St Michael's Primary School

Reading/Talking and Listening

Practise reading every day for at least 15-30 mins.

What to read?

Books, magazines, newspapers, online news, online books etc.

Follow this link to watch news round.

Https://www.bbc.co.uk

Activity 1

Make notes whilst watching news round.

Activity 2

Choose one of the topics and do further research on it.

Activity 3

Create a report on your chosen topic.

Spelling

Spelling words to focus on this week:

• convenience
• controversial
• curious
• develop
• opportunity
• equipped
• marvellous
• increase
• material

Spelling activities- You can choose three of the following activities to do with your spelling words – diacritical marking, syllabication, words within words, dictionary definitions, create a word search or scrambled words.

Writing

Write a letter to someone you know. It could be your grandparents, a cousin or even one of your friends from school.

Let them know what you have been doing and some of the things you are looking forward to doing when you can see them again.

Remember to include the features of an informal letter:

• your address and date in the top right of the page

• start with a greeting (Dear_____,)
• introduction to tell them why you are writing to them
• write in paragraphs
• finish with an informal sign off (best wishes/yours truly) and your name

Maths

Here is link to a range of fun maths activities you could do at home

https://www.transum.org/Software/Fun_Maths/

Try to complete (at least) 5 maths activities this week.

RE

HWB

Keep your body and mind healthy with some physical exercise each day. Here are some links you can use to help you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVR2FnTpdk

The Body Coach TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if4cjO5nxo

Challenge – Can you create your own workout and get other family members to join you and have fun.

Other Curricular Areas

Science

Click this link for a list of fun science activities you can do at home: https://thestemlaboratory.com/stem-activities-for-kids/

Tune in to science experiments daily from the Science Centre:

https://twitter.com/gsc1

Art/Technologies

Create a piece of art showing the scenery of springtime. Here is a link to help you https://YouTube.be/BxFeJIDzp6c

Dance

Follow the link and dance with Diversity. Free online tutorials.

https://20dv.co.uk

Reading/Talking and Listening

Practise reading every day for at least 15-30 mins.

What to read?

Books, magazines, newspapers, online news, online books etc.

Spelling

Spelling words to focus on this week:

• knuckle
• obstacle
• rectangle
• vehicle
• formidable
• impossible
• aquarium
• equipment
• equator

Spelling activities- You can choose three of the following activities to do with your spelling words – diacritical marking, syllabication, words within words, dictionary definitions, create a word search or scrambled words.

Writing

Maths

Here is link to a range of fun maths activities you could do at home

https://www.transum.org/Software/Fun_Maths/

Try to complete (at least) 5 maths activities this week.

Problem Solving

Farmer Dom’s sheep are escaping out of his field, he needs to put a fence around it.

1. The length of the field is 24 metres, the width is 10 metres How much wooden fencing does farmer Dom need to purchase to go around his field.

2. Farmer Dom notices that there is very little grass on his field, so he decides to resurface it with new grass. So farmer Dom doesn’t get too little grass he has to measure the area of the field. Can you help him?

RE

HWB

Keep your body and mind healthy with some physical exercise each day. Here are some links you can use to help you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVR2FnTpdk

The Body Coach TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if4cjO5nxo

Challenge – Can you create your own workout and get other family members to join you and have fun.

Other Curricular Areas

Science

Click this link for a list of fun science activities you can do at home: https://thestemlaboratory.com/stem-activities-for-kids/

Tune in to science experiments daily from the Science Centre:

https://twitter.com/gsc1

Art/Technologies

Create a piece of art showing the scenery of springtime. Here is a link to help you https://YouTube.be/BxFeJIDzp6c

Dance

Follow the link and dance with Diversity. Free online tutorials.

https://20dv.co.uk

Reading/Talking and Listening

Practise reading every day for at least 15-30 mins.

What to read?

Books, magazines, newspapers, online news, online books etc.

Follow this link to watch news round.

Https://www.bbc.co.uk

Activity 1

Make notes whilst watching news round.

Activity 2

Choose one of the topics and do further research on it.

Activity 3

Create a report on your chosen topic.

