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Class 9 (Mr Johnson)

The following worksheets and activities should be completed by your child during school closure. Forthcoming weeks work will be uploaded as closure continues.

Summer Term – Week 11 (Monday 6th July)

Hello Class 9!

Welcome to July! I really don’t know where the time has gone. I hope you are all keeping well. I  have been working with the Year 6 children on their maths and English using the Oak accademy- Them seem to enjoy it, I hope you are too. Remember to contact me if you need any help.

Take care and keep yourselves safe.

Mr J 🙂

Maths and English- (Morning)

Visit the Oak National Academy online for your daily morning learning.  As this is the sixth week we have been doing this you will need to start from the 1st June  (scroll to the bottom of the page).  It will also give you more opportunity to learn as you can even move on to the next week if you would like. If you haven’t used any of it- that’s okay. Just start from week 1!

Each lesson is taught by a teacher and is recorded as a video.  You can pause the videos at any time so that you can complete one activity before moving on to the other one. It’s really good and I think you will like it- it is more challenging but I know you will give a good shot.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-5/ 

Or, if you prefer,  you could use BBC Bitesize (follow the Year 5 or Year 4 lessons if you need to for the best match) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize.  I recommend completing one maths and one English activity per day. It’s important that you do a bit of work to keep your mind active AND so you don’t forget what you have learnt this year.

Below are the links for Rockstar Times tables and Reading Plus. Again, it is important that you keep practicing your reading and your tables as you will need this when you do come back to school.

Afternoon

1.30 pm Foundation. If you can, have a go at following the foundation lessons on Oak Academy – week 6w/b 1/6/20. Again, there is a lesson for each day of the week.

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-5#schedule

Geography

I don’t know if you can remember, but just before lockdown we began work on the environment. Take a look at this BBC live Blue Planet lesson and complete the associated activity sheets. It’s a fantastic resource and I know that you really enjoyed this topic, so have fun! The link is below.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/uks2-bbc-teach-live-lesson-blue-planet-activity-pack-t2-t-10000455(code: parentstwinklhelps)

Challenge

 As we move out of lockdown and restrictions are eased, can you think of a word or words that best describe your lockdown experience. Can you then produce a piece of artwork, using this word/s. Remember to use your imagination – I would love to see your designs when we return to school in September! We could even make a display somewhere in school.

Calming activity

Get involved with Blue Peters 6 Badges of Summer!  Start with the Green challenge which will get you outdoors planting some seeds, making a bird feeder or designing and creating a bug hotel! #

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/joinin/six-badges-of-summer

Spanish: Click on the link below and why not have a go at doing some more Spanish. Scroll down until you find the Spanish lessons. You could also use Language Angels too- the links are below.

Resources

Summer Term – Week 10 (Monday 29th June)

Hello Class 9. I hope you are all well and enjoyed the heatwave. It was so hot- too hot for me!

Please, don’t worry if you can’t complete the home-learning tasks every day – just try to do your best but try and do some.  I know some of you don’t have printers or your own computers so it’s not always easy.  Try to share with your family and continue to help around the house in the best way that you can.

Stay safe and as always, you can contact me on m.johnson104@durhamlearning.net

Mr J 🙂

Maths and English- (Morning)

Visit the Oak National Academy online for your daily morning learning.  As this is the fifth week we have been doing this you will need to start from the 25th May- scroll to the bottom of the page).  It will also give you more opportunity to learn as you can even move on to the next week if you would like. If you haven’t used any of it- that’s okay. Just start from week 1!

Each lesson is taught by a teacher and is recorded as a video.  You can pause the videos at any time so that you can complete one activity before moving on to the other one. It’s really good and I think you will like it- it is more challenging but I know you will give a good shot.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-5/ 

Or, if you prefer,  you could use BBC Bitesize (follow the Year 5 or Year 4 lessons if you need to for the best match) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize.  I recommend completing one maths and one English activity per day. It’s important that you do a bit of work to keep your mind active AND so you don’t forget what you have learnt this year.

Below are the links for Rockstar Times tables and Reading Plus. Again, it is important that you keep practicing your reading and your tables as you will need this when you do come back to school.

