Today’s Learning Wednesday 6th January 2021

Good morning Venus,

Welcome to our very first day of Year 5 home learning!

Here is today’s schedule:

09:15-09:30: Log into our google meet. There will be some early morning work for you to get in the right frame of mind. Make sure you finish any breakfast and you’re dressed and ready to learn with a pen, a sharp pencil and quite a few sheets of paper.
I’ll then take the register.

09:30-10:00: Housekeeping and expectations. Here we’ll discuss what is expected of you in our online engagement, how to do certain things like blur your background, uploading files to the blog and naming/saving procedures, etc. You’ll have an opportunity to ask questions and I’ll record this session and post it to the blog alongside written instructions.
We’ll also spend some time together going through today’s work but you’ll also need to go to the blog yourself and go over it, opening up the appropriate documents and making sure you’re clear with what is expected.

10:00-11:00: Live Online Lesson: SPELLING AND DICTIONARY WORK. All you need is a pen and lined paper. Today is the day you’ll be given your spelling words for Friday’s “traditional” spelling test. we’ll be writing out some of the words in context with correct usage. You can do your handwriting practice as well and you’ll be able to use an online dictionary. This week’s spellings Spelling List – Week 1

11:00-14:15: Here you’ll be expected to complete the following work independently and upload to the blog. (You’ll also be able to eat and use the toilet!) and be ready to come back online at 14:15.

Maths: MULTIPLES.
We’re starting our multiplication and division topic today. Multiples are all the numbers which appear on a certain times table – the multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 etc….there is no limit to how many multiples a number has!

Worksheet for main activity – We should all aim to start here. Don’t go printing all the resources now – you’ll be fine to work from the screen Multiples Main
You’ll then need to watch this video with a pen and paper handy https://vimeo.com/468940874

If you’re having difficulties here you can join Miss Warby’s session tomorrow. There is also an Extension worksheet if you found it easy Multiples Extension

English: RAINFOREST RESEARCH.

Our task for the next few weeks is to create an information booklet, on Rainforests.  Today’s task is to create a concept map of ideas about the rainforest that will help direct your research for the coming days. You are effectively planning the headings for your non-fiction text, the information booklet.
Start by watching the  narrated PowerPoint I had wanted to include the YouTube video in the PowerPoint but the sound was no good so you’ll need to pause the video, come out and watch this video here before returning to the narrated PowerPoint https://my.uso.im/drive/folder/449780/preview/2966484#

The video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vijLre760w

Here is a copy of the “concept map” which you can use. Remember, you needn’t print it out. Concept Map 

If you manage to complete this task quickly you can begin by thinking about your sub-headings by doing more general research on rainforests. Remember not to copy down things word for word but to use your own words to “paraphrase” other writing.

14:15 – 15:15: Please log back in so that we can go over the work and share good ideas. I’ll also need to know if any of you have found anything too challenging so that I can organise Miss Warby’s lesson for tomorrow.
We’ll also take the opportunity to calculate dojo points/raffles, introduce “Star of the Day”. I would also like to incorporate quizzes and storytime during this time also (finish the BFG?).

I look forward to seeing you all at 09:15! It’s going to be fun. The first of (at least?) 28 days like this!

Miss Nicols (“,)