The Gates Primary SchoolYear 5 - Kingfishers: Blog items
Kingfishers Home Learning 12th May
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:53am
Good morning!
17/27 on LBQ yesterday, lets try to break 20 today please. You did well on bar charts yesterday so today we will be moving onto some slightly tricker bar chart problems.
1) Read theory
2) Times tables rockstars
3) LBQ code - APE
Maths - bar chart work. I posted a video blog on Kingifshers blog yesterday which might help.
Punctuation - adverbs of time and place
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zgsgxfr
4) Writing task - today you could choose your argument and start thinking of sides for and against. Try to find facts and figures to support your points. Try and think of the main, most important arguments. It is important that you choose the MAIN facts which will allow you to expand on them in more detail. Remember, it is a balanced argument so they do not need to be what you think. You are thinking about what everyone might think.Here is an example I have made. I have drawn lines to point which are linked and could be used as counter arguments (an argument said in response to another argument to challenge it).
5) Afternoon topic web work
Kingfishers Video Blog 11.5.2020
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 11:54am
The link for part 2 is below...more to follow.
https://youtu.be/gvrMQ4XxPtA
Kingfishers Home Learning 11th May
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 8:57am
Good morning everyone, I hope that you all had a nice weekend. Thankyou to everyone who submitted their writing to me last week - I am going to work on sending your feedback this morning. We averaged 17/27 completed tasks on LBQ last week. This number has dropped over the past few weeks - it is really important that we are continuing to complete our tasks to give us the best chance moving forward into Year 6...
Todays tasks
1) Read theory x2
2) Times tables rockstars x 20 mins
3) LBQ code - yrs
Grammar - prepositions revision.
Watch the link below first to recap your knowledge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zw38srd
Maths - interpret bar graphs
This week we are going to be looking at statitsics and data - to start I have set a bar graph activity. This should be a familiar type of graph to you all which has been covered in previous years.
4) Writing task - New writing task and spellings to be added to SeeSaw. Here is just one of the excellent pieces I received last week. I have broken down a list of what I would suggest to do on each day. Today I would suggest looking at examples of debates and analysing them/ finding key vocabulary/phrases.
5) Spelling list on SeeSaw - use last weeks list submitted on Thursday - test on Friday.
6) Afternoon topic work task.
Keep safe, keep active and a have a great day everyone.
Mr Horsley
Date: 8th May 2020 @ 9:31am
Good morning everyone, well done on another great week. Like last week, I found it really difficult to just choose one person for Star of the Week award - there has been so many of you consistently putting in 100% effort every day. Keep up the great work - I am keeping a close eye on your work and I am noticing your efforts.
Check out Mrs Forshaws video so see my Headteacher's Award nominations..
This weeks star is...
Kingfishers Home Learning 7th May
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 8:45am
Good morning everyone, what a beautiful morning outside.
I've managed to upload the spellings to SeeSaw however the writing task keeps disappearing. I have emailed support about this so hopefully should be up for submission tomorrow.
Some excellent work again yesterday, here is a quick summary:
Maths LBQ = 22/27
Todays tasks
1) Read theory
2) Times tables rockstars
3) LBQ code - nut
English -
Non-standard and standard English
Non-standard English is language which vairies depending on accent/location. For example, here in Westhoughton we will have some examples of phrases/saying which would be different from other areas. This would be non-standard.
Maths - Solve two step problems involving multiplying and addition.
This will be the last lesson on multi-step problems this week.
These lessons may be useful for any of you who might need a reminder on multiplying 2 digit numbers - we have done this a lot this year so hopefully you won't need too much time on this.
4) Written task -
Today would be a good day to write your final newspaper report, hopefully the submission link will be up later today.
Your report will need:
· A headline
· An introduction for the first paragraph (When it happened, what happened, where did it happen, what did people do, and why did it happen)
· Quotes and reactions from people (this will be your second paragraph)
· What will the country do next (this will be your final paragraph)
· Pictures
5) Afternoon topic web work - You can choose any topic from any any of the previous terms. Choose something that you are interested in and want to learn more about.
