Year 6: The Meerkats: Blog items
Mathletics, by Mr Pearson
Date: 15th Jun 2020 @ 10:22am
Mathletics is an excellent resource that school has purchased to aid learning in maths.
The school office will have sent you an email with your password on in April.
If you can't find the email please email Mr Pearson at the following penguins@longton.lancs.sch.uk and I will email it to you.
I have included a guide to help you familiarise yourself with how to us it.
Take care
Jacob's Moving Iron Man, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 11th Jun 2020 @ 11:53am
Well done Jacob, he has completed his DT Project making different linkages and levers and creating a moving Iron Man. He has even made it so the eyes change colour, fabulous work.
Don't forget to send me your pictures
Mrs Catterall
Archie's Anglo Saxon and Viking Facts, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 10th Jun 2020 @ 8:46pm
ANGLO SAXONS
When they were 10 years old they were seen as adults and learnt to do adults jobs. If they did a crime they were punished as adults.
They did not have any prisons. If people were caught they would be executed or fined money.
Anglo saxons had armies but they did not fight all the time they also had normal jobs.
They were very good at making things from metal like swords and tools and beautiful jewelry.
There were 5 different Anglo Saxon kingdoms - Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex Kent and East Anglia.
Anglo saxons were terrified of ghosts, dragons elves and other mythical creatures.
VIKINGS
Vikings fought using long swords and axes.
They wanted to conquer the whole of Britain.
Vikings travelled from Scandanavia to England.
Some Vikings came to fight but others came to settle peacefully.
After years of fighting the Vikings and the Anglo Saxon king Alfred the Great made peace and learned to live together.
Vikings thought that they could only go to Valhallah which was Viking heaven if they died in battle if they dies any other way they would go to Viking hell.
Vikings were known by their first name and their nickname so they could be called things like Thor the Smelly or Ascot the Clumsy.
Alfie's menu, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 7th Jun 2020 @ 11:22pm
Here is Alfie's menu from last weeks English work. He did a great job, Monday was might favourite tea.
What would yours be?
Keeping active - Game, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 4th Jun 2020 @ 1:45pm
Well done to Harley, he has been working hard and has created a fantastic game to play outside 
I've attached the file he has made which tells you all about the game. Have fun playing it.
Mrs Catterall 
Maths - Home learning, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 17th May 2020 @ 5:00pm
Some fantastic maths going on at home as well.
Romans - Home learning, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 17th May 2020 @ 4:55pm
Here are some great photos of Roman head wear and a Roman fort. Well done boys, they are amazing.
Thank you, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 8:55am
Thank you so much Austin for the lovely gifts you sent in to school for the key worker staff. It was very much appreciated by everyone. Thank you x
from Mrs Catterall, Sandy, Emma and Mr Kennedy.
Cyber Bullying, by Mr Pearson
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 3:30pm
An informative read to share with your your children about Cyber Bullying.
Relax Kids resources, by Mr Pearson
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 9:12am
A selection of Relax Kids resources.
It is full of exercises, cards and aļ¬rmations to help you manage your anxious thoughts and feelings in these uncertain times.
Take a card in the morning, before bed or when you need a moment to pause and feel calm and relaxed again
Coronavirus book for children, by Mr Pearson
Date: 5th May 2020 @ 6:02pm
Please share with your child the following book that explains all about Coronavirus in a child friendly manner.
Internet safety, by Mr Pearson
Date: 5th May 2020 @ 4:27pm
Internet safety during lockdown is extremely important.
Here are a couple of things to do and watch to remind ourselves what is safe and right to do online.
A fun game from the National Crime Agency.
Click here to play
A short film on YouTube to remind the children what to do if they come across something they are not sure about while online.
Home Learning Update, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 1:27pm
Last week Home Learning plans were uploaded onto each class page under the heading Blog Items.
From Monday 4th May they will be upladed undere the heading New Items. This can be found directly above the blog section on each class page .
Glossary for spelling , punctuation and grammar, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 30th Apr 2020 @ 12:36pm
You may find this glossary for spelling , punctuation and grammar useful during home learning.
How Preston fought back previous epidemics, by Mr Pearson
Date: 29th Apr 2020 @ 5:14pm
An interesting article in the LEP that Neil Scalan our Chair of Governors has passed across about how Preston has fought back against previous epidemics
Click here to read LEP
mathletics, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 27th Apr 2020 @ 3:49pm
Well done Meerkats. I've seen that lots of you have had a go at Mathletics today.
I have been able to go on tonight and set you specific sections to complete, they are all to do with number and understanding place value, counting in different steps etc. Once you have completed these you will be able to go on other activities on the site.
I will set you different activities each week to complete. Any problems your parents can e-mail me.
Keep up the great work.
Mathletics back working again, by Mr Pearson
Date: 27th Apr 2020 @ 11:11am
Hello
Mathletics is back up and working.
Thanks Team at Longton
Home learning w/c 27th April, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 26th Apr 2020 @ 8:40pm
Hi Meerkats
I hope you are all well, I've been thinking about you a lot and missing us learning together.
I know you have been amazing working at home on completing lots of great stuff.
This week I have put together some Maths, English and topic work for you to have a go at.
The timetable is a suggestion for how you might want to arrange it over the week. Everything you need should be in the documents below.
Your parents can contact me on the e-mail in Mrs Brown's message to them if they need to ask any questions or to send me some of your amazing work.
Carry on being Marvellous Meerkats.
Mrs Catterall and Mrs Atkinson.
Division method, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 1:00pm
Multiplication method, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 12:33pm
Subtraction method, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 12:24pm
Reading Eggspress, by Mr Pearson
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 11:52am
You will have received your Reading Eggspress password.
You need to login into Reading Eggspress not Reading eggs.
Reading Eggs is for Reception and KS1
Addition method, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 11:50am
Virtual Links, by Mr Pearson
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 11:22am
The virtual lessons link can be found here
Home Learning updates, by Mr Pearson
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 11:46am
Lots of updated ideas and websites to aid home learning.
Now in a tiered sections
3. Worth trying but not essential
4. For your information - You might be interested.
Check them all at Home Learning