Year 6: Blog items

Year 6 Blog Friday 5th July 2024

Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 4:42pm

Bugsy Malone | mayhem

This week, we have spent a lot of time rehearsing for our Bugsy Malone production (Tuesday 9th July at 10.00am, 2.00pm and 6.30pm) and preparing for our Leavers Assembly, which will take place in the final week.

The transition day to All Hallows on Wednesday went really well, everyone had a good time, made friends and watched some of the older children performing songs, dances and playing instruments.

It is the Summer Fair tomorrow, so looking forward to seeing you all there!

Have a good rest this weekend, the last two weeks are going to be very busy!

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Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 28th June 2024

Date: 27th Jun 2024 @ 11:25am

Year 6 | St. Kentigern's Catholic Primary School

We had a really fun week, fantastic effort Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this difference game!

https://nrich.maths.org/927 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).

Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.

Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.

Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).

Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day. 

Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!

The 1,000-year-old Boy : Welford, Ross: Amazon.co.uk: Books

In English, we are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford.

In Art, we started a mini-project where we will be making shadow puppets. We created visual notes to help gather our ideas, made a short storyboard and drew our puppets in preparation for making them next week.

In History, we learnt about what happened in the years leading up to WWII and about what Germany is like now. We sorted some European countries into a table, deciding if they were democracies or dictatorships.

PE - we enjoyed a game of rounders.

In Music, we sang the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given). Please keep learning the words thoroughly! 

Drama - We spent a lot of time rehearsing and singing the songs. It's going well!

Forest School

This week we made s'mores. We remembered how to keep safe around the fire and we were invited to toast our marshmallow. We then sandwiched our marshmallow in between some biscuits and chocolate buttons. We also made some stick art using wool and pipe cleaners. Some of use had a go at lighting a fire using a flint and steel.

 

  #30 Days Wild

As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
 
Super Learning Day was a great success. Year 6 joined in with a variety of fun activities, they were fantastic team leaders and looked after their groups so well. 
 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 21st June 2024

Date: 20th Jun 2024 @ 7:12pm

St Augustine's CofE Primary School - Year 6

Another busy week, great effort Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this tangrams game!

https://nrich.maths.org/1 

 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

 

Reminders

Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.

Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.

Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).

Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.

Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.

Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).

Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day. 

Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!

The 1,000-year-old Boy : Welford, Ross: Amazon.co.uk: Books

In English, we are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford. 

We wrote some excellent playscripts, a description about 'My Special Place', a biography about Charles Dickens and a short dialogue between a father and son, who were whalers.

In PE on Wednesday, we practised for Sports Day.

The Year 6 Sports Day was a great success today, everyone did so well.

In French, we continued preparing for our French cafe.

In Music, we sang the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given out last week). Please keep learning the words thoroughly! 

Drama - We spent more time rehearsing and singing the songs. It's going well, we are half way through the script now!

Forest School - another great session...

One group learnt about the summer solstice.During the summer solstice, the earth's axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the northern hemisphere, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It's also the longest day of the year - and the shortest night.This day falls on Saturday 22nd June. We made forest eyes using yarns, beads and wool in sunny colours.

The other group learnt how to use hammers safely. They learnt how to safely hammer nails into a piece of wood then wrap wool around them to make a work of art. The children were very inventive and creative.We also used the Kelly Kettle to boil water for some delicious hot chocolate.

Well done to the Cricket and Netball teams who represented the school exceptionally well at the tournaments.

  #30 Days Wild

As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 14th June 2024

Date: 13th Jun 2024 @ 1:34pm

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School: Our blogs

A great week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!

https://nrich.maths.org/factorsandmultiples 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

 

Reminders

Friday 21st June - Year 6 Sports Day.

Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.

Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.

Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).

Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.

Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.

Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).

Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day. 

Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!

The 1,000-year-old Boy : Welford, Ross: Amazon.co.uk: Books

We are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford. 

We have written some great non-fiction, including an explanation of what climate change is and a persuasive piece encouraging people to act now to reverse the effects of climate change.

In PE, we practised for Sports Day, developed our tennis skills and played mini games.

In French, we created menus for the French cafe.

In Music, we are learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given out this week). Please learn the words as soon as possible! 

Drama - We have spent more time rehearsing and singing the songs. Next week the acting will really begin!!

Forest School - another great session. One group built obstacle courses and demonstrated them to the rest of the class.

