I joined Greyfriars Academy in September 2015 as a Year 5 class teacher. I love teaching the KS2 children and I also enjoy overseeing History, Geography and EAL to ensure that these are delivered in line with the National Curriculum. I have worked in a variety of educational settings from Year 3 to Year 12, both nationally and internationally. However, I have to say, I’ve enjoyed teaching the spirited and talented children at Greyfriars most of all, and I love to see them make great progress through setting high expectations of themselves. I am a great supporter of the arts and like to run art or drama clubs whenever the opportunity presents itself! In my free time, I work… However, I also have a love of travel, community theater and family time!
Blakeney’s Week Ahead 23rd November
Posted on Sunday, November 22nd, 2020
Good morning everyone,
I hope you are all keeping well. If you are self-isolating at home, you can keep up with what we are doing at school by following the daily timetable of work as set out below.
Power Maths notes: The practice book and text book pages can be obtained directly from me via email and cannot be published on the website for copyright reasons. Just write and ask for the relevant lessons and I will email them back.
Times tables notes: Please remember that you can login to ‘Tackling Tables’ to practise your times tables. You should be able to find premade flash cards on that website.
Education City notes: If you go to classwork, there are three folders where you can take assessments in Maths, English and Reading. After doing the assessments, Education City will then provide you with revision work that is designed to meet your individual needs. That’s right, by doing the assessments, the activities provided will be tailor made just for you!
Printing notes: Problems with printing? You won’t need to print anything off if you don’t want to. You can do all the work by looking at the it on the computer screen and taking notes in a notebook or on paper.
Feedback: Remember to send a copy of your work to me by the end of the week or daily. This can be done by sending a photograph or attaching a document to ablack@gf.kwestacademy.com
Keep in touch and let me know if you have any problems. I look forward to seeing you back at school soon! Take care.
Monday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practise (practise your x8 multiplication tables. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
9 – 10 Power Maths Year 5 Unit 5, End of unit check
In this lesson, you will be using the structure of our model text (The Caravan) and the ideas used in it to help you plan your own warning narrative.
Understanding the layout of your plan
First study the boxing up plan which shows the story structure in the first column and the actual ideas used (in The Caravan) in the second column. The third column is for you to fill out your own story ideas following the same structure.
Thinking
So before you do that, you will need to think of ideas for your warning story. Think of different places your story could be set in. Will you use places you know or somewhere you have imagined? What will your main characters be like? What could they be warned about? By who? What terrible thing could happen? How will your characters escape?
Planning
Once you’ve had a good think, complete the third column of your boxing up plan with your best ideas. Don’t forget to follow the structure described in the first column!
You with the sad eyes
Don’t be discouraged, oh I realize
It’s hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
The darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small
Show me a smile then
Don’t be unhappy
Can’t remember when
I last saw you laughing
This world makes you crazy
And you’ve taken all you can bear
Just call me up
‘Cause I will always be there
And I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that’s why I love you
So don’t be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful
I see your true colors
Shining through (true colors)
I see your true colors
And that’s why I love you
So don’t be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful (they’re beautiful)
Like a rainbow
Oh oh oh oh oh…
Tuesday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x 8 multiplication tables. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
9 – 10 Power Maths Year 5 Unit 6: Lesson 1 “Measuring Perimeter”
Further work and teacher guidance on perimeter can be found on this link:
Today we will be writing the introductory paragraph to your warning story. This is the paragraph in which you write you setting description, introduce your characters and give that all important warning.
Write your introductory paragraph using the model text to guide you. Go sentence by sentence, weaving your own ideas and words into the text.
11.15 – 11.45 – Spelling and HandwritingPractice –using your spelling list for this week, practise writing the words in cursive script. Remember – in Year 5, you are expected to join your handwriting.
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x 8 multiplication tables. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself).
