Class Page - Year 6 - Archive - January 2021
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29/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
It’s Friday! We have come to the end of another week and I am incredibly proud of your resilience and positive mindsets throughout this difficult period!
L.I. To write a formal letter
Success Criteria
Can you work out the missing words in the crossword?
L.I. To explore one-step function machines
Success Criteria
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Can you apply all of your reading skills to this short extract?
L.I. To explore Paul Klee’s line-drawing technique
Activity 1
“A line is a dot that we take for a walk.”
Activity 2
Activity 3
L.I. To understand what peer pressure is and consider what I would do in certain scenarios
Activity 1 - Explore different ways of saying ‘No’.
Activity 2 - Can you give advice on what should be done in each scenario?
Activity 3 - What makes a good friend?
Choose a wall to draw graffiti on.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood |
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28/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you are well. Here is a quote from from Colin Powell to inspire you throughout your day:
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.”
L.I. To show my understanding of the grammar and punctuation learnt so far
Can you complete the the spelling, punctuation and grammar activities?
Can you work out the missing words in the crossword? Clue: they all contain a double consonant.
L.I. To write formal speech
Success Criteria
L.I. To find the missing value
Success Criteria
Can you apply all of your reading skills to this short extract?
L.I. To identify human and physical geographical features in Europe
What is the difference between human and physical geography?
Main activity - Can you sort the human and physical features of Europe into two categories?
L.I. To develop my flexibility, strength and balance
Join in with Joe Wick’s PE session.
Listen to the firsthand accounts of WWII veterans.
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood |
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27/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you are well. John Wooden has another quote that I think you will find inspirational:
“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.”
L.I. To recognise subjunctive form
Subjunctive form is used to express things that could or should happen. It is used to express wishes, hopes, commands, demands or suggestions. For example:
Activity 1 - Can you identify the subjunctive form in each sentence?
Activity 2 - Can you explain the mistake in each sentence? Can you change the sentences into subjunctive form?
L.I. To write a formal letter
Success Criteria
Main activity - Can you re-write the letter to make it more formal?
Year 5/6 word list
Can you correct the spelling mistakes?
L.I. To find multiples of 10% of an amount
Success Criteria
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Can you apply all of your reading skills to this short extract?
L.I. To find out why Britain declared war on Germany in 1939
Activity - Can you order the events of WWII on a timeline?
To find out more, read through this fact file on WWII.
L.I. To investigate decomposition
Click here to find out about decomposition.
Log in to the Hopscotch app on your iPads and have a go at programming plants to grow.
Can you complete one of these interactive word searches?
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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26/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you are all well. Here is a quote from John Wooden to inspire you throughout the day:
“Make each day your masterpiece.”
L.I. To identify the subject, verb and object
Watch this video.
Activity 1 - Can you circle the subject and underline the object in each sentence?
Activity 2 - Can you identify the subject, object and verb?
L.I. To write formally and informally
Main activity - Can you read the following emails and write replies in the same formal or informal style?
Homophones
Can you distinguish between the different homophones?
Can you complete the arithmetic questions in 30 minutes?
L.I. To find a percentage of an amount
Success Criteria
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
L.I. To analyse a poem
Clothes (2)
L.I. To recall and practise the vocabulary for items of clothing
Activity 1 - Can you match the correct word to the correct picture?
Activity 2 - Can you design an outfit and label it in French?
Challenge - Can you describe what you are wearing?
L.I. To describe helpful and harmful microorganisms.
Main activity - Can you decide whether the microorganisms are helpful or harmful?
Choose a story to listen to, courtesy of Islington Education Library services.
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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25/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you have had a fantastic weekend and have had the opportunity to enjoy the snow!
L.I. To understand how to use commas in sentences
Success Criteria
Watch this video to explore the different ways to use commas.
Activity 1 - Using commas for parenthesis
Activity 2 - Parenthesis quiz
Activity 3 - Can you insert the missing commas for subordinate clauses, adverbial phrases and lists?
Story Writing
L.I. To describe action
Success criteria
Can you describe this Samurai fight scene?
Here is a description of two Samurais fighting to inspire you.
Challenge - Can you continue the story of the tiger and the Samurai?
Homophones advice/advise device/devise licence/license practice/practise prophecy/prophesy
Learn about these homophones here.
Activity - Practise spelling these homophones.
L.I. To use the most effective method to solve arithmetic questions.
