Year 5 Blog

Hello Year 5 children and families,

We just wanted to say a huge thank you for all of your hard work and support this year.

We are so proud of you all and are looking forward to seeing you in September in Year 6.

Sending very best wishes,

The Year 5 Team.

Sampler Day - 5th July

Meet The Teacher

For children isolating, please complete the tasks below:

Thursday 10th June - Foundation - RE- An introduction to Judaism.

Watch the youtube clip below, read through the powerpoint presentation and then answer the questions about Judaism on the worksheet.

Friday 10th June - Maths - Vertical multiplication revision - 3 digit by 1 digit

Watch the youtube clip below for help if you need and then answer the question worksheet.

Friday 10th June Foundation - Fun Friday Skills - Ball skills - Simple hand control - Drops and Zaps

Please see the youtube video for help below!

Year 5 - Parliament workshop and live zoom with MP Nigel Evans

Year 5 had a wonderful online introduction into how Parliament works and a special

Q and A session with our local MP - Nigel Evans. Well done to all the children in 5B and 5S for some very intriguing questions!

We've had a fun and busy week in year 5. We've enjoyed learning about different thermal insulators in Science. earthquakes around the world in Geography and started our new topic on advertisements and persuasive writing in English. We've also planted some sunflower seeds and are hoping to grow some giant sunflowers this summer. Well done to everyone who has been watering our sunflower seedlings!

Year 5 Update - 23.4.21

Mental Maths homework this week is related to your times tables. Please logon to your Times Tables Rockstars - we have set up a battle between the Year 5 classes. 

Year 5 Geography - Volcano experiment

Thank you to Jayden in 5B for bringing in this experiment kit!

It was rather windy outside so apologies for the wind noise.

Hello Year 5, welcome back to the start of the Summer term! 

We're looking forward to lots of fun learning this term, including all about myths and legends in English, volcanoes and earthquakes in Geography and creating our own artwork inspired by the artist David Hockney.

Here's to a fun, challenging and enjoyable term! 

The Year 5 Team.

Hello Year 5 children and families, 

We would like to say a huge thank you for all of your hard work and support during the remote learning period.

We have loved seeing all of your wonderful home learning and we are so looking forward to welcoming you back into school on Monday ! 

You have done so well during this period and we are so proud of you all.

The Year 5 Team

Virtual Steps Challenge

Friday 26th February to Thursday 4th March

30 Minutes maximum per day.

Take a look at the PowerPoint below to take part in the whole school Virtual Steps Challenge.

https://youtu.be/9gorJc6ht8M

Record your daily scores and see how many steps you can climb in a week.

Move on up!

Year 5 Home Learning Tasks

Reading Plus - Please carry out your Reading Plus activities (approx 20-30mins). Also, please ensure that you are regularly reading your home reading book / wider reading. Please continue to record daily reading in your home diary as normal.

Spellings - Please learning and practice this week's spellings (see below - approx 10-15 minutes daily). Tasks can include 1) Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check (LSCWC) 2) Write your spellings into a sentence. 3) Ask someone at home to test you. 4) Thursday there will be a spelling wordsearch for you to complete.

English - Please see daily tasks below.

Mental Maths - each day please spend 15 minutes practising your times tables or the Mental Maths that is set on Monday.

Maths - Please see daily tasks below. In addition, please use Times Tables Rockstars for times tables work and Education City for a range of  Year 5 Maths games.

At the beginning of each week you will also have some Mental Maths tasks (this will start WB 11.01.21)

Foundation subjects - Please see daily tasks below. In addition, please use Purple Mash and Brain Pop to support science and other foundation subject tasks.

IDL - -https://appuk.idlsgroup.com/#/login If you attend IDL club please complete at least one lesson from the Literacy section and one lesson from the Maths section at least twice a week.

Remote Learning Update

Thanks to everyone for all the fantastic work you have been sending.

Please see the tabs below for your home learning tasks for the forthcoming weeks. We hope that the tabs will make it easier for you to navigate across the different subjects. 

After reviewing our remote learning provision, we would would like to ask that that all completed work (from the previous week) is submitted by Monday before 12pm, many thanks 

Completed home learning tasks or work can be submitted to teachers using the Year 5 email address below or through your child’s own Purple Mash account. Please write your child's full name and class in the subject bar of the email when submitting work. For any other enquiries or communication, parents should follow the normal procedure and email the school business manager, many thanks. 

                            year5@lostockhallcps.co.uk

Year 5 "Zoom" catch-up sessions 

We are holding ongoing "Zoom" sessions for class 5B and 5S on Mondays and Fridays. We will send you all an email on Purple Mash with the details and invite codes to join the meetings. You only need to try and join the meeting a minute or so before the scheduled time and the teacher will allow you to join the meeting from a virtual waiting room. It will give us all a chance to have a quick catch-up.

Please read the Zoom agreement rules below before joining the meetings.

5B- 10am

5S- 11am

If you are unfamiliar with Zoom please see the Lostock Hall CPS Zoom Guide to help you below:

Monday 8th February Spellings – Write out your spellings 3 times and ask an adult or use a dictionary to ensure that you understand the meanings of the words. On the 3^rd time writing your spellings do Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check. (so this means:

1. Look at your 1^st word.
2. Say the word out loud.
3. Cover up the word.
4. Write down the word.
5. Check to see if you got it correct – change if you need to.
6. Repeat for each word on your spelling list.

Monday 8^th February - English – Read and Response / Performance Poetry

Firstly, please watch Mrs Stewart introducing today’s task – see link below.

Now please carefully read the poem below, ‘Superheroes I could have been.’

Think about what do you like about the poem? Is there anything that you dislike about it? Can you spot any patterns? Which is your favourite idea for a superhero?

Activity – Please read the 'Top tips for reading a poem' guide below and watch the Michael Rosen video clip – see link below.

Next, have a go at preparing a performance of the poem. Can you add actions? Can you make the jokes really clear? Finally, have a go at performing your poem for a family member. If you film your performance please send it to us via the Year 5 email address - we'd love to see them. 

Monday 8th February -Mental Maths - Work through your mental maths questions. Just spend 15 minutes on it, if you need more time you can always do some more tomorrow. If you would like to you can also log in to TT Rockstars.

Monday 8th February - Maths - Multiply 2 digit by 1 digit

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Monday 8^th February – Foundation – Geography

Today we will be looking at some of the landmarks in the continent of South America.

Firstly, please read through the presentation below giving more information about this continent.

Activity – Please have a go at the matching activity below – you might want to cut the cards out and match the names and information, or instead write out the words and phrases. Then, try to match the places with the given photographs – the answers are at the end of the document if you get stuck.

Extension – using an online atlas, have a go at you marking these landmarks onto the blank map of South America - see below.

