Monthly Archives: January 2021

Happy Friday

everyone!

Well done for getting to the end of another week of online learning and for getting so much done!!

🙂

 

Take part in the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch this weekend!

The RSPB ‘Big Garden Bird Watch Weekend’ It’s a really, really important event!! The number of garden birds we have is a sign of how healthy or unhealthy our ecosystem is, so every year the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) holds this big counting event to help us find out which species needs more help, and how we are doing in our efforts to save the environment.

 

 

 

Find out what kind of bird you would be!

 

 

10:00 – English and Maths

Go to J2Homework page here

 

 

English

Today in the London Eye Mystery, Ted is doing some research on famous disappearances and we learn about the mystery of the Mary Celeste.

The video below is a trailer for a documentary which claims to have solved the mystery. Your homework task for the weekend is to imagine you are the captain of the Mary Celeste and write the final entry in the captain’s log as it is happening around you.

Go to J2Homework page here

The London Eye Mystery Chapter 9 – Text

 

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The Alhambra Palace

This incredible place in the city of Granada in Andalucia in Southern Spain is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and a perfect example of the splendour and achievement  of ancient Islamic culture. It will give you some idea of what ancient Baghdad would have been like. You can also hear some Spanish! 🙂

 

 

Thursday 28th January, 2021

 

Good morning all!

🙂

Two classes for everyone this week!

10:00 – English

12:30 – Maths

Maths

Go to J2Homework page here

 

English

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The London Eye Mystery – Chapter 8 – Text

 

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The Early Islamic Empire

This half-term for History, we will be exploring the early Islamic empire. Please watch this video:

After you have watched this clip, go to J2homework and open the document attached. On page 1 there is some information about Baghdad and on page 2 there is a task I would like you to complete. Using the information on page 1 and the information from the video, please sort the information into the 2 columns (Baghdad or London).

Go to J2Homework page here

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning all!

🙂

Two classes for everyone this week!

10:00 – English

12:30 – Maths

 

Maths

Go to J2Homework page here

 

English

Go to J2Homework page here

The London Eye Mystery – Chapter 7 – Text

 

 

 

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The Early Islamic Empire

This half-term for History, we will be exploring the early Islamic empire. Please watch this video:

After you have watched this clip, go to J2homework and open the document attached. On page 1 there is some information about Baghdad and on page 2 there is a task I would like you to complete. Using the information on page 1 and the information from the video, please sort the information into the 2 columns (Baghdad or London).

Go to J2Homework page here

 

Tuesday 26th January, 2021

Greetings all!

🙂

Two classes for everyone this week!

10:00 – English

12:30 – Maths

 

Maths

Go to J2Homework page here

 

English

Go to J2Homework page here

The London Eye Mystery – Chapter 6 – Text

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The Early Islamic Empire

This half-term for History, we will be exploring the early Islamic empire. Please watch this video:

After you have watched this clip, go to J2homework and open the document attached. On page 1 there is some information about Baghdad and on page 2 there is a task I would like you to complete. Using the information on page 1 and the information from the video, please sort the information into the 2 columns (Baghdad or London).

Go to J2Homework page here

 

Good morning

Year 5!

🙂

Welcome back all, I hope you had a good weekend!

Today we’re going to try two classes for everyone. English at 10:00 and Maths at 12:30.

Maths

Go to J2Homework page here

English

Topographical or Topological?

Today, the two families go on the tube to the London Eye and we find out about two types of maps, topographical. Most of the maps we use to find our way around are topographical, like Google Earth and satnav.  These maps have to be very accurate in the way the show the distances between places. Topological maps though, are a little different. Watch the video below to find out how, and a little about the most famous topological map of all.

 

 

The London Eye Mystery – Chapter 6 – Text

Go to J2Homework page here

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The Early Islamic Empire

This half-term for History, we will be exploring the early Islamic empire. Please watch this video:

After you have watched this clip, go to J2homework and open the document attached. On page 1 there is some information about Baghdad and on page 2 there is a task I would like you to complete. Using the information on page 1 and the information from the video, please sort the information into the 2 columns (Baghdad or London).

Go to J2Homework page here

Happy Friday

Year 5!

🙂

As it is Friday, only the one class today for everyone at:

10:00

 

The TTRS tournament finishes today!!!!

 

Maths

Go to the J2Homework page here

 

 

English

The London Eye Mystery – Chapter 5 – Part 2

Today we’re just answering the questions for Chapter 5 – Part 2. Don’t forget to use the numbers on the video to help you find the answers.

Click here for Chapter 5 – part 5 – Text

Go to the J2Homework page here

 

R.E.

Most of you have made a great start on your show me what you know about Baptism. Today’s task is to finish it off.

Go to the J2Homework page here

Have a great weekend!

 

 

Thursday 21st January, 2021

Hello

Year 5!

🙂

10:00 Group

Ihsan      Adrian      Jude      Sura      Sara      Jaden      Reham      Rebecca  Fatoumata      Arman      Taym      Malikah      Tommy      Naomi    Mohammed

12:30 Group

Sarah      Jake      Danayi      Sebastian      Eugenia      Shiloh      Glevene      Arooj      Issar      Sidem      Sofia      Michael      Aisha      Corwyn       Tendi

Well done those of you who are competing for Year 5 in the tournament! Keep it up, we’ve got until Friday to show Year 4 what we’re made of .

 

Maths

Go to J2Homework page here

 

English

Idioms II

Idioms are phrases, or expressions which use language in an unusual way. If you don’t speak English and you are trying to learn, they can be very difficult to understand. They often have metaphorical meaning and their literal meaning can be quite strange.

