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Thursday 6th May, 2020

Good Morning Year 5! 🙂

“Quote of the Day” – Handwriting Practice

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 – 1944)

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a French aviator and writer. He worked as a pilot for the French postal service delivering the post across the world. In those days flying planes was extremely dangerous. Every time a pilot took off, they couldn’t be sure they would survive the flight. He wrote about the beauty of life and the world, and the importance of duty, sacrifice and unselfishness. His most famous book is The Little Prince. He died in World War II on a flying mission for the Allies.

     “It is only with the heart that we see clearly,             everything that is essential is invisible to the           eye.”

Well done Omari, Wen and Ariam. Omari even managed to answer Wednesday’s question on Tuesday night. I think there has to be extra points for that effort. The answer was “I have a dream….” 

Today’s question: What is this a picture of? I’m not sure who will know this one 🙂

English – Floodland

We are very lucky with our choice of book because six weeks ago the author Marcus Sedgwick put videos online of him reading it so you don’t have to listen to Mr. Ledger! 🙂

Twenty years ago, we were all learning about climate change and the author Marcus Sedgwick wrote this book as a warning of what will happen if we don’t do anything to stop it. Today, the governments of the world are still not moving quickly enough and some like Australia and the US aren’t doing the right thing at all. It is up to us to change the world by changing how we live. You have all heard of Greta Thunberg. Although the situation is very serious, she explains why we can all have hope.  Here she is speaking in London less than a year ago.

 

Think of everything you have learnt yesterday and today. Have a good look at the front cover of Floodlands. (DON’T READ THE BLURB IN YOUR HW PACKS!) What can you see? Who can you see? Where is the girl standing? What is she looking at? What has happened to her? Why is she alone? Will she stay alone? What is she going to do and why?  Now write your own blurb in your red books. 🙂

 

Maths

These 5-a-day come in 4 levels of difficulty. Click on the word for that level of question. Platinum are the most challenging.

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Answers:

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Decimals – Summer Term Week 2: Lesson 4 –  Subtracting decimals with a different number of decimal places
Click on the picture below to take you to the White Rose page.  Scroll down  and click on ‘Summer Term – Week 2’ then ‘Lesson 4 – Subtracting decimals with a different number of decimal places

 

Clip on the picture below for the questions.

 

Click here for the answers.

 

Wednesday 5th May, 2020

Good Morning Year 5! 🙂

“Quote of the Day” – Handwriting

Martin Luther King Jr (1929 – 1968)

Martin Luther King was a Christian minister and one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in America that fought racism in the 1950s and 60s. He fought for justice for African-Americans and his work changed history and the lives of billions of people. He was a gifted orator, which means that he wrote amazing speeches and inspired people when he spoke. For this reason, it is very difficult to choose a quote because he wrote so much that was wise and profound. Click on the picture to watch a story about Martin Luther King and click on his name to read more about him.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Well done Ariam, Wen and Omari who all recognised Barak Obama with Maya Angelou yesterday. 🙂

Today’s question: What are the four words that begin Martin Luther King Junior’s famous speech? It is perhaps the most famous speech in world history.

Floodland – The need for Change

Martin Luther King Jr. spoke a lot about justice and having the strength do the right thing. These are qualities we really need if we’re going to protect our planet and solve the problem of climate change.

Look at the key on the side of the map. What does it tell us? The ‘m’ stand for metres.

You are going to watch a video on climate change. Before you watch, write down these key words in your red book  leaving a line between each one to give you space to write. As you listen, have a go at writing what each word or phrase means. Don’t forget you can pause the video. The video ends with a question; have a go at answering it.

  1. Climate
  2. CO2
  3. Atmosphere
  4. The Carbon Cycle
  5. The Greenhouse Effect
  6. Fossil Fuels
  7. Extreme weather

1 foot = 30cm (approximately)

 

The Peak District is orange on the map, which means it is between 600m and 700m above the sea or, ‘above sea-level.’

The wash is green on the map, which means it is between 0m and 50m above sea-level.

As sea levels rise, which area is going to be under water? The Peak District or The Wash?

 

Here’s the answer: 

Maths

These 5-a-day come in 4 levels of difficulty. Click on the word for that level of question. Platinum are the most challenging.

