Year 6 Blog

Rhythmic British Championships

This weekend, Jenya will be competing with her team at the Rhythmic British Gymnastics Championships. Below is a link which you can use to watch and support Jenya. Good luck from all of us at school. We know you will do yourself proud!

https://www.british-gymnastics.org/articles/follow-the-2022-rhythmic-british-championships

OUTDOOR LEARNING DAY. 

On Thursday we participated in outdoor learning day. Luckily the weather was beautiful for our last yoga session. The children worked very well in groups to perform a sequence of yoga movements. Thanks to Katie from south Ribble for teaching us many new poses and techniques over the last few weeks. 

WE’VE MADE IT!!!
 

The children have blown us away this week with their determination and resilience and we could not be any prouder of them. Every single child gave 100% and they can all hold their heads up high! We’ve had a fantastic time celebrating all our hard work and progress with a day of fun, games and pizza! We hope you all have a lovely, relaxing weekend. You’ve earned it!
 

Good luck to all our Year 6 children sitting SAT's this week. You have been incredible the last few weeks.

Just remember to try and keep calm, use those strategies we have practiced and try your best! 

19th-22nd April.
Year 6 have been straight back to it this week, recapping over lots of strategies and skills and then using these for SAT’s practice. They are all working really hard and we are very proud of them. 

We also took part in a double yoga afternoon which was great fun! We learnt a couple of new yoga poses including the tree pose and the downward dog. The balloon breathing technique helped us to keep focus and relax the mind, before finishing with some calming music whilst led out on the mats. I wish we had yoga everyday! 😊

Year 6 Cake Stall Thursday 31st March

Our Deputy Head Girl, Aster has suggested that Year 6 hold a cake sale to raise money for Ukraine, so we are asking if some of the Year 6 children would like to bake or donate cakes to sell to the other children on Thursday 31st March. 

Celebration of Diversity week WC 14th March. 
 

We have been very lucky to have some fabulous visitors across the school this week. Our Year 6 children really got stuck into a debating workshop run by one of our school governors, Mrs Caswell. The debate regarding uniforms in school really was a split decision!
We have also had a couple of visits this week with Megan from Life Education Lancashire. We have discussed lots of topics including our own choices, decisions, friends & our growing bodies and the changes we go through. 
We have also had some of the students over from Lostock Hall Academy for an assembly all about diversity. We’ve had such a busy week but lots of fun! 
 

Football Association #LETGIRLSPLAY – Wednesday 9th March
 

On Wednesday 9^th March, the Football Association hosted a nationwide initiative across all schools to promote the participation of girls playing football.  #LETGIRLSPLAY saw the girls from all classes, across all primary and secondary schools, play football at some point during the day. Here are some photos of our Year 5 & 6 girls practicing their football skills. The boys were busy indoors with their own football based games/activities and even joined in with a Kahoot quiz. 

We have had another action packed week in Year 6. We have been continuing our West African music topic with the children learning the chords to traditional songs.

We also had a visit from the fire brigade which unfortunately had to be cut short when the firemen were called out for an emergency!

Year 6 have been working really hard this week, but also having lots of fun! We have been using decimal numbers in Maths and are really enjoying our class novel, Kensuke's Kingdom in English lessons. We have enjoyed our Computing lessons this week, where we are creating our own websites. 6B had fun yesterday in PE, playing a prison break game as part of our Outdoor Adventurous Activities and we have been looking at the art work of William Morris. Next week we will be working incredibly hard, as it is Assessment Week across school, but we will also be having fun with special football festival activities!

SRBC Paralympics Festival

On Monday, 22nd November, children worked in groups with help from a member of the SRBC Sports team to learn about different Paralympic sports. These sports included curling, boccia and blind football. The children had to work together using new skills to listen for the ball whilst blindfolded and to throw the balls correctly. We had lots of fun whilst enjoying being introduced to new sports. 

UCLAN SCHOOL'S FESTIVAL DAY 2021. 

Wednesday 17th November.

Here are some of the photos of our trip to UCLAN last week. Well done to all the children for taking part and a special  congratulations to our winners! The festival event that they created on the day will actually be used during the Christmas Festival - UCLAN 2022. 

Life skills week 18th-22nd October.

What a brilliant week we have had with lots of visitors and activities to take part in, for life skills week. We have had a visit from

• Financial advisers,
•  Emily, an author who wrote a book about her experiences of being deaf,
• A mental health workshop,
• Dog safety training,
• plus lots more!

Here are a few photos of our week. Have a fab half term and we shall see you all on Monday, 1st November. 

