Year 5

Home Project – Year 5 (3)

Please find below daily activities for your child to complete while not able to attend school. These activities are centred on activities your child would participate in at school. There are also some general whole school activities too.

Daily activities

 

Tasks

English

• Draw a comic script for your Mayan myth using direct and indirect speech. What are your characters saying to each other?
• Using modal verbs write a set of instructions on how to conduct a human sacrifice - be as gory as you like and use lots of adverbs and adjectives. Share your best sentences with your parents! Can you gross them out? 
• Illustrate your human sacrifice - use color. Maybe you could set it on the steps of Chichen Itza! 
• Write a book review on your favorite book.

Maths

• Recap on how to tell the time and learn this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6RNkQ7lU8Y
• Challenge yourself on Maths Mansion - Can you escape the mansion and pass the test? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qMOEPzjWo0
• Work out the perimeter of your garden in steps. How many steps is the width and length? What's the total step perimeter
• Choose one of the online maths lesson with Carol Vorderman https://www.themathsfactor.com/

 

• History/Geography/Design & Technology/Art
• Draw a picture of a Mayan artefact, labelling it and describing its purpose
• Research the types of clothing the Ancient Mayans wore and compare it to the clothes that we wear today. Draw and label them using technical words.
• Write a 'day in the life' dairy entry for a Pik-a-Toc player 

 

Science

• Write a fact file about old age. 

Research these questions and find the answers.

1.  Which stage of human development is old age?

2. What causes the main physical changes during old age?

3.Name two changes that occur for all humans

4. What two things can you do in your life to ensure that you are healthy when you are older. 

5. Is it normal to go senile when you are older?

 

 RE

• Research your baptism. Ask your parents for photos and what they remember. Then write a newspaper report about the time that you were baptised

 

PE

• Do a workout with Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wzoy_J3I_c 

        He has a new workout every day! 

 

Challenges

 

1. Each table in a classroom is 110cm long and 55cm wide. What is the area of each table in square centimetres and square metres? There are 16 tables in a classroom. What is the total area of the tables in the classroom in square metres?

 

2. A bedroom is 3.5m long and 2.4m wide and 2.1m high. Ignoring the door and window, what is the total area of the walls in the bedroom? A tin of paint will cover 20m². How many tins are needed if the walls all need 2 coats of paint?

 

3. Create a poem about your favourite piece of scripture 

 

4. Only if you have the ingredients make salsa with your parents. Do not do this unsupervised. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRD_eJNwvw4

 

 

Home Project – Year 5 (2)

Please find below daily activities for your child to complete while not able to attend school. These activities are centred on activities your child would participate in at school. There are also some general whole school activities too.

Daily activities

Tasks

English

• Research how to use brackets for parenthesis
• Create a God (Good character) for you Mayan Myth – Include brackets for parenthesis
• Research and identify the rules of direct speech
• To plan your Mayan Myth – Think carefully about the build-up of the story. Think about the vocabulary you will use. Think about the descriptions you will include for the setting and the characters (Use previous work completed)
• Write your Mayan Myth. Ensure your story has different sentence openers, powerful adjectives, and a clear moral to the story.

Maths

• To research and calculate the area of rectangles
• To calculate the area of compound shapes
• To calculate the area of irregular shapes
• To calculate the area and perimeter of a range of shapes
• Complete an arithmetic paper and TT Rock Stars session

History/Geography/Design & Technology/Art

• (Design & Technology) – Design and create your own Mayan headdress.
• Write a paragraph explaining why they wore them.

 

Science

• Research and identify the changes that take place in old age (Physical changes/other changes)

 

• RE

• Research the importance of the Reconciliation.
• Write the Rite of Reconciliation  (Examination of Conscience, Confessing of sins, Act of Contrition, Words of absolution, Penance)

 

 

 

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Year 5 Home Tasks

 

For a reminder about your Y5 English targets you can find them here - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/425601/PRIMARY_national_curriculum.pdf

Remember to use parenthesis, commas, bullet points, paragraphs and use the correct tense.

Monday

Research a Mayan city. What can you find out about it? What was it like? Write a fact file about it!

Perimeter – find out the perimeter of rectilinear shapes

Write a setting description for your Mayan myth – where will it be set?

Read your reading book and summarise a chapter in your own words.

Tuesday

What sports were played by the Mayans? Write a match report for one of them.

Perimeter – find out the perimeter of rectilinear shapes with missing sides.

RE – Write a letter to God telling him about your Lenten promise. Have you kept your promise? If so, was it hard or are you keeping it up! What difference is it making to your day-day life?

