znk3cqt
Geography: Rivers of Europe
This week we are moving beyond the UK to look at the major rivers of the rest of the continent. You will watch two videos: one is about the major rivers of Europe in general and the other two look at the river Rhine which flows through Germany and the Netherlands.
You main task is to name and label the major rivers of Europe on the linked website. Use the first video to help you if you are stuck then as your second task make a tourist advertising flyer (like the ones you did for South America back in the autumn) for visiting the river Rhine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSpK6VkjdP8
Art: Portraits
Have a go at making a portrait of someone in your family. Use paints, pencils, pastels, felt tips, collage materials ...
Click on 'Collage your fam' for ideas
PSHE: Secondary Transfer Change and asking for help
Watch the video about starting Secondary School.
You will be listing the changes you have already made in your life and what helped you to manage them successfully.
Then you will be looking at the myths and truths about secondary school and who to ask or where look for advice.
You will find the Task sheet and the resources you need in the 6K and 6P PSHE at home folders - Week 7.
General Knowledge: First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link below. There is also an article analysis, a crossword and a quiz that you might like to try.
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Lores_729.pdf
Article Analysis:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Aricle-Analysis-729.pdf
Crossword:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/L3-Crossword-729.pdf
Quiz:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/In-the-Know-729.pdf
I don't get it anti-racism video:
Key Stage 2 Virtual Sports Day 2020
The Results
A massive thank you to all those that rose to the challenge and took part in Beatrix Potter's first virtual sports day.
Judging by the pictures and videos that were sent in, there was lots of fun had, some even wearing their PE kit to make it that little more real.
Now onto the results. It was incredible close fought competition but of course there can be only one winner. The winning team colour for KS2 Beatrix Potter Virtual Sports Day 2020 was...
The Blue Team - Congratulations!!!
Hot on their tails in second place were the purple team, closely followed by the yellows in third, in fourth were the greens and last by no means least were the reds.
You'll also see that below we have provided the individual results for each exercise and again some of the results were very close.
A big well done to all those who took part and congratulations to those who came first, second or third in the activities. Please feel free download and print the certificate that applies to you.
Once again, thank you to all those who took part, demonstrating the importance of keeping fit and healthy whilst having fun at the same time. Mr Finch
1st Place Cert - 2nd Place Cert - 3rd Place Cert - Participation Cert
Week Beginning: Monday 1st June 2020
Maths: Place Value and Multiplying/Dividing Decimals - Revision
This week you will be starting a series of lessons that are focused on revising our work on place value and multiplying/dividing decimals work from earlier in the year. Hopefully it should not be too tricky as it starts with dividing and multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000 then moves onto dividing decimals and decimals as fractions.
For this week please click of Summer Term - Week 5 (18th May). Click on the usual White Rose Hub link and upload your work for marking into the Maths at Home part of the Year 6 google drive where Ms Palmer and Mr Knapp will mark it for you. The White Rose Hub worksheets that you need are also downloaded and saved in the same folder for you to make sure that you get the correct weeks work. Great job so far. Pupils who are in school will be doing the same work as that uploaded here so we will be keeping in sink with each other where ever you are working.
Maths: Sumdog
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics. This weeks challenges will focus on different questions to do with shape, area and perimeter.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
English: Treasure Island - Jim's Diary
Read Chapters 22, 23, 24 & 25
During these chapters, Jim goes on his own adventure and encounters many challenges.
Your task is to write a diary entry for him describing what has happened during the two days and what he is planning to do next.
Log into the Oxford Owl website:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P Password:Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Please complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 6 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
English: Treasure Island - Jim's Character Reference
Read Chapter 26, 27 and 28
During this adventure, Jim has grown up and learnt many lessons whilst still remaining honest and honourable.
Your task is to write a Character Reference for Jim to recommend him for a future voyage.
Log into the Oxford Owl website:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P Password:Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Please complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 6 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
You might like to use the template provided as a guide.
Music: Treasure Island - 5. Jimmy be Good
Learn the 'Jimmy be Good' song using the tutorial on the BBC Teach School Radio site. Then you can sing along or just use the backing track. You can listen to the extract from 'Johnny B Goode' by Chuck Berry.There is You can also recap the story and complete a short quiz about the sections.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks2-treasure-island-5-jimmy-be-good/znqht39
Science: Living things and their Habitats Introduction
This is our first lesson on the classification of living things.
