IOW Day 2

 

Another fabulous day on the Isle of Wight with a great visit at Osborne House. Tom noticed some inconsistencies in the "table decking" (place settings) - the distance between knives was not consistent ... he wasn't impressed! Oscar also managed to find himself in the Royal family tree...lucky him! For lunch today, we had a picnic on the grounds of the House in the glorious sunshine. Thank you to Mr Ruckley who saved the day and carried our lunches all the way into the gardens. We then took a stroll down to the beach and had an ice-cream (Mr Andrews certainly enjoyed his); and we learnt how to skim stones! Finally, we visited the Swiss Cottage and had a go at dressing up. Hopefully, Charlotte enjoyed her birthday: a very busy day indeed, which did tire some children out, as  you can see! The children are now all in bed (mostly - we hope - asleep) and we look forward to another day of fun tomorrow with a visit to the model village, Amazon World and Lazer and bowling in the evening. All in all, expect some very tired children Friday afternoon!

IOW Day 1

 

Hopefully the pictures speak for themselves. We've had a fantastic first day at on the Isle of Wight. Crazy golf, yummy dinner and a fab time on the beach. The children are looking forward to their day tomorrow at Osborne House and they all send their love. Special mention to Ben P who is turning out to be one of the tidiest boys of his generation and congrats to Felix's table who were always very organised! Oh, and of course, well done to Will who has mastered a very unusual putting technique.

Year 6s keep going!

Hello all!


What a few weeks it has been! We came back after the Easter holidays with even more determination to tackle SATs week head on. And it is fair to say that every single Year 6 child wowed us. The sheer work ethic and willingness to do their best was quite impressive. We all managed to celebrate on the Friday with a picnic in the front garden and a lovely ice-cream (despite the icy winds and glacial rain!).


Since then, the children have carried on working hard on their writing building up their end of year portfolios. Our Maths sessions have also been a success. We are now back as class for Maths and for the last week or so the children have been designing their own Theme Park with a specific budget given to them. We have been quite impressed with their business acumen! Anyone out there with a spare 1/2 a million? Some of our Year 6s are guaranteeing a healthy return (at least 8%) on your investment... :-D


These last few days, the children have also been preparing for their Isle of Wight trip: we have had our "hygiene talk", and we have ordered our first meal so it is all becoming more and more real. What a lovely couple of weeks ahead of us: half term, then a week away, hopefully in the sun...


After half term, a few things will change with regards to homework. We will not be requesting the children to fill out their reading records anymore and we will be making more use of their planners to get the children ready for September. Maths homework will also focus more on investigative skills, and English homework may sometimes be replaced with Topic or Science homework.


Until then, we wish you all a great half term and we look forward to seeing the children raring to go on the first Monday back.


The Year 6 team.

Well done!

Firstly, we would like to say how proud we are of the way the children conducted themselves during assessments last week. With up to three assessments a day, the children worked extremely hard and with a very mature attitude. Well done all! We hope you managed to have a well-earnt relaxing weekend!


Based on assessment outcomes, we wanted to make you aware of our focus rules in spelling up until SATS. We would really appreciate any support you can give your child in revising these rules and being able to confidently apply them to new words. Most of these rules should be found in their spelling homework books. They are as follows:


* The ‘i’ sound spelt ‘y’ other than at the end of words e.g. myth, mystery
* The suffixes –tion, -sion, -ssion and -cian
* Words containing the phoneme ‘ea’ e.g measure, treasure 
* Words ending with –gue or –que e.g. tongue, antique
* Words with the ‘s’ sound spelt ‘sc’ e.g. scene
* Words with the ‘a’ sound spelt eigh e.g. eight, weight
* Homophones (please see homework set on Friday)
* Words ending in –tious, -cious , -tial and –cial e.g. confidential, suspicious
* Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in –fer e.g. referring
* ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after c!
* Word containing ‘ough’ e.g. dough, sought


We will be revisiting these in class too but we would appreciate additional support at home if possible. We will be testing the children on these words in a few weeks  to see how they have improved.


Thank you ever so much for your cooperation,


The Year 6 team

Update from the Year 6 team

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Finally, with lighter evenings and brighter mornings, it feels like spring is around the corner! Although a welcome change, it does mean that SATS are approaching fast! Consequently, now is a good time for children to start using their 10-minute SATS buster books which many of you purchased at the beginning of the year. Of course, this is not compulsory, but if children feel they would like to do extra revision at home, they can pick and choose the areas they would like to work on and practise in their own time. If they have them, these books should also be brought into school every day from now on, as they can be used during quiet reading time or as extension work. 
In English, some children have started writing quest stories, whilst others have been planning Greek myths. During these lessons, the children have been building skills including: use of higher-level punctuation; use of varied description techniques and creating a balance of speech action and dialogue to create an atmosphere. 
During Maths, groups are at different points, however, similarly to the SATS buster books, we would encourage children to use mymaths if they would like to do extra revision on a particular topic. 
In topic, the children have been exploring democracy and the lives of women in Ancient Greece. It has been interesting to listen to the children’s ideas about how life has changed since these times and give reasons for why our lives are better nowadays. 
In Science, the children recently completed their topic on evolution and inheritance. They carried out some excellent research on the theory of evolution, fossils and we even linked this to a short unit on dinosaurs which the children were very engaged in. 
We look forward to seeing you on parents evening. Consultation arrangements will be sent out shortly so that you can sign up.


The year 6 team.