Long Row Primary School
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Successful Seals
Welcome to the Successful Seals!
Hello Year 6!
I hope you have had a great first week at home. I hope lots of you have been out walking with your family, or bike riding if you have a bike. I have been on walk each day and have been doing lots of baking. So far I have made: rhubarb crumble, malteser rocky road and mini egg cookies. The rabbits have been loving the sunshine and today it is their 4th birthday (27.3). My plan for this weekend is to play some old classics (including Sims), go out walking each day and do some more baking (Rolo cookies and Terry Chocolate orange cheesecake!).
Again, I've put some work up for you to do (week 2 work). It's up to you and your family how much you do and what you do. Please remember to have some 'you' time too. If you do any work and want me to look at it, keep it in a safe place and we can look at it together once we are back at school. Remember you have your work books too, if you are unsure of anything in those, please fold the corner of the book and bring it back to school when we are back.
Thank you for being the most wonderful class. You are all incredible individuals, with so much to give.
Thank you to your parents too, for any help they can give you and for all the memories you are going to make together as a family during this time. Remember, learning can come from so many other things. Walking, talking, reading together, baking, doing puzzles, playing board games, playing cards, painting, building lego and competing on the xbox are just some of the other ways children can learn. Staying healthy, happy and enjoying your time together is crucial over the next few weeks.
Hope to see you all soon and miss you already! Mrs V and Mrs D xx
My week and weekend!
It's always good to have a break from a screen - how many of these can you do?
Edinburgh zoo- Live animal videos
https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/rockhopper-penguin-cam/#rockhopperpenguincam
Can you watch the webcams of the animals and write about them? Maybe create an information leaflet? Write a poem? A story? If you want to you could send your work in the post to Edinburgh Zoo, they may add it to their displays in the Zoo when they are back open. Make sure you ask an adult before sending any work to the Zoo!
Edinburgh Zoo
134 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6TS
The Royal Zooological Society of Scotland have some great links with some lovely activities:
https://learning.rzss.org.uk/mod/scorm/view.php?id=1515
https://learning.rzss.org.uk/mod/scorm/view.php?id=1247
https://learning.rzss.org.uk/mod/scorm/view.php?id=1390
https://learning.rzss.org.uk/course/view.php?id=81
https://shop.nightzookeeper.com/collections/teaching-resources
Keeping fit and healthy
- Each morning, Joe Wicks will do a PE lesson on his youtube site:
https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1 Have you been doing these? I have and I ache just about everywhere!!
He will be doing this each day at 9am and it will last half an hour! Ask a parent to help you find the correct video.
- Remember, we always do lots of 'Just dance' videos on Youtube too. Show your family your moves. Go onto Youtube and type in 'Just Dance'. Lots and lots should come up. You can use the search bar to search for specific songs too.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/just-for-fun-collection/z7tymfr Supermovers on BBC website
- https://www.jumpstartjonny.co.uk/free-stuff Jump Start Jonny is updating his website every Monday, with lots of free activities to do!
- https://www.nhs.uk/change4life this website has lots of cooking ideas, indoor activity ideas and wake up shake ups!
- https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources-0
- https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/nature-detectives/
- https://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/get-wild-home
See below for some sports activities from Amber Valley Council. Please ask an adult for help, if needed, and make sure you warm up!
PE from Amber Valley Sports Association
Maths (Week 2)
We will be continuing our learning of ratio and starting our learning on angles. Please do not worry if you 'didn't get' last week's learning. As soon as we are back at school, we will make sure we go through anything and everything you feel you need to look at again. Try your best, that's all that ever matters!
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/
Follow the link above, this will take you to the five lessons for this week.
Under each day, there is also a link to a twinkl resource pack, this is only there if you need further help or guidance. There is a powerpoint that will explain the concept again and a few more worksheets, if you want them. If this is the first time you have used twinkl education site, you will need to sign up first. During this home learning time, twinkl have kindly provided everyone with the resources for free. Sign up and use the code UKTWINKLHELPS or CVDTWINKLHELPS these are free access codes. Once you have signed up, click the links below that you need and you will be taken directly to that page. Download the resources and use as and when needed.
Monday:
Lesson 1: Calculating scale factors
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/
Watch the video and then click 'get the activity'.
Once you have completed your worksheet, ask someone at home if they wouldn't mind checking your answers. On the same link on the right of the page it asks you to click 'get the answers'.
Tuesday:
Lesson 2: Ratio and proportion problems
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/
Watch the video and then click 'get the activity'.
Once you have completed your worksheet, ask someone at home if they wouldn't mind checking your answers. On the same link on the right of the page it asks you to click 'get the answers'.
Wednesday:
Lesson 3: Measure using a protractor (Please leave this lesson if you do not have a protractor at home or complete the sections that don't require a protractor)
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/
Watch the video and then click 'get the activity'.
Once you have completed your worksheet, ask someone at home if they wouldn't mind checking your answers. On the same link on the right of the page it asks you to click 'get the answers'.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-m-2087-how-to-use-a-protractor-display-powerpoint
Thursday:
Lesson 4: Introducing angles
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/
Watch the video and then click 'get the activity'.
