Good Morning!
Another great week last week. I know I mention this every week, but I really am so proud with how you are all (parents and children alike!) managing with your home learning. I am missing all my class so dearly, and it really does make me feel so much closer and connected to you all when I see all the amazing work you are doing from home. I hope you are all managing to take advantage of the beautiful weather we have been blessed with these past few weeks too….I can imagine paddling pools and water pistols may be a popular scene in many of your back gardens!
I have been really pleased with your engagement with our work on Romeo & Juliet and again I have been impressed with the Reasoning 2 Maths scores I have had back so far! This week I will be setting the Reasoning 3 paper, which will be the last of the papers I sent home in the pack. Can I please ask that you send me any results from the papers completed at home. By the end of next week, I’d be hoping that all the class will have completed all the papers and I should have all of their results. Not to worry if your child is a bit behind with their papers, but please get those scores to me as soon as they manage to complete them.
This week’s expected work:
At least 2 Bedrock lessons
IXL at least 3 times a week
Regular home reading
Reasoning 3 Maths Paper (Click here for Mark Scheme)
SumDog-I have set 15 new spellings, times tables, dividing fractions (maths focus) & prepositions (grammar focus)
English-Romeo & Juliet Lesson 3:
Romeo and Juliet Scene 1 and Act I Scene 1
During the opening scenes of Romeo and Juliet, there is a public brawl between the Montagues and Capulets. I have attached 2 versions of the play. In the first one, read up to page 11. In the second one, read the first two pages:
Romeo & Juliet Story Adaptation
Below are also two links to two film adaptations of the play’s opening scene. Watch these as well to help with the task:
Baz Luhrmann 1996: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEzskNtFnIY
Franco Zeffirelli 1968 version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xawp9co17Z4
As you are watching and reading, collect the Shakespearean language that stands out to you.
Can you write at least 6 complex sentences (click here to recap complex sentences) about the scene. You will be using these sentences in a piece of writing next week.
Example: It was a peaceful day in the city of Verona when a fight broke out between Montague and Capulet servants.
RE Resources:
Below I am attaching a document that has many RE activities that the children can do from home. They range from Reception up to Year 6. Please have a look at the links to the Year 5 and 6 activities!
Can also remind you that Fr Jim has set up a Chidren’s page on the Church Website:
https://www.olablackpool.org/children-s-page
Just like the ‘Ask Fr Jim’ book we have in school, Fr Jim is asking you to email (oladyblackpool@gmail.com) him any questions that the children want to ask him, along with their name and year group. Fr Jim then responds to these questions and put the video response on the children’s page. It’s a lovely way to keep the children connected to the church and to Fr Jim, who also misses all the children dearly!
Additional resources:
Pie Corbett Talk for Writing Pack (see previous post)
I have set Maths, English & Science work on Education City- https://www.educationcity.com/ Please prioritise the Science work I set on Education City. Although I have not set it as expected work, it is the only Science work I do specifically set so it would be great if this is completed
TT Rockstars- https://ttrockstars.com/
Espresso Learning- https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/what-we-offer/discovery-education-espresso
Oddizzi (Geography)-https://www.oddizzi.com/schools/login/
Click here for an Oddizzi activity pack on Physical features.
I hope you have a lovely week! You are all always in our thoughts and prayers!
Miss Slater, Mrs Murray & Miss Evans x
