Good Morning, I hope you are all well! I hope you also appreciated a bit of rain last week, it was only a matter of time before our run of sun came to an end! Having said this, this week is looking to be a relatively sunny and bright one!

I can hardly believe we are into week 6 of home learning, and what an amazing job you are all doing under these circumstance as well. It is so important that during these difficult time, we focus on the positives and look forward to the bright future;

‘The Greater the Storm, the Brighter the Rainbow.’

So keep smiling, keep shining and keep the hope and love of Christ in your hearts-your faith is strong enough to conquer even the harshest of storms!

This week’s learning…..

Expected work:

at least 2 Bedrock lessons
IXL at least 3 times a week
Regular home reading
SumDog-I have set 15 new spellings, Timestables and a grammar focus. I have not set a maths focus as I have set White Rose Maths lessons for this week (see below)
White Rose Maths (Angles)-click on the link below and I would like you to complete as many of the lessons as possible on: Summer Term – Week 1 (w/c 20 April)
(you will need to scroll to the bottom of the page to see these lessons)
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/
Each lesson has a video and an activity sheet, there are 5 lessons so 1 a day would be the best way to timetable them.
English-Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1
Last week, you read and watched the opening scene from R & J and I asked you to note any Shakespearean language that stood out to you and then write some complex sentences about the scene.
This week, using the sentences you created last week, you are going to write the opening scene as a narrative blending action, dialogue and description. Remember all of those toolkits we created when we wrote The Wizard of Oz…I want to see if you have remembered them in this piece of writing. Use the Shakespearean language as your dialogue within your story. You are writing the opening of the play as a story. You can choose where the story ends. You could leave it on a cliffhanger. Think about how you are going to start and what atmosphere you are going to create for the reader. We are writing the original play, using all of the stimulus from the texts and films to support you. I have attached the two versions of the play below for reference:
Romeo & Juliet Abridged Play
Romeo & Juliet Story Adaptation
I would love to see your written work, and give you feedback, so please do email me copies of your writing!
Additional resources:
Week 6 Learning Project
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 Weather and Climate.