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Year 6
Thank You
Although certainly not the year we expected, the Year 6 team could not be prouder of the children for the effort they have put in and the maturity they have shown, particularly in the last few months. We know they are all going to do wonderfully well at secondary school and although we are sad to see them leave, we hope to see them again in the Autumn where we hope to have a proper 'goodbye' event for them. Thank you as well, to all the parents/carers for your support with remote learning and your efforts in supporting your child's learning this year.
We hope you have a relaxing and fun-filled summer and we will hopefully see you at some point in the Autumn term.
The Year 6 Team.
Week Beginning 13.7.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Well done for another great week of work on PurpleMash!
On Purple Mash this week:
This week, you have three fun projects to complete:
Task 1: Design, share & play your own 3D game: you will be creating a multi-level 3D game which you can share on the Purple Mash blog for your friends to play!
Task 2: You will have a daily music challenge where you have to try and create a variety of moods using a mixture of sounds.
Task 3: You are going to create your very own animated story using the animated story board app.
All the projects will have video tutorials (if you need them) and don't forget to check out the list of outdoor activities to enjoy in the sunshine!
On Google Classroom:
Your teacher has set up an opportunity to participate in a video call with them and some of your classmates over this week. Details about how to sign up to a session can be found on your Google Classroom.
Important Information
Summer Reading Challenge
The Reading Agency have now launched their annual summer reading challenge. This year the theme is the Silly Squad and the focus is to celebrate funny books, happiness and laughter. Children will aim to read at least 6 books over the summer and can record their progress on the free digital platform.
Parents will be able to sign up using the link https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
We hope lots of you will take part and look forward to hearing all about the funny books you read.
Happy reading
Have a great week!
Outdoor Activities
Week Beginning 6.7.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Well done for another great week of work on PurpleMash!
On Purple Mash this week:
Literacy:
This week, you will be completing a variety of pieces all based around the idea that you have a magic pen! Where will your imagination take you...?
Maths:
This week you will be recapping factors and multiples.
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is 'The Magic Pen' which is all about a boy finding a mysterious pen whilst on a shopping trip.
Project:
We will be asking you to think about the future and complete a letter to your Year 7 self.
Also, check underneath this post to see a list of suggested activities to give you a little break from a screen and get you out and about in the sunshine.
On Google Classroom:
Your teacher has set up an opportunity to participate in a video call with them and some of your classmates over the next couple of week. Details about how to sign up to a session can be found on your Google Classroom.
Important Information
Summer Reading Challenge
The Reading Agency have now launched their annual summer reading challenge. This year the theme is the Silly Squad and the focus is to celebrate funny books, happiness and laughter. Children will aim to read at least 6 books over the summer and can record their progress on the free digital platform.
Parents will be able to sign up using the link https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
We hope lots of you will take part and look forward to hearing all about the funny books you read.
Happy reading
Have a great week!
Week Beginning 29.6.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Well done for another great week of work on PurpleMash!
On Purple Mash this week:
Literacy:
This week, you will be completing a variety of pieces (including an activity leaflet and a descriptive piece) based around a volcano.
Maths:
This week you will be recapping fractions: comparing them and solving a variety of equations.
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is 'The Sleeping Volcano' which is all about a school trip to see a (supposedly) dormant volcano!
Project:
We will be asking you to complete a piece thinking about organisation and how this can help you when you move to secondary school.
Also, check underneath this post to see a list of suggested activities to give you a little break from a screen and get you out and about in the sunshine.
On Google Classroom:
Make sure to log into your Google Classroom to find out the details for the Year 6 Talent video! There is a video from Mr Scullin and a task (under 'Classwork') which will explain what you need to do to upload your photo/video.
Also, don't forget to check out Mr Jackson's 'Wild 30 Days' on the Junior Assembly room. He's certainly made the most of being out and about in the sunny weather!
Important Information
Summer Reading Challenge
The Reading Agency have now launched their annual summer reading challenge. This year the theme is the Silly Squad and the focus is to celebrate funny books, happiness and laughter. Children will aim to read at least 6 books over the summer and can record their progress on the free digital platform.
Parents will be able to sign up using the link https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
We hope lots of you will take part and look forward to hearing all about the funny books you read.
Happy reading
Have a great week!
Week Beginning 22.6.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Well done for another great week of work on PurpleMash!
On Purple Mash this week:
Literacy:
This week, you will be completing a variety of pieces (including a poem, a research piece and a newspaper article) based on the texts you are reading this week. Make sure to read the pieces first before you attempt the writing challenges!
Maths:
This week you will be recapping 2d & 3d shapes and angles within them.
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is 'Our Big Kitchen' which is a book (unsurprisingly) all about food!
Project:
We will be asking you to complete a piece thinking about your move to secondary school in September.
On Google Classroom:
Make sure to log into your Google Classroom to find out the details for the Year 6 Talent video! There is a video from Mr Scullin and a task (under 'Classwork') which will explain what you need to do to upload your photo/video.
Important Information
Summer Reading Challenge
The Reading Agency have now launched their annual summer reading challenge. This year the theme is the Silly Squad and the focus is to celebrate funny books, happiness and laughter. Children will aim to read at least 6 books over the summer and can record their progress on the free digital platform.
Parents will be able to sign up using the link https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
We hope lots of you will take part and look forward to hearing all about the funny books you read.
Happy reading
Have a great week!
Week Beginning 15.6.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Well done for another great week of work on PurpleMash!
On Purple Mash this week:
Literacy:
This week, you will be using your skills from across the year to complete a range of activities including a persuasive piece and a film review.
Maths:
This week you will be focusing on reasoning problems involving percentages. The answers for these questions are at the bottom of this post.
