....and just in case you wanted some homework!!!!!

We will be revising poetry when we get back. Go on line and find a poem about winter/ snow etc. Read through it.

Do you rememeber the poetry that we learnt in October using the strips? Write/ type your own poem and ideally illustrate it using photos of you in the snow or scenes from your area of the snow.
Bring it in tomorrow.

2nd February 2009 . It was "Snow " joke!

It was the worst snow for 20 years but most of the year group turned up. Science was great. They learnt how to make pin hole cameras with Mr Corney and then used them out side and observed the effect. Tomorrow, they will explain to the rest of the class how to make it.

Obviously, there had to be an art lesson so they joined the children from all year groups and went outside and "created snowmen "as part of their art . Finally there was the PE lesson............ Snow ball throwing (and avoidance!)

Well done to all of those who turned up. It was very difficult day but you were brilliant and it was so much fun.

Hey, I didnt have squared paper........

If you didn't have squared paper for Fridays homework, its is not the end of the world. Don't worry. Find some plain paper and calculate you maths on there.

You will need you results for Tuesday's maths lesson.
See you all tomorrow.
Mr Booth

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,

Homework 16th October 2008

How many words in a sentence?

This activity will help you to sort data into groups, draw a graph and interpret the results.
You will need a book, plain paper, squared paper, a pencil and a ruler.

Open your book at the beginning of a chapter and count the number of words in the first sentence. Record the number on the plain paper.

Count the number of words in the next sentence and record it. Repeat until you have counted the words in over 50 sentences.

Draw a frequency table and group the data into sentences with 1–4 words, 5–8 words, 9–12 words, and so on. Count how many sentences belong to each category and write the numbers in the table. For example:

Number of words in the sentence
Frequency
1–4 2
5–8 7
9–12 11
13–16 13
17–20 19
more than 20 7

Draw a pictogram to show the results. Use a ruler to draw the axes and remember your key.


Pentagons.
This week you have been learning about pie charts
Number of words in the sentence
Frequency
1–4 2
5–8 3
9–12 3
13–16 6
17–20 1
more than 20 1

Draw around a round object and divide into 16. Create a pie chart to represent the information above.

Write about what you can tell from your graph. Both groups, if you have time, repeat the activity for a different book. Compare your results.

Learn your tables.
Spellings :- relevant Concentration soldier Difficult Difficulty Character completely Dynasty Decent appearance

Your homework will be due in on Tuesday.

Homework 10th October 2008

Well done to those who tried the algebra work during the week. You really did well. Here is the homework for this week.

Homework Year 6Term1 Week 07 10th November 2008

Lo. To find missing numbers using divisibility tests.
This week you have been finding out quick rules for calculating sums such as
?X?X?= 150 ( ? is a missing number)

You worked out that there were rules called divisibility tests and they could be used to find the missing numbers.

1 Use the divisibility test and decide which multiples these numbers can be divided by. Write in your homework books. You may check afterwards with a calculator. Try to avoid using 1 or itself. Go on challenge yourself!
208, 126, 180, 144, 552, 60

2.You have also learnt about digit sums. Write down the digit sum and answer for each of these numbers. E.g.

256= 2+5+6 =13…… 13=1+3=4 The answer is 4

Spellings
1. separately,
2. Interestingly,
3. Luckily
4. Wonderfully
5. Expertly
6. Tidily
7. Knowingly
8. Noisily
9. terribly
10. festival

Make sure that you practice your tables so that next week you beat your score massively.

Homework Year 6 Term 1 Week 5 3rd October 2008

Alternative Character Description
L.O. To write a character description using the 'looked like a cross between...' formula.

A man was described as follows:“He looked like a cross between a sleepy-eyed turtle and a wolf wearing joke ears.”
Describe 7 famous people, beginning each description with 'He/She looked like a cross between...' Write 2-3 lines for each description. You could also use similes!

Learn your tables.

Spellings
bravely
hopeless
lively
surely
usefully
carefully
staring
amazingly
Believing
Separately

Your homework must be in on Wednesday.

6PB Square Roots challenge

Well done to those who worked on Square roots today with me. What a great group you are! Here is the answer to the challenge that I set you today. Check with a calculator if you want. I did say only go to 2 decimal places (2dp). See you tomorrow!

