Author: Mrs Hogarth

Amazing Homework

This week, Year 5/6 S really impressed me with their homework. Lots of them emailed in with loads of creative ideas to do with anti-bullying. This followed on from our anti-bullying Living and Learning sessions. Some children created quizzes, posters and even cartoon strips. I’m really impressed with how much effort the children are putting into their homework, even though they can’t bring their homework books into school. I thoroughly enjoy receiving all the homework emails each week, so keep them coming. Thank you

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5/6 S Certificate Celebration

This weeks certificate winners are…

For great learning…

Alfie – you have become such an active learner in class, and even if you’re unsure, you challenge yourself to participate. Well done!

For sport and physical activity…

Ellie – for demonstrating more enthusiasm during PE lessons. You’re joining in more with increased skill. Well done and keep it up!

For living and learning…

Mia – you always have a mature attitude in class and you listen well to other people. Well done.

Well done everyone!

5/6 S Certificate Celebration

This weeks certificate winners are…

For great learning…

Connor- you are a great active learner in all lessons. I love that you have a passion for your learning. Well done – keep it up!

For sport and physical activity…

Alex- for demonstrating enthusiasm during lessons and you always work well as part of a team. Thank you.

For living and learning…

Charlie H- you contributed so well during the anti-bullying lesson. You demonstrated a very mature attitude. Well done.

Well done everyone!

Parachute fun!

Following on from last weeks Science lesson, the children have been investigating air resistance further. They came to the conclusion that the amount of air resistance on an object is affected by the surface area. This week the children were investigating whether different materials used for  the parachute canopies, changed the amount of air resistance acting upon it. They made different parachutes using a range of materials, making sure they kept the canopy the same size, the weight the same and the string length the same. We then tested them out by dropping them from the same height. Can your child remember which parachute landed first? Why was this?

 

 

5/6 S Certificate Celebration

This weeks certificate winners are…

For great learning…

Sonny- for becoming a more willing writer. You put so much effort into your persuasive piece of writing and your use of vocabulary was brilliant. Well done and keep it up!

For sport and physical activity…

Abi- for progressing well with your hockey skills. You now have much more control and skill. Well done!

For living and learning…

Matilda- for contributing so maturely to the class discussion about stereotypes. Well done.

Well done everyone!

This week, our homework is Practice Makes Perfect.

Children should log onto TT Rockstars and practise their times tables. All children already have a login for this site. We have also attached the login to this page. This week, we would like all children to visit the site at least 4 times and play the Garage option – we recommend the 3-minute option. The times tables have been set by the class teachers and are appropriate for each child. If you fancy a different challenge, maybe try the Soundcheck option, but you have to be very speedy! The Arena option is also fun; you are competing against your classmates.

The link for TT Rockstars is below:

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Enjoy and keep rockin’

Homework should be completed by Friday 20 November 2020 and will be reviewed / celebrated in class.

Our email addresses are below:

marklindsay@spherefederation.org

sarahhogarth@spherefederation.org

benfreeman@spherefederation.org

Times tables

This week, you should focus on revisiting the 9 times tables. Make sure you have a very quick recall of the multiplication facts up to the 12th multiple. Link your knowledge to the number facts you know, for example 9 x 100 or 0.9 x 10. There will be a multiplication test on Friday 20th November.

Pyramid Mathematicians

This week, in Topic, we have combined our knowledge of maths with our knowledge of how the pyramids were built in Ancient Egyptian times. The children had to predict how many blocks would be needed to make pyramids of different sizes. We use some cubes to help us. We also had a go at measuring ourselves using palms and cubits – Ancient Egyptian measuring units. This was great fun!