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘Ollie and the Big Stink', which involves a boy visiting a Victorian Museum where not all is as it seems... Check each day to get the next chapter and the challenges that go with it.
Project:
We will be asking you to complete a piece about managing worries & fears.
On Google Classroom:
Make sure to log into your Google Classroom to find out the details for the Year 6 Talent video! There is a video from Mr Scullin and a task (under 'Classwork') which will explain what you need to do to upload your photo/video.
Important Information
Summer Reading Challenge
The Reading Agency have now launched their annual summer reading challenge. This year the theme is the Silly Squad and the focus is to celebrate funny books, happiness and laughter. Children will aim to read at least 6 books over the summer and can record their progress on the free digital platform.
Parents will be able to sign up using the link https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
We hope lots of you will take part and look forward to hearing all about the funny books you read.
Happy reading
Have a great week!
Maths Answers
Week Beginning 8.6.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Well done for another great week of work on PurpleMash!
A reminder: to get a copy of your child's End of Year report, please email your class teacher directly.
On Purple Mash this week:
Literacy:
This week, you will be expanding on last week's work, to write a piece on the Galapagos Islands through the eyes of an intrepid explorer!
SPaG:
Spellings will be set as normal on Purple Mash.
Your grammar challengers are on classroom secrets (https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/).
Log in, click the GPS tab and complete:
- Year 6 Autumn Revision Set 1
- Year 6 Autumn Revision Set 2
- Year 6 Spring Revision Set 1
Maths:
This week you will be focusing on BODMAS (Brackets, Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition & Subtraction). You will also be working on a selection of reasoning problems: the answers for these questions are at the bottom of this post.
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘Secret Agent Grandpa', which involves hunting down a super-villain in a retirement home! Check each day to get the next chapter and the challenges that go with it.
Project:
We will be asking you to complete a piece about the different relationships you have in your life and the positive effect these have on you.
Have a great week!
Maths Answers
Week Beginning 1.6.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome back, we hope you had a relaxing half term and that you managed to enjoy the sunshine!
A reminder that each week, we will post work onto Purple Mash or onto Google Classrooms. If you are having issues logging into Google Classrooms, please contact the school office.
On Purple Mash this week:
Literacy:
This week, you will be writing a descriptive piece about the Galapagos Islands.
SPaG:
Spellings will be set as normal on Purple Mash.
Your grammar challengers are on classroom secrets (https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/).
Log in, click the GPS tab and complete:
- Year 6 Personification
- Year 6 Punctuation
- Year 6 Matching Antonyms 3
Maths:
This week you will be focusing on long division. You will also be working on a selection of reasoning problems: the answers for these questions are at the bottom of this post.
For your additional challenges this week, you will be, once again, attempting to 'Beat the Nation'.
Go to http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/category/diagnostic-questions/beat-the-nation/.
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘Neve's Wishes'. Check each day to get the next chapter and the challenges that go with it.
On Google Classrooms this week:
Project:
We will be asking you to complete a poster about everything you've been doing at home whilst we haven't been in school. Remember to upload all of your hard work to Purplemash!
Have a great week!
Maths Reasoning Answers
Sun Safety
Week Beginning 25.5.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome to the Year 6 Home Learning hub! Please check every Friday for details of the upcoming work for the week.
As it is half term this week, we will not be setting any work because you have worked exceptionally hard over the last 6 weeks and you deserve a break.
We will see you back on Purple Mash on Monday 1st of June, but in the meantime have a look at the video below which made the Year 6 teachers smile this week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA5Qpt1JRE4
Week Beginning 18.5.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome to the Year 6 Home Learning hub! Please check every Friday for details of the upcoming work for the week.
Literacy:
This week, you will be finishing your innovated doorway story before moving on to completing a comprehensive book review.
SPAG:
Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash for your daily spelling challenge and your SPaG challenge. This week you will be focusing on cohesive devices that link paragraphs and modal verbs (words that suggest the possibility of something happening).
Maths:
This week you will be focusing on calculating area within shapes. You will also be working on a selection of reasoning problems: the answers for these questions are at the bottom of this post.
For your additional challenges this week, you will be, once again, attempting to 'Beat the Nation'.
Go to http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/category/diagnostic-questions/beat-the-nation/ where you have a variety of problem-solving questions that have been answered by 1000’s of other pupils. Your challenge is to explain clearly, using mathematical reasoning, whether they are right or wrong.
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘Brain Academy’ which is about a boy joining a new school that is not all that it seems... Check each day to get the next chapter and the challenges that go with it.
Project:
As lots of you did such a great job with Pop Art last week, we've decided to give you some more! This week, we'd like you to draw a self portrait and then choose a Pop Art style (Warhol or Lichtenstein) to complete it.
You can find the self portrait template below this post and if you would like a video with some self portrait tips, you can go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMEBSQJYaAY
Remember to upload all of your hard work to Purplemash!
Homework:
Reading
The children should still be reading every day and they are welcome to keep recording this in their reading records. When they are reading, please ensure you are asking them questions and discussing what they have read to gauge their understanding.
Maths-Scofield and Sims
The children should still be completing 1 test per week in their homework books.
This week please ensure that your child completes: Section 3, Test 7
Additional Resources:
Remember, if you’re looking for some extra activities to do, check out our Home Learning Page, which is updated regularly with new activities:
https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/home-learning/
BBC Bitesize are currently uploading a variety of daily lessons onto their website. If there is something you think you’d like to go over or just want a reminder on, go give them a try!
Self Portrait Template & Maths Reasoning Answers
Week Beginning 11.5.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome to the Year 6 Home Learning hub! Please check every Friday for details of the upcoming work for the week.
We hope you had a relaxing bank holiday weekend. Remember to log on to google classroom to see a message from your teacher.
