Week Beginning 9th March 2009

Hi everyone and welcome to Science Week. This week we will be taking part in lots of activities to celebrate Science as a subject. We will be involved in a number of competitions and activities which the children will really enjoy.

A big thank you to all the Year 6 children who showed excellent behaviour at our away day at The Foundry on Friday, the children had a great day and were a credit to the school.

Monday 9th March
We will be going to The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic to take part in the 'Going Global' concert. The children have worked very hard in the lead up to the concert learning about different musical instruments and the families that they belong to and the structure of the orchestra.
We are aiming to be back at school for approximately 3.45pm traffic depending.

Curriculum.

Numeracy.

Y6- Numeracy - Mrs Morgan and Mr Barker's classes will be continuing with their revision programme. See previous blogs for revision web sites.

Y5- Numeracy- Mr Slavin and Miss Wright's groups will be revisiting fractions and how to relate fractions to division and to use division to find fractions, including tenths, and hundredths of numbers and quantities.
Try these websites to help:
http://www.ngflcymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Numeracy/Keystage2/Number/Findafractionof/Introduction/default.htm
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/fractotron.html
http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/n6a/playground.htm
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/index.htm
http://www.arcytech.org/java/fractions/fractions.html
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/bingo/index.html

Literacy

Y6- Mrs Morgan and Miss Wright's group will be focusing on narrative writing this week. We will be looking at how we can improve our narrative skills in a number of ways such as using powerful vocabulary,similes/metaphors, complex sentences, a variety of connectives and the important use of punctuation. try some of the following websites to help with your revision this week:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/activities/planning.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/activities/beginnings_endings.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/flash7.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/activities/punctuation.shtml
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/english/bgfl/dont_use_said/
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/lit_sites/speech_marks/index.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/tenses/getting_the_right_tense/
http://www.learnatglobal.com/assets/applets/grammar.swf
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/english/monmouthshire/choose_adj_monmouthshire.html

Y5- This week Mr Slavin's class will be publishing their myths using their mini laptops. These will then be printed off and displayed around the junior area. The children have worked very hard and have produced some great myths. Well done.

Science:

As it is Science Week we will be enjoying a variety of investigations and activities linking into art and literacy. To celebrate this year as the International Year of Astronomy we will be taking part in an imaginative competition in which the children will create a new planet and create new habitats in which new creatures could live in. Credit will be given to children who show a good understanding of how certain characteristics help creatures survive in particular environments and how their alien creature compares to those in similar environments on our planet.

We will also be looking at the plight of the Honey Bee in the 'Save our Bees Campaign' Across the world honey bee numbers are declining and fast. Billions of the UK’s bees are dying from unknown causes and one in three honey bee colonies in the UK were lost last winter alone!

Honey bees are very important for everyone. They pollinate more than 100 crops – including fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds – and these foods then go on to feed us and many other animals, including farm animals. Everyone can get involved in the campaign please see the following website for more information:
http://www.saveourbees.org.uk/

Here are some more events that are taking off during the National Week for Science:
http://www.well.ox.ac.uk/uniqueness- For NSEW 2009, the 'Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics' at the University of Oxford is inviting you to explore just how unique you are.
http://www.astronomy2009.co.uk/

Have a great week

Year 5/6 Team