I hope you are all keeping active and making the most of the amazign weather.
Keep up the gard work,
Mr Horsley
Kingfishers Home Learning 6th May
Date: 6th May 2020 @ 8:08am
Good morning everyone,
I've been informed that not everyone has been receiving my feedback/comments on SeeSaw and some people still cannot see the writing task or spellings. I think I have discovered the root of the problem so hopefully they should be visible at some point this morning.
1) Read theory
2) Times tables rockstars
3) LBQ code - pih
Maths - Addition and subtraction review
This task is going to challenge your judgement on when to use which method. It is always ideal to choose the most efficient method - which is quickest and easiest? Some will require written method and some are best done mentally.
The diagram below shows an efficient way of mentally solving 74 - 27. We have taken away 30 (3 more than we should have taken) and then added that extra 3 to our answer. Remember that when adding using the same method, for example 74 + 27, you would add 30 and then subtract the extra 3
4) Written task -
Your weekly task is to write a newspaper report on VE day, on Monday you should have done a bit of research on VE day itself, today you can either start to plan your report or start to write a first draft (depending where you are up to). I understand that we might all be upto different points due to the technical issue on SeeSaw.
5) Afternoon topic web work - You can choose any topic from any any of the previous terms. Choose something that you are interested in and want to learn more about.
South American Stadium by Lucy
South American Parrot by Paige
Some sequin art by Isabell and Imogen
The topic webs should be on a previous blog post from the end of March if you need to find them again.
Have a great day everyone.
Mr Horsley
Kingfishers Home Learning May 5th
Date: 5th May 2020 @ 8:04am
Good morning again everyone, thanks to everyone who completed their tasks yesterday. I am in school this week so will try to post some more videos after school when I get home at some point.
You know the routine by now...
1) Read Theory (x2 min)
2) Times tables rockstars (20mins)
3) LBQ code - wea
English - From looking at yesterdays responses, I think it will be worthwhile looking at using inverted commas for direct speech. This will be a good skill to cover as you will be able to try it out in your writing at the end of the week.
Please watch this video and read the website before completing the task.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/ztcp97h
Maths - Maths will be looking at solving MULTISTEP problems. This means that there will be more than one part to the question. There are only 10 questions but they should take you longer and require extra thinking time.
There will be lots of examples where it will ask you to add decimal numbers, you should all know how to do this by now as we have covered it a lot as a class this year. Remember - always line your digits up correctly with the correct place value. Your decimal points should always be directly above/below each other.
Afternoon topic web work -
It's been great to see so many amazing responses. There have been quite a lot of people who I have seen nothing from so far - please get in touch if there are any problems/ you do not know what to do.
Here are a few from this week:
A Nature Card by MG
Home made bird feed blocks!
Remember to keep active everyone, I will add the spellings to SeeSaw this morning.
Have a great day
Mr Horsley
Kingfishers Home Learning 4th May
Date: 4th May 2020 @ 7:54am
Good morning!
Today's tasks are as follows:
1) Read theory x 2
2) Times tables rockstars (20mins)
3) LBQ code - hbt
English - For English today you are going to reattempt a short grammar revision activity. Try and do this as independently as possible today. It will give me an indication of where we are up to and what areas I need to focus on moving forwards.
Maths - Adding numbers with more than 4 digits. We will moving on to solving multi-step questions later on in the week. Before we do this, we need to refine our addition and subtraction skills. 
4) Writing task - I have attached our new writing task on SeeSaw. It is based around VE day (an extremely important event in world history). I would recommend that you spend today researching VE day and creating a bank of information that you could use to help you with your writing.
You need to know -
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
5) Afternoon topic web task - Using this time to find further VE day information could prove useful in improving your writing for the week. There are some good videos to watch on the Bitesize link I shared on SeeSaw.
