Summer Homework - Moving up to Year 6 
 

Choose one activity a week to complete and take a photo or record yourself completing the activity. 
 

You can choose to complete the weeks in any order! 
 

You then need to put your videos and pictures together in a Google Slides. 
 

Enjoy and have a lovely, restful summer! We look forward to welcoming you to Year 6 in September! 

Homework set on Friday 9th July due in on Wednesday 14th July 2021

Our Leavers Mass will take place next Friday (16th July) at 10am in St. Philip Evans church. Unfortunately due to COVID restrictions parents are unable to attend. Next Friday afternoon we have our Euros Day workshop. Children therefore need to wear their school uniform to school for our mass and bring their PE kit to change into later in the day. 

Google Classroom assignment: Our language - Ein hiaith 

This week in class we have watched the three videos on 'Our Language'. Use the link on the Google Classroom assignment to refresh your memories on these videos and create a Google forms quiz to test your friend's knowledge. 

Mathletics: How many combinations?

Homework set on Friday 2nd July due in on Wednesday 7th July 

Please ensure costumes are brought in for Monday and kept in lockers - we will be recording our summer play on Wednesday!

Therefore, PE will take place next week on Thursday - please wear your kit on this day. 

Google Classroom assignment

Create an advert for somebody to visit the Brecon Beacons. 

Mathletics: Shape

Spelling 

You all have the same spelling words this week linked to our context

Brecon Beacons

mountain

scenery

erosion

Pen-y-fan

waterfall

Dan-yr-Ogof

Cathedral Cave 

Homework set on Friday 25th June due in on Wednesday 30th June

Google Classroom Assignment: Leavers photos

Thank you to those who have already uploaded photos in preparation for our leavers celebrations! This weekend can you upload photos if you haven't done so already. There is a new assignment called 'Baby Photos'; these will be used for a guess the baby competition so please make them as tricky as possible to guess!

Mathletics: Patterns and relationships

Spelling 

Afal, Mefus a Oren: position prefixes Latin and Greek

Banana: suffix al-

Homework set on Friday 18th June and due in on Wednesday 23rd June

Sports Day will take place on Tuesday 22nd June. Children must wear their PE kits with house colours to school on this day (rather than on Wednesday this week). Unfortunately, parents are unable to attend due to COVID restrictions but we will ensure to tweet lots of photos throughout the day!

Please ensure you know your summer play lines off by heart - keep practising!

Google Classroom assignment: Faith-filled and Hopeful

Work your way through the Google Slides that has been assigned. 

Mathletics: Pie charts 

Spelling 

Afal, Mefus a Oren: chrono, chore, chlor words Greek origin

Banana: -ly to words ending in le

Homework set on Friday 11th June due in on Wednesday 16th June

Please ensure you keep practising your lines for our summer play!

Next week we will expect you to rehearse without your scripts.

Google Classroom Assignment: Rights Respecting Expressive Arts

Choose one of the 42 rights to focus on. You should explain the importance of this right and how it can be met through art, drama, dance, film and digital media or music. Be as creative as you can!

Mathletics: Symmetry

Spelling 

All children have the same spelling list this week. These are the key words for our new 'Come and See' topic Common Good.

justice

injustice

 respect

solidarity

 difference

Social Justice

common good

dignity

Homework set on Friday 28th May due in on Wednesday 9th June 

Please ensure you learn your lines for our Summer play!

Main task: Fairtrade recipe book 

The Fairtrade committee have an exciting new competition and we need your help. We are going to create a Fairtrade recipe book to be sold in school, with the money going to supporting farmers and growers supported by the Fairtrade Foundation.

Your task is to create your favourite recipe using as many Fairtrade products as possible. We are looking for your best handwriting and you may wish to draw a picture of your finished dish to decorate your recipe. The Fairtrade committee will judge the recipes and the lucky winners will have their recipe turned into a recipe in our very own book. All entries to be given to the Fairtrade representatives in your class by the 9th June.

Rules for Fairtrade recipe book competition

 Create a recipe using Fairtrade products

 Your recipe can be either sweet or savoury but it must use Fairtrade products where possible.  Competition entries will be judged by the Fairtrade committee and the lucky winners will be announced in our next Fairtrade assembly.

Your recipe must be completed on the template which can be found in the newsletter

 Recipes must be handwritten using your best handwriting

 All recipes to be handed in by Wednesday 9th June 2021.

 No more than 2 recipes per person.