Practice my division

Click on this link for a great way to practice your short divison.



Thanks to Mark Wedell 2002-2004

Just a few days to go..........

Question 1.........

How many days has it been raining this holiday?

Question 2..........

Are you looking forward to going back to school on Thursday?

Just in case you have finished your last homework, here is the next piece before you return.

L.O. To revise describing a character's appearance.

In an exam we all feel under pressure. You've only got half-an-hour to write a complete story. Most people rush through the plot, desperate to make sure they get to 'the end' - and they neglect to describe any of the characters. If you are writing a vampire story, then you need to make sure you describe what one of your vampires looks like!

Task: Write a two-three line description of the following characters. Remember to 'zoom in' on interesting details.

Please bring all of your homework in on Thursday so that it can be marked at the weekend. We look forward to seeing you then.

If you are in Shirley or town, it will help you this term if you can get travel brochures or information on St. Lucia.

Feel free to leave a comment. Remember if you sign in anonymously, please just leave your first name.

See you soon.

Optional Homework for the 3rd week of the holiday.

You can't be bored already! There is plenty of of holiday left and the sun may shine again.
Oh well, here is the home work for this week.

Task 4: Revising descriptive techniques
L.O. To revise setting the scene using the five senses, colours, reference to light, details and figurative language.
As clever people, you'll know that a good story needs to include some description. Revise how to do this by clicking here:http://www.baldworm.co.uk/skills/location.html

Task:
Read my terrible description of a house...It was a big house. It has a path to the front door. It smelled bad. It looked untidy. It had a bad smell. The wallpaper was cheap. The carpet was dirty. The furniture was broken. You wouldn't want to live in this house.What a rubbish description!

Your job is to rewrite it, using interesting adjectives and all of our descriptive skills. I'm sure you don't need me to tell you to include the commas and complex sentences. !Write 10-12 lines and then annotate your writing, showing me where you have used the different descriptive skills from baldworm.co.uk.

When you have finished put your work neatly into your folder. We cant wait to see it. Have a good week.

Optional homework for the 2nd week.

Planning a story based on a sentence
L.O. To plan a story based on a given sentence.

Next term we are going to be writing stories based on a given sentences. Please read the information here: http://www.baldworm.co.uk/Planning/sentence.html

Now plan a story using any planning format that you prefer. e.g. story mountain, storyboard, story ladder, hill

Write a story that begins with the line: "Today is going to be the longest day of my life." Which tense is it written in?

Don't forget, if you want to leave a comment, just click on the word "comment" at the bottom of this post. You can sign in as anonymous if you want as long as you leave only your first name.

Have fun!.

Year 6 2007-2008 Leavers Barbeque

Year 6 had their leavers barbeque on Monday. It started at 5.30pm and proved to be a great ending to their four years at Fairisle Junior school. There were plenty of burgers, potatoes, sausages and ketchup. A great evening! Thanks to the Year 6 team for organising it.

Yes! Fairisle does have talent!

Year 6 boys and girls performed in our talent show. It finally proved that Fairisle does have talent! Thanks to Mrs. Mason, Mr.Wallis, Miss Leaves and Miss Baron who organised and spent their breaktimes auditioning and rehearsing with the children.

Goodbye Mr. Wallis, Mrs. Mason and Miss Leaves

Mr. Wallis. Miss Leaves and Mrs. Mason are leaving us at the end of term. All the pupils and staff wish them well in their new posts.

Mrs Mason will leave at the end of term to move to a school closer to her home in Portsmouth. Mrs. Mason has been at Fairisle Junior for the past three years and has taught our Year 6 children since she returned from her maternity leave this term.

Mr Wallis will be joining the staff at Mansel Park Primary School after the summer holiday. Mr. Wallis has taught here for the past four years and his role has included the Year 6 leader’s role.

Miss Leaves will be moving to a school outside the city. Miss Leaves has taught at Fairisle Junior for 4 years and has taught our oldest children this year.

Good luck for the future.

Goodbye Year 6

With just a few days to go until you leave, the staff would like to wish you all the happiness and success in the world for secondary school and the rest of your lives. You have heard it over and over again, but you can do anything that you want in life as long as you put your mind to it! You have had a great start with us at Fairisle. It's up to you what you do with the rest of it!
Look after yourselves.