Dear 5G,

I would like to make a HUGE shoutout to Morgan! She has been working on some INCREDIBLE home learning during school’s closure! I have loved seeing it- thank you so much for sending it in, Morgan! She has learnt about The Stone Age and the case of the Pendle Witches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello 5G! I am missing you all terribly and am looking forward to seeing you all as soon as possible 🙂 It might seem like a very long time since you were in school learning, but one thing that will make everything seem more normal will be if you keep ticking over with your school work. Read the learning instructions below to see what you could be doing during this time.

EXCITING NEWS: J.K. Rowling is, chapter by chapter, releasing a new children’s book: The Ickabog! The GREAT news is that, you can read it for FREE, AND you can enter your own illustration entries which could be in the ACTUAL PRINTED BOOK! Go to this website: https://www.theickabog.com/home/

Speak to you soon,

Miss Garlick

REMEMBER WHAT WE AGREED- each day do:

Something for your brain (learning, puzzles)

Something for your body (exercise at home, brisk walk in line with government guidance)

Something for your soul (something creative, drawing, singing, painting, creating)

Something for somebody else (help out around the house, offer to make people drinks, ask how they are- this is a difficult time for everybody).

If you have done all of the above each day, then you are doing really well- well done guys 🙂

 

Home learning:

P.E. with Joe Wicks– tune in to Joe Wicks at 9am every day to get your dose of P.E. (drink water afterwards)

Reading– read as much as you possible can. Read as you go to sleep, read different types of books. For more books, go to https://www.getepic.com/ where you can sign up to a free account (for 30 days- be careful with payment details and make sure that you cancel before you are charged- ask for help from an adult with this).

TTRS– wow your family with your lightning-fast times tables fact recall! I have changed some of your times tables. Keep an eye on your heat map and the leaderboard. I am going to go on TTRS every day this week at our usual time- 11:45- 12:15. If you can, go on at that time, too! We might see each other in arena (we definitely will in festival mode). *Make sure that you warm up for a few minutes on Garage- then go on Studio so that you can keep an accurate track of your studio speed! Then maybe go to arena/ festival/ head-to-head challenges.

Read Theory: aim to complete three of these each day! Do your best, I will be giving shout outs to people who have been on this quite a lot.

Numbots: Let’s see who can unlock all of the costumes first!

Spellings: Search on Google for ‘Statutory Year 5 & 6 Spelling Words’ and practice these- sometimes on spellingtraining.com but also on paper- draw the words into flowers, in different colours and have fun with it.

Research projects: Research the topics and English texts, which we may miss some schooling on:

• The Stone Age!
• The Life Cycles of Humans, Animals and Plants,
• The Pendle Witch Trials (real life) and the history of Lancaster Castle!
• Macbeth (beware- super spooky)
• The Highwayman (by Alfred Noyes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryu1JZiSbHo

BBC Supermovers– to practice grammar use in our writing

Code.org– see if you can complete the whole of Course E (continue with the lessons- you may need help with this from somebody at home… but remember to READ the instructions and keep your cool- the instructions always have hints and tips to help you when your code has gone wrong… also remember that errors in your code are completely normal and part of the process!)

KCLBRR (class join code)

You should have all of the logins for these in your Reading Records. If you do not have access to these, please send a message on the school app, and I will send your login details to you.

If you are looking for additional learning, try these websites:

Interland– Try the challenges which we haven’t gotten to yet https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland

Youtube drawing tutorials- (be careful when browsing online)

Practice your French… les dents! (Youtube is another good place for this- try learning the French alphabet and colours).

Practice your handwriting as you…

Keep a daily diary of this unprecedented time in our modern History.

 

Take care 5G,

Miss Garlick, Mrs. Stokes and Ms. Whitehead (and Barry Trotter)

Important information about the 11+ Examinations (School Closure):

If your child is considering applying for grammar school, and wants to prepare to sit the 11+ exam, please use this time away from school as a great opportunity to get lots of practice in.

The 11+ test is different in style and content to the Primary school national curriculum, so- even if your child excels at school- they will need to practice this specific type of test in order to feel comfortable sitting the exam.

Although other exams are cancelled, it is my belief that the 11+ examinations will be going ahead as usual for the current Year 5s in September 2020 for pupils to start in Year 7 for the 2021-2022 academic year. If the test doesn’t take place in September, it must take place some time soon after, as the test is how grammar schools generate their year 7 cohorts each year.

If your child has already completed the practice papers which I have provided, please take a look at the websites below for more free practice for them (the examination body is GL assessments):

• https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/resources/free-11plus-online-10-minute-tests
• https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/info/preparing-for-the-11-plus-with-cgp/free-11-plus-practice-tests
• https://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/free-11-plus-practice-papers/learning-together-sample-practice-papers

In addition, there are practice booklets which you can buy via online marketplaces like Amazon, or from shops like WHSmith (when re-opened). There are also lots more online options which may charge you an amount of money.

You may also want to keep an eye on the local grammar school websites to check for any updates:

http://www.lggs.org.uk/

https://www.lrgs.org.uk/

I hope that this helps,

Miss Garlick

Learning if school closes

Dear all

This is where any worksheets, notes and website links will be posted for different year groups should the school be asked to close in light of the Covid-19 outbreak. We will try and keep this updated regularly, but please bear with us as we all try and keep on top of things. Links to year groups specific learning are at the bottom of the page but please look at all of the links below as they may be suitable for your children.

