13.2.26

 Year 6,

We made it to half term! Well done for all you have achieved over the last few weeks. 

This week alone you have written narratives in English and worked on 1 and 2 step algebraic equations in maths. You have learned about and designed oracle bones in history and produced Chiaroscuro in art. You also marked Safer Internet Day on Tuesday where you were very reflective of the use of AI, and you marked Children’s Mental Health Week today by recognising things you can do to support your mental health. You also had an opportunity to share and play your maths projects this week – well done for being so creative and for producing fantastic projects. As I said to you in the week, you can take them home or leave them in school. Hopefully before the SATs in May you can reuse them as a recap.

Home Learning Pages

Maths (green book) pg29 only

Reading pages 14,15,16,17,18 and 19 (Section 3 text and questions)

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, restful half term.

Mrs Cresswell 😊

 

 

 

Spellings wc9.2.26

 Please put at least 10 of your spellings into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (or on lined paper if you need your Learning Journal in school. Your sentences 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. 

Mrs Cresswell's group

 This week, you have words themed around using a common root word to identify the spelling and meaning of others.

commit

committee

transmit

submit

commitment

emit

permit

intermittent

omit

unremitting

EXT

attached

available

average

competition

conscience

Mrs Stevenson's group

You have spellings ending in the suffix -ing.

cooking

inventing

looking

crying

carrying

dragging

dropping

shopping

saving

spying

6.2.26

 Year 6,

It has been an unusual week this week. You worked really well on the SATs papers this week – you were sensible, didn’t communicate and tried your best, which is exactly what we want. Hopefully you have enjoyed the range of other lessons we have covered this week such as: working on your express myself artwork; creating a story with shadow puppets to model learning on shadows in science (photographs below); learning about the Shang Dynasty records and kings in history, and marking Number Day with a quiz.

This week I have also posted your poems to Young Writers in the hope that as many of them get published as possible. The competition doesn't close until the end of next week and it is likely to take at least a month for them to get back to us. As soon as they do, you will find out and your adults will find out about how to get copies etc. if they wish.

Next week, a more normal timetable will resume. In English, you will plan and write a narrative inspired by Paradise Sands. In maths, you will continue to work on some algebra. In history, you will continue to study the Shang Dynasty. We will be marking Safer Internet Day and you will be sharing your projects too!

 

Home Learning Pages

Maths (green book) pg27+28

Grammar pg36+37

 

Your half term project is due on Monday – please see below.

 

Half term project – Masters of Maths

This half term, your project is to create a game for your classmates to play which covers areas of maths that we have learnt about in class. This game could be a quiz (paper based), or could be a board game (or a more creative idea if you have one).

You can focus on one topic or a range of maths which we have covered, such as: place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, shape, fractions, area, perimeter, coordinates, ratio, proportion, or decimals and percentages as you covered them in Year 5.  

Please ensure that you bring your game to school by Monday 9^th February as we will be playing them sometime that week.

 

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 wc2.2.26

Please put at least 10 of your spellings into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (or on lined paper if you need your Learning Journal in school. Your sentences 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. 

Mrs Cresswell's group

You have 10 spellings that you have chosen from the 20 in the SATs paper from Monday. If you scored more than 10, you have been given extension words. 

ordering

disrespect

special

couple

measure

cough

machine

invisible

banned

television

character

caution

syrup

reluctantly

reference

ridiculous

scenic

survey

transferred

receipt

Ext: 

accommodate

rhythm

conscience

environment

temperature

languages

marvellously

recognition

yachting 

nuisances 

Mrs Stevenson's group

You have been given a selected set of words from the paper you sat on Monday. 

scenic

measure

television

syrup

couple

caution

special

cough

reluctantly

machine

30.1.26

 Year 6,

This week you have worked well. In maths you were very resilient when working with algebra-forming expressions, substituting letters for numbers, and working with formulae. In English, you wrote very powerful descriptive paragraphs about the gluttony of animals in Paradise Sands and you created your own poems for Young Writers. In science, you used prisms to see the different colours of light, and then created your own colour wheels to experiment with. In art, you continued to create your expressive artwork about all the things you enjoy.

