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.

Pick a book that you have enjoyed reading and answer the following questions.

1. If you were going to interview this character/author, which questions would you ask?
2. Which is your favourite part? Why?
3. Who would you like to meet most in the story? Why?
4. What do you think would happen next if the story carried on past the ending of the book?
5. Who was the storyteller? How do you know?
6. Predict what you think is going to happen next. Why do you think this?

Spelling

Spelling words to focus on this week:

• accommodate
• amateur
• category
• bargain
• disastrous
•  
• relevant
• occupy
• pronunciation
• sacrifice

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

Can you write a short story using this image as a stimulus?

Some things you may want to consider

Setting, characters , problem and resolution/ending

Maths

Practice your times tables by playing bingo with someone in your home.

Pick at least 8 numbers from that times table.

Ask a family member to help ask you times table facts. Have Fun!

Problem solving challenges

1. A spider is climbing up a 30 metre building. Each day it climbs five metres and slides back one metre. How many days will it take to reach the top?
2. Jacob is building a Lego figure. It takes him one and a half seconds to join two pieces. How long will it take him to join nine pieces into one long strip?

3. Which is longer 2100hours or 22 weeks?

RE

Listen to the story of the good Samaritan

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/audio-stories-a-real-good-samaritan/zbm67nb

Answer the following questions

1. Why do you think the women did not help the man?
2. Why do you think the other men choose not to help the man?
3. What was Mr Barker’s first impression of the third stranger?
4. Can you explain the meaning of a good Samaritan in your own words?
5. What would you have done if you found Mr Barker and explain your reasons for this?

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

Follow the link to explore a range of art activities you can do at home.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zn3rkqt

Dance

Follow the link and join in a range of dance workshops with the BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03g64pm

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
• invasion
• rationing
• government
• politician
• surrender
• liberation
• celebration

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

Friday was the 75^th anniversary of VE day.

Do some research about VE day and then write a newspaper report about it.

Remember to:

• use a heading and subheadings to organise your report.

• include the main events in chronological order
• write in the past tense
• use formal language

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

 May is a very special month devoted to Our Lady.

We know that Mary intercedes on the behalf of us to Jesus.

Write a prayer to Mary for all of the key workers or anyone who is sick just now.

You could decorate the prayer and put it on the wall.

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

 May is a very special month devoted to Our Lady.

We know that Mary intercedes on the behalf of us to Jesus.

Write a prayer to Mary for all of the key workers or anyone who is sick just now.

You could decorate the prayer and put it on the wall.

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 a short-animated film. https://youtu.be/9yOxx_4oOMs

Tasks

• Recount story map – You could design your own story map retelling the story.
• Write a conversion between the cloud and the stork.

Spelling

Spelling words to focus on this week

• amateur
• committee
• disastrous
• exaggerate
• frequently
• identity
• occur
• prejudice
• signature
• yacht

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.

You could ask a family member to quiz you on these words at the end of the week.

Writing

Maths

Mental warm up – countdown game

http://happysoft.org.uk/countdown/numgame.php

Shape searching- How many different shapes can you find around your house? Can you name them ?

Can you write down each shapes properties?

The Witches Cauldron Challenge- The witch needs a 24-leg potion to turn her Maths teacher into a frog. She's got Spiders (8 legs) Lizards (4 legs) and Bats (2 legs)

Try to find all the possible spells to turn her Maths teacher into a frog! e.g. 2 spiders, 1 lizard and 2 bats would do the trick.

Be systematic and draw up and ordered list. Make a table of your results. Look for a pattern.

RE

 Watch this link about the Story of Babel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW-NXNzdZhM

Questions-

1. What did God tell the people to do after the flood?

2. Why did the people begin to build the city and the Tower of Babel?

3. What was the reaction of God?

4. What happened to the people and the construction of the city and Tower of Babel?

5. What are some of the languages that people speak in your neighbourhood? In your church? In your work? In your school? In your state? In your country?

HWB

This can be a very challenging time for everyone. Think about a time you felt these emotions

Worried

Concerned

Threatened

Nervous

Panicky

Create a poster of a time when you experienced these different emotions and how did you overcome these emotions.

Other Curricular Areas

Science

Click this link for a list of fun science activities you can do at home:

http://www.sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments/

Tune in to science experiments daily from the Science Centre:

https://twitter.com/gsc1

Music- Create your own guitar at home

Using tissue boxes, shoe boxes without the lids or fruit punnets you can create a string-type instrument.

Use the box for the base of the instrument and take four to six rubber bands. Wrap the rubber bands around the base, the long way, and make sure there is space between the rubber bands. Experiment with ways of making sounds with the bands

Dance

Have fun and join in with this link to a Zumba workout

https://youtu.be/ymigWt5TOV8

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. 

Spelling

Spelling words to focus on this week

• accident
• appear
• century
• experiment
• favourite
• guard
• knowledge
• ordinary
• peculiar
• separate

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.

You could ask a family member to quiz you on these words at the end of the week.

Writing

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

Maths

Here is link to some 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 to school. Your budget is £20.

Crisps 20p each, cake £3.00 for 10

Drink £3.00 for 20, sweets 5p each

How much will it cost?  How many children?

Are you over/under budget?

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

You could help prepare a meal for your family. This could be a starter or a main.

Try looking online for some healthy recipes.

What ingredients will you need?

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

Have an indoor disco – play your favourite songs and have a dance. You could even try to make up your own dance routine!

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 a short-animated film. https://youtu.be/eDkpVwrhYfo

Tasks

• Recount story map – You could design your own story map retelling the story.
• Create an imaginative story from the point of the flying machine.
• Alternative ending-  stop the film when the bag lands on the table and create an alternative ending.

Spelling

Spelling words to focus on this week

• appreciate
• category
• community
• curiosity
• foreign
• guarantee
• occupy
• parliament
• sacrifice
• sufficient

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.

You could ask a family member to quiz you on these words at the end of the week.

Writing

 As this is a historical time, we are currently living in you could create a time capsule of what it is like living during these current circumstances. You could include newspaper articles, drawings or interview with other family members. 

Here is a website to help you

https://www.personalcreations.com/blog/time-capsule-ideas

Remember to make use of old boxes, bottles and cartons that you have at home.

Maths

Here is link to some 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.

Help the family plan their weekly shop. Think about the following to help with this

• Budget
• Meals- Breakfast, lunch and Dinners

RE

 Thinking about what you could do for others during this time.

Could you help out a home ?

Could you help a brother or sister with their school work?

Create a poster of what different activities you could do to help out more and display at home for all the family to see.

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

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

Have fun and join in with this link to a Zumba workout

https://youtu.be/ymigWt5TOV8

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

Spelling words to focus on this week

• Astonished
• Concerned
• Desired
• Fond
• Compassionate
• Eager
• Cautious
• Hesitant
• Envious
• Calm

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.

You could ask a family member to quiz you on these words at the end of the week.

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