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Year 6 Getting Ready for Christmas

Date: 14th Dec 2020 @ 8:18am

Year 6 had a debate about if turkeys should be eaten at Christmas. We got in role as a turkey and thought about how we would feel. We also practiced our songs for the Christmas cracker and filmed it at the end of the week. We are looking forward to seeing the finished product this week!

In Year 6 this Week...

Date: 25th Nov 2020 @ 2:11pm

Year 6 have enjoyed creating puppets based on different 20th century figures. First we looked at a range of iconic figures from the 20th Century. Then we sketched them out. After this we had to start sewing our puppets we mainly used whip stitch.  We have worked together and created some wonderful puppets.

Year 6 Learning News

Date: 18th Nov 2020 @ 4:38pm

This week Year 6 have learnt lots about e safety. We thought about what reliable information  is and how we can tell if the information s is true or false. We also thought about keeping ourselves safe and not meeting others online and how if we have any worries we can speak with an adult. We also looked at anti bullying and the difference between bullying and banter. We thought about how banter can turn into bullying.

 

Year 6 New Topic Learning

Date: 10th Nov 2020 @ 7:39am

This week Year 6 have carried on their topic work, we have looked at inventions of the 20th Century. We carried out our own research using the internet and created fact posters. Some of the inventions we researched are: The airplane, the submarine, television and rockets. We have also been looking at Anne Frank’s Diary in English and are writing persuasive letters.

Year 6 News

Date: 4th Nov 2020 @ 4:06pm

Year 6 have settled into a new term quickly. We have carried on with the story of ‘The Harmonica’ and we are writing in future tense. We have also begun our new topic, 20th Century Britain. We looked at the decades that make the 20th century and some important events that have happened during them

Year 6 Science Investigation

Date: 14th Oct 2020 @ 3:43pm

This week year 6 have been learning about microorganisms in science. We discovered that they can be both good and bad microorganisms, like mould and penicillin. We then decided on an investigation to see what makes mould grow fastest. We came up with a range of ideas including how temperature, light and dampness would effect mould growth. We are now going to monitor the bread for the next week and measure mould growth. We all also made predictions about what we thought would happen.

Year 6 Topic Learning

Date: 8th Oct 2020 @ 4:31pm

This week in Year 6 we have carried on our World War II learning. We thought about why children were evacuated during the war and what this would have felt like. We realised that some children will have enjoyed this experience whilst others will have just wanted to go home. We then wrote postcards in role as evacuees. After this, we looked at a range of propaganda posters. We discussed the messages from the posters and who the posters were aimed at. We used the propaganda posters as inspiration for our own posters. In English we have carried on the story of The Harmonica, focusing on writing descriptions. We have tried to include lots of descriptive features in our writing.

Year 6 Travel Back in Time

Date: 30th Sep 2020 @ 4:29pm

Year 6 have had a great few weeks learning all about World War II. Class 13 and Class 14 enjoyed a World War II day. We got to look at artefacts and we had to guess what they were, we made some great guesses. We also experienced life as an evacuee, we thought how we would feel in this situation, even experiencing an air raid.  We had great fun using a Morse code machine! In Topic, we have since looked at: the countries involved in the war, the leaders of these countries, important dates in World War II and have started to create our own collage books (that look like evacuee labels).

''Creating our own secret messages was so much fun! No one could guess mine.'' Eesa

''My favourite part of the day was when we had to go under the tables due to an air raid.'' Salahur

Year 6 LbQ (17/07/20)

Date: 15th Jul 2020 @ 7:26am

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Date: 13th Jul 2020 @ 7:36am

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Date: 10th Jul 2020 @ 7:42am

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Date: 9th Jul 2020 @ 7:38am

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Date: 8th Jul 2020 @ 8:04am

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Mrs Bamber's Drama Lesson - Yes Boss! No Boss...

Date: 7th Jul 2020 @ 3:33pm

Hello everybody,

 

This weeks drama at home is: Yes Boss!  No Boss...

Can you quickly think up a reason why you can't do something your boss has asked you to do??

Year 6 LbQ (07/07/20)

Date: 7th Jul 2020 @ 8:03am

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Date: 6th Jul 2020 @ 7:49am

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Year 6 Home Learning WB 6th July 2020

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 10:54am

Hello to all our Year 6 children and families,

Here is an overview of learning for children to complete at home, week beginning 6th July 2020. If you require a paper copy of this learning pack please contact school and they will arrange for you to collect a copy from the school office. 

Don't forget - we love seeing your home learning. You can always take a photo and email to school or tweet us!  We are looking forward to seeing what you have been up to.