Next week, you will have the opportunity to work on some more SATs papers. Alongside this, you will also begin working on your own narratives inspired by Paradise Sands, and you will be learning about the Shang Dynasty in history. You will also have an opportunity to get creative in science where you will learn about shadows and then use this understanding to undertake some storytelling. You will also have time to finish your artworks from art and RE.

Home Learning Pages

Maths (green book) pg13+21 

Grammar pg18+19 

 

I have also set your half term project – please see below.

 

Half term project – Masters of Maths

This half term, your project is to create a game for your classmates to play which covers areas of maths that we have learnt about in class. This game could be a quiz (paper based), or could be a board game (or a more creative idea if you have one).

You can focus on one topic or a range of maths which we have covered, such as: place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, shape, fractions, area, perimeter, coordinates, ratio, proportion, or decimals and percentages as you covered them in Year 5.  

Please ensure that you bring your game to school by Monday 9^th February as we will be playing them sometime that week.

 

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 wc26.1.26

  Spellings

Please put at least 10 of your spellings into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (or on lined paper if you need your Learning Journal in school. Your sentences 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. 

Mrs Cresswell's group

 This week, you have words themed around ei for a long 'e' sound 

deceive

conceive

receive

perceive

ceiling 

receipt

protein 

caffeine 

seize 

neither

EXT:

conceit

deceitful

receiving

perceived

either

seizures

Mrs Stevenson's group

You are focussing on words beginning with 'al' and 'ad'.

also

alone

always

alright

almost

advert

adjective

admire

adjacent

advantage 

23.1.25

 Year 6,

This week you have worked hard on your resilience in a range of learning. In maths you have worked with single and 2-step function machines, and begun forming expressions in algebra. In English, you have written formal letters to The Teller with a focus on revising relative clauses, and written descriptive paragraphs inspired by the banquet in Paradise Sands. In science, you investigated refraction and in art you considered your thoughts on a piece of artwork and then found ways of expressing yourselves through art using different materials. You also conducted your geography fieldwork and wrote a report advising on ways to improve the human impacts on the environment.

Next week, you will be forming equations and solving single and 2-step equations in maths. In English, you will be planning your own narratives inspired by Paradise Sands. In art you will continue to find different artistic ways of expressing yourselves, inspired by the techniques used by other artists. In science, you will investigate the colour spectrum and in RE you will consider the purpose and impact of art in religion.

Home Learning Pages

Maths (green book) pg11+12 

Grammar pg48+49 

 

Last week, I also set your half term project – please see below.

 

Half term project – Masters of Maths

This half term, your project is to create a game for your classmates to play which covers areas of maths that we have learnt about in class. This game could be a quiz (paper based), or could be a board game (or a more creative idea if you have one).

You can focus on one topic or a range of maths which we have covered, such as: place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, shape, fractions, area, perimeter, coordinates, ratio, proportion, or decimals and percentages as you covered them in Year 5.  

Please ensure that you bring your game to school by Monday 9^th February as we will be playing them sometime that week.

 

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 for the South East is next week!)

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Cresswell 😊

 

Spellings wc19.1.26

 Spellings

Please put at least 10 of your spellings into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (or on lined paper if you need your Learning Journal in school. Your sentences 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. 

Mrs Cresswell's group

 This week, you have words themed around ie for a long 'e' sound (except one word). 

siege 

niece

grief

chief

fiend

shriek

believe

achieve

convenience

mischievous

EXT:

yield

belief

peacefully

pieces

fierceness

Mrs Stevenson's group

You are focussing on words used to connect. 

while

meanwhile

although

because

besides

therefore

moreover

whereas

nonetheless

nevertheless

16.1.26

 Year 6,

Phew! Where has that week gone? I don’t know about you but this week in particular has flown by. In maths you have been learning about scale drawing, scale factors and solving ratio and proportion problems. In English, you began reading ‘Paradise Sands’ and wrote your own descriptive paragraphs and openers. In science, you investigated how light travels in straight lines and how it can be reflected – creating periscopes to demonstrate this (photographs below). In Spanish, you began your new topic of shopping and in PSHE you considered how to achieve your own goals, and how the plight of others makes you feel, alongside what you can do to help.

