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Friday 5th June
English
Have a go at this quiz about formal and informal letters, what score can you get out of 10? Can you challenge someone at home and see if you get higher than them? https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/english/writing-letters/
Reading
Read along with Mr Bulmer pg191, Chapter 26, A Study in Violet. Click here for audio recording of the chapter. After reading the chapter, answer the questions below in your book or discuss them with someone at home.
- What do you think Eels’ plan is for that evening?
- How is Eels going to set Boat Hook Man free?
- Do you think Violet is working with Eels? Has your opinion of this changed over this chapter?
Maths – Adding and subtracting money
Follow this link to BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z6btpg8.
These activities are essentially the same as yesterday’s but with subtractions. Watch the videos and give the tasks a go.
In response to feedback, here is more if you want it:
I have added extra work on Mymaths. This work is still adding and subtracting money however it does not match up perfectly with the BBC work (it might be easier to try and tackle these with some multiplication).
Follow this link to get the lesson on Mymaths.
Follow this link for the activity on Mymaths.
Topic
In your purple jotter create your own ancient Egyptian menu, make sure you design it to look like a real menu in a restaurant!
Your menu will need to include:
- a starter
- a main
- a dessert
Is there anything you could have a go at making at home? Could you and your family have an ancient Egyptian dinner?
Thursday 4th June
English
In your purple jotter write a formal letter to me (Miss Clifford) telling me all about what you have been doing during lockdown.
If you need a reminder just look back through this lesson again https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmnvgwx
Reading
Read along with Mr Bulmer pg185, Chapter 25, Mysterious Visitors. Click here for audio recording of the chapter. After reading the chapter, answer the questions below in your book or discuss them with someone at home.
- Who do you think the two visitors are with Sebastian Eels?
- What would you do if you were Herbie and heard them coming in?
- What do you think the people will do if they find Herbie?
- What do you think the SCUBA diving equipment is for?
Maths – Adding money
Follow this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkwfvk7
There are a couple of videos showing how to add money. Watch the videos and follow along. It is very helpful if you can use real money while doing this.
There are then two tasks to complete. The first you can print off or complete in your book.
The second can be done online (you will need to create an account but that is free).
Topic
Today you’re going to research what the ancient Egyptians used to eat and drink. Watch this video to help you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLslLqbIvM then make notes in your purple jotter.
Wednesday 3rd June
Art activity - Mandalas
You might have seen or coloured in these mandala patterns. They originally come from India and 'mandala' means ‘circle’ in Sanskrit language. They are really relaxing and almost meditative thing to do- a bit like doodling with patterns in a circle.
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You could either draw or paint them on paper, doodle them on stones, chalk them on pavements or wall, or face paint ‘tattoo’ them. You could make them in sand, soil, rice or any other materials you can find at home. You could draw around circular objects or go freehand.
There is a ‘2Do’ on Purple Mash, if you’d like to work digitally.
The first example was done by a Y4 child who started with a tiny dot, then ‘grew’ the pattern
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There are no rules but this might be helpful for some of you to work with or adapt.
Start in the middle of the page by drawing a pattern, object or symbol that represents you. Draw a pattern around this- see how many different lines you can use. Draw more sections or ‘petals’ and fill them with patterns or things that are important to you.
Keep on growing the mandala design. It’s the kind of thing you can return to and add to. See where it takes you!
Music activity
This week we are going to concentrate on using the microphone again, as we write a school song.
Think about what you really enjoy about being at school, time with your friends, your favourite teachers and subjects and think about our Golden Values, as you write and record your vocals.
You can write music too but the main focus will be on the vocals and the words. You can even use the microphone to record any instruments you have at home at home.
1 - Look for the box that say MySounds, at the bottom of 2 Sequence.
2 - Click on the box with the + sign.
3 -Then press on the record box, which looks like a microphone.
4 - Press the red button here to record. If correct press done, if not try again.
5 - Then you get a microphone, add it to your song and hear yourself.
6 -Make sure that you put the microphone on a track of its own, so that you can hear it and that the song is set on a long enough loop for you to hear it.
