Year 6: The Elephants: Blog items
Success coins, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 1st Feb 2018 @ 8:16am
We discussed being successful in Jigsaw yesterday. We each received a coin with one of our successes written on it. We made a treasure chest to keep our success coin inside.
Jigsaw Afternoon Tea, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 28th Jan 2018 @ 11:51pm
Thank you to all who came to our Information Afternoon Tea, all about Jigsaw.
If you were unable to attend and wish to know more you can find the Powerpoint on the PSHE page of the website in the section 'Parent Information Page'. There are also further documents under PSHE curriculum.
Mrs Catterall
Week Beginning Monday 29th January 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 27th Jan 2018 @ 4:41pm
Hello :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekend!
Here is what we are doing this week:
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Maths |
We are telling the time to the hour and half hour on an analogue clock. We will also discuss what we do at different times of the day. |
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English |
We are reading the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We will identify and discuss the main character. We will infer Jack's feelings when he is at the top of the beanstalk. |
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Phonics |
Mrs Thomson's group is learning alternative pronounciations for 'ie' and 'ea'. Mrs Coxhead's group is beginning to learn about split diagraphs. |
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Jigsaw |
We will begin our Dreams and Goals topic. |
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PE |
We will begin our dance unit. |
On Tuesday it is our dress rehearsal for the Bee Musical. If you have not sent in your child's costume, please could you send it to school on Monday. If you are unable to find the bits that your child needs, don't worry, but please let us know so that we can try to find them.
I look forward to seeing you all next week.
Many thanks,
Mrs Coxhead
Reading with our buddies, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 27th Jan 2018 @ 4:17pm
Our buddies, in Year Six, kindly visited us to hear our reading. The children seemed to really enjoy themselves.
Plants and growth projects, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 27th Jan 2018 @ 4:08pm
Thank you for the effort that you have put into your wonderful projects. We have been sharing them with the class. We have not shared them all yet - we will share the rest next week.
Week Beginning Monday 23rd January 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 20th Jan 2018 @ 12:06pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you are having a great weekend!
We have one more week of hard work on the play and then we will be back to normal timetable! This week we are rounding off our work on money in maths. Counting how much money we have and selecting coins to make an amount. In English, we have our own targets to do a little writing about how bees make honey. We are also working on our written comprehension skills. In phonics, Mrs Thomson's group is working on different pronounciations of 'u' and 'ie'. Mrs Coxhead's group is working on ph, wh, au and oe.
Couple of notes about The Bee Musical:
- Thank you for your support with costumes and learning lines so far.
- Please remember to bring costumes to school in named bag. If there are any bits that you don't have at home, please let us know as soon as possible so we have time to get them.
- This week homework is to work hard on our lines so that we are confident with our words. Remember to have a listen to the songs, too!
I look forward to seeing you next week.
Many thanks,
Mrs Coxhead
Week Beginning Monday 15th January 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 13th Jan 2018 @ 1:32pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you are enjoying your weekend!
This week, our main focus is The Bee Musical - learning our lines, knowing when to be on and off stage, learning our songs and actions! In English, we are reading The Enormous Turnip and using joining words. In maths, we are using our knowledge of counting in steps to count money. In phonics, Mrs Coxhead's group is learning ue, aw, ew, wh and ph. Mrs Thomson's group is learning alternative pronounciations for C and G.
Also, Linda sent out a Parentmail earlier in the week about projects, sorry that this doesn't give you lots of time to think about/prepare a project. I had completely forgotten about projects! As email states, the theme is plants and growth. If you are stuck for ideas, let me know or sometimes parents with older children in the school have a good ideas from past projects.
Thank you for your support with The Bee Musical. Please get in touch if you have any questions!
Many thanks,
Mrs Coxhead
Odd and even, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 13th Jan 2018 @ 1:16pm
We learned about odd and even numbers. We used Numicon to see the difference between how odd and even numbers look. We also have this rhyme to help us remember odd and even numbers.
