Elm Week 11 Timetable

Hello June! Some of you are now coming back into school, which is fantastic news! It will be so nice to see you, and your friends

together again. For some of you, I know you aren’t coming to school yet, which is also okay, we have to do what is best for

ourselves and our families. So for those who are staying at home, I will still be putting work up for you to complete, also don’t

forget to be doing your daily reading of 30 pages; it keeps our adventures alive!

Keep playing Sumdog, 15 minutes a day is a nice addition to the maths task each day, like our daily arithmetic at school.

This week the theme is Explorers! Who doesn’t want to travel and explore the world?

Monday Maths Revision of fractions to percentages https://vimeo.com/420690848

Worksheet link on blog

English: This week is all about setting descriptions. As we are looking at explorers this week, it will be good to be able to describe where you want to go exploring! This lesson is helping on our reading, practising our inferencing skills! https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/setting-description-lesson-1-reading-focus-year-6-wk3-1 Comprehension on Explorers to start on the topic below!

Geography: As an explorer you need to know

get to go to places all around the world but do

you know where they are? Today’s task is all

about how to use maps. Do you know what

symbols there are on maps, use think link to

explore them. Then, have a goa t the task below. https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/map-skills/map-

symbols/page-one

This link is interactive to label a map and have it

checked. After have a go at the task below. https://www.teachitprimary.co.uk/attachments/17989/explo

ring-the-world-cities-natural-and-man-made-

landmarks_1.html

Tuesday Maths Revision of FDP https://vimeo.com/420690973

Worksheet link on blog

English: Lesson 2 of our setting descriptions. Continuing to think about our inference skills. https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/setting-description-lesson-2-reading-focus-year-6-wk3-2

History: Captain Scott had a unique expedition.

Today, you are going to learn all about it! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks2-robert-

falcon-scott/zdhdgwx

Then complete the task below, you might need

to do a little extra research!

Wednesday Maths Revision of ordering FDP https://vimeo.com/420691109

Worksheet link on blog

English: Today is like our feature finding lesson. We need to know exactly what features to use for setting description.

https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/setting-description-lesson-3-identifying-features-year-6-wk3-3

Music: Today, as an explorer, you are going to explore different sounds you can make to compose some music. Follow the activities on the link https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdh8jhv Art: As an explorer, they often talk about sailing off into the sunset. Have a go at following the step by step to draw a beautiful sunset across the ocean.

Thursday Maths Revision of percentages of an amount https://vimeo.com/420691195 Worksheet link on blog

English: Today is a lesson all figurative language. This is something we are great at and have done lots of work on with our Arrival writing so you can use this as revision! https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/setting-description-lesson-4-figurative-language-year-6-wk3-4

Science: When an explorer goes to a new place they often come across new animals, which have adapted their habitat. How does an animal adapt to a specific habitat? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zbp6n39

Complete the task below

Friday

Maths Attempt these 7 challenges to refresh your problem solving

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4tc92p

English: Today you are writing an descriptive setting. Use all the tools they have given you and then decide where your explorer is going! https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/setting-description-lesson-5-describing-a-setting-year-6-wk3-5

RE: This weeks RE lesson is all based on courage,

which links nicely to our brave explorer. They must have had a lot of courage to attempt the things they have! Complete the tasks below. P4C: Today we are looking at hugging! Walk the stimulus and have a discussion with your family

Monday’s English comprehension:

Read the following information about sea explorers carefully.

Sea Explorers

Introduction

For over 5000 years boats have been used to travel. Before there were roads it was often easier and safer

to travel by boat than across the land, and people had a natural curiosity to know what was beyond their

home. They used boats to fish, to explore, to trade and even to fight.

Pytheas

Around 340 BC Pytheas, an Ancient Greek explorer, sailed from France to Britain, probably to trade goods, and then sailed north in a boat that probably looked like a huge wickerwork basket covered in animal skin with leather sails. Through storms and icy weather he continued north beyond Scotland without even a map, using only the sun and stars for navigation. He went ashore and wrote about the places that he discovered. No one is entirely sure how far he got on his journey north but it was probably The Orkney Islands, Norway or Iceland.

Leif Eriksson

Most people think that Columbus was the first European to discover America but Leif Eriksson, a Viking, sailed there hundreds of years before Columbus. Eriksson travelled in a trading ship called a knar rather than a longship. It could carry 30 people and enough food, water and equipment to last for the long voyage. The boat had a flexible hull so that the impact of the waves would not damage it. Historians think that the place where he landed was Baffin Island in Canada. From there he travelled South spending months exploring the coastline. The reason that many people do not know of Eriksson’s voyage was because Vikings tended to use oral storytelling for their history rather than writing stories down.

