St James the Great Catholic Primary School

CLASS: Y5

Home Learning Grid Week beginning Monday 27/4/2020

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday English

Text: The

Sleeper and

the Spindle

by Neil

Gaiman

To explore story

themes and

conventions What are the settings

and themes of Fairy-

tales?

Create a table and

identify similarities

and differences

between the following

fairy tales: See example of tables

to use below

To use a variety of

Expanded noun phrases

to create persuasive

commands

Read the opening

passage on p10 see

below- down to ‘they

went under it’.

Respond to the question

asked

Use a variety of

expanded noun phrases

to create persuasive

commands-

See examples given

below

Then create a poster

To identify the correct

spelling of

homophones

in context

Do you remember what

homophones are? If not

check the dictionary!

Next, do the

corresponding task

below: filling the blank

spaces with the correct

homophone

To use homophones

correctly in writing in

role

Write a diary entry using

as many of the

homophones as possible

from the previous task

To learn how to

spell wand use

common

homophones

Continue to

distinguish between

homophones and other

words which are often

confused: you’re,

your, their, there,

they’re, were, we’re

Can you think of

more?

Write sentences with

each of the

homophones to show

your understanding.

READING

TEXT:

The Call of

the Wild by

Jack London

Chapter 1

Click on the

link to read or

listen to the

text, chapter

by chapter

https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/151/the-call-of-the-wild/2660/chapter-1-into-the-primitive/

To make prediction

on content through

the cover and chapter

title

Book and chapter titles

provide clues to

content, hinting at

actions to come.

What does the title The

Call of the Wild

suggest that the book

will be about?

What do the titles of

the first three chapter

suggest?

1- Into the Primitive

2- The Law of Club

and Fang

3- The Dominant

Primordial Beast

Based on the titles,

predict what will

happen to Buck the

dog.

Make note of your

predictions so that you

can check them later.

Identify key details

that support main

ideas

Below are some of the

difficult words that you

will come across in

chapter 1. When you

come across a word

you're not familiar with

while you are reading,

you will be able to look

on the list to find the

meaning! This list is

here to help you

understand what you

read.

You have been given

some pictures of events

that you come across as

you read. Match the

pictures with the

captions that you think

describe them

Describe in details

what you think is

happening in the

picture

Locate relevant

sections of texts to

retrieve answers to

specific questions.

Show understanding of

the text by selecting the

correct words to

complete related

sentences.

I have done the first for

you:

The answer is

Khlondike

See task in the section

below

Locate relevant

sections of texts to

retrieve answers to

specific questions.

Rewrite incorrect

sentences given with the

correct facts

For example this

statement is incorrect-

Judge Miller had a

terrible weakness—he

loved to gamble. I have re write it with

the correct fact

Manuel had terrible

weakness- he loved to

gamble.

Do the task at the

reading section below

To read and retrieve

information

Read to discover how

Buck is used to living

and what changes he

must endure. .

In the beginning of

Chapter 1, how is

Buck described?

&

Decide true and false

sentences

Maths

Find all factor pairs of

a given number; find

all common factors for

a pair of numbers

Multiply two, three

and four digit-number

by a single digit

number

Multiplying

Madness DOC

Solve word problems

Multiply numbers with

up to two decimal

places by 10, 100 and

1000 and divide

corresponding numbers

by 10, by 100 and by

1000

https://mathsframe.co.u

k/en/resources/resource/

36/placing-calculation-

on-number-line

Multiplying and

Dividing by 10, 100,

1000 Sheet

Solve one of the task

beloew

1 DOC - Sheet

2 DOC - Sheet 3 DOC

https://mathsframe.co.u

k/en/resources/resource/

60/itp-moving-digits

Robot Multiplication

(x10 - 1000) PDF

Robot Division (/10 -

1000) PDF

Divide numbers with up

to four- digits by a

single digit number with

whole number answers

or with remainders,

including expressing the

remainder as a fraction

Remainders as Fractions

and Decimals DOC

Remainders as Fractions

and Decima

Written Division DOC

DOC

Solve word problems,

which involve short

division, with and

without remainders;

interpret remainders

appropriately for the

context

Rounding Up and Down

After Division DOC

Solve one of the task

below:

Division L1 PDF –

Division L2 PDF

Division L3 PDF

Solve word problems

involving a

combination of

multiplication and

division

Written Methods:

Multiplication &

Division DOC

Multiplication

Skills PDF

RE Look at the picture drawn by Fra Angelico

See expanded copy below.

What can you see in the drawing?

What do you think is happening?

What event is the artist representing?

How has the artist shown the transformation that

has taken place and the effect that it had on Saul.

Compare the account of

Saul’s transformation in

the Bible with the artist

Fran Angelico drawing.

In the scripture or bible

it says………. ; On the

picture it shows………..

Read the letter from St Paul:

Romans 8: 14-17

Imagine you belong to the Christian family in

Rome.

1Write an account of what you thought and felt

when you read this part of Paul’s letter.

2How and why do you think this is going to affect

your life.

3Give reasons for your actions.

Science To understand the life cycle of animals: insect and bird

Watch the BBC clip and do the task that follow:

1.Sort the stages of a butterfly's life cycle into the right

order.

2.Sort the stages of a chicken's life cycle into the correct

order.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgssgk7/articl

es/zwn6mnb

The Lifecycle of a Butterfly DOC

History In what ways are the modern Olympic games like the ancient ones?

Find out about the present Olympic games. How is the ancient one different.. What are the possible reasons for the differences? Visit

the British museum website https://www.britishmuseum.org/learn/schools/ages-7-11/ancient-

greece/classroom-resource-olympic-games The Olympic Games PDF

Geography Using the internet research the human and physical features of England

On the blank maps, identify the locations of the important human landmarks and physical features in

England . SEE tasks and blank maps below in the Geography section

PSHE Decision Making steps about issues: Complete the grid beblow

ART Study the images on the pots.

Draw a couple that are of interest to you. Use the shading skills learnt to add light and shadow

Images for greek drawing on pots

PE Join 9am PE lesson with Joe every day – Monday to Friday

You do not need any equipment – just tune into Joe’s YouTube channel at 9am for a 30 minute fun workout.

A great way to start the day just click the link https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html

English Monday 27/4/2020

1. What are their main messages? What is the purpose of fairy-tales and who are they written for?

What are the settings and themes of fairy-tales?

Identify similarities and differences between these fairy tales

Stories Characters Settings What is the theme? Who are they

written for?

Snow White

Sleeping Beauty

Rapunzel

Little Red Riding Hood

Goldilocks

Rumpelstiltskin

Hansel and Gretel

Elves & the Shoemaker

Cinderella

2. Draw and complete the Fairytale Venn using the fairytales above to explore the similarities and

differences between tales.

Did any of the fairy-tales fall into the middle set? If not, can you think of any that might?

Do you think there could be any story that might include all of these characters, settings and messages?

English Tuesday 28/4/2020

Read the opening passage below up till ‘they went under it’ (expand the text to see it clearly for reading).

Why did ‘nobody cross from one kingdom to the next’?

Read up to the end of page 10.

Why is it the distance that made the gift magical? Do you think it will be easy to pass under the mountain?

• Create a warning poster to warn people about the dangers of crossing the mountains.

Use a range of different conjunctions and sentence opener:

Never_________________ otherwise__________________. If__________________ don’t ________________.

Don’t______________________________ or__________________________.

Example: Never attempt to cross the mountain range of doom or you’ll freeze to death on the desperately cold

snow-capped peaks.

If you pass the point of no return, don’t expect anyone to save you! Ignore this message at your peril! Many

people with stronger bodies and sharper brains have failed…

Look at the image below ( expand it to see it clearly):

What creatures do you think they might meet on the way?

English Wednesday 29/4/2020

Take a look at this illustration.

The publishers have asked us to help them with the text that goes alongside this page as it has been emailed

through from the author, but some words have been lost along the way.

Below is the text. Guess the correct word to fill the gap.

The queen woke early that __________. “A _______ from today,” she said _________.

“A __________from today I shall be married.” It seemed both unlikely and extremely final. She wondered how

she would feel to ____ a married woman. It would be the end ____ her life, she decided, if life was a ________

of choices. In a ________ from now she would have _______ choices.

She would ________ over her people. She would have children. Perhaps she would ______ in childbirth,

perhaps she would ______ as an old woman, or in battle. But the path to her death, heartbeat by heartbeat,

would be inevitable.

She could ________ the carpenters in the meadows beneath the castle, building the seats that would allow her

people ____ watch her marry. Each hammer blow sounded like a heartbeat.

Now try and use the list of homophones: morning/mourning, week/weak,

aloud/allowed, be/bee, of/off, time/thyme, no/know, reign/rain, die/dye,

hear/here, to/too

English Thursday 30/4/2020

Below is the opening lines of a diary entry from the Queen discussing her future and her marriage-

Dear diary,

I have been wondering this morning about my marriage. In a week from now, it will be time for me to be a

bride.

