Year 5 - Spring Term 1 - Week 3 – 18/1/2021

Dear Parents and Carers,

Please find below a collection of the planned learning resources and activities for this week in your child’s year group. LI stands for learning intention and the following statement gives an idea of what we are hoping the children will learn from the set activities. Please use these resources and activities to offer your child learning opportunities whilst they are unable to come to school.

Don’t worry if you don’t understand some of the terminology, BBC Bitesize is a great source of support and information.

Other ideas for learning and supporting set activities:

 Spellzone offers some free games/activities for spelling.

 Top Marks offers free maths games linked to the National Curriculum.

 Reading is also a great use of time whilst stuck at home and the National Literacy Trust have lots of ideas for activities linked to reading and writing.

You might also want to use a year group isolation pack if you are looking for some further learning, which can be emailed to you if requested.

We look forward to seeing your child back in the classroom soon.

English This week we are starting a new unit of work on Quest Stories!

Reading Lists – if you would like some ideas of other books to read during this term: https://www.booksfortopics.com/anglo-saxons https://www.booksfortopics.com/vikings

Today’s Tasks for English:

Monday 18th January

LI To understand a text through careful reading

Task 1

Mild

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions:

Thrym, king of the frost giants, felt at ease with the world. He had unteased and combed his horses’ manes, and now he was sitting on a green mound, plaiting gold thread and making collars and leashes for his horrible hounds. The ugly ogre grinned as he saw Loki in the sky and moved over to make room for him as the Sky Traveller swooped down beside him.

“How are things with the gods?” asked Thrym. “How are things with the elves? And what brings you to Jotunheim alone?”

“Things are bad for the gods,” said Loki. “Things are bad for the elves.” Loki paused. There was something suspicious about Thrym. “Have you stolen Thor’s hammer?”

Thrym laughed, and the sound was like the chuckle of broken ice. “I’ve hidden Thor’s hammer eight miles deep in the earth. No one will ever find it, but I will return it to Thor if the gods give me what I want.”

Who is Thrym?

Underline or copy three verbs (doing words) that explain what Thrym was doing after he had combed his horse’s manes. Underline or copy the verb that tells us what Thrym did when he saw Loki.

Why do you think Thrym grins when he sees Loki?

Why has the author chosen to use dialogue (speech) when Loki arrives in Jotunheim?

Medium/Spicy

We have read and answered some questions on the first part of this story together. Read the next part and see if you can answer some similar questions below:

“How are things with the gods?” asked Thrym. “How are things with the elves? And what brings you to Jotunheim alone?”

“Things are bad for the gods,” said Loki. “Things are bad for the elves.” Loki paused. There was something suspicious about Thrym. “Have you stolen Thor’s hammer?”

“Gold, silver, amber, precious stones – just name your price!” declared Loki.

“My price…my price is…Freyja. I want to marry her. Bring her here in eight days’ time and I’ll return the hammer at the wedding feast.”

Loki grimaced and the sound of Thrym’s freezing laughter followed him as he climbed again into the sky. The feather dress whirred. He left the world of the giants behind him and flew as fast as he could until at last he returned to the world of the gods.

Thor was waiting impatiently for Loki’s return. “What have you found out? Tell me the truth! Is Mjollnir safe?”

“Mjollnir is very safe,” said Loki reassuringly. “Safe eight miles below the earth – stolen by Thrym king of the frost giants. You’ll get it back when he marries Freyja.”

“I’m not sure Freyja will like that,” said Thor slowly. “But she’ll just have to make the best of it. We’d better break the bad news to her.”

The two gods returned to Freyja’s hall.

“Well, my beautiful!” said Loki, narrowing his eyes, “put on your bridal veil.”

“What?” retorted Freyja.

“We two must hurry,” answered Loki, grinning. “You and I are going to Jotunheim. Thrym, king of the frost giants, has taken a fancy to you.”

Freyja was so angry that the walls of Sessrumnir shuddered. The gold-studded benches started from the floor, and the cats who pulled Freyja’s chariot dashed for safety under the table. Clenching her fists, Freyja glared at Thor and Loki, then suddenly the marvellous Necklace of the Brisings burst apart – the links snapped and a shower of precious stones rolled around the hall.

“Who do you think I am?” demanded Freyja. “I am not going to marry that vile giant just to get your hammer back. How dare you even suggest that I would do that! Get out both you – NOW!”

Loki and Thor slunk away. They needed another plan.