Afternoon

History

On the 4th of July, America celebrates Independence Day. This year it is also an important day for us as some of our lockdown measures are eased further. Can you do some independent research to find out why this is such an important national holiday for the American people. Below is a link which will help you. https://www.ducksters.com/holidays/independence_day.php

Challenge

This week’s challenge is yoga. We know of the importance of keeping our body healthy, but it is also important to keep our minds healthy too. Yoga is proven to be beneficial for both mind and body and is calming and relaxing. This particular session is designed for school aged children so give it a go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td6zFtZPkJ4

Calming activity

Its important to take time to rest and be calm and manage our emotions at this time. Try some of these games to help you unwind. https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/games/

Spanish: Click on the link below and why not have a go at doing some more Spanish. Scroll down until you find the Spanish lessons. You could also use Language Angels too- the links are below.

Resources

 

Summer Term – Week 9 (Monday 22nd June)

Hello Class 9!

Last week I was in school and will be this week too. It was so nice to see more children and adults as I have missed seeing everyone.  It feels more like a school as there are more people around but it is still strange- the classrooms, routines and layout have all changed too. I wonder how long we will have to keep it this way?

It has been good to see that some of you have been using Reading Plus and TT Rockstars- keep it up! I’ve messaged those that are using it but I would love to see a few more of you using it too.

Don’t worry if you have forgotten your logins- I can help you out with that. My email for that and any other questions that you may have is: m.johnson104@durhamlearning.net

Until next week, stay safe and be kind!

Mr J 🙂

Maths and English- (Morning)

Visit the Oak National Academy online for your daily morning learning.  As this is the fourth week we have been doing this you will need to start from Week 5 (18th May- scroll to the bottom of the page).  It will also give you more opportunity to learn as you can even move on to Week 6 if you would like. If you haven’t used any of it- that’s okay. Just start from week 1.

Each lesson is taught by a teacher and is recorded as a video.  You can pause the videos at any time so that you can complete one activity before moving on to the other one. It’s really good and I think you will like it!

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-5/ 

Or, if you prefer,  you could use BBC Bitesize (follow the Year 5 or Year 4 lessons if you need to for the best match) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize.  I recommend completing one maths and one English activity per day. It’s important that you do a bit of work to keep your mind active AND so you don’t forget what you have learnt this year.

Below are the links for Rockstar Times tables and Reading Plus. Again, it is important that you keep practicing your reading and your tables as you will need this when you do come back to school.

Foundation (Afternoon)

Art:  Olympics – Choose an Olympic event and sketch an observational drawing; for example, you could choose to draw someone throwing the javelin, or discus. You can use google images.  

History: Create a timeline of the key events in Ancient Greek history. What do you consider to be their greatest achievement? Can you write your name in Greek, using the Ancient Greek alphabet? 

Calming activity: Talk about feeling angry and learn what we can do to calm ourselves down when we feel this way.  Use the attached pictures to make our own poster to use when we feel angry or upset.  

Spanish: Click on the link below and why not have a go at doing some more Spanish. Scroll down until you find the Spanish lessons. You could also use Language Angels too- the links are below.

Challenge: This week’s challenge is the emoji food challenge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEA1KENpB5c 

As always, here are a few more suggestions below. And, if you have any good ones that you’d like to share then email and I can look at them.

Resources

 

 

Summer Term – Week 8 (Monday 15th June)

Hello Class 9. I hope you have had a good week. This week I will be back in school full time- I wish it was with you all though. It looks as if I won’t now see you until September which is a big shame. If you see you in school give me a wave as I will be working in Year 1 with Miss Richardson this week. This will be very different for me and I know it will be very different for the Year 1 children as their classroom, and indeed school, look very different at the moment.

As always, if you have a question or you just want to say hi, then don’t forget that you can email me at: m.johnson104@durhamlearning.net

Take care, look after yourselves and as always, be kind.

Mr J 🙂

Maths and English- (Morning)

Visit the Oak National Academy online for your daily morning learning.  As this is the third week we have been doing this you will need to start from Week 4 (11th May- scroll to the bottom of the page).  It will also give you more opportunity to learn as you can even move on to Week 5 if you would like.

Each lesson is taught by a teacher and is recorded as a video.  You can pause the videos at any time so that you can complete one activity before moving on to the other one. It’s really good and I think you will like it!

