Year 6 loved making their PAKSA Christmas cards this year and think they are very innovative! We used lots of DT skills as well as requiring Mrs P to stand on a chair (don’t tell those Health and Safety peeps!) so she could take photos of us from up above! Don’t forget to place your orders!
Year 6 samplers
The lovely Badger Class have been learning about samplers as part of their Victorian topic, and have tried creating their own using needlework. We are really happy with our results… some of our messages are VERY important!!
Remember to go to Google Classrooms for work!
Hi everyone. Just a reminder that, from now on, ALL class work will be set ONLY on Google Classrooms. All but 3 of you have managed now to log on so I am hoping that we can reach 100% in the next day or so. Full details on how to switch over to Google Classrooms were in my post on this blog from one week ago, on Sunday 26th April.
I am going to be in school on Monday (tomorrow as I write this !) - if you need any school resources, please let me know before midday on Monday and I can leave them outside school for you to collect. I might be able to drop them off at your homes…
Finally, thank you to everyone who wandered out and had a chat on Friday. Hattie and I loved it. I obviously got my timings completely wrong as I forgot how very much I like to talk. We managed to see Lachlan. Jasmine, Max, William (and Elliott - thank you for the much-needed umbrellas!), Sophia, Rosie E, Saffron… quick nip to school for a wee!! … then saw the James-Nalls walking in the rain, Daisy, Jessy, Mia, Ogley… and finally, Honor, Rosie C and Jody. I parked outside what I think is Harry’s house but it was absolutely pouring it down and I don’t think the toot, toot of my horn could be heard above the racket made by the hailstones! That was almost half the class and it cheered me up more than I could have imagined. I promise I will try to do something similar again in a week or two and will give you advance warning. I will try to get to Dunsfold after going in to school tomorrow (Monday)…
Anyway, now you need to switch over to Google Classrooms!!
Year 6 Friday 1 May !
Woo hoo! It is May. I LOVE May. In fact, I just love the end of April as I really feel that May is much more summery!
Here is today’s sunny work!
Maths:
Using the temperatures you found yesterday (at least 10 European cities, max and min temps), plots these on a bar graph. I want to be able to see both the max and min temps for each city!
Try to make your graph as neat and presentable as you possibly can. And remember - graphs need titles.
English:
Remember those 3 newspaper headlines you came up with before Easter for The Watertower? I want you to use those to start to create a front page for a newspaper. The front page needs to have 3 articles, using your headlines. You can add images (remember that they’ll need captions), you;ll need to think of a title for your paper (remember that the story is set in Australia) and anything else that you can remember which makes it look more ‘newspaper-y’. Over the next week, i want you to work on this newspaper but, for today, please focus on your front page. Enjoy! This should be fun. You can let your imagination run riot.
Year 6 Thursday 30 April
It’s the last day of April. And I haven’t seen you even once!!! Boo!! (bet you’re all shouting, ‘Hooray!!’).
Here is Thursday’s work!
Maths:
Yesterday, you looked for maximum temperatures for 10 cities (at least 10) in Europe.
With those temperatures, I would like you to do the following:
List them in ascending order.
Find the range.
Find the mean.
Is there a mode?
Find the median (that means ‘middle’). We have done all these things in class before. If you still can’t remember, a bit of a google should refresh your memory!
With the same 10 (or more) cities, I now want you to find out the MINIMUM temperature today (or yesterday) for each of those cities. Tomorrow, you will need the list of your cities, plus the max and the min temperatures for each.
English:
Mark the SPaG paper (yellow folder, 3a) that you finished earlier this week. Answers are below. Then, please email me your score!
Year 6 work for Wednesday 29 April
G’day partners! Let’s hope it’s a sunny day today so we can get outside in the afternoon.
Here is today’s work:
Maths:
Mark the reasoning paper that you attempted on Tuesday (yellow folder, 3a paper 2). The answers are below here. Remember to send me your results, please, so that I can keep an up-to-date list of your scores.
Then, try to find somewhere (either a newspaper or go online) that you can see maximum temperatures for one day this week for at least 10 different cities in Europe. You will need this tomorrow!
English:
More marking! Sorry!! Mark the Reading Comprehension paper that you finished this week. Answers are below. Then, send over to me so I can add to my lovely spreadsheets showing all your scores!!
English:
Remember to switch over to Google Classrooms. 4 days left!
As you hopefully saw on Sunday and yesterday, w e are switching lessons over to Google Classrooms after this week. From next week, this blog will only be used for short messages, photos of bits and bobs etc, as it used to be used. As of last night, 2/3 of the class managed to get on to Google Classrooms in day one - well done to you all.
