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Hopefully you had the chance to read Chapter 7 yesterday, if not you’ll need to do this prior to answering the comprehension questions for today.

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Victorian Venture Comprehension Chp7

As I mentioned yesterday, there will be a number of opportunities this week for you to think about the Chinese New Year, the maths starter today will be on this theme. This will be an opportunity to practise your multiplication & division.

Chinese New Year Code Breaker

The second element to maths today will be Money based. Last week you were multiplying & dividing sums of money, today subtracting.

Subtraction of Amounts of Money

I’ll post the answers to both of these activities at the end of the day, this will let you self-assess and please remember to let me know how you got on.

Last week we spent some time thinking about the lives of children who were employed as chimney sweeps, children of your age who had a very difficult existence. Today we’re going to consider the lives of children from wealthy families.

Listen to the drama on Emily’s life, part 1 from BBC School Radio https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/history-victorians-life-in-a-wealthy-victorian-family/z4bbscw

Next complete the worksheet attached below. You’ll need to read all the points and then decide where they belong on the Venn diagram.

The Victorians Lives of the Rich and Poor

For the last few weeks we have been working through what we understand Mindfulness to be and we’ll continue that today with you thinking about the strategies you can use to be mindful.

When you are completing the page on strategies, remember all the things we would do when taking part in the JustMe mindful moments. I’ve included the link for a JustMe meditation and then the worksheet about strategies.

https://vimeo.com/yomind

Mindfulness Strategies

Now as it is Children’s Mental Health week I have attached a PowerPoint below along with a calendar of ideas of how you could ‘express yourself’, all will be explained in the PowerPoint. 🙂

Express Yourself PowerPoint

Express Yourself Calendar

Good afternoon boys and girls. I have decided to post the answers to the grammar today. I would like you to mark your own and let me know how you got on. Were there any words that you found particularly tricky? What words in the list would you rarely use?

Add a Prefix Answers

Good morning boys and girls, I hope this Monday finds you well? The word to register for online learning today is abracadabra, now why would I have chosen that word do you think?

Just a reminder that Mr McCloskey will be hosting an assembly this morning at 11am on Teams.

Do you remember that Mr McCloskey set you all a task at assembly last week? You were asked to think about something cool you had spotted while out walking.

This week marks Child Mental Health Week, something that we’ll think about tomorrow again but if possible could you watch this short clip from Newsround on the topic. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51356508

Due to the mid-term next week, we’ll spend some time this week thinking about the Chinese New Year. Your first task is to watch this short clip from Newsround. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/38668427

For Grammar today we’re thinking about prefixes, copy & complete the page attached.

Add a Prefix

For spelling this week, we’ll be thinking about affixes, namely, re and trans. Complete the activities included in the PowerPoint.

1st Feb Affixes

Your task is to read Chapter 7 today. History-Hackers-Victorian-Venture

1. I have set a quiz on Sumdog for you to complete today, this will involve the four operations.
2. For the next part in the work on Money, you’ll be thinking about currency. Read the detail included in the Powerpoint Understanding Money Around the World then complete this activity, you’ll need to click on the weblink for the challenge itself then record your thoughts in a similar layout to the activity sheet. https://natwest.mymoneysense.com/challenge/currency-challenge-uk/
3. Currency Challenge Activity Sheet.