Good morning Wrekin – I hope you have enjoyed the homework this week – it looks like a wet weekend I’m afraid – but I do wish it warm up!

Work for today:

• Maths – Calculating Time in Football
• English – Bitesize Book Club Activities
• English – Read the new chapter on Fiction Express!
• Art – Exciting Paintings!

Extra Challenge:

I have been watching Springwatch during the last few weeks and they have been showing some beavers which have been released in the south of England (Cornwall). More beavers are being released in Devon. My challenge to you is to do a factfile about Beavers and the effects they have on their environment – it may surprise you! Please send them in!

Mr F

Good morning to all of you and your families!

Don’t forget about the extra challenges each day posted at the bottom of the page!

Have you noted that the football season restarts one week from today? And, of course, the first match will feature the most wonderful of all teams: Aston Villa! The good news is that around 30 of the 90 remaining matches will be on ‘free-to-air’ broadcasts on channels such as BBC, Sky Pick and Amazon Prime.

For those of you not interested in football, there are a range of other sports creeping back towards their own restarts. Maybe soon you can start playing sports again too! I have one piece of sporting news from the class: Ellie ran 8 miles this week with her father! For a 10-year-old this is an amazing achievement – well done Ellie! Maybe she can represent the school in cross-country next year!

Here are some learning activities for today:

• Year 5 Maths: Rounding Decimals

  Bitesize Lesson Support   Lesson 3 – Rounding decimals 2019 Lesson 3 Answers – Rounding decimals 2019

• Year 6 Maths: Substitution (but not like in football 😉 )

  Bitesize Lesson Support   Lesson 3 Answers – Substitution 2019 Lesson 3 – Substitution 2019

• English: Using relative clauses and Using commas
• Science: Revise Reversible and Irreversible Changes

Extra Challenges

• English Extra Challenge – Following up on the comprehension about newspapers – here is some work about the Features of a Newspaper
• Maths: 3d Shape Problem Solving
• I think the Corbet do some Spanish in MFL lessons – so here is some Spanish to get you started: Spanish Alphabet and Numbers

I hope you all have a lovely day!

Mr Field!

Good morning folks!

I know it can be tough going at the moment with your studies at home, but I want you to keep at it! Keep going! Any work and extra work you can do now, will benefit you when you are in Year 6 or at The Corbet. I appreciate that most of you want to be back in school, and this is causing you to feel up and down, but keep the faith! Please keep your heads up, talk to someone if you are worried and try to complete your school work!

So, let’s get to it!

• Year 5 Maths Bitesize Activities to go with this work

  Worksheets: Lesson 2 – Understand thousandths 2019Lesson 2 Answers – Understand thousandths 2019

• Year 6 Maths BBC Bitesize Activities to go with this work

  Lesson 2 – Forming expressions 2019 Lesson 2 Answers – Forming expressions 2019

• English Newspaper Reports – Fact or Opinions
• Geography- The Alps
• Learn about World Oceans Day

Extra Challenges

• English- Newspaper Reading Comprehension 2
• Maths – Coordinates and Shapes (nets)
• We learned about Buddhism in RE, but didn’t look at this, which looks very interesting! The Buddhist Monastery

I hope you have a good day,

Mr F

Good morning Wrekin pupils! I hope you had a pleasant weekend – it wasn’t the best weather really was it? We just had a couple of walks out and watched some films with popcorn! What did you do?

I have set some work for you today:

• Year 5 Maths:

  Worksheets: Lesson 1 – Decimals as fractions (2) 2019 Lesson 1 Answers – Decimals as fractions (2) 2019    and some extra resources here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrsc86f

• Year 6 Maths:

  Worksheets: Lesson 1 – Find a rule – two step 2019Lesson 1 Answers – Find a rule – two step 2019 and some extra help/activities  here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zm6296f

• English: There are two punctuation activities today – Speech and Apostrophes
• History is all about the Anglo Saxons again, this time it is their art and culture: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zxqkvwx

Extra Challenges:

• Maths – Recognising Shapes
• English – Newspaper Reports – Comprehension

I hope you have a fab day – I will be trying to call all of the pupils in the class this week – so I look forward to speaking with you and your families!

Mr F

Good morning Wrekin stars!

