Happy Marvelous Monday Morning Year 5,
Welcome to the 10th week of ISB Virtual School. We are hopefully now on our final week of virtual school before we welcome you back onto campus next week. Can we remind you to please upload your math's work after marking it with the answers made available on the blog from 2pm onwards. A reminder there is an MFL takeover on a Friday along with a live lesson on a Tuesday at 11.10am. If you can, it is important you join the morning meetings with your class at 8am. It is a great way to ask any questions or talk to your classmates and a good way to start your day. The new blog codes are sent to you on seesaw along with the new zoom passwords for your class.
If you need clarification with absolutely anything please just email your class teacher during the hours of 7:25am- 1:45pm or message directly using Seesaw.
5I pfyfe@ac.isb.edu.bn
5S freekie-evans@ac.isb.edu.bn
5B ssmith@ac.isb.edu.bn
5T tgreen@ac.isb.edu.bn
Maths
Maze Challenge Week
As a starter this week we are going to complete a maze activity. Each day we will post a maze that you need to make your way through starting at S and finishing at F. There is exactly one solution with one route you can take. The answer with the route on will be posted the following day. Each day the maze will become more difficult to solve and may take a number of attempts before you solve it.
Core Work
We are going to begin a new topic today on volume and capacity. You must make sure you watch the video below before attempting your independent task.
Independent Task
Today will have a specific focus on volume using interlocking cubes. Please make sure you use the answers available on the blog to mark your work before uploading it to Seesaw.
Spelling
Below are the group words for the week. Please follow the steps below for each day.
Monday - Record down your group words including the rule - If you are unsure please email your teacher and they will let you know your group.
Tuesday - Classify your group words into the following - noun, verb, adverb and adjective
Wednesday - Choose 5 of your list words and write 5 sentences that show meaning.
Thursday - Practice learning your words using say, cover, write, check
Friday - Get a parent or sibling to test you on your 10 words.
Remember to continue discussing the topic and essential words at home.
Spelling Y5 – Week 10 Term 3 Fairgrounds
Black
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Purple
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Orange
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Green
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Rule: Changing words that end in o to
the plural by adding s
Write down the 10 words below that have
been changed to the plural.
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Rule: Irregular plurals of the word –
These plurals change the spelling of the root word rather than adding a
simple s.
Write down the 10 plurals below
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Rule: Words that are homophones and
have the same sound but different meaning. Often one is a verb the other a
noun.
Write down the 10 examples below.
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Rule: Silent nouns – U is silent or
sounds like W
Write down the 10 words below and
identify if the U is silent or sounds like a W when pronounced.
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Radio - Radios
Patio - Patios
Igloo - Igloos
Photo - Photos
Avocado - Avocados
Piano - Pianos
Banjo - Banjos
Gecko - Geckos
Sombrero - Sombreros
Cello - Cellos
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Antenna – Antennae
Goose – Geese
Man – Men
Woman – Women
Mouse – Mice
Tooth – Teeth
Child – Children
Formula – Formulae
Louse – Lice
Foot - Feet
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Night - Knight
Blue – Blew
Vain – Vein
Fate - Fete
Waist - Waste
Key - Quay
Stair - Stare
Board - Bored
There – They’re
Made - Maid
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Guitar
Guide
Guava
Iguana
Extinguish
Anguish
Penguin
Guilty
Guard
Language
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Topic Words:
Iridescent
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Pulsating
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Spiralling
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Tremble
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Animated
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Essential Words
Vegetable
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Controversy
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Bruise
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Accommodate
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Pronunciation
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Geography
This week in Geography Year 5 your task is continue with researching where you want to build your fairground. Last week we looked at continents and by now you have chosen one where you would like to build your fairground. It will or course be either: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia or Oceania. Yes, Antarctica is a continent however, we will not want to build it there will we?
Your task this week is to research 4 countries within your chosen continent. Use the questions that are being asked to assist with your research.
Are there natural disasters?
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Climate? (this may be different across the country)
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Capital city?
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Population of the country?
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Wealth – GDP per capita?
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Main economy? (e.g. oil, coffee)
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How many tourists each year? Main attractions?
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How many fairgrounds/theme parks in the country?
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Use sites like Wikipedia and Kiddle to help and record your answers on the worksheet provided below. Once it is complete, you need to choose a country where you will build your fairground. Once you have chosen your country, write a persuasive passage to why that country is the best option for you to build your fairground. Again, use the researched facts to back up your argument.
ENGLISH
Continuing with our 'Persuasive Writing,' click on the video below, and then start your planning for your own text.
GUIDED READING
Read through one of the texts from the links below (or if you would like to challenge yourself choose both) then answer the questions to show your understanding. Remember to write neatly and in full sentences.