02 October 2020
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on Thursday 08 October
This half term, our Christian value is friendship. Sometimes we find ourselves in difficult situations, which leave us in a moral dilemma. Talk to somebody about the examples below.
What you would do in the same situation? Why are these moral dilemmas?
- You see your friend cheating in a maths test.
- Your friends are in a club with you at school. A new child joins the class but they won’t let them join the club.
- Someone is saying unkind things about your friend behind their back.
- Your parents have asked you to come straight home after school. Your friends want you to go to the park with them. They say that you should go to the park.
Talk to somebody and make notes so you are ready to feedback in our homework review on Thursday 08 October.
There’s an old saying that goes, “In order to have good friends, you have to be a good friend.” What does that mean? Do you think it’s true? Why? What are the benefits of having friends who are different from us?
Email your thoughts and ideas to Miss Beatson
( nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org )
25 September 2020
This week, our homework is Talk Time: I can use the 8Rs to help me learn.
In school, we use the 8Rs for learning: ready, responsive, risk-taking, responsibility, resourceful, resilient, reflect and remember.
We’d like the children to discuss what these words mean to them. Below is a list of questions that might help with your discussion.
How do the 8 Rs help you in school?
When have you used the 8 Rs outside of school?
How could you explain the meaning of each word in the 8 Rs?
Which 8 R do you think you use the most?
Which 8 R could you use more often?
How could you use the 8 Rs at home?
Remember to keep practising your times tables facts on Times Tables Rockstars too. Each child has been given their username and password again to take home.
18 September 2020
This week’s homework is Practice makes perfect.
We’ve been learning to round numbers. Click here to recap on how we round numbers.
Y5: Look at each IP number on the sheet and round to the nearest 10, 100 and 100. An example has been given.
Y6: Look at each IP number on the sheet and round to the nearest 100, 1,000 and 10,000. An example has been given.
11 September 2020
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on Thursday 17 September.
What qualities do you look for in a friend?
This half term, our Christian value is friendship. In school and in collective worship, we will be looking at what makes a good friend and examples of being a good friend from the Bible. With your family, discuss the main question ‘what qualities do you look for in a friend?‘ along with the other suggestions underneath. Be prepared to talk about your answers in our homework review.
There’s an old saying that goes, “In order to have good friends, you have to be a good friend.”
What does that mean? Do you think it’s true? Why? What are the benefits of having friends who are different from us?
17 July 2020: Home Learning
Well done on making it to the end of the school year! I’m so proud of each and everyone of you. It’s been a strange year and you’ve all been so resilient with your learning.
Party time! Normally, we would be celebrating the end of the school year and Year 6 would be celebrating their primary school years.
Follow this link to The Mad hatter’s Tea Party, where you can dance, do some body percussion and write a poem.
Have a wonderful summer and I can’t wait to see you again in September!
15 July 2020: Home Learning
We’re nearly there! It’s felt like a long haul flight and we are ready to land for the summer. You’ve all been amazing with how you’ve coped with staying at home and completing learning in a different way. Thank you to all of you who have sent in your learning throughout the time you’ve been at home. Luckily we have most of our Year 6 children in school but I wanted to say how proud I am of the Year 6 pupils and how much I’ve enjoyed teaching you over the past two years. Everyone at St James’ will miss you and we wish you all the best for your future. Year 5- I can’t wait to have you all back in September as the Year 6 role models!
Year 6: watch this video from a headteacher called Mr Burton, who became well-know in a TV series called Educating Yorkshire. He gives some great tips on starting secondary school.
After you watch the video, make some notes about what you’re looking forward to about starting high school and any worries or questions you have. You could then discuss these with an adult at home.
Year 5: make a list of what you’re looking forward to about being in Year 6. Then think of any questions you have and email them into me at nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org
15 July 2020: Home Learning
Hi everyone
We hope you’re all OK. We’re almost at the end of the school year now – it’s certainly been one to remember. We’d love to hear your views about this year. Finish these sentences and send them, by email, to your class teacher:
- I feel I improved the most in…
- Something important that I learned this year was…
- My favourite subject this year has been…
- What I enjoyed learning the most this year was…
- Something I’m proud of accomplishing is…
- Something I’ve learned about myself is…
- Something I will miss is…
- I will never forget this year because…
At this time of year, we would be talking in school about moving to new classes and celebrating our end of year. But we haven’t managed to do that this year. If you’re feeling a little worries or concerned about moving year groups you can use these tools to help manage your emotions.
14 July 2020: Home learning
Good morning!
Usually at this time of year, we would have been busy going on school trips. Unfortunately, we are unable to do this right now.
Have a look at this website where you can go on a virtual trip.
Then do one of the follow up activities suggested. Here are just a few:
- Carry out a research project on a chosen place.
- Create an information brochure for the place you have visited.
- Write a recount describing your visit.
- Create a poster advertising the place.
- Write a review of your visit and give it a rating out of 5. What did you like/dislike? What was your favourite part? Would you recommend it to a friend? Why?
- Create a quiz about the place you have visited. You could use Microsoft Forms, Google Forms, or just do this on paper.
13 July 2020: Home Learning
Welcome to the final week of the school year- what a different year it has been!
Usually in the final week, we would be doing lots of transition activities to prepare you for the next school year. So, the home learning this week will focus on this rather than the set home learning we’ve been doing throughout the COVID-19 situation.
Today, I would like you to watch this clip and read the notes on how to draw a self-portrait. I also like this idea where you use the full length of the paper to draw half a portrait. Play around and get creative with your self- portrait!
Underneath your portrait, write a caption all about yourself.
Please email me your final drawings: nataliebeatson@spherefederation.org
10 July 2020: Home Learning
Happy Friday!
Y5/6 maths
Click on the link above for today’s starter.
Your learning today is about subtracting decimals with different decimal places.
Reading
It’s Friday and today I would like you to chill, relax and enjoy reading. It could be your own book, magazine, online article or anything else you find interesting to read.
Can you summarise (in writing or verbally) to someone in your household what you’ve read today?
Grammar
Perfect your parenthesis by completing this activity.