I have enjoyed reading last weeks writing task - well done to those who submitted this. I am in the process of marking them all individually and sending it back to you. I really appreciate your efforts. It would be nice if we could get a full house on submissions and LBQ tasks this week - lets make it a good week!
Keep up the hard work-
Mr Horsley
Kingfishers Home Learning 4th May
Date: 4th May 2020 @ 7:54am
Good morning!
Today's tasks are as follows:
1) Read theory x 2
2) Times tables rockstars (20mins)
3) LBQ code - hbt
English - For English today you are going to reattempt a short grammar revision activity. Try and do this as independently as possible today. It will give me an indication of where we are up to and what areas I need to focus on moving forwards.
Maths - Adding numbers with more than 4 digits. We will moving on to solving multi-step questions later on in the week. Before we do this, we need to refine our addition and subtraction skills.
4) Writing task - I have attached our new writing task on SeeSaw. It is based around VE day (an extremely important event in world history). I would recommend that you spend today researching VE day and creating a bank of information that you could use to help you with your writing.
You need to know -
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
5) Afternoon topic web task - Using this time to find further VE day information could prove useful in improving your writing for the week. There are some good videos to watch on the Bitesize link I shared on SeeSaw.
I have enjoyed reading last weeks writing task - well done to those who submitted this. I am in the process of marking them all individually and sending it back to you. I really appreciate your efforts. It would be nice if we could get a full house on submissions and LBQ tasks this week - lets make it a good week!
Keep up the hard work-
Mr Horsley
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 11:00am
VE Celebrations – WB 4.5.20
Dear Parents,
Next week marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day and despite not being in school, we would still like to be able to celebrate this with the children.
It would be brilliant if at home you could have a tea party or a picnic on Friday as a special celebration on this day. Some streets are planning a ‘Stay at home street party’.
At home, it would be great if your child could make a VE Day t shirt (decorate a plain t shirt using felt tips of fabric paint) which they can wear to their own VE Day tea party/picnic.
Here are some ideas for your child to complete at home if they would like to. If you do complete any of these activities, we would love you to share them with us on the blog.
Here are some websites which you may like to visit:
Useful websites:
Kingfishers Home Learning 1st May
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 8:38am
Good morning! I can't believe it's May already
The responses on LBQ were amazing yesterday, thank you again to those who are working hard. There are still a few people who are not accessing LBQ at all or completing a couple of questions and then logging off - please make sure you are doing this daily. I completely understand that this new way of working is difficult but it is important for us to keep working to hard to prepare us for a big year next year.
1) Read theory x 2
2) Times tables rockstars (20mins)
3) LBQ code - cjb
Maths - Estimating amoutns of money
You all did excellently on yesterdays work. So moving on from that is estimating amounts. You need to look at the amounts given and possibly round them up or down to get a good estimation. Depending on the question you might need to round them to the nearest £1, £10, £100 etc.
I have made some videos below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCa5SRidg_A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzoXsN_R2Vg&feature=youtu.be
Sorry about the rushed ending - I was on a strict time limit!
English - identifying the subject of a sentence
The subect of the sentence is "who or what" is doing the action (verb). The video below should explain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9lkWWlQZZQ
I apologise for my mouse-writing!
4) Writing - Final draft submissions on SeeSaw today please :)
5) Afternoon topic web work submitted to SeeSaw.
Star of the Week award
Star of the Week award is back! Each week I will be looking at the work and deciding on who to pick for my award. I can only choose one person each week so please don't think that I haven't noticed your efforts if your name isn't picked - it is mathematically impossible for me to choose everyone who has worked hard that week. I found it hard this week as there have been 6-7 people so far who consistently complete every task - I am very impressed with you all. Mrs Forshaw is also doing her headteachers nominations so keep an eye out for that.
This week have chosen Esmee!
UPDATE: Headteachers award link below.
Enjoy your weekend everyone.
Mr Horsley
Kingfishers Home Learning 30th April
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 8:44am
Good morning!
