Year 6JT: Blog items
The Boy at the Back of the class
Date: 19th Apr 2020 @ 11:28pm
Dear Year 6,
I am sure that you have all been enjoying listening to Miss Thornton reading the novel "The Boy at the back of the Class". Before the holidays we got up to Chapter 6. Here is a summary of the story so far made on a storyboard- it is a really fun way of showing the story as a sort of comic strip- click the link below and create your own summary of the story so far.
https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboards/chelsea51535/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class
Please email or send us a copy of your storyboards to share, we would love to see them,
Mrs Ranyard
Date: 19th Apr 2020 @ 11:00pm
Hi everyone,
I hope you've all had a wonderful Easter break at home nd spent lots of lovely time with your families. I really wish we were all heading back into school today to catch up with each other but it is still nice to be back in touch again at least!
Apart from eating lots of chocolate and catching up on some reading in the sunshine and chasing after my twins, I have really enjoyed hearing about all the marvellous things that people are doing to help others in these strange times. I am sure you have all heard about Captain Tom Moore, the 99 year old man who has been raising money for the NHS. What an amazing man he is and what a lovely story to hear at this time.
I have attached a report about his incredible efforts - I though you might like to read and answer the questions attached too especially Michael in my English group as I know he has tweeted that he needs more things to read! Well done Michael!
Please get in touch by email or twitter and let us know if there is anything you would like us to put on the blog for you,
bye for now Mrs Ranyard
Date: 8th Apr 2020 @ 11:40am
Hello Ravensbury :)
I hope you are all well and enjoying your Easter break!
Take a look at https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/ for loads of fun Easter craft ideas ... using items you can find in your house! There are also some great videos showing you exactly what to do.
So gather up your pens, scissors, toilet rolls and egg boxes and get making!
Miss Bryce
Date: 6th Apr 2020 @ 11:35am
Hi everyone,
Happy Easter holidays!
If you're still looking to stay busy over the holidays then I know the teachers are setting some fun activities but you could also give this exciting project a go!
Liverpool Museum are asking children between the age of 4 and 11 to create their own exhibition or gallery all about you and your favourite things. The project involves creating a project, designing a poster and then creating a video and some of them will even win the chance to have their exhibition feature on their website as well as spending an afternoon at the museum and getting a behind the scenes tour.
There is more information here : https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/my-home-my-museum and in these pictures below. Please send us pictures or links to your home e-mail addresses if you do this!
If you missed any of the wellbeing challenges from last week then why not give them a go too?
Happy Easter!
Mrs Glover
Date: 4th Apr 2020 @ 9:05am
Good morning Ravensbury!
I'm just getting my shopping list ready and was looking up some Easter baking receipes I thought my children would enjoy over these next couple of weeks. There are some lovely ideas on the BBC Good Food website, and thought you might like to have a go at some Easter baking too!
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/easter-kids
Really, I'm hoping to make Hot Cross Buns for the first time - but that all depends on whether I can buy some bread flour, and the flour aisle in the shops has been pretty empty! Perhaps I'll find some today!
Wishing you all a lovely Easter (and happy baking!),
Mrs Hodges x
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 6
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 4:04pm
Hi everyone, here is the next Chapter of our book for you to follow. I would just like you to use what you have read so far to make a prediction about what might happen the next day.
Enjoy!!
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 4:02pm
Good afternoon year 6, here is a more challenging Showme on working percentages. Hope it helps!
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 11:34am
Good morning year 6, I am mixing things up again today and we are going to look at two short paragraphs. The type of text is an information text about the effects of climate change and the increase in droughts. I have pinked all the good features for you to see and written little codes around them. See if you can find them all. I have also highlighted spelling errors in green for you to correct.
What is the link between climate change and drought?
Sub While droughts can have different causes depending on the area of the world and other natural factors,C the majority of scientists have started to link more V intense droughts to climate change. This is because as more greenhouse gas emissions are relesed into the air, causing air temperatures to increase, more moisture evaporates from land and lakes, rivers and other bodies of water.List Warmer temperatures also increase evaporation in plant soils, which effects plant life and can reduce rainfall even more. When rainfall does sub come to H drought-stricken areas, the drier soils it hits are less able to absorb the water, increasing the likelyhood of flooding.
What are some of the major impacts of drought?
