Tuesday

20 minutes of reading in English

Maths

Grade 6
Complete questions from class

Grade 5

1. There are 24 hours in a day and scientists tell us that we
should sleep for 3/8 of the day. How much time should we
spend sleeping?

2. The National History Museum has collected 125 dinosaurs.
George has collected 3/5 of this amount. How many dinosaurs
has George collected?

3. Mr Murrin is 160cm tall and his brother Tom is 7/8 as tall as
him. How tall is Tom?

4. The weather forecaster says that it is 200 C in London but
only 7/10 as hot in New York. How hot is it in New York?

5. Skateboards cost £36 each in my local store. The
shopkeeper says if I buy one I can buy another for only 7/9
of the normal price. How much would a second skateboard
cost?

6. Billy collected 256 conkers but lost ¾ of them on his way to
school through a hole in his bag. When he arrived at school
how many conkers did Billy have left?

7. There are 25 pupils in the class, 3/5 of the pupils support
Chelsea and the remainder support Arsenal. How many pupils
support Arsenal?

8. The local shop normally sells Mars bars for 40 pence. The
shopkeeper says I can buy them for 1/4 less than the normal
price. How much can I buy a Mars bar for?

9. Last year, Mr Murrin weighed 60 kg. This year he weighs 2/5
more. How much does Mr Murrin weigh this year?

10. McDonalds sell milkshakes in two sizes. A small milkshake
contains 300ml and a large milkshake contains 2/3 more.
(i) How much does a large milkshake contain?
(ii) If Mr Murrin drinks 2/3 of a small milkshake and
Miss Hoyne 1/2 of a large milkshake who drinks
the most?

WEDNESDAY

20 minutes of reading in German

Language

Concrete noun worksheet given in class


THURSDAY
20 minutes of reading in English


Maths

Grade 5











FRIDAY
20 minutes of reading in German

Language

Write about a scary encounter that occurred when you last had your hair cut.


MONDAY
20 minutes of reading in English

Remember to add to your own blog at least three times a week. This is considered part of your homework. If you can not access your blog at home write the work on a piece of paper and we can use the computers at school.