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Answers:

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Decimals – Summer Term Week 2: Lesson 3 –  Adding decimals with a different number of decimal places
Click on the picture below to take you to the White Rose page.  Scroll down  and click on ‘Summer Term – Week 2’ then ‘Lesson 3 –Adding decimals with a different number of decimal places

 

Click on the picture below for the questions.

Click here for the answers.

Well Done Year 5! 🙂

Tuesday 5th May, 2020

 “Quote of the Day” – Handwriting Practice

Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014)

Maya Angelou, like Rabindranath Tagore, was another multi-talented genius. She had many careers, including journalist and singer, but she is most famous as a poet and Civil Rights activist fighting for an end to racism in the US. Click on the picture to find out more about Maya Angelou.

“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”

Today’s Question: Who is the man with her in the photo?

 

English – Floodland

To prepare for our new book, we need to know a little about where it’s set. Find Norwich on the map. What do you notice about the colour of the map around Norwich compared to the rest of the map? What do you think that might mean? Norwich has a silent letter in it. Which do you think it is?

You are going to watch two videos about  Norwich. Each video has a few questions to go with them. Read the questions before you watch. Don’t write the questions unless you really want to but do write sentence answers in your red book.

1. In the video there are lots of choristers in red and white. What do you think a              chorister does?

2. What does the man show his friend on the ipad?

3. What does the little girl point at?

1. The Narrator says: “Norwich is one of the most ____________ medieval cities in  the UK.”

2.  How many churches are there in Norwich?

Writing Task

What did you think of Norwich? Would you like to live there? Today’s task for your red book is to write a postcard from Norwich. Watch the videos carefully, and choose someone to write to. Aim for at least 120 words. You could write a lot about one detail such as the peregrine falcons nesting in the cathedral tower, or you could write a little about everything you’ve seen and heard about Norwich. You could even write a short story for your postcard. what happened to you when you went to Norwich?  Have fun with it. 😉

Maths

These 5-a-day come in 4 levels of difficulty. Click on the word for that level of question. Platinum are the most challenging.

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Answers:

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Decimals – Summer Term Week 2: Lesson 2 –  Subtracting decimals with the same number of decimal places
Click on the picture below to take you to the White Rose page.  Click on ‘Summer Term – Week 2’ and scroll down to ‘Lesson 2 – Subtracting decimals with the same number of decimal places.

Click on the picture below for the questions.

Click here for the answers.

Monday 4th May, 2020

Good Morning Year 5!! 🙂

Quote of the Day – Handwriting Practice

St. Francis of Assisi (1182 – 1226)

“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.”

St. Francis is speaking metaphorically here. He isn’t telling us about sunbeams and shadows and how they work literally, he’s using them as metaphors. Can you think of an example of a shadow in your life, and a sunbeam that drove it away? Think about yesterday’s film, what were the shadows and sunbeams in the boy’s life?

Today’s question:

Today’s question is a research question about St. Francis. This famous church in Assisi in Italy took several years to build. The question is what is the name of it and when did they start building it.

Rooftoppers

Before we move onto the our new book we need to take a moment to look back. If you missed any, you can find it all here:

This is our first piece of writing for the exercise book you got in your homework pack.  Think about the different threads of the Rooftoppers plot and all the characters we’ve met:

  • The Eliots and the National Childcare Agency.
  • the currupt Chief Commissioner and his assistant
  • Brigitte the secretary
  • Monsieur Lille and Monsieur Estoule
  • Matteo, Anastasia, Safi and Gerard
  • The Gariers
  • Charles
  • Sophie and her mother

Make predictions about what you think will happen next and try to give a reason for each one. Think about each of the characters and how they will connect with each other, or not. Use the language we learnt for talking about probability: will probably, probably won’t possibly, unlikely, likely, most likely. 

If you would prefer, and you’re feeling creative, you could write an epilogue. An epilogue is a final chapter of a book that finishes everything off and answers any questions that the author thinks people might have about their characters.

Maths

These 5-a-day come in 4 levels of difficulty. Click on the word for that level of question. Platinum are the most challenging.