The other group, learnt how to use hammers safely. Their activity was to hammer nails into a piece of wood then wrap wool around them to make a piece of art. The children were very inventive and creative, well done Year 6.

We enjoyed a great session all about transition to High School.

We also had a visiting dance teacher who helped us to create and perform a dance for the upcoming Olympics.

  #30 Days Wild

As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 7th June 2024

Date: 7th Jun 2024 @ 12:30pm

St Thomas' Leesfield C of E Primary School - Year 6 - 2023-24

A very busy week but lovely to be back, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!

https://nrich.maths.org/15106 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

 

Reminders

Team photos next week, so please have PE kits in school every day!

Friday 21st June - Year 6 Sports Day.

Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.

Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.

Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).

Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.

Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.

Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).

Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day. 

Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!

The 1,000-year-old Boy : Welford, Ross: Amazon.co.uk: Books

In English this week, we have been enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford. We have focused a lot on our writing in preparation for High School. The children have written some great pieces about their passions, challenges they have faced and special anecdotes.

In our Maths lesson, we did some applied Maths. Game Show Maths - Goldenballs and Countdown.

In RE, we re-wrote our information texts about Deacons and how they serve in the Catholic Church for a display in class.

In PE, we practised for Sports Day, worked on our tennis skills and played mini games.

In French, the children used the key phrases they had learned to write a script for the French Cafe session.

In Art, we sketched oak and silver birch trees, focusing on shading techniques.

In Music, the children are learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of last week's blog, please learn the words!

Drama - Year 6 will be spending a lot more time rehearsing for Bugsy Malone. They did so well in the auditions and with script reading.

Forest School -We had our first session. We learnt how to be safe around a fire. We learnt how to start a fire. Then, we made our campfire pizzas. We chose our favourite ingredients taking care that there was enough  left for everyone. We watched them being fried on the fire. We had time for some exploring and then went back around the fire to make popcorn. We played some hide and seek games and then had a quiet reflection about what we had learnt, discovered or been surprised about.

We all thought the food was delicious!

  #30 Days Wild

As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.
 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 24th May 2024

Date: 23rd May 2024 @ 3:41pm

Year 6 – Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery

 

A great week, well done Year 6.

Half Term Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every day.

 

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

 

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!

https://nrich.maths.org/2856 

 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

 

Reminders

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

 

The 1,000-year-old Boy : Welford, Ross: Amazon.co.uk: Books

In English this week, we have been enjoying our new novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross welford. We have focused a lot on our writing in preparation for High School. 

In Maths, we spent time doing Nrich problem solving activities, these required a lot of thought and patience.

In RE, we wrote information texts about Deacons and how they serve in the Catholic Church.

In PE, we worked on our cricket skills and played mini-games. We thoroughly enjoyed the extra cricket session on Thursday - amazing batting, bowling and catching skills!

In French, we learnt and practised the vocabulary necessary to order food and drinks. For example, voici le menu, vous avez choisi? Je voudrais, l'addition, s'il vous plais.

In Art, we created imaginary landscapes using sketching, painting and collage skills.

In History, we wrote diary entries from the perspective of the witches in the Pendle Witch Trials. It might be worth a visit to Pendle Hill!

In Music, time was spent learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents below, please learn the words!

Outdoor Learning -  last week we spent time in the nature area and made beautiful nature sticks.

  

#30 Days Wild
As a school we are going to take part in a celebration of everything nature has to offer. This is an initiative set up by The Wildlife Trust. In June, we will be providing opportunities for all children to experience and learn about the wildlife on their doorstep, helping to nurture happier, healthier children, and create allies for our precious natural neighbours.

Happy half term everyone! – Hayes Music blog

Enjoy your Half Term Holiday.

Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 17th May 2024

Date: 17th May 2024 @ 2:24pm

Year 6 | St. Kentigern's Catholic Primary School

Fantastic effort during SATS Week Year 6.

You did so well this week and have worked incredibly hard all year.

Enjoy a lovely weekend with family and friends. Make sure you do all the things you love to do and have a good rest.

See you next week.

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Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 10th May 2024

Date: 9th May 2024 @ 3:46pm

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School: Year 6: Blog items

Another very hard working week, excellent effort Year 6.

No Home Practice this weekend. Please rest, relax and spend time with your family and friends doing the things you really enjoy. Eat well, sleep well and we will see you bright and early on Monday morning.

 

Reading

However, if you want to read for pleasure, that would be very worthwhile.

