22 March 2013
Super Science Day is postponed due to snow. The homework below relates to this themed day. We will have Super Science Day next Tuesday, 26 March. The homework below will happen after the Easter holidays – it would be a good idea to have some talk time at home about Super Science after Tuesday’s themed day.
This week’s homework is both talk time and creative. It is due in on Wednesday 27 March 2013.
Today, everyone took part in a Super Science themed day in which they completed nine science activities. The learning objectives were:
- I know that dyes are made up of other colours
- I know why objects float
- I can create a gas with a solid and a liquid
- I know that static electricity creates a charge
- I know about irreversible changes
- I know the effects of a chemical reaction
- I know what exercise does to my body
- I am aware of acids and alkalis
- I know what happens when you mix water with oil
In talk-time, we’d like the children to talk about what they have learnt and then, in creative homework, sum up their learning. (Creative homework can be completed on the next page in the homework book so that a full page can be used.)
Science afternoon
Miss Drake from Leeds University came into school today to speak to us about how we can be healthier. We learnt about how much energy we need, what types of food we should eat and what types of exercise we should do.
Great team effort
Well done to the members of Year 6 who took part in the netball competition tonight at Allerton Grange.
With matches against local primary schools, the team put in 100% effort and enthusiasm. As the competition progressed the children showed some excellent attacking and defending skills with lots of encouragement as a team. Well done!
There are some local weekly netball sessions at Scott Hall Leisure Centre, Wednesday 5pm-6pm, for those who would like to play netball more regularly. Please ring 0113 378 1285 to book.
15 March 2013
This week’s spellings are a mixture of the previous week’s two rules. For the tenth spelling, children should think of their own word which fits one of the rules. The children will be tested on eight out of the ten words.
| Double up for a short vowel sound | |
| 1. | flurry |
| 2. | madder |
| 3. | spinning |
| 4. | travelled |
| 5. | terrible |
| Drop the ‘e’ for ‘ing’ | |
| 6. | shaking |
| 7. | smiling |
| 8. | surprising |
| 9. | frustrating |
| 10. | ??????? |
15 March 2013
This week, we’re revisiting a familiar spelling rule. The spelling rule to chant is:
double-up for short vowel sounds
With your child, compare the word with the long vowel sound in the first list (diner), with the short vowel sound in the second list (dinner). Usually, the words don’t share meaning (eg pole to pollen). However, by sounding out each word it becomes clear which word requires a double-up of the consonant and which do not.
| LO: double up for short vowel sounds | |
| diner | dinner |
| biter | bitter |
| coma | comma |
| writing | written |
| taped | tapped |
| hoped | hopped |
| super | supper |
| slope | sloppy |
15 March 2013
For the final time, I want you to revisit all the spellings we have learnt throughout the year. Each day we will have a randomly generated test on some of the spelling from the year plus a bigger test on Friday.
Make sure your spellings are up to date in your learning list book – if they aren’t up to date, use the website to help you fill in the gaps.
You might not remember the spelling, but see if you can apply the rules.
15 March 2013
In class we have been discussing theme parks; as a moral issue, we’ve thought about whether animals should be kept in theme parks like Chessington and Flamingoland. Your homework this week is talk time.
Should animals be kept in theme parks?
Think of and discuss points that you agree with and points that you disagree with. Also think about a conclusion or summary.
Make notes in your homework book to show the things you discussed. Homework is due in on Wednesday 20 March.
15 March 2013
This week’s homework is a talk time homework and is due in on Wednesday 20 March.
Is space exploration a waste of money?
This is a moral homework and we want the children to be able to discuss, as a class, their views on the subject.
When we discuss the homework next week, we will also be encouraging the children to use different types of connectives when they make their points. See the below table. Most have commas afterwards – this is a helpful way to show any sort of ‘add-in’. You could encourage your child to speak using a slight pause where the comma might be – this can make any speaking more powerful.
|
time |
adding (see also some time links) |
problem (or ‘opposing’) |
reason + |
explaining |
| Firstly, / First of all, / Secondly,Next, After Finally, Meanwhile, Then, Suddenly, Later,
|
Also,In addition, / Additionally, Furthermore, Moreover, As Besides, Another Not To |
However*,In spite of this, On Yet, Nevertheless, Contrary In Despite Despite |
As a result,Consequently, As Therefore, Due Because This The |
For example,In other words, That By The |
15 March 2013
This week’s spellings are words with the ‘igh’ letter pattern which creates a long ‘i’ sound. Your child will be tested on Friday 22 March 2013.
| high |
| night |
| light |
| right |
| tight |
| sight |
15 March 2013
This week’s spellings will be tested on Friday 22 March 2013.
Lions
Words that end in ‘sh’, ‘ch’, ‘x’, ‘s’ or ‘ss’ need ‘es’ instead of ‘s’ at the end when you are saying more than one of them.
- bushes
- foxes
- churches
- boxes
- brushes
- torches
- hisses
- buses
- wishes
- classes
Tigers
The rule is words ending in ‘le’.
- handle
- angle
- table
- little
- ankle
- candle
- able
- simple
- grumble
- dawdle
Zebras
These words are common words that are being spelt incorrectly.
- from
- some
- said
- went
- so
- do
- little
- one