Watch the videos on Biodiversity and Ecosystems. Scientists have designed classification systems to help us to understand the millions of species that inhabit our planet.
Task 1. Group the animal pictures found in the Science at home - Week 6 folder. You can cut them out if this makes it easier.
Task 2. Use the questions on branching key to classify each of the animals.
Task 3. Choose a familiar habitat and list the plants and animals which live in it or visit it. Then group them and think of questions to separate them into smaller groups. Use these questions to make your own classification branching key.
Watch the biodiversity video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK9fjDMGo6c
Watch the ecosystems video:
Geography: Rivers of the UK
We have spent the last two weeks focused on the Thames. Now we are going to look at the main rivers around the rest of the UK. First, look at the lesson Word document for this lesson on the g-drive and watch the two attached videos. Then complete the quiz where you need to match the river name to the correct river on the map using the attached map of the UK to help find them and complete the table of key facts about four of the rivers.
https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/176412/rivers-of-the-uk-map-quiz
https://lizardpoint.com/geography/england-rivers-lvl1-quiz.php
History: Ancient Greek Myths
Your task is to retell the myth in your own way. You could produce a comic strip, retell it in your own words with an illustration, make a google slides presentation about it or you could summarise it in just 50 words.
PSHE: Starting Secondary School
We will be doing more on this after May half-term but this is a lovely little lesson to get you started on thinking about some of the changes between primary school and secondary school.
There will be a document in the PSHE section of the Year 6 google drive where you can make a list of the things that you will need to have ready for the school day at secondary school.
Music: Composing Music With Found Sounds
This week we are going to be looking at how you can make music by just using sounds that you can find and make yourself around the house. This follows on well from the other two bitesize lessons that we have been doing over the past few weeks. I was amazed at the range of different sounds that could be made from just tearing and folding different bits of paper!
You can record your sounds on any smart phone and then you can edit them on lots of different free apps. I would ask a parent or other adult at home to help you find a good one. Most apple and android phones have built in apps that you can use on them if needs be.
General Knowledge: First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link below. There is also an article analysis, a crossword and a quiz that you might like to try.
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Lores_728.pdf
Article Analysis:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/Article-Analysis-728.pdf
Crossword: https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/L3-Crossword-728.pdf
Quiz: https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/In-The-Know-728.pdf
Link to Hope Where are You? Book:
Week Beginning: Monday 18th May 2020
Maths: Missing Angles
This week you will be starting a series of lessons that are focused on revising our fractions work from earlier in the year. Hopefully equivalent, simplifying and adding fractions should all come back to you quite quickly.
For this week please click of Summer Term - Week 3 (4th May) if you completed last weeks angles work. If you skipped to Week 4 (fractions) as some people did last week can you please go back and do Summer Term - Week 2 (April 27th) as otherwise you will find Week 3 a bit tricky. Sorry for the confusion in what week we were meant to be working on.
Click on the usual White Rose Hub link and upload your work for marking into the Maths at Home part of the Year 6 google drive where Ms Palmer and Mr Knapp will mark it for you.
The White Rose Hub worksheets that you need are also downloaded and saved in the same folder for you to make sure that you get the correct weeks work.
Great job so far.
Maths: Sumdog
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
English: Treasure Island Ship's Log
Read Chapters 16, 17 and 18.
In Chapter 18, Captain Smollett starts to write an entry in the Ship's Log.
Your task is to complete an entry for the Ship's Log including what has happened during the day and what they might be planning to do next.
Log into the Oxford Owl website:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P Password:Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 5 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
English: Treasure Island Analysis of the opposing sides
Read Chapters 19, 20 and 21.
Think about the two sides which are fighting: Captain Smollett's crew and Long John Silver's pirates.
Your task is to complete a chart to show the advantages and disadvantages each side. Then decide which side you would join and explain your reasons.
Log into the Oxford Owl website:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P Password:Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 5 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
There is a google docs master containing a chart that you can write in but please go to File and then 'make a copy', next rename it with your name so the master remains free for others to use.
