Year 6 Home Learning - Week Beginning 6th July

Day PE / Active 30 minutes

Reading 30 minutes

Spelling and Grammar 20 minutes

Maths 30 minutes

Literacy 30 minutes

Top Tips Miss Driscoll has created

some brilliant videos:

https://www.oakthorpe.e

nfield.sch.uk/dance-with-

miss-driscoll/

Or choose our PE or

Active Learning Tab:

https://www.oakthorpe.e

nfield.sch.uk/home-pe-

active-learning/

Read for 30 minutes

every day.

Record what you

have read in your

reading record.

Children should practice

spelling and grammar

activities.

Information about what

should be covered this

term can be found here.

Children should try

to complete one

White Rose Lesson

each day. Watch

the video with

learning tips and

then try to

complete the

worksheet below.

It is always best for children to try to spell

words independently first. If they make

mistakes, choose one or two words to correct –

don’t try to correct all of the spellings.

Monday 6th July

Daily workout.

Reading

Comprehension -

BIZARRE LAWS

SPAG MAT 1

(Please see below) If this is your first

day’s video –

https://whiterose

maths.com/hom

elearning/year-6/

Monday

worksheets

below.

All About Me Report

This week we want you to write a non-

chronological report about you. As your

teachers, we think we already know quite a bit

about you but we certainly don’t know

everything and would really like to know more.

As we near the end of the academic year and

your time at Oakthorpe Primary School, we

thought it would be a good time to reflect on

who you are and how you have changed

during this time e.g. friendships, interests,

hobbies, etc.

We have included an example report for you

to look at to inspire you. Also, the mind map

will give you some ideas of what you could

focus on and include in your report. Lastly, we

also attach example sentences which have

been up-levelled – one that is boring and one

that has been improved to make it more

engaging to the reader. Remember to make

your writing as interesting as possible.

Tuesday 7th july

Daily workout Reading

Comprehension -

THE FAITHFUL

HOUND

SPAG MAT 2

(Please see below) Try your next day.

Video:

https://whiterose

maths.com/hom

elearning/year-6/

TT ROCKSTARS Wednesday 8th July

Daily workout Reading

Comprehension -

HISTORICAL

PUNISHMENTS

SPAG MAT 3

(Please see below) Video:

https://whiterose

maths.com/hom

elearning/year-6/

TT ROCKSTARS

Thursday 9th July

Daily workout Reading

Comprehension -

JOE WHITE

SPAG MAT 4

(Please see below) Video:

https://whiterose

maths.com/hom

elearning/year-6/

TT ROCKSTARS

Your non-chronological report must include:

Title

An introduction:

-Positively reflect on time at Oakthorpe

coming to an end (and how long you have

been here)

-Moving to a new school

-Reflect on how you have changed

-Values

At least 3 detailed paragraphs which could be

about any of the following: -

Academics/School

- Aspirations

- Family/friends

- Interests

A conclusion:

- Reflect on how you have changed - What

have you achieved?

- How are you looking forward to the future?

- Will your experiences at Oakthorpe help

prepare you for the next step?

Cohesion between paragraphs and sentences

Lastly, remember to include a range of

grammar and punctuation that is expected of

year 6 students.

Friday 10th July

Daily workout.

For a more relaxed

start to your day you

could try Cosmic Kids

Yoga (on Youtube)

Reading

Comprehension -

ROBYN HOOD

Spelling Shed! :) ARITHMETIC

WIZARDS!

Complete the

arithmetic

questions below.

SPANISH/ Geography/Science 45 minutes each day: Feel free to explore these activities further. You could create a powerpoint presentation, a video, a poster, an information text about any of these activities. If they take a few days to complete, that is fine! Choose ONE topic each day.

Spanish: Let’s learn about the Weather!

Science: STEM Science below!

Art: Check out all the Art Activities on Oakthorpe’s Website and also look out for your Arty Challenges on Google Classroom each week!

https://www.oakthorpe.enfield.sch.uk/art-activities/

Literacy

Tilly’s All About Me Report (An Example)

In a blink of an eye I can be transported to my time in Reception, playing with

paint and discovering new tastes. After seven years of adventure and

discovery I am at my final chapter of Primary School. Exciting adventures wait

for me ahead, but for now, reflection of what I have achieved overwhelms

me with happiness. My work, my friends, my belief in myself has blossomed like

the forever growing sunflower I am. Oakthorpe has helped me grow from a

small seed into the strong person I am today and I am PROUD. Proud to be

me.

