Take a look at our pictures form sports week! We have had a lot of fun challenging ourselves and trying new sports.
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Take a look at our pictures form sports week! We have had a lot of fun challenging ourselves and trying new sports.
This term we have had weekly music lessons with Mr Chalk. Wednesday was our final one before Christmas so we did a little performance to show you all what we have learned. I am proud of all the hard work that the children have done this term. Well done Fox Class!
This week, we had a go at making our own coil pots. We learnt how to stick the clay together and make the sides smooth.
This week Fox class had their 2nd week of drumming sessions. We start by doing some warm ups and then play some drumming games. This week we started learning a drumming song called The Breakfast Bap Rap!
Last week, Fox Class worked really hard to make some amazing adverts to entice people to come to their theme parks. They thought about who their audience might be and what might make them want to come.
Here are a selection of the great adverts that the children created!
This week Fox class have been zooming into their learning by designing our own roller coaster carts. We had to think about different safety features as well as what materials might be best to make them.
Hello everyone- This the last time I will be posting work on the blog. The blog will go back to being for news, updates and pictures.
Watch the video here https://youtu.be/fHmWmEyh7yc and then have a go at finding the equivalent fractions. You could write your answers below. There is an extension task. You do not need to complete the extension task but if you are finishing the first task quickly have a go at the more challenging questions
Watch the video of the next chapter and answer the questions
Cosmic questions
Vocabulary
What phrase shows that Lorraine isn’t pleased that everyone knows her name?
Infer
True or false: mum is an anxious woman. Give evidence.
What is wrong with Liam’s body?
Why did mum have to get a chair to mark Liam’s height?
Who does Lorraine think Liam is? Why?
Why do you think Liam chooses not to tell his mum about his day at school?
Explain
Explain why Liam decided to get rid of his facial hair.
Retrieve
What nickname did people give Liam?
How much did Liam grow over the Summer?
Summarise
Summarise the events of the assembly.
Extension
Write a question for each letter of VIPERS for this chapter and answer them.
Hello
How was your weekend?
Tomorrow is the last day I’ll be posting on the blog. From then on, everything will be on google classroom.
This week we will be working on fractions. Have a look at the picture and see if you can work out what fraction of the rectangle each shape is worth. Start by looking for halves and quarters and seeing how far you can go. It might help to cut up a piece of paper to see the shapes.
Look at the videos on this page and then have a go at the tasks below
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zn8c47h
Activity One:
Add information to the sentences below, deciding whether to use commas, dashes or brackets.
1) John watched a scary film last night.
2) Sarah and her friend went to the park to play on the swings.
3) I lost my phone while I was out yesterday.
4) Dolphins belong to the mammal group of vertebrates.
5) My car is in the drive.
6) They went to the park to meet with Steven’s mum.
Activity Two:
Create 10 of your own sentences that include extra information and use commas, dashes or brackets to highlight the extra information.
Create a model or diagram showing the different parts of plant explaining what each part. If you click on the link there are some videos which explain the different parts of the plant and what they do.
How to bears keep cool?
They use bear-conditioning.
Hello- how are you today? Well done to everyone who got on to our google classroom yesterday that was 18 of you!!
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?
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.
What did the llama say when he got kicked out of the zoo?
“Alpaca my bags!”
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).
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!
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!
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
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
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.
Why do bicycles fall over?
Because they are two-tired
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!
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
Have a go at drawing the word- emphasising the parts that are difficult to remember.
Listen to me read the next chapter of Cosmic and then answer the questions.
Find phrases on the pages below show that the main character enjoyed the ride.
What is the main character’s name?
Why was the man annoyed at dad for asking if anyone had died on the ride?
Explain why Liam doesn’t leave the theme park.
Why can only the main character go on the ride?
Do you think Liam is disobedient? why?
How do you think Liam ended up in space?
What kind of music do planets sing?
Neptunes!
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.
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.
Watch this video https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zc773k7
Commas can change the meaning of sentences. Answer the questions below.
Why was the baby strawberry crying?
Because her parents were in a jam
Happy Friday everyone!
Have a look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdAwUsf0k1s and then choose 1 section of questions to answer.
Hint- look for the straight lines
Have a look at these passages and rewrite them without the mistakes and making them flow better.
Have someone in your house test you on your spellings