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Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 7:39am

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Mrs Bamber's Drama lesson - What's in the bag?

Date: 2nd Jul 2020 @ 12:10pm

What's in the bag?  Can you grab some random objects from around your house,  choose a location and create a drama scene?

 

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Date: 2nd Jul 2020 @ 7:51am

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Date: 1st Jul 2020 @ 7:42am

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Year 6 LbQ (30/06/20)

Date: 30th Jun 2020 @ 8:02am

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Year 6 Home Learning Packs wb 29/06/20

Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 9:59am

Year 6 Home Learning Packs wb 29/06/20

 

Plaese collect the home learning pack from school.

 

English

How long to spend

Spelling/Phonics:

 

 

Practise these spellings and find the dictionary definition for at least one word in each section.

 

  • You could use a dictionary or this website:

https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/

  • Write meanings for the words using your own words.

20 minutes

 

 

10 minutes a day

Reading:

 

 

 

Book of the week: Way Home

 

Day 1

  • Look closely at the Front Cover of Way Home.
  • Make brief notes about five things that you notice and what you think might happen in the book.
  • Read First Page Text. Is this how you expected it would be from the front cover. What do you think about Shane? What do you think might happen?
  • Listen to the Reading of the first part of the book, stop the video at 6.14, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzP18bsSdQ.

Day 2

 

  • Listen to the Reading of the second part of Way Home, start the video at 6.14, where you ended it yesterday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzP18bsSdQ.
  • Did the story end as you predicted? What could happen in a sequel to the story?

Day 3

 

  • Read Cat Speaks 1 and 2.
  • Complete Cat Speaks questions.

 

Day 4

 

  • Look at the Last Page of the book.
  • Read Picture Prompts and think about your answers.
  • Choose five of your answers to write as sentences.
  • Complete Objects. Imagine how Shane got each of these objects and why it might be important to him.

 

 

Day 5

 

  • Watch the trailer for A Street Cat named Bob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s13Fnj8LzD8

* This film is rated 12 and the trailer and extract (included in the resources from the associated book) make passing reference to substance addiction – please watch / read first to check suitability specifically for your child. 

  • How does this true story seem similar to Way Home? How does it feel different? Try to think of three different ways.
  • Read the Extract and answer the Questions.

 

20 minutes a day

Writing:

Day 1

 

  • Use Development/Resolution to note down with words and pictures what you think will happen in the rest of the book. 
  • Write about your predictions. What will happen to Shane? What will happen to the cat? How might the story end?

Day 2

 

  • Read Through the Windows. This is what Shane says to the cat as they look through the three sets of windows in the book.  
  • Look at Windows. Pick one window and imagine what Shane would say to the cat about it. Write 2 or 3 sentences of speech, making sure that you keep to Shane’s informal style.
  • Challenge yourself to write about the other windows or to imagine and write about other windows.

Day 3

 

  • Write Way Home as though it is told by the cat.
  • Use your Emotions Graph and some of the ideas that you saw in Cat Speaks 1 and 2.

Day 4

 

  • Think of 5-10 questions that you would like to ask Shane.
  • Write these down and then imagine his answers to each of them. Write his answers, trying to make them sound like the way he talks in the book.

 

Day 5

 

Write a poem about the place you feel most at home.

 

 

20 minutes a day

Handwriting:

 

Please continue to practise your handwriting every day. 

 

There are 5 different hand writing templates for you to be working through over the next week.

10 minutes a day

Maths:

 

Mental maths:

Can you please access www.TTrockstars.com and try and improve your top score.

 

Other useful websites you might want to try are

10 minutes a day

4 rules practice:

Go to the website

https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-6-arithmetic-practice-paper-week-1/

 

Over the week work your way through these questions to work on a variety of arithmetic based questions.  

10 minutes a day

Specific area of learning:

 

Multiply and Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers

 

Have a go at answering the mild questions.  If your child is finding these too easy have a go at the hot questions.

 

There are a few investigations for you to complete.

20 minutes a day

Curriculum

 

Science:

 

Life Cycles

 

Work your way through the activities.

 

There is an investigation on maggots but I don’t mind if this is adapted to suit your needs.

Two afternoons

Topic:

PSHE

 

  • Visit this Newsround website about homelessness. Read all the information and take notes about the five things that most stand out to you. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/50631620
  • Watch Natasha’s story on this website. How is it similar to Way Home? How is it different?
  • Make a poster that shows the five things that you chose as most important from this website. What do you want to tell people about homelessness?

 

One Afternoon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year 6 LbQ (29/06/20)

Date: 29th Jun 2020 @ 7:35am

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