Killinghall C.E. Primary School

Hi Griffins,

I hope you are all doing well and have had a good break.  None of us thought we would be strarting the new half-term like this, but please try your best at home on Monday and Tuesday.  I have put work below for both days.  If you can't print things off at home, view the worksheets online and write your answers down on paper.  Please bring the work you do into school with you on Wednesday, so we can stick it into your books.

Please have a pen or pencil and paper with you for all the lesson.

Monday:

9.15am - Maths Zoom with me.  In this session, we will revisit equivalent fractions and how to calculate them.  We will be using this skill a lot this half term, so this will give some extra practice.  There are activity sheets below.  Pick either the red, amber or green challengs.  If you finish you could try some of the other questions.
  -PowerPoint - Equivalent Fractions..pptx-  
-Maths Activity Sheets Equivalent Fractions-V352052247.docx-

10.25 - Collective worship with Mrs Bassitt

11.00am - PHSE We will finsish off our unit on dreams and goals, by coming up with a plan for an event to raise money for charity.  Read through the PowerPoint below first (use slideshow mode if you can), then fill in your ideas on the activity sheet.  If you can't print it off, just write your ideas down on paper using the different heading shown on the sheet.
  -PHSE PowerPoint.pptx-  
  -Project Planning Sheet.pdf-  

1.00pm - English Zoom with me.   This will be a class novel session.  I have sent a link to the text out.  We will be reading the first part of chapter 5 together, I would then like you to look at pages 69 and 70 in more detail.  Can you retrieve any information about Kensuke? Use wht you find to create an annotated drawing of this character.
  -Monday PPT English Class Novel.pptx-  

2.30 - PE. Follow the link to Joe Wicks' lockdown sessions to keep yourself active whilst at home.  If you would prefer to do your own activities instead, that is fine.
PE link

Tuesday:

9.15am - RE/Music - Zoom with Mrs Linfoot -

In RE, you will bee looking at the key functions of a mosque and how they link to the key beliefs of Muslims.
  -Year 5 RE Zoom LessonTuesday 1st March 2022.docx-  

Please can you all have pen/pencil and paper.
If they have a printer, they can print out the attached sheet. If you can't, you will be able to sketch the drawing. 

Mrs Linfoot has set a music activity for you.  Use the activity sheet below and follow the links to the videos.
  -Music Tuesday 1st March 2022.docx-  

10.25 - Collective worship with Mrs Foster (I will send a link out once I have it)

11.00am - French  Mrs Parker has set you some work on the language angels website (I've sent a link to the website along with a username and password to your parents).  You need to go to the Intermediate Challenge Level, click on Vetements (clothes), lesson 1. Go through the PowerPoint, then try thew activity sheet below - if you can't print it off, just write your answers down on paper. THere's also a word mat below to help you.
  -Lesson 1 Writing.pdf-  
  -les vetements word mat.pdf-  

1.00pm - Maths Zoom with me In this session, we will revisit converting improper fractions to mixed numbers.  Again, this will be something we will be using quite a lot in upcoming lessons, so this will give some extra practice.  There are activity sheets below.  Pick either the red, amber or green challenge.  If you finish you could try some of the other questions.
  -PowerPoint - Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers.pptx-  
  -Activity Sheets - Improper fractions to mixed numbers.docx-  

2.30 - English - This half term, we are going to using sentence stacking to create a poem about rivers.  I would like you to remind yourself about some of the features of rivers which we looked at in our geography lesson before Christmas.  I've attached a reading comprehension sheet for you to go through.  There are two sets of questions, the first focuses on retrieval with the trickier VIPERS questions as an extension task.
  -Rivers reading comprehension.docx-  

27 Mar 2022

This week's homework is a fractions challenge, and can be found on SATs companion.  It involves work we have been doing recently on adding and subtracting fractions, so remember to find those common denominators!
The homework will appear on SATs companion tomorrow morning and will finish on Monday 4th April.
If you have any problems, let me know.

Mr Thackray

20 Mar 2022

This week is an English homework.  The activity can be found on SATs companion and is called 'using the correct tenses of verbs'.  There is a short video to watch, then 10 questions for you to answer. The challenge will begin at 9.00am on Monday 21st March and finish at 9.00am on Monday 28th. 
Good luck!

Mr Thackray

13 Mar 2022

This week's homework is a PLC, you have 3 weeks to complete it.
Please hand in by Monday 4th April.