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Answers:

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Decimals – Summer Term Week 2: Lesson 1 –  Adding decimals with the same number of decimal places
Click on the picture below to take you to the White Rose page.  Click on ‘Summer Term – Week 2’ and scroll down to ‘Lesson 1 – Adding decimals with the same number of decimal places

Click on the picture below for the questions. 

 Click here for the answers.

 

Sunday 3rd May, 2020

Good Morning Year 5! 🙂

Well done Omari and Wen who worked out the answer. Jacinda Ardern is Prime Minister of New Zealand. Here’s a reminder of why the All Blacks are the best rugby team in the world. Yes! That’s right! It’s because they know how to dance and sing! 🙂

A few of you were asking about homework yesterday and I said I’d put a simple task on here for you. So, here it is..

The task is these two questions:

  1. Do you like the film? Why? / Why not?

  2. Why do you think the boy is mean to the puppy when they first meet?

You can email me the answers, or better still, put them in a comment on here. 🙂

 

 

 

 

Good morning Year Five! 🙂

“Quote of the Day” – Handwriting practice

Wen and Viona got it again – well done both of you! The man with Rabindranath Tagore was Albert Einstein. Today’s question is a little easier but might need some internet research.

Jacinda Ardern 

Jacinda Ardern (1980 – ) is Prime Minister of one of the most beautiful countries on earth. This country is two very big islands. It’s famous for its Maori culture, and its rugby team are the best in the world. You might remember that this country was the first to do something very important in 1893?

 

media during a press conference a

“I refuse to believe that you cannot be              both compassionate and strong.”

 Q: Which country is Jacinda Ardern the Prime Minister of?

Rooftoppers – Chapter 30 – 31

Click here to download a worksheet:  Rooftoppers – Chapter 30 – 31

Vocabulary

1. anti-climax         2. brittle             3. silhouette          4. substantial

5. rivulet                   6. courteous                   7. inexplicably

First, match these up with the words above:

  • hard, but easily broken
  • in a way that cannot be explained or understood
  • disappointing; not as good as you’d expected
  • polite, respectful
  • large or heavy
  • a very small stream
  • the dark shape of something when the light is behind it

Next, complete these examples and add them to your vocabulary list                             (you could have a go at expanding them).

  • The ____________ of a bat in the night sky
  • A ___________, old gentleman
  • The ______________ unhappy child
  • ___________ bones
  • a crystal clear __________
  • A _____________ amount of money
  • What an ______________!!

Questions – Read them carefully before you listen and look for the numbers on the video to help you.

1. Why is Matteo concerned? What’s wrong with her going so fast?

2. “I didn’t want to miss it.”  What impression does this give you of Matteo?

3. “You’re more substantial than you look.” What do you think Charles means by this?                  What word could we use instead of ‘substantial’?

4. How do you think Sophie feels as she stands on the opposite roof looking at the woman        who might be her mother?

Now read and listen to chapters 30 and 31 and check your answers.

Chapter 30

The Final Chapter!!!! – Chapter 31

Did anyone cry? 🙂

Maths

5-a-day

These 5-a-day come in 4 levels of difficulty. Click on the word for that level of question. Platinum are the most challenging.

                            Bronze  /  Silver  /  Gold  /  Platinum

Answers:

Bronze  /  Silver  /  Gold  /  Platinum

Decimals – Summer Term Week 1: Friday Maths Challenge
Click on the picture below to take you to the White Rose page.  Click on ‘Summer Term – Week 1’ and scroll down to ‘Friday Maths Challenge’.

                               Click here for the answers.

 

Thursday 30th April, 2020

Good morning Year 5! 🙂

Quote of the Day  – Handwriting Practice

Well done Viona and Wen who were first to get the answer to me                                    yesterday. The leader of Germany is called ‘Chancellor‘. Today’s RoA                              question is reeeeaaaaally tricky! 🙂

Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) was a poet, author, musician and                                              artist, and all-round genius really, from Bengal in India.  In 1913 he won                                    the Nobel prize for literature. Click on the photo to find out more about him.

 

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy.                                                           I awoke and saw that life was service.                                                      I acted and behold, service was joy!”

 

 RoA question:                                                                               Who is the other genius he is with here?