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It goes without saying droughts can be detrimental to the enviroment
but conj droughts also have serious consequences for people’s livelihoods, affecting everything from agriculture and water supply to transportasion and health.
Now have a go at writing your own paragraph about droughts and how climate change is increasing the risk of more serious problems on our world. There are lots of facts online so have a google and see what you can find.
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 10:54am
Happy Friday everyone and well done for learning at home for 2 whole weeks! As strange as I've found it not being at school, the time has flown by for me so I hope it feels the same for you.
I'm going to do one final wellbeing challenge for today and then take a break for the next 2 weeks for the Easter holiday. However, check back on Monday morning as over the weekend I am going to set you a little wellbeing project in case anyone wants an Easter challenge.
Since it's the end of the week, today's challenge is to relax and get ready for the weekend so I want everyone to do a guided meditation. This is when you close your eyes and listen to a lovely soothing voice transport you to somewhere new. They are great for helping you to sleep or if you just want to relax at the end of your learning.
There are plenty available on Youtube, here are a few of my favourites:
Secret treehouse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWOHcGF1Tmc
Spaceship to the moon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV9BBR1RoGg
Hot air balloon ride - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlv6Y1tq1sQ
Have a great Easter holiday and don't forget to check back for the challenge next week if you think you'd like to do it. I'll be back with a daily challenge from Monday the 20th of April if we're still at home then.
Past challenges
Thank you to Mrs Ganner for sending me a photo of her daughter completing the baking challenge from earlier in the week, it looks amazing and has made me want to bake something chocolately myself this weekend! I think I might make some brownies as a treat for my husband!
Date: 3rd Apr 2020 @ 10:05am
Hi everyone,
Happy Friday! I saw a brilliant game yesterday that I thought you might like to play- it's a Secret Agent Game on Twinkl that let's you practice your grammar and puntuation- Check it out below! Just a reminder of login instructions to Twinkl- it's a brilliant website with lots of activities on for all areas of learning.
1. How do I sign up for the free month?
Step 1: Go to www.twinkl.co.uk/offer
Step 2: Enter the code you have received, or CVDTWINKLHELPS if you have not yet been given a code
There are lots of fun Easter activities on there too so you can keep busy during the Easter holidays!
Happy Easter everyone,
stay safe
Mrs Ranyard
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 5
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 3:49pm
Good afternoon year 6, here is chapter 5 of The Boy at the Back of the Class. There are only 2 questions at the end for you to think about.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=SiLEM5I
See you for chapter 6 tomorrow.
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 12:11pm
Hello Year 6!
First of all I'd like to say a massive THANK YOU! To Maddison, Dian, Oliver, Melissa, Ellie and Haya for sending in activities they have completed at home - all the Year 6 Team have loved seeing what you are up to! We're really missing you all but knowing that you're all staying busy (and safe!) helps.
Today I'd like you to have a look at the file attached to this blog - the Lockdown Diary. There are lots of fantastic ideas in this for you to do - I will be having a go too!
Keep working through your packs - remember to email/tweet us if you are finding anything tricky - we are here to help!
If you feel like you need a bit of a break, check out the 'Healthy Futures YouTube Channel' - there's a new video every day!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC080YLDsIDdHBgYDYenP3Zg/featured
Have a great day,
Miss Kenwell
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 11:55am
Good morning, here is a show me explaining how to work out the most simplest percentages. Have a go at the questions I have put on it and send in your answers to ...
y6homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Twitter: year6@ravensbur1
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=NaAEb44
I will put up the answers this afternoon so you can see how you did! Good Luck!
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 11:30am
Hi everyone,
I hope you're all still working hard and staying safe. Thanks to both children and staff who've been e-mailing me pictures of their wellbeing challenges, it's really cheering me up! I've included some at the bottom of my post again.
Today's wellbeing challenge is all about yoga. Yoga is a great way to relax and escape for a while and it's good for both your bodies and minds. I like to put on some relaxing music while I do it and am lucky enough to have a lovely bright pink yoga mat too as otherwise I'd be on a hard wooden floor. A carpet, rug or blanket would work just as well though.
There's a great channel on Youtube called Cosmic Kids that does lots of different fun yoga sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga (I know that Miss Bryce's class have done some of these sessions and we did some school last week too so some of you are already great at it!)