With it being science week this week, I thought I would set you a PLC with a science theme. 
I would like you to create a piece of work based around forces.

You could create a presentation or poster to show what you have learnt about some of the forces we have looked at so far (gravity, friction, air resistance), or maybe you would like investigate more about some of the scientists we have talked about (Isaac Newton, Gallileo).  Maybe you will write/draw about examples of when these forces are useful to us and when they are not.  Remember you have also looked at forces lower dowen school - magnetism, pushes/pulls, so you might want to focus on these for your PLC.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
Mr Thackray.

06 Mar 2022

Sats Companion - Maths Activity - To be completed by 14th March

For this week's homework, I would like you to revist short division (also known as the bus stop method).  We practiced using this before half term, but I thought this homework would act a nice reminder. If you have forgotton how to do this, ask me this week and I can go through a few questions with you.  The homework can be found on Sats Companion and is called 'Short division (bus stop method).

Good luck!

Mr Thackray

26 Feb 2022

For this week's homework I would like you to focus on relative clauses.  The activity will be on Sats Companion, there is a short video for you to watch then 10 questions to answer.  Let me know if you have any problems accessing the website.

Thanks,
Mr Thackray

13 Feb 2022

PLC - due in 7th March

For this week's PLC, I would like you to focus on 'The Romans'.  I know a lot of you have enjoyed our work over the last half term and I thought this would give you the opportunity to explore the topic even more.  You could create something based on things we have looked at in class, or conduct some of your own research into another area of Roman history.

I'm looking forward to see what you all come up with!

Mr Thackray

06 Feb 2022

SATs Companion - Maths activity - To be completed by 14th February
This week's homework can be found in SATs Companion.  Click on the maths tab when you log in.
This week, I would like you to revisit a topic we covered before Christmas - Statistics.
Some of you may have more than one task showing in your SATs companion account. but the activity I would like you to try for this homework is called:

Interpreting Tables and Timetables
You may need a pen and paper for the activity for you to do your working out on

If you have any problems, please let me know.

Mr Thackray

30 Jan 2022

For your English homework this week, I have set you a spelling based activity on Sats Companion.  There is a video to watch along with 10 questions to answer.  The task is called 'Use of -ly in standard English to turn adjectives into adverbs'.
If there are other tasks showing on your account which I haven't told you about, please don't complete these as these are activities you will be trying out in school.  If you have lost or forgotten your login either see me next week or ask your parents to email me.

Good luck!

Mr Thackray

23 Jan 2022

This week's homework is a PLC - you have 3 weeks to complete this (please hand in by Monday 14th February).

Although we have come to the end of our Earth and Space unit in science, I know many of you enjoyed the topic and also had lots of other areas to do with space that you wanted to investigate.  With that in mind, this PLC will be on the topic of the Earth and Space.  You could create a poster, a report or PowerPoint about any area which interests you.  You could include some of the information we learnt in class, but also any areas that you would like to further research yourself. If you create anything on a computer, you could send it to me by email.  I'm looking forward to see what you all come up with!

Mr Thackray

16 Jan 2022

SATs Companion - Maths activity - To be completed by 24th January
This week's homework can be found in SATs Companion.  Click on the maths tab when you log in. Some of you may have more than one task showing in your SATs companion account, but the activity I would like you to try for this homework is called:

Perimeter and area (mixed questions)
You may need a pen and paper for the activity for you to do your working out on.

If you have any problems, please let me know.

Mr Thackray

09 Jan 2022

SATs Companion - Modal Verbs Activity - Completed by 17th January
This week's homework is on  SATs Companion. It is an English activity around modal verbs, which we looked at last term
There is a short video lesson which can be watched, to remind you about the topic, then there are ten questions to answer.
You should all have logins for the website, but let me know if you have any problems logging on.
Some of you may also have other activities showing in SATs companion, just make sure you select the modal verbs exercise for this homework.

If you need any further information or have any questions about this, please get in contact.

Mr Thackray

05 Dec 2021

Please hand in by Wednesday 5th January

This week's homework is a PLC.  As it won't be due in until the new year, I thought we could do this PLC around the theme of '2022'.
Think about your hopes and aspirations for the new year ahead, all the positive things you can look forward to, and how you intend to achieve them. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Remember, you can either submit your work by handing it into me at school, or by sending it to me via email.