Literacy:
This week, you will be writing your very own creative story involving a doorway. You will be using the skills we've practised over the last couple of weeks to plan and write an adventure story that involves your main character going through a doorway to.....?
SPAG:
Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash for your daily spelling challenge and your SPaG challenge. This week you will be focusing on cohesive punctuation including: colons, semicolons and dashes.
Maths:
This week you will be focusing on scale factors and scaling shapes. If you need a reminder of scale factor, have a look at this Bitesize video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z8pfgk7
For your additional challenges this week, you will be focusing on ratio and scale factor.
Go to: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/ and look at:
- Week 1
- Week 2
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘Flanagan's Return’ which is about a young soldier returning from WWI. Check each day to get the next chapter and the challenges that go with it.
Project:
Your optional Project task this week is to create a piece of Pop art in the style of Andy Warhol.
If you log onto your Google Classroom, you will find a video explaining your task.
Remember to upload all of your hard work to Purplemash!
Homework:
Reading
The children should still be reading every day and they are welcome to keep recording this in their reading records. When they are reading, please ensure you are asking them questions and discussing what they have read to gauge their understanding.
Maths-Scofield and Sims
The children should still be completing 1 test per week in their homework books.
This week please ensure that your child completes: Section 3, Test 6
Additional Resources:
Remember, if you’re looking for some extra activities to do, check out our Home Learning Page, which is updated regularly with new activities:
https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/home-learning/
BBC Bitesize are currently uploading a variety of daily lessons onto their website. If there is something you think you’d like to go over or just want a reminder on, go give them a try!
Week Beginning 4.5.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome to the Year 6 Home Learning hub! Please check every Friday for details of the upcoming work for the week.
We hope you are all safe and well – keep up the great work you are doing at home.
A reminder that this week we will only be setting work from Monday to Thursday as
Friday the 8th is a bank holiday.
Literacy:
This week, we will continue to focus on our Talk for Writing piece: ‘The Magical Door’. In the hands of a writer, a door represents a world of possibility, and your tasks this week will challenge you to be creative!
SPAG:
Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash for your daily spelling challenge
For your grammar (GPS) challenges, please go to classroom secrets kids & complete:
- Year 6 personification
- Year 6 Prefix matching game
Maths:
This week you will be completing a re-cap on multiplication: there will be a variety of challenges each day on different multiplication problems.
For your additional challenges this week, you will be focusing on different types of angles from last week’s work.
Go to: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/ and look at:
- Summer Term Week 1
- Summer Term Week 2
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘Ted & the Flying Fruit’. Check each day to get the next chapter and the challenges that go with it.
Project:
Your optional Project task this week is to create a fact file about a famous artist. You can create it any way you like: on Purplemash or hand-made. Remember to include as many facts as you can and perhaps you could attempt to paint/draw a picture in the style of your chosen artist!
You can find everything you need here: https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore
Remember to upload all of your hard work to Purplemash!
Homework:
Reading
The children should still be reading every day and they are welcome to keep recording this in their reading records. When they are reading, please ensure you are asking them questions and discussing what they have read to gauge their understanding.
Maths-Scofield and Sims
The children should still be completing 1 test per week in their homework books.
This week please ensure that your child completes: Section 3, Test 5
Additional Resources:
Remember, if you’re looking for some extra activities to do, check out our Home Learning Page, which is updated regularly with new activities:
https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/home-learning/
BBC Bitesize are currently uploading a variety of daily lessons onto their website. If there is something you think you’d like to go over or just want a reminder on, go give them a try!
Week Beginning 27.4.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome to the Year 6 Home Learning hub! Please check every Friday for details of the upcoming work for the week.
We hope you are all safe and well – keep up the great work you are doing at home.
Remember, if you’re looking for some extra activities to do, check out our Home Learning Page:
https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/home-learning/
Literacy:
This week, the focus is on a Talk for Writing piece: ‘The Magical Door’. In the hands of a writer a door represents a world of possibility, and your tasks this week will challenge you to be creative!
SPAG:
Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash for your daily spelling challenge
For your grammar (GPS) challenges, please go to classroom secrets kids & complete:
- Year 6 Bullet Points for a list
- Year 6 Matching Antonyms 1
- Year 6 Using Colons & Semi-colons
Maths:
This week you will be completing a re-cap on angles including: identifying angles inside shapes, calculating missing angles and estimating angles.
For your times tables: It is up to you to choose which ones you practice and how you practice them (there are lots of options on our Maths home learning page). Then at the end of the week, you can try and level your 'multiplication monster' up on Purple Mash!
For your additional challenge this week, you can go to ‘Beat the Nation’ where you have a variety of problem-solving questions that have been answered by 1000’s of other pupils. Your challenge is to explain clearly, using mathematical reasoning, whether they are right or wrong.
http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/category/diagnostic-questions/beat-the-nation/
Reading:
This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘Film Seen’. Check each day to get the next chapter and the challenges that go with it!
Project:
Your optional Project task this week is to create a piece of art at home inspired by Jackson Pollock! He used a variety of tools/objects to create abstract spatter paintings. You can find out more here: https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-jackson-pollock
Remember to upload a picture to Purplemash!
Homework:
Reading
The children should still be reading every day and they are welcome to keep recording this in their reading records. When they are reading, please ensure you are asking them questions and discussing what they have read to gauge their understanding.
Maths-Scofield and Sims
The children should still be completing 1 test per week in their homework books.
This week please ensure that your child completes: Section 3, Test 4
Additional Resources:
BBC Bitesize are currently uploading a variety of daily lessons onto their website. If there is something you think you’d like to go over or just want a reminder on, go give them a try!
Week Beginning 20.4.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome to the Year 6 Home Learning hub! Please check every Friday for details of the upcoming work for the week.
