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Homework!
What fantastic homework books! Such varied covers and designs, we look forward to all the creative homework we will see in them over the coming months.
Posted On 22 Sep 2016
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Save the planet!
We are really enjoying our topic and sharing our class book. What would you do to save the world by lunchtime?
Posted On 22 Sep 2016
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Information for Class 6 parents
Dear parents of children in Class 6, the weekly newsletter which usually gets emailed straight to you on a Friday will recommence this week. It will explain the next homework project, what your children have been doing in class and about times tables, MyMaths and spelling...
Posted On 19 Sep 2016
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Welcome to Class 6
In PSHCE the children worked in groups to create welcome packs for any new children that may start in Class 6 over the coming year. They needed to include information about Park Grove, KS2 and Class 6 in their packs. The pack should make any new people feel welcome and included....
Posted On 19 Sep 2016
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Homework Project
Remember that your first homework project is to customise and decorate your new homework books to reflect your personality or interests. You could decorate your book with pictures of your favourite hobbies and interests or maybe you could cover your book with work by your...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016
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Next Week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will complete our stories about saving the world. Spellings Spellings will start next week. You will be given spelling homework on Monday which we will explain to you then. We will start by looking at the suffixes such as...
Posted On 15 Sep 2016
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Class 6 Save the World by Lunchtime!
Class 6 have planned and have started to write their stories based on the book we have recently read, “George Saves the World by lunchtime”. Today the children wrote the opening to their stories by closely following their plans. It will be interesting to see how our...
Posted On 14 Sep 2016
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Continents, countries and cities!
Today Class 6 continued their topic learning by finding major capital cities on maps and in atlases. Here are some of the children proudly showing their work! Which capital cities have you visited Class 6?
Posted On 13 Sep 2016
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Invasion games
On Monday afternoon Class 6 started their school PE lessons by practising the important skills of accurately throwing and catching netballs. The children tried really hard and then played lots of games to put their skills into action!
Posted On 12 Sep 2016
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Next week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will continue to read our current book, ‘George Saves the World by Lunchtime’. Spellings Spellings and spelling homework will start again during the week of the 19th September. We will explain to you then how this...
Posted On 08 Sep 2016
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Homework Project
Tomorrow you will be taking home your new homework books which will be used for spelling and other homework projects that will be set over the coming year. We’d really like it if you could customise and decorate your new homework books to reflect your personality or interests. ...
Posted On 08 Sep 2016
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The Seven Continents
Class 6 started their topic work today by using atlases ? and other information provided to research features of the seven continents. The children used their reading skills to pick out the key information. They then designed a new flag for their continent ??.
Posted On 07 Sep 2016
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Welcome back to Park Grove!
Well done for a lovely first day Class 6 ? You are all wonderful children and Miss Durkin and I are really looking forward to the rest of the year with you. The children worked hard on our new Park Grove Core Values display for the classroom. Here they are,...
Posted On 06 Sep 2016
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End of the year
Well done for a super year Class 6. You have all worked so hard and have made us all really proud. We will really miss you all. Have a brilliant and safe summer. We will see you again at school in September! From Miss Land, Miss Durkin, Mrs Smith and Miss Ford
Posted On 21 Jul 2016
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Play in a Day Screening
All of Year 3 and 4 watched their recent performances of “Oh the Places You’ll Go!” That they performed at the Theatre Royal. There was much laughter and enjoyment from the children as they watched themselves! Well done again for a brilliant effort from all of...
Posted On 20 Jul 2016
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Fabulous Food Chains
Class 6 revisited food chains in science this week. New science terms ‘primary consumer’, ‘secondary consumer’ and ‘tertiary consumer’ were introduced in the lesson which the children used well when completing food chain challenges! Well done...
Posted On 19 Jul 2016
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Race for Life
On Monday Class 6 completed 10 laps of the school field for Cancer Research’s Race for Life. The children all completed the challenge and received a medal! Very well done Class 6 for finishing in such hot conditions!
Posted On 18 Jul 2016
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Curiosty club finale
In curiosity club we had a sunflower competition.The winners were mr Mastrelli in 1st place, Becca and Miss Land in 2 place, and pujani in 3rd place. All of these people got a Monsieur Grasshead.
