Finally we opened the box to reveal a range of objects. We studied them closely, drew them and then thought carefully about their purpose and function.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
History - Victorian Artifacts - 2012
We found a box with a date 1845 on it. The box contained a range of artifacts from the past. We knew it was from the Victorian period and we used our prior knowledge to predict what could be in the box.
Finally we opened the box to reveal a range of objects. We studied them closely, drew them and then thought carefully about their purpose and function.
Finally we opened the box to reveal a range of objects. We studied them closely, drew them and then thought carefully about their purpose and function.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Literacy - Character descriptions - 2012
Literacy - Character descriptions - 2012
In literacy we have been thinking carefully about how we can improve our descriptive writing. We took some inspiration from some of the books that we have read. We love Roald Dahl because he is excellent at creating characters using exaggeration. For example the evil characters are not just evil, they are really evil, such as the Bloodbottler in The BFG and the Grand High Witch in the witches. The grumpy characters are really grumpy like Grandma in George's Marvellous Medicine, and disgusting characters don't get much more disgusting than Mr and Mrs Twit! Vile!
We decided to create some character descriptions of our own. Listen carefully and see what you think!
Here are some illustrations of some of our characters too!
Can you guess who they are?
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Numeracy - Calculation - 2012
Our task was to furnish a new bedroom. Everyone was given a budget and a list of essentials that they had to purchase. These included a bed with mattress, a wardrobe, a chest of draws, a duvet, a pillow, a duvet cover, a lamp, some curtains and a curtain rail, a rug and a mirror.
We had to then add up the items and subtract the totals from our budget. We had to be careful not to go over budget or we would be charged by the bank of Mrs Houlston!
We searched online for the best value products and then drew and labelled a plan of our new bedroom.
The prizes for sourcing the cheapest products went to Jamie, Erin, Sam and Kie. They managed to get all of the essentials and had the greatest budget remaining. Unfortunately, two people went over budget. Alex blew £649 on a 3D TV! Emily got carried away with shopping and had to ask for a £200 overdraft.
Our task was to furnish a new bedroom. Everyone was given a budget and a list of essentials that they had to purchase. These included a bed with mattress, a wardrobe, a chest of draws, a duvet, a pillow, a duvet cover, a lamp, some curtains and a curtain rail, a rug and a mirror.
We had to then add up the items and subtract the totals from our budget. We had to be careful not to go over budget or we would be charged by the bank of Mrs Houlston!
We searched online for the best value products and then drew and labelled a plan of our new bedroom.
The prizes for sourcing the cheapest products went to Jamie, Erin, Sam and Kie. They managed to get all of the essentials and had the greatest budget remaining. Unfortunately, two people went over budget. Alex blew £649 on a 3D TV! Emily got carried away with shopping and had to ask for a £200 overdraft.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Literacy - Biographies - 2011
We chose a range of famous people to research facts about their lives. We looked at when and where they were born, their childhood and then their adult lives. We also included key events.
We created slides to share with the class and some of us recorded our presentations.
Here are some examples
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Literacy- Year 6- Biographies
In year 6 we have been making biographies. Here is one of the amazing biographies.
Hayden Christensen Biography (find more about him here)
Childhood
Hayden Christensen, a famous actor, was born on April 19th 1981. He had 1 brother and 2 sisters called Kaylen, Tove and Hejsta. His Mother is called Alie Nelson and his Dad is called David Christensen.
Hayden went to 3 schools called Sand Public School, Baythorn Public School and Unionville High School in Unionville, Ontario, Canada. He was an athlete in high school, playing Hockey and Tennis at a provincial level.
Adulthood
As Hayden got older, he wanted to be an actor. At the age of 13 he did a TV drama show. Up to the present day Hayden has starred in many major films. He starred in: In the mouth of madness, street law, The hairy bird, The virgin suicides, free fall, Life as a house, starwars II, shattered glass, Starwars VI, Starwars III, factory girl, awake, virgin territory, jumper, New York I love you, takers, Quantum Quest: A Cassini space Odyssey and Vanishing on 7th street!
Hayden Christensen Biography (find more about him here)
Childhood
Hayden Christensen, a famous actor, was born on April 19th 1981. He had 1 brother and 2 sisters called Kaylen, Tove and Hejsta. His Mother is called Alie Nelson and his Dad is called David Christensen.
Hayden went to 3 schools called Sand Public School, Baythorn Public School and Unionville High School in Unionville, Ontario, Canada. He was an athlete in high school, playing Hockey and Tennis at a provincial level.
Adulthood
As Hayden got older, he wanted to be an actor. At the age of 13 he did a TV drama show. Up to the present day Hayden has starred in many major films. He starred in: In the mouth of madness, street law, The hairy bird, The virgin suicides, free fall, Life as a house, starwars II, shattered glass, Starwars VI, Starwars III, factory girl, awake, virgin territory, jumper, New York I love you, takers, Quantum Quest: A Cassini space Odyssey and Vanishing on 7th street!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Numeracy - Measures Home Learning - 2011
Our home learning task was to use a recipe and increase the amount of ingredients to feed 4, then 10 times more people. We used multiplication facts to calculate the quantities accurately. Some of us even decided to put our measuring and weighing skills to the test by baking a product. We were lucky enough to sample some of the spectacular home baking.
Here are some of the products made, but some were demolished before we had a chance to get a photo!
Art - Clay Modelling - 2011
Linked to our topic, we found out about religions and festivals celebrated in India. We heard the story of Rama and Sita and found out about the festival of Diwali. Everyone made and decorated their own Diya lamps.
Our finished products
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