Welcome to our Home Learning page!
Each week, home learning is set on a Friday and should be returned the following Friday (unless otherwise specified - longer projects may be asked to be completed over two weeks). Each week there will be spellings, times tables, a few mathematical reasoning questions, grammar, and sometimes work for another subject as well.
Children are also expected to read at least four times a week for no less than twenty minutes. Some students enjoy using a spelling organiser to practise their spellings, which can be found just below to be printed out if you wish.
Apologies for the delay in getting this posted. Technology has not been friendly this weekend!
Spellings
Please continue to focus on learning tricky words from the Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 spelling list - remember, words from across Key Stage 2 can make an appearance on the SATs spelling test!
Grammar
Like last week, please choose one page we haven't yet completed from the GPS homework book to complete. Remember to focus your choice on a topic you think you need to pay some extra attention to.
Please also complete the Subjunctive form page on the tenses revision below.
If you'd like an extra challenge or are interested in more revision, you can choose to complete another page as well.
Maths
Please complete the work below on converting between fractions, decimals and percentages. Please also choose one of the multiplying fractions and dividing fractions sheets. If you want an extra challenge, you can choose to complete both fractions pages.
Spellings
In the run-up to SATs (beginning May 13th), we will be working on spelling strategies and patterns in class. Your job over the next few weeks is to keep checking your own spelling knowledge of the Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 word lists. Each week, make your own spelling list of 6-8 words, write them in your contact book, and practice them daily. As we will be practicing spellings frequently, there will be no formal tests on these.
Grammar
Please complete the attached revision sheet and bring it in to be marked next Friday. In addition, look through your Grammar book and choose one section to complete that you know you need to focus on improving. Write this section (and page number) in your contact books so we can see what you're working on.
Maths
Please complete the attached word problems. We will mark them together next Friday.
Well done Year 6s, we made to the end of another long term!
For your homework over the break, we want you to get plenty of rest and spend as much time outdoors in the fresh air as you can - it keeps your brain nice and sharp!
Your term-break homework consists of 2 parts: English and maths.
English:
Rather than completing any work in your GPS homework book, we'd like you to research the life of someone you admire, or a hero of yours. It can be anyone (appropriate) that you like. Your research should follow the same structure as the research we've done on Charles Darwin - this is because when we come back from the break, you'll be a writing a biography on the individual you choose. (Mrs Mintram would choose either Lucy Maud Montgomery or Captain George Vancouver - one housepoint if anyone can figure out why).
You might want to focus your research on these areas:
Early Life
Family
Accomplishments (or what they're known for)
Later Life
Maths
Rather than assigning set homework, we'd like you to complete 4 or 5 of the worksheets from the SATs revision folder on our class page. Choose the ones that you know you need to brush up on and complete them. Remember, you don't need to print off the sheet (for most) - you can complete the work on a piece of paper and bring that in.
If you're looking for an extra challenge, we'll shortly add a useful Revision websites section to the SATs revision page - try playing a game or tackling a challenge from that list.
Spellings
As we will only be testing last week's spellings before the term break, please use the time this upcoming week and over the break to create your own spelling lists. They can be words you find tricky from the Year 5/6 list, they could be words from a spelling rule you find tricky, or they could be powerful words from a book you're reading. You could also look at old SATs papers (all available online, spelling is part of the GPS paper).
Write 8-10 words of your choosing in your contact book and have a practice at them!
Grammar
Please complete pages 66 and 67 on layout devices and bullet points.
Maths
Please complete the work below on decimals and place value.
Spellings
Next week we will be writing our last set of mock SATs, which will include a spelling test. Therefore, you have another week to learn your words with the 'ough' letter string. These will be tested on the Monday following.
Grammar
For your grammar homework this week, please complete page 70 on prefixes.
Maths
For maths homework this week, please complete the work below on fractions arithmetic and the refresher on multiples, factors and primes.
Spellings
This week’s spellings words with the ‘ough’ letter string. Remember, this one is tricky as it can say many different things!
bough
enough
though
thought
rough
drought
tough
although
thorough
brought
Grammar
Please complete page 51 on hyphens.