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
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Final Homework Project
For your final project of the term we would like you to create a page of memories about the academic year 2015-2016. What events could you include? Which lessons were particular highlights? How have you felt throughout the year? Who have been the special people for you this year?...
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
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Next week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 In maths next week we will be looking at translation. On Monday we will all run 5 km for Race for Life to raise money for cancer research. Make sure you have your PE kit with you and if you would like to, please bring in a £1.00 donation. On Tuesday we will...
Posted On 14 Jul 2016
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Comic Strips… Kaboooom!
The children started to plan their superhero and supervillain comic strips. They will write and draw their strips later in the week and include speech bubbles, thought bubbles and onomatopoeia.
Posted On 13 Jul 2016
Fractions, fractions, fractions!
We love fractions in Class 6! The children have really improved in this area of maths this year. We have looked at decimal fraction equivalences today, For example 1/2 is equivalent to 0.5 and 1/4 = 0.25. Do you like decimal fraction equivalences Class 6?
Posted On 12 Jul 2016
Olympic Mascot Homework
The children shared their wonderful mascot homework in class and explained their designs to their classmates. Well done for very inspiring ideas Class 6!
Posted On 11 Jul 2016
Next Week
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will be continuing our work on superheroes and villains to create your own comic strip. Spellings This week we have looked at some more homophones. We have given you 10 spellings to learn. Please also complete the activity on...
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
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Homework
For your final project of the term we would like you to create a page of memories about the academic year 2015-2016. What events could you include? Which lessons were particular highlights? How have you felt throughout the year? Who have been the special people for you this year?...
Posted On 07 Jul 2016
The Olympics!
Class 6 learnt about the Olympic Games. They looked at Ancient Greek pottery which depicts the ancient Games and helps us in the modern world to understand what happened. The children then learnt about different modern events at the Olympics and ‘freeze framed’ what...
Posted On 06 Jul 2016
Acts of Peace
The class talked about the idea of peace. The children discussed what peace is and how they can achieve it at school. Each child thought up lots of peaceful ideas and committed to five that they will try to do over the next week! Good luck being peacemakers Class 6!
Posted On 05 Jul 2016
Theatre Royal Tour
Class 6 enjoyed a very interesting tour around the newly refurbished Theatre Royal on Monday. They went backstage, on stage and even under the stage which was a cool opportunity! The children even learnt the story about the theatre ghost, the Grey Lady who sometimes makes herself...
Posted On 04 Jul 2016
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Next Week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will be continuing our work on superheroes and villains. Spellings This week we have looked at further homophones. We have given you 10 spellings to learn. Please also complete the activity on your spelling sheet, ready for...
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
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Homework Project
Just a reminder that for your next homework project, we’d like you to design a sporting mascot. As we’ve been finding out about Euro 2016 and the Rio Olympics this half term, you might like to link your mascot to one of these events. You could, however, create a mascot for any...
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
Brazilian Food
As part of our Design and Technology learning, Class 6 made four Brazilian dishes. This has helped us to know a little more about the country where the up and coming Olympics will be held! The children made Brigadeiros (popular Brazilian chocolate truffles), Pão de Queijo (street...
Posted On 30 Jun 2016
Learning about continents and countries
The children worked on their understanding of the world continents and which countries are located in them. They had fun playing the game, working out which country was in which continent! Some of the children were very knowledgeable with this!
Posted On 29 Jun 2016
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The Stomach!
The children used plastic bags, bread and liquid to start to understand the processes that happen in the stomach! This is part of our science unit on digestion.
Posted On 29 Jun 2016
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Rocket Science Update – red or blue?
In science club we found out that the blue seeds were from space. We took a vote to see, every one thought it would be the blue seeds apart from Mrs Smith which she thought was the red seeds. We have just found out the blue seeds were for SPACE so we were right! by Poppy and...
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Homework Project
For your next homework project, we’d like you to design a sporting mascot. As we’ve been finding out about Euro 2016 and the Rio Olympics this half term, you might like to link your mascot to one of these events. You could, however, create a mascot for any sport or...