9 – 10 Power Maths Unit 6: Lesson 2 “Calculating Perimeter (1)”
Today, we will write the next paragraph of your story. In model text, this is the paragraph in which the caravan is described on the day of the accident. Study the way the author creates atmosphere and builds tension in his description. Now look at your ideas for paragraph 2 in the boxing up. Can you create atmosphere and build tension in the same way with your own ideas?
Again, write the paragraph using the model text to guide you. Go sentence by sentence, weaving your own ideas and words into the text.
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check : Create four columns on a page. Write your spelling words down the first column. In the following columns, you can use the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check method to learn and improve on your spellings for this week.
Lunch
13:00-13:30 Lexia or Education City activity
13:30- 14:00 Computing
In this lesson, children will revise how to create their own web page in Google Sites. Using their knowledge from previous lessons, learners will create their own web page/ home page. They will preview their web page as it appears on different devices and suggest or make edits to improve the appearance of the page across the devices.
Warmup with Adriene. This first Yoga P.E. mental health break offers a fun set of movements, poses, and breathing techniques to improve focus, balance your mood, increase confidence, counter screen fatigue, and decrease anxiety or stress
The second lesson is Grounding Into Gratitude – Root Chakra Yoga. This yoga practice guides you through a series of poses to find balance in your life and cultivate gratitude.
Enjoy:
Thursday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x 8 division facts. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
9 – 10 Power Maths Unit 6: Lesson 3 “Calculating Perimeter (2)”
Today, you will write paragraph 3 and 4 of your warning story as you should be really getting the hang of this!
First read paragraph 3 of the model text. You will notice that this is when the story reaches its peak and a pylon falls on the caravan. Look at your own ideas – what will happen in your story? Write a descriptive paragraph telling the reader how it happens. Again, write the paragraph using the model text to guide you. Go sentence by sentence, weaving your own ideas and words into the text. Then follow the same process for paragraph 4 – the escape.
11.15 – 11.45 – Spelling practice
Write one sentence for each of the words on your list. Make sure the sentences shows the meaning of the word clearly.
11.45 – 12.00 – Reading for Pleasure
Lunch
13:00-13:30 Lexia or Education City activity
13:30- 15:00 Science (How do we see light?)
In this lesson, we will learn the steps that take place when we see an object. We will draw diagrams to show how we see; we will learn the different parts and functions of the human eye; and we will learn why people wear glasses and sunglasses. In this lesson you will need a piece of paper, a pencil and a ruler.
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x8 division facts. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
9 – 10 Power Maths Unit 6: Lesson 4 “Calculating Area”
It’s time to finish the final two paragraphs of your story!
Follow the same procedure as you did on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (read the model text, look at your own ideas, write using the model text to guide you).
11.45 – 12.00 Spelling test – ask someone to test you on your word list
Lunch
13:00-13:30 Lexia or Education City activity
13:30- 15:00 Drama: Now this should be fun – learning how to perform a story using sounds! Again, this drama lesson teaches you to communicate a story, but this time it’s not only through actions but also sounds! As you follow the activities think about how the ideas can be applied to your writing. Can your learning be used for character or setting description perhaps? Have fun with Drama by clicking on the link:
I hope you are all keeping well. If you are self-isolating at home, you can keep up with what we are doing at school by following the daily timetable of work as set out below.
Maths notes: Please remember that you can login to ‘Tackling Tables’ to practise your times tables. You should be able to find premade flash cards on that website.
Education City notes: If you go to classwork, there are three folders where you can take assessments in Maths, English and Reading. After doing the assessments, Education City will then provide you with revision work that is designed to meet your individual needs. That’s right, by doing the assessments, the activities provided will be tailor made just for you!
Printing notes: Problems with printing? You won’t need to print anything off if you don’t want to. You can do it all by looking at the work on the computer and taking notes in a notebook.
Feedback: Remember to send a copy of your work to me by the end of the week or daily.
Keep in touch and let me know if you have any problems. I look forward to seeing you back at school soon! Take care.
Monday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practise (practise your x7 multiplication tables. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
This lesson is all about understanding the structure of our model text, The Caravan.
