Friday - Home Learning

Konichiwa Year 5!

Hope you are proud of your written pieces! If you aren't finished yet, take your time, there is no rush. Have a go over the weekend and if you get a chance, try to type it up on purple mash. Use the blank chapter book app. Or you could take a picture of your finished writing and start a new blog post on purple mash and just upload the image so I can see it! I can't wait to read them! 

Challenges for today:

Literacy: As we discussed a few weeks ago, highwaymen were criminals that travelled along the highways during the 1600s to 1800s. It was very easy for them to rob and steal because pistols had recently been invented, which helped them to threaten people and there was no police force to stop them. There were many infamous highwaymen. Infamous means being famous for not being very nice. The poem we have been learning about is based on a real life highwayman called Dick Turpin. Today I would like you to research and find out all about him and his life... Use this link and find answers to the questions below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Turpin

What was his full name?
When was he born?
Where was he born?
When did he die?
How did he die?
Did he have any alias?
What was his occupation?
Was he married?
Was he part of a gang?
What were his crimes?
Was he ever caught?
Are there any other important stories or facts that you can find out?

Maths: This week we have been learning all about measure. So today, I would like you to find a variety of things in your house that you could measure using the different units of measure that we learnt about. Try to find at least 5 things for mass, length and capacity. As a challenge you could also convert all your measurements to imperial units. Try to estimate first and then measure. Finally, can you log into Purple Mash and check your 2do list, have a go at the measure activities.

PSHE: I hope everyone had a good clap out of their windows, gardens and doors yesterday to thank all the amazing people helping and supporting us through this difficult time. So today I would like you log into Purple Mash and check your 2do list. Use 'blank template' to design a poster to encourage healthy and able people to volunteer for the nhs or in their communities to help vulnerable people. The more we support each other the quicker we will overcome this and get back to our normal lives. 

Hope you have enjoyed your first week in isolation. I have really missed you all and missed being together in our classroom. But I am so very pleased that so many of you have joined the blog and asked amazing questions, that you are all working really hard and being positive role models to your friends and families. Also please don't forget to keep spreading the word about the website and the blog to our classmates. Have a great weekend. I will post again on Monday so check back then. Theo :)

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