Mr Thackray

28 Nov 2021

SATs Companion - Maths activity - Completed by 6th December
This week's homework can be found in SATs Companion.  Click on the maths tab when you log in. Some of you may have more than one task showing in your SATs companion account, but the activity I would like you to try for this homework is called:

'Use column method to add & subtract up to 4 digits'.
You will need a pen and paper for the activity for you to do your working out on.
If you have any problems, please let me know.

Mr Thackray

21 Nov 2021

SATs Companion - Reading activity - Completed by 29th November
We have been given access to a new resource called SATs Companion. It is an online resource with English and maths activities.
This week I would like them to use this resource at home to compelte a short reading activity. There is a short video lesson which can be watched, then there are two short texts to read and then some questions to answer. The focus this week is on making inferences.
I will give you all logins on Monday so you can access the website.

If you need any further information or have any questions about this, please get in contact.

Mr Thackray

14 Nov 2021

PLC - Due in 6th December
This week's homework will be a PLC and with it being Anti-Bullying week, along with the work we are doing in PHSE, I would like you to create a piece of work on the theme of kindness, equality and celebrating differences.  You could use some of the ideas we will be looking at this week to inspire you, and you can display your ideas and thoughts in any way you choose - be creative!
I'm looking forward to see what you all come up with!

07 Nov 2021

This week, Sumdog a running a national competition as part of 'Maths Week England'. The contest runs until Friday 11th November. Therefore your homework this week is to enter the competition. Your scores are logged each time you play and because all the questions are personalised everyone has an equal chance of playing and getting onto the leader board. There is also a trophy for the winning class!

Best of luck,
Mr Thackray

17 Oct 2021

Art PLC 18^th October
This half term we have been looking at Stone Age art and the art of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist who uses nature to create his own ‘land art’.
For your PLC, I would like you to create your own land art using whatever materials you have available. Have a look at the PowerPoint for some ideas. You may wish to use leaves; if you go for a walk by the river you could create your own rock art. The choice is yours.  Take a picture of it and email it to Mr Butler.
You have until 8^th November to complete this.
I look forward to seeing your creations. 

  -Andy Goldsworthy.pptx-  

10 Oct 2021

For this week's maths homework, I have set another challenge on Sumdog.  It is a times tables challenge for you to have a go at, with the target being 100 correct answers.  The challenge starts on Monday 11th October at 8am and finishes on Monday 18th October at 8am.  The challenge will appear when you have finished the game you are currently playing.  Let me know if you have any problems, and good luck!

03 Oct 2021

Modal Verbs
We recently looked at modal verbs during our sentence stacking lessons and learnt how they can be used to indicate how likely something is to happen.  I have attached a short activiy sheet for this homework for you to try out. Hopefully we will be able to include modal verbs in our upcoming indendednt writing activities.  You can print off the sheet and complete it, but don't worry if you don't have access to a printer, simply write your answers on a piece of paper instead.

  -Modal Verbs 4th Oct.docx-  

26 Sep 2021

This week's homework is a PLC - You have 3 weeks to complete this activity.
Please hand in by Monday 18th October.

In history this half term, we are learning about the time period covering the Stone Age to the Iron Age.  In the next few weeks we will continue our journey through the Stone Age, looking at the Mesolithic and Neolithic eras, before investigating the Bronze Age.  Towards the end of the Neolithic and the start of the Bronze Age, people started to build monuments, with Stonehenge probably being the most famous.  For this PLC, I would like you to research Stonehenge and present it in any way you choose - it could be writing a fact file, or making a PowerPoint presentation   or even a making a model.  Please don't make your PLC too big as it is then difficult to store and not easy to display.  If you create something on a laptop or iPad, it can be emailed to me, rather than printed off and brought in.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what you create!

Also, we are going to be creating portraits of people who are our role-models for our lockers.  Please have a think about who your role-model is.  It could be someone famous or someone you know.  Think about how they inspire you.  If you can bring a picture so that you can sketch their portrait, that would be great!

19 Sep 2021

Sumdog Challenge
This week's homework is a Sumdog Challenge!  It starts on Moday at 3.30pm and finishes on Monday 27th at 8.30am.  The challenge will show on the children's account when they have finished the current game they are playing.  If anyone has forgotten thir login details, ask me and I can give them to you.

Good luck!