Monday 8th June – Reading

Activity 1 Watch the video and complete the quiz

https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/letter-of-complaint-reading-focus-year-6-wk6-1

Activity 2 Read the extract of Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer.

Activity 3 Answer these questions based on what you have read.

1. Write 5 adjectives to describe Artemis Fowl

2. Who do you think Nguyen is?

3. What are they looking for?

4. Why are they looking for it?

5. Who is Butler and why does he call the boy “sir”?

6. Why do you think there are symbols at the bottom

of the page? What do you think they represent?

7. How did Artemis know the waiter was actually

Nguyen?

8. Find out the meaning of these words: Eurasian,

loafer, informant, pessimism and discreetly.

Monday 8th June – Reading

Activity 4 Complete the quiz

Monday 8th June – Writing

Activity 1 Complete the quiz

https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/letter-of-complaint-identifying-the-features-year-6-wk6-3

Activity 2 Label the features of the formal letter of complaint

Monday 8th June – Maths

Activity 1 Complete the quiz and watch the video: https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-represent-

multiplication-with-proper-fractions-year-6-wk6-1

Activity 2 Solve the problems below

Challenge

Tuesday 9th June – Reading

Reading for pleasure – read at least 4 pages of your current reading book

Activity 1 We looked at the book Holes, by Louis Sachar this year. Now you know the story, draw your own front

cover of the book.

Activity 2 Explain your front cover in 5 sentences. Remember to link to the story and characters.

Tuesday 9th June – Writing

Clause structures

Activity 1 Watch the video and complete the activities and the short quiz: https://www.thenational.academy/year-

6/english/letter-of-complaint-clause-structures-year-6-wk6-4

Activity 2 Complete the clause structures questions.

Tuesday 9th June - Writing

Activity 3

Tuesday 9th June – Maths

Activity 1 Complete the quiz and watch the video

https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-multiply-pairs-of-proper-fractions-year-6-wk6-2

Activity 2

Tuesday 9th June - Maths

Tuesday 9th June - Maths

Challenge

Wednesday 10th June – Reading

Activity 1 Look at the picture and answer the questions

1. Which city is this? What clues tell you this?

2. Describe this picture

3. What is unusual about this picture?

4. What do you think has caused the flooding?

5. Do you think this could happen in the real future? Why/why not?

6. There are a lot of people in the strange tower. Do you think the people could live in this tower

forever?

7. Do you think the tower is large enough to provide sanctuary for the whole population of the city?

8. Do you think the rest of the country is flooded too?

9. Write 6 questions you would like to ask about this scene.

10. Describe the body language of the polar bears and seals.

Wednesday 10th June – Reading

Activity 2 Read the short text from Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer and answer the questions

1. How do you think Nguyen is feeling after this revelation?

2. What does this piece of text tell you about Artemis Fowl?

3. What does it tell you about Butler?

4. What does it tell you about Nguyen?

5. Why has the author used the term “Though I’m sure one would be quite sufficient”?

6. What is the impact of this phrase on Nguyen?

Wednesday 10th June – Writing

Activity 1 Complete the crossword with the spelling words below. Challenge: try not to look at the words on the next

page. Use only the clues given underneath.

Wednesday 10th June – Writing

Activity 2 Once you have found the spelling words:

- choose 6 of them to write out in a pyramid

style

- choose 7 to practice writing in bubble writing

Wednesday 10th June – Maths

Activity 1 Watch the video and complete the questions

https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-divide-a-proper-fraction-by-an-integer-year-6-wk6-3

Step 1: Write out the whole number as a fraction over 1 (a whole number will always

be a fraction over 1).

Step 2: Flip the whole number fraction over so the 1 is on the bottom

Step 3: Change ÷ in multiply and solve the problem as a

multiplication

Activity 2 Answer the questions

Wednesday 10th June - Maths

Challenges

Thursday 11th June – Reading

Reading for pleasure

Activity 1 Read at least 4 pages of your current reading books.

Activity 2 Choose one book we have read this year as a class. Write a summary of the story, including the characters and

setting. You must use 100 words.

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Thursday 11th June – Writing

Activity 1 Read the WAGOLL of a letter of complaint

Thursday 11th June - Writing

Activity 2 Complete the following tasks

1. Underline any vocabulary you could find useful when writing your own letter of complaint.

2. Research any words you aren’t sure of.

3. Explain why this text would be successful.

4. Imagine you have had a bad experience at a restaurant. Write an introductory paragraph to the

restaurant owner to outline your concerns.

Thursday 11th June – Maths

Activity 1 https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-multiply-and-divide-with-improper-fractions-year-6-

wk6-4 Complete the quiz and watch the video

Activity 2

Thursday 11th June – Maths

Challenges

Friday 12th June – Reading

Activity 1 Read the extract from Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer.

Activity 2 Answer the questions based on the text:

1. How is Nguyen feeling at the beginning of this

extract? How do you know?

2. Why does Nguyen think he is in “strange

company”?

3. Do you think Nguyen is being honest? Why/Why

not?

4. Why has the author included the line “Butler

snatched a mosquito out of the air beside his

employer’s ear.”?

5. What impact might this action have on Nguyen?

6. Now you have read some more, what might these

symbols at the bottom of each page be?

7. Why has the author included these symbols on each page?

8. Why do you think the mottled green hand is important?

9. Where is Mister Xuan going to take Artemis Fowl and Butler do you think?

10. Write 5 sentences to continue the story.

Friday 12th June – Writing

Activity 1 Complete the quiz: https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/english/letter-of-complaint-write-your-own-year-6-

wk6-5#slide-2

Friday 12th June – Writing

Activity 2 Today we’re going to imagine we went to a restaurant

and had a bad experience, this could be cold food, the

wrong order, staff who are rude or any other reasons

you would like to include. We will be writing a letter to

the restaurant about this bad service. Use the WAGOLL

to support your writing and give you ideas. Make sure to

check the success criteria as you go through your

writing.

Use this opening provided for the letter you will write.

Friday 12th June – Maths

Activity 1 Complete the quiz: https://www.thenational.academy/year-6/maths/fractions-to-solve-fraction-problems-with-the-

four-operations-year-6-wk6-5#slide-2

Friday 12th June - Maths

Activity 2

Topic

Resource 1

Chocolate is good Chocolate is bad

It tastes really good The people who grow cocoa beans aren’t paid

enough money

Weekly Art project:

Chocolate design

This week you’ll be thinking all about chocolate! For your Art

project we would like you to design your own chocolate bar. First

you’ll need to think about your wrapper, how will it make people

want to buy it? Then move on to draw your chocolate bar. What

will make it special? Will it have different flavour? A special

texture or a surprise filling? Get creative!

For years 3,4,5, and 6: upperschool@arkdickensprimary.org