Welcome to the Year 5 blended learning page! 

Hello Year 5.

If you are having to self-isolate, please find your lessons for this week outlined below.

We're always contactable at year5@bellevue.cumbria.sch.uk if you need any help/would like to share examples of your learning. 

Thanks,

Mr Meaton, Mrs Messenger, Mrs Hodgson, Miss Brown and Mrs Allen

Maths Lessons Week Beginning 12.07.21

English Lessons Week Beginning: 12.07.21

Please find below the 'Talk for Writing' booklet for you to work through this week. There is no expectation for you  to print off the booklet.

Comprehension Activity Week Beginning: 12.07.21

Below is the comprehension task for this week. 

History Topic Week Beginning: 12.07.21

This week in History, we are learning about Ancient Roman beliefs. 

Science Week Beginning 12.07.21

We've been studying reproduction and life cycles in plants and animals throughout the summer term. This week's lesson will take a close look at the following question: are the life cycles of mammals all the same?

Maths Lessons Week Beginning 01.03.21

Please complete the following:

- Daily videos and worksheets (found below). This week your fraction work will look at subtracting fractions in more detail and finding fractions of amounts. 

- Times Tables Rock Stars. Congratulations to the BOYS who won both 5BM's and 5SM's TTRS battles last week. This week, battle will commence between 5BM and 5SM. https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student 

- Weekly maths challenge. Well done to Zaidyn who's estimate for last week's challenge was the closest. There were approximately 6000 people in the stand! Click on the link below or scan the QR code and post your answer to this week's challenge: https://en-gb.padlet.com/MrMBVPS/oxx8tbv6e4vmqtkq

Fantastic Home Learning from Year 5

Maths Lessons Week Beginning 22.02.21

Please complete the following:

- Daily videos and worksheets (found below). This week your fraction work will look at becoming more confident in adding and subtracting fractions.  

- Times Tables Rock Stars. We will start this half term with a GIRLS vs BOYS battle. God luck! https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student 

- Weekly maths challenge. Click on the link below or scan the QR code and post your answer to this week's challenge! https://en-gb.padlet.com/MrMBVPS/ez952eao0k7ymcrc

English Lessons Week Beginning: 22.02.21

This week we will be working on your reading and writing skills by working through the 'Talk for Writing' booklet 'One Chance', the link for which you can find below. By the end of the the week you will have written your own 'wishing story' which we hope you will share with us during our live sessions next week, or via email.

You will notice that there are fewer grammar sessions this week, therefore it is hoped that you will have more time to focus on the activities in the 'One Chance' booklet. There is no expectation for you to print the booklet, as all writing activities can be carried out on whatever writing resources you have available. 

Grammar Activities Week Beginning: 22.02.21

Below is a link to this week's grammar activities focusing on how to write and correctly punctuate direct and indirect speech, which you may find useful when writing your 'wishing story'. 

Comprehension Activity Week Beginning: 22.02.21

Below is this week's comprehension task which has a focus on inference skills. There is also a link to a BBC Bitesize clip which explains inference skills in more detail. 

History Topic Week Beginning: 22.02.21

This week we would like you to find out all you can about what life was like for children in Ancient Greece. What were their homes like; what food did they eat; what clothes did they wear; what games did they play and what did they learn at school? Below is a link to start you off. 

To show your learning, we would like you to either write the instructions on how to play an Ancient Greek game, or write the recipe for an Ancient Greek dish (meal). Remember to include lots of detail in your instructions. Again we would like you to share your instructions during our live sessions, or via email.

Science Week Beginning 21.02.21

Our science topic this half term is 'forces'. I wonder, what do you already know about them? 

There are 3 tasks for you to complete over the week:

1) Click on the link below and watch this introduction lesson/video, which talks you through the main types of forces. 

