S.T.E.M - Science Technology Engineering Maths

Today the year 6s worked together to make a MANGONEL (that's a mediaeval machine that was used in warfare).
Each group was given a bag with materials to use (eg. skewers, cardboard, a spoon, newspapers, tape, paperclips, x 10 rubber bands) and a laptop (we needed to see what a mangonel actually looks like).
The end products varied in their 'completedness'!!
Unfortunately none of the machines were able to fire a tennis ball!  Back to the drawing board.

'The Hunger Games' Test your knowledge!

1) Katniss is named after?

2) Which District do Katniss, Peeta, and Gale live in?

3) What does the contest known as the Hunger Games commemorate?

4) Which poisonous berries result in a tribute's death?

5) What is District 13?

Writing Task

https://youtu.be/8jjtaS80Dz4 ‘ Boxing Makes You Bigger’ (a good tie-in with Pink shirt Day/anti bullying message)

• Plan a piece of writing using a suitable text structure.
• Provide a backstory for one or more of the characters.
• Recognise that a story can have alternative endings depending on interpretation.

Remember this is due on Monday 9am!

Writing Workshop

The writing task for this week is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auSo1MyWf8g - David Attenborough, what a wonderful world.

Task: You are a tour guide, taking a group of tourists to view wildlife at place of your choice. Descriptively write about the animals that you see, what they are doing, how your tourists are reacting and provide some extra information about these animals to show that you are an expert. (This could be more of an informational piece, or a narrative depending on the direction students take).

Use your time wisely.....remember it is due on Monday 9am.

Book Week

Can you answer these literacy questions?

'Wind in the Willows' is another classic piece of literature.

1.  When was the story first published?

2.  What has Mole never seen before that fascinates him?

What do Badger, Toad, Rat and Mole do about Toad Hall?

Don't forget that next week is BOOK WEEK!

Dress up as your favourite book character, or just dress up on Friday.

Book Week

Scholastic Book Week

A chance to dress as your favourite book character, read loads of books, purchase reasonably priced books on a whole lot of different subjects and have fun!!

It's happening in week 3!

Be the first to answer these questions.........

'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll is considered a classic piece of literature.

1.  When was it published?

2. What did Alice fall down?

3.  What game does Alice and the Queen play?

4.  What is the caterpillar sitting on? 

Welcome to term 2!

Welcome back to school and to term 2.  Brrrrr..... the weather sure has changed, although it is great to see the beautiful Autumn colours in the neighbouring Town Belt.
Some of the happenings in room 8 include:

• Goal setting for the term, goals set after a review of term 1's goals (keep revising your times tables!)
• Volleyball in PE
• CORE fitness circuits
• Winter sports rotations at Robin Hood Park on Wednesdays
• Writing Workshops have started
• Fractions/Measurement in Maths
• Book Week in week 3 (come dressed as your favourite book character)

Excellent!!