Have a look at YOUR world in 2009!!!

As you know Mr Booth is always harping on about the wonders of Google Earth and trying to use it in his Geography lessons. Well now have a look at this site...

Go to Google.co.uk and click on MAPS at the top of the page. Zoom out so that you can see USA, New Zealand, Japan and even parts of France. Point to the symbol of a man on the top left of the screen and drag it to anywhere that has turned blue on your maps. You can zoom into street level.

Click on the arrows on the street and the image move that direction. Hold the mouse button down and move the mouse and you can see 360 degrees.

Yes BH and ZWD in my class you can finally see those scenes of New York that I was telling you about! AC and DR ( also in my class) you can look around at NASA in Florida.

Once you have explored the world, click off the photo and then click onto MORE and tick the photos and video. You should be able to see millions of images from all over the world. Think global. Find strange islands in the South Pacific or ice frozen mountains in Norway. Remember it's YOUR world. You can start exploring it right here.

That's it. We will be back a week today so I am sure that I will mention it once or twice..... maybe three or four times :)
I hope the homework is going ok. No one has made any COMMENTS so I look forward to it seeing all when we get back.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

Homework 19th December 2008 Christmas

Homework 19th December 2008 Christmas

1. You have been learning about Separating Mixtures. By Friday, 9th January 2009 learn these words:

Substances, mixture, separate, filter, evaporate, condensation, water vapour, dissolve, condense , solution.

You will also need them in your homework and spelling test.

2.Science homework

Mr. Massey had a bad day! He had a cup of water but some salt fell into his cup. As he was looking for another cup, he stupidly knocked some rice into the cup, so now his drink of water has salt and rice in it. He had an idea though. He could separate them!

Your homework is to perform the experiment at home as I showed you. You may use other substances instead of rice but it must be grains or the same size as rice grains. You may use sugar instead of salt. You have been given filter paper but if you are on holiday you may use kitchen roll instead. (Don't worry if at the end of the experiment , Mr. Massey only has a drop of water to drink.)

How are you going to measure the liquids and solids? Tip : teaspoons=5ml desert/ pudding spoon=10 ml (How could you prove that?) How will you record scientifically?

Which heat sources might you use in your home? Remember to be careful and check with the adult that you live with.

Either write a recount of what you did including labeled diagrams or write up the experiment (once you have completed it ). Make sure that you use scientific words and scientific measurements. (Liquids are measured in ml, mass/ weight is measured in grams!)

Challenge : Everyone will get a drop for Mr .Massey’s drink at the end of the experiment BUT how could you perform the experiment to get a mouthful of water? What is the process called? We discussed it on Friday.

You should look in your science revision guide for further help. If you were away on Friday, contact your friend.

A recount is the telling of an event e.g. trip, special day, experiment etc It will be in the past tense and be in chronological order. It will use time connectives and include a closing statements.

3.Write a recount about Christmas day, include good points and bad points, similes, metaphors, higher order
punctuation. Obviously include paragraphs and complex sentences. I expect at least a page from blue/ green , page and half from yellow and 2 pages from red / orange.

4. Write a recount of your visit to the Imperial war museum include good points and bad points, similes, metaphors, higher order punctuation. Obviously include paragraphs and complex sentences. I expect at least a page from blue/ green , page and half from yellow and 2 pages from red / orange.

5.Finish reading your reading book. Write a review of the book. Discuss the characters, setting, the action. What you thought of it and whether you would recommend it and why.

Complete all of your work in your homework book. It is due in on Tuesday, 6th January 2009.

A copy is also on our website. If you get stuck you can leave a comment on the website and it may be answered. Probably not on Christmas day though! Remember punctuation and spelling is important on the comments as well.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

On behalf of the Year group, I would like to wish all of the children, colleagues and parents a very Merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful New Year.

The children performed beautifully at the christmas concert on Tuesday. Here is their version of Silent Night.

Homework Y6T1W10 Thinking about the Barrett's

Homework Y6T1W10 Thinking about the Barrett's
This week you have been thinking about the Barrett family and how their lives changed during WW2.

