Area Weekly Learning Project ‘Environment’

Monday 18th May 2020

Just a few examples of FANTASTIC home learning!

Noah, Jack, Shantae and Katie share their letters to Miss

Paine and Katie shows Science in action with her

caterpillars on standby to turn into butterflies! Josh has

been doing some work on life-cycles and Sydney created

the lovely piece of colour and shade art work.

WEEKLY HOME LEARNING

Over the week, please try to complete at least 3 ‘starter’ and 3 ‘Main’ tasks for English and Maths.

Please complete a daily fitness task and at least 2 other challenges by Friday.

MAIN ENGLISH TASKS MAIN MATHS TASKS Reading and Handwriting

Read 5 times each week so

that you can earn a Fiver.

Don’t forget to write (or ask an

adult to write) the date and

the title of the book you have

been reading in your Home-

School Planner so you can

keep a record of the wonderful

reading you are getting up to!

Mr Balch is currently reading

“A Manual of Fence and the

Defence Against an

Uncivilised Enemy- The

Swordsman” by Alfred

Hutton

Miss Paine is currently

reading “The Light Jar”

Mr Walker is currently

reading “Pranks and Tricks”

by Joe Kerr

Guided Reading

Use a story book from home or

an online e-book from the site

suggested below to complete

the three guided reading

questions.

www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-

home

Once you have logged on,

choose an e-book from the

appropriate age range.

Complete each of the

following VIPERS tasks:

Vocabulary

Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing Tasks:

Even though we are away from school, we don’t

want you to miss out on writing opportunities.

Our whole-school theme for week 4 of term 5 is

‘Environment’. Each task for writing this week is

based on the animation “The Windmill Farmer”

found at

https://www.literacyshed.com/windmillfarmer.html

Task 1: Imagine you are a person who lives in the

village or town near the windmill farmer. Either

write a letter of complaint to the farmer voicing

your opposition to the windmills and why or write

him a letter of support explaining to him your

pleasure and admiration about his choice to

“grow” windmills. Try to use the PEE structure we

talked about in last week’s letter to Miss Paine.

Mild – Use a range of conjunctions.

Spicy – Vary sentences to include a range of

high-level openers and conjunctions.

Hot – Use rhetorical questions for impact.

WAGOLL at bottom of this document.

Task 2:

The UK government’s aim was to have 20% of the

country’s energy generated by renewable

sources by 2020. Wind power is one of the

renewable energy sources, as are things like tidal

power, geothermal energy, wave power and

solar power.

Write a two-section report (you may need more

than one paragraph per section) which

compares and contrasts the benefits and

downsides of wind power compared to one of

the other ones listed. Section 1 should tell me

about wind power and section 2 should tell me

about the other type of renewable energy

source you have chosen to research.

Mr Balch’s Maths Group:

Main learning focus for Week 5: Measure converting Task 1: Coin card

For task 1 this week, I would like you to revise your use of coin card! This is a skill we use in Big Maths and it is a

very useful skill for the measure converting that you will need to do in later tasks. You will need to choose a 2, 3

or 4 digit number that you are going to multiply using coin card.

The mild challenge is to multiply by 1, 2, 10, 20 and 100.

The spicy challenge is to multiply by 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 100 and 200.

The hot challenge is to multiply by 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 (if you fancy an extra step can you do x

1000).

Please watch the video below to recap how to use coin card multiplication. You should complete at least 6

coin cards and you should make sure you aim to finish with a hot challenge style card as this will help you in

the next task. https://youtu.be/vlacjG8kH6U

Task 2: Combination work with Coin Card

You will need to have completed task 1 before

attempting this task. With the coin cards from yesterday I

would like you to figure out how you can use

combinations of the information you have to find the lots

of the number listed below.

3 lots

40 lots

11 lots

7 lots

75 lots

(For example if I wanted to know 4 lots I could add 2 of

the 2 lots together. See my example to understand)

Alongside the coin cards from the last task, calculate the

lots above. Use two of the lots listed above per coin card

and try to use each one at least once.