Tuesday 9th February -Spellings – Have a go at creating some sentences for your spellings. Please make sure that you create quality sentences; in some cases, you may use more than one spelling word in a sentence! Double-check that everything has been spelt correctly and makes sense.

Tuesday 9th February – English – Grammar – Relative Clauses

A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a noun.

They are introduced by a relative pronoun like 'that', 'which', 'who', 'whose', 'where' and 'when'. For example: I took an umbrella which was purple and spotty.

In this example, the relative clause is ‘which was purple and spotty’. It provides more information about the man. The relative pronoun, ‘which’, is used to connect these clauses in the sentence.

Activity - Please click on the link below. Watch the video and have a go at completing the activity and quiz on relative clauses:

Extension – complete the relative clauses activity – see below.

Tuesday 9th February -Mental Maths – finish going through your mental maths questions from yesterday and then spend time practising your times tables. Use TT Rockstars or you can even write the times tables that you are practising out on paper.

Tuesday 9th February - Maths - Multiply 3 digit by 1 digit

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Tuesday, 9^th February – Foundation – Music

Please watch the video about the Festival of Holi – see link below. 

Now watch video about synesthesia

Can you see the similarities between the way the musician sees colour and the visuals of the children throwing paint in the Holi video?

Activity – Firstly, please watch Mrs Stewart introducing this task – see link below.

Can you think of a song / piece of music / type of music to correspond to the different colours on the grid – see worksheet below.

Wednesday 10th February -spelling – Spelling shed.

Well done to all of you who completed the assignment for last week's Ed Shed lesson.

Our winners for last week - 

                             Group 1 - Lauren H 

                             Group 2 - Tommy B

                             Group 3 - Millie D 

Super star spellers, fabulous effort  

Let's see who can win this week, good luck! https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb/

Wednesday 10th February – English – Grammar – Relative Clauses

Today we will be continuing our learning about relative clauses and relative pronouns. We will be relating our learning to the poem we read on Monday, 'Super Heroes I could have been.'

Activity - Have a go at completing the sentences below using relative clauses and relative pronouns.

Wednesday 10th February -Mental Maths – TT Rockstars or have a go at practising your times tables on “Hit the Button” Please see:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Wednesday 10th February - Maths - Multiply 4 digit by 1 digit

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Wednesday, 10th February - Foundation - French

Today we will be learning  how to ask 'Où habites-tu?' (where do you live?) and reply with 'J'habite a…' (I live in...) 

Please go to the 'Language Angels' website: website: https://www.languageangels.com/schools/ 

Login username - Lostoc3035

Password - lahome

Click on 'Home School,'

Click on 'dashboard' then 'Intermediate level challenge'

Unit 3 Je me presente

Activity - Please complete lesson 4.

Thursday 11th February -Spellings – carry out the wordsearch below linked to your spelling group.

Thursday 11th February – English.

Today you will be inventing your own superhero !

Firstly, think about your Superhero's name - does it describe what they can do, like The Flash, The Human Torch or Elasti-Girl? Or is it a name that tells you how amazing they are, like Captain Marvel or Mister Fantastic?

Now think about how did your hero get their powers? Were they bitten by a radioactive creature like Spider-Man? Were they caught in an unusual explosion like The Hulk? Do they have an expensive suit of armour that can do incredible things like Iron Man? Are they from another world or land where everyone has amazing abilities like Superman, Thor or Wonder Woman? Have they trained so hard that even though they have no powers, they are still great at fighting crime, like Batman? Did they get their powers through magic, like Doctor Strange, Scarlett Witch or Shazam? Were they born with their powers, like the X-Men?

Activity - Please use the writing frame below to note down your planning ideas for your new superhero.

Thursday 11th February -Mental Maths – Log in to Education City and have a go at Play Live. You can play against other children in our school or even test yourself against children from other schools. Please though if you do have a go of a game please finish it! It is not fair to quit out of a game part-way through!

https://go.educationcity.com/content_select/index/7/2/9/5#/

Or if you wish you can do more on Times Table Rockstars!

Thursday 10th February - Maths - Grid method multiplication 2 digit by 2 digit

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Thursday 11^th February – Foundation – Science – Earth and Space

Lo: To understand how we get day and night. To understand and label the different phases of the moon

Please follow the link below to Espresso for Day, Night and Seasons and BrainPop for Moon Phases . Please see your Purple mash email for Espresso and Brainpop login details in case you have forgotten.

1. Espresso

https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/primary_uk/subject/module/video/item1048823/grade2/module1027260/index.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=day%20and%20night

or go to

https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/

and login using the username and password I sent you.

Once you have watched the video about day and night, write in your own words using a diagram to explain how we get day and night?

2. Brainpop

https://www.brainpop.com/science/space/moonphases/

or go to:

https://www.brainpop.com/

login with the username and password I sent you and search for Moon

phases

Watch the video about the moon phases and then answer the quiz questions. Use the cut and stick worksheet to cut out the moons and stick them in the correct positions around the Earth.

Extension- Research and find 10 pieces of information about the Moon, Earth and Solar System that most people may not know..e.g.

Did you know that our Sun burns through 600 million tons of hydrogen gas every……second!!!

Friday 12th February - Zoom Call

5B 11:30am

5S - 2pm

Friday 12th February -spellings – Test day! Ask someone at home to test you on your spellings.

Friday, 12th February - English

Today, please use your planning and notes from yesterday to write a description of your new superhero. Please logon to Purple Mash – we have set a ‘2Do’ for you to complete this work on, (or alternatively you might want to use the writing frame below.) Try to use some relative clauses in your sentences, eg 'SuperBoy lives in Caperton, which is a tiny village in the north of Scotland.' 

Can you add a picture of your new superhero. Don't forget to include a new costume!

Friday 12th February -Mental Maths – Please ask a parent to test you on some similar questions to the mental maths ones set on Monday. Put in some TTRockstars battle time and see if you can climb the leader board!!

Friday 12th February - Maths - 2 digit by 2 digit Vertical multiplication

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Friday 12^th February – Foundation-PE- Fitness Friday and Gymnastics

Kids workout 6- Remember plenty of space, have a drink available and pause the video for a break if you need.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNFYZ2n90RI&t=2s

Gymnastics balances, partner work and sequences-This is a further development from last week where you can build-upon your balances with a partner (or you can do on your own).

To create a sequence with balances and if possible a sequence and counter-balance with a partner.

Please include within your sequence:

1. Low height balance/low height counter-balance.
2. Medium height balance/medium height counter-balance.
3. High height balance/ high height counter-balance.
4. A balance with only 2 parts of your body touching the floor.
5. A balance with only 1 part of your body touching the floor.

