Summer term Week 4: Week commencing 11th

May 2020

Writing

I have been so impressed with the writing you have been sending in - keep it

up! You are all such fantastic writers and I'm so glad you are still practising this

skill!

You all know that in Year 5, we focus on improving our writing! When you

complete one of these tasks, write a draft version, then edit and improve it for

your final version! You can create your own WILF or use the one on this page

(below the tasks). Do it as if it’s just our normal English lessons!

Task 1: Letter writing – This week, I would like it if you could write a letter to

your future self. It is up to you how far in the future - maybe one year, maybe

ten! Your letter should include a little bit of information about the world we are

currently living in and how you feel about it. You should also write down what

your hopes for the future are. You don't have to send examples of this task if

you don't want to, but if you can, find an envelope and write your name on it,

with the date you want to reopen the letter. Keep it somewhere safe and only

reopen it on the intended date.

Task 2: Creative writing: Story Starter. Each week we will give you a different

starter – all you have to do is finish the story! I’m so excited to see what

different stories you come up with! There are no rules with this, be as creative

as you like – but don’t forget about the WILF! Have a good think about what

makes a piece of writing excellent. This week’s starter…

Three of us. We were the only ones left, the only ones to make it to the

island.

WILF (What I’m

Looking For) Examples/Explanations

Fronted

adverbials

Use these at the start of your sentences to give more information. E.g.

• One sunny day,

• Later that afternoon,

• As I was running,

• When the moon was bright,

2A sentences

2 adjectives come before the noun

• The white, fluffy cat

• The beautiful, talented dancer

Sandwich

Sentences

Put extra information in the middle of your sentence using brackets.

• The old lady (who lived by herself) was feeling particularly lonely today.

Metaphors/Similes

Use these to compare objects/people to things they are not.

• She was as fast as a racing car.

• The snow was a blanket on the grass.

3ed openers,

Use 3 words that end with and “ed” to start your sentence.

• Abandoned, terrified and exhausted, I knocked on the old, rickety door.

Here are some examples of our poems, film narratives and "finish the story". A

big well done to Luke, Sean, Lewis and Faridah!

Reading

Everyone in the juniors should now have a login for Reading Plus. Please see the

guide some of our Year 6 children have made if you are struggling to log on.

Reading-Plus-Guide-for-Northcote-Parents

Task 1: Reading speed and questioning: Make sure you are reading daily on your

Reading Plus. If you have any problems or questions about Reading Plus - email

me anytime!

Although we cannot go out to different places, reading can transport us to

wherever our imagination takes us.

Task 2: Reading for pleasure: Can you create a storyboard for part of a book

you have read this week? You may want to use resources from the following

websites:

https://comicsclub.blog/blank-comics-pages/

https://comicsclub.blog/comics-worksheets/

A great poster of Gangster Granny from

Lucie!

Maths:

This week’s focus: multiplication and division mental strategies

Remember, as always these two resources are great with to help with our

multiplication tables. You can use tt rockstars and hit the button to help with

your times tables.

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/28033

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

Here are last week's answers: Week 3 Maths Answers

This week’s focus: multiplication and division mental strategies

Multiplication warm up

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z36tyrd/articles/zwghk2p

This week in maths to carry on warming up, we are going to start by doubling

these numbers.

• Double 10 = 20

• Double 20 =

• Double 30 =

• Double 40 =

• Double 32 =

• Double 25 =

• Double 36 =

• Double 45 =

• Double 61 =

• Double 73 =

Now we are going to multiply by 4 mentally by doubling twice.

1a) 10 x 4 = 40 (Double 10 is 20. Double 20 is 40)

2a) 20 x 4 =

3a) 30 x 4 =

4a) 40 x 4 =

5a) 32 x 4 =

6a) 25 x 4 =

7a) 36 x 4 =

8a) 45 x 4 =

9a) 61 x 4 =

10a) 73 x 4 =

Task 2

To divide by 4, we halve and halve again.

Have a go at these

1. 80 ÷ 4 = 20

2. 40 ÷ 4 =

3. 60 ÷ 4 =

4. 64 ÷ 4 =

5. 84 ÷ 4 =

6. 52 ÷ 4 =

7. 68÷ 4 =

8. 120 ÷ 4 =

9. 220 ÷ 4 =

10. 500 ÷ 4 =

Challenge: work out the answers to 50÷ 4, 74 ÷ 4 and 146 ÷ 4.

What do you notice?

Task 3

A quick way to multiply by 25 is to multiply by 100 and then divide by 4. Let’s

have a look.

• 32 x 25 = 800

32 x 100 = 3200. We’ve made our answer 4 times bigger. Now we divide

this by 4.

3200 ÷ 4 = 800.

• 16 x 25 = 400

16 x 100 = 1600. We’ve made our answer 4 times bigger. Now we divide this by

4.

1600 ÷ 4 = 400.

Try these:

• 24 x 25 =

• 28 x 25 =

• 44 x 25 =

• 52 x 25 =

• 34 x 25 =

• 72 x 25 =

Task 4

Multiplying by 9. A quick way to multiply by 9 is to use our knowledge of

multiplying by 10. Let’s take a look

• 38 x 9 = 342

38 x 10 = 380. Now we need to subtract 38 as our original question was

9 lots of 38.

380 – 38 = 342.

• 49 x 9 =

49 x 10 = 490. Now we need to subtract 49 as our original question was 9

lots of 49.