Captain Cook

Captain James Cook is another famous sea explorer. While many people believed that Australia existed and some Dutch sailors had seen the coastline, Captain James Cook was the one who led the expedition to discover Australia. The expedition was kept a secret as Britain wanted to be the first to claim the new land. He sailed on a refitted coal ship called The Endeavour, which was a 400 tonne flat bottomed ship which helped the ship avoid sandbanks and coral shoals. The voyage began in 1768 with a crew of 94 men. On long journeys sailors often died of scurvy, which we now know comes from a lack of vitamin C, but thanks to the pickled cabbage, fruit and vegetables served on board, the sailors avoided that fate.

After discovering New Zealand, the ship continued to Australia, narrowly avoiding sinking due to a hole made by coral. After some repairs, Cook and his crew continued to explore the coastline of Australia. On their way home they stopped off at Batavia and many of the men became ill with malaria and dysentery. Many died. The remaining sailors finally returned to England nearly three years after their voyage began.

Modern times

Now we can map the world through the use of satellites orbiting the planet but humans still love the

water. Ships are still used to transport people and goods all around the world.

Answer the following questions based on sea explorers (b). Follow the instructions for each question carefully.

1. Match the explorer to their boat by drawing a line.

Pytheas Boat with a flexible hull

Leif Eriksson Flat bottomed, 400 tonne ship

Captain Cook Wickerwork boat covered in

skins with a leather sail

2. Where did each sailor travel? Draw a line to show your answer.

Pytheas Canada

Leif Eriksson Orkney Islands, Norway or

Iceland

Captain Cook New Zealand and Australia

3. How did Pytheas navigate?

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4. How many people could fit on Leif Eriksson’s boat?

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5. How many people set sail on Captain Cook’s voyage?

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6. How did Captain Cook’s ship get damaged?

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7. Why didn’t Captain Cook’s crew get scurvy?

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8. Which explorer do you think deserves to be the most famous and why?

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Monday’s Geography Task 1:

Follow their trail and then write the grid references for all the things

they come across.

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A B C D E F G H

house ..........................

long grass ..........................

river ..........................

mud ..........................

forest .......................

snowstorm .......................

cave .......................

bear .......................

Task 2: Monday’s Geography

Use an atlas of Europe or the Internet to find the location of these natural landmarks.

Create a simple key to label the map.

The Matterhorn White Cliffs of Dover Mount Etna

Moselle Valley River Seine Fjords

The Urals The Pyrenees The Alps Lapland

Now find three more natural landmarks and mark their location on to the map. Remember to add them to your

key.

Natural landmark key

The Matterhorn White Cliffs of Dover

Moselle Valley River Seine

Urals Pyrenees

Lapland Fjords

Alps Mount Etna

Tuesday’s History:

Sequence the events listed below.

Put the events on to the timeline to create a record of Captain Scott’s

tragic expedition.

The motor sledges break down and the ponies die due to freezing weather. The dogs are sent

back to base camp because there is no food left to feed them. The men have to pull the sledges

themselves.

Scott and five men reach the South Pole on 17th January, 1912. They have been beaten by

Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer.

Scott’s boat reaches the Antarctic in January 1911.

They run out of food and fuel to heat water.

Scott and his team set up a base camp.

On 12th November, 1912, their tent is found with the bodies of three men.

Two of the men die.

On 2nd November, 1911, Scott and nine other men set out with ponies. The final four follow

later with dogs.

They become too tired to walk more than a few kilometres each day.

A terrible blizzard comes which makes it impossible for them to carry on.

The weather gets worse and the men get frostbite. Their food rations are too small so they lose

weight.

Captain Scott’s expedition to the South Pole ended in tragedy with the loss of five

men. Many people think that Scott’s journey was not well planned. Many others,

however, think that Scott was a brave explorer and a British hero.

Look at the problems that happened on Scott’s expedition, listed below. Cut out

each problem and decide whether it was caused by Scott’s bad planning, or was just

bad luck. Place each event on to the grid.

The motor sledges

broke down after 80

kilometres.

The ponies were not

used to freezing

weather and died.

The dogs were sent

back to base camp

because there was no

food left to feed them.

The men had to pull

the sledges themselves

because there were no

animals left to pull

them.

The men got frostbite

as the weather got

worse.

The bright sunshine

and white snow hurt

the men’s eyes and

they got snow

blindness.

The journey to the

South Pole was slowed

down by bad weather.