Welcome back, we hope you had a safe and relaxing Easter break!
As before Easter, work will be set via daily ‘2do’s’ on the Purplemash website. If you are unsure about anything, use the Purplemash blog to contact your teacher.
Parents – if you have a specific query, please email your child’s teacher directly.
Key websites:
https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/
(Please note when children log in, they will need to go to the GPS tab)
Literacy: This week, the focus is on non-chronological reports about different places on Earth. If you need a reminder, check your class blog for our model text about the Amazon Rainforest.
SPAG:
Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash for your daily spelling challenge
For your grammar (GPS) challenges, please go to classroom secrets kids & complete:
- Year 6 Recognising & Using the Passive Verb
- Year 6 Punctuation
- Year 6 Identifying Verbs in Sentences
Maths:
This week you will be completing a re-cap on interpreting data from a variety of graphs and data charts.
Additional problem-solving challenges can be found at the bottom of this blog post!
Reading: This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘The Leaping Hare’. Check each day to get the next chapter and the challenges that go with it!
Project: Your optional Project task this week is to create a piece of mosaic art at home (think about the Charles Darwin pieces we did). You can select your own famous historical figure to base it on. If you’re stuck for ideas, think of some of the people we’ve looked at this year in school. Remember to upload a picture to Purplemash!
Homework:
Reading
The children should still be reading every day and they are welcome to keep recording this in their reading records. When they are reading, please ensure you are asking them questions and discussing what they have read to gauge their understanding.
Maths-Scofield and Sims
The children should still be completing 1 test per week in their homework books.
This week please ensure that your child completes: Section 3, Test 3
Additional Resources:
For anything else, please check out our home learning page on the website:
https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/home-learning/
Here you can find a variety of cool websites, videos and fun activities you can do at home. Make sure to check out the Real PE fun fitness videos and Mr Scullion’s musical Youtube page!
Maths Extensions - Week 3
Week Beginning 6.4.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome to the Year 6 Home Learning hub! Please check every Friday for details of the upcoming work for the week.
Thank you for all your hard work over the last couple of weeks, it is clear how much effort you are putting in and you are producing some really great work!
As it is the Easter break, we will not be setting any compulsory work for the next two weeks, but instead we have put together a list of suggested activities that you and your family could do together over the break.
*Please note that teachers will not be checking emails during this time.
We hope you have a safe & relaxing Easter. See you in two weeks!
Suggested Easter Activities
- Create a rainbow-themed art to display in a window at home.
- Film a food vlog - e.g. how to make a sandwich or something harder!
- Write a letter to a local hero (an NHS worker) saying thank you.
- Learn a new language for FREE using rosetta stone!
https://www.rosettastone.co.uk/lp/freeforkids/ - Design a board game to play with your family
- Check out Mr Jackson’s Outdoor Learning Blog on Purple Mash!
- Make an animation.
- Create a digital photo collage.
- Create a fitness routine like Joe Wicks
- Investigate what plants are growing outside at the moment.
- Brass rubbing/ leaf rubbing
- Create a helicopter game / create your own 3D computer game (both on Purplemash)
- Create an Andy Goldsworthy style picture either indoors or outdoors
http://www.artnet.com/artists/andy-goldsworthy/ - Choose an area of Maths and create a ‘how to’ guide for younger pupils either on paper or on video.
- Bird survey: what birds are in your gardens/ do you see during daily exercise?
Additional Resources:
For anything else, please check out our home learning page on the website:
https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/home-learning/
Here you can find a variety of cool websites, videos and fun activities you can do at home. Make sure to check out Joe Wicks’ fun fitness videos and Mr Scullion’s musical Youtube page!
Week Beginning 30.3.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome to the Year 6 Home Learning hub! Please check every Friday for details of the upcoming work for the week.
Thank you for all your hard work this week, we know it has taken some getting used to, but it is clear how much effort the majority of you are putting in and your teachers are very proud of you! Remember, if you have a query, use the Purple Mash blog and your teacher will get back to you.
Parents – if you have a query, please email your child’s teacher directly.
Key websites:
https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/
(Please note when children log in, they will need to go to the GPS tab)
Literacy: There are a variety of activities on Purple Mash this week: some persuasion pieces, some descriptive settings and even some evacuee letter writing (think back to our WWII day!) Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash every day to find out your task.
SPAG:
- Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash for your daily spelling challenge
- For your grammar (GPS) challenges, please go to classroom secrets kids & complete:
- Year 6 Antonym Matching 1
- Year 6 Antonym Matching 2
- Year 6 Easter Quiz
Maths:
- Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash for your daily Times Table challenge!
- Check your ‘2dos’ for your Maths activities: this week a re-cap on comparing fractions, decimals and percentages.
- Additional problem-solving challenges can be found at the bottom of this blog post!
Reading: This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘The Tiger’s Path!’ Check your ‘2dos’ each day to get the next chapter and the challenge that goes with it!
Project: Your optional Project task this week is to review a computer game or an app. Make sure you think about who would want to read your review and what they would want to know!
Homework:
Reading
The children should still be reading every day and they are welcome to keep recording this in their reading records. When they are reading, please ensure you are asking them questions and discussing what they have read to gauge their understanding.
Maths-Scofield and Sims
The children should still be completing 1 test per week in their homework books.
This week please ensure that your child completes: Section 3, Test 2
Additional Resources:
For anything else, please check out our home learning page on the website:
https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/home-learning/
Here you can find a variety of cool websites, videos and fun activities you can do at home. Make sure to check out Joe Wicks’ fun fitness videos and Mr Scullion’s musical Youtube page!