Read the warning story again and see if you can identify the ideas in the story which follow the story structure shown in the first column. The first paragraph has been done for you (see example). Continue to fill out the second column with ideas the author used in the model text. After you have finished filling out the table, you can check your work with the answer sheet.
13:00-13:30 Lexia or Education City assessment (log in and go to classwork)
13:30-14:15 D&T (Architecture Through Time)
Introduction –
What do we know about architecture over time? In this lesson, you find out about some of the different architectural designs across history. Start by thinking about these questions: has the design of buildings changed over time? What do you know about this? Are their any examples of different building styles in King’s Lynn?
Now look at video – a brief timeline of architectural style to set the scene – have you seen anything like any of these?
Which styles do we like/dislike? Why? Choose one of your favourite styles from the video and research by completing this phrase in the search box: ‘archectural style of ______________’
14:15-15:00 Music
In this lesson your task will be to Perform
Before you start, try some vocal warmups : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-3i2CJQo4I
Then learn how to sing with emotion and expression. This video is great in teaching you how to communicate meaning when singing but also how to breathe naturally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN4Cg_FJCa4
Now apply what you learn to doing the following:
Repeat the song Livin’ on a Prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk several times until you can sing or play from memory with confidence.
Sing expressively and in tune.
Perform with controlled breathing (voice)
Lyrics:
Once upon a time not so long ago
Tommy used to work on the docks, union’s been on strike
He’s down on his luck, it’s tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day working for her man
She brings home her pay, for love, for love
She says, we’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not
We’ve got each other and that’s a lot for love
We’ll give it a shot
Woah, we’re half way there
Woah, livin’ on a prayer
Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear
Woah, livin’ on a prayer
Tommy’s got his six-string in hock
Now he’s holding in what he used to make it talk
So tough, it’s tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers
Baby, it’s okay, someday
We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
It doesn’t make a…
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practise (practise your x 7 multiplication tables. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
Starter: Remind yourself of the story by looking at your story map from last week. Can you tell the story to a learning partner? Don’t worry if you’re not word for word accurate.
Main task: As you know, this term we are writing a warning story based on Pie Corbett’s The Caravan. But what makes a good warning story? Complete a toolbox list or mindmap that shows the things you can do to write an effective warning story. Not sure what a mindmap looks like? Look at this:
In the middle, you write ‘what makes a good warning story?’ and in the outside shapes, you write examples you find in The Caravan. For example, you could write – the MC is given a warning in the opening paragraph.
But also think about what sort of writing features can you see in the model text? For example, does Corbett use a range of sentence structures? Which ones? Does he use fronted adverbials? What else? What sort of words does he use? How does he organise the story?
11.15 – 11.45 – Spelling and Handwriting Practice – using your spelling list for this week, practise writing the words in cursive script. Remember – in Year 5, you are expected to join your handwriting.
11.45 – 12.00 – Reading for pleasure
Lunch
13:00-13:30 Lexia or Education City activity
13:30-15:00 Topic
Who were the Anglo Saxons and where did they come from? In this lesson that we are doing at school, you will look at the Anglo-Saxons who settled in the British Isles a long time ago. Many of us have Anglo-Saxon ancestors yet they were originally ‘invaders’. Does that make us ‘migrants’? Follow the lesson on this powerpoint: Lesson1AngloSaxonsPPTKS2History
If you would like a taught lesson, this is an interesting resource from Oak Academy – an enquiry into How Dark was the Dark Ages – meaning, how much information do we have about this time in our past? This particular lesson focuses on the Anglo-Saxons: https://teachers.thenational.academy/lessons/the-arrival-of-the-anglo-saxons-c5j68c
Wednesday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x 7 multiplication tables. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself).
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check : Create four columns on a page. Write your spelling words down the first column. In the following columns, you can use the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check method to learn and improve on your spellings for this week.