Spelling

Spelling words to focus on this week:

• evacuation
• propaganda
• countryside
• blitz
• allies
• invasion
• rationing
• soldier
• trench
• solidarity

Spelling activities- You can choose three of the following activities to do with your spelling words – diacritical marking, syllabication, words within words, dictionary definitions, create a word search or scrambled words.

Writing

Research a country of your choice and create a poster, powerpoint or factfile to share your information.

Maths

Here is link to a range of fun maths activities you could do at home

https://www.transum.org/Software/Fun_Maths/

Try to complete (at least) 5 maths activities this week.

Below is a table of prices of rationed food during war time. Can you calculate how much you would spend if you bought 4 portions of each thing on the list?

Could you find out how much some of these things would cost now?

RE

HWB

Keep your body and mind healthy with some physical exercise each day. Here are some links you can use to help you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVR2FnTpdk

The Body Coach TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if4cjO5nxo

Challenge – Can you create your own workout and get other family members to join you and have fun.

Other Curricular Areas

Science

Click this link for a list of fun science activities you can do at home: https://thestemlaboratory.com/stem-activities-for-kids/

Tune in to science experiments daily from the Science Centre:

https://twitter.com/gsc1

Art/Technologies

Create a piece of art showing the scenery of springtime. Here is a link to help you https://YouTube.be/BxFeJIDzp6c

Dance

Follow the link and dance with Diversity. Free online tutorials.

https://20dv.co.uk

Reading/Talking and Listening

Practise reading every day for at least 15-30 mins.

What to read?

Books, magazines, newspapers, online news, online books etc.

Follow this link to watch news round.

Https://www.bbc.co.uk

Activity 1

Make notes whilst watching news round.

Activity 2

Choose one of the topics and do further research on it.

Activity 3

Create a report on your chosen topic.

Spelling

Spelling words to focus on this week:

• Season
• Spring
• Flowers
• Pollen
• Allergy
• Daffodil
• Butterfly
• Blossom
• Rainbow
• Sunshine
• Weather
• Warming
• Pollination

Spelling activities- You can choose three of the following activities to do with your spelling words – diacritical marking, syllabication, words within words, dictionary definitions, create a word search or scrambled words.

Writing

Write about a springtime, a woodland walk or an Easter day celebration.

Think about the following:

• Who were you with?
• What did you do?
• Where did you visit?
• What was the weather like?
• What did you eat?
• How did you get there?
• What was the most memorable part of the walk/celebration?

Maths

Here is link to a range of fun maths activities you could do at home

https://www.transum.org/Software/Fun_Maths/

Try to complete (at least) 7 maths activities this week.

Practice your times tables.

Write down fact families for the following:

5x8=40.              6x3=18

6x7=42.              9x3=27

7x3=21.               5x7=35

8x4=32.              7x4=28

RE

 May is a very special month devoted to Our Lady.

Each day say the Hail Mary with your family for those in our world who need our prayers the most during this uncertain time.

Set up an altar where you can pray to Our Lady.

You can include a picture/drawing of Mary, some flowers made from paper or picked from the garden, a candle if possible.

HWB

Keep your body and mind healthy with some physical exercise each day. Here are some links you can use to help you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVR2FnTpdk

The Body Coach TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if4cjO5nxo

Challenge – Can you create your own workout and get other family members to join you and have fun.

Other Curricular Areas

Science

Click this link for a list of fun science activities you can do at home: https://thestemlaboratory.com/stem-activities-for-kids/

Tune in to science experiments daily from the Science Centre:

https://twitter.com/gsc1

Art/Technologies

Create a piece of art showing the scenery of springtime. Here is a link to help you https://YouTube.be/BxFeJIDzp6c

Dance

Follow the link and dance with Diversity. Free online tutorials.

https://20dv.co.uk

Reading/Talking and Listening

Practise reading every day for at least 15-30 mins.

What to read?

Books, magazines, newspapers, online news, online books etc.

AFTER reading, write 3 quiz questions about the book.

See if your family member can answer them. 

Select a character and setting from the following list to create a chapter book. Give your book a front cover including title and author and illustrator.

