Y6 – Be Awesome…Be Big! – 7.6.2020

7th June 2020H Smith

Hello Y6 children and parents/carers,

Starting next week in school, Y6 will begin “Be Awesome, Go Big”, an online transition course that will help prepare them for secondary school. For children learning from home interested in when to complete these sessions, my plan in school is to complete two sessions per week over the next five weeks, beginning with sessions 1 and 2 next week. Follow this link for all the resources we’ll be using:
As always, please get in touch if you have any questions.
Take care,
Mr Richardson

Y6 – Self Isolation – SAT Poem – 11.5.2020

11th May 2020H Smith

A poem for all of our Year Sixes

 

A Poem for Year 6 children – class of 2020 🌈

Today is the day that SATs would have started,
The classroom set up and the tables parted,
The rules on the board, the display walls all covered,
Your workbooks away, out of sight in the cupboard,

Instead you are home, you’re doing your bit,
Protecting your families from getting sick,
It’s important right now, we’re in lockdown you see,
Being apart of world history,

You’ve all worked so hard, you should be so proud,
You’ve practised your SPAG and times tables out loud,
You’ve learnt algebra to the Nth degree,
And now the tests, they will no longer be,

Some may be sad that they can’t take the tests,
“Hip hip hooray,” I’ve no doubt said the rest,
Whilst the tests are on hold and you stay home this term,
Remember that tests can’t measure everything you learn,
And I don’t need SATs results to tell me,
How hard you have worked, it’s easy to see,

‘Lockdown’ Year 6, let me shout it out loud,
You’ve made all your teachers so very proud,
So please continue to learn, fill that brain up full,
And remember, we think you’re all wonderful!

Y1/Y6 – Self Isolation – The Mordue Family write a poem to commemorate VE Day – 8.5.2020

8th May 2020H Smith

Emily and her family have been set the task of doing something creative to commemorate VE Day. Here is their amazing poem:

Ode to Our Heroes
Hitler had ambitious plans 
For German’s to have more living space,
He wanted to unite all German speakers,
And create his Aryan race.
 
He resented the Treaty of Versailles,
Because Germany accepted the blame,
He ignored it to increase the size of his army,
So that he could continue with his reign.
 
Britain and France turned a blind eye,
As they were recovering from the First World War,
Then Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia,
Which they continued to ignore.
 
Germany went on to take Poland,
As Hitler was feeling so smug,
Britain and France had to declare war,
To halt this brutal thug!
 
But there was no stopping Hitler,
He invaded Denmark and Norway,
His tactics were barbaric,
Causing Europe to dismay! 
 
In 1940 he blitzed Great Britain,
By bombing major cities at night,
The British people blocked up all their windows,
So German pilots had no light.
 
Germany bombed Britain’s food ships,
In Hitlers pursuit of power,
Causing the British people to ration food,
Such as sugar, bacon and flour.
 
Children were sent to the countryside,
In an attempt to keep them safe,
Parents did not know who was taking care of them,
So they had to have a lot of faith!
 
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour,
Then America joined the fight,
To help to put a stop to Hitler,
And end all this misery and strife.
 
Germany had conquered most of Europe,
Until the Allies planned D-Day,
They attacked Germany on Normandy beaches,
Which altered the state of play.
 
The Allies grew from strength to strength,
Making the German army retreat,
In 1945 they marched into Germany,
Hopeful that Hitler they would greet.
 
But when he knew he’d lost the war,
Hitler took his own life,
Many of his supporters followed him,
Including his future wife.
 
Seventy-five years have now gone by,
Since the Allies won the war,
Up to eighty-five million lost their lives,
But what was it all for?
 
I hope it has showed us how to respect,
Our neighbours, friends and foes,
To celebrate our differences,
And forget about our egos.
 
Thank you to all of the heroes,
Who fought for you and for me,
So that we could have a better life,
And live peacefully and trouble free.
 
By Emily Mordue (Aged 11) and her family.

Y6 – Self Isolation – Isla is a great help – 30.4.2020

30th April 2020H Smith

Isla has been a massive help as her Mam and Dad are still working. She has been helping Carmen with work and keeping her entertained, while carrying on with her school work and staying in touch with her friends. She has been writing very descriptive post-it notes every day. A kind of a mini diary to keep us all entertained. She’s also had fun outside with her archery set. She thinks she’s in The Hunger Games!

 

KS2 – Reading Plus Challenge

20th April 2020H Smith
Reading Plus Challenge
Calling all Key Stage 2 pupils, the challenge is on! We have decided to launch a reading challenge and see who can read for a minimum of 15 minutes each day for a full school week (Monday-Friday) on Reading Plus. Week 1 of the challenge starts today, with teachers keeping an eye on who manages to keep the challenge going and results being announced at the end of every week. Remember, Reading Plus provides you with a wide range of text types to read and enjoy along with targeted comprehension questions to help up skill your understanding. Enjoy!