Maths
Please complete the work below on understanding fractions. If you would like an extra challenge, you can also complete the work on negative numbers.
Spellings
This week's spellings are homophones. Remember, the best way to practise these are to write them into a sentence with the correct context.
desert
dessert
stationery
stationary
complement
compliment
principal
principle
prophet
profit
Grammar
This week's grammar is page 50 - using single dashes.
Maths
For maths this week, please complete the Multiplication and Division sheet found below. If you'd like some extra practice (or just a bit of a refresher), you can also complete the Addition and Subtraction work as a challenge.
Spellings
This week's spellings are words which end in -tious and -cious. Some of these words may be familiar, but it's always good to practice!
vicious
delicious
ambitious
infectious
precious
malicious
cautious
nutritious
conscious
suspicious
fictitious
Grammar
For grammar this week, please complete page 41 on using commas to clarify.
Maths
For maths this week, please complete the work below on multiplying fractions and on fractions problems.
Spellings
Please continue to practice words from your own personal spelling list, or have a go at testing yourself on words from the Year 5/6 Spelling List. New spellings will be given out the first day back after the half term.
Grammar
Please complete page 30-31 on writing for your audience.
Maths
Below you'll find a few different choices for maths. Please complete any two of the three choices below. You may, of course, complete all three if you want a challenge!
Spellings
This week’s spellings are personal spelling lists from the Year 5/6 spelling lists again. Check back on your personal spellings lists from the start of the term and see if you’re feeling more confident with them.
Then look at the Year 5/6 spelling list again and choose 5-6 different words you might find tricky. Write these words in your contact book, as we will do some practicing of them in class.
English
In lieu of maths homework this week, we would like you to complete some research for English over the weekend (much like we did about the cities before Christmas). To finish our writing of a balanced argument this term, we want you to research an issue that you find interesting and write about both sides before presenting your own opinion on the issue.
Possible choices might be (though you’re welcome to choose anything you’re passionate about as long as it’s appropriate):
School uniforms: should students have to wear them?
Should animals be kept in captivity?
School playtime: should it be longer?
Should we play video games?
Research and make notes on both sides, and think about your opinion and why you hold that opinion.
Please bring this research in by Tuesday in order to support you with your work in English class on Wednesday.
Grammar
Please complete pages 94 and 95 on nouns and verbs.
**Apologies for the delay! Technical difficulties with the website!**
Spellings
This week's spellings are words that say 'shuhs' with endings spelled -cious and -tious.
vicious
delicious
ambitious
infectious
precious
malicious
cautious
nutritious
conscious
fictitious
Maths
This week's maths work is partly revision on number sequences (some involving negative numbers) and partly on what we've been working on in maths this week: translating coordinates and shapes across the coordinate plane.
Remember to hop onto TTRS over the week to keep working on your times tables skills too!
Grammar
This week, please complete page 60-61 on semi-colons.
Spellings
This week’s spellings are homophones with different endings: -ce and -se. For homophones (and near homophones), a good strategy is to write the correct spelling in a sentence, being sure to use the correct context.
advice
advise
device
devise
practice
practise
licence
license
Grammar
This week, please complete page 42, which focuses on using commas after subordinate clauses.
Maths
Following our learning on fractions over the past few weeks, please complete the attached work on fraction problems.
Be sure to also log onto TTRS at least 5 times over the week to work on your times table recall.
Spellings
This week's words are words from the Year 5/6 spellings list which have silent letters.
awkward
guarantee
muscle
nuisance
parliament
queue
yacht
Maths
Please be sure to spend 5 minutes a day on TTRS. We'll be looking at our heat maps again soon!
This week's reasoning problems are multi-step problems from across the topics we have covered so far.
Grammar
This week, please complete pages 56-57 on punctuating speech.
Spellings
This week's spellings have suffixes added to words which end in -fer.
referral
preferred
transferring
referee
transferred
proffering
referred
preference
Grammar
This week's grammar work is on understanding the layout and content of a paragraph. Please complete pages 64 and 65 in your grammar books.
