Positions of responsibility

Congratulations to our Head Girl Poppy T and Head Boy Oscar on their appointments this week.

We also announce our Prefects

and our House Captains

Mini Police

Well done to the five pupils from Y6 who were, this week, elected by their fellow students to be part of our Mini Police team.

Half Term Homework

This week for Maths we would like you to create a poster (A4 size) about one of the following topics:

Square Numbers         Prime Numbers          Factors and Multiples

We would also like you to continue working on your times tables using Times Table Rock Stars.

For English we would like you to write a book review of a book you have read recently – use the notes below to help you. (This can be done on paper or on Edmodo).

100 Word Challenges will be published on the school website (http://therichmondschoolskegness.com/year-6.htm), on here and on Edmodo on the 21^st & 28^th October.

You can also use Read Theory, First News iHub, Word Mania

How to write a book review


100WC#07 Due Saturday 27th October
Base your writing on the picture on the right.
Some suggestions:
What is happening? Where have the insects come from? Who is the figure and what are they doing?

Homework (due in Friday 19th October)

English

Question time!

• Can you describe the icy world? Is the King evil or does he have no control over his powers?
• Will the world ever return to summer again? Who/what will put a stop to winter?
• Do polar bears and penguins get cold?
• If there was no snow in the world, who would be affected?
• How would you survive living in the North Pole?
• What is the biggest threat to polar bears?

100 Word Challenge For the sixth challenge of the year we have a set of 5 words. As usual, they must all be in the post but can be in any order. They are:

Bath   Fighter   Danced   Orange   Clumsily

Last week's entries (Challenge 5) can be found here.
George's week 4 entry made it to the special showcase along with work from children in Ireland, Serbia, Spain, and USA.

Maths

Download questions here

Homework

Homework (due in 5^th October)

English: Describe the view from your window.

It could be about the real view from a window in your house or about the view from your dream location.

100WC Published on Edmodo on Sunday morning.

Maths: Rounding Worksheet (complete as many sections as you are able)

Week beginning 24th September

With the 11+ tests now completed we will be starting to settle into a more regular routine.
We will be looking at some past SATs papers as part of our ongoing assessment program.
In English, we will be basing our writing on the short stories and animations of Shaun Tan.In Science we will be looking at the effects of exercise on the body.

Homework: 100 Word Challenge #03 Due date - paper copies by Friday 28th, online Edmodo/email by Saturday 29th
The task this week is to include the following phrase:  ​…but it seemed to be going backwards…

You can read our recent entries here: The Richmond School's 100 Word Challenge Blog
In Geography we will be comparing t​he physical and human features of London, Rome and Juneau.

SATs Information

Information Booklet

Week beginning 12th March

Homework:

100WC#24 This week we have a picture to write about: 
You can read last week's entries here

English and Maths Revision folders went home on Friday and need to be returned next Friday.

The week ahead
In Maths we will be focussing on fractions and percentages.
In English we will be exploring the story of Alma and working on improving our descriptions of settings and characters.
You can read some of our Skellig related writing here.

In our topic work we will be reporting on the impact the opening of the railway had on our town.

Week beginning 26th February

Homework:
100WC#21:  This week we are looking at five words. All need to be in your writing but they can be in any order. You might find it useful to write out a short plan to make sure you get them all in and that your piece makes sense!
The words are: Ladder Goldfish Flew Brown Slowly
You can read our latest work here
Last week both Lexi and Clara had their work included in the Special Showcase of work selected from around the world!

English: If you could interview your favourite author, what would you ask them? 

Write at least 8 interesting questions.

Maths: Area and Perimeter worksheets

The Week Ahead

In Maths we will be working on calculations involving larger numbers and decimals, using all 4 operations.

In English we will be continuing our study of Skellig. You can read some of our Skellig related work here.

World Book Day - Thursday is World Book Day so we will be focusing on related activities during the day.

In Topic we will be creating maps of the British seaside and comparing some of the well known seaside places with Skegness.

Week beginning 19th February

PE for this half term will be on Mondays and Wednesdays. 

On Mondays, we will be working with Mrs Potts on invasion games so
outdoor kit will be needed. 

On Wednesdays, we will be creating and performing dance routines so indoor kit (shorts and t-shirts) will be needed. As always PE kits should be available in school at all times in case of changes to the timetable.

In English, we are continuing to study Skellig with our focus for this week being the correct punctuation of dialogue in our writing.



In Maths, the focus is on measuring and calculating; areas, perimeters and volumes.



Homework

For this week's 100 Word Challenge we have a picture of a strange group invading the wood!

Things to consider:

• Where have they come from?
• Why are they here?
• What mood are they in?

Entries via Edmodo by Saturday 24th or on paper by Friday 23rd.

There is still time to complete the half-term holiday homework:

Your task is to promote tourism to Skegness by creating an advertising campaign. You should create at least 2 of the following;
Video advert (max 30 seconds)
Radio advert (max 30 seconds)
Newspaper advert (A4 size)
Poster (A3 size max)
Leaflet

Half Term Week

Half term holiday homework

Your task is to promote tourism to Skegness by creating an advertising campaign. You should create at least 2 of the following;
Video advert (max 30 seconds)
Radio advert (max 30 seconds)
Newspaper advert (A4 size)
Poster (A3 size max)
Leaflet

There is also a 100 Word Challenge this week. The focus is on using verbs and adverbs. You have to include the phrase:

…we were moving very fast when …

Things to consider: Where were you going? Does speed make a difference? What would changing the speed do?

