02/02/24

Science

This week the children have been exploring adaptation. We have been looking at Charles Darwin’s finches from the Galapagos Islands and finding out why their beaks were different shapes. The children conducted an investigation using a range of ‘beaks’ to find out which was best suited to certain types of food. Please see some pictures from the investigation below.

6J

6D

English

The children are in the midst of their narrative writing and next week we will put the finishing touches to our stories and publish them. Here are some examples of our wonderful beginnings where we have tried hard to evoke mood through language choices.

6D

Revision Ideas

Here are some ideas for some revision time at home in the build-up to SATs. We advise that children only revise in small bursts and do not spend hours revising each day.

Maths:

• Mathletics – great for revision of curriculum areas
• TT rockstars – improved speed in recalling times tables
• Maths Bot – online arithmetic papers
• Corbettmaths – online worksheets with supporting videos to explain concepts
• Guardians of Mathematica – a great online game which builds up in levels and covers lots of curriculum areas

SPAG:

• Crystal explorers
• Rollama – this site has many games linked to various questions from the 2022 SPAG paper. Play games for the questions you struggle with.
• Natural collection – an inspiring site, full of amazing writing prompts linked to wildlife videos.

Reading:

• Reading express – lots of books to pick from with a supporting comprehension task
• Short reading passages with questions
• A variety of activities around ks2 reading

Homework

• English – Summarising pg 4 and 5 and Determiners page 28
• Maths – Written multiplication pg 13 and 14 and Roman numerals pg 5
• Spelling Shed – 10 games
• Read 5 times per week
• Earn 1000 Mathletics points throughout the week (in school and at home)