Please find some more information about our current expedition all about space!
Y5/6 Autumn Extended Study Menu
Please find attached our extended study menu for our current expedition ‘How does movement affect our world?’ We can’t wait to see all of the great stuff you get up to! Remember to bring in any work you complete and send us lots of pictures!
Extended Study – What do you know about the Chinese New Year?!
The 29th January marks the Chinese New Year, but what do you know about it?
Could you use some time to build your knowledge about the celebrations and create a poster, a leaflet or a picture to show your crew what you have learned?
Here’s some links to help you on your way to becoming an expert! –
Year 6 spellings
This week we will be looking at words that end with the suffixes -tial and -cial. Watch the video below to remind yourself of the spelling rule. Here are our list of focus words.
essential potential confidential torrential initial
special artificial crucial racial beneficial
Year 6 spellings – ough
This week our spelling pattern is words containing the letter string ‘ough’. Watch the video below as a recap of the many different sounds that ‘ough’ can make. Practice the following words at home as you will be tested on them next week.
thought
through
cough
enough
plough
bought
though
thorough
Extended Study – New Year Pledges!
What are your New Year pledges? Is there anything you want to work on this year?
To welcome in the New Year, our next Extended Study challenge is to create New Years pledges, posters or kindness stones that we can display around school.
Next week, Crew Councillors will be completing these and presenting in Crew time as examples for you to use.
Keep an eye out for the blog for examples! We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Y5/6 Parent Overview
Below is our parent overview for our current expedition ‘Fight for you rights: How can one moment influence our future?’
Year 5/6 Extended Study Menu
Please find attached the Year 5/6 extended study menu for our current expedition ‘Fight for your rights: How can one moment influence our future?’
Year 6 will also start to receive additional homework in the run up to SATs which will be handed out to them weekly.
Extended Study – Christmas Jumper Day
Next Thursday, 12th December, is Save the Children – Christmas Jumper Day.
Can you create a poster informing everyone of the date! You could even design your own Christmas jumper on your poster.
Ask your Crew leaders to stick these on the windows facing the playground to remind adults about the day!
Extended Study – Non Fiction November
To celebrate the end of Non-Fiction November.. Can you make a book review, poster or an informative bookmark about a Non-fiction book of your choice? You could even find a non-fiction book linking to Christmas?
You could even use some of your time to enjoy a non-fiction book with a friend or share one at home.
We would love to see some of your creations displayed in your classroom reading areas!
Any photographs of these being completed will go into a prize draw to win a selection box! – Good Luck!
Green Top Kindness Advent Calendar
Extended Study – National Geography Awareness Week!
Last week was National Geography Awareness Week – Why don’t you take a look on the National Geographic Website. You can even have a go at making your own interactive map.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/education-resources/programs/geography-awareness-week