Namaste Year 5!

Please check out Barbara's newsletter. It's on the home page. She has created her first ever video newsletter! It has some very important information. We are very sad to announce that Louise will be leaving Virginia next year. But we are very proud of her for following her dream to work in a special school. I want us all to wish her good luck over the last few weeks of term. When she gives you a call please tell her how much you will miss her but also how happy you are for her. If anyone would like to discuss anything else in the newsletter then please post on Purple Mash and we can discuss it.

Special Mention to Sabrina and Orson this morning. Sabrina shared an example of her literacy work and has been helping out with some charity work in the community. Well done Sabrina! Orson shared a very cool video of his D&T egg astronaut experiment. Check it out on our Purple Mash blog :)

Don't forget to send the work you enjoyed the most to: admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk


Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo: to write a narrative

Today we are going to use our plan to write about Baboon's past. Remember that you are going to write this section in first person. You are Baboon. Try to talk directly to the reader and use lots of show not tell. We are setting this story just before Baboon is kidnapped by NASA and taken to the moon. Describe what he is doing on this normal day at home on Earth, just before he is taken. Be creative and look at your success criteria.

Here is my example to help inspire you. Read it and critique my work. How could I have made it better? Do not copy it but magpie ideas if that helps you with your narrative.

What information does this line graph show us?

I can see that on the X axis there are times in the day. Up the Y axis with have a temperature scale.

So this line graph shows us the changes in temperature over a day.

Where might these temperatures have been measured?






Here is another example.

What time was the temperature the highest? What was the temperature?

If I look at the line graph, I can see a peak (highest point). This is where the temperature was at its highest.

I can see that this was at 3pm. If I look across at the Y axis, I can see that it was 15°C. 

So at 3pm the temperature was at its highest. It was 15°C.





Let's try one more together.

What was the temperature at 6pm?

We have to start off by finding 6pm on the X axis. Follow the X axis until you reach 6pm.

Then you need to check across at the Y axis to find the temperature at that time.

I can see that 6pm, the temperature was 10°C. Am I correct?







​Here is one for you to do independently. Line graphs can show more than one set of data. This line graph has two sets of data. It has two different Y axes for the different data. I want you to look at it carefully and think about what it showing you. Answer the questions below.

What is this line graph showing us?
Which month had the highest rainfall?
Which month had the lowest temperature?
What was the rainfall in March?
Which month had high temperatures and low rainfall?
Write 2 more questions for this line graph.

Science:
Lo: the describe the moon cycle

The moon is an object in space that is stuck to Earth's gravity and orbits us. An object that orbits a planet is called a satellite. There are man-made satellites but also natural ones. The moon is a natural one. As the moon spins and orbits the Earth, it goes through a cycle. This is why we see different parts of the moon at different times of a month. We see different parts of the moon as the sun reflects on the parts that it faces. We only ever see one half of the moon. The other side is called 'the dark side of the moon'.

Follow this link to watch a description of the moon's cycles. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z3jd7ty

Here is an image of the different stages in the moon's cycle. Look at it carefully and follow the arrows round starting from the New Moon. Each change in the cycle cause us to see a different image of the moon in the sky. 

In your books can recreate this cycle with labels. Then log into Purple Mash. I have set a 2do it's called 'the movement of the moon'. Make a poster describing the stages in the moon's cycle.

Have a great day! Theo :)

Bonjour Year 5!

Hope you all had a great weekend and you are ready for our new week of learning. I know it was a bit frustrating that the sunny weather went away but I am sure everyone needed to be cooled down a bit too. Especially at night time! Don't forget to log into Purple Mash to share what makes you feel happy and to hand in your graph work from last week. 

Special mention this morning to everyone that shared what makes them happy on our Purple Mash blog. And Alima for sending in her ideas for Baboon's thoughts and feelings. She has used the directors clues and the images to help her think about what he is thinking when he starts to cry. Well done everyone :)

Please keep sending me in your favourite work to: admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk


Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo: to plan a narrative

We have now watched most of the film and we should have lots of ideas and information in our heads about Baboon and his life on the moon. This week we are going to plan and write a short narrative about Baboon's life. A narrative is a story. The story we are going to write will have three main sections: his past, his present and his future. Some of these things we know and for some we will have to use our imagination.