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
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Next week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will be writing about super heroes. Spellings This week we have looked at some more homophones. We have given you 10 spellings to learn. Please also complete the activity on your spelling sheet, ready for your test next week....
Posted On 23 Jun 2016
Class 6 Danceathon
Class 6 completed their Danceathon on Wednesday! The children were extremely energetic and each group managed to dance much longer than the planned 20 minutes! We estimate they all doubled that, dancing for about 40 minutes each, non-stop! The children were very hot and sweaty by...
Posted On 22 Jun 2016
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Olympic Biographies
The children have researched a famous Olympian and will write a biography about their athlete. The children remembered the features of biographical writing well as they looked at it earlier on this year during our space topic.
Posted On 21 Jun 2016
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Remembering
In RE the children have thought about the act of remembering. We had a very thoughtful discussion about acts of remembrance, anniversaries, objects that help us to remember and whether remember is a good or a bad thing. Well done for your honest thoughts Class 6! The children...
Posted On 20 Jun 2016
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Next Week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we are going to be writing our own biographies about a famous Olympic athlete. Spellings This week we have looked at some more homophones. We have given you 10 spellings to learn. Please also complete the activity on your spelling...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
Homework Project
A reminder that your current homework project is to find out about the capital city of one of the countries taking part in the 2016 Olympics. You should research your chosen capital city carefully and could include details about the population, geographical features, places to...
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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Order, order!
On Wednesday the Year 3 children went to visit York University as part of their Law Project. They completed a range of activities, which included using a court room to hold their own trial. They then had to decide if the suspect was guilty or not guilty!
Posted On 16 Jun 2016
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Year 4 Olympic Learning
As the Year 3 children were at York University completing their Law learning, Class 5 and 6 Year 4s stayed at Park Grove to complete a day of learning about the Olympics (linked to their Ancient Greek topic). The children completed a variety of tasks related to the Games...
Posted On 15 Jun 2016
Horrible Histories Groovy Greeks
The Whole of Key Stage Two went to the Grand Opera House to see a production of the Groovy Greeks. We had a really wonderful time and loved the 3D effects! It was a really super trip. The PTA then kindly treated all of the children to an ice lolly!
Posted On 14 Jun 2016
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Types of teeth
Class 6 have learnt about different types of teeth and what function they have in the mouth. The children carried out a simple test using food to observe whether incisors help us to bite, canines help us to rip and molars help us to grind. They observed that this is the case!
Posted On 13 Jun 2016
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Democracy and the EU Referendum
Class 6 learnt about democracy in Ancient Greece and how the system worked. They then discussed how democracy works in the UK today. The children were asked if they should have the chance to vote in elections which brought about a very interesting discussion! Finally the children...
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
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Biscuits and law
Year 3 and 4 both had a fantastic first day on their respective Law and Biscuit projects. The Year 3s learnt words of the law, discussed what criminals and victims look like and used role play to act out certain crimes. The Year 4s completed a biscuit survey, sampled a large...
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
Homework Project
As our current KS2 topic is Going for Gold, your next homework project will be to find out about the capital city of one of the countries taking part in the 2016 Olympics. You should research your chosen capital city carefully and could include details about the population,...
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
Someone call 999
On Wednesday a crime took place at Park Grove and we called the police to help us investigate. We helped the police gather evidence and we all had to give our fingerprints in too. Hopefully we will be able to help the police solve the crime that took place! Well done Year 3 for...
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
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Next week in class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we are going to continue looking at homophones. We have given you 10 spellings to learn. Please also complete the activity on your spelling sheet to help you be prepared for your test next week. Maths In maths next week we will...
Posted On 11 Jun 2016
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Euro Football
Mr Mastrelli gave a really interesting assembly today, talking about the European Football Championship. Who do you think will win the Euros?
Posted On 08 Jun 2016
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Have a lovely holiday!
You’ve all worked incredibly hard this half term so please have a lovely holiday with your families and friends! As it is a holiday, there will be no homework set this week. Please remember that you come back to school on Monday 6th June.