Maths Extensions - Week 2
Week Beginning 23.3.20 – Year 6 Home Learning
Welcome to the Year 6 Home Learning hub! Please check every Friday for details of the upcoming work for the week. Work will be set every day and if your child is having issues, please get them to contact their teacher on the Purple Mash class blog.
If you are missing log in details for your child, or wish to query anything – please email your class teacher and they will be happy to help.
Key websites:
https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/
Literacy:
- The activities on Purple Mash this week are based on an alien invasion! Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash every day to find out your task.
SPAG:
- Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash for your daily spelling challenge
- For your grammar (GPS) challenges, please go to classroom secrets kids & complete:
- Autumn Revision Set 1
- Autumn Revision Set 2
- Formal & Informal Speech & Writing
Maths:
- Check your ‘2dos’ on Purple Mash for your daily Times Table challenge!
- Check your ‘2dos’ for your Maths activities: this week a re-cap on comparing fractions
- Additional problem-solving challenges can be found at the bottom of this blog post!
Reading:
- This week our focus book on Purple Mash is ‘Seeds of Doom!’ Check your ‘2dos’ each day to get the next chapter and the challenge that goes with it!
Project:
- Your optional Project task this week is to create at internet safety poster!
- Great work will be celebrated on the Year 6 display board on Purple Mash!
Homework:
Reading
The children should still be reading every day and they are welcome to keep recording this in their reading records. When they are reading, please ensure you are asking them questions and discussing what they have read to gauge their understanding.
Maths-Scofield and Sims
The children should still be completing 1 test per week in their homework books.
This week please ensure that your child completes: Section 3, Test 1
Additional Resources:
For anything else, please check out our home learning page on the website:
https://www.earlswood.surrey.sch.uk/home-learning/
Here you can find a variety of cool websites, videos and fun activities you can do at home. Make sure to check out Joe Wicks’ fun fitness videos and Mr Scullion’s musical Youtube page!
Maths Extensions - Week 1
Week Beginning: 16th March 2020
Our Learning this week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at solving a range of multi-step word problems.
English: We will be continuing to innovate our own Alma story using a variety of grammar skills including: fronted adverbials, powerful language, parenthesis and relative clauses.
Reading: This week we will be focusing on a range of skills within SAT's past papers.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'Darwin's Delights' which is all about Darwin's discoveries, adaptations and inheritance. This week we will be looking at the Voyage of the Beagle.
Important Messages:
A reminder that Year 6 bikeability level 2 training will be taking place this week.
Week Beginning: 9th March 2020
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at how to work out the volume of 3D shapes.
English: We will be continuing with our text, Alma, and will be using all of the skills we learnt last week to plan and innovate our own Alma story.
Reading: This week we will be focusing on inference skills within SAT's past papers.
PBL: Our topic this half term is ''Darwin's Delights' which is all about Darwin's discoveries, adaptations and inheritance. This week we will be looking at how different plants have adapted to their habitat.
Important Messages:
A reminder that Year 6 parent consultation evening will be taking place on Tuesday 10th March and Thursday 12th March.
Week Beginning: 2nd March 2020
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at area and perimeter of 2D shapes including compound shapes.
English: We will be continuing with our text, Alma, and focusing on setting a scene and looking at a character's reactions using a variety of grammar skills including: fronted adverbials, powerful language, parenthesis and relative clauses.
Reading: This week we will be focusing on retrieval skills within SAT's past papers.
PBL: Our topic this half term is ''Darwin's Delights' which is all about Darwin's discoveries, adaptations and inheritance. This week we will be looking at how different plants and animals have adapted to their habitat.
Important Messages:
A reminder that next week we will be going on our trip to Tilgate Park. 6K and 6R will be going on Thursday 5th March and 6P and 6F will be going on Friday 6th March. Please make sure your child has a packed lunch, water bottle and an appropriate jacket.
Please remember to book an appointment for Year 6 parent consultation evening which will be taking place on Tuesday 10th March and Thursday 12th March.
Week Beginning: 24th February
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at long division and fractions, and solving questions in which these skills need applying to.
English: We will be introducing our new text, Alma, and learning the story with focus on the grammar skills used.
Reading: We will be looking at a variety of SAT's style questions.
PBL: Our topic this half term is ''Darwin's Delights' which is all about Darwin's discoveries, adaptations and inheritance. This week we will be finding out about Charles Darwin and his research.
Important Messages:
MOCK SAT's WEEK
After half term, we will be running a mock SAT's week. This is so that the children will understand and be comfortable with the structure of the week. To ensure it runs as smoothly as possible, please ensure your child is in school at 8:50 every morning. Thank you.
As a school, we will be celebrating Mardi Gras on the 28th February, where we will be creating our own festival floats. If you could please send your children in with any spare shoe boxes, glittery paper, feathers, or anything crafty, it would be much appreciated.
Week Beginning: 10th February
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at using time to look at timetables, elapsed time, converting time and to solve work problems.
English: We will continue with our new piece of writing, which is a non-fiction piece based on an animal found on 'The Land of Neverbelieve'. We will be planning and innovating our own non-chronological reports on our make-believe creatures.
Reading: We will be continuing to read 'Holes', focusing specifically on summarising the text and finishing reading it.
PBL: Our topic this half term is ''Antarctic Lands and Desert Sands' which is all about comparing two differing eco-systems. This week we will be continuing our exploration into Mayan history and designing and making our own Mayan masks.
Important Messages:
If you haven't already, please could you make payment for our trip to Tilgate Park. The date for payment is Thursday 30th January. Thank you.
Please could you ensure that children have appropriate clothing for our Woodlands lessons. Thank you.
As a school, we will be celebrating Mardi Gras on the 28th February, where we will be creating our own festival floats. If you could please send your children in with any spare shoe boxes, glittery paper, feathers, or anything crafty, it would be much appreciated.
