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Welcome to the Year 5 learning at home page

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Welcome to the Year 5 learning at home page

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As we cannot be together in school, we will be continuing our learning remotely.
We will have the opportunity to meet via zoom each day and the lessons will be available here.
Although you can see more than one day's lessons, these may change as we progress with our learning.
The timetable provides suggested timings which mirror our day in school.

On completion of each task, please submit your child's work to your class email address:
5BL class5a@townlands.leics.sch.uk
5EW class5b@townlands.leics.sch.uk

If you need support, please email your teacher who will be happy to help.

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We will have a zoom meeting at 9am and 1pm to set and discuss the home learning.  

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We will have a zoom meeting at 9am and 1pm to set and discuss the home learning.  

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Follow the timetable below to complete your work during each day.
9:00-9:30 Morning Zoom meeting
1:00-1:30 - Afternoon Zoom meeting

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Here is a quick guide to annotating over work or drawing. This should save you printing out any work. This can be done in a very similar way through most tablets or windows/Mac computers. If you’re having any trouble, please do email and let us know.

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After completing the learning set by your teacher, you may wish to explore the following CBBC website for further learningThe Official Home of CBBC - CBBC - BBC
Here to Help you Digitally Teach (twinkl.co.uk)

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It is important that all children continue to read at least five times a week and these resources are available to support reading.

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Book Quiz & Vocabulary Quiz
Your child has an Accelerated Reader login so when they have finished reading a book, they can search for a quiz about the book, to practise their comprehension skills. If they successfully pass the quiz, some books also have a vocabulary quiz, which will appear on the screen. The children are familiar with completing these in school.
Follow this link and click on the orange Accelerated Reader icon.

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What is it? Renaissance Place ID is a unique identifier that provides a shortcut to your Renaissance Place site. Where can I use it? Renaissance Place ID can be used during setup of Accelerated Reader on iPad®, iPhone®, or iPod touch® and during setup of STAR Reading, STAR Maths and STAR Early Literacy on iPad®.

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This is an electronic library which your child has a login for. They can access a wide variety of books which they can read online. Please contact your class teacher if you do not have the login details.

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myON is here to help ensure your students can keep reading and learning even if schools close. To support you and your students, please see the learning and implementation resources available on our Renaissance at Home hub.

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myON is here to help ensure your students can keep reading and learning even if schools close. To support you and your students, please see the learning and implementation resources available on our Renaissance at Home hub.

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Members can borrow and download thousands of free eBooks using BorrowBox. If you are not a member of Leicestershire Libraries, then adults can register children by emailing  libraries@leics.gov.uk  or phoning 0116 305 2695.

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During this time, you will no doubt be spending an increased amount of time online. When using the internet, please remember to stay safe by following the rules we discuss when using online resources. Below is a link with a reminder of how to stay safe. Remember, if you see anything you are concerned or worried about, tell an adult.

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Be Internet Legends - A Program to Teach Children Internet Safety

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Be Internet Legends - A Program to Teach Children Internet Safety

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Be Internet Legends is a multifaceted program that includes a fun and free of charge web-based game called Interland and an educational curriculum to teach children how to be safe and responsible explorers of the online world.

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When Alfie's not gaming, he's making videos about gaming for his channel. He even talks about gaming in his sleep!

Alfie's gaming videos are the talk of his class, his friends can't wait to hear all the latest tips and tricks. Alfie loves teaching others his skills, he even taught his Nana Nora to game!

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When Alfie's not gaming, he's making videos about gaming for his channel. He even talks about gaming in his sleep! Alfie's gaming videos are the talk of his class, his friends can't wait to hear all the latest tips and tricks. Alfie loves teaching others his skills, he even taught his Nana Nora to game!

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Just like we look after our bodies, and exercise our brains we need to make sure we are doing this with our minds. Below are a variety of mindfulness activities for you to choose whenever you feel like you need some quiet time or some time to calm down.

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Below are some different colouring sheets for you to have a go at. Mindfulness colouring is a great way to concentrate your mind on something else if you are feeling angry or worried. It can also help with your concentration if you are feeling a bit distracted from your work.

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Use the link below to follow a guided meditation session. This session focuses on your breathing. Try and find somewhere quiet and comfortable to complete this meditation. This is great to do if you feel your brain is over loaded with lots of information or if you need a break from busy life.