Lunch
13:00-13:30 Lexia or Education City activity
13:30- 14:00 Computing
During this lesson children will become familiar with the terms ‘fair use’ and ‘copyright’. They will gain an understanding of why they should only use copyright-free images and will find appropriate images to use in their work from suggested sources.
Yoga with Adriene: we will warm up with a practise that is great for your heart and circulatory system:
Main Lesson Yoga with Adriene: A 33-minute practice to ground physically and energetically. In this session, we will focus on using the power of breath and movement to create equilibrium from the inside out. This practice is ideal if you have been feeling off-center, or out of a routine that feels supportive.
Thursday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x 7 division facts. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
Write one sentence for each of the words on your list. Make sure the sentences shows the meaning of the word clearly.
11.45 – 12.00 – Reading for Pleasure
Lunch
13:00-13:30 Lexia or Education City activity
13:30- 15:00 Science (What is refraction and how can we use it?)
In this lesson, we will learn what happens when light travels through two transparent materials. We’re going to learn what refraction is, how we can use it and we will carry out an investigation to show that refraction is occuring. For this lesson you will need a piece of paper and a pencil. If you would like to take part in the demonstration you will need a piece of plain paper and a transparent glass of water. If you don’t have these things then don’t worry! You can still complete the lesson and watch the teacher’s demonstration:
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x7 division facts. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
The model text has examples of active and passive verbs. Not sure what these are? That’s why we’re going to learn all about them today. Go through the taught presentation powerpoint before doing the activities below it:
11.45 – 12.00 Spelling test – ask someone to test you on your word list
Lunch
13:00-13:30 Lexia or Education City activity
13:30- 15:00 Did you know that Drama has some very important links with English Literacy? For example, in this lesson you are taught different ways to develop a character when acting. The same process can be used to create characters when writing! Have fun with Drama by clicking on one of the following links:
I hope you are all keeping well. If you are self-isolating at home, you can keep up with what we are doing at school by following the daily timetable of work as set out below.
Maths notes: Please note that the powerpoint with our Power Maths lessons for this week (the practice book and text book pages on them), can be obtained by emailing Mrs Nordloh: M.Nordloh@gf.kwestacademy.com. These cannot be put them on the website for copyright reasons. Please also remember that you can login to ‘Tackling Tables’ to practise your times tables. You should be able to find premade flash cards on that website.
Education City notes: If you go to classwork, there are three folders where you can take assessments in Maths, English and Reading. After doing the assessments, Education City will then provide you with revision work that is designed to meet your individual needs. That’s right, by doing the assessments, the activities provided will be tailor made just for you!
Problems with printing? You won’t need to print anything off if you don’t want to. You can do it all by looking at the work on the computer and taking notes in a notebook.
Remember to send a copy of your work to me by the end of the week or daily. Keep in touch and let me know if you have any problems. I look forward to seeing you back at school soon! Take care.
Monday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practise (practise your x6 multiplication tables. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
Scroll down to ‘Abandoned Places’ – use one of images and write a story that starts with a setting description – why is it abandoned? Who abandoned it? Who discovers it? What do they do after finding it?
13:00-13:30 Lexia or Education City assessment (log in and go to classwork)
13:30-14:15 Art – study the art work on the front of this book and in the painting. What does it reveal about the reasons that migrants might leave their homes? What does it tell us about the feelings of the family members? Can you reproduce a similar picture? You can put anyone in your picture but it should show a reason for why they might be leaving their home to seek safety elsewhere?
Tommy used to work on the docks, union’s been on strike
He’s down on his luck, it’s tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day working for her man
She brings home her pay, for love, for love
She says, we’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not
We’ve got each other and that’s a lot for love
We’ll give it a shot
Woah, we’re half way there
Woah, livin’ on a prayer
Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear
Woah, livin’ on a prayer
Tommy’s got his six-string in hock
Now he’s holding in what he used to make it talk
So tough, it’s tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers
Baby, it’s okay, someday
We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
It doesn’t make a…
Choose from a wide range of musical vocabulary to accurately describe and appraise music including:
Would you describe this song as jazz, rock or blues? How do you know?