Spelling

There will be no spelling list to learn for next week, but if you want to take another look at the year 5/6 spelling list and the glossary in your study book that would be useful. 

Maths

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

 

Reminders

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

 

 

Untitled                   Journey sticks - an outdoor geography lesson idea

 

We had a lovely day, Mr Mears sent a good luck message from Australia! We did some yoga and had some quiet meditation time. We also read, completed some mindful colouring and spent time outdoors making nature sticks.

 

Have a wonderful weekend! – Warrington Township

Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 3rd May 2024

Date: 30th Apr 2024 @ 1:46pm

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School: Year 6: Blog items

A very hard working week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y3/4 Word List) for your test on Friday A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (03.05.24 – 10.05.24):

particular                possess            

peculiar                  possession       

perhaps                 possible    

popular                  potatoes

position                  pressure

 

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!


https://nrich.maths.org/5018 

 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 10.05.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

 

Reminders

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

 

The 1,000-year-old Boy : Welford, Ross: Amazon.co.uk: Books

In English this week, we have been enjoying our new novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross welford. Our main focus has been on reading comprehension and SPAG.

In Maths, we worked on time, ratio/proportion, fractions, decimals and percentages, finding percenatges of amounts and working out the mean, median, mode and range.

In RE, we wrote some lovely explanations of what we think the power of the Holy Spirit enabled the disciples to do.

In PE, we worked on our cricket skills and played mini-games. We thoroughly enjoyed the extra cricket session on Monday, which was game based - amazing batting and catching skills!

In French, we recapped food items and learnt the words for different drinks.

In Science, we carried out a whole class investigation. We observed what happened to objects when they were refracted through a liquid.

 

  Have A Fabulous Weekend GIFs | Tenor

 

Enjoy your long weekend, Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 26th April 2024

Date: 25th Apr 2024 @ 4:22pm

Year 6 | Hollymount School

A great week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y3/4 Word List) for your test on Friday A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (26.04.24 – 03.05.24):

mention                occasion            

minute                  occasionally       

natural                  often     

naughty                opposite

notice                   ordinary

 

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!


https://nrich.maths.org/1204 

 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 03.05.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

 

Reminders

Cricket Festival Monday 29th April. Please have your PE kit in school!

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

 

If light cannot bend why are shadows not completely black? - Quora

In English this week, we have mainly focused on grammar and reading comprehension. We are getting better at answering inference questions, with clear and detailed answers.

In Maths, we worked on ratio and proportion in lessons and revised roman numerals, factors, prime numbers, squared/cubed numbers and measurements.

In Science, we planned an investigation on how shadows change during the day.

In PE, we practised our tag rugby skills and played mini games, including hand ball.

In French, our new topic is food and drinks at the cafe. We learnt and named food items in french.

 

  A Few of My Favorite Things: Have a Great Weekend!

Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 19th April 2024

Date: 18th Apr 2024 @ 3:38pm

Boothville Primary School - Year 6

A great first week back, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y3/4 Word List) for your test on Friday A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (19.04.24 – 26.04.24):

important                learn            

increase                  length       

 interest                  library     

island                      material

knowledge              medicine

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at working out the distances/counting with negative numbers!

https://nrich.maths.org/5929 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Thursday 26.04.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

 

Reminders

Cricket Festival Monday 29th April.

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

 

Homework in Pre-K: Thoughts and Ideas – Milton & Prescott

In English, we wrote fantastic arguments for and against homework for children at Primary School. We gave our own good opinions and reasons for these.

In Maths, we worked on multiplying and dividing fractions.

In RE, we started the topic - Serving (this includes Pentecost). We listened to a story about a witness. Following this, we had mini-debates on the subject: Is it better not to be a witness or to be one?

In PE, we practised our cricket skills - we played mini games and put into practice some new skills we'd learnt.  

In French, we completed our end of topic assessment. We demonstrated our listening, writing and reading skills linked to items of clothing/colour/description.

 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Thursday 28th March 2024

Date: 28th Mar 2024 @ 3:38pm

 

Walton Parish | Easter 2024

 

A fantastic week, well done Year 6.

The Easter Liturgy in Church was wonderful this afternoon, you all did so well with the readings, singing and performing.

Have a great holiday and a good rest, but it's important to keep doing some home practice each day!

Home Practice:

A pack has been issued for you to work on over the Easter Holiday.