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-5/ 

Or, if you prefer,  you could use BBC Bitesize (follow the Year 5 or Year 4 lessons if you need to for the best match) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize.  I recommend completing one maths and one English activity per day. It’s important that you do a bit of work to keep your mind active AND so you don’t forget what you have learnt this year.

Below are the links for Rockstar Times tables and Reading Plus. Again, it is important that you keep practicing your reading and your tables as you will need this when you do come back to school.

Foundation (Afternoon)

Spanish Click on the link below and why not have a go at doing some more Spanish. Scroll down until you find the Spanish lessons. You could also use Language Angels too- the links are below.

History. Olympics – The Olympic Games should have been taking place this year in Tokyo however, because of the pandemic this has now been postponed until next Summer. The origins of the Olympics date back to Ancient Greece. Can you research the origins of the Olympic Games and compare and contrast the Games of the past to the present-day Olympics? Remember to research safely and then send (if you can) what you have done to me- or take a photo. I love hearing from you.

Science / Design and Technology

Follow one of the activities from the STEM challenge sheet attached.  These are brilliant tasks for encouraging problem solving, incorporating maths, science and technology, promoting critical thinking and promoting scientific investigation skills.  Try one challenge a week for the next four weeks.

As always, here are a few more suggestions below. And, if you have any good ones that you’d like to share then email and I can look at them.

Resources

 

 

Summer Term – Week 7 (Monday 8th June)

Hello Class 9. I hope you are all well and have been keeping yourselves busy. It’s been wet and cold but I hope you managed to get out for some fresh air. I am glad for the rain though as the plants needed it!

Don’t forget to email me if you have any questions or if you have forgotten any of your logins I’ll email them to you.

Next week I will be in school. It will be lovely to see everyone but it will feel very different. I hope I manage to see you all soon though.

Take care and look after yourselves.

Mr J 🙂

Maths and English- (Morning)

Visit the Oak National Academy online for your daily morning learning.  As this is the second week you will need to start from Week 3 (4th May- scroll to the bottom of the page).  It will also give you more opportunity to learn as you can even move on to Week 4 if you would like.

Each lesson is taught by a teacher and is recorded as a video.  You can pause the videos at any time so that you can complete one activity before moving on to the other one. It’s really good and I think you will like it!

https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-5/ 

Foundation (Afternoon)

1.30 pm Foundation. Click on the link below and why not have a go at doing some Spanish. Scroll down until you find the Spanish lessons.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-5/subjects/foundation/

Geography.

Greece – Use the link below to find out about the geography of Greece and create your own fact file on the country. You could compare Greece to the UK. What are the main similarities and differences between the two countries? Think about things like climate, population, economy, land use and size.

https://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/greece.php

PSHE

Let’s explore our emotions and explore the emotion of anger. Watch the video and animations and try the worksheet and activity suggested.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmmgrj6

 

As always, here are a few more suggestions below. And, if you have any good ones that you’d like to share then email and I can look at them.

Resources

 

 

Summer Term – Week 6 (Monday 1st June)

Helloooooo Class 9!

I hope you are all okay! I can’t believe we are in June already! I hope you all managed to enjoy the good weather over the half term.  I managed to get out and do some walking – I go to a local wood that is near to me. I think its lovely to see and hear all the different bird song as it’s very quiet. It’s very peaceful and very calming, just what is needed as I know lockdown can be stressful. Remember what We’ve talked about in class; its okay to not be okay. If you are feeling a little anxious – that’s completely fine. There is a website that you can look at below in the resources section to help.

I’m still missing you all so please email me! I’d love to hear from you – tell me what you have been up to.  My email is: m.johnson104@durhamlearning.net

This week we are going to continue using the Oak Academy resources but please feel free to continue doing some of the original activities that I have set you such as (PE with Joe, TT Rockstars and Reading Plus etc.) if you would like to more. See below for those web links.

Until next week, stay safe and remember to be kind and look out for each other and remember.

Mr J & Miss McGurk  🙂

Maths and English- (Morning)

Visit the Oak National Academy online for your daily morning learning.  As this is the second week you will need to start from Week 2 (27th April- scroll to the bottom of the page).  It will also give you more opportunity to learn as you can even move on to Week 3 if you would like or week 4 if you did some over half term.