L.I. To order fractions, decimals and percentages
Success criteria
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
L.I. To analyse a non-fiction text
L.I. To explore the basics of vocal percussion
Join in with this video and learn how to beatbox.
L.I. To explore humanist ideas of eternity
Activity - Can you record here what humanists think about death and eternity?
Challenge - How do Christian views about eternity compare to humanist views?
Self-reflection - What are your views on death and eternity?
Watch two video clips about WWII.
You have worked really hard today! Well done!
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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22/1/21 |
Dear Year 6, It’s Friday! Here is a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt to inspire you throughout your day:
“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it The Present.”
Click here to find out how to use bullet points.
Using bullet points for a list
Activity 1 - Can you change the sentences by adding bullet points?
Activity 2 - Can you correct the punctuation errors?
Learn how to write instructions here.
An example of instructional writing - How to Care for a Mouskin
Planning template for your instructions.
Main task - Can you write a set of instructions? What task will you guide people to do?
Punctuation Challenge - Can you include bullet points?
Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in –fer
Activity 1 - Can you match the correct word to the correct sentence?
Activity 2 - Word search
Today, we will be finding equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
Click here and watch the fourth video.
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Applying all reading skills
Explore different religious ideas about heaven
Fact sheets - Beliefs about heaven.
Main activity - Can you fill in the venn diagram comparing the similarities and difference of religious beliefs about heaven?
Find out who Claude Monet was.
View some of Monet’s famous paintings here.
Main activity - Can you re-create one of Monet’s paintings?
Log in to Busy Things and choose an activity to do. I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Kindest,
Miss Osgood
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21/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you are well. Here is a quote to inspire you throughout your day:
“Nothing is particularly hard if you break it down into small jobs.”
Click here to find out how to use an ellipsis.
Activity 1 - How is the ellipsis being used in each sentence?
Activity 2- Can you create your own sentences using an ellipsis?
Choose a spooky setting and write a suspense story.
Here is a planning template to help you with the setting description.
Read the Curse of Cogstone House for inspiration.
Activity 1 - Practise spelling words that contain silent letters.
Activity 2 - Word search
Today, we will be converting fractions to percentages.
Click here and watch the third video.
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Prediction skills
Now read a book independently or with an adult for at least 30 minutes.
Comparing climates
Find out about climate zones here.
Activity - Can you research the different climate zones and fill in this table?
Join in this PE session with Joe Wicks.
Play Connect Four online.
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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20/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I am so proud of you for your resilience, hard work and dedication! These are key qualities of an independent learner. Keep it up!
Click here to find out what antonyms and synonyms are and how to use them effectively.
Activity 1 - Can you match each word to its synonym and antonym?
Activity 2 - Can you think of a synonym and antonym for each word?
Activity 3 - Use a thesaurus to help you find synonyms for the words in bold.
Can you give constructive criticism about this Sci-Fi description? Can you improve this description by adding in the features that you think should be improved?
OR
If you were given the opportunity to re-design the natural features of planet Earth, what would you change? Can you continue the story of the reshaping of the world?
Words containing the letter-string ough
Activity 1 - Can you practise spelling words that end in ‘ough’?
Activity 2 - Word search
Today, we will be starting our new topic, Percentages.
Click here and watch the second video.
Main activity - Can you work out what percentage is shaded? Can you work out the percentage of an amount?
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Vocabulary skills
Can you answer the vocabulary questions based on this short extract, The Caravan?
Now, read a book independently or with an adult for 30 minutes.
Watch this video to find out how WWI ended.
To find out what happened next, click here.
Main activity - Can you analyse the sources?
Find out how to identify secure websites.
Activity - what clues can you look out for to tell if a website is secure?
Click here to play chess online.
Your have worked really hard today!
I hope you all have a lovely evening.
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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19/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you are all well.
I want you to remember that 'you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think’ - a quote from A.A Milne that represents each and every one of you.
Today’s activities are:
Watch this video to explore how to punctuate speech.
Activity 1 - Can you insert the missing punctuation?
Activity 2 - Can you turn each speech bubble into direct speech?
Activity 3 - Can you use synonyms of said to improve these sentences?
Rules for using inverted commas.
Can you give constructive criticism about this magical setting description? Can you re-write the description including the improvements you have suggested?
OR
Can you continue the story of the battle with the Storm Troopers?
Here is a Star Wars clip to help inspire your story.