Character            Setting

Baby                              Prison

Soldier                          Beach

Scientist                       Zoo

Doctor                          Desert Island

Police Officer               Old House

Spelling

Spelling words to focus on this week:

• Police
• Cylinder
• Circle
• Budget
• Gadget
• Judge
• Alphabet
• Nephew
• Elephant
• Whisker
• Whistle
• Whatever

Can you identify the spelling sound in each group of 3 words?

Spelling activities- You can choose three of the following activities to do with your spelling words – diacritical marking, syllabication, words within words, dictionary definitions, create a word search or scrambled words.

Writing

 Draw a large circle and divide it into eight sections. In each section write a situation, for example: ‘is bitten by a dragon’.

Ask a family member to number each section 1-8. You choose a number and have to write a paragraph about the situation. Challenge yourself to do more than one.

Maths

Here is link to a range of fun maths activities you could do at home

https://www.transum.org/Software/Fun_Maths/

Try to complete (at least) 7 maths activities this week.

              Plan a party for your class to celebrate                    your return. Your budget is £20. Are you over/under budget?

Crisps 20p each, cake £2.00 for 10

Drink £3.00 for 20, sweets 5p each

How much will it cost?  How many children?

RE

 Thinking about our God given talents.

Choose one of your school friends and think of their talents.

Create a poster/portrait of them and label it with all the amazing talents/qualities they have that make them such a special friend

For example: kind, caring, funny, good dancer.

HWB

Keep your body and mind healthy with some physical exercise each day. Here are some links you can use to help you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVR2FnTpdk

The Body Coach TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if4cjO5nxo

Challenge – Can you create your own workout and get other family members to join you and have fun.

Other Curricular Areas

Science

Click this link for a list of fun science activities you can do at home: https://thestemlaboratory.com/stem-activities-for-kids/

Tune in to science experiments daily from the Science Centre:

https://twitter.com/gsc1

Art/Technologies

Let’s get sketching. Look at the views from different windows in your home. Sketch what you see.

Here is link to help you with sketching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdmqR2qwCYo

Dance

Have fun with Yana - zumba "Gangnam Style”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fgA6TJ5VHY

Reading/Talking and Listening

Practice reading every day for at least 15-30 mins.

What to read?

Books, magazines, newspapers, online news, online books etc.

Follow this link to watch Newsround and take notes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

You could use a mind map, story map or bullet point to organise your notes.

Spelling

Write a paragraph including at least 5 of your common words from the 3^rd 100 words list. Remember to include punctuation and make sure it makes sense!

Writing

Keep a diary for three days. Write a diary entry for each day which includes three paragraphs (morning, afternoon, evening).

Start your diary entry with ‘Dear Diary’ or you could come up a name for your diary!

Maths

Follow this link to the Pizza Hut menu

https://www.pizzahut.co.uk/restaurants/r/globalassets/rebrand/food/menupdfs/2020_p4_menu.pdf

Imagine you have £30.00 to buy dinner for a family of three, two adults and one child.

Write down what you would order and calculate the total cost. Remember to stick to the £30.00 budget!

Would you have any change? How much?

RE

 Follow this link to a video about the Easter story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnbo2AmS3OI

Watch the video and then write some questions to create a quiz about the Easter story.

You could ask someone in your house to take the quiz and see how well they do!

HWB

Keep your body and mind healthy with some physical exercise each day. Here are some links you can use to help you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVR2FnTpdk

The Body Coach TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if4cjO5nxo

Other Curricular Areas

Science

Click this link for a list of fun science activities you can do at home: https://thestemlaboratory.com/stem-activities-for-kids/

Tune in to science experiments daily from the Science Centre:

https://twitter.com/gsc1

Music

Create a musical instrument using recyclable materials at home and play along to some of your favourite songs.

Challenge  -Could you create a band and include people at home?

Dance

Teach members of your family some of the dances from ‘Pirates of the Currybean’.

Art

Follow this link to choose a video from Steve Harpster’s Youtube channel and practice your drawing skills.

https://www.youtube.com/user/tgif38