 

See you in the Summer Term in your summer uniform.

Year 6 Team.

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Year 6 Blog Friday 22nd March 2024

Date: 19th Mar 2024 @ 2:50pm

Welcome, Buttoneer - valleyresorts.co.uk

A great week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these thirteen spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (22.03.24 – 28.03.24):

soldier                system               vegetable

stomach             temperature       vehicle

sufficient             thorough            yacht

suggest               twelfth

symbol                variety

 

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this factors and multiples game!

https://nrich.maths.org/factorsandmultiples 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Thursday 28.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Reminders

 Easter Egg Raffle - you can still buy tickets for 50p in class.

        

Hurricane: David Wiesner : Wiesner, David: Amazon.co.uk: Books

In English, the children wrote draft reports about Hurricane Michael, including cohesive devices. We will proof-read and edit these next week and write a final version.

In Maths, we worked on division and the chunking method.

Year 6 led a lovely Retirement Assembly for Steve, the swimming instructor at Penwortham pool, who has taught swimming lessons for nearly 30 years.

  

 

7,100+ Have A Lovely Weekend Stock Illustrations, Royalty-Free Vector  Graphics & Clip Art - iStock

 

Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 15th March 2024

Date: 12th Mar 2024 @ 1:38pm

About 6 A&W - Adventures of 6 A&W

A very busy week, well done for working so hard Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (15.03.24 – 22.03.24):

relevant                secretary

restaurant             shoulder

rhyme                   signature

rhythm                  sincere

sacrifice                sincerely

 

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this counting game!

https://nrich.maths.org/1241 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 22.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Reminders

Thursday 21st March Family Bingo 6.30 - 8.00pm (tickets available from the office).

 

      Tuesday (book) - Wikipedia 

 

In English, we worked on direct speech (inverted commas) and indirect speech (reported speech) linked to what the characters in our book might have said. Also, the children wrote some fantastic ideas for a sequel story, using modal verbs and adverbs of possibility.

In Maths, we were dividing decimal and large whole numbers using both mental and written methods (chunking).

  

The Japanese students delivered a fantastic lesson all about toys in Japan on Thursday afternoon. Year 6 had great fun playing with the toys and they learnt a few Japanese words too!

Last Freddy Fit session for Year 6, we had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the loud music and high energy lesson.

In RE, we discussed and wrote about the qualities of good friendships and things that might spoil those friendships with a focus on class unity.

 

 

 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 8th March 2024

Date: 5th Mar 2024 @ 1:30pm

Year 6 | Grove Vale Primary School

A super week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (08.03.24 – 15.03.24):

persuade                programme

physical                  pronunciation

prejudice                 queue

privilege                  recognise

profession               recommend

 

Maths

Counting/Number Games

https://nrich.maths.org/6499 

Have a go at this counting game!

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 15.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Reminders

Freddy Fit will be in school on Wednesday 13th March, please remember those PE kits!

Thursday 21st March Family Bingo 6.30 - 8.00pm (tickets available from the office).

 

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In English, we continued reading Tuesday by David Weisner. We wrote excellent playscripts, remembering to use all the key features and related it to the story. In addition, we planned and wrote police reports based on what happened on Tuesday, using reported speech and formal language.

We all looked fabulous in our World Book Day costumes, we completed some book related wordsearches and crosswords.

Reflection - GCSE Maths - Steps, Examples & Worksheet

In Maths, we have been working on translations and reflections. We have done very well with this, using the coordinates to help translate shapes and reflecting shapes through both the x and y axes.

   

Fr Michael came into school to do confession with Y6 on Thursday.

In Science, we learnt how we see things and labelled parts of the eye. 

In Music, we revised 'Twinkle Twinkle' on the recorders and began to learn 'Old McDonald had a farm' with a new note F#.

In Art, we had a lovely afternoon making Mother's Day cards.

In French, we spoke about the clothes we wear and what other people wear.

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 1st March 2024

Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 2:58pm

Tetney Primary School - Welcome

A great week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (01.03.24 – 08.03.24):

marvellous                nuisance

mischievous              occupy

muscle                       occur

necessary                  opportunity

neighbour                  parliament

 

Maths

Counting/Number Games

https://nrich.maths.org/6402 

Have a go at this game!

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 08.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Reminders

World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!

