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Welcome all Year 6 parents and pupils.

  I am Miss Mayley, the Year 6 class teacher, and our TA is Mrs Thambiayah.

Recommended reading books for Year 6:

Best Books for Year 6 | Ages 10-11 Recommended Reads | BooksForTopics

Expertly selected books for 9 and 10 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)

Expertly selected books for 11, 12 and 13 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)

 

Week beginning 15th June 2020

June 14, 2020

Welcome to Virtual Sports Week

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As this week is Virtual Sports Week, we have decided to theme our learning (where possible) around sports. For links to the activities (and video tutorials), please click here (https://www.howard.croydon.sch.uk/classrooms/virtual-sports-week-2020/) .

We have put together videos of Mr Sinclair showing how to do each activity, and there is a pdf document also explaining the activities and different scores to aim to get etc. which are on the Virtual Sports Week blog page.

There are 10 activities, children are to chose 5 activities out of the 10 activities ​and put these into the tracker (or they can create their own tracker) which is attached (pdf and word).

Sports-week-activity-tracker.docx-1

Sports-week-activity-tracker.docx-1 (PDF)

For each activity, the children have 60 seconds to complete as many reps of the activity as they can. The aim of the week is to beat their personal best, so we would like to see an improvement on their tracking sheet throughout the week. The PDF documents that explain the activities have Bronze, Silver and Gold targets for them to get. So there is also a section on the tracking sheet for them to tick if they achieve the Bronze, Silver and Gold. The tracking sheet also includes extra daily challenges for them to complete – they can chose which one they want to do each day – on Thursday there is an opportunity to dress up as their favourite character whilst practising.

 

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English

This week, we shall be focusing on biographies. We have been lucky to welcome Donna Fraser as one of our new school governors this year, so we thought it would be an excellent idea to get to know more about this sporting icon within our school community.

Donna Fraser – Interview | Female Coaching Network

 

Day 1 – What makes a good biography?

Go through the PDF slides and evaluate the existing biography. Mind map what you think the key features of a biography may be. Annotate the biography example on the slides below.

Lesson 1 slides

 

Day 2 – L.O. I can use condensed notes to plan a biography.

Using the research provided, write some useful, condensed notes. Don’t copy out whole passages! You may want to create a time line of Donna Fraser’s life and plot key events.

You may want to use the headings: Early life and childhood, Career, Achievements…

Donna Fraser 1

Donna Fraser 2 – Interview

Wiki link

Lesson 2

 

Day 3 – L.O. I can write a biography.

Using the key features, start to write your biography. Remember to use the Year 6 expectations.

Year 6 writing

Features of a biography

 

Day 4 – L.O. – I can write and edit a biography. 

Finish writing your biography and edit using the Year 6 expectations. You may even want to write it up in neat.

Year 6 writing

Narrow Lined – Portrait

 

Day 5 – Independent biography of a sporting icon of your choice.

Choose a sporting legend and create your own biography using the Year 6 expectations. Send it to us on Class Dojo!

 

Maths

Lesson-1-Fractions-to-percentages-2019

Lesson-2-Equivalent-FDP-2019

Lesson-3-Order-FDP-2019

Lesson-4-Percentage-of-an-amount-2-2019

Year-6-Week-6

SPAG

Revise how to use relative clauses.

Relative clauses

 

Science

Myths and Truth about Animal world

Lesson 3 – What are the different animal kingdoms?

Watch online here.

Art

Follow Mrs Glenn’s art lesson instructions on relief work!

PSHE

This week we shall be look at healthy lifestyles and what makes a balanced diet. Have a look at the powerpoint and design your own balanced meal.

Balanced diet

Eatwell-Guide—Poster-100

Eatwell-Guide—Worksheet-153

Friday challenge: Have a go at making the meal that you designed.

 

Movement assembly – Watch here

 

History

The Story of the Olympic Games

Create a poster or a leaflet which explains the story of the Olympic Games.

 

RE

Think about places a Christian might visit on a Pilgrimage. Find out about places worldwide using the PowerPoint below;
The attached website also includes places where a Christian might go on a Pilgrimage in the UK.
Watch the video clip below.
Imagine you are a Christian making a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Write an itinerary listing 4 places in Jerusalem you would wish to visit. Include the reasons why you would include this place. You can use the document below or plain paper to write your itinerary.

Reading Comprehension

Mo Farah

Football comprehension

 

Geography

Olympic symbols - Wikipedia

Geography Map Challenge 5 – Olympics host cities

 

First News

June 8, 2020

An award-winning weekly newspaper for children | First News

 

Please see attached this week’s edition of First News;

First news – Week Beginning 8th June