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New Horizon - Meditation & Sleep Stories

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Mindfulness Meditation for Kids | BREATHING EXERCISE | Guided Meditation for Children

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In one of our PSHE lessons last term we had a go at meditation and you visualised your happy place. You can have a go at doing this activity again on your own. If you use the relaxing music linked below you can close your eyes and start imagining your happy place. You can draw it again on a piece of paper as well.

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If you feel you need to move around in between your learning have a go at this Harry Potter yoga themed session. Yoga is great for boosting your concentration, great for helping with any worries you have AND builds your strength and flexibility. Follow the YouTube video below for as long as you want.

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Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure!

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Look on the word document below. There are two activities on here which helps you to think about things in a positive way. These activities are great if you want to feel more positive.

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Here is the timetable for today. Remember this is just a guidance, try and stick to the times as best as you can.

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Morning Q&A
I am confused about spelling.
If you watch this morning's zoom it is explained. You need to write a definition for what a homophone is. Then complete the 2 sentences with the correct use of each word. And then match up the homophones on the last slide.

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Complete the maths warm-up before starting on your new maths learning. This is just revision of prior learning to warm your maths brains up!

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Learning objective: to know how to convert between seconds, minutes and hours.

Follow the lesson below which explains your learning for today before moving onto the worksheet.

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Converting between seconds, minutes and hours

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In this lesson, we will learn how to convert between seconds, minutes and hours.

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Complete the activity sheet below after watching the video above.

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If you have finished the maths activity and are feeling confident, have a go at the extra challenge below!

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Learning objective: looking at spelling words that are homophones or near homophones

Listen to Miss Wray explain the spelling lesson on this morning's zoom meeting.

Read through the powerpoint and complete the activities as you go.

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Learning objective: to use inference and prediction skills to answer questions from a text.

Attached below is a short extract of a story set in the Tudor times. You first meet the characters Robert and Elizabeth  in the middle of the story where they are in trouble.

Listen to Miss Wray read this extract in the morning zoom meeting where she introduces you to the characters.

Once you have listened and read the story, use your inference and prediction skills to answer the questions below.

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Answer the questions below, use evidence from the text to support your answers.
Remember to write in full sentences and use the help sheet to inform your sentence structures.

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Learning outcome: To compare characters of a text
This week, we are introducing a new unit of writing. Make sure to watch the zoom call from this morning and follow the tasks which have been set.

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Make sure you read for at least 20 minutes, to an adult if possible. Don’t forget to check the huge library of books on MyOn. Your  log ins are in your reading record, but if you can’t remember your details, simply email your teacher.
Send us an email to tell us what you are reading, your views of it so far and keep us updated with what happens

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Wherever in the world you're using myON, we have a growing collection of book packs from a host of local, global, new, and established publishers. Speak to your local Renaissance representative about adding them to your library and explore them all here.

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Wherever in the world you're using myON, we have a growing collection of book packs from a host of local, global, new, and established publishers. Speak to your local Renaissance representative about adding them to your library and explore them all here.

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Learning outcome:  To decipher text and recognise differences in plain text
Watch the video to learn more about our cryptography unit. This week we are learning about cyphers and how they are used to write secret messages.
Go here to solve the messages
https://simonsingh.net/The_Black_Chamber/caesar.html

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Learning objective: to think about how to be safe on the internet and how to recognise any potential harms.

Watch through Miss Wray talking over the lesson on internet safety today. Once you have finished watching it. Complete the quiz on the Powerpoint attached underneath.

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Here is the Internet safety quiz for you to complete after you have watched the lesson above.

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Today's collective worship is all about 'a changed person' and we focus on 'The conversation of Paul'. Read through the slides and learn about the story of Paul.

Please send in your thoughts about how you think Paul changed as a person?

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Collective Worship - Monday 25th January 

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Here is the timetable for today. Remember this is just a guidance, try and stick to the times as best as you can.

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Morning Q&A
What if we finish early?
If you finish early, make sure you have checked your work and had a go at the extra challenges. If you  have done that, you can do some of the mindfulness activities.
Do I need to write the whole text out for English?
No, if you don't have a printer, you could write three subheadings, e.g. 'repetition' 'ellipsis' and then write underneath where you have spotted them in the text.

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Complete the maths warm-up before starting on your new maths learning. This is just revision of prior learning to warm your maths brains up!

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Learning objective: to solve problems involving converting between seconds, minutes and hours.

