Blakemere Class - 07.05.20

Date: 7th May 2020 @ 12:18pm

Good afternoon Blakemere! 

Another beautiful day! I hope you are all keeping safe and well at home.

I wanted to say well done to all of you for keeping going and being so strong at such a strange time. Keep going and before you know it things will be back to normal. Better times are coming.

Here is a poem I have found which I wish to share with you:

The Time We Spring-Cleaned the World

by Laura Gribbons

The world it got so busy,
There were people all around.
They left their germs behind them;
In the air and on the ground.

These germs grew bigger and stronger.
They wanted to come and stay.
They didn’t want to hurt anyone -
They just really wanted to play.

Sometimes they tried to hold your hand,
Or tickled your throat or your nose.
They could make you cough and sneeze
And make your face as red as a rose.

And so these germs took over.
They started to make people ill,
And with every cough we coughed
More and more germs would spill.

All the queens and kings had a meeting.
“It’s time to clean the world up!” they said.
And so they had to close lots of fun stuff,
Just so these germs couldn’t spread.

We couldn’t go to cinemas
Or restaurants for our tea.
There was no football or parties,
The world got as quiet as can be.

The kids stopped going to school,
The mums and dads went to work less.
Then a great, big, giant scrubbing brush
Cleaned the sky and the sea and the mess!

Dads started teaching the sums,
Big brothers played with us more,
Mums were in charge of homework
And we read and played jigsaws galore!

The whole world was washing their hands
And building super toilet roll forts!
Outside was quiet and peaceful,
Now home was the place for all sports.

So we played in the world that was home
And our days filled up with fun and love,
And the germs they grew smaller and smaller
And the sun watched from up above.

Then one morning the sun woke up early,
She smiled and stretched her beams wide.
The world had been fully spring cleaned,
It was time to go back outside!

We opened our doors oh so slowly
And breathed in the clean and fresh air.
We promised that forever and always
Of this beautiful world we’d take care !

 

As tomorrow marks the celebration of VE Day, you will notice that this will be the main theme across the activity suggestions this week. 

DT: You could try out some wartime recipes as a DT based activity.

 

Comprehension: If you wish to practise your comprehension skills, why not try out one of the VE Day comprehension activity sheets. 

Below is a picture news resource. Read through the poem written about VE Day by Jack Woods. Can you imagine how it felt hearing such positive news about the end of the war nearing?   

 

VE Day: I have attached a VE Day activity booklet which you can read through. For example, you could make some bunting to decorate your house ready for some VE Day celebrations. 

 

History: Attached below is also an interesting World War Two and VE Day PowerPoint to read through.

You could visit this BBC Newsround link to find out lots more information about VE Day https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48201749 

Here is also a short film to watch which explains what VE Day and VJ Day were, and the events that led to the end of the war https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr

 

English: You may want to continue your newspaper article from last week, or if you are interested in World War Two and/ or VE Day, you could research the end of the war with Nazi Germany, and write a newspaper article about the war ending. Consider... What celebrations would have happened in 1945? Where were the celebrations held? How would people have felt? 

If you fancy writing some poetry, why not write a poem about VE Day. Can you make your poem rhyme?

 

Maths: With regards to maths, there is a fun playing cards activity attached below which you may enjoy. 

 

Music: Edsential  https://edsential.com/first-access-at-home/ are also providing free music lessons at home which you may like to try. 

 

That is all for now. Remember Year 5 and Year 6... You have come so far and brighter days are just around the corner. Be proud of all you have achieved so far.

Enjoy the long bank holiday weekend!

Take care and stay safe,

Miss Hartley

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