Happy Christmas to all of Year 6

Have a great holiday and Mrs Taylor and I hope that Santa brings you everything that you want.
Don't forget that you do have homework so after you have played with your toys why not get down to it.

Homework 1 Read you book to the end. Write about it in 100-130 words.
Homework 2 Find a vehicle that interests you . It must have been made since 1948! Draw it and paste your picture in your homework book.

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.