Monday 22nd February

 Hi everyone! 

I hope that you had a really relaxing half term break! 

I'm looking forward to catching up with you in our Zoom meeting this morning. 

Here are your tasks for today: 

Reading Task 

Complete 2 reading tasks on Reading Plus 

Spelling Task 

Here are your new spellings:

lamb
doubt
autumn
gnat
align
obscene
obscenities
psychology
symmetry 
thorough 

Look each one up in the dictionary and write the definition (use an online dictionary if you need to). 

English Task 

Today we are going to be looking at a poem that became quite popular during the first lockdown called 'The Great Realisation'. This is a fantastic poem that I enjoyed a lot. 

Watch a performance of it here

There is a copy of the poem for you to read here. 

We are going to be thinking about the structure of this poem - how it has been written. We are also going to look at the meaning of the poem and how it makes you feel. 

So I would like for you to consider and write responses to these questions. I'll be really interested to talk to you all about this poem so get ready to share your ideas! 

WALT: analyse a narrative poem 

Maths Task 

Here is your fluent in 5

We are going to begin looking at area, perimeter and volume.

Watch the video here

There is a worksheet here

Here are your answers

There are further challenges here if you need them

WALT: recap area 

History 

Normally, we would carry on with Geography this half term. However, a lot of the half term is focused around visiting a local river....because we're in lockdown so we can't do that just now. So instead, we're going to look at our history topic! We are going to be looking at an important time in British history - World War 2. 

Today we are going to be looking at the outbreak of World War 2. 

Read the information on this PowerPoint. Listen to the recording of the then Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlian announcing to the country that we are at war. Consider the questions on the slide. 

Next, I would like for you to read this information about the early war. Using it, complete this timeline of the events of the early days of World War II. If you can't print the sheets off, draw a timeline in your book! 

Finally, using the information on the slides and in the reading, have a look at this map. Can you colour in the countries that were classed as the Allies and those classed as the Axis of Power? Who was neutral? 

WALT: Know the early events of World War II

CPSHE

We are going to continue thinking about Action or Pressure groups. Today, you are going to use your selected group from the last lesson (or you could choose a new one) and you are going to create a campaign pitch for them.

Here is a reminder of some of the groups you could work with

The government often offer grants (some money) to good causes. However, they can't give money to every good cause so this means that organisations have to pitch ideas to the government in order to 'win' the grant. This is what you are going to work on today - creating a pitch! 

I would like for you to  to research your chosen organisation or project and then explain, via your campaign, why your chosen organisation or project should be awarded the grant and what the money would be used to support.  

Your campaign bids could include:

• Information about the organisation - it's 'mission' (key purpose)
• Why it's an important cause
• What help is needed (this might be money, or time - volunteers helping to do a job to improve something but without being paid)
• Posters
• Speeches (a ‘pitch’) or video ‘adverts’.

As it says, you could create a leaflet, posters, adverts, speeches that help persuade people to join your campaign. You are going to have to be really persuasive. 

WALT: Create a pitch for an action group campaign