Have a watch again of the young girl carrying out a range of balances. Have a go at some of these on your own and then create a sequence of moving from one balance to another. You could also incorporate your own movements in-between the balances e.g. side-steps, strides, hops etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UDbNd5PKlM

For partnered work, please have a watch of the primary school children in the video below. Now, I know that you do not have equipment at home but just concentrate on the balances that are floor based. There are some nice ideas within here. With your partner, create a small sequence of these movements and balances. If you wish to record a small video or take some still images and send them to the year5@lostockhallcps.co.uk e-mail address, then that would be brilliant.

Thank you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_oyMCR2nDk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPczZ7W_HqA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CNpfz2vd14

Week Beginning Monday 1st February.

Hello Year 5 children and families, we hope you have all had a good weekend 

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme is ‘Express Yourself’ and this week's PSHE will be based on this theme.  

Please log onto the website below for lots of free resources to support this week. There will also be a live assembly via this link at 9am on Monday 1 February. The assembly will feature pupils and well-known faces discussing the theme of Children’s Mental Health, as well as ways that children and young people can get involved at home. 

https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk

Monday 1st February -Spellings – Write out your spellings 3 times and ask an adult or use a dictionary to ensure that you understand the meanings of the words. On the 3^rd time writing your spellings do Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check. (so this means:

1. Look at your 1^st word.
2. Say the word out loud.
3. Cover up the word.
4. Write down the word.
5. Check to see if you got it correct – change if you need to.
6. Repeat for each word on your spelling list.

Monday, 1^st February, - English

This week in English we will be continuing to look at narrative writing. Today and tomorrow we will be focussing on flashback stories.

Flashbacks are used in story writing as a plot device. They are usually used after something important has happened in the story. Flashbacks take the reader back in time.

Firstly, please watch Mrs Stewart introducing today’s task - see link below.

Activity – can you think of a flashback idea for each of the given story scenarios please see task below.

Monday 1st February -Mental Maths - Work through your mental maths questions. Just spend 15 minutes on it, if you need more time you can always do some more tomorrow. If you would like to you can also log in to TT Rockstars.

Monday 1st February - Maths - Recap area counting squares

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Monday, 1st February – Foundation - PSHE

This week is Children’s Mental Health week. The theme of the week is 'Express Yourself' and the aim of the week is to encourage children to express themselves in a variety of ways and sharing their feelings, thoughts and ideas.

Today we will be focussing on expressing our favourite things with a chosen family member.

Activity – please choose a family member and work through these questions together – see sheet below.

While you are completing this activity, remember that respecting other people’s opinions is really important. Enjoy the differences and practise your skills of being polite and kind.

Extra Challenge – We are all unique and special. Please have a go at completing the ‘Celebrating Me’ activity – see below.

Tuesday 2nd February -Spellings – Have a go at creating some sentences for your spellings. Please make sure that you create quality sentences; in some cases, you may use more than one spelling word in a sentence! Double-check that everything has been spelt correctly and makes sense.

Tuesday, 2^nd February – English

Please carefully read the flashback story below. This story has been adapted from a short story called ’Hunted’ by Pie Corbett. Can you identify the flashback part of the story?

Activity – have a go at adding your own flashback paragraph to this short story. Please use the writing frame below, or you might want to use the '2Publish' tool on Purple Mash or hand write it on paper.

Tuesday 2nd February - Mental Maths – finish going through your mental maths questions from yesterday and then spend time practising your times tables. Use TT Rockstars or you can even write the times tables that you are practising out on paper.

Tuesday 2nd February - Maths - Area of Rectangles

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Tuesday 2^nd February – Foundation -  Art

This week in Art we will be doing a cross curricular lesson with a geography theme, based on one of the main regions of South America – the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. We will be creating artwork based on some of the animals which live in the rainforest.

Firstly, please watch the video about the rainforest animals  - see link below.

Activity - have a go at creating a vibrant and colourful picture of a rainforest animal– please see some examples below. You might want to use felt tips, paint, pencil crayons or create a collage using different materials such as fabric or coloured paper .

Wednesday 3rd February - Spelling - Ed Shed.

A huge well done to all those children who completed last week's Ed Shed challenge. I have had a look and there are some fabulous scores. 

Please complete this weeks spelling assignment task on your Ed shed account. 

Don't forget if you have forgotten your log in details, these are in the email via purple mash. Website: https://play.edshed.com/en-gb/login  

Wednesday 3^rd February – English

Please read the story 'Eric' by Shaun Tan - please see text below.

What do you like about the story? Is there anything that you dislike about it? Does it remind you of anything that has happened to you? Does it remind you of any books that you have read?

Activity -  Think about what may have been left in the pantry - note down at least 5 ideas and try to give reasons why Eric may have left these items.

Extra challenge: Can you find out some more about the author Shaun Tan and create a fact file? You could start at this website: http://www.shauntan.net/books.html

Wednesday Mental Maths – TT Rockstars or have a go at practising your times tables on “Hit the Button” Please see:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Wednesday 3rd February - Maths - Area of Compound Shapes

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Wednesday 3rd February – Foundation - RE

Today we will be continuing our work on Hinduism and learning about the festival of Holi.

Firstly, please log on to the following page and read the information: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zh86n39/articles/z4qqy9q

Now carefully read the presentation – see below.

Activity  - Please complete the activity below.

Thursday 4th February- Spellings – carry out the wordsearch below linked to your spelling group.

Thursday 4^th February – English - Modal Verbs

Please firstly watch Mrs Stewart introducing this activity - see link below.

 Activity - have a go at the modal verb task below. Use the grammar guide below to help you

Thursday 4th February - Mental Maths – Log in to Education City and have a go at Play Live. You can play against other children in our school or even test yourself against children from other schools. Please though if you do have a go of a game please finish it! It is not fair to quit out of a game part-way through!

https://go.educationcity.com/content_select/index/7/2/9/5#/

Or if you wish you can do more on Times Table Rockstars!

Thursday 4th February - Maths - Area of irregular shapes

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Thursday 4^th February – Foundation-Computing – Creating the Scenerey/backgrounds for your computer game!

Today you will be creating the background scene for your computer game. We will be using Purple Mash and the program is called:

2DIY 

Please watch Mr Benson’s little introduction to 2DIY below and then watch the main video within the 2DIY program.

Don’t worry too much about the coins and baddies today. Just have an experiment with the program and creating 3 levels and their backgrounds.

Here is a sample map of a level I started:

Friday Zoom

Mr Benson 5B - 1130am

Mrs Stewart 5S - 2.00pm

Friday 5th February - spellings – Test day! Ask someone at home to test you on your spellings.

Friday, 5^th February - English

Please read 'Eric's Thoughts' based on the short story 'Eric' we read on Wednesday – see below. What are some of the differences between the two sets of answers?

Activity – Please write a list of the modal verbs that have been used in the 'Eric’s thoughts' text. Can you place them in the correct catagories using the grid below? Use the guides from yesterday’s lesson to help you

Extra Challenge - Look at the 'Endpapers' drawings below. These are Shaun Tan’s drawings that he puts at the start and finish of his books. Could you draw a sketch in the same style?

