Learning for Week Commencing 18th January 2021
Overview for Monday 18th January 2021
Reading – 9.00- 9.30am
Please write today’s date and the learning target in your yellow reading book. This must be underlined with a ruler.
Monday 18th January 2021
This week our text is called ‘Food Glorious Food’. I would like you to read through the text carefully, underlining any words you are unsure of. If you don't have a printer, simply make a list in your book of words you would like to clarify.
We will clarify these words tomorrow. It would be helpful to read the text aloud to see if you can add expression as you read.
Maths Arithmetic – 9.30am-9.50am
Open the slides below. In your Maths book, write today’s date and underline it with a ruler.
Monday 18th January 2021
Just like we do in class, I would like you to complete your times tables, related facts and arithmetic questions in your book. I will reveal the answers at the beginning of our live session. You do not need to time yourself, but if you would like to, there is a timer you can use on the powerpoint. You will need to have the powerpoint in ‘presentation mode’ to use it. Click on ‘Slide Show’ on the top tool bar, and then ‘from beginning’.
Maths Live Input – 9.50am -10.10am
Log into Microsoft Teams for a live session at 9.50am. It is important that you are on time as the session will start straight away. This will help you to understand how to complete today’s Maths task.
Maths Task – 10.10am – 10.30am
Today we will complete p. 124- 126 of our Power Maths book. Use the strategies we shared in the live session. When you have finished, send some photos of your work to Miss Sargison so that she can give you some feedback!
Independent Reading 10.45am – 11.00am
Log into Oxford Owl and choose a book to read from your coloured reading band. The log in for the website is:
Username: bwyr34
Password: Borrow1
Geography 11.00- 12.00am
Revisit: Practise the songs below to help you to remember the 7 continents and 5 oceans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxQ0WLlDxvU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6BE4VcYngQ
Write down today’s date and learning target in your green topic book.
Monday 18th January 2021
L.O: Locate Italy within the wider world
Today we will have a closer look at where Italy is and the countries which surround it.
Look at the map below. First of all find Italy. When you have found it, look at the shape of the country and the shape of countries around it. Today you are going to label your own map of Europe using this as your guide.
There are 2 sheets to choose from – you can choose how difficult a challenge you would like to do.
The first task asks you to label the European countries which are on the left hand side of the sheet,.
The more difficult challenge is to label a blank map. Use the poster below to help you to identify the countries.
If you haven’t got a printer, you can complete this interactive map online – take a picture of the screen when you have finished.
https://world-geography-games.com/countries_europe.html
When you have finished labelling your map, try to answer the following questions in your book:
What are the bordering countries of Italy?
Which countries might you be able to visit Italy from by boat?
How many islands is Italy made up of?
Spelling 1.00pm -1.30pm
Download the slides below. Complete the tasks straight into your spelling journal. Please write today’s date at the top of your page.
Monday 18th January 2021
Grammar Revisit 1.30pm-1.40pm
Today we are going to revise what we know about expanded noun phrases. Download the sheet below. You do not need to print it, simply write as many you can do in your book under today’s date (Monday 18th January 2021) and the heading ‘Grammar Revisit’
English Live Input 1.40pm – 2.00pm
Write the learning target in your book before the live session.
L.O: Explore how language and vocabulary has created an atmosphere for the reader.
Log into Microsoft Teams for a live session at 1.40pm. It is important that you are on time as the session will start straight away. This will help you to understand how to complete today’s English task.
English Task 2.00pm - 2.20pm
Create a SENSES mind-map of effective phrases and interesting vocabulary to describe what might be seen, heard, felt, smelt and tasted DURING the eruption. You can present this in your book using lists or by writing around clouds with the senses in each one. You can use the model Miss Sargison showed you in the live session to help you.
E.g.
SEE – …The sky was thick with pumice and choking black ash
HEAR – …muffled, distant screams could be heard as people gasped for air
FEEL - …the ground began to tremble moodily
TASTE - …I was choking on suffocating dust from the crumbling buildings
SMELL - …The black, charred loaves smoked in the deserted baker's oven
The pictures from the book might help you to think of some ideas, or if you are struggling, you can watch a little bit of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY_3ggKg0Bc&list=LL8es8xgQEAr9UX6nR1QE9ug&index=2196.
You do not need to watch it all, just fast forward to the parts where the eruption is happening!
PE
Let’s do some more dancing to the beat!