How is Thrym feeling at the start of this part of the story?

Why does he feel like this?

Find 4 examples of powerful verbs. How many adverbs can you find?

Find a simile.

How do you think Loki knows there is something suspicious about Thrym when he arrives?

Why does Loki grimace?

Why do you think the author chose to describe Frejya’s actions and surroundings before she speaks? What impact does this have on the reader?

Task 2

Please can everyone read the full story before tomorrow’s lesson. If you find the reading challenging, why not do some shared reading with one of your adults at home, or an older sibling. You could even get them to read it to you as a bedtime story.

THE LAY OF THRYM

When Thor, god of thunder, awoke and reached out to grasp his hammer, it was not there. The Hurler leaped up, and began to search his room. He tousled and tangled his red beard in panic, but his hammer was gone.

Thor’s hammer was called Mjollnir. It had been made for him by the dwarves, and it was one of the treasures of the gods. Whatever Thor hit with it would be instantly destroyed; if thrown, it would return to Thor’s hand; and it could also be handily shrunk down if Thor needed to hide it. Thor sought out the one god who could help him: Loki, the mischief-maker.

“Listen, Loki,” said Thor, “I can’t find my hammer: Mjollnir has been stolen while I slept.”

Loki frowned. “Leave it with me,” he said, “and I’ll see what I can find out.”

Loki knew that if the hammer was not found, it would not be long before the giants who dwelled in Jotunheim stormed Asgard’s walls and brought the bright halls of the gods crashing to the earth. The crafty god hurried to Freyja’s hall, Sessrumnir.

“Will you lend me your falcon skin,” asked Loki, “so that I can search for Thor’s hammer?”

“If it were fashioned of silver,” cried Freyja, “you could use it. I would lend it even if it were spun out of gold.”

Quickly, Loki donned the falcon skin. The feather dress whirred as he climbed into the moving air and left the world of the gods behind him. He flew until Asgard became no more than a bright haze away to the west; he flew as fast as he could until at last he reached the world of the giants. *** Thrym, king of the frost giants, felt at ease with the world. He had unteased and combed his horses’ manes, and now he was sitting on a green mound, plaiting gold thread and making collars and leashes for his horrible hounds. The ugly ogre grinned as he saw Loki in the sky and moved over to make room for him as the Sky Traveller swooped down beside him.

“How are things with the gods?” asked Thrym. “How are things with the elves? And what brings you to Jotunheim alone?”

“Things are bad for the gods,” said Loki. “Things are bad for the elves.” Loki paused. There was something suspicious about Thrym. “Have you stolen Thor’s hammer?”

“Gold, silver, amber, precious stones – just name your price!” declared Loki.

“My price…my price is…Freyja. I want to marry her. Bring her here in eight days’ time and I’ll return the hammer at the wedding feast.”

Thor was waiting impatiently for Loki’s return. “What have you found out? Tell me the truth! Is Mjollnir safe?”

“Mjollnir is very safe,” said Loki reassuringly. “Safe eight miles below the earth – stolen by Thrym king of the frost giants. You’ll get it back when he marries Freyja.”

“I’m not sure Freyja will like that,” said Thor slowly. “But she’ll just have to make the best of it. We’d better break the bad news to her.”

The two gods returned to Freyja’s hall.

“Well, my beautiful!” said Loki, narrowing his eyes, “put on your bridal veil.”

“What?” retorted Freyja.

“We two must hurry,” answered Loki, grinning. “You and I are going to Jotunheim. Thrym, king of the frost giants, has taken a fancy to you.”

“Who do you think I am?” demanded Freyja. “I am not going to marry that vile giant just to get your hammer back. How dare you even suggest that I would do that! Get out both you – NOW!”

Loki and Thor slunk away. They needed another plan.

*** Then all the gods and goddesses headed for Gladsheim, the hall with the silver thatch, to sit in solemn council and discuss how to recover Mjollnir. For hours they pondered and debated the problem, but were unable to find a solution. Finally, Heimdall, the watchman god who had left the Rainbow Bridge to join the council, spoke.

“To get Mjollnir back, we have to give Thrym his bride. Now we can’t give up Freyja – so we have to find another bride.”

“Excellent idea,” agreed Thor. “Another bride, another bride.” He was nodding enthusiastically when he noticed that all the gods were staring at him. “No, you can’t mean…” he stuttered.

“I do,” said Heimdall. “It’s the only way to get Mjollnir back.”