Year 6 Bikeability

Year 6 Bikeability sessions will take place on the following dates:

6B - 1st October, 8th October

6A - 15th October, 22nd October

Children will need to bring their bike and a bike helmet and wear suitable clothing and footwear (tracksuit bottoms, trainers.) They must also bring a waterproof coat as the sessions will go ahead in all weather!

Home Learning 17/09/21

Computing - Today's lesson is focused on online safety. Please read through the PowerPoint attached below and complete the set tasks on Purple Mash. Once you have completed these tasks, you then need to design an online safety poster which incorporates the symbols you have come across in today's lesson.

Home Learning 15/10/21

English - Carry on with PGL brochure (see yesterday's work)

Maths - Watch the video link below and then complete the comparing and ordering worksheet below.

Home Learning 14/09/21

English - This week we are producing our own PGL booklet. Examples of brochures are included below.

Your brochure must include an introduction which tells us what Boreatton Park is as well as information about accommodation, activities available and  food and drink. You need to focus on using positive vocabulary (e.g. picturesque countryside, exhilarating activities etc.) which will entice people to visit the centre. 

Pictures can be included, as well as information such as offers, site map, reviews.

Your work can be written by hand or completed on a computer. The work is designed to take you the rest of the week and the quality/quantity should reflect this.

Maths - Please watch the attached video and complete the worksheet below.

History - Please read through the attached PowerPoint below on evacuation before completing the thinking hats activity.

Year 6  September 21

The children have made a great start to the year already. Well done to all of you!

PGL Meeting

There will be a quick meeting about the PGL trip on Thursday 2nd September at 6pm. The PGL brochure with kit list and other information is attached below.

New School Leaders

Congratulations to our new school leaders: Piper, Aster, Joseph and Kayden! You will all be amazing in your roles!

Leavers' Assembly

I have attached a link to Youtube with the Leavers' assembly.

https://youtu.be/nR0a8EC9q0g

I hope you enjoy watching.

Wow! What A Year!

The link to our performance of Wow! What A Year! is now attached below. Due to the size of the video, we have had to upload it onto YouTube as a playlist. As the video’s privacy is set to unlisted, it can only be accessed via the link on this blog (you can’t search for the video online). We hope you enjoy!

Wow! What A Year!

Below are some pictures of the cast from our end of year performance of Wow! What A Year! The children were amazing and should all be very proud of themselves. It's a shame they didn't have the opportunity to perform for all their family live but keep your eyes peeled for the full version of the play on this blog in the next couple of days!

Chill Factore and Dino Falls Golf

Below are some pictures and videos from Year 6's amazing trip to Chill Factore and Dino Falls Golf. It was a brilliant day and it was hard to tell who had more more: the children or the adults! Even an unplanned fire alarm couldn't dampen spirits! See if you can spot yourself in the gallery below!

Year 6 Leaver's Disco Wednesday 14th July 6-8pm

All of year 6 children are invited to a disco at school on Wednesday - pizza and drinks will be provided free of charge! Children may bring their phones.

Year 6 Production

Unfortunately, due to the current Covid 19 regulations, we will be unable to perform the show 'live' to parents as planned. Instead, we will film the show and make it available for parents to watch on the school website. The children will still perform the production for the different Year group bubbles on Monday 12th July.

Home Learning w/b 5th July - English

Over the next few days we are continuing to look at a range of non-fiction text types, focusing on biographies. All our texts this week are about famous sports people and events. Read each text, take bullet point notes of the main information and answer the questions that follow about each text.

Afternoon activities

Practise your lines in the year 6 production and learn the words to the songs ready for rehearsals!

Wednesday 7th July- Maths

Read the problems carefully and calculate the different salaries to find the answers to the questions. Remember that you need to multiply the monthly amount by 12 to find the annual salary wage and divide the annual salary by 12 to find the monthly amount.

Sampler Day - Year 5/6

Complete the One page Profile below

Home Learning Monday 5th July - Sampler day Current Year 6

As it is Sampler Day, the Year 6 children in school are completing the activities below for Year 6/7 transition. 

Afternoon activities

Practise your lines in the year 6 production and learn the words to the songs ready for rehearsals!

Home Learning for English w/b 28th June 

This week we are looking at a range of different non-fiction texts. We will be looking at the features of the texts, recognising the way that the information is organised and the type of language used.

Afternoon activities

Practise your lines in the year 6 production and learn the words to the songs ready for rehearsals!

Afternoon activities

Practise your lines in the year 6 production and learn the words to the songs ready for rehearsals!

Wednesday - Maths

Read the problems carefully and calculate the different salaries to find the answers to the questions. Remember that you need to multiply the monthly amount by 12 to find the annual salary wage and divide the annual salary by 12 to find the monthly amount.