This story will be written in first person. So you will be telling the story as Baboon. You will need to speak to the reader and use lots of show not tell. Your success criteria will include all the important things we have learnt this year. I would like to see examples of semi-colons, relative clauses and fronted adverbials. You can write a success criteria in a box on your page. Try to be brave and include things that will challenge you but also make your work extra special.

Today we are going to plan about his past. In your books I would like you write the sub-heading: His Past.
This story will begin on the day he was kidnapped by NASA and taken to the moon.
I would like you to plan this section using some of these questions to help.

Where did Baboon live?
What was life like?
What was Baboon doing before he was kidnapped?
How was he abducted?
How did he feel?
Where they take him?
How did they send him to the moon?

Maths:
Lo: to interpret data on a line graph

Let's start off with some CLIC questions:
783,593 + 637,836
374,842 - 185,462
452 x 216
982 ÷ 6

Last week we looked at a variety of different graphs and worked out how to understand their data. This week we will be looking at one type of graph. Line graphs. So what is a line graph?

A line graph is used to display information which changes over time. It is plotted on a graph as a series of points joined with straight lines.

Let's have a look at a line graph and unpick what it is showing us.

Look at the line graph above. First we have to understand what it is showing us. This line graph shows us the amount a sunflower grew over a month. Can you see that it has two axes? The X axis along the bottom has some dates. The Y axis has a scale of heights in centimetres. When we make a line graph we plot measurements and then connect the dots with a line. This will show us how much something has changed over time.

Now let's work out how to analyse the data.

I would like you to find the height of this sunflower on Saturday 13th.

First thing you need to do is look for that date along the X axis. When you have found the date, you will have to find the measurement.

Look across to the Y axis and see what height the sunflower was on that date.

I can see that on Saturday 13th the sunflower was 8cm. Am I correct?


​Let's try another question.

How much did the sunflower grow between Tuesday 9th and Tuesday 23rd?

First we need to find the heights of the sunflower on those dates. Look along the X axis to find the dates.

On Tuesday 9th the sunflower was 4 cm. On Tuesday 23rd the sunflower was 14 cm.

We can subtract them to find the difference. 14 - 4 = 10.

​So between Tues 9th and Tues 23rd the sunflower grew 10cm. Am I correct?

Let's try one more.

What was the height on Thursday 25th? You may have to estimate.

First we find our date on the X axis. I can this that on Thursday 25th the height was between 16cm and 18cm.

I can see that it looks like it is in the middle. So I will estimate that on Thursday 25th, the sunflower was 17cm.

​Is my estimate sensible?



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Ok it's your turn now. Here are two line graphs and some questions below. Look at the graphs, analyse the data and answer the questions.

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What does this line graph show us?

Which day did they sell the most muffins?

Which days did they sell the least muffins?

Estimate how many muffins they sold on Thursday.

​Write 2 more questions for this graph.

What does this line graph show?

How far did the Tortoise walk after 5 minutes?

What did you think it was doing between 10 and 15 minutes?

How far did it walk between 20 and 25 minutes?

​Write 2 more questions for this graph.

D&T:
Lo: Can you slow gravity down?

Gravity is a force. This force can be felt on all planets, moons and objects in space. Gravity is an attractional force. This means that gravity pulls you closer depending on how close you are to a heavy object. Earth is a very big object and so it has a strong gravitational pull. This means that we stay stuck to the ground instead of floating off into the sky.
With some power we are able to lift off the ground. If you stand up and jump as high as you can. The power in your leg muscles pushes you away from the ground but gravity pulls you back down. When an aeroplane lifts off, the energy in the engine helps to push it up into the sky and keep it up there.

So we all stay stuck to the Earth on the ground but in space, satellites are too. They stay stuck in the Earth's gravitational pull and they go round and round the Earth in orbit.

