Month: May 2020

Short division (3-digit numbers)

1. Start by carefully reading through the Learning Reminders.
2. Tackle the questions on the Practice Sheet. There might be a choice of either Mild (easier) or Hot (harder)!
   Check the answers.
3. Finding it tricky? That’s OK… have a go with a grown- up at A Bit Stuck?
4. Have I mastered the topic? A few questions to Check your understanding.
   Fold the page to hide the answers!

Short Division

What to do today

1. Read a Newspaper Article

• Read the Newspaper Article: Pupils Protest Over New Uniform Rules.
• Write notes about the article, to answer the questions Who, When, Where, What and Why.2. Revise using commas to separate clauses or phrases

• Use the Revision Card to remind you about using commas to separate phrase and clauses.
• Complete For and Against School Uniform 1 and 2, practising using commas to separate phrase or clauses.3. Now for some writing

• Read the Writing Brief and try writing two paragraphs: one to argue for school uniform and one to argue against it.

Try the Fun-Time Extra

• Research the different school uniforms of schools in your area (Primary and Secondary). Which have the biggest differences? Which do you think is best? Why?
• If your parent or carers says you may, watch this about the top ten strangest school uniforms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t6_CaeN2OQ

Pupils Protest Over New Uniform Rule

On the 6th September, police were called to Priory School in Lewes, East Sussex, after around 150 parents and pupils protested against a new school-uniform rule.

What is the new rule?

The rule requires all students, whether they are girls or boys, to wear trousers. Skirts are not allowed. This had previously only applied to students who had joined the school since 2017, but now it applies to all pupils. In a statement, Priory School said any students who didn’t follow the new rule would be sent home and asked to change, before returning to school. One pupil, called Nina Cullen, wasn’t allowed into the building after she arrived wearing a skirt.

Why was the rule introduced?

Priory School said it introduced the rule in response to concerns that the girls’ skirts were too short. The school also said it was brought in to make the uniforms gender neutral, which means students wouldn’t be expected to wear a certain uniform based on whether they are boys or girls. A spokesperson for Priory School said that the new rule would also help students focus on their school work.

What are the arguments against it?

Some students say it is unfair on girls because they now have to buy new uniforms. Others argue that it is wasteful because pupils in their final year of school will have to buy a brand- new uniform, which they’ll only wear for a few months. It’s also been argued that the new uniforms aren’t actually gender neutral, because the school isn’t allowing boys to wear skirts. Libby Murray, a student at Priory School, told the BBC, “To make it gender neutral they have to let everyone wear skirts or trousers and have that choice”.

What has the response been?

Around 150 parents and students gathered outside the school gates with signs such as: “A new uniform for nine months Is not sustainable”. The police attended the protest, but no arrests were made. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewes, Maria Caulfield, tweeted that she was “very disturbed” to see girls turned away for choosing to wear a skirt.

From The Week Junior – 14th September 2019

Short multiplication (money)

1. Start by reading through the Learning Reminders. They come from our PowerPoint slides.
2. Tackle the questions on the Practice Sheet. There might be a choice of either Mild (easier) or Hot (harder)!
   Check the answers.
3. Finding it tricky? That’s OK… have a go with a grown-up at A Bit Stuck?
4. Have I mastered the topic? A few questions to Check your understanding.
   Fold the page to hide the answers!

Short Multiplication (money)

What to do today

1. Make up some noun-phrases about a favourite place

• Think of a place that you love to be. It can be indoors or outdoors. Write it in the middle of a sheet of paper.
• Try to think of six or more things that this place is for you. Why is it special? Look at Bedroom Example for ideas.
• Write each of your images as a descriptive expanded noun phrase.2. Make notes about playing with words

• Watch a video of Joseph Coelho explaining about playing with words.
• Make notes about some of his ideas. They will be useful to you when you are writing your poem.https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1-ks2-poetry- playing-with-words/zmxf8xs3. Now for some writing

• Follow the stages on Developing a Poem.
• When you have a poem, write it out carefully.Try these Fun-Time Extras

• Can you send your poem to somebody else?
• Can you interview people in your house to find out about their favourite place? Can they tell you six reasons that they like it?
• Find ‘Watch and Listen’ on Joseph Coelho’s website and watch him perform some of his poems.

My Bedroom

Short multiplication

1. If possible, watch the PowerPoint presentation with a teacher or another grown-up.OR start by carefully reading through the Learning Reminders.
2. Tackle the questions on the Practice Sheet. There might be a choice of either Mild (easier) or Hot (harder)!
   Check the answers.
3. Finding it tricky? That’s OK… have a go with a grown- up at A Bit Stuck?
4. Have I mastered the topic? A few questions to Check your understanding.
   Fold the page to hide the answers!

What to do today

1. Read the poem ‘Golden Time’

• ‘Golden Time’ is another poem by Joseph Coelho. Read it in your head first and then read it out loud.
• Use the Reflection Prompts to help you think about the poem. Read the questions and think about your answers to each one.

  2. Revise Noun Phrases

• Use the Revision Card to remind you about Noun Phrases.
• Read the poem, ‘Red Ruby Rings’.
• Complete Expanded Noun Phrases, spotting and writing how

  nouns in the poem have been expanded.

  When you have finished show what you have found to a grown-up. Show them where in the poem you found the expanded noun phrases and show them the head noun in each one.

  3. Prepare a performance of one of the poems.

• Read Preparing to Perform. If you didn’t watch it yesterday, watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1-ks2- understanding-poetry/zdwxbdm Itisreallyamazing!
• Choose either of the poems and practise a performance of it. Can you learn any lines off-by-heart?

  Try these Fun-Time Extras

• Share your performance with somebody else.
• Make illustrations for your five, favourite noun-phrases from

  the poems.

Golden Time

Joseph Coelho

Golden time – jewelled minutes
and silvered seconds?

Golden time
a diamond clock with ruby numbers?

Golden time –
a free hour
doing what I please?

Golden time –
hands clasped on mouth
catching laughter with a new friend.

Golden time –
the inhale of breath as the idea chimes.

Golden time
a room of beaming faces, every heart in sync.

p. 47 Werewolf Club Rules by Joseph Coelho