I posted a couple of short videos going over some of the previous days LBQ questions on a separate blog post yesterday if anyone is interested, I'll try to post a few more in the coming days when I figure out which is the best screen recording application to use which doesn't cut me off after 3 minutes - maybe it's just tired of hearing my voice...surely not? Either way, I'm feeling super cool now I am an official YouTuber - not really 100% sure on what I am doing yet so any tips would be appreciated.
Today's tasks are as follows
1)Read Theory x2
2) Times Tables Rockstars
3) LBQ code - zgg
Maths - Compare and order amounts of money.
The main challenge of this task is to understand how money is usually presented in decimal form. It is important to understand that there are 100p in 1 pound.
This next question is asking us to compare the money and order it from largest to smallest. It will help us if we can look at all of the money in decimal form. When comparing numbers or amounts in maths it makes sense to convert them all into the same unit or format. I have looked at 27p and seen that there is nothing in the hundreds column therefore there are 0 pounds = 0.27. (0 pounds, two 10ps and a 7p).
English - Synonyms and antonyms. Try to include some of this knowledge when editing of your letter afterwards.
4) Writing task - editing (use the editing checklist below or on SeeSaw to assist you).
Marking Ladder
| Accurate spelling attempts |
| Correct placement of capital letters, full stops and commas. |
| Range of openers (e.g. firstly, in my opinion, to conclude) |
| Subordinate Clauses (e.g. Because of your hard work, the nation are pulling together). |
| Relative Clauses (e.g. The NHS, which is a unique service to the UK, are grateful for your work. |
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Ambitious Vocabulary - I have looked to see if I could use synonyms and antonyms to improve my vocabulary. |
5) Afternoon topic web work -
Date: 29th Apr 2020 @ 10:19am
I've made an attempt at creating a video to explain some of the trickier questions we encountered during Monday and Tuesday's LBQ tasks
Next one is Q26 from Monday - can you spot the careless mistake I have made at the end? 
29th April Home Learning Kingfishers
Date: 29th Apr 2020 @ 8:59am
Good morning everyone, how is it Wednesday already?! Another great day of work yesterday from everybody. I am really impressed. I was notified that the SeeSaw tasks weren't viewable to everyone at home so the issue should have been fixed now. Apologies for any inconveniece
Todays tasks -
1) Read theory x 2
2) Times tables rockstars (20 mins)
3) LBQ code - eif
English - punctuating parenthesis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jLJT4qjo18)
Maths - Area of irregular shape.
This is the last of your area lessons for this week. I am working on some short videos to go over some misconceptions and hopefully post them daily to help with input in future. For this lesson, you will not be able to use the formula length x width. So you will need to use the squares to count them up (some squares will not be complete however).
As you can see here, we cannot apply the forumal for finding the area of quadrilaterals (length x width). For this shape we can only estimate (a rough guess) the area. For this I have numbered squares along the outside that I think I could combine to make 1 whole suware and given them the same number. Then I have given my whole squares individual numbers. This made around 12 in total (it was actually just under 12 as my last square was not quite a whole, but because it said estimate I decided 12 was the closest answer).
4) Writing task - Use your plan to write your first draft. You can proof read today and do a more detailed editing tomorrow.
5) Afternoon topic lesson - Use the topic webs to complete an activity and upload to SeeSaw.
Have a nice day everyone. Keep an eye out for my videos later on in the day.
Date: 28th Apr 2020 @ 11:37am
Hi everyone,
I had some messages to let me know that not everyone could view the tasks I had set on SeeSaw. I think this problem has been resolved now and hopefully you should all be able to view them.
Kingfishers Home Learning 28th April
Date: 28th Apr 2020 @ 8:49am
Good morning everyone, I was really impressed with our SeeSaw work yesterday, I could see clear progress being made as you worked through the questions. Please leave a comment on here with the question number if you are stuck and would like any help with any of the questions.