Mathletics

Mrs Henton/Mrs Thomson's maths set: Probability

Miss Davies' maths set: measuring angles 

Spelling

Afal, Mefus a Oren rule: irregular plurals 3 

Banana rule: Latin origin sc for s 

Homework set on Friday 21st May

Our summer play this year is entitled 'Panto Pandemonium'. It will be recorded sometime in July and uploaded to the school website. Auditions for the play will take place in class next Tuesday (25th May). Therefore, your homework this weekend is to practise and learn the lines below for our auditions next week. You can choose to either learn the lines for the witch or the child. 

Witch: Right...well, I've got some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that Miss Trumble is ill, so she won't be taking you to the theatre. 

Child: ... and the good news?

Witch: I'm taking you!

Child: But... we don't know you. 

Witch: My name is Miss Deeds. I'm your supply teacher!

Child: Are you sure Miss Trumble is ill? She was ok at registration. 

Witch: Ah, yes, she was all right then, but...she...suddenly didn't feel well. 

Child: Excuse me for asking, Miss Deeds, but you don't look too well yourself... what's wrong with your face?

Witch: What do you mean? 

Child: It's sort of... a bit... green. 

Mathletics

All children have been assigned a KS2 times table assessment. 

Spelling

Afal, Mefus a Oren rule: arch and aster words (Greek origin)

Banana rule: add -ous no root word

Homework set on Friday 14th May due in on Wednesday 19th May

Google Classroom assignment: Research famous scientists 

Next week in school is Science Week! In preparation for this we would like you to research a famous scientist. See Google Classroom assignment for further detail and links to use. 

There is a STEM gadget shop in the hall next week. Year 6 will have the opportunity to visit this on Monday. There will be a variety of STEM related items available for purchase. Children can therefore bring money to school on Monday to visit the stall if they would like to. 

Mathletics

6HT maths set: Times tables and groups of 9

6KD maths set: Times tables and dividing 7s

Spelling

All children have the same spelling list to learn this week. These are the key words for our new 'Come and See' topic entitled 'Healing'. 

care

sickness

hospice

compassion

Sacrament

anointing

sin

forgiveness

parable

Lourdes

responsibility 

Homework set on Friday 7th May due in on Wednesday 12th May

PE takes place on Wednesday and children need to wear their kit to school as usual.

Tuesday is now bike day for Year 6. The school has some bikes that the children can use. Children must wear their school uniform to school on Tuesday but should wear their trainers and bring a helmet if they have one. 

Google Classroom assignment: Compassionate and Loving 

See Google Classroom for further detail. Read the Parable of the Good Samaritan and answer the key questions on either a Google Docs or Google Slides. 

Extension task: illustrate how the Good Samaritan is compassionate and loving. 

Mathletics

All children have been set an assignment in order to practise for their tests next week. 

Spelling

Afal, Mefus a Oren rule: cycl, tele, therm words Greek origin

Banana rule: prefix sub-

Homework set on Friday 30th April due in on Wednesday 5th May 

Main task

Login to Giglets and read the book 'The Layers of a Rainforest'. Complete the reading test questions that have been assigned. This is in preparation for our reading test next week. 

Mathletics

All children have been assigned a test to practise for their maths assessments over the coming weeks. 

NOTE: PE next week will take place on Friday 7th May and not Wednesday 5th May. Please wear your PE kit on Friday next week rather than Wednesday. 

Spelling 

Afal, Mefus a Oren rule: phys and phobia words Greek origin

Banana rule: suffix -ic

Homework set on Friday 23rd April 2021 due in on Wednesday 28th April 2021

Google Classroom Assignment: Eco Week

See the document on Google Classroom for further guidance on tasks. Choose as any of these tasks as you would like to complete and upload picture/video evidence of you completing them. 

Mathletics

6KD: Percentages

6H/T: multiplying and dividing by 10

Spelling rules

Afal, Mefus a Oren: Consonant alternation

Banana: prefix ir-

Homework set on Friday 16th April 2021 due in on Wednesday 21st April 2021

Google Classroom Assignment: Online Safety 

Create a digital social media checklist guide for a parent or carer (slides or Adobe Spark) 

What are the most popular types of social media? 

(chat, gaming, photos & media)

How old must users on this platform be?

Why might people use this app?

How can the user stay in control?

What/Who are the risks of using this app?

What can the user do to protect themselves online?