I remember wanting to be a fireman when I was little; in-charge of helping

others and saving people from harm… I suppose that has actually been the

role of my teachers all these years. My aspirations have taken me on all kinds

of dreamy careers as I’ve learnt about new avenues: bus drivers, zoo-keepers

and (my personal favourite) wanting to be someone who makes keys

because I dreamt of opening many doors!

Family is everything to me and mine have always been my rock. I probably

don’t tell them enough how much I appreciate them and what they do for

me. My brother - who can really wind me up sometimes - has the superpower

to make me laugh and glow, even when I’m rattled with rage. My mum -

who is the leader of my home - has the superpower to make everything

better...and I mean everything! My dad - who is probably the kindest person I

have ever met - has a superpower to make the meanest, tastiest, most

delicious sandwiches on the planet. They are my family: they are my unit who

have kept me blossoming throughout the years.

As I grow, I know that my Oakthorpe memories will continue to shine like

precious gems that they are. My smile over the years has grown and I know

who I am now: strong, independent, caring, with a bright future ahead. All

the opportunities that have been given to me over the years at Oakthorpe

have helped me find me.

Monday Reading Comprehension - BIZARRE LAWS

Every society has its own laws that people must obey. These laws change over time as people’s opinions on things change. We can be grateful that some of these old British laws aren’t in place today.

Being a Catholic (or a Protestant) Nothing has divided the British over the past few centuries as much as religion. It was the Catholic Church’s responsibility to punish heretics. Heretics were people who didn’t agree with something that the Church told them to do: anybody who wasn’t deemed to be Catholic was arrested and executed.

In 1534, Henry VIII was declared the only leader of the Church of England, which meant that the Protestants were in power. As a result, Catholics were rounded up and executed. All of this changed back again in the 1600s when King James II took the throne and favoured Catholicism. It reverted again in the 1700s! No wonder people didn’t know what to believe!

Being a Witch It was very easy to be a witch in the 16th and 17th century. Are you a single woman? Witch! Has a black cat been seen near to you? You’re a witch! Do you have a wart-covered or crooked nose? You guessed it - witch! It didn’t matter that you hadn’t performed any magic. People back then were incredibly superstitious and afraid of bad luck or curses. They didn’t want to take the risk of a witch living near them. Unfortunately, there was only one known cure for being a witch: death. Most witches were burned alive at the stake. Ouch!

Playing football Yep! Football was banned by King Edward II in 1314. If you dared to play it, you’d be sent to prison! It’s important to remember that football back then wasn’t the same as now. It was often played between two villages or across the centre of a town. Hundreds of people would run around trying to kick and throw the ball forward, and fights would break out all over the place. Injuries were common occurrences.

Eating Mince Pies at Christmas It was originally a pagan custom to eat mince pies at Christmas. Thomas Cromwell introduced a lot of new laws forbidding paganisms, and this was one of them. Pagans were feared more than most other religions; there were strong links between magic and Pagan rituals. Thankfully, this law was eventually removed by Charles II.

Eating Mince Pies at Christmas It was originally a pagan custom to eat mince pies at Christmas. Thomas Cromwell introduced a lot of new laws forbidding paganisms, and this was one of them. Pagans were feared more than most other religions; there were strong links between magic and Pagan rituals. Thankfully, this law was eventually removed by Charles II.

Wearing Posh Clothes

It is a ridiculous notion, but poor people were often considered to be bad. This was because there were many more poor people than there were rich people. Rich people wanted to control the poorer people. One way to do this was to introduce laws which dictated what they could

and couldn’t do. These were sumptuary laws. They set out what colour clothing people could or couldn’t wear, along with things such as whether you were allowed to wear fur. They also limited the number of courses you could have for a meal, depending on how rich you were.

Questions

1. Which religions kept swapping power during the 1500s and 1600s? 2. Who was declared the only leader of the Church of England? 3. What might you be guilty of if you were chasing a ball through the streets? 4. What did Thomas Cromwell do? 5. What was the name of the laws that stopped people wearing certain clothes? 6.What does a “ridiculous notion” mean? 7.Why do you think rich people didn’t want poor people wearing certain clothes? 8.Which single word is a synonym for “changed back”? 9.Some sumptuary laws were introduced to stop expensive fabrics coming in from Europe. Why might the king or queen have done this? 10.Choose one of the sections. Explain how this law has changed today?