Log onto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G74_o_43_RQ
I would love to see some videos of you dancing!
Live Summary – Question and answer session – 3.20pm – 3.30pm
If you need any support with any of today’s learning, would like to ask some questions, or would like to share some of your learning, log into the day’s summary at 3.20pm where Miss Sargison will be online to help you or to give you some feedback.
Overview for Tuesday 19th January 2021
Reading – 9.00- 9.30am
Today we will re-read ‘Food Glorious Food’ to remind ourselves of the text.
I would like you to clarify any words which you underlined yesterday. You can do this by using an online dictionary, such as this one:
https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/
You type in the word you are wanting to look up here…
In your book, set out the words you have clarified like this:
Varieties – different kinds
Coastline – the land along a coast
Maths Arithmetic – 9.30am-9.50am
Open the slides below. In your Maths book, write today’s date and underline it with a ruler.
Tuesday 19th January 2012
Just like we do in class, I would like you to complete your times tables, related facts and arithmetic questions in your book. I will reveal the answers at the beginning of our live session. You do not need to time yourself, but if you would like to, there is a timer you can use on the powerpoint. You will need to have the powerpoint in ‘presentation mode’ to use it. Click on ‘Slide Show’ on the top tool bar, and then ‘from beginning’.
Maths Live Input – 9.50am -10.10am
Log into Microsoft Teams for a live session at 9.50am. It is important that you are on time as the session will start straight away. This will help you to understand how to complete today’s Maths task.
Maths Task – 10.10am – 10.30am
Today we will complete p. 127 – 129 of our Power Maths book. Use the strategies we shared in the live session. When you have finished, send some photos of your work to Miss Sargison so that she can give you some feedback!
Independent Reading 10.45am – 11.00am
Log into Oxford Owl and choose a book to read from your coloured reading band. The log in for the website is:
Username: borrowwood3
Password: Borrow1
DT 11.00am – 12.00am
Last week we started to look at shell structures and what they are used for. If you were in school last week, please go through the powerpoint below before starting today’s lesson so that you can have a quick recap of what we did for remote learning.
Write down today’s date and learning target in your green topic book.
Tuesday 19th January 2021
L.O: Explore ideas for the design of a desk tidy
Over the next few weeks, we will:
Create a desk tidy so that we can keep our pencils and pens within reach and find them easily. It must be attractive so that we enjoy looking at them throughout the day.
Look at the examples of desk tidies I have put below and think about how you would like yours to look.
Now answer these questions in your book. Please write out the question and the answer:
What does the desk tidy need to do?
Who will use it? (think about if you will use it or if you will make it or somebody else. Think about their age and what they might like to see on the desk tidy)
Once you have thought about it, I would like you to draw out 3 ideas of what your desk tidy might look like. Think about:
How many holders will it have?
What will you put on the desk tidy to make it look interesting?
Spelling 1.00pm -1.30pm
Write today’s date in your spelling book.
Tuesday 19th January 2021.
Look at the powerpoint below. Complete the activity in your book.
Grammar Revisit 1.30pm-1.40pm
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Grammar Revisit
Look at the sentences below. Can you add extra detail to make them more interesting? Think about adjectives that you could include.
- The volcano erupted.
- The ground shook.
- The sun shone.
- The waves lapped against the shore.
English Live Input 1.40pm – 2.00pm
Write down today’s date and learning target in your book.
Tuesday 19th January 2021
L.O: Use prepositional phrases to start sentences.
Log into Microsoft Teams for a live session at 1.40pm. It is important that you are on time as the session will start straight away. This will help you to understand how to complete today’s English task.
English Task 2.00pm – 2.40pm
- Create a mindmap of prepositions in your book – if you attended the live session you will have done this with Miss Sargison
- Write two sentences that begin with a preposition.
- Have a go at developing 8 of your own sentences that begin with a prepositional phrase using the pictures I have put below, and pictures from the book if you find them useful, to help you.
​​​​​​​You can use the preposition word mats if you are struggling to think of some. If you want to challenge yourself, check that you have included a comma after the prepositional phrase.
Computing
Write today’s date and learning target in your book.
Tuesday 19th January 2021
L.O: Create a step by step procedure.
Last week we learnt all about what an algorithm is. This week we are going to have a go at creating our own codes! Download the sheet below, create a maze by colouring in the squares and down the right hand side, write a list of instructions of how to get through it and escape! If you haven't got a printer, draw out a grid of your own that looks like this in your book and colour in the squares to make a maze.
