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Home Learning – Wednesday 15th May 2024

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This Wednesday afternoon we would like you to complete some of the following tasks.
When you complete a task from the list below, you should upload it to your portfolio on your dojo account or you can bring in anything completed on paper into school tomorrow.

Reading:
Can I remind parents and children that we expect three signatures a week from parents in your child’s reading record to show that children have read at home either to a parent, a sibling or independently.

Book Review
If you have read a good book recently and you’d like to recommend it to others, write a book review which we can share with the rest of Westgate.

Maths:
Year 5 are learning about fractions, decimals and percentages, please use the following link to support your learning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/zrkw2fr#z26cjfr
Please use TTRS to practice your times tables: https://www.ttrockstars.com/login

Managing Information Online
Discuss the following questions with an adult or older sibling at home:

  • If something is popular online, does it mean it must be true? Why/Why not?
  • If something is popular online, does it mean it must be false?
  • Why/Why not?
  • Who creates the information we may see online?
  • Can we think of any examples of inaccurate or untrue information being shared online?
  • What reasons could someone have for sharing information that is inaccurate or untrue?
  • What is the difference between mis-information and dis-information?
  • If lots of people share inaccurate or untrue information, what could happen?
  • How could we help to prevent the sharing of inaccurate or untrue information?

Music
Year 6 to practise their songs for their Leaver’s service at the Cathedral on the 13th June:
https://gloucester.anglican.org/schools/cls-protected-page/

Our Value – Trust:
Think about a time where you have been trusted, how did you feel? Think about a time when you trusted someone, why did you trust them? What qualities does a person need in order to be trusted? Create a poster or leaflet about how to be a trustworthy person.

Science – Electricity:
Think about every time you use electricity when you go home today. Write a diary every time you use electricity and bring it in to show the rest of the class tomorrow. How could we reduce the amount of electricity we use?

Thank you for your cooperation,
Miss Taylor and Miss Southam

Wednesday Home Learning 01.05.24

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Home Learning – Wednesday 1st May 2024


This Wednesday afternoon we would like you to complete some of the following tasks.
When you complete a task from the list below, you should upload it to your portfolio on your dojo account or you can bring in anything completed on paper into school tomorrow.

Reading:
Can I remind parents and children that we expect three signatures a week from parents in your child’s reading record to show that children have read at home either to a parent, a sibling or independently.

Year 6 – please complete the reading comprehension called ‘Hollywood’ and return to school by Friday 3rd May to discuss in class.

Book Review
If you have read a good book recently and you’d like to recommend it to others, write a book review which we can share with the rest of Westgate.

Maths:
To support your child’s learning please use the following links. Year 6 will bring home an Arithmetic paper every day until their SATs, please complete a test each day to discuss and mark in Maths the following day.
Year 5 are learning about fractions, decimals and percentages, please use the following link to support your learning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/zrkw2fr#z26cjfr

Please use TTRS to practice your times tables: https://www.ttrockstars.com/login

Managing Information Online
Discuss the following questions with an adult or older sibling at home:

  • How do we know if a ‘fact’ is true?
  • What is evidence?
  • How do you know if evidence is valid?

Music
Year 5 to practise their songs for this evening’s Junior Choir performance at the Cathedral.
Year 6 to practise their songs for their Leaver’s service at the Cathedral on the 13th June:
https://gloucester.anglican.org/schools/cls-protected-page/

Thank you for your cooperation,
Miss Taylor and Miss Southam

Home Learning – 17.04

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Home Learning – Wednesday 17th April 2024


This Wednesday afternoon we would like you to complete some of the following tasks.
When you complete a task from the list below, you should upload it to your portfolio on your dojo account or you can bring in anything completed on paper into school tomorrow.

Reading:
Can I remind parents and children that we expect three signatures a week from parents in your child’s reading record to show that children have read at home either to a parent, a sibling or independently.

Book Review
If you have read a good book recently and you’d like to recommend it to others, write a book review which we can share with the rest of Westgate.

Maths:
To support your child’s learning please use the following links. Year 6 are learning about the mean and statistics. Please use the link to support your learning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z7rcwmn
Year 5 are learning about fractions, decimals and percentages, please use the following link to support your learning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/zrkw2fr#z26cjfr

Please use TTRS to practice your times tables: https://www.ttrockstars.com/login

Trust
This term our value is trust. What is trust? How do you gain someone’s trust? What happens if someone breaks their trust? How can we forgive someone who may break our trust? You can discuss these questions with an adult at home, create a poster, leaflet or advert about the importance of trust and being trustworthy.