Words with the long /e/ sound spelt ei after c
Find out more about the spelling rule here.
Activity 1 - Can you practise spelling some of the words that follow this rule?
Activity 2 - Can you find your way out of the spelling maze?
Activity 3 - Word search
Today, we will be investigating how fractions can be expressed as division calculations.
Click here and watch the first video.
Mini-assessment - how much have you learnt about decimals?
Inference skills
Watch the film, The Piano by Aidan Gibbons.
Can you answer the inference questions about the film?
Join in with this video to explore the basics of body percussion.
Dental Health
Find out why you need to look after your teeth.
Activity - Design a poster that informs young people about the importance of good dental hygiene.
Click here to play the board game, Checkers.
I hope you have enjoyed your day!
Best wishes,
Miss osgood
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18/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
It is a new week and I am excited to share lots of activities with you.
Watch this video to explore the past, present and future progressive tense.
Activity 1 - Can you identify which tense each sentence is written in?
Activity 2 - Can you insert the future progressive form of each verb?
Fable - a short tale to teach a moral lesson
Can you give constructive criticism on this fable and then re-write it, including the improvements you suggested?
OR
Can you continue the story about Toby’s experience at the art gallery?
Hyphenated words
Activity 1 - Can you identify all of the examples of hyphens that have been used?
Activity 2 - Can you insert hyphens to avoid ambiguity?
Today, we will be converting fractions to decimals.
Click here and watch the fifth video.
Main activity - Can you convert fractions to decimals?
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Retrieval skills
Can you answer retrieval questions about the text, The Rats of Franchville?
Now, read a book independently or with an adult for at least 30 minutes.
Clothes
Click here to find out how to use adjectives to describe different clothing items.
Activity 1 - Can you identify the colour of each clothing item?
Find out about the characteristics of different types of animals.
Activity 1 - Can you match the animal characteristics to the correct animal?
Activity 2 - Can you design your own creature and create a fact file about them?
Choose an interactive Maths game to play.
I hope you have had a productive day. Don’t forget to send photographs of your completed learning to me on Class Dojo!
Kindest,
Miss Osgood
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15/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
It’s the last day of the week and you have all worked so hard! I am so proud of you!
Please see today’s learning below:
Watch this video to learn about determiners.
Activity 1 - Can you identify the determiners in each sentence?
Activity 2 - Determiners quiz
Can you give constructive criticism and improve the description?
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Can you continue the story about the voyage of miniature people?
Words ending in -ible and -ibly
Activity 1 - Can you unscramble the words ending in -ible?
Activity 2 - Word search
Activity 3 - Can you practise spelling words that end in -ibly?
Activity 4 - Word search
Today, we will be converting between decimals and fractions.
Click here and watch the fourth video.
Main activity - Can you write decimals as fractions?
Challenge - Reasoning questions
Summarising skills
Choose one of the three summarising activities to complete.
Read about the life and work of the artist, Gustav Klimt. (fact sheet)
View the artwork created by Klimt.
Activity - Can you reflect on the ‘The Kiss’ by Klimt?
Click here to learn about the following mechanisms: levers, pulleys and gears.
Listen to a live poetry performance by John Agard.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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14/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you are well. Here is a quote from Maya Angelou to inspire you throughout your day:
“Continue. Be loving and be strong. Be fierce and be kind. And don’t give in and don’t give up.”
Watch this video to learn about fronted adverbials.
Activity 1 - Insert the most appropriate fronted adverbial at the start of each sentence.
Activity 2 - Place the missing commas after the fronted adverbials.
Activity 3 - Write a description of the London Marathon using fronted adverbials.
Click here to see the image of the day.
Can you continue the story?
They had been away for so long, but now they had returned. This was their homecoming, and they had not expected it to be like this.
A fork of crystal-blue lightning licked across the sky, sending a shower of dust and rubble to the frozen ground as it struck a distant building.
He pulled the sledge behind him, its blades screeching and squeaking and scraping as he pulled it through the glistening, crunching snow behind him. His arms ached. Muscles screaming in defiance at the burden they must bear. They had been walking for so long. They couldn’t give up now, not now they were so close.
The last time he was here, things were very different. It was almost unrecognisable now…
Punctuation challenge: Can you use dialogue to convey character?
Words ending in -able and -ably
Activity 1 - Can you spell the list of words ending in -able?
