Class 6
Monday 11th May
admin on: Class 6
Good Morning all!
I hope you have had a lovely bank holiday weekend. Did you see Castle Hill? My sister lives just below - she took this:
Quite a few of you celebrated VE Day - here are some photos:
Georgie's VE Day looks delicious!
So does Martha's:
So... on to the week ahead. And guess what? It's SATs week! So, I'm sorry you don't get to have SATs breakfasts, but at least you aren't doing the tests. And, let's face it - we KNOW how much you have progressed and how good you are, we don't need tests to tell us that.
But - I've got some 'Silly SATs' for you. As it's Monday - GPS papers - here you go...
Silly-SATs---Spelling-Script.docx
They are amusing.
Reading: 30 minutes, at least please.
Exercise: Joe Wicks, or your usual family exercise/walk.
English: So, today is the day you all write chapter 4. The penultimate chapter. Speak to your partners and please send them back to me by the end of the day ON WORD PLEASE; thanks.
Maths:
R.E.: A lesson on Ramadan https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdgrcqt
Here are some more photos - including another visitor last week:
Darcey's plants
Katiebelle's banner! Amazing.
Tom's arty nature photos.
Georgie's frappe
Alex's smoothie
Paddy and I decided to die our hair... lockdown is having strange effects on us all...
And finally... Here's Fin!
Good to see you Fin - hope you are feeling better.
Stay safe!
Mr C
75th Anniversary of VE Day
admin on: Class 6
8th May 2020
What an exciting day this is today!
8th May 1945 marked the formal conclusion of the war with Germany and brought to an end six years of suffering, courage and endurance across the world. On VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) people ran out on to the streets, hanging bunting and banners and began dancing. People organised impromptu street parties, shared rationed food with the neighbours and listened to the wireless for updates. This was and is still such a poignant moment in our country’s history.
Did you know that The Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, ventured out with a group of friends, including her sister Princess Margret, to experience the excitement in London? They had to do this in secret and The Queen described it as “one of the most memorable nights of my life”. This photo shows Sir Winston Churchill on the balcony of Buckingham Palace alongside the Royal Family. (Princess Elizabeth, who is currently The Queen, is seen on the left)
Here are some activities that you can de relating to this:
PowerPoint and a link to a video with information about VE Day:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr
Recipe booklet with recipes in from when rations were in place.
Try World War Two classics from Glenn Miller, Vera Lynn or The Andrew Sister on this Spotify playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5xlanGMn1tpaJE1iadmW2A
Design a bug! In the Second World War the Squander Bug urged people not to waste money but to save it for the war effort:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/meet-the-squander-bug
German troops sent their messages in code. Learn how to send a secret message by mixing up letters!
https://www.wikihow.com/Write-in-Code
Make your own war-time party hat out of newspaper:
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Newspaper-Hat
Make some bunting to hang around your house!
Have a look at this information from English Heritage – you can make special wartime recipes or even learn to swing dance!
On the television, there are many different events happening as well, here are some that the BBC are televising:
11am – Two-minute Silence
At 11am, BBC One will lead a poignant two-minute silence to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Secord World War. This national moment of remembrance will pay tribute to heroes’ past and present.
2.45pm – Sir Winston Churchill’s famous victory speech
At 2.45pm BBC One will broadcast a pre-recorded programme including Sir Winston Churchill’s famous victory speech in which he addressed the nation to announce the end of the war in Europe, which he made from 10 Downing Street on May 8th 1945. This will give everyone in the UK an opportunity to come together, to pay tribute to the Second World War generation and show our gratitude to them for their service and sacrifice during the war.
3pm – Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill
At the heart of the broadcast will be a specially created film to celebrate and remember Sir Winston Churchill’s famous radio address that he made to the nation at 3pm on VE Day. This will be a poignant and emotional piece, reminding both those who were there and other generations of this monumental day in our history. Throughout the event, stirring music from military performers will evoke the wartime spirit and the joy that music could bring even in the darkest of days.
9pm – Special Address from The Queen
At the exact time her father addressed the nation three-quarters of a century ago, Her Majesty The Queen will make a special address to everyone. Here, there will be a national sing-a-long to Dame Vera Lynn’s song ‘We’ll Meet Again’. The song found its fame during the Second World War, as it resonated with soldiers who had to leave their families and fight for Britain. Here are the lyrics to this song so you can practise.
Remember to send us your pictures of how you are commemorating the special day!
Say safe!
Miss H
Class stories
admin on: Class 6
Morning authors,
Just another message to tell you how much I'm enjoying the stories. I cannot WAIT to share these with the rest of the school. Here are the titles that we have complete up to the end of Chapter 3:
Dark
Fishy & Cody
Disney Adventure
Two Doors
Bird
Imagine
Morter Hunters
Torch of Thanatos
Bruce
The Girl and Her Ferret
The Strike of Wuhan
The Orphans
I'm just waiting for the following two more to be finished, then I can start sending these back out to you.
Piggy
The Lost City
HERE is the plan... once I have all the stories back.
