Year 6RW: Blog items
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 11:22am
Good morning Year 6,
Can you believe all the lovely sunshine we have had? We hope you have had a lovely break and are looking forward to getting back to some learning either at home or for some of you back in school next week!
We are missing you all and looking forward to seeing some of you next Monday- we were busy in school yesterday getting ready! Don't worry though there will still be work posted on the blog and padlet https://padlet.com/y6homelearning/nxkcu8zxxd8kmxo7 for you to complete at home.
Also, please feel free to like, add a comment or ask questions below an activity on padlet if you like something, want to ask a question or just want to say hi- we would love to hear from you!
Miss Kenwell, Miss Thornton and Mrs Ranyard
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 10:44am
Hey everyone, I hope you have been enjoying our CC topic on Climate Change especially finding out about the climate change warriors and exploring some of the ideas of how we can take positive action to stop climate change. This week we will be looking at how we can become part of the solution even in our own small way using what we have found out. We will also be thinking about our BIG QUESTION: ‘How is Clayton connected with the global community?' by considering how we can be involved in protecting the planet from the problems we have researched.
Last month was Earth Day where people across the globe share their commitments to help protect our earth. Can we make every day Earth day? Let's try! Choose one or two activities below:
1. Make an earth day craft sharing your commitments- try the earth house or craft commitment
2. Write a persuasive letter to a friend encouraging them to commit to Recycle, Re-use, Reduce, Repair or Refuse
3. Create a poster for Earth Day to encourage change
Remember to share your work with us -you can tweet us or email us we would love to see it!
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 12
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 10:28am
Good morning everyone! It's great to get back to our school routine and I am really looking forward to exploring lots of new topics and tasks this half term. I hope you have been keeping yourselves busy over the half term and also keeping safe.
I have missed following our spooky adventure so let's recap on where we are up to...
We arrived at the house and decided to go round to the back door.
Next we decided to investigate a noise we heard. Unfortunately this lead to our demise!
Then we went back and decided to go down into the cellar.
In the cellar was a filthy cupboard and we decided to open it. Inside we found a key.
After that we climbed the stairs to the house.
The next part terrified me as we went to investigate the mirror, where we were pulled in, never to return.
Then we climbed the stairs and had to choose between a door on the left and a door on the right.
We entered the door on the right and found ourselves in the master bedroom. We had to choose between lying down for a rest or investigating the dressing table.
We next decided to investigate the dressing table. On it was a bottle or Werewolf's blood and one of the options was to take a drink! Luckily we decided to leave this room and try the door on the left.
In this room there was a stream of water pouring from the tap and there was an option to drink it but instead we decided to leave and go back to the room on the right.
So now we are sort of trapped between the right and left room.
Our last two choices were...
Lay down for a rest...
or
Investigate the dressing table where we could drink the blood!
Well today year 6 I am going to choose to lie down and have a rest on the bed! EEKK!
Here goes...
The second you lay your head on the pillow, you know this was the right idea. You are so sleepy and a few minutes will give you the energy you need.
You close your eyes and instantly drift off to sleep.
Unfortunately, you have entered the master’s bedroom and he fell asleep on this bed never to wake. You too will share the master’s fate as you sink into a deep deep sleep that you will never wake from. Your adventure is over.
Oh dear!!
Now we will have to either go to the room on the left to drink the water or stay in this room and drink the blood? What will it be?
Water or blood?
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 9:18am
Good morning!
How did day 1 of our exercise challenge go ? Here's one of our exercise superstars playing basketball.
Well done to you if you also did some exercise !
If yesterday didn't quite happen for you, that's ok . Today is your day ! Let me know how you get on:
Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Harriott
June 2nd - #30DaysWild - Whole School Challenge 2 🐛☀️🐾🌲🕷
Date: 2nd Jun 2020 @ 8:16am
Hello again,
Just a reminder - This month our school is going WILD! Here’s today’s challenge
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
I found this challenge on the free 30 Days Wild app.
