Year 6 Virtual School
15 June 2020
Maths
From now on, every Monday, we will do Mixed Maths Monday – yeah! So put your thinking caps on, and let’s head to today’s practice and challenge.
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You can find Friday’s 3D shapes answers here .
English
English today is guided reading. Listen to the text being read here
Find a copy of the text here.
Here is a copy of the questions
For the task sheet, which includes your vocabulary list, click here.
Year 6 Virtual School
16 June 2020
Maths
Have you ever played battle ships? Then you’ll love this lesson on coordinates.
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Click here for the extensions.
Here is the link to the coordinates interactivity.
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Click here for the answers.
Click here for the Coordinates Grid.
English
Today, in English, you have the opportunity to be the voice of the minotaur. Finally, it is his chance to defend himself and put his point of view across. Here is the film – watch out, it may blow your mind!
Here is a video explaining your guided reading answers.
A PDF copy of the answers is available here
Ready for your spelling lesson? We are looking at ‘a+ double letter words’ today, like ‘apple’ – yum
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Year 6 Virtual School
17 June 2020
Maths
Reflection. Shapes. Translation. This summarises today’s lesson: Click here to watch the video.
Your extensions are waiting for you here.
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Click here for the Coordinates Grid
Click here for the answers.
English
Let’s learn about another Greek myth today – the story of Bellerophon and the Chimera. Exciting times! Click here to watch the video.
Your grammar work today is all about conjunctions. Mr Windle slurps his tea and weeps during the lesson – so watch it. Click here to watch the video.
You’ll need pages 34 and 35 of your Grammar Revision book. You can find them here.
Click here to watch a video that runs through your history quiz answers from yesterday’s lesson.
You can find a PDF copy of the answers here.
Year 6 Virtual School
18 June 2020
Maths
It’s Mixed Practice today, so we will revise everything we have learnt in geometry in the past two weeks. Make sure you have a sharpened pencil and ruler before clicking here
Here is the link to the online program if you do not have a protractor at home:
Your challenge, if you dare, is here
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Cartesian Puzzle Grid
Coordinates Grid
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English
Your English lesson today is a bit of a long one! You’ll be thinking about how the gods punish humans in Greek myths and then reading another myth.
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Our handwriting lesson today looks at antonyms. Find out more about the lesson here
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Here is an example of some modelled handwriting
Year 6 Virtual School
19 June 2020
Maths
Can you read a timetable? Do you know what a pictogram is and how to use it? Click here to find out more about statistics.
In today’s challenge, you’ll have to draw a line graph from a table. Will you dare? Click here to watch the video.
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Click here for the answers.
English
Time to put all of your thinking together in English as you compare the three myths you have now read and write a short essay. Remember, you don’t all have to have the same ideas – let your thinking run free! Here is the film
And here is a link to yesterday’s long lesson again as it helps you with today’s writing – look back if you need to.
Time for your spelling test Year 6! Click here if you dare…good luck!
Contact
Humanities
History
In today’s history lesson we are looking at Ancient Greek gods and goddesses and thinking about how they were presented in Greek myths. Click here for an overview of the lesson.
Your booklet pages are here .
Your task sheet, which includes your glossary and your quick quiz, is here.
Click here for a virtual tour led by Mr Bakas. He introduces the town of Olympia and talks more about the importance of the Greek gods and goddesses
Time Capsule Project!
Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the Time Capsule Project over the last 7 weeks. Your future selves will thank you! Take some time to reflect on the activities you have completed and remember that you can still add to your capsule as the weeks go on and record your personal histories.
You might want to think back to your ‘Everyday Heroes’ activities, record new skills you are learning and interview family members and friends from different households.
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Art & Music
Art
Inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s painting ‘red rabbit’ we’ll be creating our own super brave rabbit.
Like Basquiat we’ll be combining it with writing too, a lot like a sketchbook, layering oil pastels over felt tip pens.
Click here for this week’s art lesson with Mr Yusuf, and follow along with the help sheet!
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Music
In this weeks lesson you’ll be listening to bathroom band, problem solving with rhythms, singing a well known song with a twist and watching a very special performance by your peers. Enjoy!
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Science
In Science this week, we will learn about the human enhanced greenhouse effect, and how it affects climate change. Here is your lesson video.
Click here for the worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Active
This week we take a deeper look at some of the animal inspired yoga poses. Watch the video here.
Thank-you everyone for sending in your yoga photos and videos. Please enjoy the yoga celebration video here.
Click here for the yoga pose worksheet if you don’t have yours.
Click here for this week’s Dance lesson with Delene.
French
Bonjour Year six!
Make sure to click here to watch our Star Francaise video to see all the amazing work I have received and a special treat this week with a little bit of accordeon!
This week’s activity is learning how to use possessive adjectives. Click here for our lesson.
When you have finished our lesson, click here to listen to the family song and listen out for which possessive adjectives you can hear!
Au revoir! :)
Wellbeing
This week we are learning about feeling grateful. How we can show others that we are grateful and help support them in feeling thankful and happy.
Click here for this week’s lesson.