Music: Treasure Island
We are not at the right stage to go onto the next song so this week go back and sing the song you have enjoyed most out of the previous weeks. I find 'Little bit of Rum' very catchy but you might have another favourite!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks2-treasure-island-1skull-and-crossbones/z7xsnrd
Science: The Adaptation of Plants
Watch the plant adaptation video and the Plant adaptation powerpoint found in the Science at home - Week 5 folder.
Task 1. Choose two plants from different areas (biomes) and describe how they are adapted to survive.
Task 2. Design your own plant and label how it is adapted to survive.
Task 3. Explain how a sunflower would need to adapt if it moved to the rainforest.
Geography: Wildlife of the Thames
This is the third week of our new topic and we are looking at the River Thames and how the animals and humans that live on and around the river interact. We will be seeing what animals live there, how humans use the river and how humans have harmed the life that lives on the river.
Log into the Year 6 Google Drive and go to the Geography Home Learning folders for 6P and 6K where you will find the instructions of what you need to do and three videos to watch. There is a seperate document for you to put your answers into. I look forward to seeing how you get on.
Art: Painting, collage and print making
This week we are doing a slightly different art lesson. The past few weeks have been focused on sketching and perspective but now we are going to try some print making and collage. As you will see, the inspiration needs to be a story that you know so it could be from a favourite book. You could also use our Treasure Island work and Ancient Greek myths as a source of inspiration.
Click on the link below to the BBC Bitesize website and watch the three videos to give you some ideas. If you would like to share your work login to the Year 6 google drive, take a photo and upload it is into the home learning art folders for 6P and 6K.
History: Everyday life in ancient Greece
The ancient Greeks are famous for their sophisticated society and for their inventions and discoveries. Read about everyday life in ancient Greece on the BBC Bitesize and the British Museum websites. There is also a Horrible Histories Groovy Greeks song which celebrates their achievements.
Your task is to research an aspect of daily life in ancient Greece and to write a report or make a presentation about it.
BBC Bitesize:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/zc8yb9q
British Museum:
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/story/sto_set.html
Horrible Histories Groovy Greeks song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtWpHpsvFwM
Please complete your work in the Year 6 Pupil Drive History at Home - Week 5 folders for each class.
PSHE: Resilience
Watch the Primary Stars Premier League video about resilience.
Task 1. Sort the phrases on the Resilience Activity sheet into 'helpful thinking' and 'unhelpful thinking'.
Task 2. Choose three of the situations on the Practising Resilience sheet and discuss with someone at home what would be 'unhelpful thinking' and how you could change it to 'helpful thinking' which would help to develop resilience.
The video and activity sheets can be found in the Y6K and Y6P PSHE folders - Week 5 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
Please complete your work in these folders.
PSHE: Resilience
Watch the Primary Stars Premier League video about resilience.
Task 1. Sort the phrases on the Resilience Activity sheet into 'helpful thinking' and 'unhelpful thinking'.
Task 2. Choose three of the situations on the Practising Resilience sheet and discuss with someone at home what would be 'unhelpful thinking' and how you could change it to 'helpful thinking' which would help to develop resilience.
The video and activity sheets can be found in the Y6K and Y6P PSHE folders - Week 5 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
Please complete your work in these folders.
First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link below. There is also an article analysis, a crossword and a quiz that you might like to try.
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Lores_725.pdf
VE Day Look Closer:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Look-Closer-725.pdf
Crossword:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/L3-Crossword-725.pdf
Quiz:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/In-The-Know-725.pdf
Week Beginning: Monday 11th May 2020
Maths: Missing Angles
This week you will be continuing to look at angles and how you find missing angles in different shapes before moving into three days of varied problem solving tasks.
For this week please click of Summer Term - Week 2 (April 27th April) if you completed last weeks angles work. If you skipped to Week 3 (fractions) as some people did last week can you please go back and do Summer Term - Week 1 (April 20th) as otherwise you will find Week 2 a bit tricky. Sorry for the confusion in what week we were meant to be working on. Click on the usual White Rose Hub link and upload your work for marking into the Maths at Home part of the Year 6 google drive where Ms Palmer and Mr Knapp will mark it for you. The White Rose Hub worksheets that you need are also downloaded and saved in the same folder for you to make sure that you get the correct weeeks work. Great job so far.
Maths: Sumdog
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
English: Treasure Island Comprehension
Read Chapters 11 and 12.
