P6

Welcome to P6, the best year in the school!

On this page you will find pictures, useful information and some links to help in your work.

Home Learning

Hello P6. Hope you are all doing OK and keeping safe. We would love to hear from you. Please try to send us an email to say hi. We would like to know how you are finding the work or any challenges or difficulties you are having. We are here for you. 

Take care and we hope to hear from you very soon. MR P and Mr R

• • Mr Richardson     mrichardson100@c2kni.net
  • Mr Pinkerton       kpinkerton033@c2kni.net

Hi P6. Well done for all your hard work at home over the last few months. It has been challenging for everyone. Well done to every parent and guardian for your hard work at home. You might not realise but you have done an amazing job. Take time over the summer to relax and make new memories. Try something new and challenge yourself. Remember to keep in contact with friends and family. We are proud of you all.

Take care and keep safe. 

Mr Pinkerton and Mr Richardson

Welcome back again to another week in P6.  Hard to believe it is week 12!

This will be your final week of work on the website

Remember your packs can be collected Monday 22nd June.

Your reports can be collected Monday 29th June

Week 12 Monday 22^nd June –  Friday 26^th June

Literacy

• Write a book review based on a book you have been reading while at home.  

• Viking Story – This week we are coming to the end of the Viking story.  The Voyage Home.
•  Reflection of P6

Numeracy

• Probability-  Probability is all about the chance of something happening. 

• Volume – This week we are learning all about volume.  You will be counting cubes and also working out the volume of containers.  

World Around Us

• Keep working on your Viking presentation - Closing date is Friday 26^th June

Creative

• We would like you to create a poster showing us some of your highlights of your time in P6.

Kahoot

•  This week the Kahoot is a different.  It's a how much do you know about Mr P and Mr R?

Challenge

• We would like you to get someone at home to take a picture of you pulling a funny face.  

We hope you have a great week, if you think we have missed anything or you need help with work, please contact us, that's what we're here for!

Week 11 Monday 15th June-Friday 19th June

(There will be supplementary PowerPoint\ interactive activities on the P6 page of the website)

Literacy

1. Comprehension – Spicy and Medium: Inference and Deduction Comprehensions (please discuss together with an adult), Mild: Reuben and the World Cup Watch

2. Viking Story – Over the next few weeks we would like you to use their planning to write their Viking Adventure Story. This week, we would like your child to focus on :

The Raid.

It's time to describe the Raid with lots of description – adjectives, verbs and adverbs can all be used to make the story feel alive and interesting. - details on the Literacy page

Numeracy

This week we are looking at capacity. There will be PowerPoint and videos to look at first, before attempting the worksheets. Please have a go at the estimating exercise, just like the weighing one last week. You will need a jug and lots of different empty containers, all shapes and sizes work. Just make sure estimation is done first. – it is both fun and important for foundational knowledge. Keep a towel handy!

World Around Us

This week and next week we would like you to work on a presentation of three sub-topic areas within the main topic of Vikings. Try to have at least 1 sub-topic that you have not learned about, for example clothes, food, jewellery etc. There will be a booklet on the website to help you with lots of different sub-topics.

You can choose to do a PowerPoint, and audio report, a video, a poster presentation like your biographies before Christmas – it is up to you. You have 2 weeks to do it so plenty of time to research and refine it, the closing date will be 26^th June

Creative

We would like you to build a longhouse. Again, watch the PowerPoint and look at the example on the website before attempting the task. The Creative page has all the details

Kahoot

Use the link and/or PIN to join in the Weekly competition

Challenge

We would like you to make up your own sports day event – be as creative and imaginative as you can – send a photo in with you doing it and an explanation of the event!

We hope you have a great week, if you think we have missed anything or need help with work, please contact us, that's what we're here for!

Week 10

Monday 8th - Friday 12th June

Just to inform you that work posted on the website will be available in packs from school each Monday over the next 3 weeks.

The pack for this week can be collected from school on Monday 8th June from 9.30-12pm.

All work will still be available on the website if you are not able to come to school to collect the pack.

AQE

Those who have been working on AQE tests there are more tests within your pack.  If there are not tests in your pack and you wish to still have them please contact us.   If you have any questions about the AQE tests, need help explaining any part of the test or no longer wish your child to work on these please inform us via email.

We have created a new AQE Guidance folder on the P6 page.  We hope you find this page useful.  There are some excellent videos explaining a wide variety of AQE type questions.

Our Numeracy, Literacy and WAU work this week will focus on the following areas

Literacy

• Working on the next part of your Viking story- The Voyage
• Learning about what abbreviations are

Numeracy

• Working with weight- Estimating, converting,reading scales and word problems 

WAU

• Looking at Viking settlements

There will also be the usual fun and challenging Kahoot and a great Science based creative challenge. 

Week 8 Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May

Hello P6. Welcome back to another week of fun tasks and challenges. We hope you are all keeping safe and working hard. 

Well done to all those who have sent us work so far.  We loved the Viking shields you made and it was great to see lots of you doing the Science experiment with the Smarties and Skittles.  Some great designs made.  It is great to see you working hard. Please keep sending us your work.  Work sent in can be seen below in the folders. For anyone who has not sent anything yet try this week to send us some of your tasks or even a picture of you working hard. 

You can see the tasks for this week below. Take care and keep in touch. 

Mr Pinkerton and Mr Richardson 

Well done to the following students - they have completed the most activities on Studyladder so far, house points all round! - 

Hi P6. Hope you are all keeping safe and have had a good Easter holidays while at home.  This week is the start of what would have been your 1st week back after Easter.