Posted On 25 May 2016
Goodbye Abigail!
It’s Abigail’s last week and so the class gave her a wonderful card to say goodbye! We are all sad to lose such a lovely and kind member of Year 4. Good luck for the future to Abigail from all of the class!
Posted On 24 May 2016
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Pythagoras!
On Maths Entichment day Class 6 really enjoyed hearing the story of the important Greek mathematician, Pythagoras. They acted out the story of his important discovery about right angled triangles. They then learnt and created posters about square and triangular numbers. Finally...
Posted On 24 May 2016
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Swimming
Class 6 had their last swimming session this week. It was fun week so the children got to play on the floats and enjoy being in the water with their friends. Lots of the children have made good progress with their swimming during the sessions. Well done Class 6 for being well...
Posted On 23 May 2016
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Update on sunflower competition
The competition is still up and running. Miss Smith is still trying to win but her sunflower looks a lot like a weed (according to the group!). Miss Land is of course in the lead because she is the group leader. Poppy is definitely going to over throw Miss Land’s she is...
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Homework Project
A reminder that for your next homework project we would like you to create an Ancient Greek word search for your classmates to solve. You can use as many topic words related to Ancient Greece as you wish but please ensure your spelling of each word is accurate. Your word search...
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Next Week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we are going to continue to write our Greek myths, hopefully with some epic battles as the climax of the stories! Spellings This week we have looked at the ‘sion’ sound. We have given you 10 more spellings to learn. Please also...
Posted On 19 May 2016
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Measuring the rocket seeds – Curiosity Club
In science club we measured the seeds we had to see which seed has grown the tallest so far. Here are our results … The blue group’s largest plant was 75 mm long. red group’s largest plant was 64 mm long. by Ruby, Becca and Isidora 🙂
Posted On 19 May 2016
Bar Charts
We have revisited data handling this week and used the data we collected about popular car colour to draw a bar chart to show our results. This is something we have learnt about earlier in the year and so many of us were really confident drawing our charts.
Posted On 17 May 2016
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Data handling: collecting data
We are working on our data handling skills this week in maths. Today we collected data by tallying the colour of cars that passed us on Lowther Street. We were very excited completing our tables!
Posted On 16 May 2016
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Perseus and Medusa
We watched the story of Perseus and Medusa in English to help inspire our own writing! We loved the myth, especially the battle at the end! We compared the other Greek myths that we have recently read and came up with what features myths have. Here are the children glued to the story:
Posted On 16 May 2016
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Rocket Science! – How many seeds are still alive?
In science club on Friday 13th of May 2016 we looked to see how many seeds are still alive and how many are dead. With 200 seeds, 67 have died and 113 are still alive. The blue seeds have 63% of their seeds still alive, and the red team have 70% of their seeds still alive. By...
Posted On 13 May 2016
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Teddy Sunflower Competition – Curiosity Club
Competition update – how our sunflowers are doing so far…! Becca and Marcus’s plants failed to grow as they had rotted seeds. In 3rd to last place is Georgia with her small plant. 4th to last is miss smith but is still determined to win. In 5th to last place is...
Posted On 12 May 2016
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Next week in Class 6
English Next week in English we will start to write our own quest myths based on Ancient Greek myths and legends! Spellings We have looked at spellings containing the letters ch that make the sound /k/. We have given you 10 spellings to learn. Please also complete the activity on...
Posted On 12 May 2016
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Homework Project
The Ancient Greeks were famous for their clever thinking and we still remember and use many of their ideas today. Examples include Pythagoras, Aristotle and Hippocrates. For your next homework project, we would like you to create an Ancient Greek word search for your classmates...
Posted On 12 May 2016
Movie Maker!
Class 6 tried using Microsoft Movie Maker for the first time today! We had lots of fun finding images of Greek gods online and then turning them into a basic movie on this very cool software. The skills we practised today were: making a folder, adding images, using animation and...
Posted On 11 May 2016
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More science tests!
The children have continued their learning about liquids, solids and gases. This week they looked at the processes of melting and solidification. They set up a simple comparative test involving different liquids in groups. They decided to put a variety of liquids in the freezer...
