Hello everyone. I was in school today and noticed that the field is covered in daisies! Perhaps because there is nobody here to make daisy chains or to play football on them! Have a look. Can you count them? :)
Joke of the day
Did you hear the joke about the little mountain?
It's hill-arious!
Wednesday 22nd April
Hello! Hope you have a good Wednesday!
Maths
We are going to look at time and timetables over the next few days.
Have a go at answering these questions.
How many minutes are there in an hour?
How many seconds are there in a minute?
How many hours are there in a day?
How many days are there in a year?
Which months have 30 days?
Which months have 31 days?
Which month is left over? Why?
Convert these times into the 24 hour clock
1:30 pm
6:45 pm
5:15 am
11:20 pm
9:35 pm
8:25 am
7:40 pm
4:10 pm
Convert these times into the 12 hour clock
03:45
21:55
22:00
14:15
06:05
12:20
23:40
11:30
Write down these times in analogue form eg. 7:45 =quarter to eight
6:15
3:20
4:55
7:30
11:00
14:05
22:35
9:25
English
Spellings
Write a sentence with each of your spellings in.
Writing
Subordinate clauses
Write a paragraph about the picture below. Try to include 8 subordinate clauses and underline them to indicate where you have used them.
Joke of the day
Did you hear about the football pitch NASA built on the moon?
They used ASTRO -turf!!!
Tuesday 21st April
Good morning everyone! I hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine!
Maths
The word percent means out of 100. If somebody gets 65 questions correct out of 100, they got 65% correct and 35% incorrect.
Have a go at one section from the pages below. There is an explanation on the left side of the first page.
English
Spellings
Have a go at drawing the words. Emphasise the parts of the word that you might easily forget.
Standard English
These 4 passages are not written in standard English. Have a go at rewriting them in standard English.
1.He’d wrote us a letter and leaved it on the table. I should of waited until Veronica come back, but I couldn’t contain myself - I haven’t got no patience. I read that he done a terrible thing.
2. I were hungry and I known there were pizza in the kitchen. When I opened the fridge, there wasn’t none left. I knew it was Peter what’d ate it all.
3. I offered to make me parents dinner yesterday. My friend Toby come round to give us a hand. My dad said the food were tasty so I think I did good. My mum weren’t happy when she seen the mess we had maked in the kitchen though.
4. “Can I lend one of them pens?” Lou asked.
“Sorry I ain’t got none spare,” Tim replied.
“ I drawn a really good picture, but I seen yours and it’s so colourful.” Lou looked annoyed.
“Well, you should of buyed some of your own,” Tim said unsympathetically.
Joke of the day
What is it called when a cat wins a dog show?
A CAT-HAS-TROPHY!
Monday 20th April
Hello everyone- I hope you all had a good time over the last 2 weeks and everyone kept busy!
I practised a lot of piano, did some knitting and completed a puzzle- what do you think?
Maths
Before the holiday we looked at rounding decimals.
Here is a video on rounding decimals.It is lesson 1 on week 2. https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
Look at the nutrition information for a food or drink that you have in your home. Can you round the numbers to the nearest whole number?
eg. PROTEIN 5.8g rounds to 6g
Extension- If these numbers were already rounded to the nearest tenth- what could the original value have been?
eg. PROTEIN 5.8g could have been 5.82g before being rounded
English
Spellings
Your spellings for this week are
inactive
incorrect
impatient
impossible
immoral
immature
inequality
signature
sincerely
soldier
stomach
What does the prefix im- or in- do to the root word?
Can you think of a rule for adding im- or in- to a word? When do you use im- / When do you use in-?
What do these words mean?
Reading
We are going to be looking at the story Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
Look at these different versions of the front cover and answer the questions.
Which front cover appeals to you the most and why?
What do you think the book will be about?
What things can you see on the front cover?
What sort of story will it be? Who might enjoy it?
Think of the title Cosmic. What might it tell you about the story?
Make some predictions about what might happen in the story.
Look at the author Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Do you know any of his other stories? Which ones can you name?
What questions do you have about the book?
Joke of the day
What happened to the Easter Bunny when he misbehaved at school?
He was eggspelled!
Friday 3rd April
Yay it’s Friday and its the Easter Holidays. I won’t be posting any work now until Monday 20th April.
Over the holiday it would be really beneficial to keep reading regularly and to practise your times tables using TTRS.
Maths
This graph shows the difference in price between buying an Easter egg and the chocolate bar/ pouch of the same amount of chocolate.
Amazing how much you can save by buying an Easter egg compared to usual chocolates when compared in grams.