Have fun. I look forward to hearing them. I will use the best ones to try and make another song like I did with your Pop Song work.
ENJOY.
French activity
Joyeux juin tout le monde ! I hope you are all doing well, and are feeling safe and happy.
Félicitations to all of you who have been doing so well with the Duolingo challenge – bon continuation!
Also, well done to those of you who have submitted your completed Paris brochures – formidable!
This week’s extra French task is to play a game in French, with someone at home, using the names of the French colours you have learnt. Here goes ...
- You will need at least two people to play
- Decide together who is going to start
- Revise and practice your colours in French – you could use this video clip to help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkQGN86qTag
- Listen to this sound-file to hear the pronunciation of "Mon petit oeil voit quelque chose qui est..." https://tbltfrenchgames.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/0/3/110354851/mon_petit_oeil.mp3
- Take some time to repeat listening to and saying the phrase.
- The person that is chosen to start the game, will provide a description of any object in French starting with the phrase "Mon petit oeil voit quelque chose qui est..." and adding the colour of that object in French. For example "Mon petit oeil voit quelque chose qui est rouge et noir" if you were were trying to get the other people playing to guess a ladybird
- The remaining players will take turns trying to guess what is being described
- The player who guesses correctly will continue the game by giving the next description of something s/he spies.
Have fun!
Tuesday 2nd June
English
In your purple jotter write an informal letter to a friend telling them all about what you have been up to in the half term. You could do this in a postcard style and design a picture for the front too.
If you need a reminder just look back through this lesson again https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmnvgwx
Reading
Read along with Mr Bulmer pg178, Chapter 24, A Kraken’s-eye View. Click here for audio recording of the chapter. After reading the chapter, answer the questions below in your book or discuss them with someone at home.
- Why do you think Violet was at Sebastian’s house?
- Do you think Violet is working with Eels, if so what is her plan?
- Do you think Herbie believes lady Kraken?
Maths – Converting pounds and pence
Follow this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znf4kmn to get to the BBC Bitesize activity. There is a video to watch and an assortment of activities to give a go. The coin investigations can be done with real change to help visualise the amounts of money and of course the importance of being able to identify the coins in real life.
In response to feedback, here is an additional challenge:
I have 5 coins in my pocket. I have no more than 2 of each coin (I could have two 5p coins but couldn’t have three).
- What is the smallest amount of money I could have?
- What is the largest amount of money?
- What are all the combinations of coins that I could have?
- How would you work systematically to find this out?
Topic
Log in to purple mash and complete your 2do that has been set about how to build an ancient Egyptian house. Use the facts on the page and the notes you made yesterday to remind yourself.
Monday 1st June
English
Follow this link to a lesson to about formal and informal language https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmnvgwx
This lesson includes one video and four activities. Tomorrow you will be writing an informal letter.
Reading
Read along with Mr Bulmer pg169, Chapter 23, Mr Mollusc. Click here for audio recording of the chapter. After reading the chapter, answer the questions below in your book or discuss them with someone at home.
- Is Herbie worried about seeing Lady Kraken again? What evidence in the text tells you this?
- Why is Mr Mollusc happy to give Herbie the letter?
- Do you think Violet was right to take the sea glass?
Maths – Addition and Subtraction
We are going to do a bit of a recap on addition and subtraction today.
Follow this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfxx6v4 to get to BBC Bitesize. There are some presentations to watch which give you some tips on solving multistep problems. Try the questions on the second Twinkl sheet. (copy available here)
If you would like a recap of the addition and subtraction methods Then follow this link for the Mymaths lesson on addition and subtraction.
In response to feedback, we have added an activity you can complete on Mymaths if you can’t print or copy the BBC Bitesize activity.
Follow this link to get a Mymaths activity on addition and subtraction.
Topic
In your purple jotter research and make notes on Egyptian houses. Use these headings to help you.
- Who built ancient Egyptian houses?
- What were ancient Egyptians houses made of?
- How many rooms did ancient Egyptians have in their house?
Tomorrow you are going to write instructions on how to build an ancient Egyptian house.
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