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Class 6 Newsletter 20.03.15
Have an egg-pic weekend! 20.03.15 newsletter
Posted On 20 Mar 2015
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Goodbye chicks!
Sadly the chicks are leaving today but they are growing bigger and stronger and they need a new home. They they will get treated into a farm which will take the chicks and not look after them,but do not worry about them they are growing healthy and happy in their cage. by...
Posted On 20 Mar 2015
Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 12
The chicks have gone ! Everyone really miss the chicks. It is sad that they have gone but the good news is they might be coming back next year 🙂 By Alexander and Callie.
Posted On 20 Mar 2015
Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 11
The chicks are very good but sadly they are they are leaving tommorow we don’t know where they are going. But they are leaving. The chicks are fine which is good. By Tia.
Posted On 19 Mar 2015
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Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 10
The chicks are all happy and healthy. They are going in 2 days and we are devestated. They are now a member of park groves family. by Reuben and Olivia
Posted On 18 Mar 2015
Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 9
All of the chicks have hatched but three of them have failed to hatch. One of the grey ones with a black stripe down the middle is class 5’s. We had a vote for the name in class and in the end we called him Iggy . By George and Junior
Posted On 17 Mar 2015
Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 8
Unfortunately 3 chicks haven’t hatched so we decided that the last 3 weren’t going to hatch 🙁 so they went away. Luckily the other 6 are very healthy .They have been given some lovely names. They are very puffy and adoreable !!! By Ellen and Jasmine
Posted On 16 Mar 2015
Mystery Maths Week 12
A hen lays 28 eggs in a month. 1/4 of the eggs are light brown. How many eggs are light brown?
Posted On 13 Mar 2015
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Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 5
The 6th chick has hatched! How exciting! But it still needs naming. Hopefully class five will take the chance to name it.Now all the 6 chicks are safe and happy in the chick pen. Curiosity Club have done a great job of looking after the chicks. There are still 5 more days for...
Posted On 13 Mar 2015
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Top Chick News : )
The 5th baby chick has almost hatched with help from the 4th chick. The 3 other chicks are healthy and happy in the large pen : ) We wonder what Class 2 will call their chick? Ours is called Gary (Class 6) Class 1 called theirs Daffodil which suits its colour! By Logan and Isobel.
Posted On 12 Mar 2015
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Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 4
4 of the baby chicks have HATCHED !!! 2 yellow, 1 brown and 1 black. The black one is a bit of a tweeterbox as it was just born in the morning! The yellow ones like to snooze and eat but the brown gets to the food before them. 5 are still in the incubator and are starting to get...
Posted On 12 Mar 2015
Theatre Royal trip
Children in Year 3 and 4 have had a wonderful experience at the Theatre Royal for their ‘Play in a Day’. The children performed ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak. The children learnt techniques to be successful performers, rehersed and then...
Posted On 11 Mar 2015
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Chicks
The first chick has been named Gary! This is after our lovely school caretaker Gary. Make sure that you go and say “hello” to him in the morning! Each class should think of a name for the remaining chicks, starting with Class 1. What will your class call its chick?...
Posted On 11 Mar 2015
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Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 3
We have our first chick! We noticed a small crack early this morning and when we arrived back from the theatre trip we had our first hatchling! A few of the KS2 teachers have decided to call the first chick Gary, after our helpful school caretaker Gary. We hope to see more chicks...
Posted On 11 Mar 2015
Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 2
We are going on a trip tomorrow and we do not want to miss anything while we are away! We hope they are going to hatch today in school time so we can see.Otherwise they will probably hatch tommorow! By Junior and Tia.
Posted On 10 Mar 2015
Chick Alert! By Curiosity Club Day 1
Yeah! The eggs have arrived but nothing has happened yet. We have seen lots of people looking at the eggs though. By Molly & Jade
Posted On 09 Mar 2015
Curiosity Club Week 7
Clock Work Challenge We worked in pairs to create a wind up toy. We used a cotton reel ,blue tack ,elastic bands , matchsticks and sellotape to make our toy. First we put an elastic band through the centre of a cotton reel. We then put half a matchstick through one end of the...
Posted On 06 Mar 2015
World Book Day
Did you enjoy World Book Day Class 6? What was your favourite part? – Miss Land.
Posted On 06 Mar 2015
Mystery Maths Week 11
I need to buy a stamp at 34p, a carrot at 8p, a bottle of vinegar for 35p and a cabbage for 22p. How much change will I get from £1.00?
Posted On 05 Mar 2015
Happy Handwriting
Congratulations to our Happy Handwriting winners – Ella and Bailey! You both produced beautiful handwriting during the last week of last half term and thoroughly deserved your handwriting prizes yesterday. – Miss Land.
Posted On 28 Feb 2015
Mystery Maths Week 10
The temperature on Monday was -4°C. On Tuesday the temperature had dropped by 8°C. What was the temperature on Tuesday? Find the answer and blog its location in either Class 5 or Class 6 by Friday 6th March.
Posted On 27 Feb 2015
Curiosity Club Week 6
The children started to work on a bridge building task this week. Their aim is to build a bridge using paper and sticky tape that will be as strong as possible, not sway and will look attractive. The children have put a lot of effort into the task so far and we have decided to...
Posted On 27 Feb 2015
500 Words competition
Well done to the children who managed to finish and give me their entry for the Radio 2 500 Words short story competition. I have submitted them all now and I wish you good luck! – Miss Land.
Posted On 25 Feb 2015
Happy Holidays!
Wishing you all a great and relaxing holiday Class 6! Good luck with writing your 500 words entries! – Miss Land.
Posted On 12 Feb 2015
Music Enrichment Day
Well done Class 6. The students really enjoyed working with you on Tuesday and asked me to say so. You covered a huge range of music…Mozart, Handel and modern composer Anna Meredith. Wow! I hope you enjoyed the day and feel inspired to make more music. Ms Lamb
Posted On 12 Feb 2015
Curiosity Club Week 5
This week science club worked on a magic trick! We can’t reveal all of our secrets but Charlie will tell you a little bit about what the children did: We got a match box and a magnet and taped it to the back of the box. We put different coins into the box and they either...
Posted On 06 Feb 2015
Being safe on trains and baking biscuits!
Yesterday children in Class 6 had their third train or biscuit session. The Year 3 children talked about train safety and then created colourful safety posters. Are you looking forward to your train trip on Monday Year 3? The Year 4 children made their biscuits, carefully...
Posted On 05 Feb 2015
My Maths
Many apologies for the delay with the My Maths homework tasks going on to the website. Hopefully your tasks have all now been set. Please contact me if you have any issues. Hope you’re all having a lovely weekend Mr Baines
Posted On 01 Feb 2015
Mystery Maths Week 9
I am a product of the factors 7 and 3. What number am I? Find the answer and blog the location!
Posted On 30 Jan 2015
Curiosity Club Week 4
Yesterday afternoon, the Curiosity Clubbers made film canister rockets! Our hearts were in our mouths! Tia and Callie will tell you what the children did: We put headache tablets for adults and water in a film canister. The room in the the film canister was so small that the...
Posted On 30 Jan 2015
Mystery Maths Week 8
Tom had £200.00 saved in the bank. One Saturday he was very lucky and had 5 winning numbers on the Lottery! Tom’s prize money was 100 times what he saved up in his bank account. What was Tom’s Lottery prize money?
Posted On 23 Jan 2015
Curiosity Club Week 3
The Curiosity Club talked about the three states of matter in the session this week. They are liquids, solids and gases. However, Jasmine and Molly will tell you what the children did and found out: There is a matter that is not a liquid, solid or gas and it is called a...
Posted On 23 Jan 2015
Trains and biscuits!
Class 6 had a fun and rather different from usual afternoon today! The Year 3 children went to Class 5 and spent the afternoon with students from York University as part of the Children’s University project. The Year 3 children started to learn about transport and the...
Posted On 21 Jan 2015
Curiosity Club Week 2
Yesterday the Curiosity Club investigated fantastic fingerprints with a simple investigation. They wanted to check whether everyone’s fingerprints in the club are different. Reuben and Olivia will now explain what the children did: We discuss whether everyone has different...
Posted On 16 Jan 2015
Mystery Maths Week 7
If you find the sum of 64 and 14, then multiply that answer by 10, what is the final answer? Work out the answer and blog its location in either Class 5 or 6!
Posted On 16 Jan 2015
What does it mean to be British?
Today’s KS2 assembly was about what it means to be British. We talked about what people here in Britain itself think it means and where different people come from. We also looked at the values that British people uphold: Tolerance, rule of law, respect, democracy and...
Posted On 14 Jan 2015
Mystery Maths Week 6
I am an odd number. I am a multiple of 11. I am the product of 9 and 11. I am the sum of 66 and 33. What number am I? Find the answer in Class 5 or Class 6 and blog its location!
Posted On 09 Jan 2015
Curiosity Club Week 1
The latest budding Year 4 scientists at Park Grove started working towards their Super Star science award this afternoon! The first investigation that the children carried out was called ‘Tumbling Toast’. Alexander and Ellen will explain what the Curiosity Clubbers...
Posted On 09 Jan 2015
Unpredictable science…!