Mathletics

6KD maths set: Ratio

6H/T maths set: Fraction and decimal equivalence 

Easter Homework set on Friday 25th March 2021 due in on Wednesday 14th April 2021

Use the link below to watch our Lenten Liturgy.

https://youtu.be/TLvxHq49wMQ

Main task: Earth Day costumes 

This year Earth Day is on Thursday 22nd April and the global theme is to Restore the Earth. On this day pupils are encouraged to wear green or blue into school for the day to show how much we are thinking about the earth and our enthusiasm for taking part in World Earth Day. Over the Easter holidays please can you plan your outfit for Earth Day. You could wear a blue/green t-shirt that you already own or you might want to create your own earth themed outfit for the day. You could use some recycled items to help you create your own or you could create your own earth themed design on a t-shirt. Your costume could be linked to part of the earth that you think needs to be protected such as a rainforest or ocean themed costume.

There is also a new assignment on Google Classroom entitled 'Leavers photos' you can spend some time over Easter looking through old photographs you may have at home and upload them in preparation for our leavers celebrations in July. 

Mathletics 

6KD - Long Multiplication

6H/G - Times tables, groups of 7 and groups of 9

Spelling 

You all have the same spelling list over the Easter holidays. You need to learn your key words for our next Come and See topic. 

Holy Spirit

Witnesses

martyrs

courage

truth

inspiration

Good News 

You should also spend some time researching the meaning of these words in preparation for our new topic which is called 'Witnesses'. 

Homework set on Friday 19th March due in on Wednesday 24th March

Google Classroom Assignment 

Flooding research: this will help us to write our newspaper reports in class next week 

Create a Google Slides or non-chronological report about flooding.

Research what a flood is, what causes flooding and provide some case study (real-life examples).

Use Britannica digital learning through Hwb to complete some research.

Use these links below to provide some facts about real life flooding examples:

https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/news/first_news/weather/121114g_venice.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=flooding

https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/news/tv_news/geography/110928g_flooding.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=flooding

https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/news/tv_news/geography/070207g_floods.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=flooding

Mathletics

6KD maths set: Fractions

6G/H maths set: multiplication and division problems 

Complete the tasks which have been assigned. 

Spelling

Afal, Mefus a Oren: Silent letters

Banana: suffix - ic

Christmas homework set on Friday 18th December due in Wednesday 5th January 

Google Classroom assignment: Grateful and Generous

Our new pair of virtues for the spring term are 'Grateful and Generous'.

Grateful: We are grateful for the gifts God has given to us, for the gifts of other people and the blessings of each new day.

Generous: We are generous with our gifts and use them in the service of others. We are generous with our time and give of ourselves to serve others as God wants us to.

You need to choose one of the following tasks to complete over the Christmas holidays:

1. Write a short guide for a younger child on how to be grateful and generous in their lives. Include age appropriate definitions and provide specific examples of how they can follow these virtues in their daily lives.

2. Write a prayer asking for God's support in following these virtues. Thank God for his wonderful world - tell Him what you are grateful for. Thank God for the special gifts he has given you and ask for his support in serving others. Use an appropriate opening and ending for your prayer. Decorate your prayer appropriately. Complete your task on a Google Docs and upload to the assignment.

Mathletics: Data

You all have two tasks to complete entitled Bar graphs:2 and compound bar graphs. 

Spelling

We obviously did not have time to complete our spelling test this week in class and so our spelling list will carry over to after the Christmas holidays. 

Afal, Mefus a Oren: cian, tion a sion words

Banana: prefix out-

Homework set on Friday 11th December 2020

Main task: You need to continue preparing for your English oracy (speaking) assessment which will take place in class on Monday. You will be asked questions about your evacuee experience and you will need to answer as either Carrie or Nick. You need to consider feelings and events and prepare your answers for the following questions. Your answers should be around 3-4 sentences long. There is no need to learn your answers off by heart or submit your answers anywhere. However, you must ensure that you have completed this preparation in order to secure the best level possible. 

Homework set on Friday 4th December due in on Wednesday 9th December 

Google Classroom assignment: 1980s survey Google forms

See Google Classroom assignment for further detail

You need to interview a parent or somebody at home who would have some knowledge of the 1980s! You can call a relative to complete this if you like. Make sure that you write detailed responses in each section of the survey. We will use the responses to these surveys in a lesson in school. 

Mathletics

Both classes: Volume task 

Spelling

Afal, Mefus a Oren: prefix auto-

Banana: ay making long a words 

Homework set on Friday 27th November and due in Wednesday 2nd December 

Google Classroom assignment: Refugee research

Next week in school we will conduct a series of lessons based on the journey of a refugee.

Login to Espresso and use the link below to find out more about refugees. https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/news/telegraph/pshe/100526_refugee.html?source=search-all-all-all-all&source-keywords=refugees

Watch the video about the climate change refugees. https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/news/tv_news/geography/070116g_climate.html If you have Flash player, watch the assembly using the link below. https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/news/assemblies/refugees_intro_ks2.html

Your task is to conduct an interview with a refugee. You may wish to base it on one of the climate change refugees from the video. Use your Habit of Mind 'Listening with Understanding and Empathy' to answer the questions below. Each answer should be a couple of sentences long and include relevant detail.

