Class 6
Tuesday 5th May
admin on: Class 6
Morning all,
Thank you for the wonderful stories - I plan to send them out to new pairings shortly, so you should have them in the morning. I'm still waiting for two...
Reading: 30 minutes or more please. I can't wait to get back to my book!
Exercise: I see that Mrs Wicks is now the nation's favourite? Good for her. Keep getting fresh air and exercise everyone.
Writing: I'd like you to get together with your pairings and read through the new story that you have received. Talk about it. Don't write anything yet. Discuss and think. If there is any editing to do, then by all means have a go at that, but I want you to leave it until Wednesday to write, just discuss ideas. This story will have five chapters. So, there are three to go. This third chapter needs to have some kind of dilemma, or problem that needs fixing. You aren't going to solve it; you are going to leave it for the next pair to thing about. So, think carefully about what has happened so far, the characters and the setting and decide what the main problem will be. Enjoy...
Maths: Common factors and prime numbers:
Topic: I love some of the work you did on storms. Here are some of them...
Brilliant, eh? Very impressive.
So, the question is... what causes storms? Some of you have touched on this, but... are there storms in Antarctica? In Namibia? In Mongolia? Are they only in hot countries? Have they got worse recently, because of the human race and 'global warming'? What is the North Atlantic Conveyor system? What is the gulf stream?
Your topic is to research whether storms and weather patterns have got more extreme recently. Has the human race had an impact on this, or is it a cycle?
Chess: I hope some of you are still playing... I am!
Revision: Based on today and yesterday - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zd8j7nb
Mrs C says our house is haunted. But I've lived here 300 years and I've never seen anything!
Sorry... try this: Why is dark spelled with a k and not a c?
Because you can't c in the dark!
Here are some pics... enjoy!
Tom making sushi!
Oishii desu ne!
Woof to you all!
admin on: Class 6
I hope you are all ok and staying safe. I'm still staying at home. We are having fun and having extra cuddles here.
I had a really special weekend because it was my 10th birthday! Wow, I ate so many sausages! I had loads of balloons, a sausage cake and a dinosaur party with games! We even had dog music, my favourite. Lucky for me the weather was lovely and we got to have a picnic in our garden. I wore a party hat but only for a few minutes because it made my ears tickle. My family asked me to wait to open my presents until the morning and it was hard because I could sniff the tasty treats inside! Afterwards, I had a lovely long sleep and dreamt about running and barking to the hokey cokey. I enjoy that dance and know all of the moves.
I can't wait until I see you again at school and we can chat about our time staying at home and all the things we've done with our families. I hope you and your families are ok and hope to see you woofy soon.
Love and paws,
Mr Curly Wurly xxx
Monday 4th May
admin on: Class 6
Good Morning - it's a misty one here this morning!
I hope you are all safe and well and have had a good weekend. Before I start, I heard from Fin's mum on Friday and he has had a rope swing accident, which involved mountain rescue and paramedics. He has cracked his 'sternum' - google it and you will see just how painful this must be. I think we should all be getting in touch with Fin and making sure he knows just how much we care about him.
So perhaps photos on swings should now evolve and let's go back to baking:
It seems like this party continued and, before long, the Spraggs were bouncing to BMTH!
Sounds like my kind of Friday night!
Thanks so much for the stories. So far I've had 7 back, so I'm still waiting for another 7, before I send them out for the next installments. In the meantime, we'll look at something else.
Reading: 30 minutes please. I'm reading a book called North-West Angle about a storm in Minnesota. Have you ever heard of a derecho? It's a storm front that comes in a wall and is very rare. Here's one:
Topic: Today, I would like you to research storms and see if you can find an interesting type that you can write a report on. Hurricanes and typhoons are incredibly strong and powerful forces of nature - see if you can find something you'd not heard of. Twister is a great family film to watch. It was made by the people who made Jurassic Park.
I'm also reading a horror story in braille. Something terrible is about to happen; I can feel it! (That was a joke)
Maths: Common Multiples (excuse the finger)
GPS: Hyphens and dashes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmnwjhv
Have a lovely day - and don't forget Fin!
Mr C
Remote Learning Friday 1st May 2020
admin on: Class 6
Good morning, Miss H here again!
Last weekend someone on my street organised this …
Everyone pitched together to colour in some letters. One of our lovely neighbours then took the time to stick the letters into the bins and put them in the correct order. She spoke with the refuse collectors, keeping 2 metres apart of course, and Dave, Martin and Lenny (the collectors) were thrilled with the message that read: Thank you to our key workers. This weekend we are going to be doing the same for the black bins.
So, on to today:
Reading: the usual 30 minutes, at least, please.
Science: We are still looking at the topic of Living things and their habitats. Today we are going to look at microorganisms. Take a look through the PowerPoint looking at what microorganisms are.
Now we are going to carry out an investigation.
Mould is the name for the types of fungi that grow on food. What do you think makes mould grow? It is useful to know what makes mould grow so that we can stop it happening as fast, and keep our food fresher for longer.
You are going to investigate the conditions which cause mould to grow. You will use 3 slices of bread and 3 clear plastic bags. You will place each slice of bread in a plastic bag and then decide which one variable you want to change.
For example, you may put one slice of bread in a very light place and one in a very dark place. The third slice of bread will be a control that stays in the plastic bag in the normal home environment. Or one may go in a very cold place such as the fridge or freezer and the other a very warm place such as over a radiator. The control bag will again just stay in the normal warmth of the home environment.
Plan your investigation answering the questions on this sheet.
Remembering that:
Independent variable
The condition you will change for your slices of bread.
Dependent variable
The thing that will be affected by the independent variable – this is the thing you will observe or measure about the bread.
Controlled variables
All the other things that you will keep the same for the bread slices and your investigation.
Good luck and don’t forget to check your bread every day and send us some pictures!
Computing: On PurpleMash, carry on writing your blog diaries! I love that you are all commenting on the different blogs, so keep it up.
DT: We are starting a new topic for the half term looking at food from around the world! During this topic we are going to be cooking dishes from around the world. Please do not feel like you have to purchase the ingredients especially, adapt the recipes to what you have at home. Today we are going to look at where ingredients come from.
I would like you to choose six very different foods that you have at home and research it answering these questions:
- Can you name the ingredient?
- Where does it come from?
- How is it prepared?
- What does it taste like?
- How might you eat it? What with?
If you want a challenge, here are some different foods for you to research:
Lemongrass, root ginger, pak choi, lime, mango, figs.
You could present your findings in a table like this:
Here is the Lego challenge for today! Remember to email me your creations! If you don’t have Lego, don’t worry any construction material will do …
Stay safe everyone!
Miss H
Thursday end
admin on: Class 6
Evening all,
Before I hand over to Hemingway Friday - here are the photos from today - including two LOVELY visits I've had - I welcome more tomorrow!
Also - Maths answer booklet: STA198219e_2019_ks2_mathematics_Mark_schemes.pdf
Rio's biscuits! And Speed Tables:
And the obligatory swing photo:
I told Paddy that Fortnite was a silly name for a game - I said, "It's just too weak!" Get it?