Afternoon activities

Practise your lines in the year 6 production and learn the words to the songs ready for rehearsals!

Afternoon activities

Practise your lines in the year 6 production and learn the words to the songs ready for rehearsals!

Afternoon activities

Practise your lines in the year 6 production and learn the words to the songs ready for rehearsals!

Friday 25th June

English

Afternoon activities

Practise your lines in the year 6 production and learn the words to the songs ready for rehearsals!

Home Learning Monday 21st June

English

Read the poem Fire in the Forest a few times and think about the rhythm and rhymes in the poem. Then write down any techniques used by the poet and answer the questions to analyse the poem.

Maths - Measures Revision - Time.  Look at the Time Problems carefully and use the information to answer the questions

Home Learning Wednesday 16th June

English

Lesson 5 - Read the poem First Flight and answer the questions to analyse the poem

Science

This week we are revising sound. Watch the powerpoints and complete the activities

Home Learning  - Thursday 17th June

English

Read the poem The Dragon and then answer the questions about the poem.

Home Learning - Friday 18th June

English

Read the poem The Magic of the Brain and then answer the questions about the poem.

Art

Design a Programme cover for our Year 6 production 'Wow What a Year!' Think about different aspects of this last year during the Covid 19 Pandemic: the NHS, Home Learning, Key Workers, panic buying, the Daily Briefings and the Vaccine invention. Include the title of the play in your cover.

Due to the Covid pandemic, Virgin Care have been unable to facilitate the School Health Needs Assessment process with the Year 6 pupils within school. As a result of this, it has been agreed with our commissioners Lancashire County Council that we would provide a power point presentation for pupils to watch based on the transition to secondary school and some of the challenges this may bring.  

The aim is for pupils to have the opportunity to watch this at home and we would encourage them to watch this with their parents or carers. 

The presentation contains details on how to access our service if further information or support is required. This can be undertaken by the pupil, parent/carer as detailed or with consent by School via completion of a request for service sent to the Virgin care Single Point of Access e-mail address below. 

VCL.019.SinglePointofAccess@nhs.net   

Thursday 27th May

Today Year 6 enjoyed a visit from Dave and Pam, two Police Officers from Leyland Police Station. They talked about keeping safe when playing out in the local area and making sensible choices. They also discussed laws related to knives and sharp objects. All of the children listened really carefully and will try to remember the advice to make sure that they all keep safe.

Change to Bikeability dates

Due to 6B's catch-up swimming lessons starting on 20/05/21, we will have to switch over the days for both classes' Bikeability sessions. Please find the new dates below:

6B - 18/05/21 & 19/05/21

6A - 20/05/21 & 21/05/21

Thank you for your cooperation.

Mr Biggs and Mrs Alty

Dates for your Diary

Bikeability

6A 18th - 19th May

6B 20th - 21st May

Thursday 8th July - Chill Factore trip

Tuesday 13th July - Year 6 Production 2pm and 6pm

Wednesday 14th July Year 6 Disco 6 - 8pm

Friday 16th July - Leavers Assembly 9:30am

Fusion Event

The leavers event arranged by parents has been booked for Fusion (was Energi) for Saurday 17^th July at 6pm. This is the list of children paid for by 28^th May, where relevant indicating when the extra £1 has been paid for socks.

Please arrive for 5.30pm. It would be appreciated if some parents would stay for the event – a total of six should be OK. Polly and Denise will stay but are not responsible for any child or their possessions.

Free cordial will be provided for the duration and safe storage of the children’s shoes (possibly a room for their own use). The café will be open for food and drink that the children can purchase independently.

To add your child please call in or phone 01772 440400 to pay for the discounted price of £6 to bounce and £1 for socks. Quote reference ‘Denise Patten 17^th July 2021’ and give your child’s name to be added to the list.

Please do not send money with Tiffany or Maxx.

We recommend parents pay to book their child in ASAP as they cannot block off spaces which are still available to the public.

A waiver must be completed by each parent via the following link: https://roller.app/energitrampolinepreston/waivers...

Complete the adult’s details then ‘add minor’ to provide your child’s information.

Please note LHCPS are unable to give any details or collect monies as they are not involved in this event.

Denise Patten and Polly Bollenberg

Wednesday 24th March

As school is closed today due to the water problem, please complete the Home Learning tasks below. 

Mr Biggs  Mrs Alty

February '21

Please find the Remote Learning tasks on the Star links above.

