Monday 27th April – Year 6

Morning Year 6, I hope you had a good weekend and are ready for a week of learning!

 

Reading:

First start by having a look through the vocabulary (there is a lot today)

Vocabulary:

Abysmal – Two meanings: 1) very deep 2) extremely bad

Vicarious – experienced imagination through the feelings of others.

Schooner – a sailing ship

Customs – officials who check imported goods.

Elite – a select group who is superior

Fervour – intense and passionate feeling

Perils – serious and immediate danger

Contours – an outline

Plateaus  – an area of fairly level high ground

 

Read the next part of Deeplight:

‘How will we recognise the Abysmal Child?’ The merchant was squinting through a spyglass at the harbour.

‘Oh, you’ll know her!’ Like most Lady’s Cravers, Hark felt a vicarious pride in the Abysmal Child. ‘She’s as long as a schooner – a real Undersea delver. Thirty oars, hull of withersteel, ten grabs and three rear propellers. The best and the biggest salvage submarine yet. The crowd will go made as soon as they see her.’

Usually no boats were permitted in the submersible harbour except a few customs vessels, diver dinghies and cargo-haulers. Today, however, three luxurious-looking barges were moored by the wharf, allowing an elite few a better view of the Abysmal Child’s return.

‘There’s the governor’s boat!’ Hark pointed out the simple green-and-white flag on its single mast. ‘That’s where all of the investors will be – all the rich folks who paid for the Abysmal Child expedition.’ He could imagine them, brimful of expensive wine and hope, scanning the waters with the fervour of gamblers. ‘This day will make their fortunes – or ruin them,’ he added.

‘Ruin them?’ asked the merchant. ‘Does that happen often?’

‘Sometimes.’ Hark sensed ghoulish curiosity and hastened to feed it. ‘One great submarine called the Wish for Naught got attacked by a giant squid in the deeps, and limped back to port with nothing. As it came up, and everybody saw its empty nets, half the investors jumped straight into the water in despair. The governor’s guards pulled out most of them, but a few were wearing heavy chains and metal armour under their clothes.’ Hark mimed a downward plunge with one hand, and shook his head in mock mourning.

The merchant perked up at the thought. It is always a consolation to imagine outrageously rich people miserable and drowning. Of course, from Hark’s point of view, the merchant himself was very rich. Thus it was hard to feel too guilty about the prospect of making him somewhat less rich. Hark was hoping to do exactly that before the day was out.

‘Giant squid?’ asked the merchant in tones of hushed fascination. ‘So there are still sea monsters in these waters?’

‘Oh, there are all kinds of perils down there!’ Hark assured him enthusiastically. ‘Razor-toothed fish with white eyes, and bullwhip tails with yellow lights on them! Cold surges and whirlpools! Suck-currents that pull you down to the Undersea! Jagged towers of black rock, and great cracks full of redjaws! Sea-urchin spikes as long as your arms! Tides full of yellow jellyfish so poisonous a single touch would kill a whale!’

These stories were true, or at least true enough for present purposes. Stories were currency, and Hark understood that better than most. What did a few exaggerations matter? The merchant would be dining out on these tales for years, once he got home to the western continent.

The merchant shuddered. He probably thought everything underwater was alien and mysterious. Folks from the continents were weird like that. They seemed to think that the land stopped when you reached the shoreline, as if the islands were just rafts floating on the grey, temperamental sea. Locals like Hark had spent enough time underwater to understand that the islands were just the very tips of submerged mountains. Beneath the surface, the contours of the land descended and continued in brutal ridges, deep ravines, cliff-drops and secret plateaus. Each had its own inhabitants, landmarks, treasures and surprises.

‘There she is!’ called Hark.

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Now try these questions:

  • Who has better knowledge of the Abysmal Child? How do you know?
  • How is the harbour different than usual?
  • Do you think Hark liked the investors? Why?
  • ‘the prospect of making him somewhat less rich. Hark was hoping to do exactly that before the day was out’. What does this sentence suggest?
  • Find evidence that suggests that the merchant isn’t from around here.
  • Look at Hark’s speech about the animals found in the sea. Why do you think the author has used so many exclamation marks?

 

Maths:

Have a go at these arithmetic questions.

Answers will be available tomorrow.

History:

Think back to the research that you started last week. Today I want you to continue your research by finding the answers to these questions:

– Why are they famous and still learnt about today?

– What did they do for the world? Is there anything that they invented that we still use today?

– What was life like for people? Think about splitting this into different groups i.e. royalty, workers, children etc.

 

Extra task:

 

22 thoughts on “Monday 27th April – Year 6

  • 27th April 2020 at 9:41 am
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    extra task ask them if they sent the attachment if not tell an adult

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  • 27th April 2020 at 10:21 am
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    1. I think that Hark has a better knowledge of the Abysmal Child because he answers the merchant’s questions about the Abysmal Child.
    2. The harbour was different because usually no boats are permitted but three boats were there. I know this because in the text it says,” Usually no boats were permitted.2
    3. I think that hark is a little bit jealous of the investors, I think this because in the text it says, “He could imagine them, brimful of expensive wine.”
    4. I think it suggests that Hark is trying to make the less rich because in the sentence it uses the words somewhat less rich.
    5. It says in the text (about the merchant) “Once he got home to the western continent,” which suggests that he doesn’t live here.
    6. I think he has used so many exclamation marks to create an impact and also to make his speech sound more frightening.

