Year 6 Work Book Week 7

Hello Y6 from Mr Brown and Miss Wisdom.

So it seems we may have a date for coming back (at last). Fingers crossed we

will be finishing off Y6 from June 1st. I know some of you will have mixed

thoughts on this for various reasons. Some of you will be bursting to return to see

your friends and I know exactly how you feel. Some of you will be a little bit

worried about the return and that is totally understandable - I know exactly how

you feel. I have said many times whilst writing these booklets, we will all get

through this together. Mr Lovelidge, Mr Coy and all of the staff are trying their

best to prepare school for your return and we will make it as safe and enjoyable

as we possibly can. We will have plenty of sessions to share our thoughts and

feelings together and help each other. I am definitely looking forward to

returning but I’m not sure Basil will be as pleased. I’ve probably told you before

but he really has been my shadow and loved having me here full time. Did you

watch The Goonies? Here’s one more I think you should watch as it was another

of my favourites growing up (watch the original and not the remake they did).

Advice for parents/carers:

Here are some tips that we still recommend as a school to help make working at home as smooth as

possible. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to school and we are more than happy to help.

Set and keep a routine similar to a school day that clearly shows when work, play and social times

will happen. Routines can help with behaviour and also help anxiety. This will be very personal for

what works for your family so you could involve everyone in creating and sticking to this routine.

Don’t be too hard on yourselves and please take regular breaks to relieve the stress (it works for

me!)

Children will be confused and probably very anxious about what is happening; advice is to let them

talk and ask questions as much as they need.

If you are lucky enough to have a back garden or a back yard, use it while the weather is good this

week and spend some time outside with your family (and your dog if you are lucky enough to have

a ‘Basil’).

Don’t forget to put work you want to

show us on Twitter and tag our

Twitter page so I can reply and

comment on it

#BenjiesLovesLearning

Please post a picture of a place

you miss but don’t tell us where

it is so we have to guess (we

might need a clue).

We want to see you reading as much

as possible around your house while

you are being safe and staying

indoors. Uploads pictures to Benjies

reading account - @R4PBA

We had more great work shared this week

and as always it was great to see it on

social media. What has impressed me most

is the children who are working hard every

single day – you know who you are!

Presentation looks neat and tidy which is

pleasing me a lot.

I’m posting another picture of a place I

miss going to during lock down but I think

this one might be too easy. Remember to

post your answer if you recognise it and

see if you can be the first to respond.

Where is this week’s mystery location?

Who will be the first to answer correctly?

I used to dress up as the

Karate Kid when I was

younger as I loved the

movie so much.

Week 7: Day 1

English: Persuasive writing

Adverts

This week, I’m going to provide you with some products I would like you to sell using your powers of

persuasion. You will need to focus on the following key techniques to help:

Adjectives

Persuasive words/phrases

Exaggeration (bending the truth a little)

Alliteration (same sounds at the beginning of words)

Grammar and Punctuation

Alliteration tongue twisters

Say my tongue twister as fast as you can without any mistakes. Can an adult do it as well?

Mr Lovelidge laughed lots looking lovingly at lots of lovely ladies lying on the leafy, long grass.

Now try writing one of your own using as much alliteration as possible.

Day 1: Maths

Algebra

Work out the value of each letter.

1. A + 12 = 21

2. 8 + Z = 20

3. 20 - C = 6

4. 34 – Y = 21

5. R + 19 = 30

6. P – 20 = 61

7. F + 23 = 107

8. P – 78 = 218

9. 23.8 + K = 101

10. Q x 17 = 306

11. 34.56 – X = 12.6

12. 780.9 + S = 1000.4

Model text

Mr Brown’s bodacious burger is bursting with

an array of mouth – watering flavours that will

send your taste buds into overdrive.

Once you sink your teeth into the luscious

layers of flavour you will wonder how you ever

lived without it.

Nestled between two soft, nutritious buns, lie

two succulent pieces of juicy beef.

You get the idea! I’ve used alliteration and

adjectives to help persuade people that my

burger is worth eating. I’ve also used

exaggeration by saying it will send your taste

buds into overdrive. Now it’s your turn.

Remember to try the inverse operation to see

if that works but remember it doesn’t always.

