Author Visit - Tuesday 7th May

Shoo Rayner will be visiting our school next Tuesday; see what you can discover about this author...

Mrs T.

Talking-Topic

This week's 'Talking-Topic' is:

If you could have one special power for a day, what should it be?  And what would you do with it?

This and That

Hello,

I have uploaded the Titanic/Lego photographs for you.

Please look at the 100 Word Challenge for this week - KEEP WRITING!

See you on Thursday,

Mrs T.

This week’s prompt is:

…the noise was deafening…

Make sure you use your most creative 100 words. Do try to visit other schools to support them in their writing.

If you are unsure of what to do, have a look at all the information at the top of the page in the tabs. Leave a comment if you are still stuck and I will help.

The link will be open until 9pm (London time) 4th May

Not long to go!!!!!

Have you finished your packing?

See you at Gare du Midi in a few hours...

Mrs T

Home School Book 19th April 2013

Home School Book – Year 6

Dear Parents,

As always, it is wonderful to be back in our classroom.  The children have returned reenergised and excited (I am as well) about our forthcoming trip to Rippledown.

Tuesday began with a selection of maths assessment online tests; it was evident from the results that some students had revised diligently during the holidays – well done.  Students are now focusing on practising exam style questions in preparation for the SATs.

The first non-fiction genre that we are revising is ‘persuasive writing’. This week we have analysed: emotive language, rhetorical questions, imagery, exaggeration, contrast, personalisation, repetition and a range of vocabulary to extend responses.  Obviously, there is no homework this week however, on our return from Rippledown, the pupils will be expected to write a persuasive text; they have this weekend and the next to revise for this.

In preparation for our long awaited visit to The Globe Theatre, we studied, very quickly, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  This involved reading a story ‘…Whoosh!’, watching part of an unabridged version of the play as well as an animated version.  With three sub-plots, the children found it difficult to work out who was in love with whom! After much discussion, watching the film clips and with the help of some ‘mind-maps’, this confusion was resolved.

In science, we managed to revise gas exchange in the alveoli, antagonistic muscles, hinge and ball and socket joints.   We then carried out an online activity to test a variety of foods for sugars, protein, fats and starch. 

I look forward to meeting you at the Gare du Midi on Sunday; please make sure that you bring all necessary travel documentation.  I shall be hibernating this weekend as I have the strangest feeling that sleep will be in short supply next week! See you at the station by 16.00 on Sunday afternoon.

Have a lovely weekend.

Best wishes,

Mrs T

100 Word Challenge

Wow - you are such amazing students!

Thank you for the 100 Word Challenge entries; a real challenge to do them and pack for Rippledown!

Mrs T

Week 26 100 Word Challenge

Will we have time to enter this week's 100 Word Challenge competition?  Let's try, even if you are still in India!

You're Just Too Good To Be True Part 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I shall be uploading part 2 soooooooooooooooooooooon!

Check the Photo Blog

Mrs T

Vienna?

I wonder who is on holiday in Vienna and revising?????

Whoever you are, I am impressed with your devotion to your studies...

Mrs T

NRICH Weekly Problem 15

Weekly Problem 15 - 2013

Stage: 2 and 3 

Albert Einstein was standing on the station platform thinking about relativity when he noticed that he could see two station clocks. Each clock was digital, showing only hours and minutes.

He observed that the display on one clock changed to the next minute 10 seconds before the correct time, whereas the display on the other clock changed to the next minute 10 seconds after the correct time.

For what fraction of the day did the clocks show the same time?

http://nrich.maths.org/weekly

NRICH Solution to Weekly Problem 13

Solution:

Weekly Problem 13 - 2013

Stage: 2 and 3 

2013 is the only year before 2015 in which each date will fall on the same day of the week as it did in 2002.

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Year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
1st January	Tue	Wed	Thu	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue
	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Tue	Wed	Thu

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So two of the years before 2015 start on a Tuesday. But each date has to fall on the same day and since 2008 is a leap year but 2002 wasn't, it must be excluded.

Fitness Training

Hello,

If you want to use 'cheap' weights for our keep fit sessions, just bring in two bottles of water.

Challenge:  would someone work out the relationship between the bottle size and its mass when full of water, thank you.

Mrs T.

My Techno Cat Caption Competion

Captions welcomed!

Rippledown Photographs

Hello,

Just to let you know that I shall be uploading my Rippledown photographs to our secure Year 6 Photos Blog; please make sure that you can access this before we go...

Kind regards,

Mrs T.

Guess Who?

Courtesy of Will Coombs

Thank you

Rippledown Dorms...

I am just filling in the accommodation planner for Ripply...
Mrs T.

I have sent the forms to Rippledown!