Activity 2 - Word search
Activity 3 - Can you use the letter tiles to score the -ably spelling words?
Activity 4 - Word search
Today, we will be using division to solve problems.
Click here and watch the third video.
Main activity - Can you solve division word problems?
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Vocabulary Skills
Can you answer the vocabulary questions based on this short extract, The Phantom Vessel?
Now, read a book independently or with an adult for 30 minutes.
What are the landmarks and natural features of Europe?
Can you complete the comprehension activity about Europe’s landmarks?
Complete this 30 minute hip hop workout.
Choose a French game to play.
You have worked really hard today!
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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13/1/21
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Dear Year 6,
It’s Wednesday! Here is a quote from Nelson Mandela to inspire you throughout the day:
“It always seems impossible until it is done.”
Watch this video to learn about relative clauses.
Activity 1 - Can you add a relative clause to each sentence?
Activity 2 - Can you choose the most appropriate relative pronoun?
Can you improve the traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood?
OR
Can you continue the story about the tsunami?
Punctuation Challenge: Can you use dashes to show parenthesis?
Click here to remind yourself of the difference between a hyphen and dash.
Words ending in -ent, -ence and -ency
Activity 1 - Can you match the correct noun or adjective to the correct sentence?
Activity 2 - Word search
Today, we will be dividing decimal numbers by integers.
Click here and watch the second video.
Main activity - Can you solve the calculations?
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Inference skills
Can you answer the inference questions based on the short extract, Genevieve’s Discovery?
Now, read a book independently or with an adult for at least 30 minutes.
Trench Warfare
Activity 1 - Label the trench
Activity 2 - You are a British soldier fighting in the trenches. Write a letter home to your family telling them what life is like for you.
Find out more about what life was like in a World War I trench here.
Learn how to touch type with Dance Mat Typing.
Choose a French story to listen to.
I hope you have had a very productive day!
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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| 12/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you are well. Here is a quote from Albert Einstein to inspire you throughout your day:
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”
Watch this video to explore the functions of an apostrophe.
Activity 1 - Apostrophes for contraction
Activity 2 - Possessive apostrophe
Challenge: Apostrophes with plural nouns
Can you provide constructive criticism about this adventure story? Can you improve this story?
OR
Can you continue the story of the mysterious landings?
Challenge: Use direct speech to advance the action.
Words ending in -ant, -ance, -ancy
Can you create a sentence with each word?
Today, we will be looking at multiplying decimals by integers.
Click here and watch the first video.
Main activity - Can you solve the calculations?
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Retrieval skills
Can you answer retrieval questions about the text, The Old Woman’s Luck?
Now, read a book independently or with an adult for at least 30 minutes.
Watch and join in with this video to explore pulse and rhythm.
Is anything ever eternal?
Activity 1 - Definitions and synonyms of eternity
Online dictionary and thesaurus
Activity 2 - Create a collage of your illustrations of the synonyms of ‘eternity’.
Take a virtual tour of a First World War Trench.
You have done some brilliant learning today! Don’t forget to take photographs of your work and share this with me on Class Dojo.
Kindest,
Miss Osgood |
| 11/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend!
Here is your learning for today:
Watch this video to revise word classes and learn about modal verbs.
Activity 1 - Can you identify modal verbs and explain what degree of possibility they suggest?
Activity 2 - Can you create sentences using modal verbs?
Can you read through the description and give the author feedback on what they have done well and how they could improve their writing?
Can you re-write the description, making it more interesting?
OR
Can you write a response to the aliens, communicating the information they have asked for?
Words ending in -cial and -tial
Can you add the correct word ending to each word?
Use a dictionary to check your answers.
Today, we will be looking at dividing decimal numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
Click here and watch the fifth video.
Main activity - Can you complete the calculations?
Challenge - Can you solve the reasoning and problem-solving questions?
Summarising skills
Can you answer the summarising questions about the extract, Three Friends?
Reading for pleasure
Listen to an audiobook of your choice for at least 30 minutes.
In our previous lesson, we learnt the vocabulary for the places in town.
Writing the Year
Watch this video to recap writing the date in French.
Learn how to say the year in French.
Activity - Can you write the birth dates of famous people?
Classifying living things
Watch this video about Carl Linnaeus (a Swedish scientist who created a standard system of classification).
Find out about how things are classified in groups in the Linnaean system.