Once you try it, put the answer into the

calculation and see if it works.

For example, for number 1, try 21 – 12 and see

if the answer fits.

If you find these tricky, only attempt the first 6

as they do get tricky!

Day 2: English

Advertising

Selling a lovely looking burger was probably too easy for you lot so I’m making it a little more difficult.

This is a product all houses need and probably have so you’re going to have to be really persuasive to

sell your one. Here is today’s product:

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

Words ending in ‘ible’ or ‘able’

Write each word and decide whether it is correct or needs editing. Use a phone to check the spelling.

Incredable, irresistible, reliable, flexable, horrable, possible

Day 2: Maths

Algebra and equations

If p = 4 and r = 5, calculate:

1. p + r

2. p x r

3. 23 + r + p

4. 100 ÷ r

5. 200 ÷ p

6. 4p X 3r

7. 23p – 12r

8. 18 r – 14p

9. 43r + 37p

10. 117p – 99r

Brown’s Hand – Held Hoover

Tired of tripping over the same wire every time you

get your hoover out?

Then worry no more with this fantastic, state of the

art and amazing hoover. You will be the envy of all

your friends as you whizz around your house

effortlessly. 9/10 customers say this is the greatest

hoover they have ever used and can’t believe how

much fun hoovering has become. One customer, Mrs

McKay, said, “Since getting older, I found household

jobs harder, especially with my aching bones. This

new hoover is so easy to use and I feel 40 again.’

I’ve added the voice of a happy customer to make it

sound even better so you try the same.

If the number and letter are next to each other,

remember that this means multiply. For example:

7p would mean 7 x p which would be 7 x 4 and the

answer would be 28.

If you find these tricky, only complete the first five

questions.

Day 3: English

Advertising: becoming an estate agent.

Today could be the day you find a job for the future! Estate agents sell houses and today

you will sell this lovely house – it really shouldn’t be too difficult judging by the picture.

Day 3: Grammar and Punctuation

Look back at yesterday’s work on spellings and add to the list of words ending in ’ible’ and

‘able’ so you have at least 5 in each group. You can use the internet to help or try using a

phone instead.

Day 3: Maths

Number Sequences

Work out what is happening between each number in the sequence and then continue it.

A. 1 2 4 7 11 ___ ___ ___ ___

B. 14 18 22 26 ___ ___ ___ ___

C. 24 32 ___ ___ 56 ___ ___

D. 101 97 93 ___ ___ ___ ___

E. 1 2 4 8 16 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

F. 1 1 2 3 5 8 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

G. 2 5 11 23 47 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

H. 1 3 9 27 ____ ____ ____ _____

If you find these tricky, just try the first 4 questions as I’ve put in some very tricky ones!

Model text

This stunning, family home provides a luxurious lifestyle for

you and your family. With 12 spacious bedrooms, hide and

seek will never be the same again!

With an Olympic- sized swimming pool at the front of the

property, entertaining your friends will easy to do.

Leading to the top floor, two marble stairways entwine

themselves elegantly around the outside of the building.

Inside the property…

Use as many persuasive techniques as you can but focus

mainly on adjectives to describe all the good things this house

has to offer. It could even have games room inside and an

indoor gym. You decide.

Day 4: English

As you’re now a professional advertiser, I’m going to give you one final product

to sell and it’s something we all need and use.

Day 4: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.

Irregular spelling patterns

The past tense of the verb ‘to run’ is ‘ran’ and as the spelling changes it is

irregular. Another example of this is the verb ‘to swim’ as the past tense is

‘swam’.

See how many other examples you can think of that have irregular spellings in

the past tense.

Verb Past tense

To swim swam

To run ran

To sing

To teach

Model text

Adidas Boost – The Ultimate Running Shoe.

Here at Adidas, we have designed the ultimate running shoe. The

‘Adidas Boost’ is the most comfortable running shoe in the world. As

you run, your feet will feel as if they are being gently caressed by

feathers as they push down on our new super, soft material. Adidas

Boost will help you run faster and you’ll be the envy of all your

friends as you speed past them using our new boost technology.

