Maths Please continue with the MyMaths work.

English Reading

1. Comic Strip

Choose the 5 most important events that happened in your chosen book and turn them into a comic strip. You could use speech bubbles, pictures without words, or the story written underneath. Make sure each character has something simple to identify them (e.g. colour of hair, big nose, costume). Are there sound effects? How will you show them?

2. New Character

Describe a new character that could go into the book you are reading or have just read. Think about their character traits (are they a hero, villain, kind, greedy etc) as well as what they look like. Draw a picture of your character.

English Writing

Recently, my Mum shared a story that she has written. It was based on the true story of how her brother lost his pet alligator – yes really (this was a long time ago and they grew up in the USA!). We would like you to write a story about something really funny/unusual that has happened to you or someone you know! You could quiz your grown-ups and see if they have funny memories that you could turn into a story. Of course, when a story is based on fact, you can be a bit creative with it and make it even more extraordinary!

Continue to fill in My Lockdown Diary – this has space to fill in your lockdown appreciation as well as all the things that you have been doing and thinking about. This can also be found on: http://www.mylockdowndiary.com

Remember, this doesn’t need to completed in one week and it will be an amazing memento to your future self of this unusual time we are in!

English Spelling

This week’s words (words ending in spelling pattern ‘cial’ and ‘tial’):

special, official, artificial, beneficial, anti-social, partial, confidential, essential, potential, substantial.

Use a dictionary to find and write the meanings of the above words.

Next, use each word in a sentence. Try to make the sentence as interesting as possible.

ICT Time to get busy with some ICT work. You can get a version of Scratch that you can use at home. Go to this website: https://scratch.mit.edu/ Your parents will need to create an account but then you are ready to go. Use what you can remember about programming to have a go at making your sprite draw different shapes and then say what the name of the shape is. Use this tutorial to help you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIpmkeqJhmQ This tutorial shows you how to draw a house shape. See if you can use this to complete the above task. If you really take to this try the challenge below: Can you create your own scratch game? Maybe you could make it topical where your character has to negotiate Coronavirus or shoot at it to destroy it!? If you are not sure how to do it, here are a range of tutorials that will help you. You can always practice creating the same games as the tutorials first. How to Make a Flappy Bird Game (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfQiTBbHHY4 How to Make a Flappy Bird Game (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkzUx_VTnLg Animations Thank you to all the children who have sent in their animations. They are brilliant. Please keep them coming, I am being inspired by you and will be doing another video soon. MrsEllisAnimations.

R.E This week we would like you to research Ramadan as some people in the world are currently taking part in this religious festival. Use these questions to help you. Present the information however you wish – poster, powerpoint, comprehension style answers. Which religion are currently undertaking ‘Ramadan’? What is Ramadan? How long does it last? What happens during Ramadan? Why does it take place? Do any other religions have similar religious festivals? How has Coronavirus affected Ramadan this year?

Science/ Cross curricular

This week we want to have some fun with an egg. Read these slides and complete the challenge. You can protect the egg in anyway you like. Please take photos and videos of your challenge and send them in. The winner is the person whose egg is still in tack after the ‘Egg drop’ OR the least broken. BE SURE TO DO THIS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. Send in your results to: office@estcots.co.uk. BE WARNED: We have only ever had one egg that dropped and stayed in tact!!!! She what you can do! Good luck!

Draw pictures and diagrams of how you plan to protect the egg. Annotate with labels. When you are ready, complete the ‘egg drop’. Take photos and/or videos.

Art Have a go at one of these activities: Paper Boxes Have a go at making your own box using just two sheets of paper. Once you have crated your box using the link below to show you how to do it unfold it to make it easier to colour. Draw and colour the design you would like your box to be. Take photographs of the finished box and send them in to us: office@estcots.co.uk You will need to pause (and maybe rewind) the video as you go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnPXy1SK2Tc

Hand and Foot Print Animals

Hand and foot printing is not just for younger children. Take a look at these animals hand and foot prints. What animal could you create with your hands and feet?

Could you create your own super hero character and use it in an animation?

Playdough, salt dough or icing maybe? Take a look at these videos. 3D Animal 3D Animal It’s amazing isn’t it? I wonder if you could recreate it. Get everything you need and pause the video as many times as you want. Send a picture in once you’ve completed it. I wonder if different colours would work. Salt dough recipe if you need it: (Please don’t eat it, it tastes horrid)

1 cupful of plain flour (about 250g)

2 half a cupful of table salt (about 125g)

3 half a cupful of water (about 125ml)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to its lowest setting and line a baking sheet with baking parchment. 2. Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. Add the water and stir until it comes together into a ball. 3. Transfer the dough to a floured work surface and shape into your chosen model. 4. Put your finished items on the lined baking sheet and bake for 3 hrs or until solid. 5. Leave to cool and then paint.

P.E Just Dance

We have been enjoying just dance as a family. Which routine do you know off by heart? Could an adult film you and send it to us. Doing three Just dance songs is just as good as doing a Jo Wicks workout.

French Hopefully you have had a look at the Power Point on families. Could you draw your own family tree? Can you label the people in French. For example I would introduce my sister Rachel like this: Voici ma soeur, Rachel. I would introduce my father, Stuart like this: Voici mon pere, Stuart. Could you do this for your family? Why is ma in pink and mon in blue I wonder?