Task 3: Converting between metric and imperial measures

For this task you are going to use coin card to convert between imperial and metric measures. For this task you

will convert from kg (kilograms) to lb (pounds) and L (litres) to pints.

For every 1 kg we have 2.2 lb and we can show this like we would in a coin card.

kg 2.2 lb

X1 2.2 lb

Using coin card find how many lbs are in:

Infer

Predict

Handwriting

Copy out the environmental

paragraph about rainforests

that you’ll find at the bottom of

this document.

Use a sharp pencil or

handwriting pen rather than a

biro pen.

Join your handwriting and

keep your letters a consistent

size.

If you type “renewable energy” into the search

feature of Espresso, there are different sections

which can help you.

Task 3:

Retell the story of “The windmill farmer” in your

own words up to the part that the storm starts.

We would like you to be creative in your

descriptions- remember to show not tell. Don’t

use “one day”/” once upon a time” style starters.

Grab your reader from the off.

Mild: Use three wow words in your writing that

you have used an online thesaurus to find.

Spicy: Same as Mild challenge but also to

include a range of similes.

Hot: Same as Mild and Spicy but also include

personification and use of techniques to build up

tension in the story.

WAGOLL at bottom of this document.

Task 4: (Hot)

Look at the picture at the bottom of the

document under Task 4.

Imagine these wind turbines are ALIVE! Create a

conversation they might be having. How will you

show their different personalities? How might

each of them be different? What might they be

talking about?

Don’t forget to break up the dialogue with

description/ action. We don’t just want a long list

of speech!

10 kg

2 kg

20 kg

5 kg

500 kg For every 1L we have 1.75 pints and we can show this like we would in a coin card.

L 1.75 pints

X1 1.75 pints

Using coin card find how many pints are in:

2 L

5 L

10 L

1000 L

2000 L

Helpful hint: Remember that these are decimal number! I would recommend that you use column multiplication

for 2 lots and 5 lots but remember the decimal point stays put (see my example). Also, remember that when you

go from 1 lot to 10 lots you can’t just add a 0 you need to move each digit one place value higher (e.g. 1kg =

2.2 lb 100 kg = (2.2 x 100) 100 kg = 220 lb and not 100kg = 2.200 lb.

Task 4: Converting between metric and imperial measures

You must have completed task 3 before this as the coin cards from task 3 will be really essential for this task. For

task 4, you need to combine your knowledge of coin card combinations from task 2 and the converting from

task 3. Look at the table attached to this document and have a go at finding the missing measurements.

Litres Pints

1 1.75

3

11

25

Kilograms Pounds

1 2.2

3

7

30

33

Mr Walker’s Maths Group

Main learning focus for Week 5: Statistics Task 1- (Mean Average) When looking at a set of data, we may want to decide in general what the information is telling us. To get a snapshot of the data we may decide to use the average of the data. There are three types of average- the mean, the median and the mode. In Task 1 we will look at the mean average.

Have a go first of all at working out the mean averages of the following data sets:

a) (5, 5, 5, 5) b) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) c) (2, 2, 2, 6)

Once you have completed these, decide which challenge level you want to go for on this task on the task sheets at the bottom of the page.

Task 2: (Interpreting Timetables) Complete the work on timetables on the worksheets at the bottom of the page. Task 3: (Collecting data and plotting a line graph) We can use line graphs to show how data changes over time. Have a look at the example below to see how the data collected can be turned into a line graph with the time running along the bottom (x) axis.

Step 1: Add all

the numbers in

the data set. In

this example

the data set

contains the

numbers (2, 2,

5, 6, 7, 8).

Their total is 30

Step 2: Divide the

total you have

calculated by the

number of

numbers you have

added. In this

example we divide

the total of 30 by 6

because we added

6 different

numbers together

to get the total.

Mr Walker watched how far his cat travelled over a set number of seconds and recorded the following data.