Friday Mental Maths – Please ask a parent to test you on some similar questions to the mental maths ones set on Monday. Put in some TTRockstars battle time and see if you can climb the leader board!!

Friday 5^th February – Maths Challenges!!

There are 3 different levels of maths challenge questions today.

Group 1 – Normal

Group 2 – Hard

Group 3 – Hardest!

Extension - if you are thirsty for more!!

Have a go at the challenges linked to your group. If you wish you could try all 4!!

Friday 5^th February – Foundation-PE- Fitness Friday and Gymnastics

Kids workout 5- Remember plenty of space, have a drink available and pause the video for a break if you need.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o4enAQlAn0&t=5s

Gymnastics balances and partner work -To create a sequence with balances and if possible a sequence and counter-balance with a partner.

Have a watch of the young girl carrying out a range of balances. Have a go at some of these on your own and then create a sequence of moving from one balance to another. You could also incorporate your own movements in-between the balances e.g. side-steps, strides, hops etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UDbNd5PKlM

For partnered work, please have a watch of the primary school children in the video below. Now, I know that you do not have equipment at home but just concentrate on the balances that are floor based. There are some nice ideas within here. With your partner, create a small sequence of these movements and balances. If you wish to record a small video or take some still images and send them to the year5@lostockhallcps.co.uk e-mail address, then that would be brilliant.

Thank you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CNpfz2vd14

Year 5 "Zoom" catch-up sessions 

We are holding ongoing "Zoom" sessions for class 5B and 5S on Mondays and Fridays. We will send you all an email on Purple Mash with the details and invite codes to join the meetings. You only need to try and join the meeting a minute or so before the scheduled time and the teacher will allow you to join the meeting from a virtual waiting room. It will give us all a chance to have a quick catch-up.

Please read the Zoom agreement rules below before joining the meetings.

If you are unfamiliar with Zoom please see the Lostock Hall CPS Zoom Guide to help you below:

Monday 25th January - Spellings – Write out your spellings 3 times and ask an adult or use a dictionary to ensure that you understand the meanings of the words. On the 3^rd time writing your spellings do Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check. (so this means:

1. Look at your 1^st word.
2. Say the word out loud.
3. Cover up the word.
4. Write down the word.
5. Check to see if you got it correct – change if you need to.
6. Repeat for each word on your spelling list.

Monday, 25^th January - English

This week we will be looking at narrative writing in English.

Firstly, please watch Mrs Stewart introducing today's task - see link below.

Now, please carefully look at the pictures taken from stills from an Literacy Shed film called ‘Taking Flight.’ Please see below.

Activity – can you think of at least three questions for each picture from the story using the sheet below.

Monday 25th January -Mental Maths - Work through your mental maths questions. Just spend 15 minutes on it, if you need more time you can always do some more tomorrow. If you would like to you can also log in to TT Rockstars.

Monday 25th January - Maths - Measure Perimeter

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Monday 25^th January – Foundation – Geography

Today we will continuing our unit on South America, and identifying the countries in this continent.

Firstly please watch the short video about this fascinating continent - see link below.

Activity – now please have a go at labelling the countries of South America on the blank map – see below. Please try to shade each country a different colour.

Now can you locate and label some of the capital cities of some of the countries in South America.

You could use an online atlas to help you or Google Maps.

Tuesday 26th January- Spellings – Have a go at creating some sentences for your spellings. Please make sure that you create quality sentences; in some cases, you may use more than one spelling word in a sentence! Double-check that everything has been spelt correctly and makes sense.

Tuesday 26^th January - English

Today we will be watching the first part of a short adventure story film called ‘Taking Flight,’   'Taking Flight' is inspired by the life and heritage of Antonio Pasin, inventor of the Radio Flyer wagon.

Firstly, please watch the first part of the film up to 2 minutes – see link below. Now re watch the film, again up to 2 minutes and think about the questions you asked yesterday about the stills from the film.

Activity - Pause the video at 2 minutes – can you write a prediction (one or two paragraphs) about what you think might happen next in the story to the boy and his grandad. The title of the film might give you a clue, as well as the fact that this is an adventure story. Also, think about what has happened so far in the film – do you think there is anything special about the wagon that the boy is being pulled in?

Once you have written your prediction, watch the rest of the film – was your prediction correct?

Tuesday 26th January-Mental Maths – finish going through your mental maths questions from yesterday and then spend time practising your times tables. Use TT Rockstars or you can even write the times tables that you are practising out on paper.

Tuesday 26th January - Maths - Recap perimeter on a grid.

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Tuesday 26th – Foundation – Music

Today we will be linking our Music to our Geography topic – South America.

Please watch and listen to the song about the countries and capital cities of the continent of South America – see link below.

Now play the song again - Can you clap the beat of the song and have a go at rapping / singing the song. Now test your self – can you remember any of the capital cities of some of the countries of South America?

Wednesday 27th January- Spelling – Today is the start of our new spelling challenges on the Spelling Shed!  This is part of the  EdShed website. Please see your 2email account on Purple mash for a message, which includes your log in details for your EdShed account. 

Please follow this link, which will take you to EdShed https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login

Enter your log in details. It should take you to the page below where you should be able to access the assignment set. This will be available from Wednesday morning. Let's see who can earn some points/coins. 

Wednesday 27^th January – English

Today we will be looking at writing dialogue to help to develop characters in stories. We will be using these skills tomorrow to write part of an adventure story, using the ‘Taking Flight’ film as a stimulus.

Firstly, please carefully read the presentation about writing dialogue and the use of inverted commas.

Activity – have a go at writing some of your own dialogue between two characters during an adventurous situation – see worksheet below 'using dialogue to create tension.'

Wednesday 27th January- Mental Maths

TT Rockstars or have a go at practising your times tables on “Hit the Button” Please see:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Wednesday 27th January - Maths - Perimeter of Rectangles

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Wednesday, 27th January - Foundation - French

Today we will be learning how to say 'I am called' in French and ask someone else their name. We will also be learning how to say our age.

Please go to the 'Language Angels' website: website: https://www.languageangels.com/schools/ 

Login username - Lostoc3035

Password - lahome

Click on 'Home School,'

Click on 'dashboard' then 'Intermediate level challenge'

Unit 3 Je me presente

Activity - Please complete lessons 2 and 3.

Thursday 28th January - Spellings – carry out the wordsearch below linked to your spelling group.

Thursday 28^th January - English

Today please watch the whole of the Literacy Shed film – Taking Flight – see link below.

Now please watch Mrs Stewart introducing the task – see link below, 'Taking Flight Adventures.'.

Activity – Please write in role as the boy when he goes on the adventure to the crocodile infested river with his grandad (the radio flyer)  One way to start your narrative writing could be:

– I was travelling on the radio flyer when…   Please see writing frame below: Writing a Story.