Todays tasks are as follows:
1) Read Theory - minimum x2 (approx 30mins)
2) Times tables rockstars (approx 20 mins)
3) LBQ code - rqj
English - revision on commas
Commas are extremely common and can be used for a variety of things. Here is a quick recap: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zc773k7
One thing which is not mentioned on the video however is commas in lists.
For example:
I went to the shop to buy eggs, milk, bananas and bread.
Maths = finding the perimeter of composite shapes
To find the perimeter we need to add together the length of ALL exterior (outside) sides. This formula is quite simple however where this can become tricky is when not all sides to the shape are revealed. Here is an example I made below.
Watch the videos below before attempting the task to help you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmt5fXhU7Rs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sQ3dqhLsIw
4) Writing task on SeeSaw -
Today I would just reccomend planning your ideas, look at the paragraph breakdown on SeeSaw and plan some key points onto a homemade plan. What are you going to include in your introduction? Main paragraph 1? Main paragraph 2? What questions would you like to ask him? Key vocabulary you would like to include?
5) Afternoon topic web work
6) Spellings - I have attached this weeks spellings onto SeeSaw, you have until Friday to practice them. You can then test yourselves and upload your test onto SeeSaw.
Kingfishers Home Learning 27th April
Date: 27th Apr 2020 @ 8:46am
Good morning everyone, I hope you have enjoyed the sunshine again this weekend. You worked really hard last week and we had some great engagement levels. I am really enjoying logging on and seeing the effort you are putting into maintaining your learning during a new and unusual time. You have taken it all in your stride (and parents too!
).
Todays tasks are as follows:
1) Read Theory - minimum x2 (approx 30mins)
2) Times tables rockstars (approx 20 mins)
3) LBQ code - zdg
Watch the videos below before hand.
English input - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zsrt4qt
Maths input - https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry/hs-geo-foundations/hs-geo-area/v/perimeter-and-area-basics
Heres one of my examples below - if it is a compound shape like this, yopu need to break the shape down into two seperate quadrilaterals and then find their area individually. Then you add them together to find the area of whole shape. Don't forget to add your 'squared' symbol (2) at the end opf your answer.
4) New writing task on SeeSaw - Thanks to those who submitted their writing on SeeSaw on Friday, I really appreciate your hard work. I will feedback to everyone individually today on SeeSaw. Here is Layton's letter below (I will post more in an individual blog later).
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Under half of the class submitted a piece of writing last week so it's important that we try and improve on that from now on. The task has been set on SeeSaw with a day by day checklist. DO NOT COMPLETE IT ALL ON THE FIRST DAY.
Today I would just reccomend to look at the 3 examples I have attached on Seesaw, look for any key vocabulary or features that you like and make a note of them. You could use an online thesaurus to make a word bank of key words that you could include in your letter.
5) Afternoon topic web work - Again, I've been really impressed with the afternoon work submissions on SeeSaw, I will feedback today and post some work on the blog. Here are some themed paintings by Maisie and Neve.
6) Spellings - I will attach this weeks spellings onto SeeSaw, you have until Friday to practice them. You can then test yourselves and upload your test onto SeeSaw.
Kingfishers Home Learning 24th April
Date: 24th Apr 2020 @ 8:56am
Good morning everyone, we have nearly completed another week. I'd like to say that this has been the best week for task completion so well done to everyone. I know you are putting a lot of work in and trying to produce the best possible quality of work. Unfortunately there have been a few instances in KS2 of inappropriate log-in names or blog comments. It is important that you use your correct first name only and are sensible when commenting on any school platform. Any inappropriate work will deleted, will not count and I will have to contact home.
Today's tasks will be as follows:
1) Read Theory x 2 minimum (aim for 30-45 mins worth)
2) LBQ code - yua
We did well again yesterday on fraction/decimal conversion. The next step is understanding percentages which is something we covered in Spring term. The link below has a few short videos which will recap your knowledge, I would recommend watching the videos on the left hand side of the page I have linked before attempting the LBQ task.
