Year 5 Home Learning Work for Thursday 18th June

Maths

Spend 15 minutes on Doodle Maths or Doodle Tables.

Complete as much of today's worksheet (below) as you can.

(Answers are at the bottom of this page.)

English

Practise your spellings for this week.

Today I would like you to write a letter. Letter-writing is not as common as it used to be, because everyone uses email, texting or social media to communicate with their friends and family so much these days.

I think it is still important that you know how to write a letter. Look at the examples below to remind yourself what a letter looks like.

Your task is to write a letter to someone you haven't seen for a while. Think about how well you know the person you are writing to, because this will tell you how formal or informal you can be in your writing style.

Write and tell your chosen person how lockdown has been for you. What are the good / bad things? What have you really missed? What have you done with all the spare time? Have you learned any new skills? What are you really looking forward to doing when it is all over?

Other

Street artists use very distinctive lettering for their spray-painted art. Here are some examples:

Design your own street art message using this sort of lettering. Think about what you want your words to say - street artists like to make big bold statements that make people think as they pass them in the street.

The Youtube link below might help you with your lettering.