We cannot take responsibility for any links that take you away from our school website so please be aware that you follow these links at your own choice

Please find below a list of some of the websites offering free or trial periods of their resources. They have been broken down into different subjects but often websites do in fact cover the whole curriculum. None of these websites require payment to access so some of the obvious platforms haven’t been included. Some do require you to log in or create a free account to access.

General

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/joinin/something-special-getting-started-with-makaton – learn Makaton sign language

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/mobilebasic – Virtual Field Trips

https://www.purplemash.com/login/ – Purple Mash login with your own details (if they cannot remember their details then they won;t be able to get on)

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ – Oxford Owls online ebooks and activities

https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/ – interactive activities covering a whole range of subjects and year groups

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ – huge treasure trove of activities that cover a whole range of subjects. Also holds links to games etc that are hosted by other sites.

http://www.pobble365.com/ – a new picture is shared each day to provoke discussion, debate or writing ideas.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/ – a huge range of different subjects and focuses, arguably the best host of any resource you could need. Have offered a free account in the result of school closures.

https://www.weareteachers.com/free-online-learning-resources/ – lots of specific links to different sites that offer free resources or learning platforms.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize – huge range of different resources and information broken down into Key Stages and year groups.

https://tpet.co.uk/ – free online resource packs.

https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html – free online home workbooks

kids.classroomssecrets.co.uk – free resource

BBC Learning http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/ This site is old and no longer updated and yet there’s so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.

Futurelearn https://www.futurelearn.com Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).

Blockly https://blockly.games Learn computer programming skills – fun and free.

Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/ Creative computer programming

Ted Ed https://ed.ted.com All sorts of engaging educational videos

National Geographic Kids https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ Activities and quizzes for younger kids.

Duolingo https://www.duolingo.com Learn languages for free. Web or app.

Mystery Science https://mysteryscience.com Free science lessons

The Kids Should See This https://thekidshouldseethis.com Wide range of cool educational videos

Crash Course https://thecrashcourse.com You Tube videos on many subjects

Crash Course Kids https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids As above for a younger audience

Crest Awards https://www.crestawards.org Science awards you can complete from home.

iDEA Awards https://idea.org.uk Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.

Paw Print Badges https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.

Tinkercad https://www.tinkercad.com All kinds of making.

Prodigy Maths https://www.prodigygame.com Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.

Cbeebies Radio https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio Listening activities for the younger ones.

Nature Detectives https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetect…/ A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!

British Council https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find Resources for English language learning

Oxford Owl for Home https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ Lots of free resources for Primary age

Big History Project https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.

Geography Games https://world-geography-games.com/world.html Geography gaming!

Blue Peter Badges https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.

The Artful Parent https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/ Good, free art activities

Red Ted Art https://www.redtedart.com Easy arts and crafts for little ones

The Imagination Tree https://theimaginationtree.com Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.

Toy Theater https://toytheater.com/ Educational online games

DK Find Out https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/… Activities and quizzes

English

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ teach your Monster to read

https://spellingframe.co.uk/ – spelling activities with specialist resources for each year group.

https://subscribe.firstnews.co.uk/free-downloadable-issue/ – free online digital download of a specialist children’s newspaper.

https://lindsaylittleson.co.uk/home/resources/ – free resources linked to the books of Lindsay Littleson including The Titanic Detective Agency and Guardians of the Wild Unicorns.

http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/ – vast online store of animated comic strips tracking legends and myths from across the world.

https://thereadingrealm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/The-Nature-and-Animal-Realm-1.pdf – downloadable reading activity pack.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/ – free online books – brilliant if you can’t get to the library

Maths

parent.numberfunportal.com – Free access for 30 days, just make sure you cancel anything before the end of it!

https://parallel.org.uk/  – free online maths problems, more focussed at older children.

https://mathsticks.com/my/ – online resources and print offs with specifically broken down key stage focuses.

https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html – a large range of free videos and short films that are then supported by questions and tasks underneath.

https://masterthecurriculum.co.uk/ – free online range of activities broken down into year groups and levels including Greater Depth

https://uk.ixl.com/math/ – Maths link

Science

https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/learning-activities/science/ – lots of science subject areas covered with resources specifically designed for primary age children. (Other subjects are also available on this site).

https://groweatgift.com/2017/06/14/30-ways-to-go-wild-with-science/ – lots of different and fun science activities you can do in the house or garden

Foundation Subjects.

THANKS TO NISCU FOR THESE ACTIVITIES: Do not worry Wordsearch and Easter Activity Pack

PE and fitness – http://theimovement.com/

https://www.gonoodle.com/  – lots of online videos that help keep children active inside and also teach mindfulness and medidation

https://www.typingclub.com/ – online programme for teaching and developing touch typing

https://groweatgift.com/2017/06/12/30-ways-to-get-creative-for-30-days-wild/ – different activity ideas that involve creating or engaging with different things in your house or garden

5G Class Page

Hello and welcome to 5G. We are Miss Garlick, Ms. Whitehead, Mrs. Stokes and 27 awesome children!

 

Key Info:

P.E. is on Tuesdays.

Swimming is on Thursdays until the Easter holidays.

All children in 5G should read 10-15 pages every night and bring their reading book and reading record into school every morning.

Topic homework is given out every half term, as well as Spelling and Maths homework on a weekly basis.

Please encourage your child to go on Times Table Rockstars and Numbots at home- it’s great fun and boosts their learning across all Maths principles! We have been accessing these incredible learning platforms for a half term so far, and the impact that they have had on the class’ confidence and ability is incredible!

If you have any questions or concerns, please catch Miss Garlick in the classroom either after school or in the morning before 09:50.

Below is our class blog where you can find information about our learning adventures past and present 🙂

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