​On other objects in space the gravity is not as strong. Check out this video of moving on the moon. 

Gravity is much weaker on the moon so you can bounce and slightly float as you move around the surface.

Other objects in space are much stronger. The Sun is so big and so strong that its gravity keeps all the planets in our solar system stuck in its orbit. This means all the planets go round and round the sun. 

Watch this video of a space capsule with astronauts inside coming back to Earth. Gravity is pulling it back to Earth but it needs a parachute to slow the speed down and cause air resistance, otherwise the capsule would crash and injury the astronauts inside.

Today I want you to try to conduct an experiment with an egg. You will need your parents permission and a few things from around your house. You'll need an egg. Which you can decorate to look like an astronaut. Then you need some materials to protect your egg astronaut in a capsule. Your capsule can be a plastic cup, some cardboard or some bubble wrap. What ever you have. Then you need a plastic bag. This needs to be attached to your capsule. With whatever you have at home. String, tape, wire. Its up to you with what you find. Then you can decorate it and drop it from a high height to see if you slowed down gravity and saved your astronaut. You might need to be creative with your materials but try your best :)

Please make sure you try not to make a mess. The egg will break if you don't protect it and your parents won't be happy if you aren't sensible. Where ever you drop it, put newspaper on the floor so that you don't damage the floor or carpet. Good luck. I hope you slow gravity and save your egg astronaut!

Have a great day! Theo :)

Czesc Year 5!

I just wanted to start the day with a quick online safety reminder. We are spending a lot more of our time online then we are used to. This means will face many new challenges. We have to remember that are parents need to know about everything we are doing online. They are there to protect you and keep you safe. Do not chat online with people you do not know, do not search on youtube without your parents permission and do not download any apps without speaking to your parents first. If you ever feel that you have done one of those things, please be honest and speak to your parents. You are all mature year 5 children and you know how to be role models in class. You need to also be role models online. Also if you ever witness any inappropriate behaviour, you need to let an adult know immediately. All of these rules are there to keep you safe. Thanks year 5!

Special mentions this morning to everyone that handed in their amazing bar graph work on Purple Mash. Orson and Dylan for sharing their R.E statements on Purple Mash. And a very special mention the birthday boy this week, Winston! He posted the most amazing artwork of our solar system. You should all check it out. It was very impressive. Well done everyone :)

Keep sending in your favourite work to me : admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk


Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo: to make a prediction

So I have a final clip for the week. Watch it and think about this question: What is in the suitcase? Be creative and make it as interesting as possible.

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​In your books, draw an open suitcase and draw what you think is inside Baboon's one.

Please label the items in the suitcase and explain why they are important to him.

Think about what he is about to do with the things in the case. Will he try to escape the moon?

PSHE:
Lo: What is happiness?

This afternoon I want us to explore what happiness is to you. I hope this session  will end the week on a very bright and happy note. Use this ELSA example to help you set your page out in your book. I would like you to think about what fills your bucket full of happiness. Always remember that these are the things that get us through the hardest of times. No matter what, they will make us smile. You can write words, sentences or draw images. Just make sure you  fill your bucket with everything that makes you happy.
Use the sentence starter: Happiness to me is......
Here are two from me: Happiness to me is a very hot summers day on a beautiful beach in Greece, with the warm sea lapping on my feet, while I drink an icy cold drink. Happiness to me is every time Niko learns something new. 
Please share your happiness with us on Purple Mash.  I can't wait to hear all about yours.

Have a great day and weekend! Theo :)

Ciao Year 5!

Follow the link below to the new Sustrans competition to win a new bike or scooter. They run 'bike it' in school and they have been doing online competitions every week. Check it out and have a go :)
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/projects/2020/london/stay-active-with-sustrans-in-london/#theme

Please send your work to me at: admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo: to infer character thoughts and feelings

Watch this clip and have a think about Baboon's emotions. How is he feeling? What is he thinking about?

In your books, I would like you write about Baboon's feelings. Draw a little picture of him in the middle of your page and you can fill the page with thought bubbles or you can write some longer thoughts. Remember to write in first person and imagine what he is feeling and what he is thinking about. 

