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Year 6: ‘My Learning Newsletter 8

A message from your teachers... Other curriculum focus… YEARBOOK

Hello Year 6,

We can’t quite believe that this would have been the beginning of our last half term together! Although we have taken some small steps closer to normality, we know that this still feels like a very surreal time. As always, you continue to impress us with just

how amazingly you have handled everything. We hope that you have been able to enjoy some of the glorious weather we have been having as well as keeping in touch with

your friends. Looking after your mental wellbeing is so incredibly important so remember to be kind to yourselves and to those around you. We look forward to the

time we may see eachother again. Sending lots of love to you all,

Miss Doughty, Miss Reddington, Mrs Godfrey, Mrs Wear and Mrs O’Doherty x

English

Complete the activities on the slides, consisting of a writing task, a reading comprehension and some grammar and spelling activities. Please remember to also keep logging onto Reading Plus for 45 minutes each day to keep improving your reading comprehension.

Maths

Complete the challenges on the slides. There are a range of arithmetic, problem solving and reasoning style questions that may take you longer to solve as they require

lots of thinking time! Try your hardest to have a go!

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Remember to check the newsletters that have been saved on the school website and facebook site detailing the art and music projects. We would like as many of you take

part as possible!

Although we are coming towards the end of the year and it may not be quite what we had expected it to be like, we still want to carry out as many of the Y6 traditions as possible. This means preparing your yearbooks which will provide

you with memories to last a lifetime! But to do this we need your help...

We would like you to send in answers to the following statements, giving as much detail as possible. Your answers don’t just have to reflect your time in Y6

but may apply to experiences you have had throughout your time at St. Aloysius.

● My favourite memory● My proudest moment

● My most challenging moment● What I’m most looking forward to next year

● My message to Year 6

We would then also love it if you could send in 2 photographs of yourself - one of you looking super smart in your school uniform and another ‘silly’ photo

where you can dress up and use props.

See Resource Card One for an example of the types of responses you could give.

Please send in your responses and photos to our year group email address: [email protected]

Maths Challenge One

Arithmetic

1. 7 x 7 x 11 = 2. 14 + 1847 = 3. 14.8 + 12.45 = 4. 4875 - 1548 = 5. 110 + 8087 = 6. 146 x 37 =7. 28.95 x 1000 = 8. 0 x 1.4 = 9. 0.30 x 10 =

10. 15% of 700 =11. 13 x ___ = 58512. 500 x 0.2 = 13. 36 x 458 = 14. ___ = 1583 - 14715. 25% of 1200 =

Problem solving and Reasoning

A toy factory produces 4536 toys a day. There are 21

machines making the toys. How many toys does each machine

produce?

Problem Solving and Reasoning


Maths Challenge Two

Arithmetic

1. 4781 - 74 = 2. 8.56 x 1 =3. 55% of 900 =4. 6² + 45 + __ = 3105. 1 x 12 x 12 = 6. 865 + 5012 = 7. 10 x 913 = 8. 8467 - 201 = 9. 37 x 497 =

10. 478 ___100 = 4.7811. 12² x 7 = 12. 91 + 28 x 3 = 13. ____ x 100 = 8746914. 1000 - (13 x 8) = 15. 45% of 1020 =


A man ran 22 miles in 308 minutes. On average, how long

does it take him to run a mile?



Maths Challenge Three

Arithmetic

1. 16 x 126 = 2. 9140 x __ = 0 3. 85% of 750 = 4. 7.77 - 1.78 = 5. 6004 - 2034 = 6. 2030 - ___ = 5897. 5520 16 = 8. 100 x 1459.4 = 9. 8² - 5² =

10. 9846 + 1005 = 11. ¼ + ¾ + ⅗ + ⅘ = 12. 8.05 + 8.12 +0.02 = 13. 549 - ___ = 13714. ⅘ - ¾ = 15. 13² + 120 =


A local charity has raised £1425. They want to share this money between 15 good causes. How much money will each of

the good causes receive?


1/2


Literacy Activity One - Reading Comprehension

Comprehension Questions

1.) Who publishes Fortnite?

2.) What is the aim of the game?

3.) What is Twitch?

4.) What does Emmett Shear compare watching gamers to

doing?

5.) What do you think the writer of this article thinks of

watching gamers? What makes you think this?

6.) Would you say this article is mostly based on fact or

opinion?