Your next chapter is 4 - this will be the penultimate chapter, where you begin to solve the puzzle/right the wrong/settle the score, etc. BUT - not completely, because the story MUST be resolved and finished in chapter 5. Maybe there is a twist in the tale, a further dilemma...
You will all get your original stories back for chapter 5. This will allow you to see where on earth your ideas have run to and - hopefully - will be quite exciting for you. Equally exciting, should be the chance for your pair to end your story.
So... before that - chapter four. I'm going to give you the opportunity to request a story, based on the titles above. This will be first come, first served and you cannot have a story that you have already written part of. I suggest you speak to your partner and talk the names over - come up with a list of 3, with 1 being your first choice and then email me with your choices.
Once I get all the stories back, I will mail them out to you. Do not rush this. Spend some time reading it through and discussing it. Then go away and think about it some more. I don't need these back until the close of play on Monday.
I look forward to your requests.
In the meantime, if you are writing one of the two (Piggy or The Lost City), please can I have them back asap. Thanks,
Mr C
Thursday 7th May 2020
admin on: Class 6
Ooh! I have a joke for Gretel...
Two cannibals are eating a clown, one turns to the other and says, "Does this taste funny to you?"
Ba doom, tish!
Anyway... Morning all! I hope you are all well. Yesterday was great. We had visitors!
Guy and Rio
The Spraggs
And Max!
Sorry we missed you Tom.
Mrs Johnson, Mr Kershaw and myself are in school for the next two days, so - if you are walking past on your daily exercise - call in.
Comprehension answers: 1a - Baby mammoth, 1b - to grab readers' interest and make them read on, 2 - cold, sparse Arctic area with few trees, 3 - northern Russia/Siberia, 4 - the animal is complete and well preserved, 5 - female, 6 - 'lopsided', 7 - by selling them as souvenirs, 8 - illegal trade, 9 - around 10,000 years ago/during the Ice Age/Pleistocene era, 10 - 'it is being sent to Japan for further tests.'
Reading: 30 minutes at least please. Thanks to those of you still reading and sending photos.
Maths: More multi-step word problems folks...
Nice maths, Jack!
English: I'm loving the writing - it's fantastic to read. Once I get them all back, I'll send them out - in the meantime, relax and read some more.
Exercise: Joe Wicks - or family walks/exercise - please keep getting your daily dose, it is so important not to stop. Lots of you are out walking. Well done!
Talking of healthy pastimes... look at this smoothie!
Topic: Today I have a computing task for you, from BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhdr47h - Algorithms and debugging! Enjoy.
Did you hear about the hungry clock? It went back four seconds!
Speed Tables: Don't shirk on this... it is amazing how quickly you lose these skills. Please do it with a family member.
Well done all of you... don't forget to send your stories, so that I can send out your next ones.
Here are some photos. Take care...
Oli's cactus... and look! A bunny!
Wednesday 6th May
admin on: Class 6
Good morning all,
I'm back into school for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and my companions will be Mr Kershaw and Mrs Johnson, so I'm quite excited. If you are walking past, please, PLEASE knock on the office window - we'd LOVE to see you for a two minute chat (and a socially distancing selfie) outside.
Did you hear about the cartoonist found dead at his home?
Details are sketchy...
I've been doing a bit of tidying out drawers and cupboards at home. It's quite a therapeutic thing to do - mindfulness in bundles... I recommend it. Ask if there is a cupboard you can tidy - OR do your bedroom... I dare you.
Reading: 30 minutes or more everyone. Thank you to those of you who are still sending photos of you reading; keep them coming AND give me your book recommendations.
I found out today that my book has (bizarrely) sold loads of copies in the US... who would have known? I'm hoping Mrs C will let me go on a book signing tour - Mr Kershaw could be my agent.
Exercise: Either Joe Wicks (not seeing any photos of this any more?), or your own family version. Don't forget Mrs Barker's Race For Life - training needed!
English: These stories are really exciting. Now you have seen the story so far, today is the day to get back to it, with your writing buddy and come up with the next chapter. This will be chapter 3 (of 5) and needs to have the problem, the dilemma, the drama. See what you can dream up together for your friends to solve. I love to see the photos of you working together - keep them coming!
Please remember to send these back to me on Word, so that I can pass these on. If you can send them back by the end of Wednesday, then I can send them all back out tomorrow for the bank holiday weekend.
Maths:
Chess: Are you still playing?
Topic: This is a geography lesson on trade and economics from BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfcnf4j
Comprehension: From the Schofield and Sims book - Mammoth Find.
(Answers tomorrow)
What's ET short for?
Because he's only got little legs.
No photos to show you today unfortunately... hopefully we'll get a few more in later. Don't forget to keep checking in - Mrs Lindley is going to ring a few homes this week for a chat; we are ALL missing you.
Hopefully I'll see a few of you later.
Take care - Mr C
PS. Mrs Johnson keeps telling me to pass on that she's missing you and I keep forgetting. Oops!