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Solving problems involving converting between seconds, minutes and hours

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In this lesson, we will investigate and model word problems about converting between seconds, minutes and hours.

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Complete the activity sheet below after watching the video above.

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If you have finished the maths activity and are feeling confident, have a go at the extra challenge below!

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Learning objective: looking at spelling words that are homophones or near homophones

Using a dictionary or the internet to help you, can you match the word with the correct definition. If you are printing this off, make sure you use a ruler. Or, alternatively, write the word down with the correct definition against it.

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Learning objective: to retrieve information from a non-fiction text.

Read the following pages which tell you facts about the difference between the rich and the poor in the Tudor times.

Read through the text through once to familiarise yourself with it before answering the questions below.

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Answer the questions on the PDF below. These are retrieval questions which means the answers are in the text. Next to each question there is a prompt to tell you which page the answer will be on.

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Learning outcome: To use adverbs to link paragraphs

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#Lesson Presentation Cohesion Within Paragraphs

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Make sure you read for at least 20 minutes, to an adult if possible. Don’t forget to check the huge library of books on MyOn. Your  log ins are in your reading record, but if you can’t remember your details, simply email your teacher.
Send us an email to tell us what you are reading, your views of it so far and keep us updated with what happens

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Wherever in the world you're using myON, we have a growing collection of book packs from a host of local, global, new, and established publishers. Speak to your local Renaissance representative about adding them to your library and explore them all here.

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Wherever in the world you're using myON, we have a growing collection of book packs from a host of local, global, new, and established publishers. Speak to your local Renaissance representative about adding them to your library and explore them all here.

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Learning objective:  To compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their solubility by investigating dissolving.

Watch the video below where Miss Wray takes you through this afternoon's science lesson. There is another experiment this week, so make sure you watch the video to understand what you need to do. The worksheet for you to record your experiment on is attached below. Enjoy your science experiment everyone!

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Record your experiment on the sheet below.

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investigsting materials that dissolve worksheet

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Read through today's collective worship. Send in your thoughts and ideas regarding the themes discussed. What other stories do you know Jesus shared about lost things?

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Brilliant work today 5EW, I am so pleased with how hard you are all trying. As we aren't in class and I can't give out raffle tickets, I am going to start giving out marbles each day to the whole class so when we are back in school you can have a class treat!

So today you have got 2 marbles in the jar - well done!

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Great start to the week everyone, thank you for sending in your work! Two more marbles in the jar!

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Here is the timetable for today. Remember this is just a guidance, try and stick to the times as best as you can.

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Here is today's morning meeting. Make sure to check the video for instructions to today's English lesson.

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Complete the maths warm-up before starting on your new maths learning. This is just revision of prior learning to warm your maths brains up!

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Learning objective: to convert between different units of time.

Watch the video below which takes you through today's new learning.

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In this lesson, we will learn how to convert between hours, minutes and seconds.

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Complete the activity sheet below after watching the video above.

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If you have finished the maths activity and are feeling confident, have a go at the extra challenge below!

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Learning objective: looking at spelling words that are homophones or near homophones

Write the sentences and fill in the gaps with this week's spelling words.

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Learning objective: to infer from a story.

Read through the flashback part of the story from yesterday's English lesson. In this extract we learn about  Elizabeth and Robert's first meeting.

Once you have read through, answer the inference questions attached below.

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Answer the inference questions below by using the text above.

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Here is today's English lesson. This is a continuation of the Tudor story from Monday's lesson. Be sure to watch the Zoom call from this morning for the explanation and how to answer the activity.

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Make sure you read for at least 20 minutes, to an adult if possible. Don’t forget to check the huge library of books on MyOn. Your  log ins are in your reading record, but if you can’t remember your details, simply email your teacher.
Send us an email to tell us what you are reading, your views of it so far and keep us updated with what happens

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Wherever in the world you're using myON, we have a growing collection of book packs from a host of local, global, new, and established publishers. Speak to your local Renaissance representative about adding them to your library and explore them all here.

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Wherever in the world you're using myON, we have a growing collection of book packs from a host of local, global, new, and established publishers. Speak to your local Renaissance representative about adding them to your library and explore them all here.

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Here is today's P.E session. Make sure you have some water to hand and lots of space to try balancing. Send in your pictures of yourself taking part in the activity. Watch the video below and follow along with the activity sheet attached.