0, 2, 4, 6, 8 being even is just great
1, 3, 5, 7, 9 being odd is just fine
The Bee Musical: Words and music, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 10th Jan 2018 @ 10:26pm
Listen to the tracks and practise at home!
Please note, we are only learning the first verse of The Bee's Knees. Please just practise this one!
Many thanks,
Mrs Hothersall and Mrs Coxhead
Week Beginning Monday 8th January 2018, by Miss Adamson
Date: 6th Jan 2018 @ 12:25pm
Hello all :)
Happy New Year! I hope that you have had a wonderful Christmas break!
Here is what we are doing next week:
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Maths |
We are working on number and place value. Specifically, we are practising careful number formation, finding more and less and odd and even numbers. |
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English |
Father Christmas gave us the story of Bumblebear. We are looking for words with -ed endings. |
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Phonics |
We will save switching groups until after check-up week so Mrs Thomson's group will study alternative pronunciations for 'i' and 'o'. Mrs Coxhead's group will review ay, ou, ie and ea. |
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PE |
We will be learning about dance. |
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Jigsaw |
We are beginning our new unit called Dreams and Goals. We will set our own simple goals. If you have any little boxes from Christmas at home - e.g. empty Maltesers boxes - these would be handy this week. |
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Bee Musical |
We will begin rehearsals for the Bee Musical. This will feature heavily over the coming weeks! |
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday!
Mrs Coxhead
Happy Christmas, by Miss Adamson
Date: 22nd Dec 2017 @ 8:50pm
Thank you for all your hard work and support this term. I am very grateful for the kind cards and presents I received - thank you very much. I am amazed by your generosity! I hope you will all have a peaceful Christmas. I look forward to seeing you in January.
Nativity songs, by Miss Adamson
Date: 20th Dec 2017 @ 12:43pm
Thank you for supporting our nativity songs. The children and Mrs Bolton worked really hard to learn all those words and tunes!
Christmas Party, by Miss Adamson
Date: 20th Dec 2017 @ 12:40pm
A wonderful time was had at the Reception and KS1 Christmas party. There was brilliant dancing and lots of fun games. We met Father Christmas, again!
Breakfast with Santa, by Miss Adamson
Date: 20th Dec 2017 @ 12:37pm
Many of the meerkats met Father Christmas for breakfast on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are some pictures.
Week Beginning Monday 18th December 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 16th Dec 2017 @ 11:24am
Hello :)
I hope that you are enjoying this weekend. As that last week before Christmas can be a little different to our usual routine, I have presented what we are doing by days, as opposed to subject:
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Christmas Craft Day:
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I look forward to seeing you all on Monday,
Miss Adamson
Christmas Dinner Day, by Miss Adamson
Date: 16th Dec 2017 @ 10:23am
On Thursday, Silvana prepared a wonderful Christmas dinner. Here are some pictures.
Starry Night Continued, by Miss Adamson
Date: 16th Dec 2017 @ 10:18am
On Friday afternoon we finished our Starry Night pictures. Here are some of the finished pieces.
Starry Night, by Miss Adamson
Date: 13th Dec 2017 @ 5:29pm
We began painting Starry Night in the style of Van Gogh.
Wedding Day, by Miss Adamson
Date: 13th Dec 2017 @ 5:27pm
Here are a dew pictures from class on the big day!
Week Beginning Monday 11th December 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 9th Dec 2017 @ 4:26pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you are having a lovely weekend.
Apologies for the lack of pictures from last week - my iPad is at school and I am not! I'll upload them when we are reunited.