I am going to start ringing round over the next couple of days to see what is happening with those of you who haven’t yet managed, in case you are struggling. PLEASE ask your parents/carers for help on switching over.. It looks a bit tricky a first but it really isn’t.
Today’s work is on the blog post before this as well as on Google Classrooms (which also has a couple of short questions to keep you on your toes).
Year 6 work Tuesday 28 April
Hello again, one and all! It’s yet another Tuesday of learning from home! you lucky, lucky things. Here is today’s work…
Maths:
Reasoning paper no 2 from your yellow folder (3a). Answers will be provided later this week.
Then, 15 mins on Times Table Rock Stars please. I do keep checking who has done what on there… some people are still not logging on. You really, really do need to keep this sort of thing ticking over, even though you aren’t formally coming to school. Remember - you might not go back to school until you start secondary school (fingers crossed that we all return to P&K but you just don’t know). You really do need to know your times tables at secondary school.
English:
Finish your SPAG from last week (yellow folder - 3a). Then, take a look at the topic sheet for this term’s topic. As you an see, our topic will be linked with World War Two. We would n’t normally look at this until after the SATs but, as it is a very unusual year this year, we will start thinking about it now. I don’t need you t to start anything, just have a look at the ideas below and ponder…
Y6 Monday 27 April
Hello to all you lovely little Badgers!! I miss you all very much. Believe it or not, I even miss the racket you make when I’ve rung my bell, I miss you not listening properly to what I’m saying , I miss the fact that you leave a complete mess on the floor ALL THE TIME, I miss saying to you, ‘I’m not your mother!’, I miss handing out sweets and not always getting a thank you,, I miss you losing things all the time, or saying you’ve been too busy to do your homework (again, in some cases!!)…. I seriously do miss you. I would never, ever have thought I would be typing this. How odd life is, eh?! What do you miss about me? Ha, ha - I dread to think!
Anyway - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU NOT ONLY LOOK AT TODAY’S WORK (set below) BUT THAT YOU ALSO, WITH HELP FROM AN ADULT, FOLLOW THE POINTS I RAISED IN MY BLOG FROM YESTERDAY (SUNDAY) ON HOW TO MOVE OVER ONTO GOOGLE CLASSROOMS.
IN ONE WEEK’S TIME, ALL Y6 CLASSWORK WILL ONLY BE SET ON GOOGLE CLASSROOMS. THIS WEEK IS THEREFORE THE WEEK TO GET USED TO HOW IT ALL WORKS.
Thank you, Year 6, and a big thank you to your lovely parents for helping you with this.
x
Year 6 work Monday 27 April
Morning lovely year 6. I miss you very much!
Here is today’s work…
Maths:
Last Thursday, you tried the arithmetic paper from your yellow folders (3a). Below here are the answers. Please mark your test and email me your result. Some people are being absolutely fantastic at sending me their results but I have not heard anything at all from a third of the class, including the tests set before Easter. Please try to send me this information as soon as you can if you have results from previous tests that you have not yet submitted. I don’t yet know what information, in the absence of formal SATs tests, I will need to send off to your next schools which is why I am doing my best to help you keep ticking over all the fantastic learning you have done this year. Thanks.
English:
Finish the Reading Comprehension test (3a from your yellow folder) that you started last week.Answers will be provided later this week.
Moving over to Google Classrooms - parents needed!
There are a number of changes coming over the next two weeks for Year 6.
Google Classrooms:
In order to streamline my output, I am, this week, positing all work on both the blog and also on Google Classroom for Year 6. This will give you a week to get used to how Google Classrooms works. I am not an IT expert but managed t get to grips with it myself, at home, in a couple of days last week, including setting up and posting all the work etc, so it is definitely relatively straight forward for everyone! The best way, though, is to just put aside an hour or two and give it a proper go. Year 4 are already up and running with it so, if you are stuck and know a helpful Year 4 parent, they might be your best port of call in the first instance. There are definitely one or two Year 6 parents who also have Year 4 children so hopefully we can all help one another to get started on this new form of posting work.
For me, BY FAR, the biggest advantage to switching over is that I can add questions or small quizzes which the children have to answer. That way, I can see who has logged on and given things a go. At the moment, I have been receiving regular emails from some people but have heard nothing from a few others, so this will be a definite advantage in improving communication.
I have added here a copy of the google classrooms guide which will help your parents log on. Click on the Google Classrooms Parent Guide below for the guide.
