Friday 11th November

Class 4 made us very proud today. They read the poem 'Flaunders Field' together beautifully, behaved in a respectful manner and spent time with other members of the community, discussing stories of the wars their families have been a part of. I was also very impressed with the children's writing this week on the war. They showed a great interest and wrote some very moving words. Well done to Toby for reading his poem today at the war memorial.

           Class 4 playing Crab Football this week in P.E. A new game that everyone enjoyed!

SPACE ACTIVITIES

1. Create your own space themed top trumps cards.

2.  You are going on a spaceship and can only take 10 things with you. What will you take? Either write or draw them in your suitcase. You are going to meet some aliens on another planet. What 10 things would you take as presents for them? Draw them in a gift box.

3. Make an acrostic for one of the planets e.g. M       A       R       S This could be a list of words beginning with each letter, a sentence for each line or even a rhyme.

4. Find out facts about the space missions –        What was the first creature sent into space?        Who was the first astronaut?        Who was the first man on the moon? What other interesting facts can you find?

5. Bake your own space themed cookies or biscuits.  They could be star, rocket or planet shaped.  They could even include space rocks such as popping candy!  Write the recipe in your homework jotter.  Feel free to share your biscuits with your teacher!!

6. Make a 3D model rocket with a parachute to aid re-entry.

7. Keep a sky at night journal for a whole week.  Write about everything you        can see in the sky.  You could draw a picture of the moon every night.  Does it change over the course of the week?

8. Prepare a lesson to teach the class about an aspect of Space you enjoy (Be ready to teach it!)

9. Design an alien (look to the natural word for features) and create an alien mask.

10. Create a timeline to show the history of space travel.

11. Complete a character study of Neil Armstrong or any other famous astronaut/ cosmonaut.

12. Write newspaper report about the first moon landing.

13. Create a new mnemonic that will help others in the class remember the names of the planets and their order from the sun.

14. Use scrap paper, foil, sweet wrappers and other junk around the house to create your own space collage.

15. Make a space mobile that you could hang in the classroom.

Spellings

Friday 11^th November

1.     Guarantee

2.    Harass

3.    Hindrance

4.    Identify

5.    Immediate

Home Learning

Friday 11^th November

English/Topic- This week and for the next few weeks until Christmas, I would like you to choose an activity off your sheet of activities. I would like you to complete one a week and bring it in to show me. (See above for activities)

Year 6, it would also benefit you hugely to complete a page a week or more in your SATs revision books I gave you in September.

Maths- This week we have been looking at using formal multiplication methods. I would like you to complete the questions on your worksheet using the method I have put on your sheet. This should consolidate the work you have been doing in class.

REMEMBER GREEK WORKSHOP ON MONDAY! We look forward to seeing your costumes.