Once you have completed your worksheet, ask someone at home if they wouldn't mind checking your answers. On the same link on the right of the page it asks you to click 'get the answers'.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/tp2-m-152-planit-y6-properties-of-shape-lesson-pack-angles-1
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/types-of-angles-powerpoint-t2-m-4765
Friday:
Lesson 5: Calculating angles
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/
Watch the video and then click 'get the activity'.
Once you have completed your worksheet, ask someone at home if they wouldn't mind checking your answers. On the same link on the right of the page it asks you to click 'get the answers'.
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-m-862-year-6-calculating-angles-on-a-straight-line-powerpoint
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/tp2-m-153-planit-y6-properties-of-shape-lesson-pack-angles-2
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/tp2-m-154-planit-y6-properties-of-shape-lesson-pack-angles-3
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/tp2-m-159-planit-y6-properties-of-shape-lesson-pack-angles-4
Week 2: Corbett Maths 5 in 5 - Pick the level of challenge you do normally in maths and do one a day. The answers are below too.
Week 2: 5 in 5 Answers
Reading
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/ David Walliams is doing a live broadcast of one of his stories each day at 11am - you can also hear the previous day too.
https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories/
Above is a link to 'A world of stories', this allows your child to choose a book to listen to aloud. Scroll down to the 'fiction' section, for books such as: The boy who made the world disappear, A pinch of magic, The jungle book, Time travel diaries, Pegasus and the flame and Pride and Prejudice. If the children just want half an hour of listening to someone read a story, then follow the link and I hope your children cosy up on the sofa whilst listening!
Audible has a 30 day free trial. You can listen to a wide range of books here, but will need to remember to cancel the membership after the free trial is over.
https://www.youtube.com/user/artificedesign/videos
Michael Rosen has over 200 videos on his Youtube channel for children to listen to for enjoyment.
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-6
This website has 50 books that are great to read, if you are in Year 6. This might help you pick your new book to read!
Reading together and reading on your own for pleasure will be the best thing you can do for the next few weeks. Reading can take you off to a new world, it will build your imagination and give you so many ideas for writing stories. Below this, I have put together a more formal reading session for each day, this is only if you want to have something to do. I will be more than happy if you enjoy your books outside in the garden or on the sofa if it is raining. Take a look below if you would like!
Week 2: Reading activity: Grannie Poem. 2018 Reading Test https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/710107/STA187968e_2018_ks2_English_reading_Reading_booklet.pdf.pdf
English: The Lighthouse
Computing
https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/codeclub/scratch-module-1
Children can click on the link and sign up to Code Club (with parent permission). This will allow them to continue coding and use scratch 2 or scratch 3 at home. Challenge your family and each other to play games with one another!
Week 2: Topic - Mexico
Lesson 1:
Use a range resources to find out about Mexico - You can choose how to display your findings: Make a leaflet / non-chronological report / poem / write a story / factfile / mindmap / information text about everything you find out 
When watching the videos or reading the information, consider making notes first based on the following themes and questions, before producing your 'final piece':
- What is Mexico like?
- What are the human features (buildings etc)?
- What are the Physical features (mountains, rivers)?
- Geographically which continent is it on?
- Which oceans is it near?
- What similarities are there to the UK?
- What differences are there to the UK?
- What is the weather like?
- What animals are there?
- What is family life like?
- What jobs do they do?
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/countries/country-fact-file-mexico/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zbdmpv4
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0114db0
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0115hm6
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0113nqs
Lesson 2:
Who were the Maya?
Read through the information on the powerpoint, then make your own 'lesson' to teach a member of your family.
This could mean you make your own posters, your own worksheets or your own powerpoint.
Which family member will you choose to teach? I hope your lesson goes well!
Lesson 2: Resources
Week 2: A fantastic website for learning how to draw!
http://www.robbiddulph.com/draw-with-rob
A man called Rob Biddulph (a children's author and illustrator) is making two videos a week at 10am on a Tuesday and Thursday. Draw with Rob already has 4 videos on from last week too.
I had a go at the Gregasaurus and Kevin last week.... my Gregasaurus definitely went better than my Kevin!!
Week 2: Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Activities
Week 2: STEM Ideas (Adult supervision highly advised and needed for some)
Week 2: Craft ideas and other things to keep you busy
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/50-things-activities-in-the-woods (Lots of these can be done in your garden, if you have one at home).
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/50-things-activities-to-do-in-your-back-garden (These can definitely be done in your back garden!)
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/easter-crafts-how-to-guides
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/how-to-make-a-bird-feeder
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont/features/how-to-make-a-twig-heart
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/kids-nature-activities-self-isolation/
http://treetoolsforschools.org.uk/categorymenu/?cat=activities
Week 2: Baking
I LOVE baking!
New: I am making these this week (29.3.2020):
https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/03/05/easter-chocolate-cake/
https://www.janespatisserie.com/2015/05/17/no-bake-chocolate-orange-cheesecake/
https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/07/23/rolo-cookies/
https://www.janespatisserie.com/2015/04/02/vanilla-cupcakes-easter-nest-cupcakes/
Jane's patisserie is the website I use all the time, have a look through the recipes!
If you are baking, you must have help from an adult! So ask nicely and remember, ingredients are hard to find at the moment; you may have to be inventive!