Tuesday Reading Comprehension - THE FAITHFUL HOUND

Centuries ago, when knights were strong and brave, there lived a man named Llywelyn the Great. Llywelyn was benevolent to all who met him and was a doting father to his son. His son wasn’t the only priority, though. The brave knight adored hunting and was often to be found running his famous hunting dogs in the vales and valleys of Wales. Above all others, Llywelyn favoured one particular dog: Gelert.

For many years, Gelert hunted at his master’s side and was often entrusted with some of the most important jobs around the house. It was said that, when Gelert wandered the grounds, he carried himself proudly with his head held high and his fur glossy and groomed.

That was until one fateful day in the middle of an unusually cold winter. Bitter winds and biting frosts had ravaged the land for many months, and food was growing scarce. Llywelyn the Great decided that he would lead a hunt out into the forest in the vain hope of bringing back some meat for his young family. Normally, it would have been inconceivable to head out in such weather, but desperation leads men to do desperate things, and Llywelyn was no exception. Fearing for his family's safety whilst he was out, the knight left his trusty companion to guard his only heir.

For many hours, the pack traipsed through knee-deep snow. The going was tough, and the horses complained the entire time, but still, Llywelyn drove them on. He knew that without food, his family couldn’t survive much longer. It wasn’t until the weak, mid-winter sun reached the zenith of its arc that they finally spied a young buck frozen behind a shield of auburn foliage.

Fighting against his hunger, Llywelyn peered through the mist that formed with every shallow breath. It took all of his strength to draw back the heavy, yew bow and nock an arrow. He paused. He held his breath and said a silent prayer. For a split second, it seemed as though the deer would notice them and bolt, but it was frozen in place. Slap! The sound of the bow-string hitting the wood echoed through the silent forest, and only the dull thud of the arrow hitting the animal’s hide drowned it out. The entire party let out a sigh of relief, and Llywelyn made sure to say a prayer of thanks for the fallen beast.

The mood on the journey back to the house was jubilant and seemed to pass in no time; even the snow seemed less bothersome, and some of the more youthful hunters even took to throwing snowballs at each other. It seemed like nothing could sour the mood and yet when they approached the vast front door of Llywelyn’s stately house, the visage that met them did just that.

There on the front steps was Gelert, the faithful hound. His teeth were bared, and his snout dripped with fresh, red blood. A sense of dread swept over Llywelyn, and he felt his veins fill with ice. In haste, he raced into the house and straight to his young son’s bedroom. Though his crib was empty, the floor and walls were smeared with blood. There was no question in the brave knight’s mind what had happened here.

Without stopping to consider the situation, Llywelyn strode back down to the front porch and approached his most trusted companion. With tears streaming down his cheeks, he drew his sword and plunged it into the dog. Despite his overwhelming grief, he fell to his knees and hugged the hound tightly while whispering sobbed apologies to both the day’s victims.

From the edge of the woods that bordered the house, one of the huntsmen cried out that he had found the missing boy. Scrambling through the snow, Llywelyn raced to the trees and let out a heart-wrenching cry at what he saw. There in front of him was his son, unharmed but for a few scratches. Next to him and very dead was a large wolf, the likes of which had been killing sheep in the fields throughout the winter.

As it dawned on Llywelyn what happened and, moreover, what he had done to Gelert who had remained faithful to the end, all happiness drained from his life. It is said that from that day forward, he never smiled again.

Questions 1.How long ago does the story take place? 2. How is Gelert’s fur described? 3. What is Llywelyn’s bow made of? 4. What had attacked his son? 5. What does “jubilant” mean? 6. How do you know how Llywelyn is feeling when he kills his dog? 7. Explain what noise Llywelyn made when he found his son. 8. Summarise the key events of the story. 9. What is a companion?

Wednesday Reading Comprehension - HISTORICAL PUNISHMENTS

Law-makers often thought that the best way to stop people committing crimes was to make the punishments severe. There have been lots of strange and cruel punishments in history. How many of these punishments from around the world have you heard of? Can you imagine what the crime must have been for some of them?

Birching: Hit somebody across their bottom, shoulders or back with a bundle of birch twigs, and it hurts. Birching involved doing just that. It was a common punishment in Victorian schools; often handed out for breaking one of many rules. The courts might also have punished you with birching for minor crimes. It was abolished in Britain in 1948.

Branding: A red-hot iron would be pressed against somebody’s skin during branding, leaving a scar in a particular shape. This would mark the criminal permanently as having committed a crime: it also hurt a considerable amount. Branding was used for things like petty theft or for being a vagabond (somebody who didn’t have a house or a job).

