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Home Learning Tasks Year 6 Home Learning Tasks Year 6 Mon 18th 10:30 – 12:00- 9.00 – 9.25 am 9.25 – 10.30am 11:00 – 12:00pm 1pm January English 11:00am Maths 1:00pm Join Mrs Griffiths on WALT: explore the features Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. 1:00 – 1:45pm - Join Miss Williams on Teams. Teams. of a balanced argument You will need: WALT: understand decimals Pen SPAG focus – You will need: with 2 decimal places A piece of A4 paper, or access to Microsoft Word subordinating and Paper Worksheet with ‘WALT: write a non-chronological co-ordinating Pen After speaking with Mrs report.’ conjunctions Highlighters/crayons Griffiths, complete the The example of balanced ‘decimals up to 2 d.p.’ Geography – own learning You will need: argument that has been sent worksheet. If you can’t print Researching facts about Manaus, Brazil, the Paper with the worksheets and the the worksheet, please write Amazon or their tribes. Pen success criteria down the answers on paper. These webpages may help you: http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php Using the example of the /Manaus balanced argument that has https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geogra been sent to you, highlight phy/physical-geography/amazon-facts/ the different features on the success criteria. Physical Activity: PE with Joe Wicks. Remember to try your hardest and challenge yourself! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0i EJo0TYlRfn6rYQ Tues 19th 9.00 – 9.25 am 9.25 – 10.30am 10:30 – 11:00 – 12:00pm 12:00- 1pm January English 11:00am Maths 1:00pm Own learning Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. 1:00 – 1:45pm - Join Miss Williams on Teams. We will mark the SPAG You will need: SPAG focus – worksheet together. WALT: understand decimals Pen subordinating with 3 decimal places The timetable sheet that you completed last week conjunctions WALT: plan a balanced Worksheet with the title ‘My timetable’ argument After speaking with Mrs Complete the Griffiths, complete the ‘three French – own learning conjunctions You will need: decimal places’ worksheet. Your opinions about school subjects. On the worksheet. We will Paper If you can’t print the worksheet, write down what day you have each Pen subject, and which subject you like and dislike. mark this at the start The example of the balanced worksheet, please write This link will help you with your learning. of English. argument that you down the answers on paper. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjcbrj6/art highlighted yesterday icles/z4q8g7h You will need: Paper Use the example we looked Physical activity: Pen at yesterday to plan your https://www.jcportal.co.uk/netballks2 Conjunctions own balanced argument. Today I would like you to focus on worksheet Create a mind map or bullet the netball skills. Practise these at points of ideas you will home. include. Refer to the example you have been given as well to support you. Wed 20th 9.00 – 9.25 am 9.25 – 10.30am 10:30 – 11:00 – 12:00pm 12:00- 1pm January English 11:00am Maths 1:00pm Join Mrs Griffiths on WALT: write a balanced BREAK Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. LUNCH 1:00 – 1:45pm - Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. Teams. argument You will need: WALT: multiply numbers by Pieces of paper or card SPAG focus – speech You will need: 10, 100 and 1000 Pencils Paper Pen You will need: Pen After speaking with Mrs Felt tips/gel pens/crayons Paper The example of the informal Griffiths, complete the Pen letter that you highlighted ‘multiply by 10, 100 and History – own learning on Monday 1000 worksheet. If you The current global situation that you are can’t print the worksheet, experiencing, is an event that will end up being Look back at your planning please write down the taught in schools for future generations as part of notes from yesterday and answers on paper. history. I would like you to create a scrapbook write up your own balanced about your life while you are off from school. argument. Remember to Include a page about you, dates, home schooling, refer back to the success diary entries from different days, how you are criteria to remind you what entertaining yourself and what in the community you should include. We will has changed. be writing this up over two days. Physical Activity: PE with Joe Wicks. Remember to try your hardest and challenge yourself! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0i EJo0TYlRfn6rYQ Thurs 9.00 – 9.25 am 9.25 – 10.30am 10:30 – 11:00 – 12:00pm 12:00- 1pm 21st SPAG English 11:00am Maths 1:00pm January Join Mrs Griffiths on Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. BREAK Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. LUNCH 1:00 – 1:30pm - Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. Teams. You will need: WALT: write a balanced WALT: divide numbers by The PE tasks sheet SPAG focus – speech argument 10, 100 and 1000 PE – own learning You will need: You will need: After speaking with Mrs Find the PE worksheet in this pack. Read through Paper Paper Griffiths, complete the the four different activities. Have a go at Pen Pen ‘divide by 10, 100 and completing them at home. Remember the The example of the informal 1000’ worksheet. If you importance of warming up and cooling down! letter that you highlighted can’t print the worksheet, on Monday please write down the ROAR – own learning Your writing you started answers on paper. Roar has very kindly recorded your first session! yesterday Follow the link to have a go at home! You will need: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEyvzNFjxy Today you will continue to Paper U&feature=youtu.be write up your balanced Pencil argument. Proof read your Rubber work once you have Ruler finished. Maths worksheet named above Fri 22nd 9.15 – 9.25 am 9.25 – 10.30am 10:30 – 11:00 – 12:00pm 12:00- 1pm January SPAG Cross-curricular lesson: 11:00am Maths 1:00pm English and Science Join Mrs Griffiths on Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. BREAK Join Mrs Griffiths on Teams. LUNCH 1:00 – 1:45pm - Join Teams at 9:15am. Mrs Griffiths on WALT: create an WALT: demonstrate our Teams. Spelling test with information poster about decimals knowledge from You will need: Mrs Tomlinson. If light this week Paper you are not learning Pencil via Teams, please You will need: After speaking with Mrs Paint/crayons/felt tips get someone to test Paper Griffiths, complete ‘decimals you on your Pen recap’ worksheet. If you spellings at home. can’t print the worksheet, Art – own learning After speaking with Mrs please write down the Our theme this term will be the environment. You will need: Griffiths, create an answers on paper. Spend some time outside in your front/back Paper information poster including garden or looking out of your window, drawing Pen everything you have learnt different flowers, plants, trees and birds you see about light! You will need: around you. Perfect your sketching technique! Paper Pencil Physical Activity: PE with Joe Rubber Wicks. Ruler Remember to try your hardest and challenge yourself! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0i EJo0TYlRfn6rYQ WALT: explore the features of a balanced argument. Are the Carters old-fashioned or racist? Historically, racism is an issue that has seen many movements and people standing up for justice in time gone by. Even in the media recently, there have been debates about equality. Within our text, ‘Journey to the River Sea,’ we come across the Carters, an English family living on the outskirts of the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Brazil. They have just welcomed Maia, who has travelled from England to live with them. As a family, they steer clear of the locals, ship food from England and forbid their children to venture into the outside world. However, this begs the question: are they just old-fashioned or racist? There is no doubt that The Carters are not used to their life in Brazil. They have been used to living in England and this is a huge cultural change for them, and very different from the life that they knew. They are suspicious of any people who are different to them. This is, after all, a text set over one hundred years ago, when times were different, and unfortunately inequality was seen as a way of life for some people. Take, for example, the fact that the family have British food, which is very costly, shipped to them regularly. This just proves how stuck in their ways they are. Consequently, it comes across that they are against the food in Manaus, when they just desire their home comforts. Is it wrong for them to have food preferences? On the other hand, it is clear that the Carters have a negative view of the people and area of Manaus. We see this in the text that they will not allow ‘native’ food in their house, thinking it to be full of germs from the local markets. Furthermore, they will not permit Gwendoline and Beatrice to leave the confines of the house as they will surely be stung by something; this highlights their prejudiced opinion of Manaus being dangerous. Does this not show how judgemental they are? While there is clear evidence that the Carters are stuck in their ways and just far more comfortable with their old life in England, there is clear discrimination against the people they now live amongst. It is my view that the Carters are racist. I strongly believe that this is evidenced with their personal and unproven views about ‘native’ food and the area being unsafe as well as how they talk to the people who work for them.
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