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Elm Class learning Wednesday 6th May 2020

Spellings: ous ending words-

1) If the root word doesn’t change, just add ‘ous’ – e.g danger —-> dangerous

2) If the word ends in ‘e’, drop the e and add ‘ous’ – e.g. fame —->  famous 

3) If the word ends in ‘y’ change it to an ‘i’ and add ‘ous’ – e.g. vary —-> various.

Today, I would like you to have a go at practicing the spellings from this week in your neatest handwriting. Can you choose a few words to practice and write a line of each in your neatest, joined up handwriting?

Arithmetic: Multiplying one fraction by another fraction and multiplying fractions by a whole number. A hint to start off the week: When you multiply two fractions together, you multiply the numerators together and the denominators together. When multiplying a fraction by a whole number, you simply multiply the numerator. Can you have a go at the questions below? (See the photos at the bottom of this page). Challenge: Can you simplify your answer, or if the answer is an improper fraction, could you change this into a mixed number?

4 x 5/7=

3 x 4/5 =

2/3 x 4=

8 x 6/9=

3/4 x 2/8=

3/9 x 3/8=

4/5 x 5/7=

Grammar: Yesterday, you looked at parenthesis. I would like you to continue to practice using parenthesis today, can you spot the parenthesis in the sentences below? Can you add brackets, dashes or commas around the parenthesis in each sentence?

1.      Ellie my older sister lives in Manchester.

2.     Jupiter the largest planet is made of gas.

3.     The twins Ben and Billy have just played their first football match.

4.     The ambulance which had sirens blaring and lights flashing moved swiftly through the traffic.

5.     The student who was new to the school got lost to her first lesson.

The video is still attached at the bottom of this post, if you need a reminder on parenthesis.

English: Today you are going to write up your notes in the form of… whatever kind of writing you like!

You could write:

  • A non-chronological report about VE day.
  • A newspaper report about the celebrations.
  • A letter from one friend to another about the day.
  • A diary entry about how you celebrated.
  • An information leaflet for people to learn about VE day.

Think carefully about what the purpose of the writing is (to inform or entertain or persuade) and about who the audience is (yourself, a friend, other children who want to know about it).

Maths: Today I would like you to have a go at the Magic V challenge!  Draw yourself some circles in a v shape, like the image below. Place each of the numbers 1 to 5 in the V shape below so that the two arms of the V have the same total. How many different possibilities are there?

What do you notice about all the solutions you find?

Can you explain what you see? Can you convince someone that you have all the solutions? What happens if we use the numbers from 2 to 6? From 12 to 16? From 37 to 41? From 103 to 107?

Topic: Can you find something different out today about the culture and traditions of Japan? What will you discover? Can you make something to compliment what you have learnt about the culture and traditions of Japan?

Take care and stay safe,

Miss Coates. 

Cedar Class learning for 06 MAY 2020

English: LO: to create clear instructions.

Today we are going to combine some of our Japan project learning (origami) with our English focus of instructions. I would like you to look at the attached image on this post, which has picture instructions on how to make an origami swan. Can you understand what the instructions are telling you? Try and follow the instructions and make the swan. Are there any parts you don’t understand? If so, create some written instructions to either replace or go with the pictures. Do you think that the instructions would be effective as just words, or do we need some pictures to help us create origami? See the other picture for how my swan turned out!

Maths: LO: to solve problems and puzzles.

Starter: In a far-away land, the lottery consists of four balls numbered 1 to 4, which are placed in a bag.
To enter, you choose one number.
To win, your number must match the number that is drawn from the bag.

What is the chance of winning this lottery? (Think fractions!)

Answer: The chance of winning this lottery is 1 in 4 (¼).
 
Task: The people running the lottery in this far-away land decide that it is too easy to win.  So, they want to change their lottery game. Can you design a new lottery game for them? It could be by bringing more numbered balls into the lottery, or by letting each person choose more than one number (they still have to match them all). How do you know your lottery is harder? You could try and make a draw system by numbering pieces of paper and giving people at home tickets. Did any of them win?

Oak Class Tuesday 5th May

Phonics: Use the sound ear to make the words dear, year and clear. Say the words, write the words. Sound them out. Can you use the words in a sentence. Can you write the sentences down?Can you make any flashcards of all the sounds you remember? Can you test yourself on all the sounds so far? How many did you get?

Maths: use the website https://nrich.maths.org/14600to explore a new game.

A few of you have been using the Maths Website of The Maths Factor. I have just registered for free and it looks really good. Lots of puzzles you can work your way through. Give it a go!

Japan: Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. It is said to develop fine motor skills and concentration. Why not give it a go!

Good luck!

Maple Class home learning for Tuesday 5th May 2020

Spellings – add ‘es’ to action words ending with sh, ch, ss, x or a z to make the present tense (like cross=crosses, fish=fishes). 

Try these and put into sentences: 

Buzz, watch, push, pass, fix

English – look at the Year 2 common exception word list (see attachment). How many of these words can you spell? Can you spell them out loud? Can you write them in a list? How many can you write in a sentence? Can you use more than 1 word in the same sentence?