I’ve focused this piece on exaggeration making the shoe sound like it

can do things it actually can’t do! See if you can focus on the same

technique and add more details making sure you mention the

colours it comes in.

Day 4: Maths

Number sequences and patterns

Yesterday you looked at the patterns between numbers in a sequence and

continued it following the rule. Some sequences have more than one input.

Yesterday, G was: double the number and add 1 – did you get that one?

After completing the 2 sequences below to warm up, I’d like you to create 4

sequences of your own and give them to a family member to solve.

A. 3 5 8 12 17 23 ____ ____ ____ ____

B. 5 9 14 20 27 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Now create your own sequences.

If you find the 2 sequences tricky, ignore them and simply create some

sequences of your own.

Day 5: English

Adverts and persuasive writing

Choose from any of the following products below and create an advert persuading someone

to buy it. Use the techniques from previous days to help you.

Day 5: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.

Past tense verb endings

Some verbs in the past tense simply add the suffix ‘ed’ to the end of the root word like:

Jumped, laughed, rolled and asked

Make a list of as many other words that follow the same rule and simply add the suffix ‘ed’

Day 5: Maths

Something a little different.

Reads the information very carefully and see if you can figure out how many people live in

each house. When you think you have the answer, check the information in the paragraph.

Clue: you only need to use single digit numbers

Guided Reading

Kidnapped

Somebody was coming up the stairs! Ducking down behind an old crate, we waited. I

could feel my heart thumping like a bass drum. What if we were caught? The strange girl glanced at me through the semi-gloom and grinned.

Gradually, the door opened and we could hear someone tiptoeing in. There was a pause

and then a torch flickered on. After a few moments, the light switched off. Then the door

shut and the footsteps clicked back down the stairs. Relieved, I let out a sigh. As we

clambered out of the window and slithered down the wet roof, I was trying to

remember how I had got into such a mess.

It had only been half an hour ago when Mum had sent me down to the chippie with a

tenner. When I reached the roundabout, I couldn’t help looking at the old house,

although it wasn’t much to look at. It was then that I’d seen it: a light at the window.

Then I saw a face. I stood there staring. It was a girl; she was mouthing a word and the

word was, ‘HELP’.

That’s how it happened. I’d broken in round the back through a smashed window,

despite the risk of being cut. Half a minute later and I’d found her, a trapped prisoner in

an upstairs room. She’d only just finished telling me that she was the American

ambassador’s daughter, when the kidnappers returned!

So there we were, balancing on the roof, as if we were walking the tight rope. Gripping

the loose, creaking guttering desperately, I lowered myself down. Five minutes later and

we were back at Mum’s cosy kitchen. “So Ron, where’s the fish and chips?” she asked,

eyeing the girl suspiciously. Half an hour after that, her Dad arrived in a shiny embassy

limousine. That night it wasn’t just chips for tea. He took us all out for a huge banquet.

Amazingly, the next day, there I was in the local paper. A hero.

Questions

In the first paragraph...

1. How can you tell the boy didn't want to be seen?

2. What evidence is there to suggest the boy is scared?

3. Summarise what happens in the second paragraph.

4. Look at the paragraph beginning ‘It had only been half an hour ago...’

How did the boy know there was someone trapped in the house?

5. Order these events in the story:

They escape via the roof.

The boy notices the girl in the old house.

Ron is sent to get chippie for tea.

The girl explains who she is and what has happened.

The boy broke into the old house.

They went all went out for a meal to celebrate.

6. The writer uses a flashback in the story. For each sentence, say if it is

part of the flashback or main plot.

Ron and the girl hide from the kidnappers.

Ron and the girl are balancing on the roof.

Ron saw a light in the old house.

Science: Evolution and Adaption

During his research, Charles Darwin identified that birds had different

characteristics to help them adapt and survive. He studied many birds over

a long period of time realising how many different species there were.

Using the identification chart below, I’d like you to record the different

species of bird you spot over the next week. This can be done by simply

looking out of a window or going outside on your daily walk and looking at

the birds.

Create a table or tally chart so you can record your findings.