Time (secs) 1 2 3 4 5

Total distance travelled by cat (metres)

2 3.5 7 7 15

Create a line graph which shows this data over time.

- Why would the total distance stay the same between 3 and 4 seconds? - What does the big gap between the total distance in seconds 4 and 5 tell us about the cat’s speed at this

point? Task 4 (Hot)- Explain what might have been happening in an experiment to create the following line graph.

Explain in your own words what is happening in the experiment between each of the letters on the graph.

Task 5: (Mean Average)

Explain how you got your answer.

Miss Paine’s Maths Group

Focus:

Task 1: Arithmetic

Long division using coin card.

Here are my workings for using long division to solve this calculation.

At the bottom of this page are more questions for you to have a go at using the same method.

Self mark your work with the answers attached below. For questions with a remainder, a calculator will give

you decimal equivalents.

Task 2:

Long multiplication (multiplying by a 2-digit number.

Here are my workings for solving a question using long multiplication.

My top tip is to align place value very carefully and to remember the place holder zero when you multiply by

the tens.

At the bottom of this page are more questions for you to have a go at.

Task 3:

Continuing on from last week’s work on measurements, we are going to look at real life problems involving

measurements.

You will need to remember the key facts – use the knowledge organiser at the bottom of this page labelled

‘Miss Paine’s group Task 3’.

Here is an example question that I’ve modelled:

Have a go at the problems below. Remember our method of picking out key information using a highlighter or

colouring pencil to help you understand what the question is asking.

Task 4: Here are three sets of quantities split into Time, Distance and Mass.

Order these quantities from smallest to largest. Order the four time quantities, then the four distances, then the

four mass quantities (you won’t be able to order them all together!).

You need to convince me that your order is correct.

You could carry out research or carry out experiments to help you explain your answers.

Task 5: Revising units of time.

We also need to be able to convert between units of time.

This handy diagram will help you know which calculation is needed to convert between each unit of

measurement.

For example, to find out how many hours in 5 days, I would do 5 x 24. The answer is 120 hours.

Complete the conversions below marked ‘Miss Paine’s Maths task 5’.

SPELLING TASKS (10-15

minutes each)

NUMBER/MULTIPLICATION STARTER TASKS

(10-15 minutes each) Keep practicing your spellings

using the Spelling Frame site the

address is listed below. You can use

any of the KS2 practice links (year 3

and 4 and year 5 and 6)

https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-

rule/5/Year-5-and-6

You can also find a copy of the

year 5/6 and year 3 /4 statutory

word list on the Department of

Education website. Remember the

strategies we use in school to learn

these spellings: rainbow road, look-

cover-write-check and word

pyramids.

a) Times tables are a very important part of maths and

Times Table Rockstars is a really fun way to practice

them. You can even play against members of the Green

Area team.

Mr Balch: 10.45am Wed-Friday

Mr Walker: 10:45am Wed- Friday

Miss Paine: 10:45am Wed-Friday

b) Work with your family on being able to tell the time

accurately to the nearest five minutes and be able to

calculate time intervals in minutes and hours & minutes.

Please make sure you are using the links to the Year 5/6 Maths

Ideas under the School Closure Learning section of the school

website. The puzzle/ investigation problems will be especially

useful to keep your brains mathematically creative!

PICK AND MIX – FOUNDATION SUBJECT TASKS

Art

Challenge- In the animated film

“Pocahontas”, there is a song called “Colours

of the Wind”.

Create a picture or sculpture with the title

“Colours of the Wind”. Be as creative as

possible and write a short paragraph to

explain why you created your picture in the

way that you did.

Science

Challenge- Create a toy using objects from

your recycling box at home which can be

blown along by wind/ your breath. How fast

can you make your object cover a flat

distance of 3m being just powered by the

wind and/or your breath. Your toy can be a

maximum of 15cm long.

PE

Don’t forget that you received an email

during the Easter holidays to give you access

to the “Real PE” website and that there are

weekly CSET challenges under the “Other

useful links” section of the school closure part

of the website.