 

      Tuesday (book) - Wikipedia

 

In English, we have started our new book Tuesday by David Weisner. The children became police detectives and investigated what happened on Tuesday. They chose witnesses to interview and wrote a list of questions designed to help the interviewee retell as much interesting detail as possible. We will use these to write a playscript and report next week.

Cartesian coordinate system - Wikipedia

In Maths, we have been working on coordinates and geometry. Year 6 described positions in four quadrants, used coordinates to complete shapes and worked out the coordinates on blank axes.

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In RE, we finished writing our letters in the style of St Paul to the children in Y2. Hopefully we will be able to read them to Y2 next week.

In PE, we continued tag rugby skills and games. We also had a triathlon session which included swimming arms, riding bikes and running. Year 6 were really good at it, despite the rain!

In Music, the children played Guess the time! and Twinkle Twinkle on the recorders (new note F sharp).

Zentangle Art was fun and the patterns were very detailed.

In History, we learned about different crimes and punishments during the Tudor period and how that changed.

 

 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Friday 23rd February 2024

Date: 20th Feb 2024 @ 8:16am

St Augustine's CofE Primary School - Year 6

A great week back, well done Year 6.

Fabulous effort at completing your home practice over half term.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (23.02.24 – 01.03.24):

hindrance                 interfere

identity                      interrupt

immediate                 language

immediately              leisure

individual                  lightning

 

Maths

 

Counting/Number Games

https://nrich.maths.org/5865 

Have a go at this interactive game!

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 01.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Reminders

Remember to sign up for Parents' Evening on Tuesday 27th February.

World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!

 

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In English, we have written for different audiences and purposes. We rewrote a piece in third person about a young boy receiving a present. We tried to include excellent description and some dialogue. We also wrote a first person flashback in the role of Jacqueline Auriol, the first european woman to break the sound barrier in 1953. In addition, we reported on high diving giraffes and wrote a beautiful poem based on a poem by Peter Vacz, using personification.

What are positive and negative numbers - BBC Bitesize

In Maths, we have been comparing, ordering, adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers and finding differences.

   

In RE, we wrote letters in the style of St Paul for the children in Y2. This advised the Year 2 children how to grow up as members of our school community.

In PE, we worked on our tag rugby skills and played mini games.

In French, we learned a range of clothing vocabulary.

 

 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Thursday 8th February 2024

Date: 7th Feb 2024 @ 3:33pm

 

Year 6 – Burghfield St Mary's Church of England Primary School

A great week of learning, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

We managed to do the spelling test today, fantastic effort everyone. This means we can take new spellings home for the half term holiday. Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on the first Friday back after half term. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (08.02.24 – 23.02.24):

excellent                      forty

existence                     frequently

explanation                  government

familiar                         guarantee

foreign                          harass

Maths

Counting


Which of these numbers would you come to when counting in sixes from zero?
How do you know?

Would you get to some of these numbers if you were counting in sevens from zero? Which ones?
Can you explain how you arrived at your answers?

Could some of these numbers be reached if you were counting in nines from zero? Which ones?
Again, how do you know?

Would your answers be the same if you counted in the same step sizes but down from 350 in each case?
How do you know?


Looking at the image above and this time counting in 25s from zero, which numbers will you land on?  
If you were counting in 25s from 10, which numbers would you land on this time?  How can you work this out without actually counting?

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 23.02.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Reminders

Remember to sign up for Parents' Evening on Tuesday 20th February or Tuesday 27th February.

World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!

Year 6 have been given a revision pack to work through over the half term holiday. 

 

Getting into the mood - Writing and art workshop week 2

In English, we continued typing up our stories and spent valuable time proof-reading and editing our work. We also enjoyed reading a few of the stories out loud to the class.  Another great session by Gareth from Literacy Kicks about live blogging. Unfortunately, it was the last session, but Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed being sports journalists and their writing has been fantastic!

 

In Maths, we worked hard on arithmetic and place value. We learnt about partitioning large numbers up to 10 000 000 and numbers with up to three decimal places. We also practised rounding whole numbers and decimal numbers. Other maths work included: solving calculation problems, simplifying and ordering fractions and adding/subtracting fractions.

   

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In RE, we researched and prepared a presentation about The Dead Sea Scrolls and The Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem.

In PE, we worked on our hockey skills and played mini games.

In French, we described ourselves and a friend using the correct french vocabulary for height, age, hair/eye colour and accessories.

In Music, KS2 had a lovely afternoon sharing all the things they had been learning in a special Music Showcase.