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Read through the powerpoint and take time listening to the music that is linked. Listen to Mussorgsky's piece of music, can you send in a sentence describing which different instruments you could hear/see.

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Super work today everyone. It looks like you had fun with the science experiment. Two more marbles in the jar!

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Fantastic work again everybody! It was great to see you enjoying the science experiment. 2 marbles in the jar!

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Here is the timetable for today. Remember this is just a guidance, try and stick to the times as best as you can.

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Apologies for 01:46-02:54. Mr Linstead's internet temporarily went down which is why Miss Wray looks confused!

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Complete the maths warm-up before starting on your new maths learning. This is just revision of prior learning to warm your maths brains up!

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Learning objective: to convert between mm, cm, m and km.

Watch the video below which takes you through today's new learning.

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In this lesson, we will learn how to convert between measures of distance such as mm, cm, m and km.

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Complete the activity sheet below after watching the video above.

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If you have finished the maths activity and are feeling confident, have a go at the extra challenge below!

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Learning objective: looking at spelling words that are homophones or near homophones
Using the handwriting sheet below can you write out the spelling words for this week. It is really important that you keep practicing your handwriting as much as possible. Remember to use neat, cursive, joined handwriting.

Try and write each of the words out twice on the handwriting sheet and send a picture into your teacher

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Handwriting Practice -  Continuous Cursive

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Learning objective: to explore vocabulary further.

Looking at our 3 new vocabulary words this week:
-protruding
-subtle
-strained

Can you write the word, the definition and then draw a picture next to the definition which represents the word.

Then can you write a sentence for each word showing your understanding of the meaning of each word by using it correctly in a sentence.

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Learning outcome: To make my writing flow across paragraph breaks by using adverbs of time, place, number and tense choices.

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Here is something to help with the task below

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Make sure you read for at least 20 minutes, to an adult if possible. Don’t forget to check the huge library of books on MyOn. Your  log ins are in your reading record, but if you can’t remember your details, simply email your teacher.
Send us an email to tell us what you are reading, your views of it so far and keep us updated with what happens

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Wherever in the world you're using myON, we have a growing collection of book packs from a host of local, global, new, and established publishers. Speak to your local Renaissance representative about adding them to your library and explore them all here.

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Wherever in the world you're using myON, we have a growing collection of book packs from a host of local, global, new, and established publishers. Speak to your local Renaissance representative about adding them to your library and explore them all here.

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Learning objective: to explore what life would have been like as a child in the Tudor times

Listen to Miss Wray talk you through what life might have been like as a Tudor child.

Your activity is explained on the video at the end. You are going to create your own story board where you include what daily life might have been life. The story board is linked below.

The link to the video on the powerpoint.
•https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01dthhq

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Read through today's collective worship and answer the reflection questions. Which fruit have you never tried before? Don't forget to send in your answers.

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Excellent work today 5BL. Can you see your work? Two more marbles in the jar!

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Brilliant work today everybody. Keep it up, you are all doing a fantastic job. 2 more marbles in the jar.

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Listen to Mr. Linstead read another chapter from our class novel 'Treason'. Since the previous chapter we have learned William is the page for Prince Edward - responsible for lots of jobs in helping to raise him and when the prince is old enough teach him how to hunt and the ways of the court. Listen on to find out more....

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Here is the timetable for today. Remember this is just a guidance, try and stick to the times as best as you can.

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Amended maths warm up. Complete the maths warm-up before starting on your new maths learning. This is just revision of prior learning to warm your maths brains up!

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Learning objective: to convert between metric units of length.

Watch the video below which takes you through today's new learning.

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Converting between metric units of length

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In this lesson, we will explore the difference between metric measures of length and non-metric measures and then convert between metric measures.

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Complete the activity sheet below after watching the video above.

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Have a go at the word problems below by using your knowledge of converting metric units of length.

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Click on the link below to access the spelling and vocabulary test. Listen to the voice recording of Mr. Linstead who takes you through each word.

The vocabulary quiz is a mixture between words from this week and words we have looked at before

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Learning objective: to retrieve information from a text.

Below is a recipe based on something that people might have eaten in the Tudor times. It is a recipe for gingered bread. Today we would like you to read through the recipe and answer the retrieval questions below.

Remember retrieval questions means that the answers can be found and copied in the text.

You could ask an adult if you could try and make this gingered bread on the weekend to see what types of things you might have eaten if you lived in the Tudor times.

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Answer the questions below based on the recipe above.