They ran out of food

because the men

needed to eat extra

rations as they were

pulling the sledges

themselves.

Roald Amundsen, a

Norwegian, beat them

to the South Pole. This

bitterly disappointed

the men.

Do you think Scott’s expedition was badly planned, or was he just very unlucky?

Give reasons for your answer.

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Do you think Scott is a hero? Give a reason for your answer.

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Wednesday’s Art:

Thursday’s Science:

Research

Use the internet and research books to find and list examples of plants and animals that live in each environment.

Arctic

A polar bear lives in the Arctic. It is white as this makes it easy to camouflage it and hide from predators. It has thick fur all over its body to insulate it from the cold.

Rainforest Meadow

Mountain Desert Woodland

Ocean Pond Swamp

Test your knowledge! Complete the passage below by filling in the gaps.

environment omnivores prey carnivores adapt habitat

All plants and animals live in a ............................... The word habitat

describes their local .................................. Some animals are

..................................... others are predators. Animals that eat only

meat are called .......................................... Animals that eat both

plants and animals are ................................ Sometimes plants and

animals have to ...................................., or change in order to survive.

Quick Quiz

1. Why do some animals camouflage themselves? A. To hide from predators B. To look pretty C. To keep warm

2. Where would you expect to find a worm?

A. In a hot, dry place B. In a dark, damp place C. In a dark, dry place

3 Which habitat do kingfishers live in?

A. Rainforest B. Meadow C. River

Friday’s RE:

Reflective starter

Find a place where you can be still, without interruptions. You might like to light a candle as you listen to this song.

‘Something inside so strong’ This version is by the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zepf15fEPE

I wonder what you think of when you hear the word courage?

I wonder who you think of when you hear the word courage?

I wonder if you can think of a time in your life when you had to be filled with courage? What did this feel like?

In today’s Bible story, David shows courage when facing up to a giant that is scaring his country. He shows

courage by using his talents and skills in the face of an extraordinary threat. David is also known as Da’wud

in the Qur’an.

Let’s read the story together: It is in Samuel Chapter 17 of the Bible

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+samuel+17&version=NIVUK

And you can watch this BBC clip:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00wpjcy

Listen carefully to the things that David says in the story, as they show us what gave David courage. So,

what was it David said? I wonder how David felt when he faced Goliath. In some ways, David felt no

differently facing Goliath than he would have facing a lion or bear that was threatening his sheep…he

believed that the same God who gave him courage to do this would be with him in facing Goliath. That was

the secret of his courage. But before we decide that you only need courage to do great deeds, like slay a

giant, let’s stop.

I’m sure you know who this is!

Captain Tom Moore celebrated his 100th birthday recently and has raised over £31 million for NHS

charities, by doing something that seems quite ordinary… walking. He could easily have said ‘I am too old

to make a difference.’

Do you think he showed courage? Thousands of NHS workers, Care assistants, supermarket workers - and

teachers - are just doing their jobs. How are they showing courage? How can you encourage them?

Task 1:

Can you write a note of encouragement for your teacher and ask an adult to help you email it into

school?

Task 2:

Find a small stone and hold it in your hand Our worries and anxieties can sometimes

feel like GIANTS.

Many Christians believe that God promises to help, guide, strengthen and fill them

with courage, just as he did David. I wonder if you need some courage to face your

GIANTS like David did?

Let’s look again at our small stone… …..it might be a reminder of the story of David and Goliath… …..it

might be a reminder that small things can make a big difference… …..it might be a reminder that a little bit

of courage- and encouragement - can go a long way…

Decorate your small stone using felt pens or paint: with hearts, a rainbow, or whatever is a reminder to

‘take heart’ and be courageous (a permanent pen like a Sharpie can work best, but be careful!). If you

can, using a mixture of PVA (runny) glue and water over the top; when your stone has dried this will act

as a varnish and give it a shine

Friday’s P4C:

Starter:

Get an ordinary household object, say a water bottle or the cardboard core of a roll of

toilet paper.

First person says what they would use it for:

o e.g. “I would use this water bottle to keep me alive in the desert”

Second person says thanks and what they would use it for:

o e.g. “Thanks for the desert life-saver. I would use it to water my flowerpots

And so on for 10 turns.

At the end see if you can remember all the uses and decide which was the most original.

Watch the video…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

Points to discuss:

o In normal times, would you hug a stranger?

o What makes us trust or distrust other people?

o Will you hug people again after social distancing is over?

Activities:

Each make a list of the things that have changed during our lockdown.

Compare lists, one point for each unique idea – who will be the winner?