Answer the questions in as much detail as you can whilst referring to the text to support your opinions.
Log into the Oxford Owl website:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P
Password: Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 4 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
English: Treasure Island Play Script
Read Chapters 13, 14 and 15.
Use the information in Ch 15 to write a play script of the meeting between Jim and Ben Gunn. Remember to set out your play script correctly and include stage directions in the present tense.
Log into the Oxford Owl website:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P
Password: Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 4 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
Music: Treasure Island Part 3: Little bit of rum and Part 4: Ben Gunn
Learn the Little bit of rum and the Ben Gunn songs using the tutorial on the BBC Teach School Radio site. Then you can sing along or just use the backing track. You can also recap the story and complete a short quiz about the sections.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks2-treasure-island-3-little-bit-of-rum/znp3vk7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks2-treasure-island-4-ben-gunn/zjmsnrd
Science: Adaptation of Animals
Watch the video clips about animal adaptation and complete the Bitesize quiz. Then research the adaptation of different animals in order to complete the Animal Adaptation worksheet found in the Science at home folder - Week 4 or you could present this in a google slides presentation if you prefer. Your next task is to create your own animal or monster and label the features that help it to survive. Finally, explain how adaptation can lead to evolution.
Animal adaptations video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRX2JtKFUzk
Adaptations song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyXjOkZp4wU
Bitesize:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvhhvcw/articles/zxg7y4j
Geography: Rivers
This is the second week of our new topic and we are looking at the River Thames and key facts about it including the wildlife that lives in, on and around it. Next week we will be looking at how humans have used and use the Thames.
Log into the Year 6 Google Drive and go to the Geography Home Learning folders for 6P and 6K where you will find the instructions of what you need to do and three videos to watch. There is a separate document for you to put your answers into. I look forward to seeing how you get on.
Geography: Rivers
This is the second week of our new topic and we are looking at the River Thames and key facts about it including the wildlife that lives in, on and around it. Next week we will be looking at how humans have used and use the Thames.
Log into the Year 6 Google Drive and go to the Geography Home Learning folders for 6P and 6K where you will find the instructions of what you need to do and three videos to watch. There is a separate document for you to put your answers into. I look forward to seeing how you get on.
Art: Landscape Drawing
This week we are looking at landscapes and landscape sketching. You did some work looking at this with your WW1 work and Paul Nash in the Autumn but this is looking at the world in your local area.
Look out your bedroom window and see what you can see. You might have gardens, other houses or flats, a park perhaps and take your time to draw a landscape picture of what you can see. If you would rather paint the landscape you are very welcome to.
Use the attached video link to give you some tips on landscape drawing. Upload a picture of when you work is finished to the Year 6 Google Drive - Art Home Learning Folders for each class as we would love to see your work.
History: The Persian Wars
Watch the videos about the Battle of Marathon and the Battle of Thermopylae or you can read about the Battle of Thermopylae on the British Museum website.
Your task is to imagine you are a soldier at one of the battles. Then write a letter to describe the events and how you felt as they unfolded. If you prefer, you could write a recount or a news report about one of the battles.
The Battle of Marathon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvBoCATqriM
The Battle of Thermopylae:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyBHMW11nSU
The British Museum:
PE and PSHE: Get Set Activities
Log on to the Get Set website and try some of the activities. Although the Tokyo Olympics are postponed, there are many resources they suggest that will keep you active at home. I have just tried some of the Tokyo Ten games and once you have completed them, you can then log them on the Beatrix Potter Team by entering the school postcode: SW18 3ER. In the Primary Home Learning section, there are many research and design activities that you might also enjoy.
First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link below. There is also an article analysis, a crossword and a quiz that you might like to try.
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Lores_724.pdf
Article Analysis:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/L3-Article-Analysis-724.pdf
Crossword:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/L3-Crossword-724.pdf
Quiz:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/In-The-Know-724.pdf
Week Beginning: Monday 4th May 2020
Maths: Missing Angles
This week you will be continuing to revise angles which you started last week and as we have already covered this year it should hopefully be a bit easier than the ratio work that I know was quite tricky.
Click on the link below to the go to the White Rose Hub website which has a week of step by step lesson which will have five lessons on missing angles (Week starting 20th April). Make sure you click on week 3.
