Netherthong

back

Remote Learning Friday 22nd May 2020

Posted: May 21, 2020 by: Mrs Parker (NHemingway) on: Class 6

Good morning you to everyone! You have done it, survived a full half term of home learning!

What another beautiful day we had yesterday with the weather, I do hope it continues next week! My partner, James, was getting a little fed up and lonely at our house on his own so bought the Old Trafford football ground to build. We thought it would take him a couple of weeks but it only took him a couple of days, so as an early birthday present, I decided to get him some second-hand Lego from Ebay. He has now constructed Tower Bridge, he even had to construct the little red bus and yellow taxi! It took him four days in total, he would have finished it sooner but decided to spread the experience of building it out! Here are the masterpieces …

Who joined in the World Record breaking art lesson yesterday? I know I did and loved it!

Here are the drawings that Georige, Oliver, his Mum, Mrs Barker, my Mum, Grandma and me all drew!

Georgie

Oliver and his mum

Mrs Barker

My Mum, Grandma and me

If you missed it, here is the link to the lesson so you can catch up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSUN5vR4QZY

What have you been constructing at home? Let me know!

So, on to today:

Reading: the usual 30 minutes, at least, please.

Science:

We are still looking at the topic of Living things and their habitats, focusing on field guides.

A field guide is a book designed to help the reader identify the living things that can be found in a particular habitat. Imagine that you have been asked to use your knowledge of classifying living things to create a field guide for the habitat around your home. You will have to explore the habitat, identify the organisms that you find and then classify each organism to create your field guide.

Carefully search the areas outside your home. You should look for plants and animals. Remember, it is important that you do not touch or eat any of the organisms you find. It could be very dangerous!

If you find more than one example of a species, you do not need to record it more than once. For example, you might find lots of dandelions, but you should only record 'dandelion' once. Here are two identification sheet which could be of use to you for plants and animals. You should record your findings on a table similar to this:

Now that you have identified some of the organisms that live in the habitat around your home, it is time to create your field guide.

Use the field guide template to create your book. You will need to decide how each living thing is classified, and list it in the correct place in the field guide. You may also wish to add a picture of each organism.

Include a description of each group of living things, including information about their characteristics.

Here is the field guide template for you to use. Happy hunting!

Computing:

Have you written on our Padlet yet? It is looking amazing! Please do keep adding to it as it is making me and everyone else smile! Already written on it? Please add more as you will always make someone smile!

Our Wall of Smiles - Padlet

Here is what it looks like so far …

DT:

We are going to be cooking dishes from around the world. Please do not feel like you have to purchase the ingredients especially, adapt the recipes to what you have at home. Today we are in Mexico, looking at traditional Mexican food …

Here are the recipes for guacamole, salsa and quesadillas. When preparing think about the different techniques to use. Cut the tomato in half and then quarters using ‘The Bridge’ technique.