Week 5 - Term 3 Monday 23rd -Friday 27th August
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Week 5 – Term 3 Year 5/6 Monday 23rd -Friday 27th August
Distance Learning Guidelines for Whanau
Year 5/6, Term 3 Week 5
Dear Parents,
As teachers we appreciate your concerns as to how the recent
coronavirus outbreak might impact schools and your child’s
learning, so we will continue to provide you with some ideas to
help you continue your child’s education during school closures.
We also are aware that keeping children engaged in their
learning whilst at home is not easy and your children may be
feeling anxious or unsure at this time. We have prepared
activities for your child that can be completed both
independently and with adult support. Students may complete as
many or as few of the suggested activities within a week of
learning as is appropriate for them.
We appreciate your continued support during this time.
Complete this Literacy Distance Learning before moving on to Sunshine Classics.
Literacy Speeches - Your classroom teachers will be in touch to provide instruction and support
Activity 1
Reading:
Read the journal about aiming to become ‘plastic-free’. Plastic Free Challenge – Level 2 text HERE
o Once you have done that, walk around your house and make a list of everything you
can see that is made from plastic or has plastic parts.
o Then create a mind map showing ways to reduce our use of plastic in everyday life (e.g.
use a refillable bottle instead of a single-use plastic bottle).
Read the diary from Iris about her trip at sea with her family. Iris and Dog Star – Level 3 text HERE
o Use the text to try and answer the comprehension questions in full sentences. Remember to use capital letters
and full stops and don’t start any of your answers with ‘because’. Comprehension questions HERE.
Writing: Write a diary entry recounting a time when you took a trip with your family by land, air or sea. Explain
where you want, what you got up to, who you were with and how it made you feel and why. Try to use as many of
your senses as possible (see, smell, hear, taste, touch).
Activity 2
Reading:
Read the text about The Ski Trip – Level 3 text HERE
Read the text Nobody Laughed – Level 2 text HERE.
Answer comprehension questions HERE
Answer comprehension questions HERE
Writing - Level 2: Write a story about the secret items you would have in your bag. Include why it would be special to you
and what you think people in your own class would do. Remember to use punctuation, correct spelling and to editing your
work when you have finished.
Writing - Level 3: Write a personal recount about working to earn the money to buy something special. Include what it was
and how you raised the money to buy it. Remember to use punctuation, correct spelling and to editing your work when you
have finished.
Or
Write an ad to advertise your business. Include what skill you can provide, why customers should use you and your contact
information.
Activity 3
Reading: Choose a book you have at home. Find 6-10 words you find interesting in the book and try to use each
one in a sentence. If you don’t know what the word means use a dictionary to look it up or type it into Google.
Remember, all sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a piece of punctuation (full stop, question
mark, exclamation mark).
Writing: Re-write the final chapter of the book you chose adding your own creative flair to the story. Change
the main characters and where it is set but attempt to keep the storyline the same.
Extension – If you feel confident, you could change the existing twist at the end of the story, or if there isn’t one
you could include one.
Activity 4
Reading: Choose one of the links below and read all about how the RNLI go about saving
lives when out at sea. Try your best to answer the questions in full sentences. Remember to
not start your answer with ‘because’.
Life Saving at Sea – Level 2 HERE
Life Saving at Sea – Level 3 HERE
Poetry
Write a Cinquain Poem. Choose your topic (family members, animals, a favourite
toy) and brainstorm some ideas. See the picture for the structure of the poem.
Once you have finished, publish it either on paper or digitally.
Complete this Maths Distance
Maths Learning before moving on to
Studyladder.
Maintenance Basic Facts Geometry
Link to maintenance HERE Link to basic facts HERE Link to Geometry HERE
A farmer has 19 sheep on
his land. One day, a big
Using only
storm hits and all but seven addition, how
run away. How many sheep
does the farmer have left? can you use
eight eights to
get the
number 1,000?
See all Unit 20 spelling words and activities HERE
Spelling
Mouldy Apples
Materials:
• 1 apple cut into 4 equal pieces
Science
• 4 jars/clear containers
• Vinegar
• Salt Water
• Lemon Juice
Instructions:
• Put an apple piece in each container.
• Fill each container halfway with one of the liquids. Make sure the apple piece is covered in the liquid. The fourth
apple and container is your control group, so don’t add anything to that one.
• Keep the jars in a cool area for a 4-day period
• Observe apples for rot, mould, and any other changes.