Today why not look for signs of new life when you go out for a walk. I saw some ducklings at our local pond over the weekend (see short video) and look closely at the photo. What baby can you see? What is this baby animal called?
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Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
We have some fabulous photos below, just in from Alissia and Keira. Great bug spotting!
#30 Days Wild Launch Day 🌞🌲💐🕷🐛
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 12:27pm
June 1st - #30DaysWild - Challenge 1
Hello everybody,
I hope you had an amazing half term and you’re as excited to be back completing home learning challenges as I am. This month our school is going to go WILD! Yes, that’s right, our mission is to do as many wild things as we can and have fun whilst learning outside.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE TRUST WEBSITE
Each day I will put up a wild challenge and you can take a photo of you and your family completing it so I can put it on this blog.
Here is your challenge for today, see how many wild minibeasts you can find outside:
Send your photos in to nurseryhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk and I'll put them up on our school blog.
If you'd like to choose your own challenges download this app:
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and make sure you complete the challenges with an adult.
STAY SAFE, BE ACTIVE, GO WILD!
From Mrs Ganner
Date: 1st Jun 2020 @ 10:57am
Hello and welcome back to the start of our final half term of this school year!
As you know, Mrs Glover has been setting us wellbeing challenges to keep us feeling positive and productive over the last few months. It has been fantastic to look back at all the photos you have sent her showing your creative work!
For the next few weeks, Mrs Glover is lucky enough to be going into school each day to teach as we start opening up the school to certain year groups, so I'll be setting your wellbeing challenge.
So, here's your challenge for this week:
Can you set yourself an exercise goal for the week and try and do a different exercise each day? It could be going for a walk with your family, making up a dance , going on a bike ride, jumping on your trampoline, doing an online workout like Joe Wicks or doing 30 star jumps in your kitchen!
Use the chart below to record your exercise each day ( or just write it on a piece of paper if you do not have a printer) and send it in to:Ealhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk . If you would like to share a photo during the week ,send it in too and I can post it on the blog for others to be inspired to try your idea !
I can't wait to see who can be an exercise superstar!
Mrs Harriott
Date: 25th May 2020 @ 10:58am
Hello and happy half term!
I'm not going to be posting a daily challenge for you over half term but here is something you can do if you like. It's a funny time right now and it's one we may want to look back on in the future to remind oursleves what we did, how we felt and how lucky we are when it's all over. So I've attached a time capsule template for you use so that you can record some of these things, either by writing or drawing it's up to you.
You can either print it out, do it on a computer or just draw our each page for yourself. Do as much or as little as you chooe and feel free to share anything you do on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Stay safe,
Mrs Glover
The Boy at the Back of the class-Links to Every Chapter
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 9:55am
Here are all of the links to every chapter from the book.You may have missed some or you might just want to start at the beginning again. I just thought it was a good idea to have all the links to each chapter in one place. All the links will have the questions too so you can see any you may have missed.
The Boy at the Back of the Class Blog Links
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-1/45860
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-2/46134
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-3/46285
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-4/46435
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-5/46572
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-6/46736
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-8/48134
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-9/48423
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-11/48799
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-12/48943
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-13/49333
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-14/49421
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-15/49533
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-16/49674
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-17/50053
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-18/50201
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-19/50309
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-20/50433
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-21/50575
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-22/50842
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-23/50975
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-24/51091
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-25/51263
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-chapter-26/51383
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 26
Date: 22nd May 2020 @ 9:43am
Good morning year 6. Isn't it crazy to think we would have finished SATs and be breaking up for summer half term today!
What's more crazy is that we are on our final chapter of our story today and in this chapter you will find out something that will blow your mind. I can't believe the author left this information until the very end.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=aQPxR0S
I hope you have enjoyed following this story and do not worry we have another new book lined up ready for after half term.
I would like you to write 3 things about the book you found most interesting? It might be the best or worst part, it could be the happiest or saddest moment or something you thought was funny or exciting.
