Week starting 18th January 2021

Hi Year 6,

Well done, week 2 completed! Again, we have uploaded the whole week’s work but any last minute changes will be highlighted in red. We have had to change our timetable slightly so the 'Share your work Zoom' now happens on a Tuesday afternoon and the Maths and English sessions have swapped around. You will now have English first and Maths second. 

The exciting news is that we are now having more regular Zoom Live Lessons. They will always be at 11am and eventually will be daily but to start with we are having them on Monday and Friday this week. The login details can be found in the ParentMail that was sent out last Wednesday and the login details will stay the same for every future Zoom session. Please ensure you have read through the rules before joining your first session. The Live Lessons are open for all pupils from both Pear and Prunus class to attend. Sessions will start as promptly as possible at the time indicated. If you are having any technical difficulties, then please email us and we will try and help.

We are also continuing our Zoom 'Share your work' session on Tuesday at 1:30pm. ALL Y6 CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO ATTEND and this week we'd like children with surnames E-J to prepare something to share with the rest of the year group. (More details on the Tuesday info below).

Over the next fortnight, we will try and ring home to speak to you to see how you're getting on. Here is when you can expect your call:

We've received lots of lovely emails this week and have started sharing some Wow Work here - can you get your work on our board? Please keep emailing us at yearsix@stokenchurchprimary.bucks.sch.uk with any questions, work you want to share or just to say hello!

Happy Birthday to Sienna, Ivy and Kai who turn 11 this week!

From the Y6 Team

Monday 18th:

• PE with Joe Wicks – time to warm up for the day
• English - National Oak Academy: Lesson 13 - Spiderman - Journalistic Writing - To develop our knowledge of determiners 
• Garsington Opera Monday Motivation - Live from 10am, join in with this short 5 minute digital music/drama session!
• Stokie Second
• LIVE ZOOM SESSION @ 11am with Mrs Pope. Please wear your school shirt and tie if possible and make sure you have a piece of paper and a pencil. The lesson will focus on Arithmetic questions, to help you with your test. 
• Arithmetic – we are continuing with an Arithmetic test today (A2). *You do not need to print the test as you can view it on screen*. Once completed, check your answers here and email us your score so we can keep track. If you're not sure why your answer is incorrect, email us a photo of your working out and we will help!
• We are going to be starting a new Maths unit from tomorrow. Extra challenge: If you would like to complete the remaining lessons in last week's algebra sequence (lessons 8, 9 and 10), you can complete them here.
• PSHE – Lesson 2 in our Dreams and Goals unit. Watch Mrs Whelan explain the activity and then find the template (or create your own version). If you cannot watch the video, follow these written instructions.
• RE - National Oak Academy: Lesson 5 - Hinduism - What is the story of Shiva and the Ganges?

Tuesday 19th:

• PE with Joe Wicks – time to warm up for the day. As there is no live session, why not try an old one?
• English – Spelling Test – we have recorded this week's spelling test so you can listen and write down the words and then mark it. Please email us you score so we can keep track! Then start practising your new spellings – the list is here.
• Stokie Second
• Maths - Start by completing 10 minutes of Rockstars. National Oak Academy: Lesson 1 - Missing angles and lengths – Find the value of missing angles (MUST - complete Questions 1-4, SHOULD - complete all questions, COULD - try 'Sports Update' in The Maths Herald issue 28.) If you're eager for more work to challenge you, try another activity (or two!) from The Maths Herald issue 28. You could do an extra challenge each day! We'll try and upload a new one next week.
• French – To be updated...
• Share your work Zoom at 1:30pm – All Y6s are invited to attend! This week we are asking children with surnames beginning with E-J to share a piece of work you are proud of with the rest of Year 6 so please be ready! The Zoom login is the same as our new Year 6 one which was emailed to parents last week. 
• PE – Mr Williams has set us a PE challenge linking PE and Maths.

Wednesday 20th:

• PE with Joe Wicks – time to warm up for the day
• English - National Oak Academy: Lesson 15 - Spiderman - Journalistic Writing - To develop a rich understanding of words associated with feeling surprised
• Stokie Second
• Maths - National Oak Academy: Lesson 2 - Missing angles and lengths – Compare and classify triangles  (MUST - complete Questions 1-5, SHOULD - complete all questions, COULD – try the 'At Home' task on The Maths Herald issue 28.)
• Silent Reading - grab a good book and start reading. As you read, try and use your inference, deduction and prediction skills. There are many online e-books available either from your local library or there are some ideas at the top of the Y6 English page.
• RE - National Oak Academy: Lesson 6 - Hinduism – What are some of the other important Holy texts of Hinduism?

Thursday 21st:

• PE with Joe Wicks – time to warm up for the day. As there is no live session, why not try an old one?
• English - National Oak Academy: Lesson 16 - Spiderman - Journalistic Writing - To write eyewitness statements  (MUST – include 1. and 2. from the Success Criteria, SHOULD – include 1., 2. and 3. of the Success Criteria, COULD – include all of the Success Criteria)
• Stokie Second
• Maths - Start by completing 10 minutes of Rockstars. National Oak Academy: Lesson 3 - Missing angles and lengths - Compare and classify quadrilaterals  (MUST - complete Questions 1-3, SHOULD - complete Question 4 too, COULD – complete all questions) Why not try an activity from The Maths Herald issue 28 if you're still looking for something to do!?

• Silent Reading – continue to read your book. There are many online e-books available either from your local library or there are some ideas at the top of the Y6 English page.
• RE - National Oak Academy: Lesson 7 - Hinduism – How do Hindus express their faith today? This is the end of our RE unit. There are 3 further lessons (8,9 and 10) which you could complete as an optional extra challenge.

Friday 22nd:

• PE with Joe Wicks – time to warm up for the day
• English - National Oak Academy: Lesson 20 (skipping 17-19) - Spiderman - Journalistic Writing - To write a newspaper report This is the final lesson in our unit! (MUST – use the key features of a newspaper report, SHOULD – carefully consider the vocabulary needed, COULD – include relative embedded clauses and examples of passive sentences)
• Stokie Second
• LIVE ZOOM SESSION @ 11am with Mrs Pope. Please wear your school shirt and tie if possible and make sure you have a piece of paper and a pencil. The lesson will focus on revising the topics that we have learnt over the past few weeks.
• Maths - National Oak Academy: Lesson 4 - Missing angles and lengths - Find unknown angles in triangles (MUST – complete Questions 1-3 and Mathletics, SHOULD - complete Questions 1-4 and Mathletics, COULD - complete Questions 1-5 and Mathletics).
• Family Time - what's your plan this week? Maybe something creative like baking or painting?

Don't forget to email us with some examples of your work - we expect at least one piece of work per week to be emailed in!

Tuesday 5th January 2021

For those children who are not in school today, please complete the following National Oak Academy lessons (as recommended by DfE) which are in-line with our current curriculum.

English

Lesson 1 - Spiderman - Journalistic Writing - To analyse the features of a newspaper report

Maths

Lesson 1 - Calculation Problems - Understanding which operations have equal priority

RE

Lesson 1 - Hinduism - How did Hinduism begin and develop as a religion?

Happy New Year Year 6. 

As we now have moved to remote learning until further notice, all lessons and resources will be in our  'Home Learning' folder. Please follow the timetable and links provided and email us if you have any queries (yearsix@stokenchurchprimary.bucks.sch.uk). 

Many thanks for your continued support and understanding.

Year 6 Team