On each day watch the video lesson (this is very important as it is a new topic) and then complete the PDF lesson for each day in the google drive or click on the task on the website. Well done to those people who have been uploading them into google drive and naming them so that I can then comment and mark them. The PDF and Word documents for each lesson are also already downloaded on the google drive for you.
Maths: Sumdog
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
English: Treasure Island
Read Chapters 6 & 7. Listen to the description of the map again carefully. Draw an accurate copy of the map including all the details described and on the back, write the description of how to travel to the island.
Log into the Oxford Owl website:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P
Password: Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 3 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive or photograph your map and send it in.
English: Treasure Island
Read Chapters 8, 9 & 10. Write a letter from Jim to his Mother telling her about the voyage to Treasure Island on the ship: The Hispaniola. There are some ideas about what you could include on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
Log into the Oxford Owl website: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/default
Class name: year6P
Password: Bubbles6P
Or read the unabridged version on this website:
http://www.literatureproject.com/treasure-island/
Complete your work in the English at Home folder - Week 3 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive or photograph your map and send it in.
Music: Treasure Island Part 2: Jim's Blues
Learn the Jim's Blues song using the tutorial on the BBC Teach School Radio site. Then you can sing along or just use the backing track. You can also recap the story and complete a short quiz about that section.
BBC School Radio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/music-ks2-treasure-island-2-jims-blues/z7p3vk7B
Science: Darwin's Finches
Watch the video clips explaining Darwin's observations of finches. Use the information sheets about what the different finches eat and what food is available on the different Galapagos Islands to fill in a chart predicting which finches would be found on which Island. Then answer the questions about what would happen if the food source changed.
Finches videos:
Geography: Rivers
This our first week on a new topic: Rivers. The first lesson recaps the water cycle which you studied in Year 4 and 5 before introducing the vocabulary for naming the different parts of a river.
Go to the Year 6 google drive folder - Geography - Week 3 and in the folder are three documents. One is the links and instructions for the lesson, another is an information PowerPoint and the final one is a blank river which you need to label with the correct names for each part. Use the YouTube videos and the PowerPoint to help you with the naming.
The Water Cycle: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z8qtfg8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBbFxl6Oy94
The Water Cycle Game:
https://games.legendsoflearning.com/games/WyJnYW1lcyIsMTk4MV0=
History: The Battle of Leuctra
Watch the Time Commanders video for 9.33 minutes. Think about what you would do if you were a Spartan or Theban Commander. Then watch the video showing the re-enactment of the battle. Task 1 is to describe what happened from a Spartan or Theban point of view. Task 2 is to draw a plan of the battlefield showing the formation of the armies.
Time Commanders video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_461gr6k06I
Video of the Battle:
Music: Singing with Feeling
It is scientifically proven the singing is good for the spirits and this is a lovely lesson made by the BBC which will give you a chance to explore different ways to using your voice. Having tried this at home while doing the washing up I can attest it worked for me last week! Mr Knapp
PHSE: Inclusion
Watch the Primary Stars Premier League video about inclusion found in the PSHE folder - Week 3. Watch the PowerPoint and complete the activity sheet as you work through it.
Please complete your work in the PSHE folder -Week 3 on the Year 6 Pupil Drive.
First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link below. There is also a comprehension you might like to try.
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/resources/Lores_723.pdf
Comprehension:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/L3-Article-Analysis-723-No-answers.pdf
Week Beginning: Monday 27th April 2020
Maths: Ratio and Proportion
This week we are continuing with a new topic called βRatio and Proportionβ which you will have started last week. I was really impressed with those of you who shared work on the google drive and at home. Great job with a tricky topic! This week you will also be revising angles which we have already covered this year and that should hopefully be a bit easier if you found the ration work tricky.
Click on the link below to the go to the White Rose Hub website which has a week of step by step lesson which will start with two lessons on ratio and then there are three lessons on angles. Make sure you click on week 2.
On each day watch the video lesson (this is very important as it is a new topic) and then complete the PDF lesson for each day in the google drive or click on the task on the website.
