Chestnut Class Home Learning Grid – Week Four Summer 2020

Keep a healthy body, healthy mind by reading, writing, doing some maths and exercise each day.
Reading Letter Writing Maths Exercise
The Midnight Fox – Betsy Byars No need to publish this week (unless you
want to) just post the letters to the Continue with the Algebra if you feel the Back outside in the sunshine this week. So
A classic this week from CLPE. You’ll intended recipient. Write to… need. Ratio and proportion is a good topic to cycling, horse riding, long walks, football,
need to discuss this, and Lassie, with Your high school – tell them about yourself. revisit too. rugby, cricket etc.
older relatives. Activity 4 is very apt Your grandparents – ask them some Family Olympics – I know a family who
for the moment. When you questions, start a correspondence. I have put the challenges on the next page this have created a competition every week in
complete the writing in activity 5, Each other – go old school: snail mail. week because some people cannot get online their garden – everyone takes part.
please can you publish it on Yourself – like the adverts, but better. for long. The internet is slowing down!
Edmodo. … anyone else you think of. Online resources: Jump Start Jonny
Joe Wicks Yoga for Tweens
History – a six week project Science/Technology
Choose one topic e.g. sport and leisure, homes, religion, art, or a topic of your The shape of a ‘boat’ affects the weight (passengers/cargo) it can hold. The more water
own. Starting with the Celtic tribes before the Romans find out the changes in the that the boat displaces the more it will float and therefore the more weight it can take.
UK over the last 2000 years. Prove this statement. Explain what you did and why.
You choose how to record your work.
Use plasticine, playdough or kitchen foil to investigate how the shape of a boat affects the
I have loved the work shared so far on Edmodo – this is a great way to see the amount of mass it can hold. Try to make this a fair test – think about the variables. A PDF
flow of historical eras in British History. of the whole lesson is on the blog if you need more information.
Music MFL – Modern Foreign Languages Outdoor Learning PHSE/ICT
Someone is ahead of me on this OWN IT!
one: Family ‘Stomp’. Prepare for high school by using BBC’s Mrs Kelly will continue posting ideas for Two good OWNIT links one for managing
Re-watch the Stomp video we Bitesize for KS3 to learn French, German or learning outside the class room on the school anxiety and the second from Internet
made last half term (or Olivia’s new Spanish. website. Safety Day 2020.
one on Edmodo) and create music Try some – you can post your results on I liked the tips for parents on the second
with your family. Click on the language for the link. Edmodo Miss Yates can then share on one and was glad that I am actually
It could be a ‘It’s not SATs week’ Twitter. already prioritising some of the activities
celebratory theme. on the first.