 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 2nd February 2024

Date: 31st Jan 2024 @ 5:40pm

Year 6 | St. Peter's Primary School

Amazing effort this week, everyone has worked so hard!

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on the first Friday back after half term. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. This is for home practice only and can be kept with you.

Spellings (02.02.24 – 23.02.24):

develop                      equip

dictionary                    equipped 

disastrous                   equipment

embarrass                   especially

environment                exaggerate

Maths

Counting

One speech bubble says: 1, 2, 3, ... and the other says: 10, 20, 30, ...

Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?

Which is quicker, counting up to 40 in ones or counting up to 4,000 in hundreds?

Which is quicker, counting up to 10 in ones or counting up to 1,000,000 in hundred-thousands?

Which is quicker, counting up to 20 in ones or counting up to 140 in sevens?

Which is quicker, counting up to 25 in French or in English?

 

Maybe you could work on this with a partner!

When you have timed yourselves and decided on the reasons for your results, you could invent some other examples for yourselves.

You can predict which you think will be quicker, then try them out to test your prediction.

 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Thursday 08.02.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Reminders

Remember to sign up for Parents' Evening on Tuesay 20th February or Tuesday 27th February.

World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!

 

Getting into the mood - Writing and art workshop week 2

In English, we planned and are in the process of writing our own 'outsider' stories, which we have been editing and improving in Word on the lap-tops. I am really looking forward to reading your finished versions. Another great session by Gareth from Literacy Kicks about opinion writing. We have strong opinions about whether sports personalities should get involved in politics.

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In Maths, we learnt to understand and interpret data contained in more complex bar charts. Other maths work included: BODMAS, factors, multiples and prime numbers, mental maths, estimating and checking. 

   

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In Science, we started our light topic. We thought about different light sources, categorised them and explained how light travels.

In PE, we worked on our hockey skills and enjoyed a much needed yoga session.

In French, we learnt the necessary vocabulary to give a physical description. 

Mrs Winter was very pleased in Music, we played the ukuleles very well and listened to Enigma Variations by Elgar.

 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 26th January 2024

Date: 26th Jan 2024 @ 9:02am

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Super learning this week, well done to everyone!

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test next Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. This is for home practice only and can be kept with you.

Spellings (26.01.24 – 02.02.24):

conscience                      criticise

conscious                        curiosity 

controversy                      definite

convenience                     desperate

correspond                       determined

Maths

Counting

In class, we worked on negative numbers and number lines. Have a go at the game below.

This game is for two players.
You will need to draw a number line from -13 to 13 on a piece of paper, and find a counter and two 1-6 dice to use. 


Decide who is Positive and who is Negative.
Positive moves the counter from left to right and Negative moves the counter from right to left. (Why do you think we have suggested this way round?)

Place the counter on 0.

Take it in turns to throw the two dice and add the scores then move the counter that number of places in your direction.
If the counter reaches -13, Negative has won. If the counter reaches 13, Positive has won.

Is it better to play a game where you have to reach the end exactly, or where you can go over the end? What do you think and why?

Now change the game. This time, when you throw the dice, you can decide whether to add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. You must reach -13 or 13 exactly to win.

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday 02.02.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Reminders

Wednesday 31st January - Meeting for Year 6 parents regarding the End of Key Stage 2 Assessments and Tests, at 6.30 pm in school.

The athletics team are at a competition next Tuesday afternoon.

 

Online Safety

We have noticed that some children are using WhatsApp and other messaging services that are not age appropriate. WhatsApp has a 16+ rating and was designed for adults. Primary aged children have not developed the emotional maturity to use these messaging platforms, and we have found having round the clock access to their friendship groups is placing an undue pressure onto their wellbeing. 
 
Here is some guidance from the NSPCC and our WhatsApp guide for your information.     Is WhatsApp safe for my child?

 

The Island by Armin Greder | Goodreads

In English, we produced some great pieces of writing from the persepective of the character. We also wrote a summary of the book using adverbials to link paragraphs and help with cohesion. Focuses this week were; cohesion, joined handwriting, good vocab choices, relative clauses, adverbs/adverbials and suffixes. Another great session by Gareth from Literacy Kicks about editing. He was really impressed with the editing skills in Y6. 

Year 6 Pie Charts with Percentages Game | Classroom Secrets Kids

In Maths, we needed to understand and interpret data contained within simple pie charts and use this to solve problems. Other maths work included: place value, rounding to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10 000, negative numbers, written multiplication/ division and problem solving.