PSHE Year 5 & 6

A focus on: RESPECT

Hello Year 5 & 6,

I hope you are all ok and that you got on well with last week’s challenge? For the last few

weeks we have been focusing our learning on the British Values and this week it is the turn

of ‘Mutual Respect’. Mutual Respect is the fourth finger on the British Values hand and can

be remembered by the fourth finger being the ‘wedding finger’.

Task 1 - Run through the British Values we have learnt so far using the British Values hand

to help you recall each one.

Mutual Respect

Mutual respect is understanding that we do not all share the same values and beliefs, but we are

respectful towards the values and beliefs of others even if they are different to ours. Similarly to the

value of tolerance, we view others as equal even if their opinions and views are different to ours.

Showing our Respect

If you respect someone you demonstrate ‘high regard’ towards them. People respect others who are

impressive for any reason. For example you might respect someone who has a role of authority – like

a parent, a teacher or a police officer. You might respect someone who has achieved something

impressive – like a famous sports personality or a pop star. You probably also respect your friends!

We can show respect to others by always being polite, kind and complimentary.

Task 2 – Make a mind map that names all of the different people in society that you respect.

Once you have made your mind map think about why you Respect each of these people.

Do they Respect you in return?

How?

Showing respect at a time of national crisis

As our country goes through a time of national crisis with the outbreak of Covid 19, many people are

finding a variety of ways to pay respect to others in the community who have continued to work and

provide support during the pandemic. Those in the NHS, Refuse collectors, Posties, Police Officers,

Supermarket Workers, Delivery Drivers (to name a few) have continued their roles despite the

dangers. These people have now been recognised as everyday heroes and their achievements are

celebrated by the nation. Each Thursday we come together as a nation to clap for carers; children have

painted and displayed rainbows in their windows as a mark of thanks and many of these everyday

heroes now receive thanks from strangers that they did not receive before the pandemic. See

examples of respect being paid during the pandemic below:

I respect…

Task 3: This week’s RESPECT task:

For our final task of the half term, I would like you to take some time to reflect on those who have

helped you during the pandemic. Who stands out as an everyday hero to you? Is it the supermarket

staff stocking the shelves? Is it the teachers supporting you with your school work? Is it a family

member or friend who has stayed in touch to make sure you are ok? Is it a parent who has turned

out to be an amazing listening ear? You may have multiple everyday heroes! Your task is to think of

an innovative way to thank your everyday hero. It could be through a letter or picture of thanks; it

could be through some kind and meaningful words or a poem, it could be through a gesture or

simply a smile. Once you have thanked your hero, make a note of how you did it. How did they react

to your praise? How did it make you feel? I cannot wait to hear how your spread your word of

thanks and paid respect.

Well done everyone and I hope you all have a safe and also enjoyable half term. I respect all of you

for continuing to be so resilient in the face of adversity. Mrs Ward

Year 6 – Computing Home Learning – E-Safety

On You tube, search for Hector’s World Episode – You’re not alone

and watch together.

Follow up activities:

Answer the questions below in your book in full sentences:

1. How would Ming be feeling about the altered photo

that made fun of her?

2. How would Ming be feeling about that photo being sent

to many other people?

3. What could Hector and his friends do to help Ming?

4. Was anyone else involved in the bullying? Who?

5. What did Ranjeet do when he got the message on his

phone?

6. What would have been a better thing for Ranjeet to do?

7. Should Hector confront Brooke and Bella, and if so

what should he say?

Non – internet access task:

For those who don’t have the internet, why not try one of

the activities below to reinforce conceptual thinking. If

you do have the internet but want to still give one a go

then that would be great!

PE

Exercise is important during these difficult days as it makes you feel better and helps you keep a

positive mind-set. You all know this is my favourite subject therefore I want to know that you are

getting daily exercise and keeping fit. Some of you may be lucky enough to have internet access during

your time off. If so, tune in to many of the online activities available on Youtube like Joe Wicks, The

Body Coach as he goes live every morning from 9am (if you are out of bed by

Useful websites:

There are many websites which you can use to support your learning or if you want even more work

(although I have set you more than enough to get on with). One of the best ones which you could try is:

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

This website offers online videos for each lesson so you can watch the daily examples and try some

yourself.

Remember to take your time with work and do not do too much at once – some of you are

doing a lot in one day but you need to pace yourself!