Remember to write in the first person and use pronouns such as ‘I’ ‘we’ ‘our’

Also, try to include some dialogue (speech) between the grandad and his grandson.

Thursday 28th January- Mental Maths – Log in to Education City and have a go at Play Live. You can play against other children in our school or even test yourself against children from other schools. Please though if you do have a go of a game please finish it! It is not fair to quit out of a game part-way through!

https://go.educationcity.com/content_select/index/7/2/9/5#/

Or if you wish you can do more on Times Table Rockstars!

Thursday 28th January - Maths - Perimeter of Rectilinear Shapes.

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Thursday 28^th January – Foundation – PE -Virtual Sports Day

Today you are going to have a go at doing your own sports day style activities. Obviously it is going to be dependant on the space you have at home. Just have a go at what you can but please make sure you keep yourself safe!

There are 5 events to have a go of so it is known as a Pentathalon Event. The five events are:

1. Standing Long jump
2. Speed bounce
3. Chest Push
4. Vertical jump
5. Shuttle Run (10 x 10m)

Please see the guidance below to help you with the events and how you could set them up.

Please record your results on the score card below:

Friday 29^th January – English

Please complete the space themed comprehension questions about astronaut Buzz Aldrin – see below.

Extension -  Please logon to Education City and have a go at the following task:

English – Year 5 – Activities – Tales from Brazil

Friday 29th January -Mental Maths – Please ask a parent to test you on some similar questions to the mental maths ones set on Monday. Put in some TTRockstars battle time and see if you can climb the leader board!!

Friday 29th January - Maths - Calculating Perimeter

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Friday 29^th January – Science – Earth and Space

LO: To compare the sizes of the planets in the Solar System

Please visit the website below and watch the video and then answer the quiz questions and the worksheet:

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-do-the-planets-in-the-solar-system-differ-69k6ar

The worksheet information is all attached below if you would like to print it out. Or you could just answer on your own piece of paper.

WB - 18 01 21  - TT Rockstars Challenge

                      Year 5 vs year 6

Do the best that you can! Starts today and finishes next Monday!

Monday Spellings – Write out your spellings 3 times and ask an adult or use a dictionary to ensure that you understand the meanings of the words. On the 3^rd time writing your spellings do Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check. (so this means:

1. Look at your 1^st word.
2. Say the word out loud.
3. Cover up the word.
4. Write down the word.
5. Check to see if you got it correct – change if you need to.
6. Repeat for each word on your spelling list.

Monday 18^th January – English

This week we will linking our English work to our science topic – Earth and Beyond - and particularly learning about our Moon. Later on in the week we will be continuing to develop our non fiction report writing skills and writing a non- chronological report about the Moon.

Today, firstly, please watch the video clip linked below - All About the Moon

Now, please watch Mrs Stewart introducing the task today - see link below, 'Describing the Moon.'

Activity – Please log on to Purple Mash – we have a set you a ‘2Do’. Please write at least five quality descriptive sentences about the moon in the night sky, and then add a picture. Alternatively you could write your sentences on paper or word process them.

Extension – can you think of five questions about the moon – tomorrow we will be learning more about it in English.

Monday Mental Maths - Work through your mental maths questions. Just spend 15 minutes on it, if you need more time you can always do some more tomorrow. If you would like to you can also log in to TT Rockstars.

Monday 18th January - Maths - Recap dividing by 10

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Monday 18th January - Foundation - RE

This half term in RE we are learning about the world religion of Hinduism.  Please log in to the BBC Bitesize page 'What is Hinduism?' - see link below.

Activities - please watch the video clip, read the information and carefully look at the pictures. Now complete the 'Matching the names to the Deities' activity and finally have a go at the quiz.

Tuesday 19th January - Spellings

Have a go at creating some sentences for your spellings. Please make sure that you create quality sentences; in some cases, you may use more than one spelling word in a sentence! Double-check that everything has been spelt correctly and makes sense.

Tuesday 19^th January – English

Today we will be gathering facts and information about the Moon – you are going to be scientific reporters !

Activity -  Please carefully read the presentation below. Have a go at writing some notes about the Moon using the subheadings below (or you may want to use your own three subheadings). Remember to write in clear note form - just include the main points. You may want to use bullet points to organise you notes like we did last week in English - try to include at least five bullet points under each sub heading. 

What is the moon?

How does the moon move?

How does the shape of the moon appear to change?

Also, You might want to add to your research about the moon using the links below.

Please keep hold of your notes ready for tomorrow's lesson. 

Tuesday 19th January - Mental Maths – finish going through your mental maths questions from yesterday and then spend time practising your times tables. Use TT Rockstars or you can even write the times tables that you are practising out on paper.

Tuesday 19th January - Maths - recap dividing by 100

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Tuesday 19th January - Foundation - Art

Today we will be creating a collage of the Moon and Sun using warm and cool colours.

Firstly, please create an outline of half of the moon on one side and an outline of the sun on the other side - see examples below.

Now use warm colours like oranges, reds and yellows to add colour to the 'sun' side, and use cooler colours like blues, greens and purples to add colour to the 'moon' side. You could use pencil crayons, felt tips or even add pieces of coloured paper to create a collage effect. Please see the examples below.

You can either do one large sun/moon outline, or divide you page into two or four sections as shown below.

We’re really looking forward to seeing all of your wonderful artwork.

Wednesday 20th January - Spelling – write your spellings out in the school handwriting style as neatly as you can. Do twice for each word. Again check that you are spelling them correctly!

Wednesday 20^th January - English

Today we will be starting to write our introductions to our non-chronological report about the Moon.

Firstly, please watch Mrs Stewart introducing today's task - see link below.

Now carefully read through your notes from yesterday.

Next, we are going to write the introduction and first paragraph to our report. Your introduction should to be a general introduction to this topic and include some general information about the moon. Here's an example:

The Moon

The Moon is a large natural object that orbits, or travels around, Earth. After the Sun it is the brightest object in the sky. It is a sphere of rock, measuring 3,476km in diameter – that’s roughly a quarter of the size of Earth.

Once you have written your introduction, have a go at writing your first main paragraph of your non-chronological report. Start this paragraph with your sub heading: What is the moon?

Remember to use your research notes from earlier in the week and make sure that you write in the present tense, write clear sentences and include some technical words and information.

Wednesday 20th January - Mental Maths – TT Rockstars or have a go at practising your times tables on “Hit the Button” Please see:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Wednesday 20th January - Maths - Divide by 10,100 and 1000

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Wednesday, 20th January - Foundation - PSHE

Today we will be thinking about friendship in PSHE. What do you think makes a good friend? Think about your friends - what qualities do you like about them?

Activity - Please complete the 'Recipe for a good Friend' activity below. The first page gives you an example of they way you could write the ingredients. The second page is for you to complete.