Maths:
Lo: to present data using ICT

Let's start off with some CLIC questions:
64,284,902 + 43,743,927
10,043,842 - 7,483,921
273 x 745
2749 ÷ 15

Today I am giving you 3 tally charts. I want you to use this data to create bar charts on Purple Mash. I have set you a 2do. It is called 2Graph. You can put the data into 2Graph it will make bar charts for you. After you have made your bar chart, you can explore the app. If you look at the top of the page on the app you will see other types of chart. If you click them the app will present your data in different ways. Make you press hand-in for at least one of your graphs.

R.E:
Lo: to understand a key belief

During R.E, we have been studying the 5 pillars of Islam. One of the 5 pillars is Shahadah. We have learnt that Shahadah is the belief that there is only one God. In Islam this is one of the most important parts of the 5 pillars. The Shahadah says 'I witness that there is no other God but Allah and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah'. Muslims uphold this pillar in two important ways. The call to prayer from a Mosque which is played loudly over speakers for all to hear. Have a listen...
https://www.islamcan.com/audio/adhan/azan1.mp3
And at birth these are the first words a Muslim baby hears. Their father whispers them into their ears.

Today we are going to explore what we think is are key beliefs in life outside of religion. I would like you to brainstorm some ideas in your book and decide what is so important to life that you would want to whisper it at birth and shout it loudly from a rooftop for all to hear.

At birth, I would whisper....
​From a rooftop, I would shout.....

Have a great day! Theo :)

Bonjour Year 5!

Special mentions this morning to Sabrina, Orson and Emaan. Sabrina and Orson both shared their fantastic letters from Baboon on Purple Mash. They both thought really hard about what happened to Baboon and how he ended up on the moon. They were very creative and emotive. Emaan sent me her solar system poster. Wow! What a fantastic poster. She included detailed drawings, loads of facts about the planets and even her really funny mnemonic. Check it out on the school's twitter page. Well done guys :)

Today is our book swap day. So if you need to swap your book, please bring it in to get a new one. Our books will be available between 2pm -3pm. Please keep your distance and stay safe.

Don't forget to check out the ELSA, music, Spanish and assemblies blogs regularly. And read the school newsletters for the latest information about school.

Send me your favourite work to : admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk


Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo: to unpick a scene

So far we have looked back into baboon's life to understand his past and where he comes from. Today we are going to focus on his present. The director has showed us his daily routines and that he lives a very normal but lonely life on the Moon. Now I want us to discover what his job is on the Moon; why NASA kidnapped him and sent him there. 

Watch this clip and have a think about what the machine will do. Why is he filling it will fuel? What is going to happen? In your books write your prediction.

Now  watch this clip to find out if you were correct. In your books I want you to explain his job in detail. What does he do every day and how does he do it? ​

In case you were confused, here is my description. Baboon's job is to fill up the fuel tank with moon shine everyday. He walks to the NASA fuelling station and uses the controls to light up the moon. That makes him really important. The Earth needs to the moon to do its job so that life on Earth can continue. Do you think Baboon knows how special and important he is?

I asked 30 people what their favourite fruit was.

Here I have tallied their answers and written a total for each.

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Today I want you to put that information into a bar chart. 

I would like you to draw a bar chart in your books. Remember along the bottom, horizontal axis, you will have all the fruits chosen.

Up the vertical axis you will have a scale going up in 1s because this tally is very small. Your scale must reach at least 9 because 9 is the most chosen fruit.

Then you will need to draw bars for each of the fruits up to their correct number on the scale. Try to colour them in different colours so that we can see the difference in each bar.

Label both axes and give your chart a title.

Here are your challenges for today. You do not need to do them all.

History:
Lo: to research important people

Today we are going to do some research. Yesterday we found out some key events in space travel history and found out the names of some important people. I would like you research these 5 important people that travelled to space. Please use kiddle for your research and answer the questions below. 

Spanish:
Please check out the Spanish blog for this week's lesson.

Have a great day! Theo :)

Konnichiwa Year 5!