Ant and Dec and David Walliams have teamed up with the NSPCC to bring you a virtual assembly today at 9.30 – YOU WILL NEED PARENTAL PERMISSION TO WATCH IT as it is hosted on Facebook. It is part of the Speak Out, Stay Safe work that the NSPCC do in primary schools, and you have already taken part – do you remember Buddy? Yes, of course you do! You will probably know the facts included in the assembly, but the Families Minister Vicky Ford MP will be answering questions from children your age about how Covid-19 has affected children in the UK – here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/nspcc/videos/742538003230159/ (remember to check with parents/carers first) I would recommend you watch it with parents/carers in case there is anything you wish to discuss

Have you been watching the news this week? Here is a very important story that has been evolving during the week – you may have seen it on the news, but this article will help you fully understand the background to what is happening George Floyd

There have been so many other stories around the world, and many in the UK – but have you remembered them? Here is a quiz from Newsround to test your knowledge https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51318780

Here are your Friday activities:

• Maths (for both Year 5 and 6): The weekly challenges! https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zk66dp3
• English – Learn how to plan and write a story – I would be pleased to see them!
• D&T – You may have already done about cams in school, but here is a really good guide to how they work (they are used in so many mechanical devices – including engines – but are usually hidden away!) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zktckmn

Extra Challenges:

• It is World Environment day today – here is a Newsround story about it to explain!
• Take this amazing World Environment Day Quiz
• One of the most endangered animals in the world is the orangutan – your Friday Project is to do a poster/factfile/report about the orangutan, but making sure that you are clear about why and how it is under threat – here are some links to help you: Basic facts:  https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/primates/orang-utans/ and   https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/ten-facts-about-orang-utans/ and for threats: https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/wildlife/orangutans

I hope you find today’s work interesting – have a good go at the maths, and try to get onto the NSPCC Assembly online, after checking with the grown-ups!

If any Year 6s (there are 3!) who haven’t sent in their transition forms to Mrs Winwood, please do it today!

Thank you

Mr F

Bonjour Wrekin Class!

I hope you are all well and feeling happy! Year 6s were sent a transition form from Mrs Millward from The Corbet yesterday – please make sure that you have filled it in and sent it back to us today. We will send it on to Mrs Millward, who will then begin the task of placing you into form tutor groups.

I have set some work for today: (also see the BBC Maths links below)

• Year 5 Maths: Using Fractions as operators

  Worksheets: Lesson 4 – Fractions as operators 2019 Lesson 4 Answers – Fractions as operators 2019

• Year 6 Maths: is the very useful lesson of finding Fractions of an Amount (it’s great for working out deals in the shops!)

  Worksheets: Lesson 4 – Percentage of an amount (2) 2019 Lesson 4 Answers – Percentage of an amount (2) 2019

• Additional Links to Maths from BBC Bitesize (who follow the same lessons as White Rose: Year 5 and Year 6
• English today is using Fronted Adverbials
• You also have French today -all about School and Hobbies

EXTRA CHALLENGES

Some of you want more work to complete each day. If you do, please have a go at the following:

• Extra English: Using Parenthesis
• Extra Maths – Oak Academy – Coordinates Problems
• Art – Optical illusions

I hope that these activities are fun and keep you busy!

Mr Field

Good morning everyone. I’m sorry if the maths worksheets didn’t work for you yesterday – I have added yesterday’s again here:

Year 5:

Lesson 1 – Multiply unit and non-unit fractions by integers Lesson 1 Answers – Multiply unit and non-unit fractions by integers

Year 6:

Lesson 1 – Fractions to percentages 2019 Lesson 1 Answers – Fractions to percentages 2019

So today – here is some work to complete:

• Maths – Year 5 will be multiplying mixed numbers by an integer

  Worksheets: Lesson 2 – Multiply mixed numbers by integers 2019 Lesson 2 Answers – Multiply mixed numbers by integers 2019   You can also see more here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z76j2sg

• Maths – Year 6 will be learning about equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages

  Worksheets: Lesson 2 – Equivalent FDP 2019 Lesson 2 Answers – Equivalent FDP 2019 You can also find more help here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zncsscw/year-6-and-p7-lessons/1

• In English, you will be creating characters in story writing
• And today, you can study something that has been in the news recently: Fossil Fuels

Daily Challenge:

When I spoke with some of you before half term, some pupils wanted some extra work to do! So  I will be putting on some extra daily challenges! You can choose to do them if you wish!

Today is a maths game – you can play it against your parent/carer or even an older brother or sister! It is designed to get you to think quickly and have fun!

It is called Strike It Out and is a simple strategy game using calculation skills https://nrich.maths.org/6589

This challenge is from nRich and is ‘Live’ (meaning that they have posted it for children to have a go and submit solutions or answers for how to solve the problem or how to play the game) You can submit your solutions on the website itself, using the Submit Solution link – ask your grown ups’ permission, of course!

Have a fab day and enjoy the sunshine!

Mr F

Good morning Wrekin class and your families!

I hope you had an interesting half term holiday! We could not have wished for better weather. What did you get up to? I would love to know!

Here is some work for today:

• In English today, you will be learning to write using synonyms and antonyms
• Year 5 Maths is multiplying fractions Lesson-1-Multiply-unit-and-non-unit-fractions-by-integers
• Year 6 Maths today is: converting between fractions and percentages Lesson-1-Fractions-to-percentages-2019
• In History you will be learning about the Anglo-Saxons: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmyrcqt

Have a great day!

Mr F