Thursday 21st January - Spellings – carry out the wordsearch below linked to your spelling group.

Thursday 21^st January - English

Today we are going to use our notes to write the next two main paragraphs of our non chronological report. You might want to some pictures and / or diagrams in this section of your report.

Remember to write in the present tense, use full, clear sentences and include key facts from your notes. For example, you could start your paragraph off like this:

How does the Moon move?

The Moon moves around the Earth in a circular orbit. It goes once around Earth in approximately 28 days. This is also known as a lunar month.

Thursday 21st January - Mental Maths – Log in to Education City and have a go at Play Live. You can play against other children in our school or even test yourself against children from other schools. Please though if you do have a go of a game please finish it! It is not fair to quit out of a game part-way through!

https://go.educationcity.com/content_select/index/7/2/9/5#/

Or if you wish you can do more on Times Table Rockstars!

Thursday 21st January - Maths- Multiples of 10, 100 and 1000

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Thursday 21st January – Foundation – Computing – To begin to plan your own computer game.

Log in to your Purple mash Account and complete the 2Do about designing your own computer game.

The computer game that you will design will be mainly done in Purple Mash and will be a first person style game –similar to Minecraft.

Think about:

1. Target audience (What age will the game be for?)
2. What is the overview of the game? i.e. What is it about?
3. Characters – good
4. Characters – bad
5. What is the aim of the game?
6. What are the controls
7. What are the power-ups?
8. What are the obstacles?
9. How many lives do you get?
10. What happens when you when you die?
11. How many levels are there?
12.  How difficult is it?

Please note- Today you are to spend a quality amount of time thinking and designing your idea for your game. Do not rush this and today is the design only. Please do not begin trying to make your game yet. Also the evaluation section of the leaflet is for in a few weeks time (when you have made your game and tested it).

Thursday 21st January -Afternoon Fun Sketching/Drawing/colouring

The key worker children in school have been enjoying sketching various images. It has become quite popular in school so they asked if this could be set as a fun activity for the children at home. You only need to do this if you want to. Today's fun sketch is linked to movie cars.

Choose one of the movie cars below and have a go at drawing and colouring it in. Please send me your sketches when done (again only if you want to)

Friday 22nd January Zoom meetings- please see your Purple Mash e-mail for details

                                                 5B -11.30am

                                                  5S - 2.00pm

Please have your Moon and  Sun artwork to share online if you would like to.

Friday 22nd January -Spellings – Test day! Ask someone at home to test you on your spellings.

Friday, 22nd January – English

Today we are going to use our notes to write the conclusion or closing paragraph of our non chronological report about the Moon.  The conclusion of a non-chronological report provides a sense of closure to the reader.

Now read your report carefully and proof read it. Can you improve it in any way? Remember to check your spellings, grammar and punctuation. Well done you have completed your lunar mission !

Friday 22nd January - Mental Maths – Please ask a parent to test you on some similar questions to the mental maths ones set on Monday. Put in some TTRockstars battle time and see if you can climb the leader board!!

Friday 22^nd January – Maths- Maths Challenges! Lots of different maths questions.

There are 3 different levels of maths challenge questions today.

Group 1 – Normal

Group 2 – Hard

Group 3 – Hardest!

Have a go at the challenges linked to your group. If you wish you could try all 3!!

Friday 22^nd January _ Foundation – Fitness Friday and Gymnastics –

Kids workout 4- Remember plenty of space, have a drink available and pause the video for a break if you need.

Gymnastics balances and partner work-To carry out a range of balances. To include counter-balances with a partner

Note: Please make sure you have enough room around you to do these basic balances.

Gymnastics balances video – Begin with individual balance revisiting

Please watch the teacher’s video guide to gymnastics balances and see if you can have a go at carrying some of them out yourself.

Partnered counter- balances

If possible, ask someone at home to help you with the partnered counter-balances.

Look at the images of the partner counter balances. How many of the balances can you and your partner at home do?

To succeed the balance needs to be held for 5 seconds. If you are working with an adult, I will allow 3 seconds hold, as it can be tricky when working with an adult partner due to height and weight differences.

You could also use the following YouTube video for inspiration with your balances:

Monday - Spellings – Write out your spellings 3 times and ask an adult or use a dictionary to ensure that you understand the meanings of the words. On the 3^rd time writing your spellings do:

Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check.  Remember this means:

1. Look at your 1^st word.
2. Say the word out loud.
3. Cover up the word.
4. Write down the word.
5. Check to see if you got it correct – change if you need to.
6. Repeat for each word on your spelling list.

Monday 11 January – English

This week we are going to be looking at the key features of non-chronoloigcal reports. Later in the week writing our own report about one of the creatures that lives on the planet Pandora.

A non-chronological report is a non-fiction (information) text which is focused on a single topic and includes various facts about this topic. The report could be about a country, animal, religion, planet or sport.

Activities - Firstly, please carefully read the presentation below all about the key features of non – chronological reports.

Now read the non – chronological report below about The Earth. You can use this report as inspiration for your own writing later in the week.

Now please try to answer the following comprehension questions about the report about the Earth:

1. Write down 5 clear facts about planet Earth from the report.

2. What is the purpose of the subheadings? How do they help the reader to understand the text?

3. Can you write your own short conclusion (closing paragraph) to end the report. This only needs to be a few sentences, similar in size and tone to the introduction of the report.

Monday - Mental Maths - Work through your mental maths questions. Just spend 15 minutes on it, if you need more time you can always do some more tomorrow. If you would like to you can also log in to TT Rockstars.

Monday 11th January - Maths - Cube Numbers

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Monday 11th January - Foundation - Geography

This half term in Geography we are learning about South America.

South America is the fourth largest continent. It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It includes the Andes Mountain Range, the Amazon River and the Amazon rainforest.
 

Today, firstly please watch the short video below introducing this continent, 'Come expore South America.'

Next, log on to the web page 'South America: facts for Kids' see link below.

The login is : year5@lostockhallcps.co.uk and the password is: LostockHall

Once you've logged in to the Oddizzi website, re click the link below to get to the page on South America.

Please watch the short video clip on this page.

Activity  - please have a go at locating, colouring and labelling the continent of South America on the blank world map below. Now, try to label the oceans surrounding South America. Can you locate and label some of the countries of South America too?

You could use an online atlas to help you or Google Maps.

Extension - The Equator runs through South America too - can you label that on your map using a broken line

-----. The Equator is an imaginary circle around Earth. It divides Earth into two equal parts: the Northern part (Hemisphere) and the Southern Hemisphere. 

Tuesday 12th January - Spellings – Have a go at creating some sentences for your spellings. Please make sure that you create quality sentences; in some cases, you may use more than one spelling word in a sentence! Double-check that everything has been spelt correctly and makes sense.

