Home Schooling @ Holy Cross and All Saint RCYear 6

Week Beginning 4th May 2020

Dear Parents and Y6 class,

Here is your home learning for this week. We have uploaded this pdf of the homelearning Power Point to the class pages of our school website and Class Dojo readyfor Monday 4.5.20. Some links and activities will remain the same and other maychange so please check the slides carefully.

We hope the tasks are clear and easy to follow and will help you in your learning.

When going online, it’s important to remember all of the online safety rules we havediscussed in class. Always speak to an adult if you are unsure.

Please continue to contact us on Class Dojo if you have questions about your work.You can also upload some of your amazing work in your class dojo portfolios or ourschool twitter page @holycrossAS

English – morning activities

Topic What To Do How Long to Spend

Spelling Use: www.spellingshed.com and work through the Spelling Sheet you were given - Y5 & 6 Spelling List. Around 15 minutes

twice a week.

Writing WING –a short film on You tube. Watch the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkHrcePAW40Monday – Write a detailed paragraph to describe the character Wing. Stop the film after 25-30 seconds and describe

him. Write detailed sentences –NOT - He has one wing. Use expanding the noun phrases and add detail through

adverbial/preposition phrases. eg Sprouting from his right shoulder, he has a feathery, white wing. Then draw him.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday – Poor Wing –he is trying to escape from the wood and the cruel and dangerous

crows. Watch the video a couple more times and then write the story of how Wing manages to escape. Include –

descriptive language to describe the setting (the wood), his music, the evil crows and the machine and mechanical wing

that he makes. Tell me how he would feel to be flying and then explain the disaster of crashing in the crows den.

Explain him running away, who he meets and finally how he eventually escapes. How do the crows react when he

escapes?

Useful words – flute, broken, escape, lonely, alone, terrifying, design, mechanical, soaring, freedom, catastrophe,

disaster, trapped, threatening, towering, dash, race, bolt, discover,

Friday – Write a poem (it doesn’t have to rhyme) about what Wing feels like when he is flying and the things he can

see. Write at least 6 lines in your poem. Use these sentences to begin your poem if you wish.

One brave step off the branch of a tree,

To escape the entrapment, and then I was free,

Soaring, Gliding, flying high…….

Children with handwriting books - please continue to practise your handwriting regularly.

Around 25-30

minutes each

day for the

writing task.

Have a break

afterwards.

Around 10

minutes each day

for handwriting.

(some children)

Reading Do the following comprehension- Finn McCool.

file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/Finn%20McCool%20Stage%206%20Comp%20-%20Comprehension%20Pack%20(1).pdfLog in to Rising Stars Reading Planet and read any of the books that have been allocated to you.

Mr Thomas gave you your log-in details on Class Dojo.

Choose a book from home to read and enjoy. Continue to read at least 15 mins per day.

Comprehension

once a week.

General reading or

Reading Planet at

least 15 minutes

each day.

Maths –morning activities each day

Topic What To Do How Long to Spend

White Rose Maths

Home Learning

Use: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/ and work through the lessons

set this week. Summer Term Week 2 (we are working a week behind it is the one that

says - w/b 27/4/20). Scroll down on White Rose to find it.

Watch the video, answer the questions and use the answers to mark yourself.

Don’t worry if you find some of this tricky; we haven’t covered every area of maths in

school and so this might be a new topic for you. Ask for help if you need it.

There are only 4 lessons, on Friday do the Maths Challenge OR go on Times Table Rock

Stars and Maths Shed games/activities.

Around 20 minutes per day.

Have a short break afterwards.

Monday Maths Test &

Daily Practice

add, subtract, multiply,

divide, fractions,

percentages, etc

Monday – Do Summer Test 1 –Questions sheets and answers for marking your work are

on the Website (in Children – Class Pages Y6) and Class Dojo.

As usual – it is out of 30

Arithmetic –Daily Practice -Tuesday – Friday -use one of the daily practice mental

starters each day.

Questions and answers will be on class Dojo.

Monday Maths Test – 30 mins and 5

mins marking time

Daily Practice - around 10 -15 minutes

per day.