Managing Information Online
Discuss the following questions with an adult or older sibling at home:

  • What is the difference between opinion and fact?
  • What techniques can we use to recognise opinion?
  • What is bias? How does it affect what you understand as fact (vs opinion)? How does it affect what you say/do online?

Thank you for your cooperation,
Miss Taylor and Miss Southam

Home Learning – 10/04/2024

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Home Learning – Wednesday 10th April 2024


This Wednesday afternoon we would like you to complete some of the following tasks.
When you complete a task from the list below, you should upload it to your portfolio on your dojo account or you can bring in anything completed on paper into school tomorrow.

Reading:
Can I remind parents and children that we expect three signatures a week from parents in your child’s reading record to show that children have read at home either to a parent, a sibling or independently.

Book Review
If you have read a good book recently and you’d like to recommend it to others, write a book review which we can share with the rest of Westgate.

Maths:
To support your child’s learning please use the following links. Year 6 are learning about 3D shapes and circles, please use the following link to support your learning:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt7xk2p/articles/z247tv4
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvmxsbk/articles/z8c7qty
Year 5 are learning about fractions, decimals and percentages, please use the following link to support your learning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/zrkw2fr#z26cjfr

Please use TTRS to practice your times tables: https://www.ttrockstars.com/login

Trust
This term our value is trust. What is trust? How do you gain someone’s trust? What happens if someone breaks their trust? How can we forgive someone who may break our trust? You can discuss these questions with an adult at home, create a poster, leaflet or advert about the importance of trust and being trustworthy.

Managing Information Online
Discuss the following questions with an adult or older sibling at home:

  • How does a search engine work?
  • What rules does a search engine use, to decide what results come to the top of the list?
  • Are you in control of what information and content you see online?
  • What information about you is used to determine your search results?

Thank you for your cooperation,
Miss Taylor and Miss Southam

Wednesday Home Learning 13.03.2024

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Home Learning – Wednesday 13th March 2024


This Wednesday afternoon we would like you to complete some of the following tasks.
When you complete a task from the list below, you should upload it to your portfolio on your dojo account or you can bring in anything completed on paper into school tomorrow.

Reading:
Can I remind parents and children that we expect three signatures a week from parents in your child’s reading record to show that children have read at home either to a parent, a sibling or independently.

Book Review
If you have read a good book recently and you’d like to recommend it to others, write a book review which we can share with the rest of Westgate.

Maths:
To support your child’s learning please use the following links. Year 6 are learning about ratio and proportion. Follow the link to explore ratio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsq7hyc
Year 5 are going to be learning about measure and conversions, please use the following link to support your learning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7

Please use TTRS to practice your times tables: https://www.ttrockstars.com/login

Internet Safety – Health and Wellbeing
Please use the questions below to spark conversations at home surrounding internet safety, health and well-being:

  • Do you always have a choice in what you do/see online? Why/why not?
  • Have you ever seen something online that never ends?
  • Why do you think apps and sites do things for us sometimes or encourage us to spend longer on them?
  • What do you think persuasive design is?
  • What do you think a nudge technique is?
  • What could you do to reduce the effect that persuasive design techniques can have on you?

History
What is the digital revolution? How has it impacted the way we live today? Complete some research and present it however you choose to inform the rest of Westgate about the Digital Revolution.

Thank you for your cooperation,
Miss Taylor and Miss Southam

Home Learning – Wednesday 6th March 2024

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Home Learning – Wednesday 6th March 2024


This Wednesday afternoon we would like you to complete some of the following tasks.
When you complete a task from the list below, you should upload it to your portfolio on your dojo account or you can bring in anything completed on paper into school tomorrow.

Reading:
Can I remind parents and children that we expect three signatures a week from parents in your child’s reading record to show that children have read at home either to a parent, a sibling or independently.

Book Review
If you have read a good book recently and you’d like to recommend it to others, write a book review which we can share with the rest of Westgate.

