22 April 2016
The homework for this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 27 April.
I can create some flower art.
As we are learning about flowers (specifically sunflowers) in our mini-topic, I would like children to create some art using flowers or plants as a stimulus. They could:
- find a green space and sketch or paint some flowers
- sketch or paint a vase of flowers
- create a collage
- use flowers or plants to create a piece of art
- focus in on one particular part of a flower or different flowers – such as petals or leaves
22 March 2016
This week’s spellings end in ‘-sure’ and ‘-ture’.
measure
treasure
pleasure
enclosure
creature
furniture
picture
nature
adventure
Your child has nine spellings to learn and must find their own tenth spelling that ends in either ‘-sure’ or ‘-ture’. They will be tested on seven of these spellings and their own word next Friday.
22 March 2016
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect and is due on Wednesday 27 April.
I can interpret circuit diagrams.
As part of our Science led mini topic ‘Power’, we have been learning about circuits. Your child has a booklet of activities to use and apply their learning. If your child needs some extra help, click here to find a website that lets your child create and test their own circuits.
22 April 2016
The homework for this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 27 April.
I can create some flower art.
As we are learning about flowers (specifically sunflowers) in our mini-topic, I would like children to create some art using flowers or plants as a stimulus. They could:
- find a green space and sketch or paint some flowers
- sketch or paint a vase of flowers
- create a collage
- use flowers or plants to create a piece of art
- focus in on one particular part of a flower or different flowers – such as petals or leaves
22 April 2016
22 April 2016
This week’s spellings will cover two different areas. Our main spelling list focusses on plurals and the different rules we need to follow when adding ‘s’. However, the children will be asked to write a sentence for their test on Friday which will include a homophone that they’ll be required to spell correctly.
- the laboratory – 10 laboratories
- one photocopy – 6 photocopies
- my memory – lots of memories
- large chimney – 2 large chimneys
- the display – 5 displays
- nice accessory – multiple accessories
- one wolf – a pack of wolves
- a knife – sharp knives
- a cliff – some cliffs
- delicious loaf – tasty loaves
We’ve discussed homophones throughout the week, particularly those we often get wrong: their, there, they’re; of, off; here, hear; to, two, too. See how many you can think of and have fun with it. We managed to think of a group of four homophones; can you? How many lists of three can you come up with? Time yourselves and see who can write the greatest number of pairs of homophones in 30 seconds.
22 April 2016
This week’s Practice Makes Perfect homework is due on Wednesday 27 April.
To be able recognise different word classes.
There are a number of SPAG questions for the children to answer this week all to do with recognising different word classes: noun, verb, adjective, conjunction, preposition, adverb, determiner.
Answer the questions as best you can and we’ll go through them together on Wednesday to see if there are any we’re not sure about.
22 April 2016
This week’s Creative homework has been chosen by the children following our topic lesson on Tuesday and is due on Wednesday 27 April.
To explore the technology of optical toys.
On Tuesday, we looked at how films came to be invented way back in the 1800s. It all started with optical toys which are based on the idea that if we look at a lot of images very quickly that change very gradually and it looks like the picture is moving.
There are a number of different types of toys and the children have brought some instructions home with them but there’ll be many different varieties and ways of changing them to make them their own. You might decide to design your own optical toy; write a set of instructions for how to make one; make one yourself; tell us all about optical toys; or even write a diary entry as though you’re a child from 1824 who’s just received a thaumotrope for their birthday.
We’re really looking forward to Wednesday’s homework review to see what everybody comes up with.
New topic: ‘Food’
This week, we have started a new topic: ‘Food‘. Before the Easter holidays, every child in Year 6 suggested a topic they would like to explore. After creating a shortlist, the children voted and decided on ‘Food‘.
So far, we’ve focused on the geography of the food we eat: where some foods originate from; how they travel to our plates; and why some foods are imported while some are produced here in the UK.
We’re excited to explore this topic further and will keep you updated about all our food-related learning.
You can help at home by (amongst other things!):
- discussing the origin of the foods you eat at home
- looking at the food packaging together and making sense of some of the information you are given
- discussing why some foods might be grown in specific countries
- discussing how foods are advertised and how this might affect us as consumers
- encouraging your child to think about the choices they make when choosing food to eat (are they healthy choices?)
Moortown PE kit
Has your child recently taken part in a sporting event wearing one of our Moortown polo tops?
If so, please could you ensure it is returned to the office asap to ensure we have all tops available for our next sporting events.