Date: 21st May 2020 @ 10:14am
Good morning, I hope you all found some way to enjoy the sunshine yesterday. I sent a lot of time in my garden and I have to admit even though I applied plenty of sun cream, I’m still a little pink! I hope you were all more careful than me.
We’re almost at the end of the week and today is the last kindness based challenge as I have something a little different for tomorrow.
I hope that you have been experiencing some acts of kindness this week as today my challenge is to write a kindness acrostic poem. This is where you use each letter of the word you choose to start a sentence or word.
I’ve attached a file that has a few different kindness words to use for your poem so you can choose one or choose more than one you like! As always if you can’t print then don’t worry, you can write it out on a piece of paper or even type it on a computer like I have.
I have chosen the word caring. Here is my poem.
Cooking for other people
Asking people how they are
Returning peoples phone calls and messages
Interest in what friends and family are up to
Niceness goes a long way!
Going the extra mile for those you love
As always please e-mail your poems to EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
I'm very impressed with all the origami hearts you've all been making, some of you even made both hearts like I did! Here they are along with some other past challenges.
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 25
Date: 21st May 2020 @ 9:38am
Good morning year 6. Wasn't yesterday a beautiful sunny day. We ended up having a BBQ! Well there are only two chapters left and chapter 25 is really exciting. Click on the link below to find out what happens next.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=wyoCedk
Questions
Why were all the local people being so nice to the narrator?
Why couldn't the narrator read the letter?
Why were they all so quiet at the end of the chapter?
Let me see your answers-Tweet them to me or email them to our y6homelearning email.
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 9:53am
Good morning,
Wow what a day! The weather forecast suggests it could get as hot as 26 degrees today! I can’t wait to get out there and enjoy it although I’ll definitely be putting on some sun cream!
Today’s activity is linked to kindness again and involves making a little present for either someone else or yourself. Today‘s challenge is to make an origami heart.
To start with you will need a square piece of paper and it will be easier to follow the instructions if it is decorated or coloured on one side.
Here is a YouTube video telling you how to make a square from an A4 piece of paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLrKrHgAI40
Then you have a choice of making 2 different hearts, one flat and one 3D. I made both and prefer the flat one and found it a bit easier but it’s up to you which you do.
Here is how to make the flat heart (my first picture) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnV262Egucw
Here is how to make the 3D inflatable heart (my second picture) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN4oPm9bCWE (then at the end you have to blow it up using the little hole at the bottom)
I can’t wait to see your hearts! Remember to e-mail them to EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
I've really enjoyed reading about all your kind acts in your hearts from yesterday and I love how some of you are mentioning clap for carers in your kind acts for others! Here are the ones I've been sent:
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 11
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 9:42am
Are you ready for today's spooky adventure? We seem to be stuck between the right and the left door! We first entered the right door to find a bed and a table with Werewolf's blood but Maddison didn't want to choose the option to lie down or drink the blood!
Then Maddison chose to go to the room on the left but in this room we only had the option to drink from the tap or leave and go back to the room on the right.
Heer was the first to message and she did not want to drink the water so today we are heading back to the room on the right.
Once in this room you will have to choose whether to investigate the dressing table or lie down...
As you open the door on your right, you realise you are entering the master bedroom. A grand four-poster bed sits in the centre of the room. Surprisingly, the dust in this room is not as bad as everywhere else and it appears remarkably clean. A faint smell of lavender drifts from the bed and you feel relaxed and sleepy.
In one corner of the room, there is a dressing table full of bottles and books. The smell is getting stronger and you feel even more tired, the bed looks so comfortable, maybe a small rest wouldn’t do any harm.
Do you:
Lay down for a rest
Investigate the dressing table
Who will be the first to decide?
