Welcome to St Thomas More ‘Home Learning’ Platform.
Here you will find interesting and exciting learning opportunities to do at home.
Please use the exercise book provided by the school to complete all your learning. Make sure all work is presented well, in your best handwriting and that it has a date and title.
Weekly Focused Learning:
Week 14 (w.c.13th July)
The Highwayman Stage 5 Comprehension Pack
The Titanic Reading comprehension
Spelling Rules List 35 Revision
Year 5 Summer Term 2 SPaG Activity Mat 5
White Rose Maths Activities Week 14
Lesson 1 – Regular and irregular polygons
Lesson 1 Answers – Regular and irregular polygons
Lesson 2 – Reasoning about 3D shapes
Lesson 2 Answers – Reasoning about 3D shapes
Lesson 4 Answers – Translation
Family-Challenge-Friday Answers
WEEK 13 (w.c.6.7.20)
The Case of the Silver Snake Stage 5 Comprehension Pack
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Spelling Rules List 34 Revision
Year 5 Summer Term 2 SPaG Activity Mat 4
Broken Rock, Paper, Scissors KS2 Activity Pack – Activity Pack
Jesus Heals the Blind Man RE Home Learning Week 13
White Rose Maths Activities week 13
Monday – Measuring with a protractor
Monday Answers – Measuring with a protractor
Tuesday- Drawing lines and angles accurately
Tuesday Answers – Drawing lines and angles accurately
Wednesday- Calculating angles on a straight line
Wednesday Answers – Calculating angles on a straight line
Thursday- Calculating angles around a point
Thursday Answers – Calculating angles around a point
WEEK 12 (w.c. 29.6.20)
YOU-CAN-NOT-REPLAY Inference Activity
Year 5 Summer Term 2 SPaG Activity Mat 3
Spelling Rules List 33 Revision
Good Shepherd Mass 29th June 2020
My Missionary Letter Home Learning for RE Week 12 UKS2
MATHS MANIPULATIVES (To support Maths understanding)
https://mathsbot.com/#
https://www.didax.com/math/
https://www.visnos.com/demos/
WEEK 11
To whoever finds this stage 5 comp – VIPERS comprehension
Year 5 Summer Term 2 SPaG Activity Mat 2
Spelling Rules List 32 Revision
The Black Hat KS2 Activity Pack
UKS2- Jesus Commends John the Baptist
Cafod Summer of Hope Teacher Parent Chaplain Notes
WEEK 10
The Contraption Stage 5 Comprehension
Mae Jemison Work it Girl Extract
Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders
Year 5 Summer Term 2 SPaG Activity Mat 1
WEEK 9
Counting Stage 5 – Comprehension Pack
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The Alchemist’s Letter KS2 Activity Pack – The Alchemist’s Letter KS2 Pack
Year 5 Summer Term 1 SPaG Activity Mat 6
Mr Whoops’ Spelling Mistakes 4
Home Learning for RE Week 9 UKS2 The Rublev Trinity Icon Discussion Prompts
WEEK 8
The Changing Police Stage 5 Comp – Comprehension Pack
Year 5 Summer Term 1 SPaG Activity Mat 5
Negative-Numbers Retrieval Activity
As we continue to adjust our way of life there are many challenges we face. At times these can be tricky – for our children and for ourselves. Here is a selection of advice, links and resources which we hope you find useful.
Free eBook: Everybody Worries 
https://www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/parishes-online
http://Bishop Patrick McKinney
Additional Resources (these could be used to supplement the activities on the weekly learning projects)
Reading:
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
BorrowBox Oxfordshire Library ***Amazing resource where you can borrow e-books from the library
Book of Hopes *** Collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures, dedicated to the doctors, nurses, carers, porters, cleaners and everyone currently working in hospitals. Enjoy!
First News *** Digital newspaper for children (highly recommended)
Maths Calculation Policy
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Physical Activity:
Physical Activities for Children STM
Activity 2: https://www.activeoxfordshire.org/school-games/
Internet Safety:
Parent help and advice in a digital world
Keeping children safe online training for parents
Parent online safety at home survey
https://parentinfo.org/article/child-online-safety-during-lockdown-where-to-report?
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Fancy something different:
Rainbows as Symbols of Hope Please join our school project to spread Hope in our community!
Earth Day 2020 Activities for your child to take part in Earth Day on Weds 22nd April
Lego challenges:
Lego30daychallengeNHS-Learning-Project-FINAL
More Home Learning Resources:
Home Learning Websites and Resources
London Museums and Galleries Virtual Tours
STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths)
Useful websites for further ideas on home learning:
- BBC Bite size
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
- Oxford Owl
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
- National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/teacher-category/primary-resources/
- 30 virtual field trips
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/preview
- Twinkl ‘parents hub’ – sign up for free, to download learning packs for each year group
https://www.twinkl.com/resources/parents
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/search?term=school+closure
6. Gareth Metcalfe – I SEE MATHS Homelearning
http://www.iseemaths.com/home-lessons/
7. Oak National Academy