This is what we are doing this week:
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English |
We are learning about the Aladdin story and writing our wishes, favourite parts of the story and discussing the beginning, middle and end. |
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Maths |
We are practising number bonds to 20 and related subtraction facts. |
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Phonics |
Mrs Thomson's group are reviewing split diagraphs and practising multi-syllabic words. Miss Adamson's group are learning ew, aw and wh. |
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Art |
We are learning about Starry Night by Van Gogh. |
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Jigsaw |
This week our lesson is called 'Celebrating Difference, Celebrating Me' |
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Pantomime |
On Tuesday we are going to see Aladdin. |
I look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Take care,
Miss Adamson
Week Beginning Monday 4th December 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 2nd Dec 2017 @ 5:46pm
Hello all :)
I hope that you are enjoying the weekend. Here is what the Meerkats are doing this week:
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English |
We are reading the Babushka story. We will be learning that names of people and places begin with capital letters. We will continue to use conjunctions in sentences. |
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Maths |
We are learning about addition and subtraction within 20. Specifically, we will focus on the job of the equal sign and how the numbers on either side must balance. |
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Phonics |
Mrs Thomson's group will learn au (he caught a fish) and some more split diagraphs - o-e (phone home), u-e (huge brute) and e-e. Miss Adamson's group will learn oy (toy for a boy), ou (shout it out), ir (whirl and twirl) and au (he caught a fish). |
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We are learning how Christians feel and behave because they believe in God, specifically, we will be learning about the Christmas story. |
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Productions |
On Monday afternoon we will watch the dress rehersal for the Y2/3 production. I will send home scripts this week for the YR/1 produciton - The Bee Musical. I have asked the children what kind of parts they would like and have done my best to accomodate. Let me know if there are any problems! |
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Wedding Day |
On Thursday is our Wedding Day. Children can wear their own clothes and have special wedding lunch. |
I look forward to seeing you all on Monday.
Warm regards,
Miss Adamson
Advent, by Miss Adamson
Date: 1st Dec 2017 @ 9:04pm
Today we opened the first two books in our advent calendar (one for today and one for tomorrow). We also had a special delivery from the North Pole. We suggested some names and wrote shopping lists for what he'll need.
Quarters, by Miss Adamson
Date: 1st Dec 2017 @ 9:01pm
This week we have learned to find a quarter of an object, shape or quantity.
Week Beginning Monday 27th November 2017, by Miss Adamson
Date: 26th Nov 2017 @ 6:33pm
Hello all :)
I hope you have had a peaceful weekend.
Here is what we are doing this week:
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Maths |
We are continuing our work on fractions - finding a quarter of a shape and quantity. |
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English |
We are reading Up and Down, by Oliver Jeffers. In the afternoons, for reading comprehension, we are reading The Emperor's Egg. |
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Phonics |
Mrs Thomson's group are working on split diagraphs, a-e (make a cake) and i-e (nice smile). Miss Adamson's group are learning ay (may I play), ow (blow the snow), ea (a cup of tea) and ie (a colourful tie). |
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Jigsaw |
We are learning how to help if we think someone is being bullied. |
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PE |
We are using jumps, rolls and travelling movements to create our own sequences. |
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Celebration Assembly |
On Monday, we are going to church for celebration assembly at 2pm. Some children will give a brief overview of what we have been learning this term. |
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Trees |
We will be learning about different kinds of trees - deciduous and evergreen. |
I look forward to seeing you next week.
Many thanks,
Miss Adamson
Continents, Celebration Assembly and Words, by Miss Adamson
Date: 24th Nov 2017 @ 4:45pm
Hello :)
I hope you've had a lovely week!
We had a watch of a quick video about the names of the seven continents this afternoon.
Also, we coloured baubles to go on the Christmas tree at Booths - keep an eye out for them.
A handful of children have a few words to learn for celebration assembly on Monday afternoon. I hope it's not too onerous! Some children were a little dissapointed that they didn't have any words. However, we will begin practising for our production with Reception soon and many more children will have speaking parts. We will try to ensure all children who want to speak will get an opportunity at some point throughout the year.
Most children have been bringing their words (piece of paper in poly pocket) to school for reading/spelling check on Friday morning. Please could these come to school in blue book bags on Fridays. Sorry that wasn't clear.
Last thing, if you have made a recycled Christmas tree decoration, please bring it in for Thursday 30th November - St Andrew's Day!
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Adamson