Maths:
To support your child’s learning please use the following links. Year 6 are learning about ratio and proportion. Follow the link to explore ratio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsq7hyc
Year 5 are learning about measure and conversions, please use the following link to support your learning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7

Please use TTRS to practice your times tables: https://www.ttrockstars.com/login

Internet Safety – Health and Wellbeing
Please use the questions below to spark conversations at home surrounding internet safety, health and well-being:

  • How much time do you spend online in one day? In a week?
  • What is a healthy ‘digital’ balance?
  • Do you think that people can be pressured into behaving differently online than offline?
  • How can you balance your online life?
  • Can your online experience ever stop being ‘fun and enjoyable’?

History
What is the digital revolution? How has it impacted the way we live today? Complete some research and present it however you choose to inform the rest of Westgate about the Digital Revolution.

World Book Day
Tomorrow is World Book Day, which you are welcome to come to school dressed as a book character or in your pyjamas. We will focus on a book called Flooded and spend time discussing books we enjoy. You could create a poster about your favourite book or the character you are coming to school as.

Thank you for your cooperation,
Miss Taylor and Miss Southam

Home Learning 28/02/2024

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Home Learning – Wednesday 28th February 2024


This Wednesday afternoon we would like you to complete some of the following tasks.
When you complete a task from the list below, you should upload it to your portfolio on your dojo account or you can bring in anything completed on paper into school tomorrow.

Reading:
Can I remind parents and children that we expect three signatures a week from parents in your child’s reading record to show that children have read at home either to a parent, a sibling or independently.

Book Review
If you have read a good book recently and you’d like to recommend it to others, write a book review which we can share with the rest of Westgate.

Maths:
To support your child’s learning please use the following links. Year 6 will be starting Ratio and Proportion on Friday after a week of SATs papers. Follow the link to explore ratio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsq7hyc
Year 5 are learning about coordinates, including translation and reflection: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgthvcw

Please use TTRS to practice your times tables: https://www.ttrockstars.com/login
 

World Book Day Competition 21/02/24 – 05/03/24
Every child will be given a paper plate to create their favourite book character on. You should endeavour to use resources you have at home, which may be different materials, paints or crayons/colours etc. This competition will start today and the deadline is Tuesday 5th March, to allow us time to judge the winner and display them in the hall on World Book Day (Thursday 7th March). Prizes are on offer, one per phase, and will be presented in the assembly on WBD. Also, ahead of World Book Day we are asking children to take photos of themselves “wild reading” (reading in strange places!). These photos will be displayed alongside the paper plate characters in our school hall. So please send your photos to us on Class DoJo.

Internet Safety – Health and Wellbeing
As part of our internet safety lessons this term, we are exploring health and wellbeing when being online. As part of your home learning, you should write a diary of when you use technology this evening. You should log the device you are on, how long you are on it for and what you are doing on the device for that time. You could even ask a family member to do the same. Maybe even Miss Taylor and Miss Southam will have a go too!

Music
The children have spent the last 7 weeks learning the clarinet. Please join us next week for our Clarinet Performances in our school hall.
Year 5: Monday 4th March at 11am
Year 6: Tuesday 5th March at 11am

Thank you for your cooperation,
Miss Taylor and Miss Southam

Home Learning – Wednesday 31st January 2024

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This Wednesday afternoon we would like you to complete some of the following tasks.
When you complete a task from the list below, you should upload it to your portfolio on your dojo account or you can bring in anything completed on paper into school tomorrow.

Reading:
Can I remind parents and children that we expect three signatures a week from parents in your child’s reading record to show that children have read at home either to a parent, a sibling or independently.

Maths:
To support your child’s learning please use the following links
Y5: Please continue to practise your understanding of fractions. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/year/zhgppg8
Y6: This week, we will be learning about measure, reading measurements and converting measure. To consolidate your understanding use the following link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7/year/zncsscw
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9sfr82
Please use TTRS to practice your times tables: https://www.ttrockstars.com/login
You can also use arithmequiz 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 to practice a variety of arithmetic style questions to improve your fluency. Please focus on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
https://www.candomaths.org/arithmequiz1.html
https://www.candomaths.org/arithmequiz2.html
https://www.candomaths.org/arithmequiz3.html

Art:
We have been learning about how artists influence society and how they influence other artists. Create a piece of art with the intention of influencing… could it be focused on getting more people to recycle, brush their teeth, exercise… The more creative the better!

Internet Safety
Next week, we will be looking at online bullying. Create a poster about how to deal with online bullying.

Thank you for your cooperation,
Miss Taylor and Miss Southam