Each lesson is taught by a teacher and is recorded as a video.  You can pause the videos at any time so that you can complete one activity before moving on to the other one. It’s really good and I think you will like it!

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-5#schedule

This week’s challenge is the TT Rockstars record breakers challenge. See if you can beat the record or your own personal best.

Foundation (Afternoon)

1.30 pm Foundation. Please follow the foundation lessons on Oak Academy – week 2 beginning 27/4/20. Again, there is a lesson for each day of the week.

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-5#schedule

History: Greek Gods – Can you conduct some independent research on Greek Gods. Choose your favourite or a few and prepare a presentation in whatever format you choose. Use your own imagination and be as creative as you want. Remember to search safely and put: ‘for kids’ into your search engine. Here is a link that I found:

https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greek_mythology.php

As always, here are a few more suggestions below. And, if you have any good ones that you’d like to share then email and I can look at them.

Resources

 

Summer Term – Week 5 (Monday 18th May)

Hi Class 9!

Another week has passed by boys and girls and Miss McGurk and I are missing you all more than ever.  If you need anything please e-mail me!  It’s m.johnson104@durhamlearning.net.  I would love to receive an e-mail from you and it’s really good practice for your writing as well as your IT skills.

Last week I spent my time going for my daily walk and clearing out my loft! I wish I had never started but now at last I can find the floor so that is good. I hope you have been enjoying a little more freedom as some of the lock down measures have been relaxed slightly.

This week, Year 5 and 6 are trying something a little different. We are going to start using the Oak Academy resources but please feel free to continue doing some of the original activities that I have set you (PE with Joe, TT Rockstars and Reading Plus etc.) if you would like to more. See below for those web links.

Until next week, stay safe and remember to be kind and look out for each other.

Mr J 🙂

 

Maths and English- (Morning)

Visit the Oak National Academy online for your daily morning learning.  As this is our first week you will need to start from Week 1 (20th April- scroll to the bottom of the page).  It will also give you more opportunity to learn as you can even move on to Week 2 if you would like!

Each lesson is taught by a teacher and is recorded as a video.  You can pause the videos at any time so that you can complete one activity before moving on to the other one. It’s really good and I think you will like it!

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-5#schedule

 

 

Foundation (Afternoon)

1.30 pm Foundation. Please follow the foundation lessons on Oak Academy – week 1 beginning 20/4/20. Again, there is a lesson for each day of the week.

https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom/year-5#schedule

Also as we would have been learning about the Greeks…

Art. Mythical creatures – Greeks are famous for their myths and their mythological creatures. Can you research some of these fantastic creatures and do an observational drawing (sketch using pencil). Then, use your imagination to create your own mythical creature and draw and label this, using whatever drawing materials you would like. You may even want to write a character description of your creature. Share them to the school Facebook page  or even better, email me your finished designs- I’d love to see them!

Wellbeing /PSHE

Check out the Happy Newspaper online https://thehappynewspaper.com/.

Why don’t you have a try at making your own happy newspaper or even a happy story.  You can write about it, draw a picture or even include some uplifting quotes.  Let’s celebrate all the positive things happening in the world and in our communities right now.

As always, here are a few more suggestions below.

 

 

Summer Term – Week 4 (Monday 11th May)

Hello Class 9!

How are you?  I hope you are all staying safe and keeping busy at home. I hope you enjoyed finding out all about VE Day last week and hopefully some of you may even have celebrated or decorated your homes.

As usual, the home-learning activities are similar to those from last week with links to the websites.  Please, don’t worry if you can’t complete the home-learning tasks every day – just try to do your best.  I know some of you don’t have printers or your own computers so it’s not always easy.  Try to share with your family and continue to help around the house in the best way that you can.
I hope you all enjoyed the video that the staff made for you. We all miss you greatly and we are sending lots of love to you all and I hope that I will see you again very soon, when it is safe to do so. Remember, if you are struggling then it is okay not to be okay- there will be better times ahead soon. Keep talking to your family and your friends (if you can) and try to remain positive.
Missing you all, take care and stay safe.
Mr J☺

Morning activities till lunchtime

(9.00- 9.30am) I’ve been continuing to do the Joe Wicks workouts- I’m still finding them hard but I’m getting better at them!  Please try and do some exercise, it is really good for you and will make you feel really happy afterwards. Do you remember us talking in class about why exercise is good for mental and physical health?
(9.30-10am) Watch today’s news especially created for children – the news that parents watch can sometimes be a little bit scary, not to mention boring!  Have a chat about what is going on in the country and the wider world. You can also be recovering from your workout!!