Maths – Here is a picture of nine of the houses in my street:

Find as many different ways to sort them into groups as you can. Record all the different possibilities in writing or pictures. 

Theme – this week we will be learning all about some of the culture, traditions and language in Japan. Below is a suggested list of activities to choose from, maybe pick one a day to explore. 

  • which language do they speak in Japan?
  • Can you learn to say “hello”, “goodbye” and “thank you” in Japanese? 
  • Can you count to 10 in Japanese? 
  • Can you explore Japanese writing? 
  • Can you write your name in Japanese?
  • What is the national sport of Japan? Can you research and practise some of the actions?
  • What food is traditionally eaten in Japan? 
  • Do people in Japan have any traditional good luck symbols? Find out what a “Maneki Neko” is and draw or make your own. 
  • Remember to celebrate the traditional festival of “Children’s day” on May 5th (Tuesday).

Thank you, Mrs Keeler.

Elm Class Learning Tue 5th May

Spellings: You may remember a couple of weeks ago, looking at spellings with the suffix cious or tious. I want to make sure we are really secure in our knowledge of all ous ending words. Here is the rule for adding the suffix:

1) If the root word doesn’t change, just add ‘ous’ – e.g danger —-> dangerous

2) If the word ends in ‘e’, drop the e and add ‘ous’ – e.g. fame —->  famous 

3) If the word ends in ‘y’ change it to an ‘i’ and add ‘ous’ – e.g. vary —-> various.

Can you have a go at practicing spelling the words you collected yesterday, using the look, say, cover, write check method?

Arithmetic: Multiplying one fraction by another fraction and multiplying fractions by a whole number. A hint to start off the week: When you multiply two fractions together, you multiply the numerators together and the denominators together. When multiplying a fraction by a whole number, you simply multiply the numerator. Can you have a go at the questions below? (See the photos at the bottom of this page). Challenge: Can you simplify your answer, or if the answer is an improper fraction, could you change this into a mixed number?

7 x 8/6=

4 x 5/9 =

12 x 3/8=

6 x 6/10=

5/11 x 1/3=

4/9 x 2/5=

5/6 x  3/4=

Grammar: Yesterday you looked at relative clauses. Today, I would like you to focus on parenthesis. Parenthesis is a word, phrase, or clause inserted into a sentence to add extra information or to clarify something you have said before. When a parenthesis is removed, the sentence still makes sense on its own. A relative clause is a type of parenthesis, but when using other examples of parenthesis, you don’t need the relative pronouns- who, which, they- to start off your clause. Can you add parenthesis to the sentences below?

The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

Watching my favourite film always cheers me up.

Prince Harry served in the British Army.

Yesterday I went for a walk into the woods.

If you struggle with parenthesis, I have included a video link below, which helps to explain it in more detail!

English:  Research VE day and write some notes about it. You might want to consider why it was on the 8th May, how people celebrated, what was going to happen next and how people felt about the war ending. Remember, when you write notes it does not need to be in full sentences. You just need the key points.

An example – notes on dogs:

•          Need food, walks, love, water, bed, training.

•          Popular pet.

•          Many different breeds- examples: husky, cavalier king Charles spaniel, pug, German shepherd, springer spaniel, terriers.

•          Some are working dogs e.g. sheepdogs.

•          Omnivores

•          Companions for thousands of years.

Maths: Today’s problem is called Neighbourly addition!

Here is the link: https: https://nrich.maths.org/housenumbers

Or I have attached the problem below! Can you have a go at working systematically and thinking carefully about the patterns, what do you notice? Happy problem solving!

Topic: Can you find something different out today about the culture and traditions of Tokyo? What will you discover? How are you going to present what you have found?

Take care and stay safe,

Miss Coates. 

Cedar class learning for 05 MAY 2020

Cedar class learning for 05 MAY 2020

English: LO: to create clear instructions.

Yesterday you read and thought about the features of instructions. Today, I want you to try an activity which will show you how important it is to make instructions clear. I would like you to pretend that you have just received a new robot which can help you out around the house. The only problem is, the robot needs to be told exactly what to do, as it didn’t come with any knowledge of the tasks it can complete! Pick a simple activity, such as making a sandwich or making a cup of tea, and write some instructions telling your robot how to do this. Then, give the instructions to someone in your home (or do it yourself if no one is available) and follow them exactly. You can’t do anything which isn’t on your instruction page, and have to do things exactly how the instructions say to. Make sure you think carefully about your choice of words:

– ‘Throw the teabag in the bin’ might make the robot do an overarm throw with all it’s strength towards a bin outside!

– ‘Put jam on the bread’ might make the robot empty a whole jar of jam onto a whole loaf of bread using it’s hands instead of a kitchen utensil!

Maths: LO: to solve problems and puzzles.

Here’s a game to play with a partner! This is a basic form of the ancient game of Nim.

How do you play?
You’ll need a partner to play with.
You will also need seven objects, such as counters or blocks.

Place the 7 counters in a pile and starting with your partner, take turns to take away either one or two counters.
The person who takes the last counter wins.
Swap who goes first, and keep playing until you work out a winning strategy.

Does it matter who has the first turn?
What happens when there are three counters left?
How can you win at this game?
What happens when you start the game with more counters?

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