From this week we will have some weekly challenges for you to do along with other work from your packs.

We would really like to hear from you.  Remember you can email work to us and if you find any tasks challenging remember you can get in contact with us too. 

Your Study Ladder has lots of activities linked to current topics.  Well done to all those who have been on over the last few weeks.  It's great to see.

Keep checking the P6 page on the school website and also your Study Ladder messages to know what the challenges are. Keep in contact with each other too.

Take care and we hope to hear from you during the week.

Mr Pinkerton and Mr Richardson

Term 2 B - Maths

This 1/2 term we are looking at percentages, time, algebra, perimeter, area and 3D shapes! Use the links below to help you practise your learning:

3d Shape game

BBC Robot shape game

Shapes in Space

Explore 3d shapes

Symmetry game

http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/add-subtract-balance.html

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-calculation.html

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-calculation.html

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=algebra 

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=perimeter

http://mathszone.co.uk/measuring/area-and-perimeter/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zjbg87h

https://www.funbrain.com/poly/     -   digging game!

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/maths/measures/measure.html#Area

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/percentages/play/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfr3nrd/articles/zsy3qhv

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/interactive.aspx?cat=24  (scroll to bottom for percentages)

http://mathszone.co.uk/fractions-decimals-percentages/percentages/

Time

Find the start time

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/time/teaching-clock

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/on_time_game4.htm

https://www.mathgames.com/time

http://mrnussbaum.com/clockworks-play/

http://www.maths-games.org/time-games.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm

Last term's work was on fractions -

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_104_g_1_t_1.html

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_103_g_1_t_1.html

http://www.mathplayground.com/fractions_mixed.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/fractions/index.htm#Fractions

Term 2 B - English

This 1/2 term we are looking at persuasive writing and adverts, Tankga poetry, writing notes and summarizing. In Grammar we are covering compound words, collective nouns, speech and comparative adjectives.

Term 2A

In Maths we are looking at decimals and the grid area of multiplication - these links will help with some of the activities -

Rounding and recognising decimals

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/scooterQuestDecRound.htm

https://www.free-training-tutorial.com/decimal/towncreator/tc-decimal.html

http://www.math-play.com/baseball-math-rounding-decimals/rounding-decimals-baseball-game.html

https://campus.mangahigh.com/en-gb/px/36/0/0

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=bingotimesordivide

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=MovingDigitCards

Topic for Term 1a - Living Things

This term we are looking at Living Things - Vertabrates, Invertebrates and What makes things living?

There are some links below to help you with your research task. Enjoy!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kc_classification_birds.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm

http://www.kidsbiology.com/animals-for-children.php

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals.html

http://www.mikecurtis.org.uk/ks2_classification.htm

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.htm

https://kidskonnect.com/animals/invertebrates/

http://www.ducksters.com/animals/invertebrates.php

http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/invertebrates/

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/invert_main.html

In Maths we will be revising adding, subtracting, multiplying and division. We will be measuring ourselves and creating graphs, investigating shapes and tessellation and have several investigations to explore.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=DartboardRoundingv2

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/456/round-any-number-to-the-nearest-10-100-or-1000

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/place-value

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/addition-and-subtraction

We will be writing autobiographically this term in Literacy and revising punctuation and parts of speech. We have lots of opportunities for poetry and creative writing this term and will be completing a project on our heroes.

Within UICT we will be creating a PowerPoint with hyperlinks, based on our favourite animals.

Literacy Term 1b

This term we will be focusing on writing instructions and we will create instructions for our own board games, based on habitats and food chains.

In Grammar we will be covering Speech marks, antonyms, pronouns, conjunctions, abbreviations and the dreaded apostrophe!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en29punc-game-who-owns-what - apostrophes

http://www.galacticphonics.com/apostrophes/interactive/possessiveps.htm  - apostrophes

Maths Term 1b

We will be looking at factors, multiples, square numbers, prime numbers and using Venn and Carroll diagrams to do it! We will also have lots of fun looking at Fractions and Decimals!!!!!!!!

Some Links that may be helpful...

Fractions - 

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/index.htm

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_104_g_1_t_1.html

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_103_g_1_t_1.html

http://www.mathplayground.com/fractions_mixed.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/fractions/index.htm#Fractions

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/fractions.htm

Multiples and Factors, Square and Prime Numbers ....

https://nrich.maths.org/5468

http://nrich.maths.org/5448/solution

http://www.math-play.com/Factors-and-Multiples-Jeopardy/Factors-and-Multiples-Jeopardy.html

http://www.teacherled.com/resources/vennfactors/vennfactorload.html

http://www.emaths.co.uk/images/tutorials/MultiplesFactorsPrimes/Multiples/Presentation_Files/index.html

Decimals

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=24

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/FractionsToDecimals.htm

Topic for Term 1b - Living Things

This term we are looking at Living Things - Food cycles, food chains and plant pollination. We will be designing a board game based on habitats and programming a game using Scratch showing food chains.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kc_classification_birds.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm

http://www.kidsbiology.com/animals-for-children.php

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals.html

http://www.mikecurtis.org.uk/ks2_classification.htm

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.htm

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ICT

This term we are researching data for our World Around Us topic of Tropical Rainforests. We are using Microsoft Excel to organise data and produce graphs of animal statistics and the statistics of deforestation.

2-d Shapes and Symmetry

Use some of these links to help you with 2-d shapes and symmetry!

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/shapes 

http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Shape-Carroll-Diagram-Open-120

http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Shape-Labels-Advanced-Shapes-343

http://www.ictgames.com/YRshape.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/shape_space/2d_shapes/play/

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shape.htm#Shapes

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