   

In RE, we spent time exploring the Bible and finding references. This gave them a better understanding of the contents of the Bible so we could note down books within it, genres of those books and opening sentences.

During P.E,  we worked on our in-door athletic skills.

 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Year 6 Blog Friday 19th January 2024

Date: 18th Jan 2024 @ 1:02pm

Downsway Primary School - Year 6

A great week of learning, well done to everyone!

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test next Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday with the spelling list on. This is for home practice only and can be kept with you.

Spellings (19.01.24 – 26.01.24):

available                     category

average                       cemetery 

awkward                      committee

bargain                         communicate

bruise                           community

Maths

Counting

In class, we counted in tenths on a blank number line and found missing decimal numbers. At home, count in decimal steps. Start at 0.1 and continue this sequence…0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 etc. Next count back from 9.9 and continue counting…9.9, 9.8 etc. See how fast you can go, miss numbers out and work out what the missing decimal number is. Draw blank number lines, if it helps, and write the numbers down as you count.

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday 26.01.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Reminders

Wednesday 31st January - Meeting for Year 6 parents regarding the End of Key Stage 2 Assessments and Tests, at 6.30 pm in school.

 

Year 6 have had a busy week of learning and worked so hard.

The Island by Armin Greder | Goodreads

In English, we read the book The Island by Armin Greder. We wrote a short piece in the role of a refugee child describing our journey to safety. We also wrote a newspaper report describing a stranger arriving on our island and how it affected the islanders. Focuses this week were; cohesion, joined handwriting, good vocab choices, prepositions, using quotes in reports and comprehension. Another great session by Gareth from Literacy Kicks about Tatyana McFadden the paralympian. 

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In Maths, the focus was Geometry this week. We calculated missing angles on a line and missing angles in shapes. We also accurately drew angles and shapes using protractors and rulers, and looked at the properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes so they could be sorted on venn and carroll diagrams.

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In Science, we took notes and wrote a short piece to educate people on the health risks of either smoking, drinking too much alcohol or being overweight. We compared healthy and unhealthy lifestyles, but recognised that it is alright to have things in moderation.

P.E time was spent improving athletic skills.

In Art, we drew some fantastic portraits.

 

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Year 6 Team.

 

 

Online Safety January 2024

Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 4:14pm

With your children returning to school, it is a great time to review Online Safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be continuing with their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas. 

Self image and identitiy

Online relationships

Online bulllying

Health, Well-being and lifestyle

Online reputation

Managing online information

Copyright and ownership

 

To access a huge range of information on the National Online Safety website click the link below and join our school online safety hub.You will get access to videos, training and guides to keep you informed of the best practices in keeping your children safe online.

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Year 6 Blog Friday 12th January 2024

Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 11:25am

Welcome to the Year 6 Blog and Happy New Year

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday with the spelling list on. This is for home practice only and can be kept with you.

It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.

This week’s spellings are (12.01.24 – 19.01.24):

accommodate                     amateur

accompany                          ancient 

according                            apparent

achieve                               appreciate

aggressive                           attached

Maths

Counting

In class, we learnt how to add and subtract in 0.001's. At home, count in decimal steps. Start at 1.372 and continue this sequence… 1.373, 1.374, 1.375, 1.376 etc. Next count back from 4.749 and continue counting…4.748, 4.747 etc.

Sumdog

You have a times table challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday 19.01.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Reminders

Tuesday 16th January - Meeting for Year 6 parents regarding the End of Key Stage 2 Assessments and Tests, at 6.30 pm in school.

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It was great to see everyone in school again after the Christmas holiday. Year 6 have settled back into the rules and routines very well and worked extremely hard this week.

In English, we read the book Eric by Shaun Tan. We wrote a few excellent pieces, including a letter from Eric, explaining why he left so suddenly. Focuses this week were; cohesion, joined handwriting, modal verbs, good vocab choices, conjunctions, pronouns and determiners. Gareth from Literacy Kicks will be working with the children for the next few weeks.

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In Maths, we were introduced to Algebra and the concept of using letters or shapes to represent values. We calculated missing values by identifying similarities and differences and wrote simple rules using algebra. We also explored different algebra type questions. This linked nicely to finding missing angles on a line and the geometry work we will be doing next week.

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In Science, we produced excellent posters explaining ways in which people can lead a healthy lifestyle.

