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Gladstone Road Primary School

Year 5 ~ W/B 18.05.2020

Theme: The Highwayman, based on the poem by Alfred Noyes.

Day 1 Phonics Words ending in –ent.

Task: Ask your parent to read out the following spellings:

• Frequent

• Ancient

• Confident

• Patient

• Dependent

• Magnificent

Read the words aloud, what do you notice? Even though these words end in -ent

the letters are crushed so they sound like unt when we say them.

It can be tricky to know whether to write -ent or -ant.

EXT: Can you identify any other words that follow this spelling?

Reading Text: ‘The Highwayman’.

Task: Make a note of the words that you don’t know the meaning of and try to

find out what they mean. Write their meanings in your journal.

EXT: Can you think of synonyms for the words you are unsure of now that you

know the meaning?

Text 1: Pages 5-7

Writing Adverbials of Time

Task: Complete worksheet in pack. Use this video to help you:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zp937p3

Task: You have written a setting description on a ‘Secret Garden’. After you have

ventured around the garden, you stumble upon an open manor house. You are

inquisitive about what may be inside…

Mind map ideas of adverbials that you might like to include in your setting

description of the house.

EXT: Write ideas of up-levelled sentences you may wish to include.

Resource 1: Pages 8-9

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Lesson 1: Multiplying 2 Digits (Area Model)

Science The Non-Flowering Plant Life Cycle

Task: Watch this video on the stages of a plant’s life

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgssgk7/articles/zyv3jty

Can you complete the life cycle of a non-flowering plant in your pack?

Resource 2: Page 10

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Day 2

Phonics Task: Complete the dot and dash sheet using the words from Monday.

EXT: Write these words in a sentence below.

Resource 3: Pages 11-12

Reading Text: ‘The Highwayman’.

Task: Re read the text and complete the retrieval focus (5 questions) and write

this in your journal.

1. What type of boots was the highwayman wearing?

2. What colour were Bess’ eyes?

3. Who listened in to Bess and the highwayman’s conversation?

4. How many guards bound Bess to the foot of the bed?

5. What was the sound of the horse that Bess listened out for?

Text 1: Pages 5-7

Writing Inside the Manor House

Task: You decided to enter the manor house, after all, the door was open… Think

about your senses, what can you smell/ touch/ hear/ see or taste when you go

inside?

Use skills and ideas from the task you completed yesterday to write about how

you are venturing around the house.

Recap of what to include:

• Figurative language

• Adjectives

• Fronted adverbials

• Relative clauses

• Parenthesis

Resource 4: Page 13

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Lesson 2: Multiply 4 Digits by 2 Digits

PSHE Mental Health Awareness Week

Positive thoughts are a great way to start your day!

Task: Each morning, write or draw your thoughts down in a journal.

Day 3

Spellings Year 5/6 Statutory Spelling List

Task: Choose 10 spellings from the Year 5/6 spelling list and include these in a

short story.

Tip: Think about which words are related.

Resource 5: Page 15

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Reading Text: ‘The Highwayman’.

Task: Re read the text and answer the Vipers questions in your journal.

V = Use the context of the sentence to work out the definition of unbeknownst.

I = Use a thesaurus to find a synonym for harry.

P = When Bess has to struggle, what is the threat that she faces?

E = When she closed her eyes and pulled, what did she do? Explain why she did this.

R = Use a quote to explain how you know the highwayman rode quickly back to

the guards.

EXT: Can you underline the following words the share this meaning: painful, shine

and glimmered.

Text 1: Pages 5-7

Writing Task: Edit your writing from yesterday.

• Have you included all of the features?

• Can you add more detail?

• Have you checked for spelling/punctuation errors?

• Rewrite the extract including your edits.

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Lesson 3: Divide with Remainders

Geography York Landmarks

Task: Look at the famous landmarks of York. Can you name and research these

landmarks?

Resource 6: Page 15

Day 4

Spellings Task: Complete the Year 5/6 statutory spellings cross word. Find the word on your

word mat first, check it fits and practise/check the spelling fits.

Resource 5: Page 15

Resource 7: Pages 16-17

Reading Text: The Highwayman.

Task: Discuss your understanding of the text

• What does the text tell you?

• Whom is the author writing about?

• Where is the text set?

Text 1: Pages 5-7

Writing Dialogue

Task: Recap dialogue, watch this useful video:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zvftsbk

Can you remember how to punctuate speech?

Complete the ‘Be the Teacher’ activity to show you can punctuate speech.

EXT: Can you use this activity to write some speech that could be used in your

story?

Resource 8: Pages 18-19

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Don’t forget… Our science blog gives some brilliant things to try at home

https://grpsscienceblog.wordpress.com

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Lesson 4: Calculate Perimeter

Art York Minster is a Church of England Cathedral in York.

Task: Can you use the image to set the scene of a typical day outside York

Minster? You may want to look online to see what surrounds the minster.

Resource 9: Page 20

Day 5

Spellings Task: Complete activity sheet. Read the sentence and spell the word that is

incorrect in the box correctly.

Resource 10: Pages 21-22

Reading Text: The Highwayman.

Task: Draw an image that you see when you read ‘The Highwayman’. Label the

picture using the imagery that is used in the text to support your drawing.

Text 1: Pages 5-7

Writing Setting Description

Task: Spend a few minutes thinking about what might happen next in your

setting description eg:

• Where will the secret place be?

• What is it going to be like?

• Who are you going to meet?

• What input is that person going to have?

You may want to write notes about these questions to help you in your writing.

Write a piece of dialogue that you would like to appear in the next part of your

writing.

Remember yesterday’s lesson on how to punctuate dialogue.

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Lesson 5: Clue Dough Cake Activities

History Last week the focus was on life in Viking York (trade and farming).

Task: This week add to your previous fact file, including houses, food, and waste.

Try to add a picture (drawn) to your fact file.

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York Checklist

Below are famous landmarks of York. Can you name and research each of the landmarks?

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York Minster

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