Class 6 started their new science unit about forces this afternoon. The children set up a whole-class investigation, testing how fast a plastic tub would travel along different surfaces. Class 6 are experts at making their investigations fair. We were all quite excited when we...
Posted On 07 Jan 2015
Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone in Class 6 a very happy 2015! I hope that you are all ready to come back to school after an enjoyable holiday. See you all on Tuesday, Miss Land.
Posted On 04 Jan 2015
A busy term!
Hi Class 6! You have had a really busy first term in class! Do you think you have improved anything particular so far this year at school? Maybe your writing, reading skills or mental maths perhaps? What would you like to work on next term? – Miss Land.
Posted On 08 Dec 2014
Mystery Maths Week 5
The temperature two days ago was 10 degrees Celsius and it dropped by 6 degrees Celsius yesterday. Today it has dropped a further 6 degrees. What is the temperature today?
Posted On 06 Dec 2014
Scary Stories
Class 6 have discussed and looked at how writers successfully create suspense in scary stories. Today the children started to write their scary stories, set in a tomb in Egypt. I am really looking forward to reading your writing Class 6… Miss Land.
Posted On 03 Dec 2014
Mystery Maths Week 4
There were 1202 bricks needed to build a pyramid. Half were used by the slaves, how many were left?
Posted On 28 Nov 2014
Mummification!
Classes 5 and 6 joined forces this morning to mummify Shannon! We learnt so much about the process and what the ancient Egyptians believed. 6 children took on the roles of Chief Embalmer, Second in Command, Scribe, Ripper, Priest and Bandager. What did you enjoy most about our...
Posted On 19 Nov 2014
Mystery Maths Week 2
I think of a number. I times it by 5 and I subtract 11. Finally I add on 100. My answer is 134. What was my original number?
Posted On 13 Nov 2014
Howard Carter and Tutankhamun
Class 6 were archaeologists yesterday and apprehensively entered the tomb of Tutankhamun to discover the treasures that awaited them inside! The children really enjoyed learning about Howard Carter’s fascinating story of discovery and re-enacting part of it in the school...
Posted On 11 Nov 2014
Mystery Maths Week 1
Miss Sawyer needs to buy 190 pencils to give out in Good Work Assemblies. The pencils are sold in packs of 10. When Miss Sawyer goes to the store to buy them, there are only 14 packs of pencils on the shelf. How many more pencils does she still need to buy to reach her total?...
Posted On 07 Nov 2014
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Bonfire Day/Night
Class 6 had an explosive day, bursting with Bonfire-related activities! First we had our Key Stage 2 assembly. Well done to the four confident poets who performed their excellent poems about this exciting time of year! Then we learnt all about the famous plotters, including Guido...
Posted On 05 Nov 2014
Have a happy holiday
I hope everyone in Class 6 gets a well deserved rest and enjoys the half term holiday. Look forward to learning about the Ancient Egyptians on your return to Park Grove! If you get up to anything exciting next week, please let us all know on this blog! – Miss Land.
Posted On 25 Oct 2014
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Class 6 Newsletter 23.10.14
8 newsletter 23.10.14 Have a lovely holiday! Well done for all your hard work this half term.
Posted On 23 Oct 2014
Dinosaur Raps! T-T-T-Rex…
Class 6 had a lyrical Wednesday, writing rhyming Dinosaur Raps in the style of Andy from ‘Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures’. The children then performed their raps to the rest of the class which was great fun! We recorded the performances and watched them back. Then...
Posted On 23 Oct 2014
Class 6 Newsletter 17.10.14
We hope you enjoyed the Halloween disco! 17.10.14 newsletter
Posted On 17 Oct 2014
Ancient Egypt Enrichment Day
I hope all of the children in Key Stage 2 had an enjoyable day today! I thought that you all put so much effort into your Frontalism drawings and can’t wait to see them painted and finished! A lot of you managed to get the proportions of your God just right! Here are a few...
Posted On 17 Oct 2014
‘Mars, the Bringer of War’ by Gustav Holst
Class 6 listened to ‘Mars, the Bringer of War’ by Gustav Holst again this week as part of the BBC ’10 Pieces’ project. We thought about how the piece made us feel and the children considered an image that sprang to their minds when they listened to the...
Posted On 16 Oct 2014
The Yorkshire Museum
Class 6 had an exciting morning at the Yorkshire Museum today. We absolutely loved the ‘Extinct’ exhibition and worked hard as spotters and clue finders to locate the answers to the questions on our activity sheet. I was really impressed with the giant fossilised...