Tuesday 12 January – English

 Today we will be starting to gather information about the animals which live on the imaginary land of Pandora.  

Firstly, please watch the video clip below, 'The World of Pandora,' which gives more information about Avatar and Pandora:  

Now log on to the following web page which has detailed information about some the different creatures on Pandora. Choose one of the creatures to research and then write some facts and research notes about that animal .

https://james-camerons-avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Creatures

Alternatively, you could make up a creature of your own which could live on Pandora and make some research notes about it. Remember to make sure that your creature is hexapods (six-legged) and has bioluminescent qualities (gives out light at night).

Activity – please draw your chosen Pandora creature and write some key facts and descriptive words around it, using your research notes. Please keep your work from today handy for tomorrow’s English lesson.

Tuesday 12th January - Mental Maths – finish going through your mental maths questions from yesterday and then spend time practising your times tables. Use TT Rockstars or you can even write the times tables that you are practising out on paper.

Tuesday 12th January - Maths - x10

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Tuesday, 12th January - Foundation - French.

Please go to the 'Language Angels' website: website: https://www.languageangels.com/schools/ 

Login username - Lostoc3035

Password - lahome

Click on 'Home School,'

Click on 'dashboard' then 'Intermediate level challenge'

Unit 3 Je me presente

Lesson 1 – French conversation

Start lesson

Activity - Please carefully read the the presentation and complete the Feelings exercise (standard challenge.)

Wednesday 13th January - Spellings – write your spellings out in the school handwriting style as neatly as you can. Do twice for each word. Again check that you are spelling them correctly!

Wednesday, 13 January - English

Today we are going to turn our research about our chosen Pandora creature into formal notes.

Firstly please watch Mrs Stewart introducing this task using the link below:

 Activity – using your research and work from yesterday, please have a go at converting your notes into formal notes using sub heading and bullet points. 

Wednesday 13th January - Mental Maths – TT Rockstars or have a go at practising your times tables on “Hit the Button” Please see:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Wednesday 13th January - Maths - Recap multiply by 100

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Wednesday, 13th January - Foundation - Music

Today we are learning about rhythm and beat. Firstly, read the presentation below and have a go at doing the rhythm activities given.

Next, Please log on to your Purple Mash. Have a go at the '2Do' based on experimenting with creating your own rhythm and beat patterns.

Remember to 'hand in' your composition once you have completed it.

Thursday 14th January - Spellings – carry out the wordsearch below linked to your spelling group.

Thursday, 14th January - English

Today please use your research and notes to write a report about your chosen Pandoran animal. Try to use your sub-headings and formal notes from yesterday and write them into full sentences.

Please logon to Purple Mash to write your report we have set up a ‘2Do’ for this task. Alternatively, you could hand write your report on paper or word process it.

Thursday 14th January - Mental Maths – Log in to Education City and have a go at Play Live. You can play against other children in our school or even test yourself against children from other schools. Please though if you do have a go of a game please finish it! It is not fair to quit out of a game part-way through!

https://go.educationcity.com/content_select/index/7/2/9/5#/

Or if you wish you can do more on Times Table Rockstars!

Thursday 14th January - Maths - Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Thursday 14^th January – Foundation – Science – Earth and Space

Lo: To understand what the Solar System is and what we can find in our Solar System.

To draw a visual representation of the Solar System

Please follow the link below to Oak Academy to answer the quiz questions and watch the video about The Solar System. Then have a go at the activities after the video.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-the-solar-system-c5jk6r

Now have a go at drawing your own version of the Solar System with the planets. You could can choose which way you draw it but have a look at the examples below. Remember to put the names of the planets on and in the correct order/distance from the sun.

Friday 15th January - Spellings – Test day! Ask someone at home to test you on your spellings.

Friday 15th January - English

Please carefully read the non-chronological report below about the astronaut Tim Peake. Now have a go at answering the comprehension questions about the text. The answers to the comprehension are saved below. 

Friday 15th January - Mental Maths – Please ask a parent to test you on some similar questions to the mental maths ones set on Monday. Put in some TTRockstars battle time and see if you can climb the leader board!!

Friday 15^th January – Maths – Education City – Revision tasks

Log in to Education City

You can access this through the children section of the blog:

Children- Lostock Hall CPS online Learning – Education City

Once you log in go to “My City” and complete the tasks within the Maths section.

The tasks are

1. Prime Numbers https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/42556/7/2/9/NULL/NULL/false/FALSE/NULL/0/true/1050866

2. Prime Numbers https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/41975/7/2/6/NULL/NULL/false/FALSE/NULL/0/true/1050866

3. Square Numbers https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/42557/7/2/9/NULL/NULL/false/FALSE/NULL/0/true/1050866

4. Multiples factors cubes etc https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/34323/7/2/1/NULL/NULL/false/FALSE/NULL/0/true/1050866

5. Identify common factors https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/32311/7/2/1/NULL/NULL/false/FALSE/NULL/0/true/1050866

6. Factors of numbers https://go.educationcity.com/content/index/42564/7/2/9/NULL/NULL/false/FALSE/NULL/0/true/1050866

Friday 15^th January- Foundation – PE – Fitness Friday and gymnastics

Today you will be having a go at some fitness work again and then some gymnastics work.

PE – Fitness video

Kids workout 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNI_WlGS3Cg&t=33s

Gymnastics – To carry out a range of balances.

Note: Please make sure you have enough room around you to do these basic balances.

Gymnastics balances video.

Please watch the video of the gymnastics balances and see if you can have a go at carrying some of them out yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=321LfaQP_OE

Extension – using the balances that you have learned in the video create a sequence of balances. Thin k about how you will transition (that means change) from one balance to another.

Happy New Year !

We would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. 

Here are this week's home learning tasks:

Monday 4th January 2021 - English - Writing a Recount

Firstly, please read the following information about how to write a good recount:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2yycdm/articles/zgfhcj6

Activity -  please write a short recount of one of the things you did in the holidays. It might be a description of Christmas morning or a recount of a walk you went on or a game you played. Remember to write in the past tense, first person and include lots of description of your thoughts, feelings and reactions. 

Monday 4th January - Maths - Multiples.

This half term we will be focusing on Multiplication and Division in Maths. Today, please watch the following video looking at Multiples. Then have a go at the worksheet below.

Monday 4th January - Foundation - Science

This half term we will be learning about Earth and Space. Today, firstly please watch the following video, which is about our Solar System:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=libKVRa01L8

Now please log onto the following BBC Bitesize learner guide :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p

Activity - please watch the video and then have a go at the quiz.

Tuesday 5th January - English

Today we will be starting our unit based on the imaginary planet, 'Pandora' which is featured in the movie 'Avatar.' 

Please look carefully at the following images from Pandora. 

Activity - write at least 7 questions you have about Pandora - for example, 'Which animals live on Pandora?,' 'How big is this planet? 

