08 February 2013
We are continuing to look at suffixes in spellings in Year Six. This week the suffix is ic.
Children need to learn the words from the list and find four more spellings with the same suffix.
- historic
- organic
- supersonic
- atomic
- specific
- traffic
- horrific
- metallic
- angelic
- epidemic
- rhythmic
Spellings will be tested on Friday 15 February.
08 February 2013
Your homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 13 February 2013.
I can produce a piece of work for our theme parks display.
Create a piece of work about theme parks to show what you have learnt in Literacy, Geography, Art, DT, Science or Maths.
Work should not go in your homework book. It should be bright, colourful, attractive, neat, of an excellent standard in terms of presentation and ready to put up on display.
Try a school dinner
Over this term, we’re offering the chance for you to have a school dinner with your child(ren).
This is open to all children: those who currently have a school dinner and those who’d like to try them.
The dates for these sessions are:
- Years 5 and 6: Friday 01 March, 12.20pm
- Years 1 and 2:Friday 08 March, 12 noon
- Reception: Friday 15 March, 12 noon
- Years 3 and 4: Friday 22 March, 12.20pm
The cost is £2.65 for an adult meal and £1.90 for children in Reception to Year 4 and £1.95 for children in Years 5 and 6. There is obviously no extra charge if they already have a school dinner.
If you would like to sample a school dinner please ask at the office to secure your place as they will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
New payment option for Key Stage 2 fruit and veg tuck shop
From next half term, you’ll be able to pay in advance for your child to have a portion of fruit each week from the tuck shop for the rest of this school year.
If your child prefers to bring their money on the day (20p per item), that’s fine. We shall still continue to operate this system.
To pay in advance please bring £3.60 for one portion or £7.20 for two portions to the office. This will start from 26 February until 16 July.
Thank you for your support for our healthy tuck shop.
08 February 2013
Here are this week’s spellings.
For Lions group, they are all contractions (two words made into one, using an apostrophe to show missing letters). For other children, the words all use ai to make a long a sound.
Your child will be tested on Friday 15 February 2013.
Lions
- I’m
- can’t
- didn’t
- won’t
- couldn’t
- wouldn’t
- shouldn’t
- they’re
- don’t
- we’ll
Tigers / Zebras
- air
- hair
- fair
- stairs
- pair
- chair
- repair
- dairy
- fairy
- hairy
08 February 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect. It is due in on Wednesday 13 February.
I can add numbers.
Your child will have some calculations in their homework book that they have to complete.
The Year Six poets
Today, Year Six worked together to write a fantastic class poem about visiting a theme park and going on the rides. Here it is.
There’s no coming back… it’s time to go!
Standing in the queue…waiting…watching…wondering.
Will I survive The Ultimate?
Standing in the queue…terrified…trembling…traumatised.
Adrenaline pumping,
Heart thumping,
Sweating palms,
“Just keep calm!”
There’s no coming back… it’s time to go!
Climbing slowly like a multi-coloured snail.
With a creak and a bang,
A rattle and a clang.
The snail-ride slithered up the incline,
Inch by tiny inch.
Getting closer to the clouds,
Getting closer to the drop.
There’s no coming back… it’s time to
go!
We have lift off.
Then…
Hurtling, dropping,
Swishing swoshing.
Twisting, twirling,
Tummy, swirling.
Up and down and all around,
Plunging head first to the ground.
Yelling, screaming,
Awful feeling.
Screeching, squealing,
I think I’m dreaming.
Up and down and all around,
Plunging head first to the ground.
At the end of the ride…dizzy…delirious…dreadful.
I hardly survived The Ultimate!
At the end of the ride…woozy…weary…wobbly.
Sky spinning,
Tummy groaning.
Feeling ill,
Head is moaning.
I’m not coming back… it’s time to go.
(Thank goodness)
Marvellous marble runs
Year Six were challenged to build a structure that used triangles to make strong shapes.
They attempted to build marble runs that were strong, secure and safe.
They did a great job.
Yoga Bugs
Year Six were treated to a session from Yoga Bugs today and were taken on a ‘yoga story’ about our topic on theme parks.
I don’t think they realised how energetic yoga or story telling could be!
Space yoga adventure