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  • 27th April 2020 at 10:24 am
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    1i think hark does because he felt a vicarious pried in the child
    2 because their are more boats then normal
    3 I am not quiet sure
    4 take the money away from the man
    5 he probably thought underwater was alien and mysterious
    6 I think that the author used an exclamation mark because hark was exited to find the creature

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  • 27th April 2020 at 10:56 am
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    Maths: 1. 997 2. 292 3. 8.7 4. 84 5. 1358 6. 24 7. 294 8. 5.86 9. 72 10. 4/6 11. 70 12. 128 13. 9 14. 39400 15. 20 16. 700 17. 360 18. 11.6 19. 0 20. 93557 21. 254 22. 18/100 23. 400 24. 9.1 25. 126 26. 9/30 27. 11 28. 45057 29. 2988 30. 3.6 31. 56 32. 2/12 33. 15/6 34. 26 35. 47/42 36. 6/72

    History:
    Egyptians
    1. They have immense significance in the ancient history
    2. They built mudbrick homes In villages and in the country, They also grew there own food.
    3. It was full of energy and light

    Extra task:
    Leave the attachment and show a guardian then let them decide what to do with it

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  • 27th April 2020 at 10:57 am
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    ENGLES

    1.Hark has better knowledge of the Abysmal child,I know because in the test said “Hark felt a vicarious pride in the abysmal.

    2.Because no boat was permitted

    3.I think hark didin’t like the investors because he was jealous about him because he is rich.

    4.The prospet of making less rich ,suggest that Hark was jealous .

    5. The author wanted to show how enthusiastically was Hark.

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  • 27th April 2020 at 10:59 am
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    Reading
    1:Hark
    2:it suggests that he doesn’t want anyone to be very rich
    3:the author has use many exclamation marks because he doesn’t seem that they are real

    Maths
    997
    292
    8.7
    84
    1358
    24
    294
    5.86
    72
    ⁴/6
    70
    128
    9
    39,400
    80
    700
    40
    6.15
    0.5
    93557
    1785
    18/100
    1920
    9.1
    126
    20/30
    11
    4505
    2988
    18
    56
    2/12
    5¹/12
    26
    ⁴⁷/42
    72

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    • 28th April 2020 at 11:00 am
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      English

      1. Hark knows more because in the text he talks about the going’s on there.

      2. Three luxurious boats were at the harbour but normally no boats are permitted as the text states normally no boats are permitted.

      3. Yes but no I think he doesn’t like them in general but he likes since they have lots of money so he can abuse that to make money and in the text it says it was hard to feel guilty at the prospect of making him less rich.

      4. Hark would want to exploit him for a fairly large sum of money by the end of the day.

      5. He thought everything was alien and mysterious which means he is unfamiliar with the place because he’s not from there.

      6. Since to show how strong our what terrors are in the sea adding exclamation marks gives it a POW factor

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  • 27th April 2020 at 11:07 am
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    Ancient Egyptians.
    What was life like during that time?
    Normal people: They built houses out of mud villages or the country. They grew some of their own food and traded it for other foods and goods.
    Children: Children of the rich were taught maths, science, reading and writing by tutors or slaves. Other children were taught at home by their parents. They were taught how to be good farmers or work as craftsmen.
    Pharaohs/royalty: They had many important responsibilities as they had to look after the villages. They also had to make time for their families.

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  • 27th April 2020 at 11:25 am
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    Maths
    1.997
    2.292
    3.8.7
    4.84
    5.1358
    6.24
    7.244
    8.5.86
    9.72
    10.4/6
    11.70
    12.128
    13.9
    14.39400
    15.20
    16.70
    17.36000
    18.615

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  • 27th April 2020 at 11:49 am
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    HISTORY
    Ancient was a civilization of ancient North Africa ,concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River ,situated in the place that is now the country Egipt the success of ancient Egiptian civilization came partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the nile river valley for agriculture.

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  • 27th April 2020 at 11:57 am
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    Maths

    1 1097-100=997
    2 146 x 2 =392
    3 7.1 + 1.6=8.7
    4 42 x 2=84
    5 616 + 742=1358
    6 6 x 4=24
    7 302 – 8=296
    8 1.6 + 4.26 =5.86
    9 3 x 6 x 4=72
    10 3/6 + 1/6 =4/6
    11 420 ÷ 6=70
    12 12.8 x 10=128
    13 3 x 3=9
    14 40000 – 600= 39400
    15 80 x 20=1600
    16 4200 ÷ 60=70
    17 30% of 1200=300
    18 1.23 x 5=6.18
    20 29,347 + 64,210=93,557
    21 1778 ÷ 7 = 254
    22 18% = 18/100
    23 32 x 60 =1920
    24 3.4 + 5.7 = 9.1
    25 1008 ÷ 8 =126
    26 4/5 x 5/6 = 20/30
    27 10% of 110=11
    28 69,347 – 24,290 =45,057
    29 498 x 6 = 2988
    30 1 1/5 x 3= 4.6
    31 8 + (96 ÷ 2)=56
    32 ??????
    33 2 1/3 +1/2 =2 25/30
    34 312 ÷ 12 =26
    35 5/6 ÷ 2/7 = 7/42
    36 8 ÷ 6/9 =6/54

