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Ancient Egypt - Term 1 topic

                                                     

 
 

 

  • PE kits needed on Tuesday and Wednesday
  • Library time is Monday at 1pm
  • Spellings are checked on a Monday using Big Writing
  • Times table test on a Friday
  • Homework is given on a Friday to be handed in on the following Friday
  • Laptop times are Monday morning and Thursday afternoon
  • Daily reading 9am - 9.15
  • Swimming kits will be needed on a Friday
 

 

 
This term we will be covering many different literacy topics.
 
Our first topic is persuasive writing. This will include the skills you need when holding a debate.
 
Use this website to look at the features of persuasive writing
  
  You can read the information, watch the video clip, play the activity and then try the quiz to see how much you have learnt!
 
  
 
Each term we will ensure we cover many basic writing skills. Have a look an these website for some practice!
  
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KS2 Bitesize banner
This has a variety of games which are set out into a variety of topics. This website is particularly good for word level work.
This has a variety of reading, writing and spelling games. Each topic then has an option to read and learn, play an activity, watch a video and then complete a quiz about what they have learnt.
 
 
 
   
 
  
In year 5 the children are split into maths sets. The same objectives will be taught in each math set but some children may not have their class teacher for maths.
Here are some maths games for you to try at home!
  
 
This website has many interactive
maths games which are all set out
into separate aspects of maths.
These are very engaging with an
excellent variety.
This website has an excellent
variety of interactive maths
games. These games have
writing covering them but are
still accessable.

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This website has a variety of
maths activities which are often
taken from other websites. This
webiste has a particularly good
section called mental maths.
This website has fun and
interactive games on. It is
particularly good for logic
based problems.
  
 
 
 
 This term our main topic is Ancient Egypt. We will be looking at many different aspects of Ancient Egypt including the pyramids, mummification, Tut's tomb, Gods and daily life.
 
Our topic will be across the whole curriculum including Art and literacy.
 
 click on the mummies to find out more info!
 
    click on the mummy to find out about mummification!
 
 click here to listen to the Horrible Histories song Cleopatra
 
 
 
 Use the Woodlands website to find out lots of information about Ancient Egypt
 
 Click here to build your own pyramid
 
 Play this Egyptian game to find out lots of interesting facts!
 
 click on the pyramid to play the Ancient Egypt game!
 
Click on the Egyptian for more Egyptian games!
 
 click here to play the game!
 
 click here to play horrible histories games
 
 click here to explore the tomb of Perneb
 
 click here to write messages in Hieroglphics using this special keyboard!
 
Pyramid Tower Defense Play pyramid tower defense
 
Empire Builder Egypt click to build your own Egyptian empire
 
Free the Pharaoh can you free the pharaoh?
 
Tetrix 2 - Egyptian click here to play tetrix
 
Atlantis Quest can you score enough points to create the egyptian artefact?
  
 
This term our topic is Space. We will be covering many aspects of space such as the earth, moon and planets. We will be learning about rockets and satelites and then using junk modelling will create our own rocket.
  
Have a go at some of these activities!
 
 Click on here to have a go at some NASA activities! 
 
 Click here to explore the Solar System!
 
 Click here to play a game about the Earth, Moon and Sun
 
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 Click here to find out some more information from the woodlands website!
 
  Click on the spaceman to play some games on kidsastronomy.com 
 
 Click here to see what activites and games you can find on the NASA website!
 
 Click here to see what these people have to say about Space
 
 
 
 
Click here to find out facts about the planets in the solar system
 
Sound
 
Click here to read about sound. Then try the activity and quiz to test how much you have learnt.
 
Click here to try another sound activity
 
 click here to complete the BBC solids liquids and gas activity
 
 
 
 
 
This term our focus is D.T. Alongside our space topic we will be using junk modelling to create our own rockets.
 
 
 
 
This term our RE focus is based around Christmas. We will be looking at the Christmas story and how art is used in R.E.
 
 
 
 
We have 2 lessons of PE a week. This terms topics are...
 
Hockey
Dance (subject to hall time)
 
 
 
We are learning some basic greetings in french this term. We will be covering numbers 1-10 and some basic vocabulary such as days of the week and months of the year. The children will be encouraged to use these where possible, such as the date and answering the register.
 
Can you use this BBC website to find out how to say hello in french?
 
 
 
Now can you use a voki to speak some french?
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