What do you think about the lyrics – what is the song about?
Does the music suit the theme of the lyrics?
What instruments can you hear?
Are there any harmonies? What instruments are used for harmonies?
Is any part of the song repeated? Which parts?
Listen again and see if you can sing along.
Tuesday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practise (practise your x6 multiplication tables. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
We are writing a Warning Story this term. Basically, the story line hinges around the main character being warned not to go somewhere or do something and disobeying what they are told. This leads to a disaster and rescue. In the end a lesson is learned. You will use this pattern to write your Cold Task. Think back to previous warning stories that you would have written in Year 3 and 4 but try to create something new. You should have at least four paragraphs in your story.
Who were the real Romans and how do we know? In this lesson, you will gain some insight into how diverse Roman Britain was. You will learn that Romans spread their power across Europe and recruited soldiers wherever they took control. For this reason, soldiers came to the UK from all parts of the empire (Eastern Europe, Africa) bringing their customs, beliefs and belongings with them, leading to a cultural exchange. You will find everything you need for this lesson on this powerpoint: Who were the real Romans and how do we know
Wednesday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x6 multiplication tables. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself).
Our model text this term is The Caravan. You will find it on this link: The Caravan text
Read the story and create a story map with pictures to help you remember the key details of the text. Note – you will not need to draw a picture for every word – just a few per paragraph to help you recall what happens in that paragraph.
After doing that, you should highlight any words that you need to look up in the dictionary and then find the meanings.
This week in computing we are looking at the different layout features available in Google Sites and plan their own web page on paper. The lesson is made up of:
Video
Worksheet
Quiz
14:00-15:00 PE
Yoga with Adriene
Thursday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x6 division facts. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
Reread The Caravan that you drew a story map for. Deepen your understanding of the story with any of the following activities:
• have fun with an adult at home – hot seat both the boys and then Mum;
• sit back to back with someone else at home – in role as any of the characters, make a phone call to a friend about what happened in the story;
• draw a graph showing the ups and downs of Mitch’s feelings during the story – label with quotes from the text;
• write diary entries or letters to friends about what happened in role as either boy;
• discuss what might happen next – will they find another similar place?
• find clues to explain how Mitch’s view of his Mum changes during the course of the story;
In this lesson, you will be learning about reflection! We will learn about reflective and non-reflective materials and their uses. Then we will look at two different types of reflection: specular and diffuse reflection. Then we will learn the law of reflection. For this lesson, you will need a pencil, a piece of paper and a ruler.
This is focused on reflection and refraction of light. There are:
three videos to watch
three activities to enhance understanding of reflection and refraction of light
Friday
8.45 – 9.00 Mental Maths practice (practise your x6 division facts. Put them on flash cards – questions one side and answer the back. Just use scrap paper. Test yourself. )
Retell the story using your story map and try to put actions with the story. This will help to ‘internalise’ the story so that you can use it to build your own warning story next week.
I hope you are all well. No doubt you have heard the news that our bubble will be self-isolating this week. I am confident that you all know what to do and that you will be able to stay on track with your learning: we have seen the website several times and have used the blended learning lessons in class to make you familiar with them. If you have any questions, do get in touch, however.
Try to keep up with what we would be doing at school this week – do some Maths and English daily, and do the Topic, Computing and Science lessons on different days. Practise your spellings and times tables daily and do daily reading comprehensions.
Links and resources are provided below.
Be sure to email your work to me at: a.black@gf.kwestacademy.com (For the period of Ms. Black’s absence send to d.marshall@gf.kwestacademy.com)
Maths
If you would like to have the links to the Power Maths powerpoint presentations, then please email Ms. Nordloh (her email address is on Cromer class page) and she will be able to send them direct to you.
We are going to write our Monster Report at the end of the week, but there are a few activities you need to do first if you are going to produce the best report you can.
Here is a video clip that explains how to write a report. It tells you to use sub-headings, but I don’t want you to do that. I need you to use topic sentences instead.