There was a moment of silence and then a howl of laughter erupted from the assembled gods and goddesses.

Heimdall explained, “Covered in a bridal veil no-one will realise he isn’t Freyja. We can repair the Necklace of the Brisings and secure it round his…pretty neck.”

Once again, everyone laughed heartily, and Thor looked across at Heimdall with profound distaste. But the White God was unabashed. “He must be decked as befits any bride. A bunch of jingling keys must hang from his waist. And he must wear a becoming dress – as long a dress as possible! We mustn’t forget to pin well-wrought brooches on her…on his breast.”

This care for detail delighted the gods and goddesses, and they also saw the force of Heimdall’s argument.

“And he’ll need a charming cap,” concluded Heimdall in a sing-song voice, “a charming cap to crown it all.”

Thor scowled. “You’ll all mock me and call me unmanly if I put on a bridal veil,” he said. “And I’m not shaving off my beard!”

Then Loki, the son of Laufey, called out insolently, “Be quiet, Thor! There’s no argument: giants will live in Asgard if we don’t retrieve your hammer.”

So the gods and goddesses swaddled Thor in a bridal veil that hid his face completely. They repaired the Necklace of the Brisings and clasped it round his neck. On his fingers they slipped beautiful gold rings studded with precious stones. They hung a bunch of jingling keys from his waist, and he wore a becoming dress down to his feet; they pinned well-wrought brooches on his breast, and they crowned it all with a charming cap.

“I’ll be your maidservant, and I’ll do all the talking. You don’t want your voice to betray your true identity,” warned Loki. “We need to hurry to Jotunheim.” And with that, he quickly shifted his shape and became an attractive young serving woman.

The Thunderer’s goats, Teeth-Snarler and Teeth-Grinder, were harnessed to the chariot and, eager to be off, they leapt into the air. Gaping fissures opened in the fells below them, flames scorched the earth, and Thor, the son of Odin, galloped with Loki to Jotunheim. *** “She’s coming!” shouted Thrym in a frenzy of excitement to his many servants. “She’s almost here! Stir your great stumps! Spread straw on the benches! They’re bringing Freyja, Njord’s daughter, the most beautiful creature in Asgard, to be my bride!”

Thrym strode up and down his chilly hall, checking the arrangements. Then he sat on a bench and said to himself, “I’ve cattle in my stables with horns of gold; I’ve jet black oxen – beasts to gladden the heart of any man. I’ve piles of precious stones and mounds of silver and gold.” Thrym’s thoughts evaporated in the cold air, and he sighed, “I’ve everything I wanted – everything except Freyja. But that is going to change!”

When the travellers from Asgard arrived at Thrym’s hall in the early evening, they were welcomed with great ceremony. The same giant servants who had spread straw on the benches now served up a fine supply of good food and drink.

Thrym ushered Thor, in his bridal veil, to the feasting table. With all the courtesy he could command, he pointed out the fine fare drawn from earth, sea and air alike in her honour. Then he led his intended bride to one high seat and himself sat in the other. Loki promptly ensconced himself next to Thor on the other side.

Thor felt hungry. He devoured an entire ox, and followed that with eight salmon, each one the size of a ten-year-old child. Then he scooped up and scoffed all the delicacies and little treats set apart for the women. And to round things off, he downed three enormous horns of mead. Loki kicked Thor under the table: Freyja would never eat this much! But Thor was already reaching for a haunch of roasted beef.

Thrym watched this feat with growing surprise and anticipation. “Who has ever seen a bride with such hunger, such thirst?” he exclaimed. “I’ve never met a woman who took such huge mouthfuls or who drank so much mead.”

Loki leaned forward to explain. “Freyja has not eaten for these past eight nights, so excited has she been about her wedding day.”

Thrym smiled delightedly. “My beautiful bride deserves a kiss,” he said, and to Loki’s horror, he leaned forward and began to lift the veil. Then suddenly he dropped it and jumped back, shocked.

“Her eyes!” he shouted. “Why are Freyja’s eyes so fearsome? They’re like burning coals.”

The crafty bridesmaid sitting at Thor’s side took it upon herself to answer Thrym. “Freyja has had no sleep for these past eight nights, so excited has she been about her wedding day.”

Thrym nodded happily. The food was now almost all eaten, and Thrym’s sister came over to greet the bride. Greedily she eyed the golden jewels on Thor’s hands. “You’ll need a friend here as you’re so far from home,” she murmured. “Give me some of your rings to seal our friendship.”