Maths: Sumdog
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
Week Beginning: Monday 20th April 2020
Ratio and Proportion - Part 1
In this weeks lessons you will be learning about the idea of ratio and proportion which is a new topic that you do for the first time in Year 6. All of the work that we have done so far this year in fractions will help you with it. Work through each of the five lessons for Week 1 over the week: I would recommend doing one a day to spread out your learning. Watch the video for each lesson and then complete the linked worksheet either in the Year 6 Google Drive where I have made a Maths folder for Year 6P and Year 6K. You could also do it on paper and upload it to schools website as a photo or PDF so that we can see it.
Click on the link below to the go to the White Rose Hub website make sure that you click on week 1. I will post up the answers at the end of the week for the tasks that you have done. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/
Ratio and Proportion - Part 2
Continue to work through the home learning plan for Year 6 as there will be a daily assessment to complete. These topics are meant to be revision and consolidation of topics that we have already covered this year while the White Rose Hub lessons are for new topics.
Log onto Sumdog and then find the assessment where they are usually set. On the schools website there is also the Year 6 Home Learning Plan which shows what topics you will be working one each day (Monday to Friday). We will also be setting a weekly competition on Sumdog so that you can compete in teams to practice your mental maths skills.
Book Review
We are sure you are continuing to read every day so please could you complete the book review so we can find out what you have been reading!
On the Year 6 Pupil drive, in the English at home 6K or 6P folder - Week 1, there is a Book Review proforma. If you open it and then save it with your name, you can type onto it. It is no problem if you would like to design your own format but please complete it in the same file so we can find it!
Poetry and Art
Please read and listen to the Kraken poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson a few times. Look up any words that you don't understand. Complete the comprehension about the poem. Create a picture or a model of what you think the Kraken looks like.
On the Year 6 Pupil drive, in the English at home 6K or 6P folder, there is a copy of the poem and the questions.
Listen to the Kraken using this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdsANdVkyW8.
Take a photo of your picture or model and upload it for everyone to see.
Writing
Your task today is to write a story about the Kraken using some of the ideas from the poem yesterday.
There are some questions to guide your planning in the English at home folder on the Year 6 Pupil Drive. Please complete your work in this folder so we can read them.
Evolution - The Peppered Moth Investigation
Please watch the videos about the Peppered Moth Investigation and play the simulation game in the light forest and the dark forest. Record your results in a chart on the Year 6 Pupil Drive and explain what Dr Ketterwell found out and how this supports evolution.
Watch this video to learn about the Peppered Moth Investigation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD8w3SOlYOk
Go to this site: http://peppermoths.weebly.com/ to read about Dr Kettlewell's investigation. Click on the bird to play the simulation game.
A copy of the instructions is on the Year 6 Pupil Drive in Science at home - Week 1.
Supermover Champion - Train like a footballer
Over the week, master the first six tasks using the video clips. Then complete the challenge: roll a dice and complete the task for the number you have rolled for 30 seconds before rolling again. You could play with another member of your family.
Go to the website: https://plprimarystars.com/resources/train-like-a-footballer and click on the videos to learn the movements.
Ancient Greek Architecture
Watch the two clips on Espresso and complete the questions for each one. Use the British Museum site to learn about the Acropolis and create a virtual temple for Athena. Then sketch or build a model of your own ancient Greek temple and dedicate it to a god or goddess of your choice. As an extension you could write a letter to your chosen god or goddess explaining why you need their help and how you will worship them in return. There is a copy of these instructions on the Year 6 Pupil Drive in the History at home - Week 1 Folder.
Watch the clips on Espresso:
Part 1
Part 2
https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/t2_greeks/influence/video_buildings_inv2.html
British Museum: http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/acropolis/home_set.html
First News
Please enjoy reading the First News which they have made available online using the link in the following column. There is also a quiz and some puzzles that you might enjoy. I will post the answers to the quiz next week.
Read the First News following this link:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/First-News_721.pdf
In the Know quiz:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/In-the-Know-721-No-answers.pdf
News puzzle 1:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/L1-Easter_Holiday_Puzzle.pdf
News puzzle 2:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/L2-Easter_Holiday_Puzzle.pdf
News puzzle 3:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/L3-Easter_Holiday_Puzzle.pdf
Mountains
The last task for our Mountains topic is to understand how mountains are made. Look at the linked website and work through the different diagrams which explain how different types of mountains form. Then take the quiz on the website.
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/mountains/how-are-mountains-formed/
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