Posted On 10 May 2016
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Guided Reading
Class 6 are such fantastic readers and have made lots of progress this year. We enjoy our Reciprocal Reading discussions and everyone loves to be ‘The Big Boss’!
Posted On 10 May 2016
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Germinated seeds
Today in curiosity club we calculated the percentage of the seeds (mathematical) .The majority of seeds have germinated. We are carrying out these results on a chart. The best tray has 80% of germination and the worst tray has germinated 48%.That is less than half the seeds. By...
Posted On 06 May 2016
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Homework Project
A reminder of your current homework project: This half term we’ve been looking at the Ancient Greeks, and will learn about some of the Greek armies, such as the Spartans and Athenians. For your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek shield....
Posted On 04 May 2016
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Next Week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will be writing our own play script based on a Greek myth. Spellings This is the last week that we will look at the possessive apostrophe in our spelling lesson. We have given you 10 more spellings to learn. Please also...
Posted On 04 May 2016
Curiosty Club
After a challenging start and a nervous break down Curiosity Club have been sent 2 packets of space seeds labelled blue and red. We don’t know yet but we predict that the red seeds are from space because they are growing quicker. Feel free to have a little peek but DO NOT...
Posted On 04 May 2016
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King Midas and the Golden Touch
We have started our playscript unit in English. Our first lesson was a fun drama lesson where we acted out a playscript of “King Midas and the Golden Touch”. Here we are rehearsing! We love drama lessons, including our fun warm up!
Posted On 04 May 2016
Experiments!
The children carried out three experiments with Mrs Christie in class. Mrs Christie said that the class were all super scientists. Well done Class 6!
Posted On 04 May 2016
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Next Week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will be looking at play scripts. Spellings This week we have looked at the possessive apostrophe in our spelling lesson. We have given you 10 spellings. Please practise and complete the activity on your spelling sheet, ready...
Posted On 29 Apr 2016
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Homework Project
This half term we’ve been looking at the Ancient Greeks, and will learn about some of the Greek armies, such as the Spartans and Athenians. For your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek shield. This could be for a Spartan, Athenian or...
Posted On 29 Apr 2016
Green Fingers 2016 – The Wall You Can Eat!
On Wednesday afternoon Class 6 planted 6 types of fruits, vegetables and herbs in a hanging wall! This was supplied by the school meal catering company, ISS. It is to promote growing food to children. The class all got involved and loved getting a bit messy with the compost! The...
Posted On 27 Apr 2016
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Fair tests
Miss Land was a terrible scientist today and carried out an experiment that was very unfair. Luckily the children in Class 6 saved the experiment and made it fair! They re-planned it and carried it out with surprising results! Well done Class 6 for much better science than your...
Posted On 26 Apr 2016
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Money games
We have enjoyed playing a maths game that helps us add up amounts of money quickly and estimate amounts too. The children were shown varying amounts of British coins and had 5-7 seconds to estimate or calculate the amount mentally. We really improved the more we did this! It was...
Posted On 25 Apr 2016
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Homework Project
Don’t forget that for your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek god or goddess. Your new Greek god/goddess could have an exciting power or have a special feature. You can present your work in any way you chose but please have your...
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Next week in Class 6
Next Week in Class 6 English Next week in English we will be writing our own fables with a moral. Spellings This week we have again looked at the apostrophe for singular possession in our spelling lesson. We have given you 10 more spellings from the Year 3 and 4 spelling list...
Posted On 21 Apr 2016
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Talking about Fables
We have continued our work on Aesop’s Fables this week. On Wednesday we read two more fables and discussed their morals. Many fables actually can have more than one moral so the children discussed other teachings of the fables. We then started to plan writing our own...
Posted On 20 Apr 2016
Drumming
Class 6 took part in a drumming music session this week. The children worked with a music teacher and listened to a beat which they then copied. Groups of children then worked on their own beats which they performed together. ...
Posted On 19 Apr 2016
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Money, money, money
We are working with money in Class 6 this week. Today, some of the children have used their addition and subtraction methods to work out amounts of money whilst other children in class used toy money to role play adding and subtracting amounts, practising their...