Activity - Choose a living thing to classify in the Linnaean system. You will need to research the category name of your chosen animal for each level of classification.
Examples
OR
Create a fact file about the life and achievements of Carl Linnaeus.
Join in this workout with Joe Wicks.
You have worked really hard today! Well done!
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood |
| 8/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you are well. Here is a quote from Theodore Roosevelt to inspire you throughout your day:
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
Watch this video to recap main and subordinate clauses and learn about prepositions.
Activity 1 - Can you create your own sentences with prepositional phrases in them?
Activity 2 - How many sentences can you create with main and subordinate clauses?
Click here to see the image of the day.
Can you write a description of the inside and outside of the spaceship? Use your 5 senses to explore the craft.
Examples of effective words and phrases
Grammar Challenge - Can you include a variety of prepositional phrases?
OR
Can you continue the story of the girl and her home that had broken in two?
Words ending in -cious and -tious
Learn about this spelling rule here.
Activity - Can you choose 5 words ending in the suffixes -cious or -tious and write sentences with them?
Today, we will be look at multiplying decimal numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
Click here and watch the fourth video.
Main activity - Can you solve the calculations?
Challenge - Reasoning and problem-solving questions
Prediction Skills
Choose one of the three prediction activities to complete.
Now, read a book independently or with an adult for at least 30 minutes.
Our new topic is ‘Colour’.
Click here to find out about the colours that make up the colour wheel.
Can you create a colour wheel using this interactive programme?
When you have finished, screenshot your colour wheel and send it to me on Class Dojo.
OR
If you have a range of colouring pencils/crayons/pastels or paint at home, colour in this colour wheel with the appropriate colours.
Our new topic is ‘Mechanisms and Control’.
When we return to school, we will be making a fairground ride.
Different types of fairground rides
Mindfulness
Listen to some relaxing music here, as you complete the mindfulness activities:
Activity 1 - I am amazing because…
Activity 2 - I can be kind to myself by...
You have completed a week of home learning. Well done!
Have a lovely weekend and I will see you all next week, virtually or physically!
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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| 7/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
It’s Thursday! Here is a quote from Jesse Owens to inspire you throughout your day:
“Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it and you’ll start believing in it.”
Watch this video to recap the differences between clauses and phrases and learn about the four types of simple sentences: - Statement - Command - Question - Exclamation
Activity 1 - Can you identify the different types of sentences and write some of your own?
Activity 2 - Can you decide which part of the sentence is a phrase or clause?
Click here to see the image of the day.
Write a travel brochure for this amazing land. What are the sights to be seen here and what is there to do? Why would you visit here? Use persuasive writing to convince your readers that they should visit here.
Examples of travel brochures:
Plurals
Watch this video to learn about plurals.
Activity - can you make these nouns plural?
Today, we will be looking at numbers with up to three decimal places.
Click here and watch the third video.
Main activity - Can you write the value of the digits in each number?
Challenge - Decimal SATS questions
Inference skills
Watch this video about inference on BBC Bitesize.
Can you answer the inference questions based on this short extract, The Magic City?
Now, read a book independently or with an adult for at least 30 minutes.
Our new topic is 'Exploring Europe’.
Can you name the 7 continents? Do you know all of the countries in Europe?
Activity 1 - Label a map of Europe
Activity 2 - Use the internet to research a country in Europe and record your findings here.
Activity 3 - What are the main similarities and differences between the country that you researched and the United Kingdom?
Join in with this Street dance house masterclass.
Mindfulness
Take in a nice deep breath.
Allow your tummy to fill up like a balloon, and then exhale slowly. Do this five times to really relax your whole body completely.
Now as your body relaxes, imagine you’re a beautiful butterfly fluttering high in the sky.
You see the lovely, green valley below you with lots of colourful flowers, just waiting for you to enjoy. You feel the wind blow against your delicate wings.
As the wind touches you, it gently blows away any worries, any stress you feel. Feel how wonderful it feels to be free. Your mind is clear and calm. You have left any worries far behind now.
You are completely peaceful.
Take in a deep breath now and exhale slowly.
I hope you have had a lovely day!
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood
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| 6/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
I hope you are well.
It was lovely seeing pictures of your completed learning yesterday. Please continue to share these with me daily on Class Dojo.
Colons
Watch this video to learn about why we use colons in writing.
Practise using colons in this activity.
Challenge - using semi-colons and colons
Click here to see the image of the day.
