Hello Year 5!

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Mr. Davis has set up a tournament between year 5 and 6 on Time Table Rock Stars. Look for ‘Battle of the Bands’

Handwriting Practice

Today’s handwriting is from someone else we already know. Yesterday’s was a bit tricky. Archbishop Desmond Tutu was saying that we are all connected, that we all have to help each other do the right thing and be the best we can to make the world better.

We all know how difficult it can be to do the right if all our friends are doing the wrong thing. And I’m sure all of us have sometimes thought, “It’s ok to do it, because everyone else is doing it.” Here, Chesterton is reminding us that right and wrong don’t change with the number of people doing them.

G K Chesterton (1875 – 1936) was a writer, poet and philosopher. Chesterton was a great thinker and a genius at seeing what was true and what was not. Whenever he saw something that was wrong, he spoke out against it. For example, he was one of the first to understand how evil and dangerous Hitler was. Chesterton became a Catholic in 1922. He had a very big influence on C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien.

 

English

Running on Empty

Chapter 6 – Stuff –  Part 1

Download the worksheet here: Running on Empty – 6 – part 1

Vocabulary (have a go at these before you listen, then finish them properly after you listen)

1. concentrate (v.)            2. pew (n.)              3. defuse (v.)

4. asteroid (n.)                    5. sari (n.)              6. aisle (n.)

First, match up these definitions with the words above:

• a space to walk between groups of chairs
• to focus the mind on something
• a long bench-like seat in a church
• a large rock which orbits the sun
• to stop a bomb from exploding
• a South-Asian dress made from a very long piece of cloth

 Next, complete these examples using the vocabulary words: 

• The ability to ___________ is an essential life skill.
• The girl wore a beautiful blue _________.
• The soldiers who _________ bombs are called the Bomb Disposal Squad.
• to ‘walk down the _______’ can mean to get married.
• In church, there’s a wide aisle between rows of _________s.
• When ___________s hit each other, bits can break off which can become what we call ‘shooting stars’.

Questions – Read them carefully before you listen. 

1. Which of our spelling words from week 1 could describe how AJ is feeling at the funeral?
2. Compare AJ’s way of working and his mum and dad’s way, how are they different?
3. Where do you think the girl’s family comes from and why?
4. What effect does the girl have on AJ – how does he change when he’s around her?

                     Now read and listen to chapter 6 – part 1

 

 

Maths

Start with page 7 of the your Maths books and a reminder of Place Value

Before you start today’s video don’t forget to draw up some tables or download a sheet:

You can download a sheet of tables here: 4-digit addition table

Now try these: 

5-a-day

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

Answers:

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum

 

 

 Theme

Biography – Nelson Mandela – Part 2

Click here for a worksheet: Biography – Nelson Mandela 2

This time listen to the second part of the biography, from 2:30 onwards. Have a go at finishing these adverbial sentence starters with your own words.

Eventually, in 1962,…

Over the next 27 years,….

After 27 years,…

Almost immediately,….

During his 5 years as president, …..

In 1999,….