Well done to the Year 6 children for working so hard this week. Thank you for all the hard work that you have all been submitting, we are really enjoying seeing all the fantastic effort you are all putting in! We have noticed, however, that not all of the children have been completing their target number of texts on Reading Plus. These reading sessions are included in your 4 hours of learning, so it is important that you log on to Reading Plus each day. When you are sending work back to us, please can you write the day and date of the task at the top of the work, then it is easier for us to keep track of who is sending which pieces of work back.  After reviewing our remote learning provision, we would like you to make sure that all completed work (from the previous week) is submitted, at the very latest, every Monday before 12pm.

We have managed to speak to many of the parents this week through phone calls and emails, to check that you are all getting on ok with the Remote Learning. We will continue to stay in regular contact with you all at home each week. 

Mrs Alty and Mr Biggs

Remote Learning Tasks 

• Children should try to follow a similar timetable of learning as if they were in the school.
• Lessons will be set each day and put on the Year 6 blog and also the Year 6 Google Classroom code-7exbgpj
• There will be an English and Maths lesson set each day for all of the children. The lessons on the blog will match the lessons being taught in school.
• Children are also expected to log on to their Reading Plus account and spend 30 mins completing the reading activities
• The weekly spellings will be on the blog each Monday for the children to learn and there will be spelling activities for the children to complete throughout the week
• The children should also log on to their Times Table Rockstars account for 15 minutes per day to keep their maths recall skills up to date. (This is particularly important for those children who are not yet fluent in all of their times tables.)
• Each day there will be a foundation subject lesson to complete (History, RE, Computing etc.)
• We are aiming for the children to complete at least 4 hours of learning each day
• Work can be submitted to the Year 6 email address or through Google Classroom. 
• We have now set up school email accounts for all of the year 6 children through gmail, so if parents contact the Year 6 teachers at the email address below, we can provide them with each child's log in details.

• year6@lostockhallcps.co.uk.

• For any other enquiries or communication, parents should follow the normal procedure and email the school business manager.

• If you do not have a laptop or tablet to use at home, you should be able to access the blog and/or Google Classroom through your X box or Playstation.

W/b 8th February - spellings 

This week we are looking at words which end in cious or tious.  Practise writing the words, then use each one in a sentence. Then complete each day's spelling activities.

Friday 12th February - English

Today you are going to complete another piece of persuasive writing. Your task today is to write a leaflet encouraging people to help to save a piece of land in the local community. The leaflet needs to give information about turning the area into a nature reserve and also persuade them to sign a petition to support this. Read the task sheets and use the information and picture prompts to help write your leaflet. Use the persuasive features checklist to help you.

Friday 12th February - PSHE

Please follow the link below to access today's lesson.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/i-roll-with-my-role-65h3gr Part of your task this week involves creating a video in which you discuss what your roles and responsibilities are. If you do not have access to any form of camera (phone/Ipad/Laptop/Webcam) to film your video, please provide a written version of your speech instead.

Thursday 11th February - English

Today we are going to write another piece of persuasive writing, advertising a new Sea World Centre which has just been built.
Task 1. Look at the task sheet and map. Think about ideas for the different sections of your leaflet and jot these down (use the labels from the map as the different headings for your leaflet.)
Task 2. Write the persuasive leaflet to encourage people to visit the new Sea World Centre. Remember to use lots of different persuasive techniques in your writing and write a paragraph about each part of Sea World. You can include some of your own ideas as well. Below are some example paragraphs to help you.

Children's Mental Health  Week

This week, we have been marking Children's Mental Health  Week in school. All week we have been focusing on how we can 'express ourselves' and looking at what it is that makes us happy.

Below are just some examples of amazing the work children have been producing both at home and in school. We will continue to add to this through out the week. Well done for all your hard work!

Deforestation

The children in school have been working hard discussing and organising the arguments for and against deforestation ahead of writing a balanced argument tomorrow.

Wednesday 10th February - English

Today you are going to write a persuasive leaflet about helping the environment. Think about the different techniques that we looked at in Monday and Tuesday’s texts to help you.
Task 1. Read the task and make notes of your ideas to include in each of the 5 sections of your leaflet. Use these as your subheadings.
Task 2. Write an introductory paragraph to your leaflet then write the rest of the leaflet, including paragraph sections about each of the 5 pictures. Remember to include a range of persuasive techniques. Use the checklist from Monday to help you.

Wednesday 10th February - PE

This week is your last chance to practice and rehearse your own interpretative dance which you began to plan last week. Take the time in today’s lesson to fine-tune your dance and perhaps add to it too (dance activity sheet included in the resources). The music can be found in last week’s lesson information if you wish to use it.

Anyone not taking part in the dance must let us know and complete in full the non-participation sheet which is included in the documents.

Tuesday 9th February - English

Today we are continuing to look at persuasive writing.

Task 1. Read the selection of persuasive articles in Text 19. A Changing World – think about the different persuasive techniques that the writers have used - use the features list to help you find some of these and note them down.

Task 2. Complete the questions and tasks sheet

Tuesday 9th February - Science

Today you will continue to look at the theory of evolution, this time with a focus on human evolution. You will explore the history of this theory and will gain an understanding of the evidence which supports it. Please read through the PowerPoint (in slideshow mode) and complete the set activities.

The first task requires you to compare and contrast modern humans with Homo Neanderthalensis, and Australopithecus Afarensis (Human Evolution activity sheet).

For the second task you need select one of the animals from the Human Physical Appearance Diagram (slide 13) and, using the Ancestors Information Sheet, research different aspects of its life.

Some people with older versions of PowerPoint may have difficulty downloading the presentation. If so, you can access the work via Google Classroom (sign in with your school Gmail account details) and open it as a Google doc instead within your web browser. 

Monday 8th February - English

This week we are looking at persuasive leaflets and how they can be used to sell things to us or persuade us to do something.
Task 1. Watch the powerpoint which describes the features found in a persuasive leaflet or brochure.
Task 2. Read the example leaflet about encouraging people to cycle. Highlight any persuasive techniques that you can find – using the persuasive features checklist.
Task 3. Answer the questions about the information in the text.

Monday 8th February - Computing

Today you will begin planning and designing your own website. You will explore the features of Google Sites (which you will be using in later lessons) and will be encouraged to think carefully about the purpose and audience of your website.

Follow the web link on the blog and complete the activities included. The planning sheet for the website design task is included in the resources.

English w/b 22nd February

This week we are revising different grammar topics, focusing on different types of nouns, pronouns and adverbs. Please use the powerpoints and attached documents to complete activities.

English w/b 1st March

This week we are revising different sentence types and punctuation, focusing on apostrophes, commas, types of speech and parenthesis. Please use the powerpoints and attached documents to complete activities in your home learning books.

Friday 5th February - English

Today you are going to write a balanced discussion of the main ideas which support and are against deforestation.

Task 1. Recap how to write a balanced discussion by watching the powerpoint that we looked at last week.

Task 2. Use the information that you gathered about deforestation yesterday, write a balanced discussion of the Deforestation debate. Remember to write an introduction, then describe the main points of each side of the argument (a paragraph for each point.) Finally, use a final paragraph to put in your own viewpoint and to think of a solution or compromise to the discussion.

Thursday 4th February - English

Today we are looking at the discussion topic of Deforestation.

Task 1. Look at the Deforestation slides which describes the two different sides of the debate.

Task 2. Organise the 'for and against' statements on the sheets below into the two different sides of the arguments. Then write the points for each side of the debate down into two  lists ready for your work tomorrow, when you will be writing a balanced discussion to describe the two sides of the argument.

Wednesday 3rd February - English

Today we are thinking about the discussion topic -Should Mobile Phones be allowed in schools?

Task 1. Watch the powerpoint which outlines the two different sides of the argument.

Task 2. Think about the different sides of the discussion and use the chart to note down points for each side of the debate.

Task 3. Then write a persuasive speech for one side of the debate. Recap guidance from persuasive writing powerpoint and the speech writing frame from Tuesday. Remember to organise your points into clear sections and use strong words and phrases (e.g. I strongly believe…….)

Wednesday 3rd February - PE

This week you will be creating your own interpretive dance inspired by different aspects of WW2.

Please read the Powerpoint and all documents attached, particularly the guidance document.

The music attached is there to help you but if you have a particular piece of music in kind which you feel is suitable, you may use that instead.

Tuesday 2nd February - English. Today you are going to be writing your own persuasive speech using the information from yesterday.

Task 1. Watch the Persuasive writing powerpoint and look at the persuasive speech writing frame

Task 2. Choose one side of the plastic pollution debate from yesterday and use your notes to write a speech in support of your views – remember to use appropriate connectives - use the persuasive argument checklist to help you with your writing

Tuesday 2nd February - Science

This weeks science lesson will look at the evidence of evolution. Please watch the video attached of Mr Biggs explaining today's lesson and then read the through the Powerpoint, completing all set tasks. As always, please view the Powerpoint in slideshow mode.

Monday 1^st February – English

This week we are continuing to look at discussions and arguments.

Task 1. watch the powerpoint about pollution. Think about the arguments of the two sides of the debate and note down the main points.

Task 2. Use what you have learnt in the powerpoint to sort the statements on the sheet into two lists for each side of the debate.

Monday 1st February - Computing

Our new computing topic explores how we can design and create our own webpages. In future lessons you will need to access Google Sites through your school Gmail account which you have all been given.

In today's lesson, you will explore and review existing websites and evaluate their content. You will also gain an understanding that websites are created using HTML code. Please access the lesson using the link below. Materials for completing the tasks are also attached.

Friday 29th January - English

Task 1. Think about the issue of homework. Some people believe that it is very important and should be given to all children but other people believe that it should not be given. Have a think about both sides of the arguments and write down a list of points for and against homework.

Task 2. Recap the features of writing a balanced discussion in the powerpoint. Then have a go at writing a balanced discussion about homework. Remember to write a few paragraphs about the different points for one side of the argument, then write a few paragraphs about the main points for the other side of the debate. Remember to include an introduction and a concluding section. Use the discussion checklist to help you to remember what you should include in your writing.

Friday 29th January - PE - School Games - Sports Hall Athletics (VIRTUAL) Pentathlon 

This week in school, we will be taking part in a pentathlon and we would love for you to join in at home. The sports activities will be the PE lesson scheduled for Friday this week but doesn't have to be done that day, feel free to take part at any stage throughout the week. The School Games have created a format where our children working remotely from home can also join in and their recorded scores can be inputted into the overall competition standings. Please find the guidance document attached and a score sheet too. 

Please feel free to take photos and send them in to school along with your score. If you are taking part, try your best but most importantly have lots of fun!

Thursday 28th January - English

Task 1. Read the discussion arguments about school uniform.

Task 2. Use the texts to take notes of the main points for each side of the argument.

 Task 3. Recap the features of a balanced discussion in the powerpoint

Task 4. Using your notes of the main points of the discussion about school uniform, have a go at writing a balanced discussion of the two sides of the arguments.

English - 27th January

Task 1. Read the text which discusses whether dogs should be allowed in parks.

Task 2. Highlight any connectives in the text then note down the main points of each side of the argument

Task 3. Look at the two points of view sheet and decide how to link the statements– think about which kind of connective do you need? Are they opposing sides of a debate or do they agree with each other? Write out the sentences using the most appropriate connectives.

Wednesday 27th January - PE

This week we are continuing to look at popular war time dances. This time time it is a dance which was incredibly popular in America, the Lindy Hop. The PowerPoint attached below contains information about the dance as well as video links to a tutorial and a clip of dancers performing the Lindy Hop in competition. Also attached in the resources is a sheet with the steps written down on. This might be handy to have in front of you when watching the tutorial.

Tuesday 26th January - English

Today we are looking at zoos and the arguments supporting and opposing them in a balanced discussion.

Task 1. Read the example text 1 balanced discussion text which shows two sides of an argument.

Task 2.Watch the powerpoint about the zoo debate – think about why people support zoos and why some people oppose them.

Task 3. Read through the statements about zoos then create two lists, sorting them into the two sides of the discussion.

Task 4. Think of some other points for each side of the discussion and add them onto your lists.

Tuesday 26th January - Maths.

Today we are looking at algebra - understanding how function machines can carry out calculations following 2 step rules. watch the video and take part in the activities before you complete the questions on the sheets.

Tuesday 26th January - Science

Today's lesson is an introduction to the theory of evolution. For your first task you will need your 'Key Vocabulary' sheet which you completed in the first lesson on inheritance. I would like you to look at the definitions you wrote down for evolution and adaptation. Are you still happy with them or would you like to reword them?

You then need to have the PowerPoint opened in slideshow mode and work your way through it. At one point you will be presented with a timeline of famous scientist; click on their faces for more information. Once you have read through the PowerPoint you have a choice of two tasks to complete.

Your first choice is to write a diary entry from the point of view of either Charles Darwin or Wallace, reflecting on their investigations that led them to the idea of evolution. Your second option is to research one of the scientists mentioned in the PowerPoint and find out more about them. You are to complete the Great Scientists MiniBiography Activity Sheet which is attached in the resources below.

Monday 25th January Computing

Please follow the attached link to the Oak Academy lesson 'Communicating Responsibly'. Watch the video and complete all tasks included (3 in total). The worksheets are attached in the documents below.

Once you have completed these tasks, you then need to design a poster aimed at younger children (Years 4 and 5) which highlights the issues discussed in todays lesson (privacy and information security) and teaches them how to communicate responsibly online. There are quite a lot of issues raised so do not feel like you have to cover all of these issues. You may choose to highlight just one or two issues and explore these in greater depth.

Friday 22nd January - English 

Think about the different poems that we have read this week. Using the ideas and structures of the poems read so far, create your own ‘Environmental’ poem. You could type/handwrite this and decorate it or create a powerpoint version. If you would like to film yourself reading it aloud, you could send the video to us.

Science Thursday 21st January

Today's lesson is a continuation of last weeks adaptation lesson. Please read through the attached PowerPoint/watch the video in the link and complete the task which is designing your own animal and describing how that animal is adapted to it's environment.

PE Tuesday 19th January

Last week we looked at the Charleston, a dance which was very popular during the 1930's and 1940's. 

This week we are looking at another popular WW2 dance - The Lambeth Walk.

The Powerpoint attached has information about the background and history of the dance as well as information on its basic steps. Also attached in the documents are further links to video tutorials and accompanying music. The video tutorial link is quite lengthy so you might want to skip through some of it!

Computing

Over the next couple of weeks we will continue to look at online saftey with a particular focus on communication.

Please watch the video attached in the lesson below and complete the set tasks. The worksheet is in an editable Powerpoint below. If you can not edit on your device, please draw out the table by hand.

Friday 15th January

Ask somebody at home to test you on your spellings - can you use each homophone correctly in sentences?

Friday 15th January - English

Use the information gathered over the last two days to create and complete an organised and detailed biography about your chosen person. Remember to organise your information into clear sections and refer back to the biography checklist and question prompt sheet to help you check and improve your writing. You could handwrite it, type it up or create a powerpoint presentation.

 If you have already completed a quality biography about one of the famous people, you could choose another person from the list and research their life.

English 14th January

Continue to research and take notes about your famous person, using the question prompt sheet and begin to organise your information into sections – refer back to the biography checklist to help you with your writing.

Remember that you are just researching and gathering information today. You will be producing a piece of extended writing tomorrow when you will detail everything that you have learnt. Some people sent in their biographies yesterday. These will either need to be edited to include much more detail, or you may wish to research and take notes about a different person off the list.

Keep in mind the checklist and prompt questions that you looked at at the beginning of yesterday's lesson and ensure that you are structuring your notes with this in mind.

Maths 14th January

Today we are looking at representing fractions as decimals. Watch the video clip then complete the activities on the sheet. Remember to use your Maths revision book if you need help.

PSHE 14th January

This term we are looking at Rights and Responsibilities and our role in society. The first lesson focuses on communities and what it means to belong to one. Watch the video by following the Oak Academy link below and complete the tasks.

For this task you will need paper and a pencil.

English 13th January

Task 1. Open the Biography Checklist document. This is a list of features that we should be looking to include in our biographies which you will be researching and writing for the remainder of the week. The Exemplar Checklist (Tom Daley) document contains an annotated biography which shows how these features can be applied. Your task is to annotate/highlight the Mary Seacole checklist document, identifying the key features of biographical writing. This will help you when you are organising and writing your own biographical text later in the week.

Task 2. We will be starting this today and continuing tomorrow and Friday. Look at the list of famous people and choose one of them to research and then create a biography about their life. Use the question prompt sheet to research their life and to start to gather information about them. Make notes and try to organise these in chronological order.

Science 13th January

This week you will be exploring the concept of adaptation. First of all, watch the short video clip of Mr Biggs introducing the lesson. Then, read through the Powerpoint (in slideshow mode) and complete the set tasks. When completing the adaptive traits worksheet (there are 4 pages on the document), you can cut out the pictures and labels if you have access to a printer. If not, a hand drawn copy is perfectly acceptable. If any work is completed on paper, please remember to take a photograph and email this into us.

Charleston Videos

Below are some videos we've been sent of children performing the Charleston at home. We have loved watching them! We have also included a video of the children who are still in school practicing led expertly by Mrs Lucas. Thankfully Mr Biggs and his two left feet stayed well out of the way!

PE

We are starting a new dance topic in P.E which will focus on dancing styles popular before and during WW2. The first lesson focuses on the Charleston. Read through the Powerpoint which introduces the dance style and complete the tasks. Also attached are video links with further tutorials and a link to appropriate music. If you would like to record yourself performing your dance, that would be great. We would love to see them!

Video tutorial links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2IiIenn7qo

https://learndance.co.uk/2020/06/03/basic-charleston-for-kids-online-dance-lesson/

Link for music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRIZHSAK8Js

Monday 11th January - Computing

Over the next few weeks we are exploring Online Safety. There are tasks on Purple Mash Unit for you to complete. If you access Purple Mash on the school website (click on LHCPS Learning Online and click on Purple Mash.) Then click on the Purple Mash Home icon on top left and select the computing section. In the search bar  type 6.2 and an Online Safety folder should come up. If you click that, the resources should appear below the folder (Online Safety game, Applicants Database and Digital Footprints Detective.)

The first activity is an online safety game, where you need to identify safety measures for using the internet. The 2nd task is to use the Applicants Database Task to click on the database cards and read each person's information. Then you need to use the information to complete the Digital Footprints Detectives chart.

Home Learning - Friday 8th January

English

Read the biographical extract about Barack Obama, then answer the questions about his life. Then use the information from the powerpoint and text to create a timeline of the main events in his life

Art

Over the next week we are looking at collages using natural materials. This week we are trying to create a colour wheel/chart of different colours and shades, using natural materials. Try to gather a range of natural materials e.g. leaves, twigs, grass and arrange them to create a colour palette. Look at the attached sheet to give you some examples of different colours in nature.

English

Read the biographical extract 1 about Martin Luther King and then answer the questions about his life. Then use the information from the first and second extracts to make notes about the key events in his life.

Science

Today we are starting our new science topic of evolution and inheritance. Your first activity is to complete the first two columns of the KWL chart attached in the resources (leave the final section blank). This is just to see what we already know and  what you would like to discover throughout the topic.

Once you have done this, please open the attached powerpoint in slide show mode (once it has opened, click the Slide Show tab along the top and click From Beginning). Work through the powerpoint, completing the activities when prompted. All sheets are attached in the resources below.

Please email in completed work to the Year 6 email address. This can either be the completed document or a picture of the work if you have completed the work on paper.

Home Learning 5th January

English - 4th January

This week we are reading a range of biographies about famous people. Over the next few days we will be looking at the life of Roald Dahl. read the biographical extract then answer the questions about his life.

Maths - 4th January

 This week we are recapping decimal numbers and place value. Watch the video then have a go at the activity sheet.

Tuesday 13th October

English

Today we are building on everything we have looked at so far about character descriptions and are writing a detailed, descriptive piece about our own character. Watch the power point and complete the activities on each of the slides.  After creating your own character, check your finished piece of writing to make sure you have included all the points on the final slide.

English

Today we are continuing to look at character descriptions and you are going to write your own detailed description, using a picture to help. 

Task 1 – read the character description extracts and highlight any words are phrases that you feel are effective – think about the techniques used by the author.

Task 2 – Choose one of the characters from the pictures. Use the mind map questions and prompts to jot down words and phrases about the character (remember to use interesting adjectives and similes/metaphors)

Task 3 – Use your notes to write a very detailed description of your character – include the following:

• use a mixture of short and longer sentences
• Begin sentences in different ways
• Use 2 adjectives together
• Include similes and metaphors
• Choose exciting vocabulary

English

Today we are focusing on characters in stories and thinking about what makes a really effective character description. Work through the questions and prompts on the powerpoint.  Then look at Task 1 – use the word bank to improve the character descriptions sentences. For more of a challenge, use the word banks to write your own paragraphs about the characters ( p.2) or use your own selection of descriptive vocab (p.3)    Type the sentences/paragraphs out or write the sentences and take a photograph.

English

Today we are continuing to think about different types of stories and what genres they would fit into. Look at the Guess the Story Genre Powerpoint first. Read the story extracts, then have a think about what genre the story would be.

Then complete Task 1 - read the book descriptions and write down what genre they are, justifying your opinions.

Then in Task 2, read the different story starts and for each one, explain what genre of story it is, providing evidence from the extract. (If you need to recap some of the different genres, look at yesterday's powerpoints)

Science

We have been studying forces in our science lessons this year and today we will take a deeper look at friction and begin planning an investigation which we will be carrying out in school once we have returned. Attached is a Powerpoint which briefly recaps on friction. The Powerpoint needs to be viewed in slideshow mode (along the tool bar at the top, select 'Slideshow and then 'from the beginning'). Your task is to plan an investigation which examines the effects of friction that different surface create. I want to find out which surfaces will create the most friction when a heavy book is moved over them. 

The only equipment you will have is: a heavy book, a Newton meter (to measure how much force it takes to pull the object), string to connect the object to the force meter and various surfaces (some rough e.g. concrete and some smooth e.g. table top).

It is up to you to decide how you want to to carry out this investigation, but remember that this must be a fair test so you will need to think about how you can make it so.

There are two planning frames below for you to choose from.

English

Today we are continuing to look at different fiction genres and are going to focus on the features of the different types of stories. Watch the Story Genres Powerpoint to recap the different features of each genre and then read the Story Genre Guide document (take some notes about the different genres.)

Your first task is to choose at least 3 different fiction genres and create a mindmap poster to show the features of each story genre (there is an example mindmap that has been started, below)

Your second task is to write down examples of books or films from 6 different fiction genres.