Geography

Compare and contrast how much renewable

energy is used in Germany compared to the

USA.

PICK AND MIX – FOUNDATION SUBJECT TASKS

Year 6 Only (Residential Task)

This week would have been residential week so your teachers have thought of two

tasks you would possibly have been completing on residential week.

Task 1: Talent Show (Barrs Court’s Got Talent)

Video yourselves performing a talent of yours. It might be singing, dancing, juggling,

joke telling or something else we haven’t thought of yet. Add your videos to the

correct section on the online classroom for us to watch (and judge of course). No red

buzzers will be used but we may use a golden one!

Year 6 Only (Residential Task)

This week would have been residential week so your teachers have thought of two

tasks you would possibly have been completing on residential week.

Task 2: Team-building task

Video yourselves with your family team completing one of the following team-building tasks:

Transfer a pair of rolled up socks from one end of your front room to the other. You

may not touch the socks with your hands or arms and the socks must not be kicked or

touch the floor. Every member of the team must touch the socks before it gets to the

other end of the room. Most inventive way to complete the task wins.

You need: 4 plates, one pair of shoes for each team member) and 5 pieces of Lego

which have a maximum of 10 studs on each piece.

Lay the four plates out in a line. Start with all the pieces of Lego on one plate. Wearing

the shoes on your hands and only using your “shoe-hands” each person in the family

team takes it in turns to transfer all 5 pieces of Lego from one plate to the next. Once

the next plate has the 5 pieces of Lego on it, the next person in the team can start

transferring those pieces to the next plate.

Stop the time once all 5 pieces of Lego are on the final plate. Fastest time wins. Add your videos to the correct place on the virtual class page.

TWINKL Some of the tasks we have set may include using some of the fantastic home learning resources that have been made available for free on https://www.twinkl.co.uk/

You will need to use an email address to create an account and enter the code UKTWINKLHELPS. We hope that you find this website useful over the coming weeks.

Extra Opportunities The following web links are additional opportunities but only if your child needs more work after focusing on the tasks above.

https://www.thenational.academy/

This website provides video lessons in different subject areas. You can choose to select one subject in particular or follow a schedule set up for each week.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

The BBC has recently been updating the content on this website to include daily lessons.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

This website gives the children a range of tasks to further develop their Maths skills on a daily basis.

Handwriting task

Writing Task 1 WAGOLL- Letter of complaint

Dear Farmer Gale,

I am writing to you to share my displeasure with your choice of crop. Every time I pass your fields, the windmills darken my mood and

make me wonder whether you have really thought about the effect your decisions are having on the environment and local

community.

Firstly, the windmills are a complete eyesore. They blanket the landscape as far as the eye can see. What once was a patchwork of

verdant pastures is now the landing grounds for these huge, alien structures. Not only do their striking white colours detract from the

pleasant green hues, but their shapes and movements cause me to feel nauseous and dizzy. I have friends who have actually had

to visit hospital from the illness they have caused!

Furthermore, they make far too much noise. I used to be able to hear the chirps, calls and tweets of all of the myriad species of birds

in the area yet now these are completely drowned out. Do you not need ear defenders on all of the time to protect from those

whirring monstrosities? Yesterday, I used an app on my phone to register their sound levels and they registered as 90 decibels which

is the same as a lawnmower. Just think how irritating that is with the windmills being on all of the time!

Finally, there are other much more useful crops you could be growing. Have you thought about using the fields for wheat or corn

instead? At least this could then be used to earn you some money for you and your family. You could make it completely organic

because I know supermarkets like that sort of thing. I doubt you’ll be able to sell windmills in Asda!

I’m not the sort of person who would normally complain. However, as a pillar of the community, I felt it was my duty to inform you of

the distress you are causing. I hope you consider our point of view and look forward to hearing your response.

