4.4.25

Year 6,

I hope you have had an enjoyable term - I can't believe we are at the Easter holidays! You have been up to all sorts of things this term, a planetarium, KNEX challenge, science workshop, and making items out of clay, to name just a few. This week, you have worked well on percentages of amounts and area of rectilinear shapes in maths. In English, you have finished and edited your stories - well done! You have also had a chance to play your spelling games which were very informative and we will use them again before SATs as they were so good.

I have set you some home learning to keep you going. Maybe try to get it out of the way as soon as possible (if you haven't already), so that you can have a restful break. 

Home learning pages:

Maths - Page 37 and 38

Reading (poetry)- Pages 24 to 31

After half term you will be incredibly busy and this will include the Sky visit as well as SATs. Be sure to rest this break and be ready for our return. 

I hope you have a lovely time, whatever you are doing.

Mrs Cresswell 😊

Spellings wc31.3.25

     This week, you have spellings focussed mainly on learning the meaning of the homophone. Please practise them on the practice sheet provided and put them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal.  

Mrs Stevenson’s group have their individual spellings to be tested and reviewed on Friday. You are to complete the same tasks of practising on the sheet provided and putting them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal for Friday. 

Your sentences and practice sheets will be checked on Friday. Please ensure you complete these with the focus you would have in class - avoiding spelling errors, making sure sentences make sense, and having the basics such as capital letters and full stops. 

Please underline the spelling in each sentence. 

chorus

echo

scheme

fascinate

Egypt

whose

who's

groan

grown

heel

heal

he'll

knot

male

berry

28.3.25

Year 6,

What a week! In English you have been writing your own narratives inspired by Paradise Sands. You have also had the opportunity to complete some practice papers. In science, you undertook your electricity investigations and in PSHE you considered things that are resting on your minds and then thought about what you can or can't control, and how you can help yourself. In a separate session, you considered the impacts of different types of drugs. This week you have also had the exciting opportunity to hear from 2 Deputy Lieutenants who spoke about their roles, the king and his roles, and the Commonwealth (Photographs below). On Tuesday, you had a visit from the Fire Brigade who taught you about fire safety and their truck. Yesterday, we visited Christ Church to learn more about Christian values and the importance of Salvation. You completed activities around forgiveness, Easter, The Last Supper and Salvation itself (Photographs below). Today you designed your film proposals in preparation for our visit to Sky Studios Elstree in a few weeks time. Remember that only 3 of those will be taken forward for our trip but I will try to find time after SATs for you to all have a chance to create your own versions in school.

Home learning pages:

Maths - Page 9 and 10

Grammar - Pages 26 and 27

Next week is the final week of the Spring Term! You will be looking at percentages of amounts and problem solving in maths, and in English you will finish your narratives. In science, you will write up your results and at some point we will organise a vote on the film proposals. On Monday, you will also have the chance to watch the Year 3,4,5 production, and on Wednesday afternoon we have Open Afternoon for parents to see your books from 3pm. On Thursday, you projects are due and you will have a chance to play the games that afternoon. 

 Half term project - Super spellers!

This half term’s task requires you to become a super speller (and find a way to support others to become one too!) You are required to create a game which will support the class with their spellings. This could focus on the Year 3-4 and Year 5-6 spellings, or a few specific spelling rules. The game MUST come with answers and instructions on how to play. 

Your project is due on Thursday 3rd April where you will have a chance to play each other's games in small groups or pairs.

I have sent you home with a booklet containing the spelling rules and year group spellings to support you in this and in any revision you choose to do. 

Reminders

Open Afternoon from 3pm on Wednesday

Projects due on Thursday

School finishes at 1.15pm on Friday

You should be:
 -        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week
 -        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing 10 of them into sentences (ensure that these are high quality and make sense) in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)
 -        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)
 -        Practising maths on Sumdog

Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Cresswell 😊

Spellings wc24.3.25

 This week, you have spellings focussed on the SATs papers you have begun working on. You have copied 10 words to work on.  Please practise them and put them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal.  

Mrs Stevenson’s group have also selected spellings to be tested and reviewed on Friday. You are to complete the same tasks of practising on the sheet provided and putting them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal for Friday. 

Your sentences and practice sheets will be checked on Friday. Please ensure you complete these with the focus you would have in class - avoiding spelling errors, making sure sentences make sense, and having the basics such as capital letters and full stops. 

Please underline the spelling in each sentence. 

lamb

touch

numbered

undrinkable

lyrics

ought

misconduct

glorious

obey

official

unique

puncture

steadily

mechanic

preference

protein

substantial

scenario

optician

currant

21.3.25

 Year 6,

It has been quite a week. During maths you have worked really well with fractions, decimals and percentages – I was blown away by how confident most of you were with this. In English, you have finished reading Paradise Sands, and have planned and begun writing your own narratives inspired by it – you have made a great start. In PSHE, you have taken on the roles of agony aunts, considering advice to give to others on a range of health-related topics, and in science you spent the afternoon planning an experiment of your own design. All of this is after a whole day of working with clay on Monday, where you created your Oracle Bones and pots (photographs below).

Home learning pages:

Maths - Page 28 and 29

Grammar - Pages 20 and 21

Next week you will have the chance to practise on some more papers (the eagle-eyed ones of you have already seen some of them laying about). You will also be having a visit on Monday afternoon from a Deputy Lieutenant to teach you about the commonwealth and British Values. In science, you will undertake your experiment and write up your results using the tables you have planned. In geography, you will continue to learn about the different sources of energy in greater detail. On Thursday, you will also be having RE in a different lesson location as we will be visiting Christ Church – our local church – for a lesson about Salvation within Christianity.

 Half term project - Super spellers!

This half term’s task requires you to become a super speller (and find a way to support others to become one too!) You are required to create a game which will support the class with their spellings. This could focus on the Year 3-4 and Year 5-6 spellings, or a few specific spelling rules. The game MUST come with answers and instructions on how to play. 

Your project is due on Thursday 3rd April where you will have a chance to play each other's games in small groups or pairs.

I have sent you home with a booklet containing the spelling rules and year group spellings to support you in this and in any revision you choose to do. 

Reminders

You should be:
 -        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week
 -        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing 10 of them into sentences (ensure that these are high quality and make sense) in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)
 -        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)
 -        Practising maths on Sumdog - COMPETITION THIS WEEK!

Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Cresswell 😊