Y6 Residential
Having finally sieved through the many photos we took while on residential, it is finally time to share them with you!
Every single child was a credit to our school both when responding to RobinWood staff and when working with children from our federation schools, Scholes and St James. We had a great time and here are a few snippets and thoughts from the children.
Pippa: Climbing was really fun and the challenge at the end was exciting.
Elias: It was very funny when we were blindfolded because you didn’t know where to grab and you looked cringy.
Phoenix: Archery was really fun and we got to learn how to use a real bow and arrow.
Neive: The evening activities were very fun and helped us build our teamwork.
Harry: It was fun canoeing and taught us what to do if we went canoeing again.
Nishaan: The trapeze was really fun because it was like being in a circus and you could jump to the wire.
Zack: You had to put a lot of effort into completing the quests and some of the puzzles were extremely hard.
Edward: Night line was really cool because you had to use your senses to navigate around.
Aleena: It hilarious because the squirrels weed on you and tickled you.
Oliver: The canoeing football was really fun because it was funny when Elias dropped his oar in the water.
Stan: It was really funny raft building because when they put the raft on the water, ours was sinking slowly. When everyone got on, they all fell off!
Owen: The dancing challenge was fun and it was a good experience.
Brandon: It was extremely fun because it felt like you were jumping off a really high cliff.
Hibba: Caving was really fun because all the challenges we had to complete were confusing but exciting.
Pippa: The cup challenge was really fun because we got to 12 cups high and we banked it – it was frustrating when they knocked it over though.
Neive: I think piranha pool was fun because I like solving riddles and getting wet.
Aleena: It was very nerve wracking but exciting on the giant swing because when you chopped the banana, it was sudden but then it was fun.
Zack: I think crate challenge was good because it was cool to build a crate tower and not hurt yourself when it fell down.
Phonics
Thanks for attending our phonics mornings last week. We hope you found it useful.
Here is a list of the ‘tricky words’ your child should be able to read and begin to use in their writing.
the, I, to, no, go, into, he, she, me, we, be, my, you, are, all, said, was, they, her, have, like, so,do,some, come, were, there, little, one, when, out, what.
We hope you saw how confident and capable the children have become. Please help them to continue their writing journey by encouraging them to write at home and praise their efforts.
Hero Homeworks
We really enjoyed looking at and reading your homeworks about your heroes this week. They were fabulous.
As usual, here are a selection of favourites:
We went on a bear hunt!
We had a great time at Nell Bank yesterday. We retold the story, searched for mini beasts and went pond dipping. We ended the day getting very wet at the water park!
08 June 2018
This week’s homework is Talk Time and will be discussed on Thursday 14 June.
I can talk about my learning.
Below are some images taken of the learning we have been part of this week. Look at the photos together and ask your child to tell you about their learning. There are lots of things they could tell you or that you could ask:
- Did you enjoy that learning?
- Do you thinking you improved on any skills in that lesson?
- If you could do that lesson again, what would you do differently/the same?
- What was the purpose of that learning?
- What was your favourite learning from this week?
For Talk Time homework, the children should make a few brief notes on the the conversations they’ve had to help them in our class discussion.
Reading
Writing
Yeadon Tarn
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Visit the survey site and respond to a series of statements – either agree / agree strongly or disagree / disagree strongly (or say that you don’t know). There’s also the opportunity to add any comments you may have. The survey should take you about five minutes – maybe a bit longer if you add lots of comments. The survey is open until 11 June.
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Keep calm and carry on!
Today, we talked about managing our feelings and behaviour, which is part of the Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) prime area of learning.
The children came up with some ideas about calming down when they feel angry or sad:
- Have a drink
- Sit in bed
- Take deep breaths
We had a mindfulness session where we tried different ways of staying calm and talked about who we can talk to if we feel upset or angry.
Talk to your child about how they can calm down when they feel upset.
Shapes are everywhere!
This week, we’ve been learning about shapes. We looked at the difference between 2D and 3D shapes – ask your child if they can tell you what this is. The children have been learning the names of shapes and using mathematical language to describe them.
One child said, “Shapes are everywhere.” So, why not go on a shape hunt at home or outside? Can your child describe the shapes that they find? Send us a photo of what you find!
Summer Picnic themed menu
Catering Agency, our school meal provider, will be running a special themed menu on Friday 06 July.
Please contact the office, by Friday 22 June, if your child would like a school dinner on this day.
Tricky teens
We have been investigating teen numbers this week. The children used Numicon, Base 10 and ten frames and cubes to represent different teen numbers.
It’s really important for the children to know that teen numbers are a ten and some ones.
“I know it’s sixteen because there’s one ten and six ones.”
Can your child read, write and order the teen numbers? Encourage them to talk about these numbers as a ten and some ones.