Write a diary entry for the Princess using as many of the homophones from the main activity as you can

fit into your writing

READING

Reading Monday 27/4/2020

What does the title The Call of the Wild suggest that the

book will be about?

1. What do the titles of the first three chapter suggest?

Chapter 1- Into the Primitive

Chapter 2- The Law of Club and Fang

Chapter 3- The Dominant Primordial Beast

2. Based on the titles, predict what will happen to Buck the dog.

3. Make note of your predictions so that you can check them later.

Tuesday 28/4/2020

Expand the image to see the content clearly

Vocabulary

These are some of the difficult words that you will come across in ‘The Call of the Wild’. When you

come across a word you're not familiar with while you are reading, you will be able to look on this

page to find the meaning! This list is here to help you understand what you read.

Chapter 1—Into the Primitive

Arbors- n. vines

Aristocrat- n. wealthy person

Array- n. an orderly arrangement

Artesian well- n. a well drilled through

impermeable layer to reach water capable of

rising to the surface by internal hydrostatic

pressure

Calamity- n. disaster

Cayuses- n. small Western horses used by

cowboys

Conciliated- v. made friends with

Conveyance- n. means of transportation

Culprit- n. a person guilty of a crime

Demesne- n. lands of an estate

Docilely- adv. Yieldingly to treatment or

handling

Dominion- n. the exercise of control

Genial- adj. friendly

Impending- v. likely or due to happen

Imperiously- adv. urgently

Incurious- adj. not curious

Insular- adj. Isolated; detached

Kindred- n. family

Latent- adj. present or potential

Legion- n. a large number

Metamorphosed- v. changed or transformed

Paddocks- n. enclosed fields in which horses

are exercised

Populous- adj. many people

Primitive- adj. very basic, uncivilised

Progeny- n. children

Prowess- n. superior ability

Revelation- n. something revealed or learned

Ruction- n. quarrel or noisy disturbance

Sated- adj. fully satisfied

Slaver- n. saliva

Soliloquized- v. talked to one’s self

Square-head- n. slang a Scandinavian or a

German

Tidewater- n. seacoast

Treachery- n. betrayal

Uncowed- adj. not frightened

Unwonted- adj. unusual

Weazened- adj. wizened; shriveled; withered

Wheedlingly- adv. attempting to persuade

Wednesday 29/4/2020

Circle or write the word that correctly completes each statement.

1. In 1897, gold was discovered in the ( Santa Clara Valley / Klondike ).

2. Many of Judge Miller’s dogs lived in ( kennels / arbors ).

3. Buck carried the Judge’s ( servants / grandchildren ) on his back.

4. Buck’s father had been the Judge’s constant ( companion / groom ).

5. ( Elmo / Manuel ) was a gardener’s helper at Judge Miller’s place.

6. Buck thought he was taking a walk through the ( orchard / pastures ).

7. Manuel put a piece of thick rope under Buck’s ( legs / collar ).

8. Buck accepted the rope with quiet ( determination / dignity ).

9. When the stranger tightened the rope, Buck struggled in a ( fury / furry )

of surprise and anger.

Reading Thursday 30/4/2020

Help! Someone has mixed up the characters and locations in the sentences.

Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. Trouble was coming for every strong dog from Puget Sound to Santa Clara.

2. The Judge’s daughters, Toots and Ysabel, would take Buck with them on early morning

walks.

3. Buck’s mother, Elmo, was a Scotch shepherd.

4 Judge Miller’s place was in the sunny San Diego Valley.

5. Buck’s father, Shep, was a Saint Bernard.

6. Manuel went to a meeting of the Raisin Growers’ Association.

7. Some dogs, such as Mollie and Alice, lived in hidden corners of the house.

Reading Friday 1/5/2020

Write T or F to show whether each statement is true or false.

1. _____ Big dogs were needed in the frozen Southland.

2. _____ Gold had been discovered in the Klondike.

3. _____ Judge Miller’s place was called College Park.

4. _____ The stranger threw Buck over on his back.

5. _____ Money was passed between Alice and Manuel.

RE

PSHE Week Beginning 27/4 2020

Positives and Negatives of a Decision

When you are faced with a tough decision try and think about what is

positive and negative about it.

Make a list of all of them in the table below.

What Is the Decision I Need to Make?

Positives Negatives

Once you have done this look back at the table and re-read what you have written. Take your

time to think about all the positives and negatives of the decision, and what the consequences

will be.

By doing all this it will help to make the decision-making process much easier. Never rush

making a decision – a good decision needs time and a lot of thought.

My decision is:

Geography Week Beginning 27/4/2020

To locate physical features of England on the map