1. What does it mean to be a refugee?

2. What has forced you to become a refugee?

3. How does it feel to know that you are a refugee and why?

4. Where do you plan on going?

5. How does the thought of the journey to a new country make you feel and why?

Complete the interview on a Google Docs and upload it to the assignment.

Mathletics 

Both classes have been assigned a task entitled 'Rounding Numbers'. 

Spelling

All children have the same spellings to learn this week. 

1. disused

2. search

3. celebration

4. automatic

5. worried

6. laughing

7. misunderstanding

8. electrician

9. information

10. adventure

Homework set on Friday 20th November due on 25th November 2020

Google Classroom assignment: Your Perfect World! 

To celebrate World Children's Day, we would like to hear your create your own perfect world. We know that this year has been a little tricky but we would like you to imagine your own perfect world. 

We would love for you to let your imagination run wild, to reimagine the world. Here are some ideas that may help you:

- A greener and more sustainable world (linked to the Global Goals) 

- A future of well being and happiness 

- A future where everyone is equally (linked to your rights) 

You can either create a Google slides or draw/create your perfect world and upload a picture to Google Classroom. 

Mathletics

Both maths sets: addition and subtraction 

Spelling

All children have the same spelling list this week. These are some key Year 6 level words. 

1. environment

2. technician

3. halves

4. paragraphs

5. joyous

6. uncovered

7. withered

8. pragmatic

9. instead

10. because

11. pollution

12. solution

13. potato

14. beautician

15. circumference 

Homework set on Friday 13th November and due in Wednesday 18th November

Google Classroom Assignment: Intentional and Prophetic 

Task: produce your own piece of Prodigal Son artwork depicting the intentional and prophetic actions of the father. Use Rembrandt's image for inspiration. You can take a picture of your artwork and attach it to the assignment. Your artwork can be produced using different media that you have at home coloured pencils, paint, etc. See Google Classroom assignment for further detail and the image. 

Mathletics: Task has been set for both classes linked to area and perimeter

Spelling rules

Afal, Mefus a Oren: add -ally

Banana: prefix in-

Homework set on Friday 6th November due in on Wednesday 11th November

Google Classroom Assignment: Hinduism

Next week in class we will be studying Hinduism as part of our other faiths fortnight. Your homework this weekend is to create a Google Slides about the Hindu faith. You need to research the following areas: Main Hindu beliefs, Hindu Gods, Place of worship, Food, Special celebrations and festivals and main countries of origin.

Make sure that your Google Slides are as creative and colourful as possible - include pictures.

Useful websites: http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/religion/hinduism.htm https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/hinduism

https://india.mrdonn.org/hinduism.html

Mathletics 

Two activities have been set linked to decimal place value

Spelling

Afal, Mefus a Oren: suffix -age

Banana: -oy words

Half term homework set on Thursday 22nd October and due in on Wednesday 4th November 2020

Your Google Classroom assignment for half term is to 

showcase your learning on Bangladesh and carry out some further research of your own. You can present this using a Google Slides or if you feel confident a Google Sites. Your work should be detailed and full of relevant information. You should make your work as eye catching as possible and include lots of pictures. 

Here are some suggestions for topics you might wish to research: 

Celebrations and festivals eg. Pohela Boishakh
Food and dining 
Wildlife and the natural environment
Flooding (a particular flood, its causes and effects) 

Mathletics: all children have been assigned a Mathletics assessment entitled 'Year 6 Sports Quiz 2'

Spelling: Judaism and Hinduism key words

When we return to school after the half term break we will begin our other faiths fortnight in which we learn about Judaism and Hinduism. Therefore all children in Year 6 have the same spelling list to learn over half term. On Friday 4th November children will have 3 spelling tests to catch up for the tests we missed when distance learning was taking place. Therefore you should spend half term practising your spelling lists from the last two weeks as well. 

1. atonement

2. forgiveness

3. repentance

4. Rosh Hashanah

5. Yom Kippur

6. responsibility 

7. Karma

8. Dharma 

9. vegetarian 

10. charitable 

Homework Friday 16th October due on Wednesday 21st October 2020

Your Google Classroom assignment this weekend is linked to our virtues for this half term 'Curious and Active'. 

Being curious means that you are curious about everything in the world. To be active means that you are active in your engagement with the world and seek to change things for the better. 

You need to choose one of the tasks below to complete and upload it to the assignment on Google Classroom. 

