Monday 8th February

Salut! Mrs. Leverton here again today with your tasks and, as we’ve had the last couple of weeks, there are two shorter lessons today. I would like you to have a go at both.

TASK 1 – French

Mr. Rist is going to get you warmed up with some numbers again, but this time, with a twist! Being the ever talented teacher that he is, Mr. Rist is going to combine some maths and French with some simple calculations. Remember to join in at home – we can hear you you know!!

If you want to give your own French maths a try, there’s a short warm up activity here for you to have a go at plus a reminder of the language you need.

Now we’re going to join up our learning from the last few weeks and learn how to talk about birthdays in French. Please work through the powerpoint below – there are sound buttons to click which pronounce the words for you. Join in and practice your pronunciation.

Now have a go at the worksheet – there is no need to print it off but have a go at the activities. Remember, in French they don’t use capital letters for the first letter of the month.

Now you can say when birthdays are, you can write any date!

TASK 2

It’s PE time! Once again Amy Burton has a fun Dazzle Dance work out for us! Exercise is really important for our bodies and it also makes you feel pretty happy too! So, enjoy, join in and I hope this puts a smile on your face! This week’s features one of my all time favourite songs – yes I know, you love my taste in music! Let’s get ready to……

Remember Mr Rist’s daily drills as well. I wonder how you are getting on with these and whether your skills are improving? Watch the video then go outdoors and have fun!

Let us know how you got on with today’s tasks and share any work you have produced using the google form below.

Google form

Tuesday 9th February 

Happy Tuesday Year 6 Scientists!  Today will be our final lesson about the circulatory system.  We will recap what we have learnt so far and then conduct a little science experiment in which you will measure your fitness levels!  Enjoy! 

TASK 1

Watch the following video and use your knowledge to answer the questions in the google quiz below.  Click on the yellow quiz picture to access the quiz!

Click below to access the quiz!

TASK 2

We will now conduct a science experiment on our heart rates!

What do we want to find out?

How quickly our heart rate returns to normal after exercise. 

Equipment

A timer and a pen! A phone timer will work particularly well. 

Method

Make sure you are relaxed for the first time you count your heart rate.

1. Put a timer on for one minute (if you can, ask an adult or sibling to time you)
2. Put your fingers on your pulse and count how many beats you feel until the timer goes off.
3. Record this number in the table below
4. Now, run as fast as you can for one minute
5. Repeat steps 1, 2 and 3.
6. Now put another timer on for one minute and record your heart rate
7. Do this until your heart rate returns to normal (your first heart rate you recorded).  How many minutes did it take to return to normal?

Remember, we calculate our heart rate by seeing how many times our heart beats in one minute.  I would suggest setting a timer for one minute while you feel your pulse and count.  Then enter the results in a table like the one below.

How long did it take for your heart rate to return to normal (your sitting heart rate)?  The quicker it takes to return, the fitter you are! Why not share how many minutes it took your heart rate to return to normal below? 

Wednesday 10th February   

Hello! Miss Stephens here! Today we will have 2 tasks. 

TASK 1 - MUSIC 

TASK 2 - ART 

Since we have learned about pointillism and cubism we are now going to learn about pop art!  Yes POP ART! 

What is it? Watch the video below! 

Today's task: 

Have a go at drawing a Pop Art style portrait! 

Thursday 11^th February

Hi Year 6! Mrs Leverton here again with your creative curriculum learning for this week. We’re going to take a trip to the United States of America today. I wonder if any of you have been lucky enough to visit? I had my one and only visit when I was 31 – we went on our honeymoon to Disneyland – an amazing place for children and adults who act like children (yes that was me!)

TASK 1

Have a watch of the video below to find out a little more about the USA. It’s got a very catchy song – I bet you can’t help yourselves joining in – I’m humming along as I type!

Also have a read through the powerpoints all about the USA - I've had to split it into two presentations as the file was too big!

It’s now time for some map work. As you have learned, the USA is made up of 50 states. I have given you an outline map of the USA with the initials that are used to stand for each state. I would like you to see if you can use an atlas (I’ve given you a link to an online one) to find out the location of each state. You could either label these straight on to the map or just make a list of the abbreivaition and the state it stands for (e.g. AK = Alaska). As an extension, you could also try to add the capital cities of each state.

For those of you who haven’t had enough musical fun, here is a link to another video that sings the names of each of the states and capital cities – you’ll love it!

And for those of you who haven’t had enough map fun, there is a puzzle map below that you’ve got to try and cut and stick back together!

TASK 2

I have attached a document below containing sorting cards of landmarks in the USA (there’s a couple from Canada that sneaked in to please Miss Stephens!). Some of these landmarks are natural physical features and some are man made. There is no need to print off these sorting cards! I would like you to create a table or list of the features and sort them in to whether you think they are natural or man made. I’ve attached the answers so that you can check once you’ve had a go!

Please share any completed work using the google form below. There’s also a quick quiz to see what you have learned!

Google from upload

Google quiz

Friday 12^th February

Happy Friday! Mrs Leverton here again with your last lessons of the week and the half term – congratulations! You’ve made it through a half term of remote learning. I hope you all give yourselves a well-deserved break next week.

TASK 1

We’re going to continue with our study of the USA but I thought we would look at something a bit different today. I thought it would be interesting to learn a bit about the presidents of the USA. I’ve added a PowerPoint below for you to read through to find out about all 46 of the presidents of the USA! Take notes as you go as you will need the information for the first task.

For those of you who just love a great you tube ‘song’, I’ve also added a link to a ‘song’ listing the presidents. It’s not essential viewing!

For your first task, I would like you to create a timeline of the American presidents – all 46 of them! You could either just include their name and date of presidency or be more creative and draw a little caricature of them as well! You could also include the party they represented. I’ve included the remember tos but you are all used to creating timelines and a template is not needed for this task.

TASK 2

When a new president takes office, an inauguration ceremony takes place. Joe Biden was inaugurated on the 20^th January 2021. Watch the video below which shows part of this ceremony and the speech he made.

Below is a PowerPoint all about what an inauguration ceremony is.

I would now like you to order these key events that occur each inauguration day and write a sentence about what each one is. You don’t need to print this out! I’ve also included a crossword on inauguration day for a bit of fun!

Please share your work using the google form below and complete the quiz to show what you have learned today.

Google form – upload

Google quiz

Musical moments

Some musical fun to join in with at home from the Sheffield Music Hub – a great way to end your half term.

Chinese New Year

Today is Chinese New Year! To celebrate, Dazzle Dance Amy has prepared a video for us with Chinese dancing - normally Amy would come in to school to run a workshop so she didn't want us all to miss out on this and has videoed the workshop for us to try at home! Thanks Amy! It's also Amy Burton's birthday today - I'm sure if you sing really loudly she will hear you!