What are forces? (thenational.academy) 

2) Watch this cool skydiving video (https://youtu.be/Lbc4oWakMQU) 

3) Complete this activity to test your understanding of the forces involved with skydiving. (If you're finding it difficult, watch this old-school video that will help you out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur40O6nQHsw)

Art Lesson Week Beginning: 22.02.21

In Art we are continuing with our photography topic. 

Maths Lessons Week Beginning 08.02.21 

Please complete the following:

- Daily videos and worksheets (found below). This week your fraction work will move on to looking at adding and subtracting fractions.  

- Times Tables Rock Stars. The results are in and we have beaten Year 6 once again, winning the tournament 3-0! AMAZING work, Year 5! This week, please challenge at least 5 friends to a rock slam - good luck! https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student 

- Weekly maths challenge. (Well done to the 11 people who all answered last week's problem correctly. You could make 6 different numbers from the beads: 799, 889, 898, 979, 988, 997). Click on the link below or scan the QR code and post your answer to this week's challenge! https://padlet.com/MrMBVPS/x31czqt3679b6pl8 

English Lessons Week Beginning: 8.2.21 

In the lesson below, we will be revising all the features of a newspaper report, looking at the headline, 5Ws, witness statements, direct and indirect speech, journalistic sentence starters and lastly, tense in the final paragraph. Then, based on a new stimulus following the same theme of Spiderman, you will write your own newspaper report.

However, if you feel you would like a different challenge you could write a newspaper report about one of the Greek myths we have been focusing on in our comprehension activities. 

This English project should take four days:

Monday - Watch the lesson below then draft your newspaper report.

Tuesday - Proof read, improve and edit your newspaper report.

Wednesday - Write up your improved newspaper report either by hand or you could use Microsoft Word if you have it. 

Thursday - Read your newspaper report to another person. You could pretend you are a news reader on television. 

Friday - Reading for Pleasure: In this lesson, we will develop reading for pleasure through book recommendations. We will focus on poetry, picture books and non-fiction. You will then generate your own recommendations to share with others during our live sessions after half-term.

Grammar Lessons Week Beginning: 8.2.21

This week in your Grammar lessons we are focusing on word level objectives. 

Comprehension Activity Week Beginning: 8.2.21

Below is this week's comprehension activity based on the poem 'Lucy Gray' by William Wordsworth, a world famous poet, who was born in Cockermouth, Cumbria.

Ancient Greeks Topic Task 1 - Week Beginning: 8.2.21

This week we would like you to find out about a significant person from the time of Ancient Greece. Below are links to two famous people of the period; Alexander the Great and Archimedes. However, you may want to focus on one of the following people instead: Aesop, Aristotle, Homer, Hippocrates, Herodotus. As usual, it is up to you how you would like to show your learning, try and be as creative as you can.

Ancient Greeks Topic Task 2 (Top Trumps) Week Beginning: 8.2.21

Your task is to design and create a set of top trump cards for the Ancient Greek gods.

Step 1: Read the ‘Greek Gods Information Sheet’ to find out about the 12 main gods and goddesses. Carry out any extra research you need by using the internet.

Step 2: Open the ‘Greek Gods Top Trumps Template’ document. Look at the example and then use the templates to make your own set of cards. Think of 4 different categories for your top trump cards. These features have to have values that can work with all of the gods and goddesses on your cards. Here are some suggestions..

- Magic          - Strength            - Intelligence        - Powers            - Wisdom

Step 3: Find somebody to play your top trumps game with!

Art - Photography

For this second lesson focusing on light you will need a pencil, paper and some form of camera, the one on your phone or tablet will be great. If you do not have a phone or tablet, you may be able to borrow one, but remember to ask permission first. 

Maths Lessons Week Beginning 01.02.21 

Please complete the following:

- Daily videos and worksheets (found below). This week you will extend your knowledge of fractions by looking at mixed numbers, improper fractions and ordering numbers.  

- Times Tables Rock Stars. Another huge well done to you all: we beat Year 6 again, this time by 31,893 points to 9,954 points. That puts us 2-0 up in the 3 week competition - let's make it a clean sweep! https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student 

- Weekly maths challenge. (Well done to the 8 people who all answered last week's problem correctly. The bags indeed contained 1penny, 2pennies, 4pennies and 8pennies.  

Click on the link below or scan the QR code and post your answer to this week's challenge! https://padlet.com/MrMBVPS/p9dw2fvhh6q2jhsn 

English Lessons Week Beginning: 1.2.21 

Again, we are continuing with our journalistic writing topic. 

Grammar Lessons Week Beginning: 1.2.21

This week in your Grammar lessons we are focusing on sentence level objectives. 

Comprehension Activity Week Beginning: 1.2.21

Below is this week's comprehension activity relating to a Greek myth.

Ancient Greeks Topic - Week Beginning: 1.2.21

This week we are focusing on the City States of Ancient Greece, the most famous being, Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Delphi. This is a one week topic activity and to show your learning we would like you to create an advert or travel review about your favourite City State and why people should visit. This can be a poster, leaflet, Tripadvisor post (like the ones we did in school), a radio advert ,or even a video/TV advert in the style of Horrible Histories! Below are some links to help with your research.

Art - Photography

Some of you have said that you would like Art to be included on our blended learning page, so we thought it might be a lovely idea to learn about photography. For this first lesson you will need a pencil, paper and some form of camera, the one on your phone or tablet will be great. If you do not have a phone or tablet, you may be able to borrow one, but remember to ask permission first. 

Maths Lessons Week Beginning 25.01.21 

Please complete the following:

- Daily videos and worksheets (found below). On Monday, you have a multiplication and division assessment to complete. After that, you will move on to equivalent fractions!  

- Times Tables Rock Stars. Well done Year 5 - we beat Year 6 by 28,022 points to 11,036 points so are 1-0 up in the 3 week competition. Keep up the fantastic effort! https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student 

- Weekly maths challenge. (Well done to the 8 people who answered last week's problem. Your answers have been marked on the Padlet page. 

Click on the link below or scan the QR code and post your answer to this week's challenge!  https://padlet.com/MrMBVPS/tt2no0dwb50cfkin 

English Lessons Week Beginning: 25.1.21 

We are continuing with our journalistic writing topic this week. 

Grammar Lessons Week Beginning: 25.1.21

This week in your Grammar lessons we are focusing on punctuation. 

Comprehension Activity Week Beginning: 25.1.21

Below is this week's comprehension activity relating to a Greek Myth.

Computing Lessons Week Beginning: 25.1.21

We are  continuing our E-Safety topic from last week.

As we are all spending more time online and using technology more often, we thought it would be a good idea if this week's topic work was based around staying safe online.

Below is a link to three videos and four lessons we would like you to watch about being cyber smart! After watching the videos and the lessons, we would like you to teach others how to stay safe whilst still enjoying all the fun stuff you can do online. You could do this by creating a poster, leaflet, PowerPoint presentation, video, poem, song, paly or any other fantastic idea you have. 

After this two week project we will be rejoining the Ancient Greeks!

To expand the lessons click on the white 'v'. Once the lady has finished the introduction, the lesson will begin.

You might want to explore the rest of the activities at the top of the Thinkuknow page to learn even more!

Maths Lessons Week Beginning 18.01.21 

Please complete the following:

- Daily videos and worksheets (found below). This week we are moving onto division.  

- Times Tables Rock Stars.  (Congratulations to 5BM who won last week's battle of the classes!) Year 5 are now working together against Year 6 in a BEST OF 3 tournament. Let's get off to a great start and win week one! https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student 

- Weekly maths challenge. (Well done to the 12 people who all had excellent guesses at the spot the shapes problem. The correct answer was a whopping 11 triangles and 17 squares!)

Click on the link below or scan the QR code and post your answer to this week's challenge!  https://padlet.com/MrMBVPS/oxx8tbv6e4vmqtkq 

English Lessons Week Beginning: 18.1.21 

We are starting a new writing unit this week focusing on journalistic writing (news reports). This is a longer unit than the previous one which will develop your writing over the next three to four weeks. 