Maths 

(10.00 -10.15am) TT Rockstars.  Daily times table practice session online. I know some of you have been playing which is great! If you play during this time then you can test each other as they will be online the same time as you!

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/20235

(10.15-11am) Using the White Rose Maths Summer Term Week 4 w/c 11th May Home Learning activities, watch the video for the day and then complete the worksheet.  There is no need to print worksheet, just record your answers on a piece of paper or your tablet and show your mam, dad or whoever is helping you.  Have a 15-minute break when you finish.

(For following weeks, do week 4 activities then week 5 etc.  Don’t worry, some of it may be tough but remember to keep trying) The worksheets and answers are below.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-5/

English

(11.15-11.45am)  Don’t forget to use Reading Plus – I want to give out lots of the ‘200,000 words reached’ certificates as nobody has yet reached this yet! I’m still waiting!! 🙂

(11.45 – 12.15pm)

Spend the remainder of your morning completing an English activity on Twinkl https://www.twinkl.co.uk/home-learning-hub (code: parentstwinklhelps). Click on the 9-11 tab at the top of the list and complete the spelling and handwriting activities and the Daily Newsroom Bulletin. Feel free to do any of the other activities – the more, the better!

Or, if you didn’t manage to complete last weeks….

Throughout the week read this ebook and work through the English activities in the pack. There is a guidance sheet to help included in this pack. This week’s text is all about World War 2, which links to our afternoon topic of VE Day. Please click on the link (you may have to copy and paste into your browser or go to Twinkl and search for the share a story ebook ww2 as sometimes the link does not take you directly to site)https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/share-a-story-ww2-ebook-9-11-years-school-closure-pack-t-h-328(code: parentstwinklhelps). Feel free to do any of the other activities – there are some maths activities and art activities related to this story, the more you can do, the better!

Afternoon

1.30 pm 1) History. Ancient Greece. This week, I would like you to use your research from Summer Week 2, to create a fact file on Ancient Greece. You can present this however use choose, feel free to use your imagination!

Art. Design your own Greek vase. You can find a template by clicking on this link: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-h-059-greek-vase-template

Some examples of Greek vases can be found by clicking on the link below: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-h-067-greek-vase-photo-powerpoint

2) Food Technology – I just found out that this week is National Vegetarian Week.  Why don’t you spend sometime practising your cooking skills? Perhaps make something for tea with your parents or a dessert for after lunch…

 

The afternoon is also a great time to perhaps learn a new skill- such as drawing or learning some Spanish! The link is below. You might even want to practise your football or singing skills or co,e up with some fantastic new Lego car/building. The list is endless! Perhaps you could do some cooking or even learn how to make your bed or help with the washing up!  It would be really lovely to help your grownup around the house too- I know they will appreciate it.  (I’ve added some weblinks below that you might want to look at).

 

 

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Welcome to Class 9 (Year 5)

Welcome to Class 9!

My name is Mr Johnson and I am the teacher in class 9. My  teaching assistant is Mrs Rainbow who will work alongside me as well as Miss Baxter who will be working in our class for a lot of this year. If you have any concerns or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I look forward to working with you and thank you for your support.

Class Information

Homework

Maths and English homework is handed out on a Monday and needs to be returned to school by Friday this will consist mainly of spelling and multiplication work.

Reading

At Greenland, we provide lots of opportunities for your children to read, both independently and through shared reading. Your child will be given an Accelerated Reader book and a library book. It is expected that they will take their reading book home each day so they can practise both on their own and with an adult. Children also have the opportunity to use the Reading Plus program at home too if they wish.

We are going to have a fantastic year in Class 9. We are going to work hard but have lots of fun too! We will try and put as much information on here as we can to show you what we have been up to, what we have to look forward to and anything else that we think you might find useful, so keep popping back!

Our Learning

We will keep the website and our school Twitter account updated with some of the fun things that we have been doing and learning about over the course of the year! Please ask your child’s teacher if you wish to know more.

 

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