3) Writing task (Final draft) - This will be due to be submitted TODAY. Todays section of the writing task should be:
- FINAL DRAFT - You need to write up your final draft in your neatest possible writing. You need to make surer that there are no basic errors with punctuation, spellings, grammar. I would recommend taking your time and focusing a sentence at a time and re-reading every sentence to make sure you have got everything correct. You might want to ask someone to quickly read over your work again before submitting. I am looking forward to reading these.
4) Afternoon topic web work - Choose an activity to work on this week and upload to SeeSaw when completed.
5)It's Friday so exercise, relax and enjoy the sun
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Enjoy your day and weekend everyone.
Mr Horsley
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 11:27am
With the amount of time we are spending online at the moment, it is important to remember how we can stay safe online. I have attached a poster below of the 10 top tips for Online Safety. Make sure you have a read.
23rd April Home Learning Kingfishers
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 8:49am
Today's tasks will be as follows:
1) Read Theory x 2 minimum (aim for 30-45 mins worth)
2) LBQ code - kra
We did well again yesterday on fraction/decimal conversion. Today you are going to be looking at converting decimals into fractions. Please watch the video below first to consolidate your understanding.
3) Writing task (Editing) - This will be due to be submitted on Friday. Todays section of the writing task should be:
- Editing your letter - I have attached a success criteria onto the task SeeSaw which you will need. Make your way through the checklist to see if you have included all of the features. I have also set an EDITING WORK task on LBQ. Make sure you complete this first before the editing itself, it might give you some tips/ideas for your own editing later.
When it is time for your own editing, proof read your work and look for any opportunities to improve vocabulary, spelling, grammar. Check you have a range of sentence types and sentence openers, you need to avoid repeating the same phrases over and over. You could ask someone else to help you read through this if they are not too busy - it is always good to ask others to read an important piece of work as sometimes they can spot things you may have missed.
4) Afternoon topic web work - Choose an activity to work on this week and upload to SeeSaw when completed.
Enjoy your day everyone.
Mr Horsley
Kingfishers Home Learning 22nd April
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 8:51am
Good morning everyone,
Did anyone see the meteor shower and the StarLink satellites in last night in the sky? I saw it mentioned on the news so went outside to take a look but ended up gazing into the sky for about an hour. Apparently, tonight is going to be the best night to see them at around 9-10pm (well past my bed time) in the north-east of the sky. I would definitely reccomend it. Let me know tomorrow if you could see anything.
Today's tasks will be as follows:
1) Read Theory x 2 minimum (aim for 30-45 mins worth)
2) LBQ code - ugt
We did much better on the fractions work yesterday, I could see that you were trying to make those denominators the same which is excellent - well done everyone.
Today we are going to move onto converting fractions into decimals and vice versa. Again, this is something we covered in class before the closure however the video below be very important in refreshing your memory. You could even try some of the questions on the link below before moving onto the main task on LBQ.
3) Writing task (Drafting) - This will be due to be submitted on Friday. Todays section of the writing task should be:
- Drafting your letter - now is the time to use your plan to write your first draft, remember to break your writing down sentence by sentence. SAY your sentence aloud before writing to ensure it makes sense - does it sound right? Underline anything that you are not sure about and you can always go back to it during the editing process.
Make sure you include the important "skeleton" of your writing using paragraphs to include the important information, the fine details and improvement of vocabulary can be done during the editing stage if necessary
4) Afternoon topic web work - Choose an activity to work on this week and upload to SeeSaw when completed.
Try to keep up with the daily exercise, I was really happy to hear about the wonderful bike rides, runs and fitness sessions going on at home during my phone calls. I've been working on my 10km running recently but I've definitely lost a couple of minutes on my pace since my younger years I'm working on it......
Let me know what you've been up to, it's always great to hear about what else you've been up to apart from schoolwork. The verification code was posted on the blog (I think Miss Fairhurst posted it a couple of days ago) so you should be able to comment on the blogs again.