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  • 27th April 2020 at 12:42 pm
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    Maths:
    1. 997
    2. 292
    3. 8.
    4. 84
    5. 1358
    6. 24
    7. 294
    8. 5.86
    9. 72
    10. 4/6 or 2/3
    11. 70
    12. 128
    13. 9
    14. 30400
    15. 80
    16. 4,200
    17. 36
    18. 6.15
    English:
    1. Hark has better knowledge Abysmal child, because he answers all of the merchants questions.
    2. Because no boats were permitted.
    3. Hark didn’t like the investigators because he was jealous.
    4. I’m not sure
    5. “Once he got home to the western continent”
    6.

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  • 27th April 2020 at 1:32 pm
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    Reading 1hark because he kun he wr stf 2 it is DC because esh ben wsf uegf 3 yes because in the text it says ” there he is ” 4 it im it is peusd maths 1 119 2 292 3 8.7 4 82 5 1408 6 30 7 306 8 5.86 9 49 10 🤷‍♀️ 11 93457 12 182 13 🤷‍♂️

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  • 27th April 2020 at 2:02 pm
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    hi all,

    Maths;
    1: 997 19; 0.5
    2: 292 20; 93557
    3: 8.7 21; 254
    4; 84 22; 18/100
    5; 1358 23; 1920
    6; 24 24; 9.1
    7; 294 25; 126
    8; 5.86 26; 20/30
    9; 72 27; 11
    10; 4/6 28; 45,057
    11; 70 29; 2,988
    12; 128 30; 3 3/5
    13; 9 31; 56
    14; 39,400 32; I am not sure
    15; 20 33; 3 1/6
    16; 700 34; 324
    17; 360 35; 1 5/42
    18; 6.15 36; i am not sure

    I did not do the blog last week so i am not sure on the history if you drop me am email i will do it tomorrow. Also, is it ok if you fill me in with the bit that i missed last week!
    Thanks Freya

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  • 27th April 2020 at 4:46 pm
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    4.take the money away from the man

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  • 27th April 2020 at 4:50 pm
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    1.Hark knows the abysmal child better. I know this because the merchant didn’t know how to recognise it while Hark was describing it
    2.There were normally little boats there but that day however three luxurious looking barges were moored by the wharf
    3.I don’t think Hark likes the investors because he sounds a bit jealous of all there money
    4.Hark is hoping to be able to take some of the merchants money
    5.Once he gets home to the Western continent
    6.He keeps using exclamation marks to make his exaggerations seem more scary

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  • 27th April 2020 at 4:56 pm
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    1.)997
    2.)292
    3.)8.7
    4.)84
    5.)1358
    6.)124
    7.)294
    8.)5.86
    9.)72
    10.) 4/6
    11.)70
    12.)128
    13.)9
    14.)39,400
    15.)20
    16.)70
    17.)360
    18.)6.15
    19.)0.5
    20.)95,557
    21.)254
    22.)18
    23.)19.20
    24.)9.1
    25.)126
    27.)2/3
    28.)45,057
    29.)2,988
    30.)8
    31.)56
    32.)1/6
    33.)2 2/6
    34.)26
    35.)1 5/42
    36.)12

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    • 28th April 2020 at 11:21 am
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      History

      Ancient Greece is still learnt about today since they had a great empire especially under Alexander the Great who many wars while leading Greece in

      Baby’s in Greek city’s were wrapped in cloths until they were two to ensure strong limbs however in Sparta they did not do this
      Normally if a baby was born deformed it would be left on a mountain (it was more common in girls) sometimes they’d be rescued and be a slave for a other family
      In cities at seven a child would go to school to learn reading writing and maths (sometimes a musical instrument) in Sparta they were trained to be soldiers at the same age

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  • 27th April 2020 at 5:08 pm
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    hark =1
    the dock was different because usally there are no boats but there are three =2
    I think hark is jealous =3

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  • 27th April 2020 at 7:35 pm
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    Hark has better knowledge about the Abysmal child, because he has spent most of his time on the island.
    The Harbour was that usually no boats were allowed in the harbour, just some custom vessels.
    Hark liked them, because they are rich.
    That Hark wanted the rich to spend their money.
    “The merchant would be dining out on these tales for years, once he got home to the western continent.”
    Because they are dangerous and exciting.

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  • 27th April 2020 at 7:43 pm
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    Ancient Greeks

    They came up with laws, philosophy and science that is still used today.
    Greeks made lighthouses and watermills and yo yo’s, and other things.
    Royals would have lots of grapes,
    Slaves lived close to their owners and few of them got paid.

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  • 27th April 2020 at 7:45 pm
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    Extra task

    I would ask my friend what is this attachment and if he did not send it I would not open it.

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