Special mentions this morning to Alima, Oliul and Emaan. Alima for sending in her wonderful literacy work. She compared directors and authors. Alima thought really carefully and came up with some great similarities and differences. I also wanted to special mention Oliul and Emaan because they both needed to do catching up with the blog for me. So when we spoke on the phone yesterday, they both shared some of the work they have been doing. I wanted to say that I am very proud of their hard work and showing me their growth mindsets. Keep up the hard work, well done everyone :)

Please send me the work you most enjoyed to: admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk


Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo: to write a letter

Today I would like you to use your plan to write a letter home to your family back in Mali. Remember to read over  your plan and think about the ideas you had. Use them in your letter. Your letter will need organisational devices to show that it is a letter. An address in the top right-hand corner, a date, dear and a sign off. A sign off to someone you know is usually - yours sincerely. 

Here is my example if you need a bit of inspiration. You can magpie ideas but please do not copy.

Maths:
Lo: to interpret data on charts and tables

Let's start off with some CLIC questions:
485,634 + 244,599
892,001 - 456,832
162 x 183
7541 ÷ 46

Yesterday we looked at bar charts and analysed the data. Today we are going to continue to analyse data but we will look at a new selection of charts, graphs and tables.

Numerical data can be shown in many different ways. Have a look at these:

In the picture above, we have a pictogram which shows data with little pictures. We have a tally chart which shows data collected with little lines. We have a pie chart which shows data around a circle shape in percentages. We have a line graph which shows data moving up and down a line. Finally we have bar chart which shows data with bars.

Let's take a look at a pictogram:

This pictogram shows us data with images. If I look at it, I think it is showing me how many cupcakes have been sold each day.

Can you see that one cupcake image represents 6 cupcakes sold. So on Wednesday there are 4 cupcake pictures. So we have to use multiplication to find out how many cupcakes were sold on that day. 6 x 4 = 24

So on Wednesday 24 cupcakes were sold.



Let's try another question together:

Which day sold the least cupcakes? How many did they sell that day?

I can see that on Tuesday there are 2 and half cupcakes. This is the least cupcakes on the pictogram. 

If the image is halved that must mean half the total. Half of 6 is 3. So a half cupcake must mean 3. 

2 whole cupcakes must mean 2 x 6 = 12

So in total 12 + 3 = 15. They sold 15 cupcakes on Tuesday.

Let's have a look at a pie chart:

This pie chart is showing us the biggest internet browsers. They are each given a percentage to show how big how big they are. The bigger the percentage the bigger the company is. The whole pie chart is worth 100%.

Which is the biggest internet browser and what percent of people use it.

I can see the largest slice of the pie chart is for Chrome. 40% of people use chrome.


Ok let's look at one more. Here is a tally chart:

A tally chart is used to ask a group of people a question and record how many answer for each choice. This tally chart shows us how many people liked different types of chocolate.

We make little lines as we write a tally. We do them in groups of 5 which makes them easy to count.

Which type of chocolate was the most chosen? How many people chose it?

I can see that that most people chose milk chocolate as there are more lines in the tally. Altogether 22 people chose milk chocolate.

Here are 3 charts. I would like you to look at them. Analyse the data and answer the questions:

​1. What type of chart is this? What does it show us?

2. Which day were the most hot dogs sold?

3. Which day were 45 hot dogs sold?

Can you write 2 more questions for this chart.

Here are your challenges for the day. You do not need to do them all.

ICT:
Lo: Online Safety

With all the time we are spending online at the moment it is important we all remember our online safety rules. Follow this link to play an online safety game.
https://www.digitalpassport.org/twalkers.html

Have a great day! Theo :)

Kali Mera Year 5!

