Weekly Planner

Week commencing: Monday 20th April 2020Class: Year 6 Squirrels and Magpies

Languages, Literacy and Communication

This week you will be using the picture 'Animal Town' from’ Pobble 365’ as a stimulus for your written work. The task is to continue the story, but we would like you to focus on using the questions first as a stimulus for your writing. Be creative as you can – we are looking forward to you using your imagination and creating jobs around the town that are suited for particular animals, e.g. What job would a giraffe have? Try to include as much information as you can. https://www.pobble365.com/animal-town

Here are some tasks you can try from the activity: Read the 'Story Starter,' can you use your imagination and creativity to imagine you

were a visitor to Animal Town? Remember to include your feelings and write in the first person. Can you use verbs and adverbs to describe what each of the animals in the picture are doing? Add those extra details with 'Sentence Challenge.' Remember: - what do most adverbs end in? Test your grammar and vocabulary with 'Sick Sentences' Can you draw a picture of what a scene looks like in the supermarket in Animal Town? If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?

Writing Task 'Green Ideas' – Enjoy writing nonsensical sentences and discover that words take particular roles (functions) in sentences. Brainstorming lots of different types of word – e.g. describing words (adjectives) and combining these in odd sentences - Have fun!Reading Comprehension Challenge – We have uploaded the answers to last week’s reading challenge 'The Humble Potato' for you to check before Easter. This week’s comprehension is called “Wolf Pack.” Give yourself 30minutes to read the booklet then work your way through the answer booklet developing key skills of inference and deduction. Answers to the comprehension challenge will be uploaded next Monday so you can check how you have done. Spelling Task- We will be uploading fortnightly spellings for you to learn with your parents. This fortnight's pattern are words ending in “ible,” and “able.” There are many different ways you can learn these spellings to make the task more fun. Some suggestions are using chalks outside, writing the words using a paintbrush and water outside, using twigs. If you use any other different ways please share them with the class!And remember to Read, Read, Read - enjoy reading for pleasure and for sustained periods of time in your bedroom, living room or even venture out into your garden!'The school Reading List' is a lovely resource listing a wide range of wonderful recommended reading materials from children's classics, to graphic novels, to magazine and newspaper recommendations and are suitable for a wide range of ages, interests and abilities.

Visit: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/magazines-and-newspapers-for-children-and-teenagers/

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Read Theory - Develop your reading and comprehension further by signing up as a student and having a go at answering the questions about the different texts.

Visit: https://readtheory.org/app/sign-up/role

Languages and Communication - CymraegHere are a range of activities for you to try over this term to help improve your speaking,

reading and writing in Welsh. 1. Choose some sentence patterns, from the list provided, to practice with a family member, take turns to

ask and answer the questions. How many can you answer in one minute? 2. Use the sentence pattern booklet ‘Newyddion 5 a 6’ to help you write a short

diary entry about your week or weekend. 3. Play some of the games on the website below.

https://www.learn-welsh.net/welshgames

4. Read Nici a Chris ‘Canu yn y Cor’ and try and answer some of the questions about the story.

Mathematics and Numeracy

This week we have allocated work on Active Learn linked to algebra. Some other activities this week include “Robot Blaser,” problem solving 'all at 6s and 7s, and 3 fluency fitness challenges including count up please, Towering Totals, and Fraction Frenzy. Activities can be accessed via HWB/TEAMS or on your Active Learn account. Remember, the answer sheet to the homework task will be uploaded at the end of the week. Remember to log onto https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 to view your allocated tasks in the 'My stuff' section and the school code is J3as - Enjoy!

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This week's activities include:

Here are some other activities you can try:

Try the extra challenges on active learn to consolidate your understanding of number including: Mystery number, Fluency Fitness and Mastery checkpoints.

Log onto TT Rock Stars at https://ttrockstars.com/ and practice those times tables - Which type of Rock Star are you? Will you make it to Rock Legend? Your current weekly challenge is to complete x10 Garage challenges!

Health & Well-beingHave fun this week doing something together.

Choose from the list of 100 things to do indoor...

Join Joe Wicks the Body Coach live every morning at 9am prompt and get active with families from all around the world!

Do you fancy a little healthy screentime? Try some mindfulness challenges and join Cosmic Kids for a yoga experience with a difference.

https://www.cosmickids.com/

Which activities do you fancy this week?

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Cross curricular As it is the start of the summer term, we will be starting a new topic next week. This week, you may have a choice of the work that you complete.

1. You can complete any outstanding tasks from the “Time Travellers” grid below

Or

2. Create a “Time Capsule”. We have uploaded teh 'Time Capsule Challenge' idea sheets to TEAMS/HWB for you to use as a guide if you were creating a time capsule for this unique period of time. You can present the information in any way that you wish. However, an idea might be to use each sheet, perhaps, as a slide for a Power point presentation. Try to include pictures as well.

Year 5 and 6 Topic Tasks Spring Term

Complete a task each week linked to our topic ‘Time Travellers.’ You can present your information on HWB using your class group or teams. Use a range of multimedia to showcase your work E.G. Photographs, audio, video footage, PowerPoint and SWAY.

Remember to label your work with your name and title of task.

Make a model or

Pretend you are a news reporter

Create a picture on

Write a short story

Research and create a

Make an A-Z list of words linked

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design a labelled diagram of a replica of a mine or an artefact that you may find there.

and you have just received word of the Elba colliery disaster. Write or record a report describing it.

the theme ‘Through my Window.’ Imagine there is a mine underneath and draw a cross-section of the scene. Use a medium of your choice.

or play script that is set in the mines.

Think about the main characters, scenes, dialogues and plot.

presentation on ‘Child Labour Around the World.’

to Mining. Include definitions of your words.

Perform a dance to portray the different jobs people had working in the mine.

Write a diary entry of a child worker in the mine during the 1800’s. Describe your working day, include key events, thoughts and emotions.

Invent a poem, rap or song about mining.

Create sound effects or a piece of music using ‘Chrome Music Lab’ to reflect the toil of working in a mine.

Research what games children may have played during the 1910-1920 during the peak of mining and play them with a friend/family member.

Create a job advert for a collier and/or haulier. Include a description of what the job entails and what qualities and skills would be required to carry out the job.

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