Thursday 7th May

Hello- how are you today? Well done to everyone who got on to our google classroom yesterday that was 18 of you!!

Maths

Look at these word problems and work them out using the method we practised yesterday.

There are 77 biscuits in a packet. A supermarket orders 9778 packets. How many biscuits will be in the 9778 packets?

A school supplier buys 5540 boxes of pencils. Each box has 56 pencils. How many pencils has the supplier bought?

It takes 78 hours for a satellite to go around the Earth. How many hours will it take for the satellite to go around the Earth 9859 times?

Sacks of potatoes contains an average of 95 potatoes. In a year, a farmer sells 4911 sacks. How many potatoes does she sell in one year?

A rugby club has an average attendance of 6962 people to each match. What is the total attendance for the 39 matches played in a season?

There are 43 children in year 6. Each child pays £75.60 for a school trip. How much do they pay altogether?

English

Imagine you are Liam on the day after his school trip to Enchantment Land. Write a diary entry as Liam. Explain how you felt on The Cosmic and how your parents reacted.

Google Classroom

Hello everyone!

We are going to be moving to google classroom today! I will continue posting on the blog for a little while but the hope is that eventually everything will be on google classroom.

The blog will revert to being used for short messages and photos etc, as it used to be.

I have added here a copy of the google classrooms guide which will help your parents log on. Click on the button below for the guide.

The classroom can be found at: https://classroom.google.com/c/ODA5OTM0MDE4NjVa

The class code is: 4v7n3zt

P.S. Make sure you are logged out of all your google accounts.

I have added a screenshot of the front page of the classroom. This is from the ‘stream’ page. To access lessons, you need to click on ‘classwork’ (top, of screen, second from left).

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If you have any difficulties logging on or accessing Google classrooms please email pkpsgooglesupport@plaistowandkirdford.org for support.

https://youtu.be/IgS-hoSIjnw - This video is a guide on how to use google classroom as a parent

https://youtu.be/G5P7nVbQWJc - This video is a guide on how to use google classroom as a student

Once you have joined Google classroom, I will be able to assign work to you. I am happy to answer queries or make suggestions if you are stuck on anything. I have also attached a guide on how to hand in work once you have completed it. Not everything will need to be uploaded but it will be good to see some of the work that you have been doing!

Wednesday 6th May

Hello everyone- this work is also available on google classrooms for you to complete. Please look at the blog post above on how to sign up!

Maths

Watch this video as a reminder of how to multiply a 3 digit number by a 2 digit number and then have a go at the questions below.

678 x 23 

845 x 14 

244 x 77 

45 x 26

487 x 61 

998 x 56

854 x 68

25 x 369 

893 x 34 

784 x 33 

English

Synonyms and Antonyms

A synonym is a word that has the same definition as another word. eg. big and large

An antonym is a word that has the opposite definition. eg. big and small

Have a go at the task below

Highlight twelve words from the paragraph and write a synonym for each. 

One day I went for a walk down the street. I was hungry so I stopped at a food stand and got a lemonade and a hotdog with mustard. While I was eating and walking, I noticed some woods in the distance. When I got to the woods, I decided to enter the forest. I was a little frightened at first, but then I saw some squirrels and wild flowers. I kept walking and looking around and I felt adventurous and happy to be there. I saw some terrific birds, rabbits, deer, and many different kinds of plants that I had never seen before. It suddenly occurred to me that if I walked any further I might get lost or, worse yet, see a bear. So I decided to turn around and walk back home, but right in front of me was the thing I feared – a bear! All I could think of to do was to run, and that is what I did. I ran all the way home as fast as my legs could carry me. As soon as I got home, I decided not to ever go in those woods again.

Highlight 2 words in each list that are antonyms


1. friend teacher enemy mother brother

2. best far near move many 

3. year past month class future 

4. success bumpy still careful move 

5. good little sick doctor bad 

6. lazy walk run eat hungry 

7. start stop close ugly never 

8. always complete clever few many 

9. grammar light eager dark juicy 

10. country flag peace war park

Topic work

You might need to research using the internet to do this one. You can present in any way you like.

Present a list of the environmental advantages and disadvantages of using local land for allotments.

Tuesday 5th May

Hello everyone- tomorrow I will be posting here and on google classrooms.

On google classrooms you can edit the work and send it back to me so I can see how you have done.

I will post the code for google classrooms on the blog tomorrow!

Maths

Have a go at the 2nd lesson in the translation sequence by following the link

https://www.thenational.academy/year-5/maths/describing-translations-year-5-wk1-2

English

Spellings

Have a go at drawing the word- emphasising the parts that are difficult to remember.

Reading

Listen to me read the next chapter of Cosmic and then answer the questions.

  1. Find phrases on the pages below show that the main character enjoyed the ride.

  2. What is the main character’s name?

  3. Why was the man annoyed at dad for asking if anyone had died on the ride?

  4. Explain why Liam doesn’t leave the theme park.

  5. Why can only the main character go on the ride?

  6. Do you think Liam is disobedient? why?

  7. How do you think Liam ended up in space?

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Monday 4th May

Happy Star Wars Day!!

Maths

Translations

https://www.thenational.academy/year-5/maths/an-introduction-to-translation-year-5-wk1-1

Have a look at the work on this link there is a quiz, a video and an activity for you to complete.