I hope you are all ready for another week of home learning. I just want you all to remember that I am always here to support you. You can contact me on Purple Mash anytime and ask me anything. I will reply as soon as possible except at night, you will have to wait till the morning for my reply. When Louise or I call, please be honest and truthful with us. It is better to tell us that you are finding something hard so that we can help you. Be brave with your learning, even if you do find it hard. Again, I will be so much more proud that you had a go and got it wrong then if you gave up. Remember in Year 5, we use a growth mindset and we are brave learners. You have all been amazing during this crisis, I am so proud of every one of you. Keep it up guys :)

Special mention this morning to Ahmed. He sent in his predictions for literacy on Friday. He used the director's clues and the evidence from the film to help. Well done :)

Send your favourite work to me at: admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk


Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo:to plan a letter

On Friday you made some predictions about Baboon's past and why he is lives on the moon. Today we are going to explore one of those predictions.

​When Baboon lived on Earth, we know that he came from Mali in Africa from the evidence we have seen. One day, he was kidnapped by NASA to work for them on the Moon. In real life, baboons often live in tropical forests. Baboon in our story, had pictures on his wall of jungles and he also had pictures of his family. So today I want you to imagine the day he was kidnapped from his home. We are going to use these predictions to write a letter home to his family.

Today we are going to plan our letter home. So in your books, I would like you use these questions as sub-headings and plan out your letter home to the family. When you write the letter, it will be first person, so you will be baboon. You will need to be emotive and use show not tell. You will also need all the organisational devices for a letter (dear, address, date, yours sincerely). 

Letter Plan

Where were you and what were you doing before you were kidnapped?

Who took you and where did they take you?

How did you feel when you were taken?
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What do you miss about your life on Earth?
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Let's take a quick look at the features of a bar chart. 

All bar charts have 2 axes. A vertical axis shows the numerical data on a numbered scale going up. So how much of something has been measured. Can you see this chart shows height?

A horizontal axis along the bottom. This shows who or what has taken part and the bars are labelled. Can you see that we have children's names in this chart?

The axes are labelled so that we know what information is being shown. 

Let's analyse some of it's numerical data together:

This chart shows us the heights of the children in a class. 

Who is the tallest child in the class? How tall are they?

I can see that the bigger the bar means the taller the child. If I look along the chart, I can see that Rachel has the tallest bar so she must be the tallest child.

If I look at the top of her bar and check the vertical axis, I can  see that her bar is at 140. This means she is 140 cm tall.


Let's look at a different bar chart:

Let's quickly find out what it is showing us. This chart has a title at the top. It shows us how much fruit is sold in a shop.

Which is the least popular fruit? How many did they sell?

I know that the smaller the bar means the less sales so less popular the fruit. If I look along the bar chart, I can see that pears have the smallest bar. So pears must be the least popular.

If I look at the top of the pear bar and check the vertical axis, I can see that it is in the middle between 20 and 30. This means there must have been 25 pears sold.



Ok now it is your turn. Here are two bar charts and a set of questions for each. Look at the charts. Analyse the data and answer my questions in your book.

1. What information does this bar chart show?

2. Which was the most popular flavour?

3. How many pupils chose cheese and onion?

4. Which flavour got 2 votes?

Can you write 2 more questions for this bar chart.

1. What is this bar chart showing us?

2. Which pet did the least children have?

3. How many children had rabbits?

4. 9 children had which pet?

Can you write 2 more questions for this bar chart.

Here are you challenges for today. You do not need to do them all.

History:
Lo: to sequence events

Humans always looked up at space and theorised about what was up there. They have wanted to travel there for thousands of years. Why do you think they didn’t?

Space travel began as a race between the worlds two most powerful countries in the 1950s. Russia (USSR) and USA. For many years they saw it as vital to reach space first and to have control over space. Why do you think this was?

Today we are going to look back at some of the key events in the history of space travel. The very first object to reach space was a rocket sent up by the American military in 1946. It took over 10 years for anything else to reach space. But in the late 1950s USSR (Russia) began to make huge discoveries and in 1957 they managed to send up a satellite called Sputnik and a dog called Laika. This was the start of the space race between Russia and USA.

USA did manage to send a satellite up by 1959 that took the first ever photo of the Earth. As the years progressed Russia made even bigger discoveries and by 1961 they sent up the first man to space, his name was Yuri Gagarin. They also landed on the moon first too with Luna 10. There were no humans inside though. It was not safe yet.