Loki acted swiftly. “Maybe after the wedding,” he said to the ugly giantess. Then he turned to Thrym. “Isn’t it time for the marriage promises now?”

“Of course. Bring forward the hammer!” called the king of the giants. “Bring forward the hammer to honour the bride. Put Mjollnir on her lap now, so that Var the goddess of marriage will hear our oaths to each other and give us her blessing.”

Under the stuffy bridal veil, Thor’s heart sang and danced when he saw his hammer being borne into the hall by a group of labouring giants. As soon as it was placed on his lap, he snatched it up in his mighty grasp, swept off his veil and stood revealed as the god, Thor, the Hurler.

Thrym leapt up from his high seat, and his companions leapt up from their benches.

Thor’s eyes were as red as his beard. He glared at the company of giants and growled. Then he raised his hammer, took one massive step towards Thrym, and crushed his skull. Thor showed no mercy; he felled all the other giants and giant women at that bridal feast. The hall floor was strewn with a host of bodies. Thrym’s luckless sister had dared ask for gold rings but the iron hammer rang on her skull.

And so Thor, the Son of Odin, won back his hammer. Task 1 – Answers Some of these questions are open to interpretation, so you may have slightly different ideas. Below answers are a guide to some of the main points you should have included.

MILD Who is Thrym? Thrym is an ugly ogre who is King of the frost giants Underline three verbs (doing words) that explain what Thrym was doing after he had combed his horse’s manes. sitting, plaiting, making Underline or copy the verb that tells us what Thrym did when he saw Loki. grinned Why do you think Thrym grins when he sees Loki? He is pleased to see him. He knows Loki is usually fun to be around. He has a secret which he thinks is funny. Why has the author chosen to use dialogue (speech) when Loki arrives in Jotunheim? To be able to tell the reader information (from the different characters points of view). To move the story forward. To help the reader understand more about the characters and their relationship.

MEDIUM/SPICY How is Thrym feeling at the start of this part of the story? The text says he felt 'at ease with the world', so he's relaxed and happy going about his chores. (There's a sense that he's excited about something) Why does he feel like this? He's relaxed after carrying out the first part of his plan. As we read on we find that he has started on a plan to get what he wants, he seems confident that this will be successful. He's happy and relaxed as he waits for the plan to start working. Find 4 examples of powerful verbs. unteased, grinned, swooped, declared, grimaced, retorted, dashed, demanded, whirred, glared, snapped, slunk, scooped, scoffed… (there are more!) How many adverbs can you find? impatiently, reassuringly, slowly Find a simile. the sound was like the chuckle of broken ice How do you think Loki knows there is something suspicious about Thrym when he arrives? He's so happy and relaxed and he grins as Loki appears, which is a bit suspicious. Maybe Thrym has a history of causing trouble... As it would be the giants who invade Asgard with the hammer stolen, Loki has probably come here as the suspect is likely to be one of them. He asks Loki straight away what is going on. Why does Loki grimace? He knows he has a tough job ahead to make what Thrym wants happen - he's not looking forward to telling Freyja. Why do you think the author chose to describe Frejya’s actions and surroundings before she speaks? What impact does this have on the reader? Her actions are described in detail so that the reader can picture just how angry she is before she even says anything. It builds a clearer picture in the reader's mind. It helps you to imagine not just the scene, but how it would be making people feel. It makes you realise that Loki has a tough job ahead of him to get Thor's hammer back!

Today’s Tasks for English – What are the 5 parts of the story The Lay of Thrym?

Tuesday 19th January

LI To be able to identify the 5-part story structure

 Re-read the story The Lay of Thrym.  Using the story mountain below (or you could draw your own story mountain, or just make notes – you might want to number these 1-5) explain how the story fits into the 5 part story structure.  Go back to watch the end of the lesson, where Mrs Murphy explains the answers.

ANSWERS

Today’s Tasks for English:

Wednesday 20th January

LI To understand a text through careful reading

Mild

Task 1

Underline the speech verbs in these sentences (clue: look for the words ending in –ed): “Go away!” shouted Thor. “Why should I?” answered Loki. “You are driving me crazy,” replied Thor. “You are no fun sometimes,” complained Loki. “And you are just annoying all the time!” Thor responded.

Task 2

Fill in the gaps below with some things you think Thor and Loki might say to one another in a particular part of the story. Take note of the punctuation you can see around the words you write. Choose some speech verbs you found above to add in too.

“______,” said Loki.

