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It’s cold outside…

…so make sure you come to school wrapped up warm!

PE multi-skills

We’ve been practising lots of different skills in PE this week.

A chance to perform

This term sees the return of the annual dance showcase event held at Allerton Grange.  Alongside Talbot, Moor Allerton Hall and Hillcrest Primary Schools, we’ll be taking part once again.

To prepare for the event we are running an eight week after-school club led by dance leaders from Allerton Grange to master the routine for the showcase.

No dance experience is necessary and it’s a great opportunity to learn a fun routine and take part in a fantastic dance event.

The club, open to boys and girls, starts next Tuesday 15 January, 3.15 – 4.30pm and will run until Tuesday 19 March.  The dance showcase will be on Thursday 24 March.

There are still a few places left so call in at the office if you’d like to sign up.

11 January 2013

Please learn these words for a test on Friday 18 January.

Words containing the ‘ea‘ letter pattern, which create a ‘long e’ sound.

For those of you that want a challenge…

You could write the words in a sentence, such as:

• I swim at the sandy beach.
• I saw a seal by the beach and then went to have an ice-cream.

11 January 2013

Lions, Tigers and Zebras are the names of our three spelling groups. The name of your child’s group will be written on their spelling book. Spellings, as usual, will be tested on Friday (18 January).

Lions: the ‘tion’ ending

• action
• option
• addition
• infection
• situation
• creation
• donation
• education
• election
• emotion

Tigers and Zebras: ‘sh’ and ‘ch’

• shirt
• church
• sharp
• shark
• catch
• chart
• smash
• wash
• short
• shift

11 January 2013

This week’s homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 16 January 2013.

I can find different materials around the house.

You could produce:

• art work
• cut out pictures from a magazine
• construct something
• a poster
• write a sentence or two
• a Venn diagram
• your own creative idea

Remember: all objects are made from a type of material (glass, wood, metal, pottery etc).

11 January 2013

This week’s homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 16 January 2013.

Your child will have one of the following homework objectives depending on which one they are working on at the moment:

• I know the 2 times table.
• I know the 5 times table.

Big Write!

Here are some pictures of the class getting ready for a big write this afternoon (the last day of term).

Surprisingly, they didn’t complain at all and actually seemed quite happy to do it. What a group of super learners!

I was only joking about the big write! Instead, we had a fun afternoon of playing games and singing carols.

Merry Christmas!

As a term comes to a close, it’s always a good time to reflect on the recent events; I’d like to take the opportunity to say
thanks to the children for all their hard work and well done for all their successes.

The class have worked extremely hard on their Rich and Poor Big Topic. The topic books of some of the children – Iona, Georgia, Henry, Mehak, Faizaan and Ebony – are especially good in terms of their research and how the children have expressed their  ideas about rich and poor in a range of styles.

We have had many good class discussions inspired by SEAL or Talk Time homework about rich and poor. Luke, Connor, Adam and Max always add huge amounts to these discussions with their considered and interesting opinions.

Linked to our Rich and Poor topic, the children paired up to work on adverts that a charity may use to persuade people to donate money to help the poor. Scripts were written and the advert was made using a great app called ‘Explain Everything’. Husna and Lili made a superb job that looked and sounded like a real advert.

Those of you who have been into class or seen the class assembly will have probably noticed the excellent artwork on show. Art is a
major strength of the class. I’m already looking forward to the art we have planned for next term!

Recently, we have written quests in Big Writing. Grace wrote one of the best stories I’ve ever read in all my (many) years as a teacher. Tyler, Zahra, Sami and Fatima also wrote some brilliant stuff!

I have been really impressed with how much progress has been made with reading. Riyaz and Nevan have done a great job with the class novels ‘Street Child’ and ‘The Switch’ and Ibraheem, Dovydas, Liam and Meva have done extremely well with their guided reading.

Homework has really improved. Zakib always produces detailed work. Alongside this, Ahmed, Mehar and Amir are working much harder to produce homework of a great standard.

All in all it’s been a great start to Year Six and I’m looking forward to lots more learning in the new year.

A Christmas round-up

It’s always a busy time at Christmas in school. Here are a few photos showing you what Year Six have been up to. Activities have included making illuminated Christmas cards with a light bulb and a switch controlling the circuit and our brilliant Victorian Chrismas day.