I have also found a clip from a real journalist on how she structures a report. She talks about why a plan is important and how important proof-reading (checking your work) is.
Watch these and then do the activities below. You will need all this knowledge to write the best report you can!
Monday 2.11.20
First you need to think about formality – how formal your report needs to be. Formality activity
Then we need to think about how we will begin each paragraph. (We mentioned this in class.) Topic sentences activity
Now we can start to think about ideas we might want to use for our own invented monster. New Ideas activity
Tuesday 3.11.20
The next thing to do is to draw our monster and annotate our drawing. (Remember ‘annotate’ means to write notes around our work. We need to make sure we use our ideas – that we wrote in the last activity – to tell us what to draw. It is that information we use to annotate our text.) Remember to colour your drawing to bring your monster ‘to life’!
Wednesday 4.11.20
Then onto our plan (the ‘map’ for our writing). Plan your text
Thursday 5.11.20
Today you need to write your draft copy of your invented text. Follow these guidelines now it’s time to write your monster report and you have everything you need to produce a top quality information report on your monster.
Today you need to write your final copy of your text and email it to your teacher.
Make sure your work is neatly presented using your neatest handwriting. Remember you can include pictures and diagrams if you wish.
Work hard and I look forward to reading your amazing, inventive Monster Report!
Reading Comprehension
Here is a reading comprehension for you to do. Year 5-6 Reading extract and questions – Jabberwocky there are 2 different sets of questions – set A and set B. Do them both. This should take you 2 days; one day for each set of questions. You can choose which day you do these on. When you have finished – and only when you have finished – the answers are at the end. How did you do? Use the answers to show you how you should have answered. Don’t worry if you don’t do so well, this is here for you to learn from. Have a go!
Our Design and Technologywork this half term is about how architecture has changed over time. This week we will be looking at what do we know about architecture over time.
Has the design of buildings changed over time? What do you know about this? Are their any examples of different building styles in King’s Lynn?
This week, we’re sharing some more work that we’ve done this term.
Thank you to Freya, Nancy and Ksenia for this lovely presentation of their poetry ‘Go and Open the Door’. They all speak really clearly, prepared carefully and worked well as a team. Good job!
We have just completed some information texts about Plastic Pollution (a combined English, Geography and Computing effort).
This Monday blog is for children who are self-isolating.
To keep up with what we are doing at school this week, links and resources are provided below. That means you can complete class work from home without getting behind. Be sure to email your work to me at: a.black@gf.kwestacademy.com
Maths
Year 5
Monday: Power Maths Unit 3 Lesson 8 ‘Using inverse operations’
Over the last few weeks, you have learned about plastic pollution and how difficult it is to clean up our oceans.
In the process of learning about this topic, you have developed your understanding of specific geography skills and concepts. For example, you have studied locations and places by…
Using different types of fieldwork sampling (random and systematic) to observe, measure and record the human and physical features in the local area. Record the results in a range of ways.
How did I do that? By counting micro-plastics on a beach.
Naming and locating some of the countries and cities of the world and their identifying human and physical characteristics, including hills, mountains, rivers, key topographical features and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time.
How did I do that? By locating oceans and seas, then locating countries where plastic ducks washed up on beaches.
You have also learned about patterns that occur physically or in human activities:
Describe how locations around the world are changing and explain some of the reasons for change.
Describe how countries and geographical regions are interconnected and interdependent.
How? By learning how our rubbish goes into the oceans and then can end up across the other side of the world on beaches or the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
You have also learned to communicate geographically about…
natural resources – especially our water supplies.
human geography, including: economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals, and water supplies.
How? By studying ocean cargo ships and how they transport items around the world, sometimes leading to the contents of containers falling into the sea.
After these lessons, we can draw the conclusion that what we do affects our world. However, does the world also affect us if we don’t take care of it? How? Discuss with an adult.