English

Spellings

invention

injection

completion

expression

expansion

musician

twelfth

variety

vegetable

vehicle

yacht

Find out the definitions of these words and write them down in your own words.

Commas for clarity

Watch this video https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zc773k7

Commas can change the meaning of sentences. Answer the questions below.

Thursday 30th April

Hello! It’s the last day in April!

Maths

Yesterday we looked at different types of angles. Today we are going to look at some of the properties of angles.

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Have a go at working out the missing angles in this picture.

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English

Write a poem-

Think about the poem from yesterday and words and phrases you wrote down on Tuesday. Have a go at writing your own poem about nature and the outside. You might want to do a plan first.

  • will your poem rhyme?

  • could you you use a simile?

  • what adjectives are you going to use?

  • could you use some personification?

  • what pictures are your words going to create?

Topic

Our food comes from all around the world. Can you research and find out the food miles travelled by the ingredients of your evening meal?

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Wednesday 29th April

Hello everybody!

Maths

Different types of angles

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  1. Label the different types of angle you can see in this picture. What type of angle is the most common?

  2. Draw a picture with at least 2 right angles, 3 reflex angles, 4 obtuse angles and 5 acute angles.

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English

Spellings

Can you create a crossword for your spellings today? Remember to write clues so that somebody will be able to solve it.

Poetry

Have a look at this poem by Elaine Greenwood and have a go at the tasks below.

  1. Describe the rhyming pattern in the poem. Is it the same all the way through?

  2. Find all the adjectives (describing words) in the poem.

  3. Are there any similes in the poem?

  4. What does the poet imagine that she is doing?

  5. What is a tapestry?

  6. Why do you think she has compared the scene to a tapestry?

  7. Write down the definitions of these words in this poem

    merge

    dells

    bracken

    gorse

    fringe

    mass

    lush

    canvas

  8. Draw a picture of the scene you think the poet has created

Tapestry- by Elaine Greenwood

If I could take a brush and paint the mountains and the moors,
I would splash the hillsides yellow and cover them in gorse.
I'd take the finest needle and the darkest thread of green
And sew a line of bracken along the landscape. In-between

I'd lay a purple carpet of wild heather in the dells
And fringe the edge of all the woods with their pretty lilac bells.
I'd merge the bracken with the heather, mix their colours like the sea,
A green and purple ocean on my own rich tapestry.

Then I'd take a ball of soft, white wool and stitch a mass of daisy chains
Around the lush green meadows and up the sides of winding lanes.
I would stencil on the marshes, just like pure white china cups,
Some fragile water lilies and by the ponds, sweet buttercups.

I'd mix orange, reds and yellows planting poppies wild and free
Onto nature's coloured canvas, my own rich tapestry.

Tuesday 28th April

Good morning- hope you are all well.

Maths

Area is the term used to define the amount of space taken up by a 2D shape or surface. We measure area in square units : cm²  or m². 

Area of a rectangle or square is calculated by multiplying the length of a shape by its width. In this case, we could work out the area of this square even if it wasn't on squared paper, just by working out 5cm x 5cm = 25cm² (the shape is not drawn to scale).

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  1. Count the squares to find the area of these rectangles

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2. Calculate the area of these rectangles

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3. a) What would the area of this shape if each square is 2cm in length.

b) What would the area of the shape be if each square is 5cm in length.

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4. How many rectangles can you draw with an area of 24 cm. How will you know that you have got them all.

English

Spellings

Draw the word- emphasise each of the difficult parts of the spelling. How will you remember it?

Idea gathering

Later this week we are going to be writing a poem to describe the outside and gardens. If you can, sit outside or look out the window and write down anything you can see, smell, feel and hear. Collect descriptive words and phrases on a piece of paper- you will need these later in the week. Focus on capturing small details such as leaf patterns, the colours of the flowers growing and the sounds of the weather and the animals. Can you make any comparisons? You could also use the pictures below to give you some ideas.

Monday 27th April

Good morning - did you have a fun weekend?

Maths

Perimeter is: the distance around a two-dimensional shape.

Example: the perimeter of this rectangle is 3+7+3+7 = 20

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Have a go at the pentominoes challenge below.

Once you have all 12 pentominoes you can cut them out and they fit together in a rectangle- a bit like a jigsaw puzzle.

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English

Spellings

mountainous

famous

jealous

tremendous

humorous

glamorous

courageous

sufficient

suggest

symbol

system

temperature

Find out the definitions of each of these words and write it down in your own words.

SPaG

The simple past tense- refers to something that has already happened. Have a look at these passages and rewrite them in the simple past tense.

Example: I walk to the shops. (present) I walked to the shops. (past)

  1. Jane and Betty go to the fair. Jane walks quickly past the roller coaster- she is too scared to go on. Betty loves roller coasters, so she persuades Jane to go with her. Jane doesn’t want Betty to know she is afraid, so she agrees.

  2. Lisa wants to visit her grandma in Aberdeen, but she can’t afford the train fare. She asks her dad to lend her the money. On the day she goes, she gets stuck in traffic. She has to get out of her mum’s car and run. As she gets to the station, she sees the train leaving.