Can you continue this fantasy story?
And so it began…
One accident, one collision and one fortuitous moment led to a series of unlikely events unfurling: the beginning of the world.
She couldn’t believe her eyes… Tiny little specks appeared on her kitchen table. On closer inspection, these little specks turned out to be people, tiny little people, all feverishly and tirelessly building their world on her table-top. Before long, tiny buildings had been constructed, forests and mountains had grown, and there were even little vehicles making their way across coffee-stained continents.
She had never even imagined in her wildest dreams that any of this had been possible, and little did she know, things were about to get even more extraordinary…
Punctuation Challenge - can you include a colon and semi-colon?
Fantasy story writing checklist
Homophones
Watch and join in with the homophones song.
Find out how to use the homophones to, too and two here.
Today, we will be recapping thousandths.
Click here and watch the second video.
Main activity - Can you work out which decimal number has been represented with base tens?
Challenge - Decimal SATS questions
Vocabulary skills
Can you answer the vocabulary questions based on this short extract, The Midnight Miller?
Reading for pleasure
Read a book independently or with an adult for at least 30 minutes.
Ebooks:
Our topic for History this term is the World Wars.
Find out why the WWI started here.
Activity 1 - Can you complete the reading comprehension about the First World War?
Find out more about the causes of WWI here.
Activity 2 (if you have a printer) - Can you colour in the map to show the Triple Entente countries, the Triple Alliance countries, their allies and neutral countries?
List of countries of the alliances
Can you code a dance party?
Watch the video and have a go at coding your sprite to dance.
Mindful Eating
Choose a snack from your kitchen. Find somewhere in your home where there are no distractions such as the TV, computer or any gaming devices. Take 10 seconds to to pay close attention to the smell and texture of your snack. Now eat your snack in “slow motion”, taking notice of the taste throughout.
What did you notice from this experience that you had not previously noticed when eating this snack before?
Now, wind down and enjoy the rest of your evening with your family.
Kindest,
Miss Osgood
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| 5/1/21 |
Dear Year 6,
Happy New Year!
I hope you have had a lovely Christmas and are well rested.
As school is currently closed, I will be posting your learning on our class page. Once you have completed the activities, I would like you to send me pictures of your work in a private message on Class Dojo and I will give you feedback within 24 hours.
Despite us not being able to be with each other physically, we will be able to be with each other virtually. This week, Mrs Derham will be leading two Zoom meetings daily with you at 9am and 3.30pm and the following week, I will be leading these sessions at the same timings. Mrs Derham will also be leading worship on Zoom every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11am. The links to these sessions will be posted on Class Dojo.
Semi-colons
Find out about the rules for using semi-colons in this Powerpoint.
Practise using semi-colons in these activities.
Click here to see the image of the day.
Can you continue the story? Can you use a semi-colon twice within your story?
Some people love living dangerously. For some people, the thrill of a near miss is what they crave their whole lives; the moment of panic that rises up from the pit of your stomach like your blood has turned to ice, but then washes over you like blissfully warm water as the danger passes.
This was one of those moments. You could hear the sharp intake of breath as the crest of the fifty metre wave frothed and foamed like the mouth of an angry Kraken. There were only seconds left to wait...
Homophones
Watch this video to learn about the spelling rules for there, their and they’re.
Practice using there, their and they’re in this activity.
Our new topic in Maths is 'Decimals'.
Today, we will be recapping decimals up to two decimal places.
Click here and watch the first video.
Main Activity - Can you identify the value of each digit in a decimal number?
Challenge - SATS questions on decimals
Retrieval Skills
Can you answer retrieval questions about the text, Raider’s Peril?
Reading for pleasure
Listen to an audio book of your choice for at least 30 minutes.
Places in town
Can you identify the different places in town?
Activity - how many places in town can you remember?
Google translate - use this resource to look up any French words you are unsure of.
Key Vocabulary - use the sound buttons to listen to the pronunciation of French words.
Our new Science topic is 'Everything Changes'. In this unit, we will be looking at living things and their habitat.
Can you classify animals based on their similarities and differences?
Activity - Zoo animal list and Zoo classification sheet
To end your day, try some yoga to settle your mind and release the tension in your body.
I hope you have had a very productive day! Please message me on Class Dojo with any questions you have about today’s learning. I look forward to speaking with you all.
Best wishes,
Miss Osgood |