1. Create a poster encouraging people to be curious and active. Include definitions for the virtues. Illustrate how people can be active in their curiosity. For example, litter picking in the community to look after God's wonderful world. You may wish to make links to Laudato Si'. 

2. Write a diary entry about a time that you have been curious and active. Include definitions for the pair of virtues. What happened? What were you curious about? How were you active in your faith? How did you put your faith into action? How did this shape your life? 

Mathletics has been assigned for both classes linked to decimal place-value. 

Spelling rules this week are as follows: 

Afal, Mefus a Oren: -ough words

Banana: -ure making schwa sound

You will be tested on last week's spelling and this week's spelling in class next Thursday 22nd October. 

Homework Friday 9th October 2020 due on Wednesday 14th October 2020

Google Classroom assignment - Mary prayer service

During the month of October we think about and honour Mary, the mother of Jesus. It is also important to make a special effort to pray the rosary. Look through the PowerPoint 'Mysteries of the rosary' that has been attached to the assignment on Google Classroom. Think: Why is this piece of scripture included as a mystery of the rosary? Why is this piece of scripture important to me? Use the Google Docs that you have been assigned called 'Gweddiwn planner' to plan your own Gweddiwn prayer service centred around Mary. You have been provided with some suggestions for each section but try and be as creative as possible. Make sure what you choose is suitable for the month of May. Write in full and detailed sentences in each box.

Mathletics has been assigned

6KD - negative numbers

6LD - reading timetables and calculating time intervals 

Spelling

Afal, Mefus a Oren - words ending in -cial and -tial

Banana - i before e rule 3

Homework Friday 2nd October due on Wednesday 5th October

Your homework this week is to complete an internet safety task on Google Classroom. 

You can choose from one of the following - :

Create a Poster on different types of social media apps, with their age restrictions and why they have these restrictions.

Create your own Quiz about the age restrictions on different social media sites and why we they have the restrictions (you could use google forms or google slides)

Fill in the Social Media Logo Sheet on Google Classroom. What are the dangers using these social media apps? The PP presentation attached to this assignment will give you the key information you need. The task card for option 3 has also been assigned to you. 

Mathletics has been assigned. 

6KD - Factors and prime numbers

6LD - Bar graphs and line graphs

Spelling rules this week:

Afal, mefus and oren - words that end in cious or tious

Banana - schwa words 

Homework Friday 25th September 2020 due on Wednesday 30th September 2020

Your main homework task this week is to carry out some research on rationing during WWII. You should create a Google Slides demonstrating your knowledge. You should include:

-A definition of rationing

-Specific information about food rationing

-Research about what other items were rationed during WWII

-Research about the 'Dig for Victory' and 'Make-do and Mend' campaigns

You need to submit your Google Slides to the assignment on our Google Classroom.  

Mathletics has been assigned

6KD maths set - interpreting line graphs and calculating the mean average

6LD maths set - factors and prime numbers 

Homework Friday 18th September 2020 due on Wednesday 23rd 2020

Your homework this week is to research heart rate and the circulatory system. Next week in class we will be beginning our heart rate investigation. This research will give you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge and understanding before we begin our investigation. You need to complete your research on a Google Docs and upload to the assignment, You need to research and answer the following questions:

What factors affect your heart rate?

What is the circulatory system and how does it work?

How does exercise affect your heart rate? Why some types more than others?

Why does heart rate increase after exercise?

Mathletics has been set on addition of whole numbers and addition of decimals. 

Your spelling words for next week are in the table below. The spelling rule for the groups afal, mefus and oren is vowel alternation. The spelling rule for the banana group is add ous after a long ee sound. 

Homework for Friday 11th September 2020 due on Wednesday 16th September 2020

Your literacy task this week is to be completed on Google Classroom. You can complete your work on either a Google Docs or Google Slides and upload to the assignment tab. 

In order to prepare for Dahlicious day next week we would like you to carry out some research on the life of Roald Dahl. 

Success criteria: 

Where was Roald Dahl born?

What did Roald Dahl do during his early life?

What inspired Roald Dahl?

How did Roald Dahl become an author?

What are Roald Dahls' biggest successes?

When did Roald Dahl die?

Mathletics has been set linked to place-value. 

All children have the same spellings to learn this week. These spellings are key vocabulary for our new context for learning 'The Blitz'. You will be tested on these next Friday 18th September 2020. 

1. evacuee

2. evacuation 

3. billet family 

4. Anderson Shelter 

5. rationing 

6. Blitz

7. victory 

8. propaganda 

9. identity card 

10. suitcase