This week you also received back your SATs papers from before Christmas (remember I kept a handful back). I did this so that you can go through them with your adults if they wish to. You can see what you are doing well, and what you may want to work on some more.

 

Next week, in English, we will continue to study Paradise Sands, also recapping relative clauses in the process. In maths, we will begin to understand algebra (it’s not as scary as it sounds!) In science, you will investigate refraction and  we will hopefully complete our geography unit by conducting the local fieldwork we discussed this week, and then creating reports on this using the Chromebooks.

 

Home Learning Pages

Maths (blue book) pg20+21

Grammar pg46+47

 

Today I also set your half term project – please see below.

 

Half term project – Masters of Maths

This half term, your project is to create a game for your classmates to play which covers areas of maths that we have learnt about in class. This game could be a quiz (paper based), or could be a board game (or a more creative idea if you have one).

You can focus on one topic or a range of maths which we have covered, such as: place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, shape, fractions, area, perimeter, coordinates, ratio, proportion, or decimals and percentages as you covered them in Year 5.  

Please ensure that you bring your game to school by Monday 9^th February as we will be playing them sometime that week.

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 wc12.1.26

SATs results - as we discussed in class, I have handed out most of the papers you sat before Christmas. I have kept some back as I need them for reference. If your adult wishes for them to be handed back, they can email me to let me know. Below are the pass marks for each set of papers - you will need to add the 3 maths papers together to get that score, and then add the spellings and grammar paper scores to get your SPaG score. As I explained, these are the pass marks for that year but they will change every year by a number of marks, so don't rely too heavily on those numbers. The returning of the papers is more for you to look through to see what to work on and what you are already doing well. 

Maths Total (Pass 58/110)

Reading  /50 (Pass 28/50)

Total SPaG (Pass 36/70)

Spellings

Please put at least 10 of your spellings into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (or on lined paper if you need your Learning Journal in school. Your sentences 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. 

Mrs Cresswell's group

 This week, you have words themed around adding a suffix to a word ending in -fer.

refer

referring

referred

referral

reference

referee

preferring

preferred

preference

transferring

EXT:

transference

interference

interfering

preferential

Mrs Stevenson's group

You are focussing on words used to connect. 

yet

then

until

after

since

when 

whenever

whatever

whoever

however

9.1.25

 Year 6,

Welcome back! This week you have inferred the start of a story from pictures and created expanded phrases in English, and have begun working on ratio in maths. In PSHE you have finished the Celebrating Differences topic, which ended with a conversation (which was introduced with your own discussions) around migration, illegal migration, refugees and the appearance of flags last year - you were incredibly sensible when discussing such a sensitive topic. You have looked at and labelled the regions of the UK in geography and set yourself goals for the year too.

Next week, in English, you will be writing an introduction to the story and begin reading the actual one. In maths, you will continue to learn about ratio and apply it to scale drawings. in science, you will begin our new topic of 'Light' (please try to bring in an empty cereal box for Wednesday), and in PSHE you will consider how to achieve the goals you set this week. Weather depending, there is a chance we may undertake some fieldwork for geography next week, but we will see nearer the time.

Home Learning

Maths (blue book) pg22+23

Grammar pg20+21

Reminders:

Please try to bring in an empty cereal box by Wednesday for your science lesson.

Your adult will have received a text saying that PE football is on Thursday and gym in on Tuesday next week - it is a change for that week only.

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 wc6.1.26

  Please put at least 10 of your spellings into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (or on lined paper if you need your Learning Journal in school. Your sentences 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. 

Mrs Cresswell's group

 This week, you have words themed around the prefix mini- and the prefix micro-.

minibus

miniskirt

minicam

minibeast

minicab

minimum

microscope

microchip

microphone

microwave

EXT:

microscopic

minimalist

microclimate

microcosm

microbiology

Mrs Stevenson's group

You are focussing on homophones - remember this means your sentences and using the right homophone for the right meaning is even more important.

you

ewe

yew

night

knight

cent

scent

sent

cereal

serial