Last week, Lexi's 100 Word Challenge was chosen to be part of the weekly special showcase alongside work by students from Ireland, USA, Canada, Malaysia, as well as the UK. You can read more of our 100 Word Challenges here.

Golden Leaves
Our Golden Leaf winners last week were Scarlett and Kai-Stuart.


Parent Drop-in
It was good to see so many parents joining us on Thursday morning.

February 5th to 9th

Homework: This week we are asking the children to produce an illustrated map of either their journey to school, or of part / all of Skegness.
The 100 word challenge this week is to include: … it came down the drainpipe…  in your writing.

The week ahead:
In Maths this week we will be focussing on 2d shapes and calculation strategies.
In English we will be reading more of Skellig and developinging our stories. We will also be debating the subject of home schooling and exploring the relationship between Michael and Mina.
We will also be focussing on Internet Safety




Parent Drop In
We are looking forward to some of you joining us in our lessons on Thursday morning.

Golden Leaves last week went to Millie and Jenson

January 29th to February 2nd

Homework:
Maths - revision of calculations. Complete one of the attached sheets (as directed in class)
Sheet 1 (easier)
Sheet 2 (harder)

English - write an imagined history of the man in Michael's shed. Task









100 Word Challenge - write a conversation between the members of this family:














The week ahead:
In Maths this week we will be focussing on coordinates and revising 2d shapes.
In English we will be writing the stories we started planning last week about Michael's Midnight Mission.








Golden Leaves last week went to Courtney and Grace B

This week

Homework for this week;

• Maths - complete the sheet on adding and subtracting fractions given out in class
• English - descriptive writing (describing a room)
• English - read chapters 6 & 7 of Skellig
• English 100 Word Challenge This week we have 5 words that you must include in your writing! They are: red before snake clock cycled  
  

In English this week we will be focusing on developing our inference and deduction skills as well as continuing to work on our descriptive writing.

In Maths we will be working on calculations involving fractions. We will also be revising 2d shapes.







Golden Leaf winners last week were Lily-Mai and Brogan - well done both!

Winners for the 12th January were Olivia D and Elle

The Week Ahead

Next week in Maths we will be adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions.

In English we will be continuing our work based on David Almond's novel 'Skellig'. In particular we will be focussing on diary entries and writing letters.

For information about other subjects please see our curriculum letter for this term.

Homework: 12th - 19th January
English - write an estate agent brochure to advertise your house for sale.

Maths - Roman Numerals & finding the mean average worksheets.

English - 100 Word Challenge

This week your writing is to be based on this picture.
Ideas to think about:

Is this a creature?
Where did it come from?

Why is it here?

Bikeability

We recently took part in BikeAbility training

Golden Leaves

This week our Golden Leaves went to Tyler M and Macey-Jayne for their contributions to our work on First Aid.

On the 17th November we selected Tyler S and Tegan for their book reviews.
Last week we selected; Maya, Ben, Logan, Lexi and Maddie for the sensible and mature way they represented our school during the week.

Homework 8th 15th December

RE
Research or visit a Christian church. Find out about the different parts inside a church and what they are used for, e.g. font, altar, lectern pulpit.​
English: Something lost
Write a description about how you felt when you lost a treasured possession. 
If you have not lost a treasured belonging use your imagination to describe how you would feel.​
Maths: Time
Practise telling the time using both analogue and digital clocks.
Collect examples of practical uses of time, e.g. photos of shop opening times, TV schedules, bus timetables​..
100 Word Challenge
This week we have a video prompt. You can view the video here

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Children In Need 2017

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Homework 10th to 17th November (updated)

There are 3 tasks to complete this week:

·        Write a book review

·        Fractions (complete at least one sheet - see below)

·        100 Word Challenge 
This week we are looking at using clauses and commas.
The prompt is:

…but where would we hide it all?…

Things to think about:
 > What is the ‘all’ referred to?
 >  Where is it now?
 >  Why does it have to be moved?

Remember you must use the words in the prompt exactly as they are.

How to write a book review.

Below is a list of questions about your book. If you answer them carefully and in detail, your answers will form a detailed book review which gives your opinion of the book.

Answer in sentences to form paragraphs under the following headings rather than numbering your answers or using bullets points.

Plot

What happened in the story?

What was the story about?

What length of time did the book cover?

Was what happened unusual? Ordinary?

What was the opening of the story like? Exciting? Slow? Dramatic? Dull?

How did the events of the story follow on from each other?

Characters

Who were the main characters?

What were they like?

Were they described in much detail?

Which character did you find the most interesting? Give a specific reason for your answer

Did this character change as the story developed? How?

What kind of relationships and / or conflicts were there?

Comments on style

Was the story written in the first or third person? (‘I’ or ‘he’ / ‘she’)

How important was this to the story?

Was the setting described in detail?

Were feelings described in detail?

Was it a good story? Why?

What was your favourite moment in the story? Why?

Where there any moments (or characters) that might have been improved? If so, what changes would you make?

 General

Do you think the author had a particular reason for telling the story?

How did you feel during and after reading it?

Do you think you learned anything from the book about people or life?

Would you recommend this book? Give one​convincing reason why!

Would you read other books by the same author?

Fractions
Flower power
Fraction Squares
Fractions of a number 1
Fractions of a number 2
All 4 sheets in pdf format are here