Shottermill Junior School Year 5 - Spring 2017
You need to choose 6 activities from the tables below to complete over the half
term. You may present your work in an appropriate style of your choice.
Note to parents: If a project is completed in depth, it may count as 2 homework
activities (at your discretion).
Homework should be handed in each Tuesday – please send any electronic files to:
[email protected]
Please mark it for the attention of 5C, 5B or 5MH teachers.
Choose at least one activity from this grid
History
Task
Research the Anglo Saxons.
History
Task
Research Anglo-Saxon treasure.
Who were they? Where did they come
from? Present your findings in any way
you wish.
Find out about Sutton Hoo and present
your findings in any way you wish.
The British Museum has some excellent
detailed pictures and
you can borrow books
from the school or
local library to help
you.
Science
Task
Show what you learnt from our
Planetarium visit – you can present your
new learning in any way you wish.
Choose at least one activity from this grid:
English
Task
Write a complete book review for a book you
have recently read. Answer these questions
within your review – remember to use exciting
sentences to make it sound as interesting as
possible.
English
Task
The Anglo-Saxons used a different figure of
speech known as a ‘kenning’. A kenning
substitutes a noun with two other words that,
when compounded together, describe the
noun.
What is the book about? (Don’t ruin the
ending!)
Who is the main character – what are their
character traits?
Where is the story set?
What is the most interesting thing about the
book?
What book would you compare it to and why?
Who would enjoy reading this book and why?
English
Task
The Anglo Saxons enjoyed word play and told
riddles for entertainment.
For instance, “wave-vat” is a kenning for
“ocean,” and “battle-torch” is used in place of
“sword” (and more specifically, a sword that
has been sharpened until it shines like a torch).
Write your own kenning about an animal – real
or mythical!
Research 3 riddles, then have a go at writing
your own.
Eg: I appear on the ground like a blanket,
and melt in the midday sun. What am I?
Computing
Task
In addition, one week you can make a blog contribution.
Leave 3 constructive comments on different blog posts.
Avoid just praise (e.g. ‘Nice work!’)
Explain what you like about it, can you ask a question?
Choose at least one activity from this grid:
Science / DT
Task
Maths
Task
Using marshmallows and dried spaghetti, build
the tallest tower you can.
Animal puzzle
Evaluate this task – what helped you make the
tallest tower? How can you make the links
between the marshmallows stronger? How can
you make the base of your tower stronger?
A zookeeper was counting
animals walking past him at the zoo. By
lunchtime, he had counted 48 legs.
What combination of creatures could he have
seen? (e.g. one with 2 legs, 4 legs etc)
What is the greatest number of creatures he
could have seen?
What is the smallest number of creatures he
could have seen?
Extension: What if there were 12 creatures?
What combination of legs could there be?
PSHE
Task
The school vision is:
We have a love of learning;
We encourage creativity and curiosity;
We strive for excellence
Your task is to create a way of remembering
this vision. It might be a poster showing how
you meet the vision; a picture; a
song…anything that helps you remember and
show the vision of the school.