Any adults reading, or maybe older children who fancy something a bit more difficult could have a go at this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTANio_2E0Q
Here I am below doing the bound ankle pose :-)
Remember to let us know how you get on!
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thanks Ferdows in reception who has e-mailed in a picture of his origami rabbit from yesterdays challenge, I love it!
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Another thank you to Mrs Iqbal and her son Adam who did the baking challenge from Tuesday and made this delicious looking chocolate cake!
Date: 2nd Apr 2020 @ 10:21am
Good morning year 6, the sentence of day today is linked to information texts. I have based mine on one of the effects of climate change-flooding. The first sentence is one for you to correct; the second sentence has been changed to improve the effect. See what you think!
Although flooding cannot be prevented from happening, we can take precautions to limit the impact it can have on our lives and our property.
The sentence begins with a subordinate clause, which does not make sense on its own but adds relevant information to the main clause that follows. However it needs punctuating-that is your first job! There is also a spelling error-see if you can sport which familiar spelling pattern I have mixed up.
In the next sentence I have removed the possessive pronouns as information texts should be impersonal and ideally written in the third person. You can see, highlighted in green, I have changed the main clause to be passive and more general, replaced our with human and changed our to their also.
Although flooding cannot be prevented from happening, precautions can be taken to limit the impact it can have on human lives and their property.
What do you think?
Now have a go at trying to write your own subordinate sentence based on another effect of climate change, drought for example.
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 4
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 3:36pm
Hi year 6, time for chapter 4 forom the book The Boy at the Back of the Class.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=YzjfOPg
Today I would like you to read along and see if you can summarise the main events in the chapter in just two senetences.
Then I would like you to make a prediction about what you think might happen the following day.
I really dislike Mrs Grimsby; she not a very nice person is she?
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 1:04pm
Good afternoon here is the sentence of the day.
Ths sentence can be used in an information text about flooding.
A flood is caused when large amounts of rain or melting snow canot be adsorbed into the ground a river or a stream; sometimes the rivers and streams are unabel to hold the rain or melting snow simply because they are to full to hold it all.
Can you correct the 2 identified spelling errors and find 2 on your own.
There is also a list with a missing comma for you to add.
Ordering Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 12:57pm
Hi year 6, here is a clip of how to order fractions, decimals and percentages.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=RXE3YKu
I have worked through the answers at the end so pause the clip before I start to over them to give yourself time to work them out for yourself. Have a look in your maths revision books and see if there are any questions on ordering fractions, decimals and percentages and have a practise.
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 11:55am
Hello again Year 6!
We're half-way through the week - it's gone so quickly! I've been having a look at the blog and I've realised that over the last couple of weeks, we've put a lot of activities on for you to have a go at.
Today's challenge is to have a look back through the blog and pick something you'd like to have a go at. It might be one of Miss Thornton's reading activities, a sentence of the day, one of the well-being activities, one of the maths challenges or the Taskmaster activity.
Choose something that you think you will enjoy - make sure you send us pictures or videos of what you have done, we love seeing what you have been up to!
Miss Kenwell
Date: 1st Apr 2020 @ 10:52am
Happy Wednesday everyone!
I don't know about you but 2 of my favourite things in the world that always make me feel good are animals and travelling. While I can't travel now, I thankfully have my 2 rabbits, Rupert and Angel, to keep me company at home. Here is a picture of them underneath!
So since I can't travel right now, or see any other animals, I am doing these things in a different way: by looking at this website all about wild animals around the world https://gowild.wwf.org.uk/
It has information and activities about lots of different animals from lots of different regions (Year 2, it has a section on Polar animals which would link nicely to your topic right now!) so you can virtually travel round the world. It even has drawing and photography competitions that you can enter and have your work appear on the website!
I particularly like this activity to make Amazon animal hand shadows https://gowild.wwf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Amazon-hand-shadows.pdf (although I didn't have much luck trying to take a good photo of mine. Perhaps you can do better than me and send one to your home learning address?)
So your wellbeing challenge for today is to choose your favourite area or animal from the website or even complete one of the activities and send a picture or just a bit of writing about it to your home learning e-mail address if you would like to. Or pehaps enter one of the competitions on there and tell us all about it.
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
A big thanks to Zainab in reception for sending in a picture of her brownies. Well done Zainab, they looked delicious!