Week Beginning: 3rd February
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be continuing with algebra and sequences.
English: We will continue with our new piece of writing, which is a non-fiction piece based on an animal found on 'The Land of Neverbelieve'. We will be focusing on the grammar skills required for a non-chronological report, which includes: technical language, semi-colons & colons and casual conjunctions (e.g furthermore, additionally)
Reading: We will be continuing to read 'Holes', focusing specifically on the vocabulary skills needed to un-pick the text.
PBL: Our topic this half term is ''Antarctic Lands and Desert Sands' which is all about comparing two differing eco-systems. This week we will be continuing our exploration into Mayan history and looking at the creation story and designing our own Mayan masks.
Important Messages:
If you haven't already, please could you make payment for our trip to Tilagate Park. The date for payment is Thursday 30th January. Thank you.
Please could you ensure that children have appropriate clothing for our Woodlands lessons. Thank you.
As a school, we will be celebrating Mardi Gras on the 28th February, where we will be creating our own festival floats. If you could please send your children in with any spare shoe boxes, glittery paper, feathers, or anything crafty, it would be much appreciated.
Week Beginning: 27th January
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at scaling problems (e.g the size of a model car compared to a full sized version) before moving onto introducing algebra.
English: We will begin our new piece of writing, which is a non-fiction piece based on an animal found on 'The Land of Neverbelieve'. We will be focusing on the grammar skills required for a non-chronological report, which includes: technical language, semi-colons & colons and casual conjunctions (e.g furthermore, additionally)
Reading: We will continue reading our new book: 'Holes', which is all about a group of boys digging for lost treasure in the desert. Our focus this week will be inference and determing how the characters have developed since the first few chapters.
PBL: Our topic this half term is ''Antarctic Lands and Desert Sands' which is all about comparing two differing eco-systems. This week we will be continuing our exploration into Mayan history and comparing Antarctica to the Chihuahuan desert in Mexico.
Important Messages:
If you haven't already, please could you make payment for our trip to Tilagate Park. The date for payment is Thursday 30th January. Thank you.
Please could you ensure that children have appropriate clothing for our Woodlands lessons. Thank you.
As a school, we will be celebrating Mardi Gras on the 28th February, where we will be creating our own festival floats. If you could please send your children in with any spare shoe boxes, glittery paper, feathers, or anything crafty, it would be much appreciated.
Congratulations to our star learners of the week!
| 6F | 6K | 6P | 6R |
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Tristan Layla Freddie |
Ellie |
Olivia Emily P |
Brayan Ryan Franklin |
Week Beginning: 20th January
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at ratio and proportion, and ration with fractions.
English: We will be using all of the skills we learnt last week to innovate our own Antarctic story and planning each section.
Reading: We will continue reading our new book: 'Holes', which is all about a group of boys digging for lost treasure in the desert. Our focus this week will be vocabulary and what effect this has on the text and the reader.
PBL: Our topic this half term is ''Antarctic Lands and Desert Sands' which is all about comparing two differing eco-systems. This week we will be checking on our bread experiment and begin our exploration into ancient Maya history.
Important Messages:
If you haven't already, please could you make payment for our 'Young Citizens' trip in February.
Please could you ensure that children have appropriate clothing for our Woodlands lessons. Thank you.
As a school, we will be celebrating Mardi Gras on the 28th February, where we will be creating our own festival floats. If you could please send your children in with any spare shoe boxes, glittery paper, feathers, or anything crafty, it would be much appreciated.
Week Beginning: 6th January
Merry Christmas! We hope you have a relaxing, festive break.
Below is our learning for our first week back in the Spring Term.
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at angles and quadrilaterals (four-sided shapes).
English: We will begin by writing our very own piece of poetry based on an extreme piece of weather.
Reading: We will begin our new book: 'Holes', which is all about a group of boys digging for lost treasure in the desert. Our focus this week will be on prediction and analysing the opening of the story.
PBL: Our topic this half term is ''Antarctic Lands and Desert Sands' which is all about comparing two differing eco-systems. This week we will be introduced to Antarctica and setting up a science experiment to investigate how micro-organism are affected by different factors.
Important Messages:
If you haven't already, please could you make payment for our 'Young Citizens' trip in February.
Please could you ensure that children have appropriate clothing for our Woodlands lessons. Thank you.
Week Beginning: 16th December
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be recapping our learning from this half term before moving onto some christmas-themed investigations!
English: We will be writing our very own portal story this week; where a character gets transported to a different historical age.
Reading: We will finish reading our new book: Goodnight Mr Tom, which ties in with our half-term topic of World War Two. The focus this week will be summarising the text and comparing it with our original predictions.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'World War II, where we will be focusing on the war: why it started, famous events and the legacy of the conflict. This week we will be finishing our topic off by creating our very own WWII fact files. Supplemented, obviously, by our WWII day on Tuesday!
Important Messages:
Our WWII day is on Tuesday 17th December. Children are encouraged to come in dressed as evacuees. Please can you ensure that they have a coat and outdoor shoes with them as one of our sessions will be outdoors!
School finishes at normal time on Thursday 19th December.
Week Beginning: 9th December
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at converting between different measures such as: mm, cm, m & km, ml & l, miles and kilometres.
English: We will be continuing our topic on World War 2 with our new piece of writing based on a transportation or portal story. This week the children will be writing their own innovated piece based on our model text, where our main character gets transported back to WWII Britain.
Reading: We will continue reading our new book: Goodnight Mr Tom, which ties in with our half-term topic of World War Two. The focus this week will be looking at answering more indepth questions on the text.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'World War II, where we will be focusing on the war: why it started, famous events and the legacy of the conflict. This week we will continue our topic by creating our very own blitz art and looking at the end of the conflict.
