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08 March 2013

This week’s homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 13 March 2013.

I know what instructions are.

You could produce:

• art work
• cut out from a magazine
• construct something
• a poster
• write instructions
• draw
• your own creative idea

08 March 2013

This week’s spelling rule is:

If the word ends in ‘e’, drop the ‘e’ for ‘ing’.

These words will be tested on Friday 15 March.

Packed lunch treat

Faizaan, Year 6, shares a recipe and healthy eating information from change4life. 

Today, Year 6 have been talking about change4life and how you can make your health better.  Why not take a look at their website: (http://www.nhs.uk/Change4Life).  Furthermore, change4life looks at how you can swap unhealthy food for healthy foods and check for ‘hidden nasties’ like salt and fat through their ‘Be Food Smart’ campaign (http://www.nhs.uk/change4life/pages/be-food-smart.aspx).  There are lots of recipes you can choose, from breakfasts to healthier alternatives to pudding and snacks.

Today we have made apple, apricot and sultana squares, ‘a healthier take on flapjack’, really easy to make and we gave them the thumbs up!  The ingredients could even be changed to include different fruits.  We’re going to try making them at home.

Ingredients:

• 100g butter
• 4 tbsp golden syrup
• 250g porridge oats
• 1 apple cored and chopped
• 50g ready-to-eat apricots chopped
• 50g sultanas
• ½ tsp ground mixed spice (optional)
• 1 egg beaten

What to do:

1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C/ fan oven 160°C. Grease a 23cm (9inch) shallow square cake tin with a little reduced fat spread, then line the base with baking parchment or greaseproof paper

2. Melt the remaining reduced fat spread in a large saucepan with the golden syrup. Take care that the mixture doesn’t get too hot.

3. Remove the pan from the heat and add the porridge oats, apple, apricots, sultanas or raisins and mixed spice (if using). Stir well, add the beaten egg and mix again.

4. Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface. Bake for 20-25 minutes until firm. Cool in the tin for about 20 minutes, then cut into 16 squares.

The votes have been counted

Today, all children have visited the Moortown Primary ‘polling station’ to vote for their chosen candidate in our school council elections.  The children experienced what it is like to vote with voting booths, ballot papers and a ballot box.

The votes have now been counted and our new school councillors will be announced in the assembly tomorrow.

Well done to all children who prepared and delivered a speech to their class and congratulations to our winning councillors.

08 March 2013

This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect. Your child will either have a position or coordinates worksheet to complete. It’s due in on Wednesday 13 March 2013.

08 March 2013

This week’s spellings will be tested on Friday 15 March.

Lions

This week’s spellings are plurals ending in ‘s’.

• pencils
• buckets
• windows
• computers
• teachers
• friends
• stickers
• shoes
• clothes
• schools

Tigers/ Zebras

This week’s spellings are high frequency words (words that children will often use in their writing).

• about
• here
• very
• your
• time
• house
• Mr
• could
• Mrs
• would

08 March 2013

The homework this week is Creative and is due in Wednesday 13 March.

I can create a recount of my weekend.

As most of you will be aware, we’re writing recounts at the moment. We want you to keep a log of your weekend and present it to us anyway you like. It’s completely up to you! If you’re struggling for ideas, why not try creating:

• a written diary of the most exciting things that happened during your weekend
• a photo diary with captions
• a video diary
• a podcast of the highlights of your weekend

08 March 2013

This week, we’re revisiting a familiar spelling rule. The spelling rule to chant is:

double-up for short vowel sounds

The spellings are all verbs. When the suffix ed is added, it requires us to double up the consonant after the short vowel sound.

For example, hop +ed becomes hopped (rather than hoped, which has a longer ‘oh’ sound).

Class assembly!

Don’t forget our World Book Day assembly tomorrow at 2.40 pm!

What is a treasure?

This is the question we have been asking for a few weeks now. On Monday 11 March we are having a drama day looking at art and how it is treasured by lots of different people. “Katie’s Picture Show” looks at different pieces of art through the eyes of a young girl. Splats are a company we have worked with before and we would like to invite you to share the learning of the day. There will be a short performance at 2.30 pm on 11 March; please come along if you can.
Thank you.