Find out who is the oldest person in your family and ask them to tell you about any wars which they have experienced either directly or indirectly. They may talk about WW2, what they remember their grandparents talking about or what they remember seeing on the TV.

They may remember wars called the Falklands, Vietnam, Desert storm, Gulf war 1 and 2, Afghanistan. There have been lots of others. Try to find out their opinions on the wars. Was it right for the British to fight in them? What could have happened if the British army, Navy and air force didn't take part?

Now think about the Barratt family. What do you think Harold, Lily, Michael or Millie would have felt in September 1939? What do you think they would have felt by the end of the war? Be prepared to discuss it next week.

Extension: World War 1 was the “War to end all wars!”. Yet, within just over 20 years there was another
major war; World War 2. Can you research how many wars there have been since 1945 and where they have occurred?

Be prepared to discuss this on Thursday.

Newsletter

Dear Parents,
If it is anything like last half term , we are heading into another great half term. The focus of this term is World War 2 and in particular the impact that it had on Southampton and especially our catchment area. The children will be taken out around the area looking for evidence of war damage. We aim for the children to gain some understanding of the international events around the time but also how it affected the children and parents at our predecessor school- Aldermoor. If you have any older relatives who experienced WW2 or were evacuated, we would love to have a chat with them.

We welcome Ms Hall and Mrs.Kitcher to the team to support various children through the year group. As last term, Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Rankin will continue to support the children in class with any learning, emotional or behavioural issues that may arise. Mrs. Cornwall will continue to support children who need further support in literacy and numeracy and Mrs. Stickland will teach across the year group on Tuesdays.

Over the page is a break down of what your child will learn this half term. Below are a few other items which may be of interest.

PE Tuesday:
Your child will be in the hall learning how to Jitterbug with Mrs Stickland.
Saints Time
Your child will be learning ball skills outside with a Saints football coach.
Games Thursday
Your child will be outside learning developing further ball skills depending on the weather.

Please remember that during these sessions, jewellery must not be worn. If your child can not take their earrings out, please provide them with a plaster to cover them up. Also if for some medical reason you do not wish your child to participate in the activity, please contact the class teacher. The children are expected to wear the school kit. (Red/ white –T shirts, black shorts/ tracksuit bottoms).

Homework.
Homework will be set on Friday and be expected in on Tuesday. It will last between one and half to two hours. It will include literacy, maths, science, spellings and multiplication tables. We expect all homework to be completed to the same high standard as their class work. Occasionally, optional work is set to try and challenge your child. Please encourage them to have a go.

Trips
Over this term we intend to visit the Imperial War Museum in London (5th December). A letter was sent out with details at the end of last half term. If you didn’t receive a copy, please contact the office

Website.
We have a new website address, http://fairislejuniorschoolyear6.blogspot.com/. We have used it for homework, newsletters and important information. Please check it regularly.

If you have any concerns or queries about the trips or anything else, please feel free to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Year 6 Homework Y6T1W09 Hexagons

KF, ZWD, BH, CN, CC, CG

You have learnt this week about a man called Pythagoras.

For the next two weeks homework, your task is to find out about his life, work and how he arrived at the equations that you did and create a fact file about him

Remember the 5Ws +h!You may work on your own or with friends. This needs to be in on 24th November.

Homework Y6T1W09 Angle targets

This activity will help your child to use a protractor to measure and draw angles.
You will need a protractor, a ruler, a pencil, plain paper and a book with between 100 and 150 pages.
· Open the book at random and say the page number, for example seventy-four.
· This is your target angle. Use your ruler to draw two straight lines that meet at an angle that you estimate to be the target angle. Make sure the lines are not too short.

· Measure the angle with your protractor. How close is the angle to the target?
· Record the results in the table, writing the difference between the target angle and the angle you drew.
Target angle 74°
Measured angle 81°
Difference 7°

· Repeat five times.

If you have time, find a book with more pages, and try drawing angles greater than 180°. You can measure the smaller angle where the lines meet, and subtract this from 360° to give you the size of your angle. Record your results on the back of this sheet.