Week beginning 8 th June

Hi Year 6!

We hope you are and your families are doing well.

Thank you for all the great work you have been doing. We really like to seeing what you have been up to at home so please keep sending in any photos of things you’ve been doing or creating. We’d like to again give a big thank you to all the children who have been completing their Purple Mash work, showcasing their knowledge and those who have been leaving comments. Please continue to check Purple Mash for weekly tasks and use Serial Mash to continue your reading. If you’ve been having trouble accessing Purple Mash visit: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/shaftesbury-e7 and enter your username and password (this is the same details you use during computing lessons). Remember, make sure the school selection is Shaftesbury Primary school. Do not forget to also look at the school’s website for updates on home learning. You can visit: https://www.shaftesburyprimaryschool.co.uk/page/?title=School+Closures&pid=101 alternatively when on the Shaftesbury website visit- Parents- School Closure.

English: This week’s writing challenge:

Use the information below to create a non-chronological report about pirates. Remember, a non-chronological report is a text which is not written in time order. They are normally non-fiction texts which give information on a particular subject or event, without referring to the order in which things happen.

Question time!

Writing time

Write a non-chronological report about pirates. Try to use the internet to research information to include.

Can you write your own story with pirates? You can use Treasure Island as inspiration.

Sentence challenge!

Can you use semi-colons to join two independent clauses together?

Can you create interesting noun phrases?

Can you use subordinate conjunctions to start sentences?

Can you create dialogue?

Can you use adverbs in a range of different ways throughout your writing?

Can you edit your writing and make it better?

Grammar

Writing challenge

Imagine you’re a pirate out at sea. Can you write a poem about your experience?

Maths:

Warm up:

Calculation:

Science:

We can group and classify living things based on their characteristics.What does 'characteristics' mean?Use your dictionary to look up the word 'classify'.

Group each animal into the correct classification.

Topic Work –

Research Being a Leader. What are leaders? Where do we have leaders (think home, school, religion, work, country)? Why do we need leaders? What qualities should leaders have? What qualities do leaders you know have?

You can show your research through art, poetry, writings, leaflets, booklets, displays etc.

PE:

Can you test your fitness? Complete the activities. Use a timer and write down your scores. Can you try to improve these scores next week?

Challenge:

How can you improve your scores?

What are the benefits of a healthy lifestyle? How can you live a healthy lifestyle?

Why is exercise important? How can you make sure you’re getting enough exercise?

Art: Look at the pottery below.

Can you create and label your own pottery design? What will the purpose of your object be? Who would use it and why?