Year 5 Virtual School
11 January 2021
Maths
Today we are doing Lesson 11 – Adding Fractions
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English
Today’s English is Guided Reading! Mr Windle explores ‘Hi Max’ with you, which is the second comprehension in your Spring booklet.
After you have completed your questions you can check the answers using the sheet provided.
Click here for the text if you don’t have yours.
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
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Click here to watch the Class Book video.
Year 5 Virtual School
12 January 2021
Maths
Today we are doing Lesson 12 – Subtracting Fractions
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
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English
In English today we practise reordering key events from the Ananse story ‘Why Pig Has A Short Snout’, then orally retell the story with actions!
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Free eBooks
Watch Miss Jacob’s video on how to access free e-books here
Year 5 Virtual School
13 January 2021
Maths
Today we are doing Lesson 13 – Subtracting Fractions
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Click here for the answers.
English
In today’s English lesson, you will be firstly exploring how to write sentences with embedded clauses. You will then consider other writing techniques, and will be writing sentences about Ananse and Pig using these different techniques.
Click here for the embedded clauses worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Click here for the writing frame worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Class book: Today you are treated to a special video from the Unicorn Theatre. They are reading the story of Brother Anansi and Brother Snake.
Click here to watch the Class Book video.
Free eBooks
Watch Miss Jacob’s video on how to access free e-books here
Year 5 Virtual School
14 January 2021
Maths
Today we are doing Lesson 14 – Subtracting Fractions
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Click here for the answers.
English
In today’s English lesson we first look at how to organise the stages of the story ‘Why Pig Has a Short Snout’ on a story mountain. We then move on to writing up the ‘background’ and ‘rising action’ setting as fully detailed paragraphs. You will be writing the ‘problem’, ‘resolution’ and ‘ending’ stages today.
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Year 5 Virtual School
15 January 2021
Maths
Today we are doing Lesson 15 – Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
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Click here for the challenge worksheet if you don’t have yours.
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English
In your final English lesson for this week, you will be editing and improving your ‘Why Pig Has a Short Snout’ stories. Watch along to see top tips for improving your work, using our success criteria. You can publish your stories when complete using the PDF attached!
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
And for your class book today, we’ve included another video from the Unicorn Theatre: Anansi and the Two Dinners.
Click here to watch the Class Book video.
Humanities
This week in Geography we are discovering where Africa is on the world map. You will be finding out about lines of latitude and longitude, and your activity today involves mapping African countries and regions onto the blank continent map, along with key lines of latitude.
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If you missed Friday’s Geography (lesson 1) click here to watch.
Music
This week we’ll be learning to sing It’s Alright from the new Disney and Pixar film, Soul.
Art
For this week’s virtual art lesson please watch the video and follow along. Click here for this week’s guide!
Science
Our new topic is Life Cycles and Reproduction. For Lesson 1 we are looking at The Life Cycle of a Plant.
Here is the video for Dissecting a Flower
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
French
Bonjour Y5!
Click here to watch our celebration video, where I share the lovely work you have sent me!
Today, we are learning about the castles of the Loire Valley and working on our French phonics to pronounce their names accurately.
Click here to complete your independent activity.
Wellbeing
Today’s Wellbeing lesson is all about How you want to feel each day.
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RE
This week in RE we are looking at Hindu weddings – they are amazing events packed with celebration and symbolism. You’re going to get a chance to write a postcard imagining you’ve been to one yourself!
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
