Category : UKS2 Extended Study
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
Year 6 spellings w/c 18th November
according
attached
communicate
average
especially
explanation
system
recognise
relevant
variety
Extended Study – Take your pick!
There is lots happening and coming up in school over the next couple of weeks so why don’t you take some time to learn more about one of the events.
You could make notes and tell your crew all about what you’ve researched.
Create some slides linking to the event
Make a fact file or poster
Write a speech about why people should donate to the charities
You decide how you want to present your learning and make sure you share them with your crew!
The events you could choose from are:
- Diwali
- Armistice Day
- Odd Socks Day
- Kindness Day
- Children In Need
Y6 Spelling pattern
The week after half term we will be working on homophones. Please discuss the meanings of the different words and when each spelling should be used.
Extended Study – Half Term Challenge!
On November 1st it is National Authors Day!
With all of our hard work towards our Reading Library we’d like to know who your favourite authors are?
How could you celebrate your favourite author?
- You could share a story with a family member and take a picture to share
- Listen to a story being read by your favourite author
- Listen to a podcast
- Create a fact-file about your favourite author
- Be creative and become an author and write your own story! We could even have these displayed in your reading area!
We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Have a lovely half term!
Eoghan’s Out of this world home learning!
Extended Study – National Space Week
How many astronauts do you know?
As part of National Space Week, why don’t you choose an astronaut to research? You could make a poster or a fact file about your chosen astronaut.
You could even listen to the story of Tim Peake, Neil Armstrong and Mae Jemison. Did you know these Big Dreams, Little People book are quizzable on Accelerated Reader?
Y6 Spelling Rule – Root words
Over the next week Year 6 will be focusing on spellings linked to root words. The children will be tested on the following spellings before half term. Click on the video if you need to remind yourself about what root words are.
create – creation – creative
happy – unhappy – happily – happiness
music – musical – musician
Extended Study – National Poetry Day
On Thursday, it is National Poetry Day! As it links with this weeks Reading Week it would be great to see lots of you get involved.
Below is a link to the official website where it tells you lots of information about the day and ways that you can get involved.
The theme this year is COUNTING. I wonder how many of you could write a short poem linking to the theme?
On the same link, it shows you lots of examples of poems. You might even want to practice one of them at home. Would you have the courage to perform the poem to your crew?
Send photographs, videos or bring in your poems – We can’t wait to see them!
https://forwardartsfoundation.org/national-poetry-day/poems-and-resources