“______,” ______Thor.

“______,” ______Loki.

“______,” ______Thor.

Medium

Task 1

Task 2

Write a conversation that you think Loki and Thor could have had as they travelled to Jotunheim together for the ‘wedding’. Use all the speech punctuation rules we discussed in the lesson and try to use a variety of interesting speech verbs.

Spicy

Task 1

Use the text The Lay of Thrym to find as many speech verbs as you can. You could highlight or underline them, to find them all, but also write them down as a list you can refer to during this unit to help you choose effective and interesting verbs for speech. Next make a list of where an adverb is used alongside said or another speech verb to help describe how a character says something. You can add your own ideas for powerful speech verbs and adverbs to these lists – using a thesaurus could help with this if you wanted to use one.

Task 2 Extract from The Lay of Thrym Then all the gods and goddesses headed for Gladsheim, the hall with the silver thatch, to sit in solemn council and discuss how to recover Mjollnir. For hours they pondered and debated the problem, but were unable to find a solution.

 Write the dialogue for the debate that was had here.  Make sure you use all the rules we discussed in the lesson.  Have a go at including the reporting clause both before and after the speech and also using some ‘split’ speech where the reporting clause comes in the middle.  Use powerful speech verbs and adverbs from the collections you have made to add variety and interest to your writing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBOcDkTf7tM

Non negotiables for Year 5:

•Capitalise proper nouns and use full stops/exclamation marks/question marks. •Use commas to mark clauses. •Write in paragraphs. •Vary our sentence structure using different openers.

Friday 22nd January English Tasks – Spelling LI To spell words from the Year 5 word list using effective spelling strategies Today you are going to be working on learning to spell words you cannot spell yet from the Year 5 word list. If you can spell all of these use the Year 6 list. If there are still words you need to learn on the year 3 and 4 lists use those. I have set up a list of the 6 words I tested you on this morning which you can find here: https://spellingframe.co.uk/guest/word-list/77673 If you can already spell these words, then you can create your own list here selecting your own choice of 6 words from the Year 5 Spelling List https://spellingframe.co.uk/guest/create-word-list Once you have selected your word this, either the one I created or your own, then you can choose from the activities on the page that are marked as FREE:

Maths This week we have 3 lessons on ordering and comparing decimals and 2 lessons on understanding percentages. Feeling stuck? Ordering and comparing decimals www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zcyyhcw https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/comparing-and-ordering Understanding percentages www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/z8ws3k7 https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/understanding-percentage

Challenge

Theme

Anglo-Saxon Crime and Punishment

Read the information below and fill in the gaps with the correct word or

phrase.

hot water court stocks fire 12 whipped ordeal police

Anglo-Saxons did not have a ______force so the whole village banded together to keep the law and catch criminals. All boys aged ____ had to swear an oath to keep the peace.

If someone had committed a crime, they were taken to ______.

Sometimes, they admitted that they were guilty, or there were lots of witnesses who saw the crime being done. Depending on the crime, the guilty person might pay a fine, be ______, put in the

______, branded or even mutilated. When someone said that they were innocent and the jury couldn’t decide if they were guilty or not, there would be a trial by ______.

There were 3 main types of these trials: trial by ______, trial by cold water and trial by ______. If they passed the trial then they were innocent, but if they failed the trial they were found guilty and would be severely punished.

Italian – Wednesday 14.01.2021 W16 Y5_ La famiglia_ JRJ Newbury 14 Gennaio 2021

Hi Kids,

I hope all of you are well and you will enjoy the italian lesson about family:

https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/crVI62P7ZE

Click and practice your speaking

https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/crVIllP7dT

Enjoy the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enaVefHJTP4&t=51s Play on line:

https://wordwall.net/play/1485/278/329

https://wordwall.net/play/1485/278/943

https://wordwall.net/play/1485/278/725

https://learningapps.org/display?v=pzkd255hj21

Wery well done,

Ciao,

La Maestra Elisabetta

Thursday 21st January

LI: To stay fit and active / to design a workout

Yoga with Adrienne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td6zFtZPkJ4

Dance – Bhangra masterclass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYGe5esk2Yc

PE with Joe (Link to page and select workout) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ

Watch the video to see the challenge set by ‘Joe Wicks’ on designing a workout. You could take inspiration from Joe’s moves or create your own. Try to work out how long each exercise should take or how many repetitions you’ll set and remember to incorporate short breaks.

We look forward to seeing your efforts via email!

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