You can write your instructions underneath.
Live Summary – Question and answer session – 3.20pm – 3.30pm
If you need any support with any of today’s learning, would like to ask some questions, or would like to share some of your learning, log into the day’s summary at 3.20pm where Miss Sargison will be online to help you or to give you some feedback.
Overview for Wednesday 20th January 2021
Reading – 9.00- 9.30am
Please write today’s date and the learning target in your book. This must be underlined with a ruler.
Wednesday 20th January 2021
L.O: Use my understanding of word meaning to create synonyms that explore degrees of meaning
Today we are going to be learning about synonyms. Synonyms are words that mean the same as another word. For example, big is a synonym for huge.
Can you find some synonyms for some key words from the texts we have read below? Look at ‘North and South’ and ‘Food Glorious Food’
Use an online thesaurus to help you using the link below https://kidthesaurus.com/
Words to find synonyms for (there should be more than one synonym, see how many you can find for each word!):
Plenty
Large
Brilliant (meaning good!)
Delicious
Bright
Big
Write them out in your reading book. When you have found them all, you can choose some words of your own from either ‘North and South’ or ‘Food Glorious Food’ to look up!
Maths Arithmetic – 9.30am-9.50am
Open the slides below. In your Maths book, write today’s date and underline it with a ruler.
Wednesday 20th January 2021
Just like we do in class, I would like you to complete your times tables, related facts and arithmetic questions in your book. I will reveal the answers at the beginning of our live session. You do not need to time yourself, but if you would like to, there is a timer you can use on the powerpoint. You will need to have the powerpoint in ‘presentation mode’ to use it. Click on ‘Slide Show’ on the top tool bar, and then ‘from beginning’.
Maths Live Input – 9.50am -10.10am
Log into Microsoft Teams for a live session at 9.50am. It is important that you are on time as the session will start straight away. This will help you to understand how to complete today’s Maths task.
Maths Task – 10.10am – 10.30am
Today we will complete p. 130-133 of our Power Maths book. Use the strategies we shared in the live session. When you have finished, send some photos of your work to Miss Sargison so that she can give you some feedback!
Independent Reading 10.45am – 11.00am
Log into Oxford Owl and choose a book to read from your coloured reading band. The log in for the website is:
Username: bwyr34
Password: Borrow1
Science Part one – 11.00am-12.00am
Please write the date and learning target in your book:
Wednesday 20th January 2021.
L.O: Know what contact forces are
This term we are learning about forces and magnetism. You may have already started this last week, but we are going to complete 2 of the online sessions today.
First of all log onto https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-contact-forces-74t3gc
- Complete the introductory quiz
- Watch the video – When it comes up with the first question, pause the video.
Write the questions in your science book and write your answers underneath.
E.g. ‘What forces are involved when a ball is falling down?’
When you have finished, listen carefully to Miss Hummal to see if you were right.
- Do the investigation that Miss Hummal shares with you.
It will come up with 4 questions on the video. Pause the video and write down both the questions and your answers in your science book.
- Finally, write a conclusion à What have you learnt from answering those questions? Write this down in a sentence.
If you need help with writing the conclusion, there is an example on the video to help you.
- Now complete the friction investigation. You will need a rough object and a smooth object. You could use your book as a smooth object. In your book, write down which object was easier to move across the carpet.
- Complete the quiz.
Spelling 1.00pm -1.30pm
Write today’s date in your spelling book.
Grammar Revisit 1.30pm-1.40pm
Write the date and learning target in your pink English book. Download the powerpoint and have a go at the quiz.
L.O: Use language features of an effective setting to plan a description of what Pompeii was like after the eruption.
English Live Input 1.40pm – 2.00pm
Log into Microsoft Teams for a live session at 1.40pm. It is important that you are on time as the session will start straight away. This will help you to understand how to complete today’s English task.
English Task 2.00- 2.20pm
Today we are going to look at developing a final setting description for after the eruption. This is a great opportunity for us to bring all of our learning together and think carefully about how to include some techniques we have practised.
Complete each of the tasks that Miss Sargison shared in the live lesson.
If you finish your planning, you can start to draft your paragraph which describes Pompeii after the eruption.
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Science Part 2 – 2.40-3.20
Write down the next learning target in your science book:
L.O: Know what non-contact forces are.