How it Works:
Bacteria love to grow on things like fruit. When you put fruit in the refrigerator, the cold temperature slows down the
process. However, in this experiment the fruit is exposed to room temperature. Salt is a natural preserver because it
dehydrated the water from the apple, reducing the area where bacteria can grow and thrive. On the other hand, the
lemon juice was a perfect playground for bacteria to play because of the sugar.
Extra Experiments:
• Add a fifth apple piece and put it in the fridge or even the freezer for the 4-day period.
• Do the same exact experiment as the original but instead conduct it all in the refrigerator and see if the results
change.
By following the Engineering Design Process HERE attempt to solve the problem. You have a choice of
ISTEAM
2. Try 1 or both! Use the pictures as ideas!
Load Lift How much?
Problem: You have been asked to design a simple Problem: The farmer has a water tank on his property. It is filled by
lifting device to lift an object for a building site. rainfall, but it is difficult to see just how much water is in the tank.
Criteria: Criteria:
It can be however big or small you want Try to build a device that will allow the farmer to see how much
depending on resources you have at home water is in the tank
(always ask an adult before you use Use a bucket or bottle to simulate the water tank
something) You may have to have a measurement out of the bucket
It must lift an object and place it in a How accurate is your water gauge? E.g. put 500ml in, what does
different location (it could just twist) your gauge indicate?
Check out THIS VIDEO that explains how
pulley’s work.
Current Events Quiz – This week you can test your general knowledge
Social Science about current events in New Zealand and the World. Maybe other
members in your bubble would like to test their knowledge too.
Answers can be found at the bottom of the page. See the Quiz HERE
Health & P.E Health and Values:
Make a kindness bingo game. Share and play with your family.
Put something different in each block that you think is a way of showing kindness to someone.
For example: wake up and make breakfast for the family. Make a cup of tea or coffee for mom and dad. Unpack the
dishwasher. Be creative and thoughtful when doing it.
Use the grid HERE as a template to help you. How many kindness squares can you cover up during the week?
Ninja Speed work out
Day 1 Complete all the exercises. If you need to rest in between each exercise, please do
so.
Day 2 Try and do all the exercises with only 1 rest period.
Day 3 Challenge a parent or sibling to do the exercises with you to see who the winner
is.
Day 4 Challenge a friend or a classmate to see who can have the fastest completion time.
Day 5 Ultimate challenge: try to do three sets with a 2-minute rest in between each set.
Alternatively, you can select one of these:
Joe Wicks workouts:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=5+minute+joe+wicks
Video game workout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_TrbTwiK6c
Minion dance workout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QphRMalB_LM
7 minute work out link:
NOTE: push ups can be done on your knees. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/well/workouts/
Music - Research. What is Fuse Bucket Drumming? How did it begin? Which city in
The Arts New Zealand is it based in? What is (or who are) "Ministry of Rhythm"?
Watch: "Kids perform Pompeii by Bastille - Fuse Bucket Drumming"
https://youtu.be/uUT3r_j66Is
Join in (using a suitable bucket or similar). Can you keep up? Are you MORE in
time?!
Dance - The Emoji Dance – the rule of this is to dance to an emoji expression or theme. Have someone raise a flashcard with an emoji on it
and dance to that flashcard. Pick music or songs that match the mood or emotion of the emojis. For example, play a peppy song for a
‘happy’ emoji and some slow music for a ‘sad’ emoji.
Drama - Play the drama game ‘One Word Whittle’. For One Word Whittle you will be having a whole conversation using one word. With
a partner or a group of 3, each person chooses their own word and you have to make up a whole conversation by speaking to each
other and think about tone and expression, using only these words. See if after the conversation, you can come up with a storyline of
how the conversation went.
- Video explaining the game
Visual Art - Raewyn Harris is a well-known New Zealand artist who uses koru’s in her pieces. Recreate your own piece of art following
her style. Start by drawing a large koru from the bottom of the page and then draw the lines coming off of it. Add different tohu patterns
to the sections. Watch the video about tohu to learn about all the different options.
Check out the photos for ideas. You might like to use crayons, colouring pencils, vivids/markers.
Maori
Link to Week 5 Te Reo Maori Learning HERE
Distance learning is an innovative type of learning
designed to best meet the needs of your child at this time.
We understand that achieving some of the activities may
be difficult - just do your best! Remember learning can be
fun too :)
Should you have any queries or concerns regarding your
child’s learning, please contact their classroom teacher via
email from Monday - Friday between the hours 9am and
3.00pm. It is expected that you will receive a reply within a
24-hour time frame.
Happy Learning,
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