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 24
Date: 20th May 2020 @ 9:31am
Good morning year 6. It looks like it is going to be a lovely day today; a perfect day to sit outside and listen to this chapter and answer the questions. This chapter is called 'The Interview' and I must apologise because I missed out a page when reading it. Click on the link below to listen to the chapter then click on the second link to get the missing page.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=zcSPoRs
Now click here to read the missing page!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=UWUKyga
Questions
Can you summarise the chapter in 3 sentences?
What do you think will happen the following day after everyone has read the news article?
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 10
Date: 19th May 2020 @ 3:09pm
Hi everyone! Well guess who answered first? Yes Maddison. Well done to Maddison for keeping up with our spooky story!
She has decided to leave the room and try the left door. Sounds good to me- I didn't fancy the idea of drinking the Werewolf's blood! Yuck!
Well here goes; off to the left now...
You choose the door on the left and walk into a bathroom. The stench of mould and decay is overpowering and you feel sick almost instantly. Your head starts pounding and you feel nauseous with the pain. You glance towards the sink and see a steady stream of cool, clean water pouring from the tap.
That may just ease the throbbing pain in your head.
Do you:
Drink some water
Stagger from the bathroom and open the right door?
What should we do? The water does sound very refreshing though.
Date: 19th May 2020 @ 10:25am
Good morning,
I hope everyone is well and taking good care of their mental health this week. We are still looking at kindness today and how important kindness is to keep everyone happy and healthy. Today's challenge will hopefully help everyone to see that kindness is all around us and I bet there are things that others do for us (and that we do for others!) that we barely even think about.
Today we're going to draw a kindness heart.
First of all draw a large heart on a piece of paper. Then on the left hand side write all the things that people do for you that are kind, all in different colours. Then on the right hand side write all the kind things that you do for others in different colours. If you can't think of many then maybe have a think of things that you could do. The acts of kindness could be as simple as just smiling at someone or saying good morning.
Here is mine if you would like to steal some ideas!
If you would like to share your kindness hearts then as always please feel free to e-mail me on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Past challenges
Thanks to Mrs Iqbal who sent me her kind acts for the week!
Well done to the children that are still sending in their mask designs as well as their kindsness acts (one here has even made his mum a cup of tea and some biscuits!)
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 23
Date: 19th May 2020 @ 9:35am
Good morning year 6. I hope you are all well and ready for our next chapter. This chapter is called 'Brendan-the-Bully and the Breaking News! What is he up to now?
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=JXCRsVU
Questions
What are Rollercoaster days?
Why did they have an emergency assembly?
What was the reason why there was a big fight?
What do you think happened to Mr Irons?
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 5:19pm
This week we are continuing our CC topic on Climate Change and now that we have researched some of the causes and problems of cimate change we are going to find out about some famous people who are striving hard to change the way we live and to protect our planet.
Do you recognise these Climate Change Warriors?
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Sir David Attenborough
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DaDame me Jane Goodall |
Greta Thunberg |
Sir David Attenborough Dame Jane Goodall Greta Thunberg
This week’s task is to choose at least one of these “Climate Change Heroes” and find out what they have to say about the challenges the world faces in dealing with climate change, how they have helped educate the world about these problems and what they suggest everyone can do to play their part.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/45880639
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a34-d3cb-a96c-7b3d061b0000
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47467038
https://www.willowprimaryschool.co.uk/sir-david-attenborough/
Again you can present your research in any format. Perhaps you could use your findings to create an “interview” with questions and answers from your favourite warrior. You could create a poster or fact-file, maybe even a news clip or voiceover to a nature clip expressing their views.
Make sure you show what you have learned about your hero and why they are an important person to know about. I hope you have fun finding out about these inspirational people!
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 9
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 1:02pm
Well here we go again...
Maddison was as quick as ever to answer and select what we should do next! She has chosen to 'Investigate the Dressing Table'. Is that what you would have done?
Well here we go; let's see what fate awaits us...
The dressing table is full of ornaments, books, bottles and miscellaneous trinkets. You pick up an elegant bottle and read the label, Werewolf’s Blood. You throw it back to the table, disgusting!