490 – 49 = 441.

Now try these.

• 56 x 9 =

• 47 x 9 =

• 66 x 9 =

• 89 x 9 =

• 92 x 9 =

• 71 x 9 =

Science: earth, sun and moon

During the summer term, we are learning all about the earth, sun and moon.

By now, we should know all about the planets that orbit the sun. The correct

order is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Task 1:

Read the planet fact cards about and find out the differences between days on

the different planets.

Planets Fact Cards and the Sun

Task 2:

Look at the following graph about 6 of the planets and length of days. Can you

complete your own graph to show how long a day is on these 6 planets:

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune.

Why can’t we include Mercury and Venus on this graph?

Task 3:

Write a short paragraph describing your perfect day on earth. Remember you

only have 24 hours!

Humanities: History

This term, we would be starting to learn about the Mayans – the Mayans were an

Ancient Civilisation who lived in Central America. If you have been enjoying some

chocolate Easter eggs over the past few weeks – you can thank the Mayans

because they invented chocolate! There are lots of interesting things about the

Mayans and we can still learn about them together!

Week Three – How did the Mayans dress? What the Mayans wore, depended

on their position in society. They also used masks for different purposes.

Research into what the Mayans wore and why. Then create a poster of drawings

and explanations – you could even design your own Mayan mask!

https://www.ducksters.com/history/maya/daily_life.php

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ks3-fashion-in-maya-

civilisation/zjnd7nb

PE

This week’s focus: communicating, collaborating and comparing

I hope everybody has been able to exercise during this time.

Task 1: Continue with your workouts that your whole family can enjoy. Think

about how Joe Wicks gets everybody your family moving. Plan your activity on a

piece of paper and then challenge them to complete it. Enjoy it and have fun!

https://m.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

Task 2: In one minute, do as many ‘take stops’ as you can. In addition to this,

teach a member of your family to master this skill. Evaluate the performance

and suggest ways that you can improve. Record how many you get and see if you

can improve daily.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vkFlgOi4diQ

Task 3: Create a fun game that you can play at home during lockdown. You can

use items that you have at home, such as: toilet rolls, rolled up socks, baskets

and paper cups. Share videos of your game including rules and send them to us

to put on the twitter page for other children to watch and play at home.

Remember to keep dancing!

Oti Mabuse is showing us how to do dance moves. Have a go at these moves!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp2R6YdAb9g

Computing

This week’s focus - searching for useful websites.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zv63d2p/articles/zt9thyc

Have a look at this guide about the best way to search on the internet. We use

the internet at school and during home learning, you have been using it to help

you with your work.

Task – using your searching skills, find three websites that you would

recommend for our topics of the Maya civilisation and earth, sun and

moon. Remember you can use dk find out as one of your websites, as we know

this has got reliable and trustworthy information.

Spanish

We will be revisiting topics that we have already done in Spanish.

Our Spanish teacher has sent us a video for some questions for you to

try. Have a go!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OgCiKiOM5YyECYjwYWCeyIETwNsopfGv/view

?usp=drive_web

This week’s focus: What is in your house? Que hay en tu casa?

Can you draw the rooms on your house and label them in Spanish. Then you can

have a go at completing the sheet.

PSHE

This week’s focus: VE Day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48201749

Have a look at the newsround website and the information below to find out

more about VE Day.

Following the announcement, huge crowds, with people dressed in red, white and

blue gathered outside Buckingham Palace in London. They cheered as King

George VI and his family, including Princess Elizabeth (the current queen) and

Princess Margaret, came out onto the balcony to greet everybody. Princess

Elizabeth and her sister were allowed to leave the palace and celebrate with

crowds outside, although they had to do it secretly! The future Queen

described it as "one of the most memorable nights of my life". As 2020 marks

the 75th Anniversary of VE Day with most of us inside our homes in lockdown,

many are finding creative ways to celebrate online! With virtual street parties,

decorating homes, dressing up and baking. People are also commemorating the

event with a two minute silence.

Task 1 – Read the poem by Jack Woods, a 12 year old evacuee. Can you write a

similar poem about the events and perform it in front of your family?

Jack Woods

Task 2 – you may have been drawing rainbows to thank the NHS and placing

them in your windows. Can you draw an image of a soldier for VE Day?

RE

This week’s focus: Spirited Arts

We have a chance to enter a competition that you can complete at home. I hope

you had chance to sketch some of the art pieces last week. This week we are

going to look at some poems. Look at these examples. The first one is about

Jesus on the cross. Can you attempt to write your own poem using these titles

or create a poem of your own about Jesus or God?

RE examples

DT - cooking

This is something for the whole family! Make sure you have adult supervision

when you're cooking!

If you're running out of ideas for meals, try this website. Don't forget to send

in any photographs that you take while you're cooking! I would love to see some

inspiring desserts this week!

https://letsgetcooking.org.uk/lets-get-cooking-at-home/hundreds-of-recipes/

Music

This week’s focus: draw a portrait and write a musical memory.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/ten-pieces-at-home/zjy3382

Have a look at this website and and find out about how to draw a picture and

link it to a piece of music about someone you love, just like Elgar did. CBBC’s

Naomi Wilkinson will guide you through the process on the website. We’d love

to see your finished artwork. As always, you can send them to my email or

tweet them to the Northcote twitter page.