Have a short break afterwards.

Times Table Rock Stars Use: https://ttrockstars.com/ using your usual log-on and work through the questions.

Which pupil will have the fastest time?!

To be worked on when the daily practice

and White Rose Maths work are finished.

Have a break afterwards.

Maths Shed Use: https://www.mathshed.com/en-gb and log-on using your usual Spelling Shed

password. You can play various maths games.

Around 20 minutes every other day.

Have a break afterwards.

Other Curriculum Areas – afternoon tasks

Curriculum Subject What To Do How Long to Spend

Religion In Matthew, Jesus is not only reassuring the disciples but telling of their future mission -

The eleven disciples went to the hill in Galilee where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him they worshipped him even

though some of them doubted. Jesus drew near and said to them, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Go

then to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples. Baptise them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

and teach them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And I will be with you always to the end of the age.”

Matthew 28: 16-20

If you were a disciple of Jesus and you heard this what do you think you could do to spread his word? Make a poster of

at least 8 speech bubbles and thought clouds with your ideas. Eg I could teach people how to pray, I could be a role

model by the way I treat others, I could tell people of the miracles of Jesus such as_____________, I would …

Up to one hour.

Have a break

afterwards.

Science Use: https://www.science-sparks.com/floating-and-density/There are lots of different experiments exploring density which can be a very difficult concept to grasp.

One hour.

Choose one task

this week

Computing Use www.code.org

To create your own Flappy game. I have set you all up on a new course where you can work through different tasks. In

the final task you can create your own game with your choice of difficulty, background setting, character and more.

Once finished, save it for others to play. If you get bored and want to code check out www.hourofcode.com/uk there

are lots of different tasks to keep you entertained.

One hour.

One task this week

Have a break

afterwards.

Design

Technology

Think of the story Wing from your English work this week. Either-

1) Make a model of the treehouse where Wing lived OR a treehouse you would like to live in. OR

2) Design and make a set of wings - try to make them move if you can (use cardboard or paper and sticks or wire or

string or fabric –or anything else you have at home). We’d love to see your models.

Approx. 1 hour.

Have a break

afterwards.

PSHE/Wellbeing Use: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround to watch Newsround at least twice a week..

Make sure you have time to chat to friends on the phone or online.

Play a family game or have some time doing one of your favourite things if you can. (singing, gaming, dancing, cooking,

reading, drawing etc).

PSHCE – Lesson on Rights and Responsibilities – Watch some of the video clips and talk about them at home.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zw339j6/resources/1

Try to watch

Newsround twice

this week.

PHSCE lesson – 30

mins

Online Daily Classes –do any of these you enjoy. Please try to do some exercise every day.

Curriculum Subject What To Do How Long to Spend

PE Use: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ to join in

with Joe The Body Coach each day live between 9:00am and 9:30am.

OR

do your own exercise for 20 mins per day – (football in your back garden, a walk

with your family, throwing and catching competition, yoga [cosmic Kids online],

circuit training to increase your heart rate).

Daily between 9:00 and 9:30

Drink plenty of water and rest

afterwards

Dance You colud choose to do this:-

Use: https://www.youtube.com/user/mosetsanagape/feed

Dance with Oti Mabuse, BBC One Strictly Come Dancing winner daily at

11:30am.

Live at 11:30 each day.

Drink plenty of water and rest

afterwards

Story David Walliams – reads a story online every day at 11am

Use: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqq_Iz_q3pFTkkju-PpVOFA/featuredListen to children’s author James Mayhew read a story each day at 3:00pm.

Live at 11:00am each day.

Live at 3:00pm each day.

Art Use: https://www.youtube.com/user/tgif38/videosPractise drawing cartoons with Steve Harpster. Tune in each day 6:00pm.

Live at 6:00pm each day.

Timetable for parents to use if they wish (please don’t feel you have to complete every slot every day)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9.00 - 9.30

9.45 - 10.30

11.00 -12.00

12.00 - 1.00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

1.00 - 2.30

2.30 - 3.00 Reading Reading Reading Reading Reading