Dear God, help me spend the day with a smile on my face, love in my heart and

Joy in your grace. Amen

Monday 1st February, 2021 Could you choose one piece of work you are proud of this week and email it to

us at: year6becket@gmail.com

(In addition to the one piece we have requested too).

MATHS ZOOM LESSON

MATHS: In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. Can I convert between decimals and PERCENTAGES?

Maths activity 1 – REMEMBER to convert a decimal to a percentage,

MUTIPLY BY 100, e.g. 0.47 x 100 = 47%

ENGLISH : WRITING Once completed, please send a copy of this piece of work to us as soon as you can, and NO LATER than FRIDAY 05/02/21at: year6becket@gmail.com

In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O Can I use interesting sentence starters in my writing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c88QE6yGhfM

1) Watch the clip through.

2) Watch again and write in your Home Learning book verbs, adverbs, adjectives and similes to describe the meerkats, the vulture and the setting.

3) Copy the table into your book. Use the words you have written down to help you create sentences.

Fill in the boxes with the sentences you have written. Write THREE sentences in each box. Here are some examples.

A verb to start a sentence. E.g. Racing across the savannah, we could only think of one thing: food. An adverb to start a sentence. E.g. Skilfully, we passed the fruit between us. Use adjectives (describing words) to add interest. E.g. The starving, calculated vulture landed upon the bare branch, eyeing up the sweet, ripe fruit as it dangled tantalisingly. Use a simile to compare something in the story to something else. E.g. Like a well-trained rugby team we rallied into formation.

Meerkats vulture setting

VERB

1) Racing across the savannah, we could only think of one thing: food.

ADVERB

ADJECTIVE 1)The brown, sleek meerkats stare up at the dangling fruit

SIMILE

ART:FRIDA KAHLO In your Home Learning Book write the date and LO: To research the life of a famous artist – Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo is among the most famous Mexican artists of the 1900s. She was known

especially for her many unsmiling self-portraits

1) Visit your year group BLOG. Open and watch the PowerPoint presentation

about the artist Frida Kahlo. Make notes about her life and her art. http://stthomasabecketschooly6.primaryblogger.co.uk/

2) Use the notes you have made to write a BIOGRAPHY of Frida Kahlo. This is an account of her life to inform your reader. Include details about her life and art.

Tuesday 2nd February, 2021MATHS: PERCENTAGES

In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. Can I convert between decimals and FRACTIONS? Maths activity - 2

1) Copy the table into your book – remember to use a ruler and underline. 2) Complete the table – remember to do any working out TO SHOW HOW you

arrived at your answer. e.g.

ENGLISH: WRITING In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. To research interesting facts for a Non-chronological report.

A)

1. Click on the link below to the Oak National Academy. 2. Watch the video - you can watch it as many times as you like and pause it

too. 3. Work through the slides to complete the questions on the worksheet. Make

sure you copy the questions into your home Learning book. https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-gather-information-for-a-non-chronological-report-c8w34c

B) Research meerkats or vultures and make notes using appropriate headings. Below is a list of headings you can use; you can choose your own if you prefer.

Appearance – what they look like

Family life – how they live

Habitat – where they live

Eating habits / food – what they eat

Communication – how they ‘talk’ to each other, or are they solitary

Specialist vocabulary – words related to the animal

Interesting facts

Some useful websites: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/meerkat-facts/ https://kids.kiddle.co/Meerkat https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/birds/vultures/ https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/vulture/353903

Remember, if you have any books about animals or birds at home you can use these too.

ART: FRIDA KAHLO In your Home Learning Book write the date and LO: To practise drawing a self-portrait

1) Take your time to follow the steps below to draw your self-portrait. Use a drawing pencil and ruler. You can do this more than once so that you can practise the skill. Visit the websites below for more tips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97iPAmER7a4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAY5ZMxDteE

SPELLING PRACTISE

In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. To investigate suffixes – er and est ; comparative and superlative adjectives

Comparative adjective – to compare TWO things

Superlative adjective – to compare TWO OR MORE things

1) Watch the clip below. You can pause it at any time to make sure you understand

https://classroom.thenational.academy/units/suffixes-er-and-est-comparative-and-superlative-a3ab

2) Use ‘look, say, cover, write’ to practise the spellings.

3) Write a sentence for each of the words in this spelling practice. Make sure you understand what the word means before you write your sentence.

Wednesday 3rd February, 2021ENGLISH ZOOM LESSON

ENGLISH: WRITING In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. Can I plan a non-chronological report? A non – chronological report is a non-fiction report that is NOT written in time order. It gives information and facts for the reader. Read the notes you made in session 2 to PLAN your non-chronological report about meerkats or vultures. Use the check list below to make sure you have included all the feature of a non-chronological report.