In P.E, we took part in cross country running.

In Art, we used different techniques to create some fabulous charcoal art.

 

Have a great weekend.

Year 6 Team.

 

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Year 6 Blog Thursday 21st December 2023

Date: 19th Dec 2023 @ 9:42am

Our last week in December has been very exciting:

 

On Monday, we had a visit from All Hallows who gave super Christmas performances of dancing and singing. It was so nice to see past St Oswald’s pupils showing off their talents.

On Tuesday, Year 6 prepared and led a wonderful Christingle in church.

On Wednesday, it was Christmas jumper day, the school sang carols to the parents and we ate a delicious Christmas lunch.

Also on Wednesday, we said goodbye to Mr Mears after 13 years at St Oswald’s during a special assembly. We wish him all the best on his new adventure in Australia. 

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Finally, on Thursday, we had our final Golden Assembly of the term!

 

Home Practice

 

You will have also noticed that there is no Sumdog being set for the Christmas break so you can have a rest and come back fresh and ready for the exciting learning in January!

 

BUT please keep reading as much as possible!

 

 Happy Merry Christmas Background. Cute Merry Christmas Vector Design  Illustration With Flat Style, Cute Christmas banner, greeting card Merry  Christmas Day. 4669374 Vector Art at Vecteezy

Year 6 Blog Friday 15th December 2023

Date: 15th Dec 2023 @ 8:21am

Welcome to our Year 6 weekly blog.

 

Home Practice

Reading – Please read for up to 30 minutes a night and complete your reading task.

  • You may change your book any day between Monday and Wednesday

 

Maths challenges:

  • Counting:
    • This week we counted in decimals steps
    • Draw a line with some marks on it
    • Start with these numbers: 13.06 and 27.873 and count back 10 times then back up in 0.3s:

13.06, 13.36, 13.66, 13.96, 14.26, etc

and in 0.03s:

13.06, 13.09, 13.12, 13.15, 13.18, etc

  • Number facts:
    • Please continue to learn your numbers facts, 9 + 7 = 16, 5 + 11 = 16.
    • This will help with questions with different powers of 10:
      • 90 + 70 = 160, 900 + 700 = 1600, 0.9 + 0.7 = 1.6
      • 09 + 0.07 = 0.16

 

  • Sumdog (Lancashire Sumdog Winter Wonderland Contest)

This week’s Sumdog contest is once again against Year 7 from All Hallows. Try your best to get as many questions completed before next Thursday 21st. The questions will be based on your Sumdog level and will vary across many topics.

 

REMINDER:

  • Bring in spare trainers and socks for our last cross-country session next week.

 

On Wednesday, we celebrated a special Robinwood assembly for Year 5.  We shared our favourite activities, named the challenges we overcame and showed our Robinwood video.

On Thursday, we had a visit from the ‘Dogs Trust’ who came in to talk about how to keep safe around other people’s dogs.

Advice from Dogs Trust - Lewisham Local

On Friday, we had a visit from ‘Rock Steady’. Jacob, the performer, showed us how to play drums, guitar, bass guitar, electric keyboard and how to use our vocal chords to combine into a rock band. 

Rocksteady Music School

 

 

  • In Maths, we learnt how to find percentages of numbers. Percent is defined as ‘out of 100’ and they are very easily related to fractions. We used hundredth fractions and bar models to help us solve questions.

Teaching Percentages KS2: A Guide For Primary School Teachers

  • In English, following a visit from Year 3 last week who showed off their amazing writing of the wordless book, ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker, we decided to return the favour. Year 6 created their own version of the wordless book, ‘Quest’, which is the sequel to Journey and showed our super writing on Friday. You can see the pictures here.

Quest” by Aaron Becker – gracepow

  • In RE, we wrote a Christmas prayer related to what Christians expect at this time of year.

 

  • In Design and Technology, we began our final design for our Christmas tree decoration using thread and needles. It has been great to see everyone develop their stitching skills this week. Check out the final pictures here.

 

  • In Science, we learnt about the digestive system and how food travels from our mouth, through the oesophagus into the stomach, through the intestines and out as a stool.

 

Science with Grammarsaurus - The Digestive System - YouTube

  • In Art, we learnt about Kate Deciccio, an activism artist. We were inspired to create our own activism art in the bold and colourful design of Romero Britto.

 

 

Have an amazing weekend!

 

 

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