Log into https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-are-non-contact-forces-6djkgd
- Complete the introductory quiz
- Play the video
- When it comes up with the first activity, pause the video. Write down ‘What is a non-contact force?’ in your book and write down your answer.
- Now, draw a table in your book using a pencil and a ruler and write down all of the contact forces and non-contact forces you can remember.
- The next task is a ‘Think-Task’ You don’t have to write anything out in your book for this.
- If you have the equipment to do the investigation, I would do it! It’s really fun! You need 2 bottles and some water.
- After you have watched the parts about how magnets work, there are 3 questions which appear on the screen. Write them out in your science book, with your answers underneath each one.
- Now check your answers when you click play and Miss Hummal explains what you should have written.
- Write down the question that appears on the screen – ‘What are some of the uses of magnets?’ Write your answers underneath before you play the video again.
- Complete the quiz.
Live Summary – Question and answer session – 3.20pm – 3.30pm
If you need any support with any of today’s learning, would like to ask some questions, or would like to share some of your learning, log into the day’s summary at 3.20pm where Miss Sargison will be online to help you or to give you some feedback.
Overview for Thursday 21st January 2021
Reading – 9.00- 9.30am
Please write today’s date and the learning target in your book. This must be underlined with a ruler.
Thursday 21st January 2021
L.O: Use my understanding of word meaning to create synonyms that explore degrees of meaning
Yesterday we looked up synonyms for words in the texts we have been reading. Today you are going to create a synonym strip to show which ones are most like the original word, and which ones mean something much bigger. For example…
Let’s look at the synonyms for ‘big’:
Large
Humungous
Massive
Tall
Gigantic
Enormous
I will now put them in order, with the ones I think are closest to big on the left, and ones which are much bigger on the right...
Maths Arithmetic – 9.30am-9.50am
Open the slides below. In your Maths book, write today’s date and underline it with a ruler.
Thursday 21st January 2021
Just like we do in class, I would like you to complete your times tables, related facts and arithmetic questions in your book. I will reveal the answers at the beginning of our live session. You do not need to time yourself, but if you would like to, there is a timer you can use on the powerpoint. You will need to have the powerpoint in ‘presentation mode’ to use it. Click on ‘Slide Show’ on the top tool bar, and then ‘from beginning’.
Maths Live Input – 9.50am -10.10am
Log into Microsoft Teams for a live session at 9.50am. It is important that you are on time as the session will start straight away. This will help you to understand how to complete today’s Maths task.
Maths Task – 10.10am – 10.30am
Today we will complete pages 134 - 136 in your Power Maths book.
Independent Reading 10.45am – 11.00am
Log into Oxford Owl and choose a book to read from your coloured reading band. The log in for the website is:
Username: bwyr34
Password: Borrow1
RE
Write down the date and learning target in your green topic book.
Thursday 21st January 2021
LO: Identify how Hindus show their faith.
Let’s remind ourselves of Simran and Vraj from our lesson last week. Watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02n5xj7
In the clip, you see Simran holding a tray with a small flame over her brother’s head.
Why does Simran do this?
She talks about Hindu deities and Hindu beliefs.
We are going to find out how Simran and Vraj show their faith in God through puja, Hindu worship.
Watch this video to find out what it is. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zh2hyrd
Now have a look at http://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/ngfl/re/m_parry_carmarthenshire/arteffactau/puja.htm which shows you all of the items used on a Puja tray.
Task 1 – Draw a Puja tray in your RE book and label each of the items with their correct names.
Underneath, write down 2 sentences for each object to explain how it would be used.
You will find it helpful to watch this video before starting.
RE.wmv
Spelling 1.00pm -1.30pm
Today we are going to play a game with our rarer grapheme /ei/.
Go onto
https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-221501.htm
click on ‘word search small’ and click ‘play as single player’. See if you can find all of the words that contain the /ei/ sound.
Grammar Revisit 1.30pm-1.40pm
Write down today’s date in your pink English book.
Thursday 20th January 2021
Now write the heading ‘Grammar Revisit’.
Grammar Revisit: Write 5 sentences of your own that begin with a preposition.
When you have finished, write down the learning target for today’s session
L.O: Write a setting description to show what Pompeii was like after the eruption.
English Live Input 1.40pm – 2.00pm
Log into Microsoft Teams for a live session at 1.40pm. It is important that you are on time as the session will start straight away. This will help you to understand how to complete today’s English task.