Your task this week will be one of the following:
Create a leaflet which explains some of the issues of plastic pollution and advices readers of what to do about it to ensure we protect the world and our health.
OR
Prepare and record a 3 minute assembly presentation on an aspect of what you have learned and with a key message about what we can do to ensure that our health and our oceans do not continue to be damaged by human activity.
Each assembly presentation can be watched by different bubble groups throughout the school. The focus should be working towards Milestone 3 POP Tasks.
OR
Create a power-point presentation on an aspect of what you have learned and with a key message about what we can do to ensure that our health and our oceans do not continue to be damaged by human activity.
This week, we’re sharing some more work that we’ve done this term.
Thank you to Freya, Nancy and Ksenia for this lovely presentation of their poetry ‘Go and Open the Door’. They all speak really clearly, prepared carefully and worked well as a team. Good job!
We have just completed some information texts about Plastic Pollution (a combined English, Geography and Computing effort).
This Monday blog is for children who are self-isolating.
To keep up with what we are doing at school this week, links and resources are provided below. That means you can complete class work from home without getting behind!
Maths
Year 5
Monday: subtracting whole numbers with more than 4 digits (1)
Thursday – using the toolkit, boxing up and writers’ tips from last week, write your first draft of your own (invented) portal story. Remember there are also some examples of portal stories on last week’s blog that you can read to help you with ideas.
Friday – edit and improve yesterday’s first draft of your portal story ready to submit to me as your finished copy.
Spellings
Words following are homophones. That means they are words which sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings.
past passed
proceed precede
aisle isle
aloud allowed
affect effect
Science
This week we continue to explore Earth and Space. All resources found on the following link:
Key Question 5: How do geographers estimate how many plastic items there are on a typical beach?
Watch 5 short videos on the BBC about the problem of plastics – especially watch the video about the Great Pacific Garbage patch and what’s being done about it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/42810179
Background: Microplastic pollution is becoming an increasingly serious problem on beaches all around the United Kingdom. It is particularly problematic in the United Kingdom because the country is an island – surrounded by seas and oceans on all sides. Today every beach such as the one in Resource 20 has evidence of some microplastic pollution – but how do geographers go about getting a more accurate idea of how much is there? That’s what this lesson is all about. Today, you will work as a geographer does to find the answer to that very question.
Obtain the step-by-step lesson sheet and resources for this lesson below. Note you do not need to print anything – you can just look at each resource on the computer:
What a fantastic week we have had! I’m so proud of everyone for the amazing way that you’ve all adapted to being back at school, focusing your attention on good behaviour for positive learning results.
After a rather bumpy start to the week, we shared some great discussions which showed not only how mature you can all be but also how kind and respectful you can be for one another. Ending the week with World Mental Health Day was perfect! It gave use the chance to reflect on how positive actions and sharing our concerns actually makes us stronger.
Now, we can truly say that we have a happy class environment where everyone knows they are valued and supported. Today, I’m feeling very proud to be the teacher of Blakeney Class. Thanks kids!
Some of the things we managed to achieve in lessons this week:
We finished our unit on place value and moved onto addition in Maths.
We learned some quick mental maths methods for times tables like 350 x 20.
We completed our portal stories in English and then created some moving poems about the environment, writing them up for display.
We improved our understanding of information retrieval for reading comprehensions.
We learned about alternatives to single-use plastics – edible forks that you eat after using them to eat your lunch?!!
We learned how to spot and avoid the pitfalls of spam emails.
We now know why there is night and day and how it happens – we love science!
We interpreted Islamic teachings and learned that Muslims are taught to be peaceful and tolerant.
We discussed the Pop Art of Andy Warhol.
Wow! All that in one week. “I knew there was a good reason for going to school!” I hear you say.
The Week Ahead
Feel free to look at the Monday blog to see the work we will be doing next week. But please remember, the resources are what we will be using in class so you don’t need to do that work unless you are self-isolating next week. Otherwise you will be doing it all twice!
Thank you ending the week on such a positive note! Have a great weekend.
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