Rooftoppers – Chapter 28

Click here to download a worksheet:      Rooftoppers – Chapter 28

Vocabulary – it’s tricky today so use the examples in part 2 to help you.

1. arrogant (adj)                   2. vicious (adj)            3. unconscious (adj)                                                    4. underestimate (adj)       5. fragile (adj)             6. vault (v/n)

First, match up these definitions with the words above: (Notice that there are seven, so one word has two definitions) 

  • easily broken, damaged or destroyed
  • violent and dangerous
  • believing you are better or more important than other people
  • knocked out, not conscious
  • a strong room, especially in a bank, where valuables are kept
  • to think something is not as strong or as good as it really is
  • to jump using your hands on something to help you

 Next, complete add these examples and add them to your vocabulary list (you could have a go at expanding them).

  • a nasty, ___________ cat
  • The ______________ boxer
  • A gold medal-winning, Olympic pole ___________er
  • A foolish, _____________ politician
  • Harry Potter’s ___________ at Gringott’s Bank.
  • as ____________ as a butterfly
  • “Do not ______________ children,” said Sophie

Questions – Read them carefully before you listen and look for the numbers on the video to help you.

  1.  How can you tell that Matteo is getting nervous as they get closer to the gariers?
  2. “Don’t move, or I’ll kill you later, d’accord?” Why do you think Matteo says this to   Sophie?
  3. What does Sophie begin to understand about Gerard?
  4. What do you think Sophie thinks about the girls now, why is she a bit confused?

 Now read and listen to chapter 28 and check your answers.

Now we’re just going to read Chapter 29 without any questions you just need to know this first:
Cholera (n):  a serious disease that affects the stomach and bowels, usually                             caused by dirty water or food.

 

Maths

5-a-day

These 5-a-day come in 4 levels of difficulty. Click on the word for that level of question. Platinum are the most challenging.

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Answers:

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Decimals – Summer Term Week 1: Lesson 4 – Adding decimals – crossing the whole.
Click on the picture below to take you to the White Rose page.  Click on ‘Summer Term – Week 1’ and scroll down to ‘Lesson 4 – Adding decimals – crossing the whole.

 

Click below for the questions.

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Wednesday 29th April, 2020

News

Good morning Year 5!

Handwriting – Quote of the Day

Today we’re hearing from someone more modern. This is Angela Merkel, who has been leading Germany for the past 15 years.  In Germany they don’t call their leaders Prime Ministers or Presidents. What are they called? (A Record of Achievement for the first person to send me the answer) 🙂

“When it comes to human dignity – We cannot make        compromises” – Angela Merkel.

This week is our last week on the rooftops; we have only 4 chapters to go! Next week we’ll be starting a new book. 🙂 I’ve put together a playlist of all the chapters so you can easily find any you have missed:

Rooftoppers – Chapter 14 to 27:

Rooftoppers – Chapter 27

Click here to download a worksheet: Rooftoppers – Chapter 27

Vocabulary – it’s tricky today so use the examples in part 2 to help you.

1. scuffle (n)                          2. unintentional (adj)     3. metaphorically (adv)

4. ruminatively (adv)        5. strained  (adj)                 6. hitch (v)

First, match up these definitions with the words above:

  • by accident, not on purpose
  • awkward, difficult (speaking, communicating)
  • a short, sudden fight, not too serious
  • doing something while thinking carefully
  • the opposite of literally
  • to attach two things, usually for traveling

Next, complete add these examples and add them to your vocabulary list (you could have a go at expanding them).

  • “I’m buried in homework! _______________, not literally.”
  • She gazed out the window _________________.
  • I ______________ly trod on Mr. Ledger’s foot.
  • He was in pain, so his smile was _________ed.
  • Dad _________ed the caravan onto the back of the car.
  • There was a ___________ outside the stadium.

Questions – Read them carefully before you listen and look for the numbers on the video to help you.

  1.  What metaphor does Charles use to say how much Sophie is scaring him?
  2. What do you think Charles might mean by ‘something grey’?
  3. Sophie think that perhaps love is another word for, what?
  4. Why does Anastasia launch an angry stream of French at Matteo?