Reading comprehension

Wednesday

Design and create your own Mayan headdress. Write a paragraph about why they wore them.

Edit and improve your setting description using expanded noun phrases, parenthesis and punctuation for effect.

Write a set of instructions for looking after a new born baby

Reading comprehension

Thursday

Write a character description for the evil character/nemesis in the story. Who is your God going to face in the story?

Write an instruction leaflet for helping the aged. How could you help out those people in the community that need help as they get older?

Answer word problems about perimeter.

Write a book review about a book you have read this week

Friday 

TT rock stars and arithmetic test Y5 – Twinkl

Write the opening paragraph to your story. Remember to use an interesting opener and lots of facts about the Mayans.

Make up your own rap about the Maya

Homework

Read every day

Create a menu for a Mayan café

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-e-2184-year-5-reading-assessments-pack

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/twinkl-homework-help-the-maya-civilisation

https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/the-maya

https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/the-maya

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-e-1091-uks2-use-brackets-dashes-or-commas-to-indicate-parenthesis

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-e-2184-year-5-reading-assessments-pack

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-m-2113-calculate-the-perimeter-of-composite-rectilinear-shapes-differentiated-activity-sheets

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw

https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/elibrary/resource/99366/animals-including-humans-life-explorers

Young Writers' The Adventure Zone Competition

 

Year 5 have had some amazing news! Four children have been chosen to have their mini sagas, published in the Young Writers  - Adventure Zone Saga book. From out of 13,000 entries, these children stood out and wowed the editors. They were impressed with their writing and have been celebrated in school and we look forward to seeing their published work! 

Mexico Day

 

To tie in with our Mexico topic, Year 5 had a Mexican day at school. We learnt how to speak in Spanish, all about the Day of the Dead, used our art skills to create a Mexican flag and used our design skills to create a 3D sugar skull. Alongside this, we conducted a taste test using our senses and discovered not to judge a food by the way it looks – yes guacamole, we’re talking about you. The foods we tasted were sour cream, nacho cheese, hot salsa and guacamole. We had a great time and are looking forward to learning more about Mexico!

 

 

Bellatrix Le Snake 

 

As part of our topic work, Year 5 and were visited by a special guest this week – Bellatrix Le Snake! It was a real treat for the children! They got to stroke her and were told all sorts of interesting facts about how to care for and look after snakes! The children were full of questions and were very sensible when handling her.  She was a very well-behaved guest and we would love to see her again!

 

 

 

 

Anglo-Saxon Day

 

As part of our Anglo-Saxon topic, Year 5 were treated to an inspiring workshop all about Anglo-Saxon life. The children experienced Saxon England, from the hierarchy and etiquette of the Lord’s Hall, the language and the story of Beowulf, through to the burial of a Saxon king. 

 

 

Deforestation Debate 

 

This term, Year 5 have been learning all about Mexico . We have learnt about the huge impact that deforestation has had on the Lacandon Rainforest.  The children all researched and presented the pros and cons of chopping down one of our most treasured, natural resources. As a result of our research, we had a class debate – where we discussed the positives and negatives of logging. We had a fantastic time and were able to debate and present our opinions and views while counter-arguing with classmates. We were able to present our case to each other, while taking on-board the thoughts and opinions of others.

 

Martial Arts Taster 

 

Ever wanted to know how to defend yourself? Well, this term Year 5 had a taster session in martial arts! They were all taught all about balance, weight distribution, hand eye coordination, technique and the discipline needed to be a martial arts master! All of the exercises were carefully designed to help the children have fun and to give a great cardio workout. It was a positive, high energy session for all involved.

 

 

Autumn 1

 

English

Hear and Listen well, and I will tell you a tale that has been told for a thousand years and more. It maybe an old story, yet it troubles and terrifies us now as much as it ever did, for we still fear the evil that stalks out there in the darkness and beyond. "Michael Morpurgo - Beowulf"

The children will be looking at the classic fiction story and writing as journalists about the terrifying attack on the mead-hall. The children will also have an opportunity to write the final battle scene between Grendel and Beowulf, applying the grammar they have been taught. (Prepositions and Relative clauses)

 

The children will finally study classic poetry looking at "The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll"

They will answer comprehension questions, make wanted posters and write the story from another point of view.

 

Topic

Sail back to the Dark Ages, where battles were rife and fear reigned. Year 5 will find out about the life of the Saxon's, including how they lived and where they came from. The children will be designing and making Saxon shields, as well as using Saxon Runes to write their names and using Roman Numerals.