In The London Eye Mystery, the narrator Ted has Asperger’s Syndrome. As Ted puts it: his brain uses a different operating system, which means he sees things in a different way to most people. It also means that he understands language very literally, so idioms cause him some problems.

Today’s worksheet is a little trickier. You’re going to tell us what the idioms mean!

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Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome

In this short film, the narrator Rosie, who herself has Asperger’s Syndrome, explains to us what Autism is. We hear from different people with different kinds of Autism and all the highs and lows of being Autistic.

Click on the picture below and scroll down to the third video – it will look like the picture, and is called ‘My Autism and Me‘. Watch the video, and answer the questions in J2homework. 

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Scandinavia

Iberia

You should have found out by now which countries make up the Scandinavian and Iberian Peninsulas. Our next task is to find out a little more about their geography. It was a little tricky, because depending on where you look, you could have different numbers of  countries.  We’ll go over our in class today.

If you have finished one of the peninsulas, you can try the other one today. Don’t forget to search for the actual countries, not the peninsulas, this way you will get more information.

There is a link for a an extra fact file at the bottom of the homework in case you need it.

Go to J2Homework page here

Morning all!

🙂

10:00 Group

Ihsan      Adrian      Jude      Sura      Sara      Jaden      Reham      Rebecca  Fatoumata      Arman      Taym      Malikah      Tommy      Naomi    Mohammed

12:30 Group

Sarah      Jake      Danayi      Sebastian      Eugenia      Shiloh      Glevene      Arooj      Issar      Sidem      Sofia      Michael      Aisha      Corwyn       Tendi

Maths

Today we have a maths challenge from our English book! Look at this excerpt from the beginning of Chapter 4. If Ted has worked out that 22,500 stamps would fit in the garden, what I want to know is: how big is the postage stamp he was thinking of for his calculation?

Go to J2Homework page here

 

English

Chapter 5 – Part 1

Find the questions for Chapter 5 – Part 1 in J2Homework

You’ll notice that this video has numbers on it. This is to help you answer the questions.

Go to J2Homework page here

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Scandinavia

Iberia

You should have found out by now which countries make up the Scandinavian and Iberian Peninsulas. Our next task is to find out a little more about their geography. It was a little tricky, because depending on where you look, you could have different numbers of  countries.  We’ll go over our in class today.

Go to J2 homework for a fact file and your task

Go to J2Homework page here

 

Tuesday 19th January, 2021

Greetings all!

🙂

10:00 Group

Ihsan      Adrian      Jude      Sura      Sara      Jaden      Reham      Rebecca  Fatoumata      Arman      Taym      Malikah      Tommy      Naomi    Mohammed

12:30 Group

Sarah      Jake      Danayi      Sebastian      Eugenia      Shiloh      Glevene      Arooj      Issar      Sidem      Sofia      Michael      Aisha      Corwyn       Tendi

Maths

Go to J2Homework page here

English

Go to J2Homework page here

Idioms

Idioms are phrases, or expressions which use language in an unusual way. If you don’t speak English and you are trying to learn, they can be very difficult to understand. They often have metaphorical meaning and their literal meaning can be quite strange.

Imagine you didn’t speak English and someone told you it was raining cats and dogs, or that they saw someone laughing their head off.

It’s raining cats and dogs.

He laughed his head off.

Phrases like these are called idioms or idiomatic expressions. Your homework today is to read the sentences from the book very carefully, and to find the idioms.

Go to J2Homework page here

Listen to chapter 5 and we’ll do the comprehension questions tomorrow.

Don’t forget to finish The Tempest, if you haven’t already.

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Peninsulas

Today we’re looking for 2 geographical regions in Europe. Both of these regions are peninsulas, which mean they stick out into the sea away from the mainland. They are the Scandinavian Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula. Each of them is made up of more than one country. Use Google to find the peninsulas, and their countries, then label them on your map.

Go to J2Homework page here

 

Good morning

year 5!

🙂

I hope you had a good weekend and you’re all ready for a week of learning! Today we’re back to our two online classes and if you’re still not sure which class you’re in you can find out below.

10:00 Group

Ihsan      Adrian      Jude      Sura      Sara      Jaden      Reham      Rebecca  Fatoumata      Arman      Taym      Malikah      Tommy      Naomi    Mohammed

12:30 Group

Sarah      Jake      Danayi      Sebastian      Eugenia      Shiloh      Glevene      Arooj      Issar      Sidem      Sofia      Michael      Aisha      Corwyn       Tendi

 

 Maths

 

Go to J2Homework page here

 

English

The Tempest

In Chapter 5 we discover that Salim played Ferdinand in his school’s production of The Tempest, so we are going to find out some more about it. Once we know the story a little better, I think we’ll understand why Siobhan Dowd chose to include it in The London Eye Mystery.

 

Click here to download the worksheet: The Tempest

 

The Shipping Forecast

For Chapter 5, we need to find out about the Shipping Forecast.  This is a special weather report that goes out everyday especially for ships at sea. You can only hear it if you get up super early, at 5:20 on BBC Radio 4.

The Shipping Forecast uses this special map, which divides the sea around Britain into 31 areas. They all have very interesting names. After you’ve watched the video, you can find out more about the names by clicking on the map and scrolling down.

Click here to download a Shipping Forecast Map: Shipping Forecast

Add you own shape somewhere on the map above and give it a name. You could even write a history of the area explaining how it got its name. Look of the names on the Wikipedia page for ideas.

Click on the picture above to listen to more of the Shipping Forecast