Now read and listen to chapter 27 and check your answers.

Look out for St. Vincent’s in Rooftoppers today!!! We get a special mention! 🙂

The Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Paris!!!!!

Chapter 27

Maths

Decimals – Summer Term Week 1: Lesson 3 – Complements to 1.
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Tuesday 29th April, 2020

Quote of the Day – Handwriting

Good Morning Year 5! 🙂 Today’s quote comes from St. Francis de Sales (1567 – 1622)

“Have patience with all things, but first of all, with yourself.”

To find out about St. Francis de Sales, Click on the picture.

 

 

Rooftoppers – Chapter 26 – Part 2

Click here to download a worksheet: Rooftoppers – Chapter 26 – 2

Vocabulary

1. upstream (adj/adv)           2. squint    (v/n)               3. curt (adj)                              4.miscellaneous (adj)          5. brink  (n)                     6. flush (v)

First, match these up with the words above:

  • the edge of something; about to do something
  • along a river in the direction it flows from
  • to blush
  • to narrow your eyes such as when looking towards the sun.
  • a short, almost rude speech
  • a mix of random things

Next, complete add these examples and add them to your vocabulary list (you could have a go at expanding them).

  • The two countries were on the _________ of war.
  • a large drawer marked ‘________________’
  • Swimming ______________ is very difficult.
  • He _____________ with embarrassment.
  • She gave a ___________ answer.
  • Does __________ing help you to see?

Questions – Read them carefully before you listen and look for the numbers on the video to help you.                                                                                                                                                  1. How can you tell Sophie is concentrating hard?                                                                           2.  What simile does Matteo use to describe the sound an oiled lock makes?                                 3.  Who do you think George Greene might be?                                                                                             4. Why does Mateo flush?

Now read and listen to chapter 26 – Part 2 and check your answers.

 

Decimals – Summer Term Week 1: Lesson 2 – Subtracting decimals within 1

Click on the picture below to take you to the White Rose page. Click on ‘Summer Term – Week 1 and you will see ‘Lesson 2 – subtracting decimals within 1.

Click on the picture below for the questions.

Click here for the answers.

 

Good morning Year 5 and welcome to Summer Term! 🙂

We’re going to start each day with some handwriting practice to keep our writing fantastic, so every day there’ll be a different quotation to write. Next week you’ll be getting some special paper for this, but until then just use what you have.

Today’s quote is from St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)

To remind yourself about who St. Francis was, click on the picture:

“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”

Do you think Sophie would agree with this one? 🙂

Rooftoppers – Chapter 25 – 26 Part 1

To download a worksheet click here: Rooftoppers – 25 – 26 – Monday

 Vocabulary

1. murmuration (n)          2. unpredictable (adj)            3. wainscoting (n)

4. rearrange (v)                  5. archive (n)                              6. giddy (adj)

First, match these definitions with the words above

  • to change the position of something
  • the collective noun for a group of starlings
  • impossible or difficult to predict
  • a collection of historical records
  • dizzy
  • wooden panels decorating the lower part of a room

Next, complete and add these examples to your vocabulary list (you could have a go at expanding them).

  • ___________ weather
  • a _____________ of starlings
  • an ___________ of old photographs
  • a __________ feeling
  • The painted ____________
  • let’s _____________ the classroom!

Read the questions carefully before you listen.

Questions

25

  1. Why do you think the hot chocolate makes Sophie feel more guilty? (0:10 – 00:40)
  2. Charles says, ‘Love is unpredictable.’ If you were Charles, why might you stop Sophie   meeting the Rooftoppers, and why might you not stop her?  (1:36 – 2:00)

26-1

1. What helps to warm Sophie up?                                                                                                                      2. How does Sophie calm her nerves while she’s climbing down to the window?

Now read and listen to chapter 25 and 26 (part 1) and check your answers.

 Rooftoppers – Chapter 25

Rooftoppers – Chapter 26 – Part 1

 Decimals – Summer Term Week 1: Lesson 1 – Adding Decimals within 1

Click on the picture below to take you to the White Rose page. Click on ‘Summer Term – Week 1 and you will see ‘Lesson 1 – Adding decimals within 1.

 

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  Click here for the answers.