English Task 2.00pm – 2.40pm
Today we are going to use some of our planning that we did yesterday to write a setting description of what Pompeii was like after the eruption.
In our live session, you saw me show you how I turned my plans into a written paragraph.
I would now like you to write your own description of what Pompeii was like after the eruption –you should write at least half a page.
PE
Have a go at Joe Wick’s workout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSi2ix1i180
Live Summary – Question and answer session – 3.20pm – 3.30pm
If you need any support with any of today’s learning, would like to ask some questions, or would like to share some of your learning, log into the day’s summary at 3.20pm where Miss Sargison will be online to help you or to give you some feedback.
Overview for Friday 22nd January 2021
Reading – 9.00- 9.30am
Please write today’s date and the learning target in your book. This must be underlined with a ruler.
Friday 22nd January 2021
Today you will answer comprehension questions about ‘Food Glorious Food’. If you don’t have a printer, don’t worry, write the answers in your book.
Maths Arithmetic – 9.30am-9.50am
Open the slides below. In your Maths book, write today’s date and underline it with a ruler.
Just like we do in class, I would like you to complete your times tables, related facts and arithmetic questions in your book. I will reveal the answers at the beginning of our live session. You do not need to time yourself, but if you would like to, there is a timer you can use on the powerpoint. You will need to have the powerpoint in ‘presentation mode’ to use it. Click on ‘Slide Show’ on the top tool bar, and then ‘from beginning’.
Maths Live Input – 9.50am -10.10am
Log into Microsoft Teams for a live session at 9.50am. It is important that you are on time as the session will start straight away. This will help you to understand how to complete today’s Maths task.
Maths Task – 10.10am – 10.30am
Today we will complete pages 137-140 in your Power Maths book.
Independent Reading 10.45am – 11.00am
Log into Oxford Owl and choose a book to read from your coloured reading band. The log in for the website is:
Username: bwyr34
Password: Borrow1
Music
Today you will be learning about how to create rhythms that have 2 bets. Log onto https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/exploring-2-beats-in-a-bar-6xk34d
French
L.O: Know colours in French
Revisit: Download the powerpoint below – how many of the French numbers 1-10 can you remember?
Last week we made some memory cards with our French colours on. Go through them and try to remind yourself of each of the colours. Can you remember them without looking at the cards?
If you didn't make any cards last week, watch this video to remind you of some of the colours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acvUtipaC5Y
Task: WITHOUT looking at the cards, try to match the English and the French colours together. There is 1 new colour…can you spot what it is?
You do not need to download and print the sheet. Write the matching French and English in your topic book under the date and learning target.
Spelling 1.00pm -1.30pm
Today we are going to have a final go at spelling words that include the rarer grapheme /ei/
Go onto https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-221501.htm
Click on ‘Against the clock’ and ‘play as single player’. How many spellings can you remember?
Grammar Revisit 1.30pm-1.40pm
Write the heading 'Grammar Revisit' in your book under today's date
Write 4 of your own sentences that include the conjunctions for, and, nor, because, or, so and yet.
English Live Input 1.40pm – 2.00pm
Write down today’s date and learning target in your book before the live session begins.
L.O: Plan my own disaster story using the plot of a high quality text to help me.
English Task 2.00pm – 2.40pm
Today we are going to plan out our own disaster stories, based around the ideas that we have explored in Escape from Pompeii.
In the live input, Miss Sargison showed you how Escape from Pompeii has been organised. We are going to plan our own stories using this pattern.
Here is a reminder:
Introduction – describe setting BEFORE the disaster – the children will need to choose a setting and at least 2 characters
Build up – what will their disaster be? What are the warning signs? What are people doing? What does the setting look like now?
Problem – Disaster happens – think about what the setting would look like DURING the disaster
Resolution – How did your characters manage to escape?
Ending – Describe what the setting is like AFTER the disaster.
Use the story map to help you to plan out your own disaster story, It can be about a volcanic eruption in Pompeii or another natural disaster.
PSHE
Watch the video below which outlines today’s task. Pause it when you are prompted to.
PSHE.wmv
Live Summary – Question and answer session – 3.20pm – 3.30pm
If you need any support with any of today’s learning, would like to ask some questions, or would like to share some of your learning, log into the day’s summary at 3.20pm where Miss Sargison will be online to help you or to give you some feedback.