REMEMBER – THIS IS YOUR PLAN

MATHS:PERCENTAGES

In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. Can I convert between fractions and DECIMALS? Maths Activity 3: You can use short division, or convert to a fraction with a denominator of 10 or 100 FIRST, and then to a decimal, whichever is easier for you. You may, if you really need to, use a calculator to help and check your answer. OR

OR

ART:FRIDA KAHLO In your Home Learning Book write the date and LO: To draw a self-portrait in the style of Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo is considered to be one of the most important artists of modern times. She was famous for painting self-portraits (pictures of herself) Frida used lots of bright colours in her self-portraits which reminded her of the vibrant colours of the hot country where she lived. She also included lots of tropical flowers and animals, such as monkeys and birds. Frida Kahlo expressed herself through bright colours, tropical flowers and animals

1) Create a self- portrait and include something that is important to you; something that reflects you, or add flowers and animals like Frida Kahlo.

Look at the examples below.

Thursday 4th February, 2021 MATHS:PERCENTAGES

In your Home Learning Book write the date and

L.O. Do I understand equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages?

4. Click on the link below to the Oak National Academy. 5. Complete the introductory quiz. 6. Watch the video - you can watch it as many times as you like and pause it

too. 7. Work through the slides to complete the questions on the worksheet. Make

sure you copy the questions into your home Learning book. 8. Complete the final quiz

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/recall-and-use-equivalences-between-fractions-decimals-and-percentages-6dh6cc

ENGLISH: WRITING In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. Text – Can I write an interesting non-chronological report about an animal? Use the plan you made yesterday to write your non-chronological report. Include:

Title – make it interesting (e.g. use alliteration, or triples, a question)

introduction

paragraphs- at least 4 or 5 with headings

Summary

Glossary – to explain any specialist vocabulary

Pictures

specialist vocabulary – related to the animal

RELIGION: EXPLORING THE MASS

Your new religion topic is Exploring the Mass

In your Home Learning Book write today’s date and

L.O. Do I understand what happens at the Offertory? Questions to think about: Why is the Offertory very important? What offerings can we make to Jesus? Last week, we looked at the beginning of Mass. We are now continuing to the next part of the Mass, which is the Offertory. **Read page 52 below from The Truth and The Life that are below**

NOW complete the following in your Home Learning book:

1. In your own words explain what happens at the Offertory of the Mass. 2. Next, explain why you think this part of the Mass is very important. 3. Give 3 examples of the offerings we can make to Jesus

For example, these offerings could be:

a time when you have helped someone/others

a good thing that has happened in your life

Something that you are finding or having difficulty with.

TIMES TABLES ACTIVITY

Friday 5th February, 2021

WELLBEING ZOOM MEETING

Wellbeing Activity

In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. To think about appreciating others.

1) Think about your family and friends, and choose someone. Write a poem for that member of your family or friend (you can do more than one if you want!) Think about what you like about their personality or qualities and compliment them, or say thank you for something they have done for you or others.

2) Copy the heading below into you Home Learning Book. Answer the questions in each box. Think carefully.

MATHS: PERCENTAGES

In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. Can I order fractions, decimals and percentages?

Maths Activity 4

2) Are Mary and Jack correct? How do you know? Show the working out.

1) Write the following in order of size starting with the smallest.

3) Arrange the subjects in order starting with the BEST

SPELLING PRACTISE

In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. To investigate suffixes – – er and est ; comparative and superlative adjectives

1) Watch the clip below (LESSON 2) you can pause it at any time to make sure that you fully understand.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-practise-and-apply-knowledge-of-suffixes-er-and-est-comparative-and-superlative-including-test-6tjp4c

2) Use ‘look, say, cover, write’ to practise the spellings.

Take the spelling test.

GRAMMAR In your Home Learning Book write the date and L.O. Can I link ideas using a range of cohesive devices? Context: oceanic whitetip shark Cohesion in a text relates to how well a piece of writing holds together, with phrases, clauses, sentences and paragraphs threaded together in a way that makes it easy for the reader to follow and understand. In order to achieve this, you WILL need to use COHESIVE DEVICES.

Watch the clip below https://www.naturalcurriculum.co.uk/year-6-grammar-lessons/cohesive-devices/swell-shark/screen-1/

1) Copy the list of devices below into your Home Learning book

conjunctions- to link words and phrases within a sentence (but, although, because, so)

adverbials- to link ideas between sentences and paragraphs (furthermore, meanwhile, on the other hand, however)

pronouns – to refer to a noun already mentioned (he, she, they, is, it)

topic sentences- for non-fiction to tell reader what paragraph is about

synonyms-to avoid repetition

good tense consistency (don’t change tense unless there is a good reason)

2) Read the letter below (RESOURCE 1) Your task is to IMPROVE this letter. Rewrite the letter by using cohesive devices. Think about the following:

Synonyms and pronouns to avoid repetition

Adverbials to improve the cohesion

ADD in a concluding PARAGRAPH to summarise Laurie’s thoughts and feelings about what he wants the UK government to do.

Use the word wall to help

RESOURCE 1

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Ongoing:

Daily exercise

Reading

Times tables

Phonics

Activities from the blog

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