Maths
This week's maths homework focuses on what we've been learning about fractions. There are optional challenge questions at well, if you think you're up for it!
Friday 8th December
Spellings
As our last spelling test of the term will take place on Monday on last week's words, please spend some time over the term break going over any words you find tricky from the Year 5/6 word list (found above). Please write the top 5 words that you find hardest to spell from this list in your contact books - this will help form our spellings focus for our first week back after the break.
Grammar
Please complete pages 88-89 on ie and ei words.
Watch this space for maths work (which won't be due until we're back in January!)...
Friday 1st December 2023
Spellings
This week’s spellings are words from our year 5/6 spellings list. Some of them might be familiar, but it can’t hurt to keep practicing!
conscious
criticise
marvellous
necessary
nuisance
parliament
rhyme
system
temperature
yacht
Grammar
This week, please complete page 19, which focuses on the present and past tense.
Maths
This week's maths work is on finding equivalent fractions. Look carefully, as the last set of questions are challenge questions, and only need completing if you want to extend your thinking. If you're feeling a bit stuck, watch the video link below for support. BBC Bitesize also has excellent resources on this!
Spellings
Watch this space!
Grammar
Your grammar work this week is to refresh your memories on using conjunctions. Please complete page 15 in your books.
English
This week we will take a departure from maths homework ( we appreciate it's been a few full-on weeks!). Instead, we'd like everyone to conduct a bit of research on a topic of their choosing (sort of...).
We have been learning how to write informal informative blog posts in English and are approaching our 'Hot Task' (end-of-learning piece of writing). Our learning has been focused around geography topics so far, and Hot Tasks will also be on this theme. Research can be about any geography topic- for example: volcanoes of Hawaii, things to see and do in Florida, or information about the south coast of England. Whatever you choose, make sure it's about a geography topic that interests you - we want you to write about something you're interested in!
Because we are learning about population in Geography right now, it would be even better if you can include some information about population in your research (for example, how many people live in Hawaii who need to be aware of the volcanoes? How many people live in Florida? How many cities or towns are along England's south coast? How much of the UK's population lives there?)
This research should be brought in no later than Wednesday, as we will be using it in class that today to help plan our piece of writing. There should be enough information to help you write three body paragraphs in your blog post.
If you're stuck on ideas or struggling with this, please talk to Mrs Keene or Mrs Mintram about it on Monday.
Spellings
This week’s spellings are exceptions to the ‘I before e except after c’ rule. These ones are tricky; we need to be aware of them.
ancient
glacier
height
leisure
neighbour
seize
sufficient
vein
weight
weird
Grammar
This week’s grammar work follows our learning about formal and informal writing as we prepare to write our own informal blog posts. Please complete pages 27-29 on formal and informal writing.
Maths
This week’s maths homework is around our learning on long division this week. There are some arithmetic questions to complete alongside the reasoning problems.
Spellings
This week's spelling rule is 'i before e except after c'. Pay careful attention to how these words are spelled as you're practicing!
achieve
believe
ceiling
deceive
mischievous
niece
receipt
receive
shriek
GPS
This week, please complete page 52 - Apostrophes for Missing Letters.
TTRS
Please remember to log in 5 times over the week for at least 5 minutes.
Reasoning
This week's reasoning work is revision on rounding and on negative numbers. If you need an additional copy, please print the digital copy below.
Homework club was a resounding success this week! It was wonderful to see the confidence grow in those who came this week. Homework club will continue to take place Thursdays after school from 3:15-4. Please pick up your child at the Year 5/6 entrance.
Spellings
This week's spellings are words with the prefixes re-, anti- and auto-.
reappear
refuel
retune
antiseptic
antisocial
antivirus
autograph
automatic
automobile
Grammar
This week's grammar work is the double page section on active and passive voice. Remember to have your book back in by Friday to mark all together (or, even better, bring into school early once complete)!
