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Wednesday 29th April
Posted: Apr 29, 2020 by: Martin Clayton (MClayton) on: Class 6
Hello all, on this damp and dreary Wednesday!
What do you call a factory that sells passable products?
A satisfactory.
Here's how Georgie plans...
It feels early... Paddy has been building computers for the past year or so. At 3am when I couldn't sleep, I realised I could hear a fan from somewhere and, because I'm on Biscuit duty, I'm in the spare room and directly underneath Paddy's eyrie. Clearly there are all manner of super-computers in there, to go with his 3D printer, soldering iron and whatever other tools of destruction he owns. He's turning into Gru from Despicable Me. Anyway, Biscuit didn't keep me awake, Paddy did, but it was Biscuit that woke me up, playing with the cable from my phone... and here I am.
Thank you to those of you who have been in contact. I have heard from 23 of you this week, so tomorrow - at the moment - I only have nine phone calls to make. Unfortunately it does seem to be mostly the same people who are desperate to stay off the map.
Thanks also to those of you who have reached out to tell me who you are working with on your writing. Here are some:
and seven other pairs.
So, your writing task for today, is to produce the opening chapter of your story. Don't spend more than an hour on this. Together - with one person writing on Word - I need you to set the scene. Come up with a good opening, something to hook the reader in. I need a description, or explanation, of where the story is set and the main characters need introducing. A little humour could be good. I'd like you to end the chapter by explaining WHERE the main character(s) are about to go, or WHAT they are about to do. Go no further.
At the end of today, please can you send me your opening chapter - with a title - and the names of the authors. Then, before tomorrow's blog, I will be sending these stories to a different pairing, to continue... Exciting, eh?
Reading: more important than ever today, as it could/should give you ideas for your story. All authors magpie/steal things from others. 30 minutes please.
PE/Exercise: I was working out how much I do each day. I don't do Joe Wick, but I have my own routine and it takes about 40 minutes each morning, then I have a walk for an hour each afternoon. Please make sure you all get some daily exercise; it is more important than ever at the moment. I know some of you (cough, cough, Rogan) don't like Joe Wicks - that's cool - but there are millions of other enthusiastic people on Youtube offering alternatives. There are also tons of apps for your phone; that's what I use. Pretty soon, we will all be doing Race For Life - Mrs Barker will be giving us more details in the next week or so. So maybe now's the time to start jogging?
Maths: Maths SAT Paper 2 - It's a 40 minute paper. 23 questions. You will need a ruler. Good luck - answers tomorrow.
Comprehension: Two Owls from the Schofield and Sims book.
Topic: Going away from the school topic for today, I would like you to do the Geography from BBC Bitesize. It goes back over what we have been doing this year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4dxt39
The World.
That's it - apart from Chess (Can you keep up with Lyela?) and those of us doing the daily Duolingo.
I'm only familiar with 25 letters from the alphabet... I don't know why...
So, here's the photo gallery and work for today:
Guy made dinner last night!
looks good...
Look at/through Shenice's cool desk!
the bahamas - powerpoint .pptx Oli's Bahamas Topic
And finally... what WOULD we do without a photo of Calcutt on a different swing in the Holme Valley?
Maybe this is a new topic? Photos of you all on different swings... GO!
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