7.) Find three facts from the article which haven’t featured

as answers to the previous questions.

8.) Now find an opinion.

*Challenge Question:

As the title asks, would you spend hours watching someone else

playing video games? Why or why not? Write a paragraph

explaining your opinion.

Would you spend hours watching someone playing video games?

If you have a young person in your house it’s unlikely that you’re unaware of the latest gaming phenomenon – Fortnite. Published by Epic Games with over 125 million players, Fortnite is a single or multi-player survival game set on modern-day Earth. Thanks to a sudden worldwide storm, most of the world’s population has been wiped out and those people remaining face attack from zombie-like creatures. Players work together on missions to collect resources and build fortifications, weapons and traps to defend themselves against the uprising. Whilst the popularity of such a game may not be surprising, what could be considered surprising is the popularity of watching gamers in action via online streaming platforms such as Twitch. Emmett Shear, co-founder of Twitch, compares watching gamers to watching sports stars or chefs on TV: ‘You're enjoying watching someone who's really great at it with some entertainment at the same time.’ Twitch is a free service, but many choose to subscribe to other platforms to watch the top gamers like Ninja, who makes millions streaming his live Fortnite action. ‘The people who make the most money surprisingly aren't necessarily the best gamers, they're often the ones who are most entertaining,’ explains Shear. ‘Ninja is a prime example … very high energy, very entertaining to watch.’ Whether you’re keen to watch or, like me, it sounds about as interesting to you as watching paint dry, it looks as though Fortnite and its live streamers are here to stay. At least until the next gaming phenomenon sweeps the world.

Literacy Activity Card Two - Creative Writing

Literacy Activity Three - Grammar and Spelling

Homophones - words that sound the same but have different meanings.

Some homophones are pronounced the same way and spelled the same way but have different meanings(homonyms). E.g: book (something we read) and book (to schedule something)Some homophones are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently and have different meanings. E.g: wait (the verb) and weight (how heavy something is)

This clip also offers further explanation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSLj9S2vMSw&feature=emb_title

Task 1: Some, but not all, of the following sentences contain homophone errors. Can you re-write the sentences with errors by correcting the misspelled words.

1. A heard of wildebeest crossed ahead of the jeep.2. The woman smiled as she walked passed me. 3. The dessert was absolutely delicious. 4. The cake sale made a great prophet. 5. The descent was easy. 6. The traffic remained stationery.7. The stationary cupboard was full of new pens and

paper.8. The quiz player guest at the answer.

Task 2: Can you find the pair of homophones each of these cryptic clues is describing? The first one has been done for you as an example.

1. Listen but not there = hear, here2. It’s dark in shining armour = 3. Escape from the jumping insect = 4. Make a line to use this at the snooker table = 5. Gobbled the number = 6. The colour as the wind moved = 7. Used to make bread, it grows in the garden = 8. Use needles to make a scarf for the unwelcome egg in your hair = 9. Did not hit the thin fog =

10. Look carefully again as you write one to pay out money =

Resource Card One - Yearbook

MY FAVOURITE MEMORY My favourite memory was meeting my buddy ..……….. at the start of Year 6. The first time I met her she was really shy but now she isn’t. We have built a great friendship and I will miss her so much when I leave. I have loved spending time with her this year.

MY PROUDEST MOMENT

My proudest moment was in Year 4 when I took part in the skipping festival. We practiced for so long and the hard work definitely paid off because we got into the finals! I ended up coming 2nd in the run jump out competition out of 9 people. I was so proud and I had a lot of fun. We were also placed 3rd in the whole team routine.

MY MESSAGE TO YEAR 6

My message to Year 6 is, “Have fun, always try your best and never give up.” I hope you all work hard and. do well all through secondary school and in your GCSEs. I will never forget all of my primary friends and teachers and I hope you will all remember be as a funny, caring and loyal friend.

WHAT I'M MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR

In Year 7 I am looking forward to meeting new people, making new friends and trying things I’ve never tried before. I can't wait to do new subjects like Chemistry and Drama. I feel I would be really good at them both. I would also really like to do dance after school and take part in clubs like Gymnastics.

MY MOST CHALLENGING MOMENT

My most challenging moment was when I was playing in the finals for tag rugby. We were playing against a good team and they had great players. We had to work as a team and with that we had won. This was a challenging competition but we were awarded with gold medals.

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