TTRS
Remember to log in for at least 5 minutes, 5 times a week.
This week's battle brings 6K toe-to-toe with 6M. Good luck!
Maths - Problem Solving
Please complete the work which has been printed off and sent home on division problems. If you need another copy, please find the document below.
A quick reminder - Homework Club will (hopefully, actually) start this Thursday after school from 3:15-4. Thank you for your understanding with the last-minute cancellation of the club last Thursday - who could have anticipated the storm!
Spellings
In order to avoid the confusion of multiple spellings lists at a time (we will test this past week's spellings on the Tuesday we are back), please spend a little bit of time over the break trying out the spellings and grammar games on Top Marks. These works should focus on the words from the Year 5/6 spelling list. Please find a link the selection of spellings games below.
Grammar
Rather than complete a page in our homework books over the break, please complete the Firework Fiasco GPS mystery which was sent home. This will give you some practice on a few different areas! If you are stuck on anything, remember that BBC Bitesize is an excellent resource to refresh your memory!
TTRS
Please be sure to log in at least 5 times over the break and play for at least 5 minutes. Remember, little and often is the best way to practice your tables!
Friday 13th October
This week's spelling words are the 'tion' and 'sion' rules
attention
competition
discussion
explanation
expression
hesitation
intention
invention
permission
TTRS
This week the children should continue to focus on their individual tables by completing their practise in 'Garage'.
Grammar Practise
This week please complete the whole section on phrases found on pages 12-13.
Mathematic Reasoning
The children have been set this week word problems using their addition and subtraction knowledge.
Spellings
TTRS
Well done to Brook for the second week running. This week's focus is for all children to complete a GIG and to focus on their personalised targets which we set in class. The children have planned when they will be practising their 5 mins, 5 times a week.
Grammar
This week, please complete page 68 on prefixes.
Mathematical Reasoning
The children have been set reasoning questions on multiples and factors, if you need another copy, see below.
Spellings
This week's spelling words are words with the prefix un-, dis- and mis-.
dishonest
disorganised
disapprove
misinform
misshape
misunderstood
unafraid
unavailable
unimpressed
TTRS
Well done to Brook for winning this week's tournament! Who will beat them next week?
This week's tournament another battle of the house groups. The winners will be announced at the end of the week.
Grammar
This week, please complete page 37 on question marks and exclamation marks.
Mathematical Reasoning
Each week, we will be setting a few reasoning questions to complete as well. have a go at it and make sure to bring it back on Friday, as we will use this work in class.
Spellings
This week's spellings are adjectives with the endings -able and -ible.
accessible
adorable
available
dependable
edible
forcible
irritable
sensible
tolerable
visible
TTRockstars
Remember to log on and practice 5 different times this week for at least 5 minutes per session!
Grammar and Punctuation
This week, please complete two pages: page 36 on using capital letters and full stops, and page 58 on using colons. Remember to have this in on Friday to mark it all together!
Spellings
This week's spelling words are words with the suffix -ous.
conscious
disastrous
furious
hideous
joyous
marvellous
mischievous
outrageous
spacious
tremendous
TTRS
We will be focusing on fluency of times tables for the Autumn Term and encourage you to be playing TT rockstars for 5 mins a day (minimum of 5 times per week).
Below is some information to help support your recall and speed across all of the times tables.
We also have set up some friendly tournaments where you can compete for extra playtime!
This week our tournament is between classes..... Good luck!
Grammar
Please complete the page on determiners in your homework books. Remember to have this back in school on Friday so we can mark it together.
To ease back into the routines of school, this week's homework only consists of spellings and times tables.
Spellings
This week's spellings are words which end in the suffix -ly. Words in bold are words found in the national Year 5/6 spellings list - it might be a good choice to give them some extra attention!
clumsily
especially
finally
frantically
frequently
immediately
nobly
publicly
sincerely
wholly
Times Tables
This week please peruse the times table games on Top Marks (see the link below). Try to spend 5-10 minutes a day practicing your times tables. Watch this space next week for news on Times Table Rock Stars!