Grammar Lessons Week Beginning: 18.1.21

This week in your Grammar lessons we are focusing on punctuation. 

Comprehension Activity Week Beginning: 18.1.21

Below is this week's comprehension activity relating to a Greek Myth.

Computing Lessons Week Beginning: 18.1.21

As we are all spending more time online and using technology more often, we thought it would be a good idea if this week's topic work was based around staying safe online.

Below is a link to three videos and four lessons we would also like you to watch about being cyber smart! After watching the videos and the lessons, we would like you to teach others how to stay safe whilst still enjoying all the fun stuff you can do online. You could do this by creating a poster, leaflet, PowerPoint presentation, video, poem, song, paly or any other fantastic idea you have. 

After this two week project we will be rejoining the Ancient Greeks!

To expand the lessons click on the white 'v'. Once the lady has finished the introduction, the lesson will begin.

You might want to explore the rest of the activities at the top of the Thinkuknow page to learn even more!

Maths Lessons Week Beginning 11.01.21 

Please complete the following:

- Daily videos and worksheets (found below). This week you are extending your multiplication knowledge by learning how to complete long multiplication, which is where you multiply numbers by a 2 digit number (e.g. 324 x 19).

- Times Tables Rock Stars.  (Congratulations to the BOYS who won last week's battle by 438 to 344 points!) This week's battle is 5BM vs 5SM. https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student 

- Weekly maths challenge. (Well done to Chairs, Evie, Riley, Ruby A, Ruby C, Brooke and Ila who all managed to get the correct answer of 19+15+17+18=69 being the highest number and 17+2+5+6=30 lowest being the lowest.)

Click on the link below or scan the QR code and post your answer to this week's challenge!  https://padlet.com/MrMBVPS/ez952eao0k7ymcrc

English Lessons Week Beginning: 11.1.21

Below is week two of the persuasive writing lessons. You will notice there are only four video sessions in this sequence, this is because we would like you to take the time in session five to edit and improve your letter as well as writing out the finished version in your best handwriting, like we would do in school. We can't wait to read them! 

Grammar Lessons Week Beginning: 11.1.21

Click on the links below to access your Grammar lessons for this week. Remember to have a pencil and paper handy.

Comprehension Activity Week Beginning: 11.1.21

Here is another comprehension linked to our Ancient Greek topic.

Ancient Greeks Topic

This term we are studying the Ancient Greeks. Have a go at the history (week 2 of this task) and geography activities below! 

Maths Lessons Week Beginning 4.1.21

- Complete the daily videos and worksheets below. This week you are learning about multiplication.

- Play times tables rock stars. This week's battle is Y5 BOYS vs Y5 GIRLS. Who is the best? Let's find out! https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student 

- Have a go at the weekly maths challenge. Click on the link below or scan the QR code and post your answer: https://padlet.com/MrMBVPS/ez952eao0k7ymcrc

English Lessons Week Beginning: 4.1.21 

Below are the English lessons for this week which are part a two week sequence of lessons focusing on persuasive writing. 

Grammar Lessons Week Beginning: 4.1.21

Below are the Grammar lessons for this week.

Comprehension Task: Week Beginning 4.1.21

Here is your comprehension task for this week, linked to our History topic about the Ancient Greeks. Read through the text then answer the questions at the end of the comprehension sheet in your books. There is also a Reading VIPERS reminder in case you have forgotten which reading skill each letter is referring to. 

Spelling Week Beginning 4.1.21

- Use a dictionary (in book form or online) to correct the spellings in the table.

- Once you are finished, open the document below to check your answers

- Now practice your spellings! Use these methods to help you: 

Geography

Complete the sheet below to locate Greece and the Ancient City States on a map. 

(If you haven't got access to a printer, don't worry - find modern-day Greece on Google Maps and then try and find where the city states were using your online research skills!)