Tuesday 5th January - Maths - Factors

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Tuesday 5th January - Foundation - PSHE

We are at the start of a new year and for many it's a time for reflection and making plans and pledges for the future. Today please think about what are your personal hopes and wishes for 2021.

Activity - please think of three of your own hopes and wishes for the coming year. It might be to show kindness to others, to read more or even to keep your bedroom tidier! Please see sheet below. As an extra mindfulness activity you could complete the 2021 colouring sheet below too.

Wednesday, 6th January - English 

Today we are continuing with our unit in English based on the imaginary planet of 'Pandora.'

Firstly, please carefully watch the following video clip, 'Pandora Discovered:'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBGDmin_38E

Activity - now please watch the video clip for a second time. Imagine that you have been able to visit this fascinating new planet. 

Please write at least 7 quality descriptive sentences about the Pandora. Think about what animals live there, what the landscape is like or what plants and vegetation grow there. 

Remember to use quality description in your sentences such as carefully chosen adjectives and powerful verbs. Start each new sentence in a different way and experiment with the length of your sentences. You might want to use the images from yesterday's lesson to help you.

For example:

The majestic Hallelujah Mountains float like sailboats in the dreamlike atmosphere.

The Tree of Souls is a sacred willow like tree located amidst the floating mountains.

Wednesday 6th January - Maths - Common Factors

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Wednesday 6th January - Foundation - Art

Today as part of our Year 5 topic on Earth and Space we will be learning to sketch the Moon. 

Please use the following video tutorial to have a go at carefully sketching the surface of the moon using a pencil:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxxJxSOhfZM

Thursday 7th January - English - Developing our Vocabulary

Today we will be continuing our unit on the imaginary planet, 'Pandora' and extending our vocabulary.

Firstly please re watch the 'Pandora Discovered,' video clip from yesterday's lesson and read the written transcript of the clip - see below.

Activity - please have a go at creating your own 'Pandora dictionary' using the writing frame below. You might want to use the following online children's dictionary to help you to find the definitions:

https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/

Now can you add five more chosen words from the 'Pandora Discovered' text and write  clear definitions for them, eg 'tropical' or 'toxic.' 

Thursday 7th January - Maths - Prime Numbers

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Thursday 7^th January – Foundation – Computing

This term we will be designing and creating our own simple computer games.

I know most of you will be used to playing advanced computer games and Xbox and Playstation games etc. But to begin with we will be reviewing some of the simpler games which may not have amazing graphics but do have very fun game play!

Today I would like you to play some of the games below. Then you will choose one of the games and write a review of it (that means what you think of it.) It could be a positive review or a negative review. Please see review sheets to download at the bottom of the page. There is a basic one and also a more advanced review. If you can not get any of the games to work that I have suggested, please review a game that you play regularly.

Reviewing existing computer games. The first one will work on most devices. Number 2 will only work on a PS or laptop. Number 3 should work on any device.

1) Dr Carter and the Wheels of Salvation – Directional arrows operate this game. Up arrow to jump, left and right arrow to move left and right. Jump on the wheels to avoid the lava.

https://www.echalk.co.uk/amusements/Games/wheels/wheels.html

2) Treasure Island Dizzy – (https://www.yolkfolk.com/amstrad/fwd.html)

This is a very old game. It uses the z and x button to move left and right on a keyboard. Space bar to jump. Enter button to read signs etc.

3) Line Rider (https://www.linerider.com/) This is a simple yet fun game. Draw lines to allow the little character on his sledge to ride on them. But you need to keep him on his sledge!

Friday 8th January - English - informal writing

Try to imagine that you have been able to visit Pandora and are able to wear a special suit which allows you to thrive on this planet and explore it. Today you will be writing a chatty postcard from your amazing visit to Pandora, to be sent back home to earth. 

Include a picture of the scenery such as the floating Hallelujah mountains on your postcard. 

Activity - Firstly, please read the presentation below to recap the key features of writing an effective postcard.

Now please log onto your Purple Mash account - we have set you a '2Do' entitled, 'A Postcard from Pandora.' Alternatively you may want to create your postcard on paper instead.

Grammar and Punctuation Extension Task

Next week we will be continuing our Avatar English unit. As part of this we will be writing research notes using bullet points. To prepare for this please login to Education City and complete the following activity:

Education City - English - Year 5 - Activities - Writing - Gorillas in the List

Friday 8th January - Maths - Square Numbers

Please watch the video below and answer the worksheets attached below. Remember to pause the video for the "get ready" questions or at any other point where required:

Friday 8^th January 2021 – Foundation – PE

Fitness Friday is back!

You may have already done 'Kids Workout 1' but in case you have not I have put this on again. If you have done it then please start with Kids Workout 2!

Please take care when doing exercise at home, make sure there are no objects near you that you might knock over e.g. a flower vase. Also please have a drink of water at the ready and take rests if you need. Just pause the video!

Well done Year 5 for putting in lots of effort into your home learning this week, and for your resilience and positive attitude during this challenging time.
We miss you all and hope that you're ok.  Remember to email us at year5@lostockhallcps.co.uk to share your wonderful home learning.

Next week we have set up a Times Tables Rockstars battle of the classes between 5S and 5B, starting on Monday morning at 9am – let battle commence!

We hope you have a lovely weekend with your families.

Best wishes,

The Year 5 Team

 

Happy Holidays !

May we take this opportunity to wish everyone a relaxing and enjoyable school holiday.  We've had a busy last week in school creating our cards, 3D snowmen, singing with Mr Thomas and creating our musical instruments in DT. Stay safe everyone and look forward to seeing you in the new year.

TTRockstars 30 minute Tournament 9.12.20 – 1130am-12pm- RESULTS!

Well done to all the boys and girls who took part in the 30min fun tournament.

All winners will receive a reward back in school.

The winners are below:

Overall first place: Aster

Overall second place: Millie

Overall third place: Filip

First place girl: Aster

Second place girl: Millie

Third place girl: Beth

First place boy: Filip

Second place boy: Daniel

Third place boy: Kai

Also well done to Harvey, Jack and Charlie,  your scores were very, very close. I will also be rewarding you at school too!

Many thanks

Mr Benson

Hello 5B and any other year 5 children isolating. Thank you for all your hard work last week and for all your e-mails showing me the work that you had completed. You have been working very hard! Thank you to all the parents and guardians for your support during this time.

We have just got three more days of online lessons and then we are back into school on Thursday 10^th December – where it is Christmas Dinner and Christmas jumper day at school – so please remember to wear yours!

Please see all the wonderful winter art scenes that you did last week below. If you have not handed yours in yet, please take a photograph of it and send to the year 5 email address:

year5@lostockhallcps.co.uk

Keep up the hard work hard at home boys and girls and be good for your parents! I will see you on Thursday at school!

Mr Benson