The Russians continued to win the space race during the 1960s, also sending up the first women into space. Her name is Valentina Tereshkova. But by the end on the 1960s the Americans had caught Russia up and in 1969, humans landed and walked on the Moon. The first man to walk on the moon was called Neil Armstrong.

Since the 1960s, Americans landed on the moon a few more times and humans now visit space very regularly to live on the International Space Station. Many other countries including India, China and Japan have been to space. We have millions of satellites orbiting the Earth and they all do important jobs for us on Earth. Our satellites have been sent to all our planets and some have now travelled outside of our solar system. America hopes to land humans on Mars in the next decade, there are plans for people to live on the Moon or Mars and one day we may invent a rocket that could take us outside of our own galaxy. Humans are still very much at the start of our space travel journey. 

Here are a set of important moments in space travel history. They are not in order. Can you make a timeline across a double page in your book and place these important dates on it. Draw pictures for the dates you think are the most important.

​Have a great day! Theo :)

Namaste Year 5!

So once again we have reached the end of another week. How fast are they flying by? From our chats on the phone and on Purple Mash, I can tell everyone has been really enjoying the topics and getting very stuck in to them. I am so glad; you are all such amazing home learners! Well done everyone :)

Special Mentions today to Sabrina, Dylan and Orson for sharing parts of their literacy work on our Purple Mash blog. Really great stuff guys and it always helps to support others.

Here is a link to Sustrans. They come to school and run 'Bike it'. They do competitions every week to win a new bike or scooter. Last week, someone at school won a brand new bike. Just follow the link and take part in their competition for a chance to win.
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/projects/2020/london/stay-active-with-sustrans-in-london/#theme

Please send your favourite learning in to me at: admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo: to make predictions

So we have watched around half our film so far and we have found out quite a lot about Baboon but we also have many questions with no answers yet. His past is a mystery but we have been given some clues. Today I would like you to make some predictions about the things we do not know. Use the information we know, be creative but also be sensible. The director has given us lots of clues about his past life but not about how or why he is on the moon. We also don't know how he plans to get off the moon.

I would like you to write these questions out and answer them with your ideas.

Why do you think Baboon is on the moon?
How did he get there?
How does he feel?
What is his life like?
Does he want to be there?
What is he thinking of doing?

Maths:
Lo: to problem solve using reflection and translation

46,783,883 + 33,799,421
20,456,662 - 1,245,795
413 x 702
3756 ÷ 23

Ok for our last day of reflection and translation we are going to do some problem solving. Please be brave and have a growth mindset. Have a try and do not worry if you make mistakes. This is how we learn. Read the question carefully and take it slowly. I want you do at least 3.

P4C:
Lo: Resilience

Gather some family members and start the session off with a game. Now explore this sticky question.

Ok so here is this week's stimulus. I want us to watch this video and then discuss what it teaches you. How does it make you feel? When have you been resilient in your life? Are there ways that you can be more resilient? Is there something you would like to try to get better at? How will you feel if you achieve your goals? Let us know your ideas on Purple Mash.

Have a great day and weekend! Theo :)

Buenos Dias Year 5!

Today I would like you to join a very special assembly. The Duchess of Cambridge will be hosting a nationwide assembly online. Her theme is 'spread a little kindness', which is all about children's mental wellbeing. Please follow the link below and join in. The assembly starts at 11am. Please let me know what you learn :)
https://classroom.thenational.academy/assemblies/

Please send me the work you enjoyed the most to: admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo: to compare an author and a director

So this half term we have been studying a film and in all our previous terms we have used a book. Today I want us to think about and compare authors and directors. Authors write a story using words on a page whereas a director tells a story through a film. They can include lots of things that an author cannot use in a book like sound. What do you think is the same about how they tell a story and what do you think is different?

Draw a line in the middle of your page. Use similarities and differences as your headings. I want you to try to think of at least 5 things on each side. Check out my example table below; I have also thought of our first similarity. Both authors and directors tell a story. Good luck and let me know on Purple Mash what you have come up with :)

​When we translate a shape, we can give more than one instruction.