Posted On 18 Apr 2016
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Homework Project
Our topic this half term is the Ancient Greeks so for your next homework project we would like you to design and/or create your own Greek god or goddess. Your new Greek god/goddess could have an exciting power or have a special feature. You can present your work in any way you...
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
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Next Week in Class 6
English Next week in English we will be continuing our learning about Aesop’s fables. Spellings This week we have looked at the apostrophe for possession in our spelling lesson. We have given you 10 spellings from the Year 3 and 4 spelling list that were commonly...
Posted On 14 Apr 2016
The Festival of Vaisahki
On the 13th April we learnt about the Sikh New Year which was the actual date of the celebration! The children learnt about the story of Vaisahki and the 5Ks, or Beloved Ones. The children acted out the story and watched videos about how Vaisahki is celebrated by Sikhs...
Posted On 13 Apr 2016
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States of matter
Class 6 have learnt about solids, liquids and gases in science this week. They acted out how the three states of matter behave and drew and wrote about their learning in their books. Here the children are ‘being’ a solid a liquid and a gas. ...
Posted On 12 Apr 2016
Aesop’s Fables
We have started our Ancient Greek topic by looking at Aesop’s Fables in English. The children used role play to act out a number of fables. They then worked out what the morals of the fables were. We all really enjoyed learning about the stories which are thousands of years...
Posted On 11 Apr 2016
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Happy Easter to everyone!
As it is the Easter holiday we do not have any homework so have a great holiday and don’t eat too much chocolate!
Posted On 24 Mar 2016
Area
We have looked at area this week in maths. We used times tables knowledge to work out the area of the shapes or if the shapes didn’t have flat sides, we counted the squares. Some children then used this knowledge to play an area game which was fun! ...
Posted On 23 Mar 2016
Pen Licences
A group of children achieved their Pen Licences this week in Class 6 after trying really hard with their joining up in our handwriting sessions. Very well done to all of the children! Keep up your hard work. Here they are with their certificates, badges and new pens!
Posted On 22 Mar 2016
Swimming!
The children had their first swimming lesson this week. There was a mixture of excitement and nervousness amongst the children. When we arrived at the pool, the children were reassured by the pool staff. The class has been split into four groups, each with its own teacher...
Posted On 21 Mar 2016
Castle Museum Trip
Class 6 had an interesting time at the Castle Museum on Thursday afternoon. We learnt about Victorian medicine in our workshop. The children visited the pharmacy in the mock up street and they then learnt about and handled real Victorian medical objects. They also had the chance...
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Next Week in Class 6
Spellings This week we have looked at words with the with the /ei/ sound spelt -ey. You have been given ten spellings to learn for your test next week. Please practice them in your homework book by completing the activity on your spelling sheet. Maths In maths next week we will...
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Project
Remember that for your next homework project, we would like you to create and design a new invention of your choice. Your invention could be an improvement on something which already exists or you could create something brand new. You can present your work in any way you choose...
Posted On 17 Mar 2016
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Scratch
We have started to use Scratch to write / build commands to draw and animate. This follows on from working on LOGO where we first got used to writing commands. We used the pen tool this week on Scratch to draw squares, rectangles and then shapes within shapes. We then...
Posted On 16 Mar 2016
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Circuits, spinners and Volts!
We had lots of fun and learnt a lot from making predictions and testing them out using our electronic kits. Did you know that taking away batteries will slow down the speed of a motor? Or that four 1.5V cells (or two batteries) have a total Voltage of 6V? These are just two facts...
Posted On 15 Mar 2016
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Stewards of the Earth
We have talked about the idea of stewardship in RE this week. We talked about what it means and how it links to the Creation Story. The children thought carefully about why humans should be stewards and how they could do it, for example by growing their own vegetables, turning...
Posted On 14 Mar 2016
BBC News – Education
- Birthday card delivered almost nine years lateA father says his 10-year-old son was "gobsmacked" to receive a birthday card almost nine years late.
- Going to university 'transformed my life'Dr Suzella Palmer dropped out of school aged 14, but returned to education and is now a lecturer.