Try answering these questions:
What scale is being used on the y-axis?
How much do you save on each product?
Can you put the chocolates in order from most money saved to least money saved?
If you bought every egg as opposed to buying the alternative, how much in total would you save?
What other questions could you ask about this graph?
English
spellings
Could you get someone in your house to test you on your spellings from this week.
Relative clauses
A relative clause is a specific type of subordinate clause that adapts, describes or modifies a noun.
Relative clauses add information to sentences by using a relative pronoun such as who, that or which.
The relative clause is used to add information about the noun, so it must be ‘related’ to the noun.
Here are some examples of relative clauses (in purple):
Write 10 sentences that include a relative clause. I have put some pictures below that you could choose to write about.
Take care and I’ll post again after the Easter break!
Joke of the day
Why don't you see giraffes in primary school?
Because they're all in HIGH School
Thursday 2nd April
Good Morning!! How are you today?
Maths
Here is a list of ingredients for scones. The recipe serves 8 people.
350g self-raising flour, plus more for dusting
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
85g butter, cut into cubes
3 tbsp caster sugar
175ml milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
squeeze lemon juice
beaten egg, to glaze
jam and clotted cream, to serve
How much of each ingredient would I need if I was making them for 4 people?
How much would I need if I was making enough scones for 32 people?
Oh no! Now I’m hungry for scones!
English
Spellings
See if you can find the spelling words in this word search.
Reading
Read ‘The Mysterious Case of the Eukanuba Diamond’ and answer the questions.
If you want to try one of the extension tasks as well.
Joke of the day
Why is everyone so tired on April 1?
Because they've just finished a long, 31 day March
Wednesday 1st April
Good morning Foxes!
Maths
I can see that lots of you have logged on and played Times Table Rock Stars recently. If you haven’t, have a go today to keep your times tables fresh.
Today’s Maths challenge involves you using your knowledge of times tables to solve a puzzle.
You might need to try a few different ideas before you get the correct answer.
Which numbers are not included? Why do you think that is?
Could you create your own picture puzzle for someone in your house to solve?
English
Spellings
Find the definitions of our spelling words. Try to write the definition in your own words rather than copying it from the dictionary.
SPaG
Have a go at answering these questions.
Have you seen Mrs Tappenden’s blog https://www.plaistowandkirdford.org/wellbeing-and-mindfulness
Other work
Look at the Alchemy Island map-could you draw a creature that could live in one of the kingdoms? What features does it have which means it would be most suited to living there?
Joke of the day
Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?
Because she will Let it go.
Tuesday 31st March
Happy Tuesday!
Maths
Multiplication pyramids-
For an explanation follow this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv_yELhVRp4
Then have a go at these 2 problems
English
Spellings
Here are your spellings for the week- draw the word emphasising parts of the spelling you find difficult to remember.
harassed
remembered
equipped
preferred
interfered
occupied
rhythm
sacrifice
secretary
shoulder
thorough
Writing
Imagine that you are an alchemist trying to discover a way to create gold.
Write a set of instructions explaining how to make gold- they can be as imaginative as you like. Don’t forget to edit and improve your work to make it the best it can be.
Joke of the day
What do you call a dinosaur that is sleeping?
A dino-snore!
Work for Monday
Good morning lovely Foxes. Did you have a good weekend?
Maths
Watch this video to give you a reminder on short division https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxg2eoNzFlA
Choose a column of questions to answer.
English
Spellings
See if someone in your house can test you on your spellings today!
Word of the day
Can you create a word of the day page for an exciting word! Think about synonyms and words that might pair with it.
Topic
Could you try another of the challenges from the front of your red book?
Friday Joke of the day and a very special treat!
If you go to the main school blog https://www.plaistowandkirdford.org/blog there is a special video from the teachers : ) Have a good weekend everyone!
Joke of the day
What kind of animal goes OOM?
A cow walking backwards!
Friday work
Good Morning Foxes!!
How are you today?
Maths
Have a go at lesson 2 today -Decimals as fractions- watch the video and answer the questions that go with it.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/
English
Spelling
Create a crossword using our spelling words- I have started one for you. Can you work out what the words are from the clues?
Direct Speech
Look at the picture. Write a conversation between the characters in the picture using inverted commas correctly. There are some hints for punctuating speech underneath the picture.
Example:
Superman swooped down and landed on the metal bar. “ Hey guys! Can I have some of that pizza?” he asked.
“No way!” shouted Bill, “It took me ages to bring it up here.”
Joke of the day!
Why were the teacher’s eyes crossed?
Because she couldn’t control her pupils!!