You have to create your own email in the format as set out in the guide (firstnamesurname). These have already been created by school but we are unable to add a list here for GDPR reasons. One or two of you have complicated surnames - if that is you, please contact me asap to ask for the email details that have been created by school for you.
The classroom can be found at: https://classroom.google.com/u/4/c/Nzg2MTU0ODQ0Nzha
Password to join is: eh2cw2i
I have also attached a Google Classrooms handing in homework guide - click on the second button below. I will be checking who has handed work in although I won’t be sending individual feedback back each day. I can, of course, be on hand, as i have been fr the past 5 weeks, to provide advice and answer questions for both children and parents.
P.S. Make sure you are logged out of all your google accounts.
I have added a screenshot of the front page of the classroom. This is from the ‘stream’ page. To access lessons, you need to click on ‘classwork’ (top, of screen, second from left).
Using National Academy work:
In another weeks time, I will be referring to lessons created by a new set up called Oak National Academy. This has been created with government input to help provide high quality, online lessons for years Reception to 10. The advantage, for Year 6, is that if children are finding, say, the maths too easy, they can have a look at the Year 7 work instead. This should hold them in really good stead in readiness for their transition to secondary school in just a few months’ time. Equally, if things are proving too tricky, they can have a look at Year 5 instead. There is nothing wrong with doing this. Remember, what is taught in Year 6 has already been introduced in Year 5. Your child might just need a little time to go over the introduction of new areas again. That is absolutely fine.
In one week’s time I will be using lessons from the National Academy and you will see links to them in our Google Classroom. One thing I am really, really excited about is that it means we can now learn SPANISH!!! I think tat is fabulous. Anyway, more of this later but I just wanted to give you early notice of this exciting development in our online learning.
Finally, please, could I possibly ask for questions from parents and children to keep to normal working hours, (8-5 weekdays) really for my own well-being. Over the past few weeks, I have had very many emails etc at weekends and/or very late at night and it just makes it very hard for me to switch my tired old brain off from the job. If there is a way in which you could send them to me during normal hours, that would be enormously appreciated. Thank you, in advance.
Year 6 work Friday 24 April
We’ve reached the end of the week. Whoopie doo…
Maths:
Mark Target Your Maths pg 156 tests 1 and 2 (did test 1 in week 1 of online schooling and did test 2 earlier this week). . Picture is below with answers…
Draw a symmetrical pattern. Then, use that symmetrical pattern to create a card for an elderly relative (or someone who is alone at the moment ...maybe a neighbour) and pop it in the post for them.
English:
Did you notice a symbol appearing throughout the book. Look really carefully at the images. It is all over the place. How many versions of it can you see throughout the book?
What could it mean?
What is the purpose of a symbol? Think of times where you come across symbols. (Logos such as Nike, football team symbols, school our badger logo).
Even though we are all far apart at the moment, can you design a symbol to represent OUR CLASS. It should unify us... Send me pictures of your versions by email if you can.
Year 6 work for Thursday 23 April
It’s nearly Friday … whoop, whoop! Partaaaaaaay! (Oh, I appear to have morphed into Miss Hall. How odd! I need to get out more!)
Maths:
Arithmetic paper in yellow folder (cpg set a)
English:
Look at the picture of Bubba below. Check where it comes in the book (I have loaded the slides up in order over the days and weeks so you should be able to understand the chronological order… check Tuesday’s blog ).
There are no words at all on this page.
Why do you think the author chose to have no words at all here? Can you still understand what MIGHT be happening in this picture even though there are no words? Indeed, what do you THINK is happening in this picture? Look at his eyes... Even if you don’t know what is happening, what do you think Bubba is sensing/feeling? Make notes to answer these questions.
Then, trying to use the same writing style as the author, write narrative (words) that COULD have been used on this page (Bubba picture). Hopefully, you will have noticed that the author repeats certain phrases throughout the book. That might help you ‘write in style’.
The KS2 Play!!!
Here it is… that moment you’ve all been waiting for……
Please note, the number represents the number of solo lines. Some groups have joint lines too.
