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Monday 8th June – Reading
Activity 1 Watch the video and complete the quiz
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/letter-of-complaint-reading-focus-year-6-wk6-1
Activity 2 Read the extract of Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer.
Activity 3 Answer these questions based on what you have read.
1. Write 5 adjectives to describe Artemis Fowl
2. Who do you think Nguyen is?
3. What are they looking for?
4. Why are they looking for it?
5. Who is Butler and why does he call the boy “sir”?
6. Why do you think there are symbols at the bottom
of the page? What do you think they represent?
7. How did Artemis know the waiter was actually
Nguyen?
8. Find out the meaning of these words: Eurasian,
loafer, informant, pessimism and discreetly.
Monday 8th June – Reading
Activity 4 Complete the quiz
Monday 8th June – Writing
Activity 1 Complete the quiz
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/letter-of-complaint-identifying-the-features-year-6-wk6-3
Activity 2 Label the features of the formal letter of complaint
Monday 8th June – Maths
Activity 1 Complete the quiz and watch the video: https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-represent-
multiplication-with-proper-fractions-year-6-wk6-1
Activity 2 Solve the problems below
Challenge
Tuesday 9th June – Reading
Reading for pleasure – read at least 4 pages of your current reading book
Activity 1 We looked at the book Holes, by Louis Sachar this year. Now you know the story, draw your own front
cover of the book.
Activity 2 Explain your front cover in 5 sentences. Remember to link to the story and characters.
Tuesday 9th June – Writing
Clause structures
Activity 1 Watch the video and complete the activities and the short quiz: https://www.thenational.academy/year-
6/english/letter-of-complaint-clause-structures-year-6-wk6-4
Activity 2 Complete the clause structures questions.
Tuesday 9th June - Writing
Activity 3
Tuesday 9th June – Maths
Activity 1 Complete the quiz and watch the video
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-multiply-pairs-of-proper-fractions-year-6-wk6-2
Activity 2
Tuesday 9th June - Maths
Tuesday 9th June - Maths
Challenge
Wednesday 10th June – Reading
Activity 1 Look at the picture and answer the questions
1. Which city is this? What clues tell you this?
2. Describe this picture
3. What is unusual about this picture?
4. What do you think has caused the flooding?
5. Do you think this could happen in the real future? Why/why not?
6. There are a lot of people in the strange tower. Do you think the people could live in this tower
forever?
7. Do you think the tower is large enough to provide sanctuary for the whole population of the city?
8. Do you think the rest of the country is flooded too?
9. Write 6 questions you would like to ask about this scene.
10. Describe the body language of the polar bears and seals.
Wednesday 10th June – Reading
Activity 2 Read the short text from Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer and answer the questions
1. How do you think Nguyen is feeling after this revelation?
2. What does this piece of text tell you about Artemis Fowl?
3. What does it tell you about Butler?
4. What does it tell you about Nguyen?
5. Why has the author used the term “Though I’m sure one would be quite sufficient”?
6. What is the impact of this phrase on Nguyen?
Wednesday 10th June – Writing
Activity 1 Complete the crossword with the spelling words below. Challenge: try not to look at the words on the next
page. Use only the clues given underneath.
Wednesday 10th June – Writing
Activity 2 Once you have found the spelling words:
- choose 6 of them to write out in a pyramid
style
- choose 7 to practice writing in bubble writing
Wednesday 10th June – Maths
Activity 1 Watch the video and complete the questions
https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-divide-a-proper-fraction-by-an-integer-year-6-wk6-3
Step 1: Write out the whole number as a fraction over 1 (a whole number will always
be a fraction over 1).
Step 2: Flip the whole number fraction over so the 1 is on the bottom
Step 3: Change ÷ in multiply and solve the problem as a
multiplication
Activity 2 Answer the questions
Wednesday 10th June - Maths
Challenges
Thursday 11th June – Reading
Reading for pleasure
Activity 1 Read at least 4 pages of your current reading books.
Activity 2 Choose one book we have read this year as a class. Write a summary of the story, including the characters and
setting. You must use 100 words.
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Thursday 11th June – Writing
Activity 1 Read the WAGOLL of a letter of complaint
Thursday 11th June - Writing
Activity 2 Complete the following tasks
1. Underline any vocabulary you could find useful when writing your own letter of complaint.
2. Research any words you aren’t sure of.
3. Explain why this text would be successful.
4. Imagine you have had a bad experience at a restaurant. Write an introductory paragraph to the
restaurant owner to outline your concerns.
Thursday 11th June – Maths
Activity 1 https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-multiply-and-divide-with-improper-fractions-year-6-
wk6-4 Complete the quiz and watch the video
Activity 2
Thursday 11th June – Maths
Challenges
Friday 12th June – Reading
Activity 1 Read the extract from Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer.
Activity 2 Answer the questions based on the text:
1. How is Nguyen feeling at the beginning of this
extract? How do you know?
2. Why does Nguyen think he is in “strange
company”?
3. Do you think Nguyen is being honest? Why/Why
not?
4. Why has the author included the line “Butler
snatched a mosquito out of the air beside his
employer’s ear.”?
5. What impact might this action have on Nguyen?
6. Now you have read some more, what might these
symbols at the bottom of each page be?
7. Why has the author included these symbols on each page?
8. Why do you think the mottled green hand is important?
9. Where is Mister Xuan going to take Artemis Fowl and Butler do you think?
10. Write 5 sentences to continue the story.
Friday 12th June – Writing
Activity 1 Complete the quiz: https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/letter-of-complaint-write-your-own-year-6-
wk6-5#slide-2
Friday 12th June – Writing
Activity 2 Today we’re going to imagine we went to a restaurant
and had a bad experience, this could be cold food, the
wrong order, staff who are rude or any other reasons
you would like to include. We will be writing a letter to
the restaurant about this bad service. Use the WAGOLL
to support your writing and give you ideas. Make sure to
check the success criteria as you go through your
writing.
Use this opening provided for the letter you will write.
Friday 12th June – Maths
Activity 1 Complete the quiz: https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-solve-fraction-problems-with-the-
four-operations-year-6-wk6-5#slide-2
Friday 12th June - Maths
Activity 2
Topic
Resource 1
Chocolate is good Chocolate is bad
It tastes really good The people who grow cocoa beans aren’t paid
enough money
Weekly Art project:
Chocolate design
This week you’ll be thinking all about chocolate! For your Art
project we would like you to design your own chocolate bar. First
you’ll need to think about your wrapper, how will it make people
want to buy it? Then move on to draw your chocolate bar. What
will make it special? Will it have different flavour? A special
texture or a surprise filling? Get creative!
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