Year 5 & 6
Week beginning 23rd March
Home Learning Letter click here.
Please record work in the book provided.
Reading:
Daily Reading
Set aside time for your child to read for at least 20 minutes each day.
Set aside time to read a story or to discuss books with your child each day.
5 reading comprehensions have been sent home. Encourage your child to underline the answer in the text before writing it the space
Maths:
Year 5
Sent home with the children are 5 Maths Family learning sheets.
Use a double page spread in your books for each of the challenges.
Spend at least 20 minutes a day, on quick fire maths: learning tables, key facts etc – My Maths
Year 6
The children in year 6 have access to My Maths- all have logins that they use regularly in their reading record books.
10 minutes a day SAT books- to complete one a day
SATs question book to work their way through.
BBC revise wise has some great ideas
Music Task: To research and produce a short presentation of your favourite artist/ band
- Background info e.g. date of birth, where they grew up etc.
- Best songs/ hits – chart positions (include sound clips if possible)
- Info on all their albums, including CD artwork and track listings
- Concerts/ festivals/ tours that they have performed in
- TV appearances – what shows have they performed on?
- Influences that inspired this artist e.g. Dr Dre for Eminem
- Trivia – unusual info that not many people know
- …plus much more
Learning Journey: Research a Country of your choice
Label the map with:
- 5 oceans
- 7 continents
- UK
- Exmouth
- 5 European countries and their capital cities
- Draw in the Equator, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Research the country:
- Use the internet to research
- Watch a program or documentary
Make notes on what you find
- Think about:
- The geographical features
- The climate / weather
- Animals and wildlife
- Traditions
- Flora and Fauna
- Traditional Foods
Write a draft report on your country;
Your piece should have an
An introduction
At least 5 paragraphs
A summary / ending