Heroes - Stan Marvel, Superstan, DC
The Crumblies - Gran, Frank, Gloria and Bernard
Fun Factory Villains - Candy King, Dr What, Dr When, Dr Why, Curly, Wurly
Minions - Fizz is the leader of the minions (who will be from Year 5)
Megaville misfits - Mayor Doughnut, Bogeyman, Curator
Megaville reporters - Max Volume, Sunny Day, Dan Deadline, Peter Parker, Clark Kent
Megaville Marines - General Commotion, Private Eye., Private Property, Private Matters, Private Keep Out
Megaville Citizens - Banjo/Haribo, Ferrero/Fredo, Thornton/Cadbuty
We have combined a few parts into one. Peter and Parker are now just Peter Parker, Clark and Kent are now just Clark Kent. So you need to learn both lines (hope that makes sense!). Also, Banjo and Haribo are combined (let’s say as Haribo), Ferrero and Freddo as just Ferrero and also Thornton and Cadbury (shall we say as just Cadbury).. So again, you will need to learn both characters’ lines…
We are going to add in a few more solo bits in songs, particularly for Max V and Sunny D. More info on that to follow later but, for now - look at your lines and start to try to figure them out! I suggest looking the play up on youtube and watching it again there so you can focus on your character and how everything fits together.
We will also provide details of costumes etc in a while so don’t worry too much about that right now. I need to have chats with the other KS2 teachers but that may not be until next week…
Hope you’re happy!! Well done! xx
N.B. In the following list, the number shows how many spoken lines each role has.
An asterisk (*) before the character’s name indicates that this character ALSO has solo or featured sung lines.
Candy King Lachlan................................................................................................................... 82
*Gran Jessy ................................................................................................................................. 63
Curly Rosie C............................................................................................................................... 52
*Stan Marvel Jasmine................................................................................................................ 50
Wurly Rosie E............................................................................................................................. 48
*Mayor Mia.................................................................................................................................. 45
*DC Daisy................................................................................................................................... 45
Superstan Honor.......................................................................................................................... 45
Max Volume Sebby........................................................................................................................ 27
Bernard Caspar.......................................................................................................................... 25
Frank William............................................................................................................................. 24
Gloria Livi....................................................................................................................................... 23
Dan Deadline Eloise................................................................................................................... 19
Dr What Aimee............................................................................................................................. 18
Dr When Harry J.......................................................................................................................... 18
Dr Why Eleanor............................................................................................................................ 17
General Commotion Sophia...................................................................................................... 17
Sunny Day Jody...................................................................................................................... 16
Peter Parker Max....................................................................................................................... 14
Clark Kent Sylvester................................................................................................................... 14
The Bogeyman Jessica Jeffery............................................................................................... 7
Private Keep Out Alissia............................................................................................................ 5
Private Eye Saffron................................................................................................................ 3
Private Property Ben C.................................................................................................................. 3
Private Matters Aaron..................................................................................................................... 3
The Curator Oscar.......................................................................................................................... 3
Banjo and Haribo Cody................................................................................................................ 6
Ferrero and Freddo Cleo................................................................................................................. 6
Thornton and Cadbury Ilayda........................................................................................................ 6
Fizz Angelina
The play!! Roles to be announced later today!!!
Hi everyone. Work for today is on a different blog (before this!).
Did you get to look at the night sky last night (see my blog from yesterday)? It was AMAZING here. I saw so many satellites, I couldn’t believe it. I did lots of squealing from my balcony! Plus, I think, I saw some meteors - I need to speak to my v old dad (who loves physics) etc to ask him about it.
If you didn’t look, check my blog post from yesterday and have a look at the website link I added there… you can have another go tonight.
Anyway - the moment you’ve all (??) been waiting for… is coming soon.
Miss Clark (she says ‘hi’) and I have been doing lots of work on the play and had a long chat yesterday sorting out parts for the play. Later today (keep checking on here), I will add details of who has which parts. No arguing, OK?!?! Just because some parts have less lines, that does not make them less important. Sometimes, the parts that people remember were relatively small but absolutely key to the plot, or very funny, or simply performed brilliantly. We have also combined a few parts into one- for eg, the roles of Peter and Parker have been combined into a single Peter Parker… it will all make sense later!
So… watch this space. Drum roll can start…. (you might need to keep going for several hours though - hehe - it’ll keep you occupied anyway!!). xx
Year 6 work for Wednesday 22 April
Another day, another blog! I’m getting used to this lark now!
Maths:
Choose 20 different sized angles to draw. Then, without using your protractor, have a go at drawing them (pencil and ruler). For example, you might say you are going to draw an angle of 26, an angle of 78 and so on. Then try to draw them by estimation (not using protractor). See my top tip below before you start.
Then, measure the angles you have drawn and see how accurate (or not!) you were.
Choose a range of acute (less than 90), obtuse (between 90 and 180) and reflex (more than 180) angles.
I left protractors outside school early last week )(and mentioned them on here) so everyone should have one to hand.