The instructions are always given with left/right first then up/down.

Look at the arrows on this grid and count to find out the instructions.

I can see that the shape moved 3 squares to the right then 4 squares up. I would write these instructions as (3 right, 4 up)

What are the new coordinates for the shape?


​Here is another example:

For this shape I would like you to translate it (3 right, 3 down).

For each corner of your shape. Count 3 squares to the right then count 3 squares down. This will translate your shape to a new position.

​I think you should be ready to try these ones independently. Here are 3 shapes with translation instructions. Follow the instructions and find the new position for the shape. In your books write down the new coordinates for the translated shape.

Here some challenges for today. You do not need to do them all. Have a growth mindset and be brave learners :)

 
R.E:
Lo: How do Muslim charities try to change the world?

Today we are going to continue learning about Islam. The focus for this lesson is charity. Giving to charity is one of the 5 pillars of the Islamic faith, as we learnt last week. I want you to do some research today. Click on the two links below. They will take you to Muslim Aid and Islamic Relief. These are two very important Muslim charities. I want you read about them and what they do.

Answer these questions with your research:
A. List some of the ways the charity helps people in need 
B. Who supports this charity?   
C. Why do you think they give their money? 
D. What does the charity do to make a difference for people who are very poor? Does it work? 
E. Where in the world does the charity give help? Make a list. 
F. Does the charity follow the teachings of Islam? In what ways? 
G. What do you think is good about the charity? Make a list.  

www.muslimaid.org/what‐we‐do/
www.islamic‐relief.org.uk/about‐us/what‐we‐do/ 

Have a great day. Theo :)

Good Morning Year 5!

I have quite a few special mentions this morning. I would like to start with Orson for sending in a variety of his work. His planets art, orbit facts, fronted adverbials and some maths. Amazing stuff Orson! I would like to mention Alima for sending in her fronted adverbials work. She has been really showing a growth mindset! I would also like to mention Dylan for sharing lots of his literacy work on Purple Mash. Brilliant work and thanks for helping others by sharing great examples. Finally, I would like to mention Leo. He realised that one of my maths questions did not work and let us know so that I could fix it. Thanks Leo! Keep up the great work everyone :)

Please send the work you are most proud of to me at: admin@virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk


Our Learning Today

Literacy:
Lo: to unpick visual clues

Today we are going to look for clues to Baboon's past. Watch this clip again and look carefully for any clues to his past. What did you find? What do they tell you?

Hopefully you saw lots of clues. Here are the things that I saw.

In your books I want you to describe the clue and tell me what it tells us about Baboon's past. You can draw the clue and then annotate it with your ideas.

Maths:
Lo: to translate a shape

58,332,630 + 934,644
63,766,237 - 34,871,679
632 x 197
7212 ÷ 42

Today we are going to move on to translation. So first of all, what is translation?

So the difference between translation and reflection is there is no mirror line. We follow instructions and move shapes to new places on a grid. Let's take a look at my example:

There are 4 points on this grid. They will make a shape when connected up. 

First I want us to find the coordinates for each point. I can see:

(-3,1)
(4,1)
(-1,5)
​(6,5)

​To translate this shape we need to follow some instructions. 

I would like you to move this shape 2 squares to the right.

This means that for each point on the shape you will have to move it to a new position 2 squares to the right.

Here I have followed those instructions and moved all the points on the shape 2 squares to the right. This has now been translated. This means it has been moved but has stayed the same shape but in a new position on the grid.

Find the new coordinates to check.

The coordinates that I see are:

(-1,1)
(6,1)
(1,5)
(8,5)



Ok so it's your turn now. Here are 3 shapes and I have given an instruction for each. I want you to count the squares and work out where the shape will translate to. In your book write down the new coordinates for the translated shape.

​ICT:
Lo: to build a flappy game

Follow the link below to build a flappy bird game.
https://studio.code.org/flappy/1

Spanish:
Please check out the Spanish blog for today's lesson.

Have a great day. Theo :)