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We had a really enjoyable week in P6NM. One of the main things we focused on this week was our class assembly. Well done to everyone for contributing today. I am proud of you all!

If you still have your learning story at home can you please bring it back in ASAP! Thank you to everyone who has already done this.

Here is a summary of our learning this week.

Literacy

• We used this shorter week to revise the spelling already covered this term.
• We discussed the themes of the different books we are reading in class.
• In Writing we used paragraphs to organise the different sections and we investigated using different sentence types and lengths.

Long sentences can:

• create a slow rhythm
• include plenty of descriptive detail
• create a sense of time dragging

Short sentences can:

• create a choppy, punchy rhythm
• draw attention to dramatic thoughts or actions
• create a sense of panic or breathlessness

Opportunities for home learning:

• Our group reading homework is due for Tuesday 29^th September, please see the reading record for the pages to be read.
• Talk to an adult at home about the themes of different books you have read. For example, acceptance (if a character supports other characters and their differences) or overcoming obstacles (if a character does not let obstacles stop them from achieving their goals).
• Write a paragraph describing how you are being chased by a hungry, flesh-eating monster. Remember to use a mixture of long and short sentences for effect!

Maths

In maths we looked more at the rule of the order of operations (BODMAS) We investigated how the order of operations can change the answer in a calculation. We know that we start by looking at multiplication and division before addition and subtraction. We used this order to carry out calculations correctly.

We also worked on multi step word problems. Here are some examples of the kind of questions we were answering:

Opportunities for home learning:

• Write the numbers 2, 12, 6 and 3 in this order several times. Write any signs you choose between the numbers (including brackets) and find as many different answers as you can. For example:

2 × (12 ÷ 6) × 3 = 12

(2 × 12) – (6 × 3) = 6

(2 + 12) ÷ (6 ÷ 3) = 7

• Explain to someone at home how the order of operations changes the answer to a calculation.
• Log into Education City and use the Username P6NM and Password P6NM. Click on Homework and there is an activity to complete in the folder called ‘Problem Solving’.

https://www.educationcity.com/

Other areas of the curriculum:

• We recapped on Road Safety messages such as Stop, Look, Listen, Think! This was as part of our preparation for assembly.
• We enjoyed sharing our learning in assembly.
• We enjoyed the outdoors and the maths treasure hunts that we have been creating.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs McFarlane

Good afternoon Everyone.

We have had a great week in P6NM and have been busy setting up our Learning Stories for P6. These have been sent home today so please check school bags! We hope that you enjoy looking over the Newsletter for this term and the targets. Once you have done this, please return the Learning Stories so that we can start to put evidence of learning in.

A few reminders:

• We are outdoors every afternoon so please remember a jacket!
• Please label all jumpers/cardigans as we no longer have access to a lost property box.
• In March, when the school closed we sent home packs of resources. Many of these have been returned, thank you. We are particularly keen to use the smart pals (clear folders which you can slip A4 sheets into) so if you still have these at home could you please send them back in. Thank you!

Here is a summary of our learning this week.

Maths

We have been learning to round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000.

Here is a poster which is useful to refer to.

We have also been using rounding to estimate an answer to a calculation. For example:

51 + 78 will be roughly 50+80=130

792 – 323 will be roughly 800 – 300 = 500

We also looked at the RUCSAC technique which helps us to solve word problems. Click on the link below to download a poster explaining this method.

RUCSAC POSTER

Opportunities for home learning:

• Give yourself a budget (e.g. £5) Ask an adult to give you 3 items to search for using supermarket prices online. Find the total cost of 3 items then calculate the change you would receive (if any) from your budget. Make this more difficult by adding more items or changing your budget.
• Challenge yourself with funny puzzles using your home environment. For example, ‘What is the number of doors in your house multiplied by your favourite number then divided by your age?’.
• Use Daily 10 on the Top Marks website to practise the concept of rounding. There are different levels so choose the appropriate level of challenge.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Literacy

Spelling

Our spelling pattern this week has been soft c.

• c is soft (saying s) when it comes after e, i, y
• ce and ci are more commonly used in the middle of words than se and si

Writing

We had two opportunities for story writing this week. The first was an adventure story based on a short text called ‘Mission Possible’ which we read and analysed. The class came up with fantastic character names for the spies and the ‘baddies’ in their stories. I really enjoyed reading them! The second was an imaginative story based on a picture stimulus. The picture had the title ‘Time stood still but for all but one man…’ There were some very imaginative ideas in the stories!

Reading

We are nearing the end of our class novel ‘A Kind of Spark’ and are still really gripped by it. We have had some very in depth discussions about the issues raised in the book.

Opportunities for home learning:

• Reading homework (please check reading records!)
• Revise this week’s spelling words by creating your own word search or use this link to get you’re a computer to do it for you:

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/WordSearchSetupForm.asp

Ideas for writing activities related to our class novel:

• Have you ever felt sorry and wanted to apologise for what you had done but the other person wouldn’t listen or talk to you? Use these ideas to write an apology letter from Nina to Addie to apologise for all the issues/hurt they have both gone through.
• What advice would you give Addie about how to deal with Miss Murphy? Imagine you’re an agony aunt and Addie has written to you to explain her teacher seems to hate her and mistreats her. What would your reply be?

Other areas of the curriculum:

• We have been developing our fitness in outdoor PE lessons.
• We enjoyed working with different partners in outdoor learning activities such as making maths puzzles using natural materials.
• We enjoyed using the laptops to log into teams with our new passwords.

Have a great weekend,

Mrs McFarlane