Scold’s Bridle: To scold somebody meant to argue with or harass your neighbours or the authorities. If a woman was accused of scolding, she might have been placed in a scold’s bridle. This was a leather strap that fitted over her head with a metal plate that held her tongue down. It meant that she couldn’t talk. People were encouraged to mock her to increase the level of humiliation.

Stocks and Pillory: People often confuse these punishments. Most people think of stocks as a block of wood that holds a criminals head and hands in place. They were then pelted with rotten food. In fact, this was a pillory. The stocks were similar but held the criminal’s ankles in place instead. This meant that the person would have to be sat down on the floor to be placed into stocks.

Ducking Stools: A ducking stool was a seat attached to the end of a long piece of wood. The criminal would sit on the end and be lowered into the water as a punishment. This punishment was used on witches or women who had conned other people. The number of times a woman was dunked was decided by the judge. How long she was held under the water for was up to the people doing the dunking. The women were powerless to stop it. It was quite common for women to die during the ordeal.

Questions 1. What is a law-maker? 2. What does the word “ordeal” tell you about the ducking stool? 3. If something was “abolished”, what does that mean? 4. Find a word that means to be hit by something. 5. Which word or phrase in the text tells you that somebody wasn’t able to control something? 6.Why was the scold’s bridle designed to humiliate the woman? 7.What is the main difference between a stock and a pillory? 8.Explain how the scold’s bridle stopped a woman from arguing or gossiping. 9. Which form of punishment involved hot metal? 10. When did Britain stop using birching?

Thursday Reading Comprehension - JOE WHITE

“Mirror, mirror, in my hand, who’s the fairest in the land?” Shimmering in the morning light, the King’s mirror coughed politely. The king was unnerved. Normally his mirror replied instantly. “Mirror?” he asked nervously.

“Well, sire, a boy has grown up deep in the forest. He’s only young, but he’s very dashing!”

The king erupted into a rage. His face turned purple and little flecks of spit formed at the corners of his mouth. From that moment on, the mirror tried to hide the truth. Each time the king asked, he would tell him of the boy in the woods. Eventually, he was forced to give the king a name. Joe White.

For many years, Joe White had grown up in a small cottage with his father. Even though strange things often happened - grannies being eaten by wolves, small blond girls stealing from angry bears - Joe and his father lived a peaceful life. One day, Joe’s father went out to collect apples and never returned. Left to fend for himself, the boy turned to the woodland creatures for comfort. A stranger walking past would have often seen him dancing around with bluebirds and small deer. Unfortunately, this kind of thing puts people off. In the end, Joe was left alone much of the time. In fact, the only friends he had were a small troupe of seven travelling jesters who stayed with him inthe cottage and performed their japes at the king’s castle.

Over the years, the king’s anger became toxic. It slowly poisoned his soul until his hatred of the handsome boy was all he could think about. It wasn’t long before he hatched a fiendish plot to get rid of his nemesis.

Much like the king, Joe was very vain: he had been known to comb his hair a hundred times a day. On a spring day, the kind where the dew shimmers with an iridescent shine on the grass, the king made his way to the cottage in the woods. He was dressed as an old beggar. Silently, he crept up to the cottage door and knocked politely.

“Good day sir,” said Joe kindly as he invited the old man in. “How may I help you?”

“Young man, I am lost and alone in this big forest. I am hungry. I couldn’t help but smell your wonderful broth cooking on the stove and wondered if I might join you in a meal?”

His father had always raised him to be kind to everyone, and so Joe accepted. In exchange for the meal, the beggar offered Joe a solid gold comb. Excitement overcame the young man and raced over to his mirror to try out his new toy. Unfortunately, the king had gone to great lengths to imbibe the comb with poison. Within seconds, it had taken effect.

Later that day, when the jesters returned home from their shift at the palace, they found Joe lying in front of his mirror, his skin snow-white and cold.

Questions 1. How does the king’s mirror normally respond?

2. Who did Joe live with in the cottage?

3. Give one example of a strange thing that happened near where they lived. 4. What was Joe cooking when the stranger arrived?

5. What was the king dressed as?

6. What image does the word “shimmering” bring to your mind?

7. How does the king feel about the news of a dashing young boy? 8. How do you know? What do you think would happen next if this were a fairy tale?