Do you ignore your disgust and drink some blood
Go for a lie down as you are feeling sleepy
Leave and try the left-hand door.
Who will decide what we should do next? Remember we are looking for a ruby heart!
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 8
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 10:46am
Good morning year 6- We need to move on with our House on Haunted Hill Adventure. Click below to look at where we ended up on Friday and let's see who is the quickest to choose what we should do next.
https://www.ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk/blog/story-adventure-the-house-on-haunted-hill-part-8/50554
What do you think we should do?
Lay down for a rest
Investigate the dressing table
Mental Health Awareness Week (18.05.20)
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 10:40am
Good morning Year 6,
I hope you are ready for another week of creating and exploring! This week is special as it is Mental Health Awareness Week.
I know we usually have lots of discussions in class about what Mental Health is, what it can look like and what we can do to help support our and others' Mental Health. This week will be no different!
Have a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcyc68d6OAk&feature=youtu.be
The theme this year is 'kindness'. Obviously with everything going on at the moment, it is even more important to be kind to yourselves and to others.
As a challenge this week, we would love for you to carry out or reflect on an act of kindness.
If you can, take a photo or video (with permission!) and send it to us on Twitter (@year6ravensbur1) use the hashtags:
#KindnessMatters
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
We're so excited to see what you get up to!
The Year 6 Team
Today's learning is all linked on the Padlet Page - Check it out here! https://padlet.com/y6homelearning/nxkcu8zxxd8kmxo7
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 10:39am
Good morning everyone, its the start of a new week!
Thank you to everyone who has sent their amazing face mask designs, I've been blown away once again! Have a look below to see what you have all done.
This week it is Mental Health Awareness week so I will be posting some activities linked to this. Mental Health means looking after yourself to make sure that you are happy and healthy. The theme is kindness and involves being kind to yourself and others.
For today I've attached a little booklet for "The power of kindness" where you have to draw or write what kindness means to you and then write (or draw) 5 kind acts that you can do this week (it says month but I think we can squeeze them all into a week!) The acts of kindness can be either being kind to yourself or being kind to others. Perhaps a mix of both would be nice. If you can't print out the booklet then you can just type or write them out like I have :-).
Kindness to me means doing something nice to make somebody feel good and loved.
The 5 things I am going to do are:
1. Make my husband some cups of tea
2. Send a friend a little message through the post to cheer them up.
3. Phone my mum for a chat.
4. Have a nice relaxing foot spa while I watch one of my favourite films (for me)
5. Buy myself a litle treat while I'm out shopping, maybe some nice chocolate! (also for me!)
As always, please let me know what your ideas are by e- mailing EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Look at all these fantastic face masks! :-D
The Boy at the Back of the class Chapter 22
Date: 18th May 2020 @ 10:29am
Good morning year 6. I hope you are all well and had a lovely weekend. I've been planting some bedding plants in my garden-something I've never done before. I can't wait to see how they turn out.
The story today is a very long chapter so you may want to listen in two halves. The children are back in school the next day and you are about to find out what happened to them. I hope you enjoy it.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=Iz7y0Iq
Questions
Why do you think the children's parents made them promise not to look at any newspapers that day?
Why do you think there were two police officers in the head's office?
How do you think Ahmet was feeling at the end of the chapter and use evidence to explain why?
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 21
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 10:30am
Good morning year 6- can you believe we are on chapter 21 already. If you have missed any just go back on the blog to look for any chapters you may have missed. This chapter gave a lot away about the narrator of the story. Did you pick up on the clues yesterday?
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=4XD190q
Today I would like you to write down as much as you know about the narrator so far. Are they a boy or a girl? What do they look like? What are they interested in? Who do they like? What sort of character traits do they have? Brave for example. Remember to give evidence from the text to support your answer where possible.
You might need to look back at other chapters to help you remember everything about them. I will award 5 house points for the person who responds with the most detailed description.
Send your work to...
Year 6 @ Ravensbury
@Year6Ravensbur1
y6homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk