Homework

We had some “teething issues” with homework this week. These were due to settings in in Purple Mash and my over zealous attempt to mend those issues. In the end, the whole class had the homework reallocated today. Fortunately, I had already looked to see who had already been on Purple Mash and had a go at their homework.

If you hadn’t completed homework please have a go – it should all be in there now for everybody. If homework had been completed and handed in already, please do not redo it – I have a list of those children so there is no need to worry.

Mrs Bernasconi

Blue Homework 5.11.21

Following the email sent home by Mrs Derrer, we are once again sending on-line homework This focuses on work we have done in school this week  and should be completed by Wednesday 10th November.

The work is on purple mash and all children have been sent home a password and login. This week the children have one English task on modal verbs, and two number tasks which have their year group assigned to them.

In addition to the on-line homework, children should be reading  for 20 minutes  at least 5 times a week. Whilst we appreciate that in year 5/6 they often want to read to themselves, please discuss their books with them , and hear them read aloud occasionally. Many of our children are voracious readers and it is wonderful to hear them recommending books to each other. We will be setting up a blog on purple mash for children to tell us about their favourite books. Remember  statistics show that children  who read widely as a child are more likely to be economically successful in later life!

Children also have spellings each week and should know how to put them in a sentence that makes sense. This week is common  homophones that children (and adults) often use incorrectly.

Times tables underpin so much of the maths work we do in year 5/6. They can easily become rusty so keep practising!

Thank you for all your continued support.

Spellings w/c 1st November

LO: to spell and use homophones correctly in context

there
their
they’re
to
two
too
affect
effect
through
threw
court
caught

 

Year 6 Forest School

Year 6 impressed Mrs Mottram on Monday afternoon. They were so independent, supportive of each other and polite.

Spellings w/c 11th October

New spellings pattern being revised week commencing Monday 11th October:

LO: words which end in “ible” or “able”
terrible
possible
edible
reversible
forgivable
disposable
breakable
agreeable
legible
enjoyable

Year 5

It has been great to spend time with Year 5 this week -thank you all for joining in everything so enthusiastically and sensibly. In addition to our maths and English lessons we have been able to get out and about – working on all those important practical, problem solving and team building skills – as broadening our knowledge of space. What a lovely week!

Forest School

National Space Centre

Climbing Wall

The children supported each other brilliantly and all challenged themselves.
They should be very proud of the way they have worked as a team this week.

 

 

 

Friday Arthog

Final morning and the  children  are busy stripping their beds and packing – be prepared for lots of washing!

We are going to spend our last morning at the beach completing the John Muir conservation award. We aim to leave here by 1pm and hope to be home by 4pm but Mrs Webb will update you.

We have all had a fantastic time at Arthog and learnt new  skills. . As our instructor pointed out yesterday, they are good listeners and do as they are told which means we can do riskier activities; they are supportive of each other; and are plucky willing to give everything a go. Mrs Richardson and I would like to add that it has been a privilege taking your children who have been an absolute delight. You should be very proud of them all.

See you later!

Mrs Benson

 

Year 5 National Space Centre

Year 5 have had a very enjoyable trip to Leicester today. I wonder if we have some budding engineers or astrophysicists – they were all certainly in keen to investigate everything at the centre.

We began our visit with the Rocket Tower.

After lunch, we explored more of the interactive displays. Then watched Astronaut in the Planetarium.


This was followed by further interaction with the exhibits. We rounded off the day with a demonstration of the science behind rockets.

Arthog Thursday

Rock scrambling

Today we visited Barmouth Slabs  across the estuary from Arthog . In the morning we did scrambling over various rocky terrain and learnt climbing techniques.

After lunch, the children harnessed up and scaled the natural cliff face trying to find their way to the top, and then abseiled to the bottom supported by their team mates.

A good day was had by all.

Climbing

Mountain walk Wednesday 6th October

Today the sun was shining – a perfect day for a mountain walk. The children trekked up the 623m Moel Ysgyfarnogod; this was quite a steep climb but our leader was so impressed with the children yesterday that he felt they could easily tackle it.He was right and the views from the top were amazing.

Another good day was had by all rounded off with a delicious roast dinner .