Important Messages:
Thank you to all the parents who came into Christmas making afternoon: the children loved it!
Christmas Sing-a-Long assemblies are on Friday 13th December.
6P & 6F @ 9.15 and 6R & 6K @ 10.00
Week Beginning: 2nd December
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will continue to work with decimals, fractions and percentages and their equivalency.
English: We will be continuing our topic on World War 2 with our new piece of writing based on a transportation or portal story. The children will recap the use of parenthesis in their writing and 'show not tell'. We will also introduce the use of the present progressive.
Reading: We will continue reading our new book: Goodnight Mr Tom, which ties in with our half-term topic of World War Two. The focus this week will be looking at the inferences we can make from the text.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'World War II, where we will be focusing on the war: why it started, famous events and the legacy of the conflict. This week we will continue our topic by learning about the Nuremburg Laws and the events that led up to the Holocaust.
Important Messages:
Thank you for your donations of shoes boxes for the Christmas making activities on Wednesday, we are still in need of donations so any boxes that you can donate will be very gratefully received.
As the weather is changeable, it is important for the children to bring a coat to school regardless of the weather first thing in the morning. Thank you.
Equally, with the winter weather setting in, please remember to send your child in with wellies for our woodlands lessons and a spare jumper for PE. Thank you.
Week Beginning: 25th November
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will continue to look at converting decimal fractions into fractions and vice versa.
English: We will be continuing our topic on World War 2 by starting a new piece of writing called ‘The Gas Mask’ where the children will be developing high level characterisation skills.
Reading: We will continue reading our new book: Goodnight Mr Tom, which ties in with our half-term topic of World War Two. The focus this week will be looking at the range of vocabulary used in the text.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'World War II, where we will be focusing on the war: why it started, famous events and the legacy of the conflict. This week we will continue our topic by learning about the scientists and inventions of the era.
Important Messages:
A reminder please, with the winter weather setting in, to send your child in with wellies for our woodlands lessons and a spare jumper for PE. Thank you.
For our Christmas making day activity, please can you send your child to school with a shoe box lid or similar box lid ready for our making day! Any spares you can donate will also be gratefully received.
Week Beginning: 18th November
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at converting decimal fractions into fractions and vice versa.
English: We will be continuing our piece of writing based on Rose Blanche. The book details the story of a little girl in WWII Germany, who makes friends with a Jewish boy in a concentration camp outside her town. We will write letters between Rose Blanche and the boy behind the barbed-wire and we will focus on using shifts in formality, modal verbs and semi-colons.
Reading: We will continue reading our new book: Goodnight Mr Tom, which ties in with our half-term topic of World War Two. The focus this week will be making predictions based on the text.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'World War II, where we will be focusing on the war: why it started, famous events and the legacy of the conflict. This week we will continue our topic by learning about The Blitz and the Home Front.
Important Messages:
A reminder please, with the winter weather setting in, to send your child in with wellies for our woodlands lessons and a spare jumper for PE. Thank you.
The week beginning 25th November is Science Week. The children will be learning about famous WW2 era scientists and conducting experiments over the course of the week.
For our Christmas making day activity, please can you send your child to school with a shoe box lid or similar box lid ready for our making day! Any spares you can donate will also be gratefully received.
Week Beginning: 11th November
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at multiplying fractions by other fractions and dividing fractions by whole numbers.
English: We will be continuing our piece of writing based on Rose Blanche. The book details the story of a little girl in WWII Germany, who makes friends with a Jewish boy in a concentration camp outside her town. We will begin writing letters between Rose and the boy behind the barbed-wire fence. The letters will focus on the use of modal verbs and formal language.
Reading: We will continue reading our new book: Goodnight Mr Tom, which ties in with our half-term topic of World War Two. The focus this week will be on drawing inferences from the text.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'World War II, where we will be focusing on the war: why it started, famous events and the legacy of the conflict. This week we will continue our topic by learning about the invasions in Europe that began the war.
Important Messages:
- A reminder please, with the winter weather setting in, to send your child in with wellies for our woodlands lessons and a spare jumper for PE. Thank you.
Children in Need
Friday 15th November 2019
Please donate to Children in Need.
Just a small contribution can change the lives of children. At Earlswood we are asking all children and staff to bring in a contribution of £1 or more. We are also asking all staff and children to something spotty on this day if possible to support Children in Need. Please bring your ‘Children in Need’ donation with you on the day and hand it to your class teacher. Many thanks.
Week Beginning: 4th November
Welcome back! We hope you had a relaxing Half Term.
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at adding and subtracting fractions
English: We will be beginning a new piece of writing, based on a book called Rose Blanche which details the story of a little girl in WWII Germany, who makes friends with a Jewish boy in a concentration camp outside her town.
Reading: We will begin reading our new book: Goodnight Mr Tom, which ties in with our half-term topic of World War Two. The focus this week will be on our initial thoughts on the book and predicting what might happen.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'World War II, where we will be focusing on the war: why it started, famous events and the legacy of the conflict. This week we will begin by examining how the war began and the main countries who were involved.
Important Messages:
- We are having a ‘Say No to Bullying Day’ on Friday 8th November where children can explore how we can promote positive relationships within our community. On this day, we would like children to design a 'Say No to Bullying' t-shirt. Please can all children have an old t-shirt (if possible plain) that they can draw on for this activity. Please can all t-shirts be NAMED and brought into school by Monday 4th November. Please speak to your class teacher if you have any questions. Thank you. The PSHE Team
- A reminder please, with the winter weather setting in, to send your child in with wellies for our woodlands lessons and a spare jumper for PE. Thank you.
- Payment for our WW2 workshop is due by Thursday 7th November. Thank you.
Week Beginning: 21st October
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at angles on a straight line and within shapes.