And thanks to Miss Iqbal who sent me her picture of what makes her and her family smile that she did wih her son Adam! You can see it below:
Calculating Fractions Quiz-The Answers
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 4:54pm
Hi year 6, I hope you had time to do our fraction quiz today and here is a showme going through all of the answers.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=i29kz0i
Foe each correct answer you get a house point so a total of 16 can be achieved! Good Luck.
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 3
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 4:00pm
Hi everyone,I hope you're enjoying our new book as much as I am. Today you can follow chapter 3 and there are a few questions to answer at the end.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=ah1aXey
Here are the questions for you to look through and take your time to answer them.
The Boy at the Back of the Class -Chapter 3 Questions
- What does ‘forty winks’ mean? Google it if you don’t know or ask someone at home!
- Why did the narrator whisper cheerful words to his plant? Give some examples of words he whispered.
- Why is the narrator worried about the class bully?
- What do the teachers think of the bully? Give evidence to support your answer.
- How did Clarissa act when she heard the rumour about the new boy having a contagious disease? Give examples of her actions from the text.
- How did the narrator’s paper plane message attempt go? Explain fully.
- Why do you think the new boy had to be in ‘seclusion’?
Looking forward to reading Chapter 4 tomorrow 
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 11:26am
Good morning year 6, today our sentence of the day will be a little bit different. What I would like you to do is to look at how I have written a list using a colon to start it and have written expanded sentences in the list which I have separated using semi colons- a very tricky type of sentence to write.
I want you to use mine as an example and try writing one of your own. You can use the same information I have used but put it in a different order or you can think of your own ideas.
Particularly over the past few days, I have noticed that, as a household, we could be contributing more to looking after our planet and doing our bit: recycling more, reducing the amount of rubbish going to landfill; using less electricity by switching off lights in rooms that are not occupied; switching to at least one plant-based meal per week, such as using a meat alternative like Quorn; and reducing the amount of water wasted daily, by not keeping the tap running whilst cleaning our teeth or choosing to have a quick shower rather than a bath.
I have also pinked lots of good features included in this super sentence- can you spot them all?
Please send your own versions to the blog or our email
y6homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
or Tweet your sentence or a picture of it on our year 6 Twitter account
Year 6@Ravensbury @Year6Ravensbur1
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 10:45am
Hello everyone!
Today's challenge is something that I often enjoy doing when I'm feeling a little sad or worried about something.
Today I am challenging you to cook or bake something! If you can't do it today then why not plan something to make later in the week or even at the weekend?
Take a look at this website that has plenty of easy and healthy recipes to look or see if you can invent something that includes the contents of your fridge or cupboard! https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes
Yesterday I made these cheese scones for me and my husband to have for lunch this week (they're not very healthy but they're very tasty and it's okay to have a little treat once in a while! 
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Make sure you ask an adult to help you with any cooking or cutting and don't do anything before you check it's okay!
Have fun,
Mrs Glover
A big thanks to Miss Kenwell for sending me a picture of her sunshine yesterday (pictured below), she put my drawing to shame! 
Date: 31st Mar 2020 @ 10:33am
Good morning Year 6, I hope you all had productive days yesterday and you're ready to do some more learning at home!
Maths
We're still focussing on fractions this week - have you had a look at Miss Thornton's quiz? Challenge yourselves to complete that before the answers are put up later.
For some more practise, try this: https://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html
Don't forget to complete the code-breaker from yesterday and send me in your answers!
Here's the first few answers to get you started: http://www.showme.com/sh?h=aq916G0
English
For reading, check out Miss Thornton's Boy at the Back of the Classroom questions here: https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/news/reading-the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class/51604
Continue with your writing activities from your packs - don't forget to email in what you have written so far! (y6homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk)
Deadly 60
Steve Backshall from Deadly 60 is running live lessons at 9:30 on Wednesday here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm-URP49TgSgyIU1rgh2m7A?app=desktop
I watched last week and it was absolutely fascinating - let me know if you learn anything new!
Well-being
Have you had a go at Mrs Glover's challenge yet? I have! I've attached mine to this blog - I bet you can create a fantastic version - send me your finished designs!
I think that's it for this morning, check back later for the first few answers to yesterday's code breaker maths challenge!
As always, stay safe and keep washing those hands!
Miss Kenwell
y6homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
@Year6Ravensbur1