Enjoy your day everyone.
Mr Horsley
Kingfishers Home Learning 21st April
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 8:49am
Good morning everyone.
Today's tasks will be as follows:
1) Read Theory x 2 minimum (aim for 30-45 mins worth)
2) LBQ code - ehm
We will be looking at fractions again today, something that we have put a lot of work into this year. It seemed that a lot of us still found this difficult yesterday. It's important to rewatch the video before hand and remember that the key when adding, subtracting or comparing fractions is to make the denominators the same using multiplication.
WATCH THIS BEFORE HAND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRjLZROI7wc
3) Writing task (Planning ideas) - This will be due to be submitted on Friday. Todays section of the writing task should be:
- Planning your letter. Organise your plan into paragraphs. I have included more detail on the task on SeeSaw.
Think about what you will talk about in each paragraph and the key words you will use. Create a bank of sentence openers which can be used. Tomorrow you will be writing the first draft so it is important that you have a plan to help you. The letter should be quite detailed and around 1 to 1 1/2 sides of A4. To do this you will need to expand on your points and questions, which is why a plan is vital.
4) Afternoon topic web work - Choose an activity to work on this week and upload to SeeSaw when completed.
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 10:33am
Hi All,
When you log in to the website today, through your pupil login, it will ask you to enter a verification code.
Please enter:
956789
It should then bring up your own individual pupil area, where you will see your discussions for your spelling and writing task.
It should look similiar to this.
Kingfishers Home Learning 20th April
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 8:34am
Good morning everyone, I hope you have all had a nice weekend. I tried to ring all parents last week at some point to check on how everything was going, although I couldn't get through to everyone. The general message was that I am really impressed with how everyone is embracing the new systems. If you are struggling with anything or need log in details, please comment on the blog and I will get back to you ASAP.
Today's tasks will be as follows:
1) Read Theory x 2 minimum (aim for 30-45 mins worth)
2) LBQ code - gir
Maths is comparing and ordering fractions - watch this video before hand to refresh your knowledge. The key is that it is difficult to compare fractions (or add/subtract fractions) if they have different denominators (bottom number of the fraction). Therefore, you will need to make the denominators the same using multiplication. Then, you should be able to compare them easily by looking at the size of the numerators (top numbers). Remember ascending means smallest to largest and descending means largest to smallest.
Here's one of my examples
3) Writing task - I have set a week long writing project on SeeSaw, log on to SeeSaw for more information. This will be due to be submitted on Friday. (if you don't remember how to log on to SeeSaw - you should have a sheet in your bag which was sent home before the school closure. If not, please comment on this blog and I will try and find a way to send you your details).
Todays section of the writing task should be -
1) Compare existing texts - look at good examples, which features are used, can you magpie any vocabulary? I have attached an example onto SeeSaw however if you search 'formal letter examples ks2' on a search engine you will find hundreds - the more you analyse, the better.
4) Afternoon topic web work - Choose an activity to work on this week and upload to SeeSaw when completed. Here's some amazing cakes made and uploaded by Maisie.
Oh...and remember to exercise - you will feel better afterwards!First thing in the morning is always a good idea as it will help you to focus better on your work afterwards.
Mr Horsley
Kingfishers: 17th April Home Learning
Date: 17th Apr 2020 @ 9:21am
Good morning everyone, well done to everyone who completed their work yesterday.
Today's tasks -
Read theory x 2
LBQ code - dkd
Afternoon topic web activity - post on SeeSaw please when completed.
I have also posted a "Writing task" on SeeSaw which I was meant to post next Monday. I was curious to see how it looked on the page so posted it yesterday instead - you can have a look at that also if you want to in preparation for next week. I am going to start posting them on Monday's and expect to see them submitted on Friday please. It should be a working project, like when we write in school, so take your time and use different days to plan, draft, edit and write. Any questions, feel free to drop me a comment below!
Have a nice day everyone.
Mr Horsley