Kind regards,

Mr Barclay

Writing Task 3 WAGOLL- Story opening

Tranquil hues of azure hung above the sprawling farmland below. Hills and valleys stretched out as far as the eye could see like a

patchwork blanket. Birds sang to each other; a joyous noise filled with warmth. Nestled in the very heart of the landscape sat a

dilapidated farmhouse but despite its ramshackle appearance it was clear that a lot of love had gone into ensuring that it had

withstood the rigours of nature and time. What memories did it hold from times past?

From the open doorway wafted a duo of smells and sounds. The smell of bacon cooking was coupled with the type of whistle you

might hear from the jolly postman coming to your door. Following this fusion of senses appeared Farmer Gale. He paused for a

moment on the doorstep and surveyed his surroundings. With a small smile to himself and a slight shake of the head, he descended

the few steps into his field and started to work.

He moved slowly; his weathered skin and hunched frame showed the many years he had completed these tasks. From his pouch

he took out a seed, but this was no ordinary seed. It could be spun like a child’s toy and drooped over ready to be planted into the

ground with its head above the surface looking proudly at the sky. Farmer Giles blew the seed gently and looked at it with the hope

of what it might one day become.

Starting at the furthest part of the field and moving back towards his house, he planted a row of the mysterious seeds into the fertile

soil. It took him a long time but finally he was finished. With one final look of pride at his work, he returned to his porch and then

stepped back inside the building.

Time passed and seasons changed- nature changing its coat for the different types of weather. In the warmth of late summer, the

young windmills whirled and twirled as they played with the gentle breezes. Farmer Giles spotted one whose arms were failing to

spin. Like a parent helping their child to learn, he started the windmill off and watched with glee as it learnt its purpose.

Time passed and seasons changed- an ominous shadow appeared on the horizon. The windmills were in their prime now and they

were so strong that they seemed to control the wind now rather than the other way around. Flashes of white dipped in and out of

existence and the sound of drums rumbled in the distance. The pitter-patter of nature’s tears fell from the sky as danger started to

awaken…

Writing Task 4

Mr Walker’s Maths Group

Task 1: Questions

Mild Spicy

Task 2: Questions

Mild

Task 2 Questions

Spicy

Task 2 Questions

Hot

Task 1 Answers

Mild Spicy

Task 2 Answers

Mild Spicy

Hot

Task 5 Answers

Miss Paine’s Maths Group Task 1

No remainders Remainders

1. 7980 ÷ 28 5. 6625 ÷ 32

2. 5525 ÷ 13 6. 8265 ÷ 32

3. 8326 ÷ 23 7. 2518 ÷ 23

4. 15,170 ÷ 74 8. 6635 ÷ 23

Hot challenge Create set of step by step instructions for using the long division method with coin card. To make your explanations clear, you may wish to use one of the questions as an example and add annotations.

Miss Paine’s Maths group Task 2 Mild Spicy Hot

1.

2.

4.

5.

7. Check these calculations – Is there an error? Explain it and correct it

3.

6.

8. What would be your advice to the person who completed these?

Miss Paine’s group Task 3

Miss Paine’s group Task 3 problems –

(Ignore the fact that it doesn’t start at 1!)

Miss Paine’s group Task 5

Mild

Spicy

Hot

1.

2.

Miss Paine’s group Task 1 Answers

1. 7980 ÷ 28 = 285 5. 6625 ÷ 32 = 207 r1

2. 5525 ÷ 13 = 425 6. 8265 ÷ 32 = 258 r9

3. 8326 ÷ 23 = 362 7. 2518 ÷ 23 = 109 r11

4. 15,170 ÷ 74 = 205

8. 6635 ÷ 23 = 288 r11

Miss Paine’s group Task 2 Answers Mild

1. 1152 2. 1518 3. 528

Spicy 4. 151,110 5. 38,862 6. 104,643

Hot 7a. Correct 7b. Incorrect 7c. Incorrect

Miss Paine’s group Task 3 Answers 3. 295g 4.

5.

6.

7. 7500m

Miss Paine’s group Task 5 Answers Mild

Spicy

Hot

1

2