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.

How we subtract at Fairisle Junior School........

Click here to see how we subtract at Fairisle Junior School.

Oh No. It's a cold and wet Saturday. You can't go out and play. All of your homework is done! There is nothing on television, Nothing to do...



Try clicking on this link



It should give you a 3D virtual image of YOUR city.

See you Monday.