Posted On 10 Oct 2014
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Class 6 Newsletter 10.10.14
6 newsletter 10.10.14 Apologies, as we realise one group has ‘reappear’ on their spelling list twice. We will only test you on the four spellings this week. Have a lovely weekend! Miss Land
Posted On 10 Oct 2014
Investigating sound
Class 6 carried out a carousel of 6 mini science tests this week, all to find out the answer to the question: What is sound? We used balloons, pasta and a fork to help us! Class 6 wrote their investigation up beautifully in their books so if you would like to know how pasta helps...
Posted On 09 Oct 2014
A busy week… amazing homework… now for some games!
Hi Class 6! I hope you have all had a great week at school! We have had an action-packed week which included seeing all of your fabulous homework projects, completing our two-day pedestrian training and learning about quadrilaterals today! We even squeezed in playing...
Posted On 03 Oct 2014
Pedestrian Training
Class 6 had their first Pedestrian Training session this afternoon. We learnt how to cross the road safely, how to use a parked car to help us cross the road and how to cross the road on a T-Junction. We know that we must stop, look, listen, continue to look whilst ...
Posted On 01 Oct 2014
Community
Class 6 discussed the word community and what it means to them. We thought about our lovely class community, the wider school community and other communities and groups which we belong to including Beavers, The Church or local football teams. We were lucky that some children...
Posted On 25 Sep 2014
The Deca Tree Problem
We solved a difficult maths problem today in Class 6! Take a look and see if you can work it out. We used pictures and calculations to help us. Good Luck! When Miss Land was at High Adventure she noticed a tree in the forest nearby called a Deca Tree. A Deca Tr...
Posted On 22 Sep 2014
What a Wonderful Week!
It has been a pleasure teaching Class 6 this week. You have shown amazing mathematical skills, great creativity with your writing of adventure stories and fantastic ICT skills! What have you enjoyed about this week? Mr Mastrelli
Posted On 19 Sep 2014
The Extra Mile File
Hello everyone! Class 6 have really been going the extra mile over the last two weeks! We have an ‘Extra Mile File’ in class where work that children have completed at home gets put. Class 6 children have been bringing lots of interesting extra pieces of work into...
Posted On 12 Sep 2014
Handshaking maths!
Class 6 used excellent problem solving skills to solve a very polite maths problem today! The children worked in groups. This is the initial problem that was set for them: We have 30 children in this class. If everyone shook hands with everyone else, how many handshakes would...
Posted On 09 Sep 2014
FOSSILS!
We are fossil crazy in Class 6! We had an enjoyable science lesson yesterday learning about the remarkable fossil expert Mary Anning and about how fossils are formed. We are lucky to have some very old fossils in school which we carefully looked at. Which is your favourite fossil...
Posted On 04 Sep 2014
Welcome Class 6!
Hello to all of the children (and parents) in Class 6! We have had a great first few days settling back into school and I am pleased with how good you are at listening and what well behaved children you all are. I think we will have a brilliant year and I hope you do too. I hope...
Posted On 04 Sep 2014
School’s out for the summer…
Have a fabulous, safe and happy summer everyone! See you all in September! The Tile Cafe tiles should be hung up by then too… From Miss Land
Posted On 21 Jul 2014
Class 6…
Hi Class 6! I hope you enjoy our little party to celebrate our year tomorrow morning! It’s got me thinking… what have you enjoyed during your time in Class 6? Let Ms Martindale, Ms Horwell, Mrs Wijeratne, Miss Slater and I know… – Miss Land.
Posted On 15 Jul 2014
Dragons’ Den
Congratulations Class 6 on working so hard and raising an amazing £352.00 during enterprise week! You all worked brilliantly as a team and completed various tasks so that we got everything made. Some tiles still need to go in the kiln but we are almost there with them and look...
Posted On 14 Jul 2014
Sports morning
Lots of luck to all of the KS2 children taking part in sports morning today! Go Team Yellow (the team I’m in!) – Miss Land.
Posted On 14 Jul 2014
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The Tile Cafe
Well done Class 6! You prepared brilliantly for our Dragon’s Den pitch this morning! Your tiles looked so professional, I hope that we get lots of orders as you really deserve to do well. I know the dragons will have loved the cakes too as they were delicious! Have a great...
Posted On 20 Jun 2014
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Famous Person Cinquains
Class 6 have written and recorded themselves performing cinquain poems on the subject of a famous person. A cinquain poem should have the following syllable pattern: 2 syllables, 4 syllables, 6 syllables, 8 syllables, 2 syllables. Here is one that we looked at: The Queen...
Posted On 10 Jun 2014
BBC News – Education
- Nine-year-olds added to malicious WhatsApp groupsSchools warn thousands of parents on Tyneside about malicious group chats on the messaging app.
- Teen's joy as skateboarding added to GCSE sportsSkateboarding is one of 13 new sports which will be allowed as part of GCSE PE from September 2026.