9. Explain how the author tells you that the king’s anger grew over time.

10. Find the definition of “imbibe”?

Friday Reading Comprehension - ROBYN HOOD

Back home in Nottingham, the other girls had made fun of Robyn when she’d spent her nights practising with her yew bow. They’d laughed when she’d said that she wanted to rise up against Prince John. They’d sniggered when she’d said she wanted to lead her own army. They were all wrong.

Over the years, Robyn became an accomplished thief. Even though she could steal anything she wanted, she only stole what she really needed. Bread was her speciality. She soon became known for her dark green hood that she wore over her head and shoulders to conceal herself in a crowd. Eventually, the name Robyn Hood stuck.

She’d often head out hunting in the Prince’s forest that surrounded the city. The royal deer were sacred and hunting them was punishable by death. This didn’t stop Robyn though, and soon a band of other misfits started to tag along with her hunts. Inevitably she was caught. Instead of sentencing such a young girl to death, the Prince took pity on her and gave her a choice. She could marry the Prince, or live as an outlaw in the forest. The Prince was a hideous and unkind man, and so Robyn’s decision was easy. The Prince never forgave the snub and swore revenge on the girl and any who followed her.

Robyn feared for her safety. Luckily, a giant girl named Joan stood by her side. As tall as a bear and just as strong, “Little” Joan was fiercely loyal. Thinking back to the girls who had laughed at her, Robyn now set out recruiting an army of rebels who would fight for her against the Prince. It took many years, but she eventually had a group large enough and loyal enough to start to hit the Prince hard. They started by holding up his waggons and stealing his gold. After taking their cut of the bounty, the rest was given back to the people of Sherwood.

Legend of the hooded maiden and bear-girl stalked through the knights of Nottingham. Not a day went by where their feats weren’t exaggerated even further. With Robyn’s talent with her bow and Joan’s devastating quarterstaff, there wasn’t a man in the county who would face them willingly.

Soon, word of the renegades reached the ear of Prince John. All of his attention now focused on reaping vengeance on his foe. His brother, King Richard, was fighting in the Crusades in the east along with most of the army, but he had enough soldiers to lead a siege on Robyn’s woodland hideout.

Stars were scattered across the night sky like diamonds on a jeweller’s canvas when his men set out. What Prince John didn’t know was that one of Robyn’s merry maidens was the sister of one of his guards. The night before, a message had been sent to Robyn, and she had fled. She didn’t go far. Instead, her band of rebel girls doubled back in the forest until they formed a silent net around Prince John and his men. The first thing they knew about this trap was the sound of a heavy yew bow creaking under the strain of a drawn string.

PREDICTION: Write the next paragraph in the story. Make sure you use the language and style of the original.

Questions

1.As an accomplished thief, what does this say about her skills?

2.List the ways that the other girls had responded to Robyn wanting to defeat Prince John.

3.What do we know about Robyn’s personality when she continued to hunt deer?

4.Explain how the stories of Robyn and Joan spread.

5.How did Prince John feel when he heard about Robyn? What tells you this?

SPAG MAT 1

SPAG MAT 2

SPAG MAT 3

SPAG MAT 4

SPANISH!

SCIENCE

Starters for STEM: Starters for STEM are activities that parents can use at home to help children develop their science, technology,

engineering and maths skills. These activities are easy to resource and provide children with the stimulus to talk about

the world around them. Don’t forget to share your work on Google Classroom - what did you learn today?

The world’s largest steel structure

The Bird’s Nest is the world’s largest steel structure and was built in China for the 2008 Olympic Games. It is made out of 26 miles of steel.

Use strips of paper, card or wool to create your own birds nest style building. You might like to search for photos of the ‘Birds nest’ to help you with your design.

Mission X – Astro agility course

Complete an agility course to improve

movement skills, co-ordination, and speed. Record your speed and

see if you can get faster with practise

Make some butter

You will need some full fat milk and a clean jar with a lid. Shake the milk in the jar. You’ll need to do this for quite a long time.

After a while you should feel there is a solid forming. This is butter. What does it taste like?

Learn to code with Lightbot

Download the free App Lightbot: Code Hour and code your way through each of the puzzles. Program Lightbot to light up the blue squares on each of the progressively harder stages.

https://lightbot.com/hour-of -code.html

Plastic fantastic!

Do you have some plastic

for recycling? Think of some

creative ways you could

reuse the plastic.

Why would plastic be fit for

that purpose?

https://explorify.wellcome.ac.

uk/ en/activities/problem-

solvers/plastic-fantastic

Monday Maths

Tuesday Maths

Wednesday Maths

Thursday Maths

Friday Maths - Arithmetic Wizards!