English: We will be planning, and writing, our very own adventure story based on Space Chimp - where our character goes on an adventure.
Reading: We will finish reading our book for this half term 'Stormbreaker' which is all about Alex Ryder the teenage spy. Our focus this week will be on summarising the book and comparing it to other books of the same genre.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'Tomorrow's World' where we will be focusing on the world of spies and futuristic technology. This week we will be finishing our spy websites.
Important Messages:
- Book donations: We would like to expand our collection of books in our classrooms. If you have any books at home that you are no longer reading we would really appreciate it if you could donate them to the school. If you would like to donate please hand them to your child's class teacher who will make sure they are put to good use.
Week Beginning: 14th October
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be moving onto simplifying and ordering fractions.
English: We will be writing our own version of Space Chimp; focusing upon description of character and emotions.
Reading: We will finish reading our book for this half term 'Stormbreaker' which is all about Alex Ryder the teenage spy. Our focus this week will be on retrieval; picking out specific words and phrases from a text.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'Tomorrow's World' where we will be focusing on the world of spies and futuristic technology. This week we will continue designing our spy school websites.
Important Messages:
- Book donations: We would like to expand our collection of books in our classrooms. If you have any books at home that you are no longer reading we would really appreciate it if you could donate them to the school. If you would like to donate please hand them to your child's class teacher who will make sure they are put to good use.
- Halloween Disco: Friday 18th October. 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Entry is £2 on the door.
- Junior School Photographs: Friday 18th October
Week Beginning: 7th October
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at BIDMAS (Brackets, Integers, Divison, Multiplication, Addition & Subtraction). This is where we decide which parts of longer sums we need to calculate first. E.g (4+5) x 6 would become 9 x 6 as we work out the brackets first.
English: We will begin learning our new text 'Space Chimp' before moving on to identify key grammar skills which are used in the text.
Reading: We will continue reading our book for this half term 'Stormbreaker' which is all about Alex Ryder the teenage spy. Our focus this week will be on vocabulary; identifying the author's choices and looking at the meaning of words in context.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'Tomorrow's World' where we will be focusing on the world of spies and futuristic technology. This week we will begin designing our very own spy school websites!
Important Messages:
- Book donations: We would like to expand our collection of books in our classrooms. If you have any books at home that you are no longer reading we would really appreciate it if you could donate them to the school. If you would like to donate please hand them to your child's class teacher who will make sure they are put to good use.
Week Beginning: 30th September
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be moving onto looking at formal methods of long division.
English: We will be moving onto our next piece of writing 'Space CHimp', which focuses on character description.
Reading: We will continue reading our book for this half term 'Stormbreaker' which is all about Alex Ryder the teenage spy. Our focus this week will be on our retrieval skills; identifying key parts of the text to answer specific questions.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'Tomorrow's World' where we will be focusing on the world of spies and futuristic technology. This week we will be focusing on the scientific aspect of technology; designing and experimenting with different electrical circuits.
Important Messages:
- Book donations: We would like to expand our collection of books in our classrooms. If you have any books at home that you are no longer reading we would really appreciate it if you could donate them to the school. If you would like to donate please hand them to your child's class teacher who will make sure they are put to good use.
- On 1st October it is ‘International Day of Older Persons’. To celebrate this, we would like to invite the children's grandparents to come and share one of their favourite childhood stories with their grandchild's class on this day. If you would like to come into school, please speak to your class teacher.
- Thank you to those children who turned out for the football and netball trials; Mr Rowan and Mr Parker were very impressed by both the turnout and the sportsmanship shown.
Week Beginning: 23rd September
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be moving onto looking at formal methods of long multiplication.
English: We will be finishing off our suspense-filled 'Escape' story before moving onto designing our very own spy C.V's.
Reading: We will continue reading our book for this half term 'Stormbreaker' which is all about Alex Ryder the teenage spy. Our focus this week will be on our inference skills; drawing conclusions from character's thoughts and actions.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'Tomorrow's World' where we will be focusing on the world of spies and futuristic technology. This week we will be focusing on the scientific aspect of technology; designing and experimenting with different electrical circuits.
Important Messages:
- For those children attending the Year 6 residential at Grosvenor Hall, the next installment of £45 is due by Monday 30th September
- Book donations: We would like to expand our collection of books in our classrooms. If you have any books at home that you are no longer reading we would really appreciate it if you could donate them to the school. If you would like to donate please hand them to your child's class teacher who will make sure they are put to good use.
- Netball & Football Trials are taking place for Year 6 this week. Football will be on Thursday lunchtime & Netball will be on Friday lunchtime.
Week Beginning: 9th September
Welcome back! We hope you had a relaxing break and are ready for the school year ahead.
Our Learning this Week:
Maths: This week in Maths we will be looking at rounding numbers (up to 10,000,000) before moving onto looking at negative numbers.
English: We will begin learning our brand new story 'The Escape' , which involves a flashback to a daring rescue, before moving on to looking at some of the grammatical features that are used within the text to create tension and drama.
Reading: We will begin reading our book for this half term 'Stormbreaker' which is all about Alex Ryder the teenage spy. Our focus this week will be on how the author uses dramatic language to create tension within the text.
PBL: Our topic this half term is 'Tomorrow's World' where we will be focusing on the world of spies and futuristic technology. This week we will be attempting to crack some coded messages before moving on to designing our very own spy gadgets.
Important Messages:
- PE days for Year 6 are Thursday and Friday. They will also need a pair of outdoor shoes for Woodlands on a Tuesday. Please note that if they don't have their shoes/kit, they won't be able to participate in the lessons.
- As per school policy, Year 6 will be receiving homework this year and we would be grateful for your support with this. We will look to begin this in the next couple of weeks and we will explain to the children our expectations for the work each week.