TIP: do one angle at a time as that will help improve your accuracy. For example. I am going to try to draw an angle of 25 degrees. Then, try to draw it. Then measure it. How close was your estimate. Then, move on to angle number 2.... and so on.
English:
SPaG test from YELLOW folder first 25 questions plus first test from Reading Comp in yellow folder. The first text is called Deserts.
Look out for satellites in the sky!
Me again! There’s all sorts going on in the night sky at the moment. If you look at this website (below) and search for your location, you can see times showing when it is best to look up and see a whole host of satellites going past above you.
I am going to look at about 9pm tonight - apparently, I should see 41 satellites going past. There are lots tomorrow too! Ask your mums and dads whether you can stay up a little bit late to have a look. Email me if you see some!
https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink&fbclid=IwAR2IJaBoZaSVV1B4dhT8m-c2shTLscyOfFyGomXpzR4YCHWWBWaXq2OQK-g
Year 6 work for Tuesday 21 April
We are creeping our way through April… thank goodness. Well, here is today’s work… bet you can’t wait!!
Maths:
Target Your Maths pg 156 test 2. The page with the test on (you did Test 1 then) was posted on Wednesday March 25 so you’ll need to scroll back a bit (to that date) on this blog page.
English:
Yesterday, you wrote down your prediction for the ending of the book. Reread the first slides of The Watertower. I have added the rest of the book below, so you can read that once you have reread the earlier part. It just helps to go over what you’ve read before as sometimes you identify or notice things which you had not done on your first attempt.
Now read the remaining slides of the book.
How close was your prediction?
Think back to your initial thoughts about Bubba and Spike’s relationship at the start. Has this changed now? How? Why? Make notes on this.
Year 6 work for Monday 20 April
Welcome to the Summer Term!! Who would have though that we’d be starting it like this?!
I hope you had a lovely Easter, ate far too much chocolate, saw fluffy bunnies jumping around in hedges, stroked curly little lambs, quacked at small ducks and generally had a happy, healthy time. I am fine but am missing being amongst 30 children instead of just a few slightly grumpy teenagers/young adults (bit unfair of me really - my own children have actually been very good company and we are improving our baking skills on a daily basis! My lovely Ted is still stuck in Spain, which is a bit horrible for me, but we do speak to him twice a day so, every cloud has a silver lining!). I’ve done lots of gardening, have tidied the basement (that was a tough job), cleaned all the skirting boards, sorted out Arthur’s pants and socks drawers (so many socks!!!), totally rearranged my kitchen cupboards (HUGE job - who knew that I would have 63 bowls?!) but… I still miss you lot!
Anyway, here is today’s exciting work!
Maths:
Create your own pie chart showing something about you/ your house/ your family, Remember that it REALLY helps if your TOTAL is a factor of 360. Bonus point - explain why this helps! You should already have a protractor and compass as you needed them before Easter. You cannot do this work properly without this equipment.
English:
Recap on The Watertower so far.
Reread the slides of the book that I added before Easter. Think about the relationship between Bubba and Spike. Also, go back to check those three headlines you came up with before Easter. Remember, you will need those later.
Now, write down a prediction for what might happen next in the book. I would like at least half a page of writing, not simply one sentence! Use your best English and allow yourselves time to edit and proof read. If you can, ask someone older than you at home to check your work as you know you are definitely NOT allowed to keep using capitals incorrectly... plus comma splicing has been A CRIME since last September!!
Easter holidays are nearly over! Booo!
Hi there, lovely Year 6 and families.
Just a quick post to say that I hope you have had a healthy, happy Easter. The weather has generally been really lovely and, at times when I have been feeling a little glum (generally related to missing my poor son, Ted, stuck in Spain), I try to remind myself that things could be so very much worse.
I wanted to let parents know that I have noticed a couple of offers near to where I live where people who have large gardens (and even woodland etc) have offered safe time (whole days, I believe) to play there for families who do not have a garden or safe outside space. Please do contact me if you would like me to pass on these details. It just seemed like a really lovely idea and I thought I would let you know in case you could do with a bit of time outside with your children where you could feel safe. The people making the offers say the gardens/woods would be totally yours to enjoy and there would be no interaction with them other than maybe a wave hello from a safe distance when you arrive. Anyway, have a think and let me know if you would like me to pass on the details.
Monday’s work will appear overnight on the blog. I am going to be in school on Monday morning (and part of the afternoon) so, if you KNOW you need something such as paper etc, please let me know in good time and I will leave some outside the front door for you.