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13.12.23
What an incredibly busy, yet exciting week we have had in Year 6 this week. Thank you so much for joining us for the ‘Winter Showcase’. Your applause and smiling faces were so encouraging to the students up on stage. Such a great way to celebrate all the wonderful learning that has been taking place this term.
This week, we have combined our Science and Design Technology knowledge and skills to make a product linked to the 20th Century, We have made games, alarm systems and traffic lights, using our knowledge of electrical circuits. The children have been so creative, making links to their prior learning.
In maths, we have been extending our knowledge on measurement, calculating and converting units of measure using decimal notations up to 3 decimal places.
Thank you so much for your support throughout Term 1. We wish you a restful break when it comes and can’t wait to start our new, exciting topic ‘Our Precious Planet’ in Term 2.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
06.12.23
What a fantastic week we have had. It was delightful to perform in the Year 6assembly ‘using our thinking skills in the great outdoors’. This was an opportunity to share our camp experiences with KS2. This week we have continued our topic “story of the 20th century”. We have made cross curricular links with Science and Design Technology to design a product with a 20th Century theme. Next week we will be creating these in school. Please encourage a conversation about these at home as we move through the stages of the design process.
In maths, we have continued our work on fractions, calculating fractions of shapes, lengths and objects.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
English Reading - Read the uploaded text ‘About Bumblebees’ and then spend 20 minutes answering the questions. Please answer in full sentences where appropriate. You can either print the questions and bring a hard copy into school or add a digital version to the homework task. We will be marking the work in school next week.
Grid task 4 Design Technology - Over the next 3 weeks, we would like you to cook a savory dish. You can use your maths skills when measuring out the ingredients and make links to our PSHE lessons on healthy eating. You will need to take photos or make a video of the process and upload it to your homework assignment. Enjoy eating it too!
Over the coming weeks, we will be using our DT/Science skills to create a product linked to the 20th Century. Please support your child in sourcing small craft items which can be recycled for their project; these may include shoe boxes, etc.
Year 6 sports day will be held on Sunday 17th December. Please see the separate notice fro more information. It would be lovely if you could join us in school.
29.11.23
Year 6 had so much fun on Decades Day! We were collaborative learners, taking part in lots of team activities such as the newspaper hunt and games from the decades. It has been fantastic to challenge ourselves when presenting our decades grid task to the class. Thank you for your support with the children’s outfits. What a great ending to our Story of the 20th Century topic!
This week in our English lessons, we have been planning and writing a biography. We have each chosen a character from the book ‘War is Over’ by David Almond. This links with our art work, as we have been creating negative space images from the text.
In Maths, we have been developing our knowledge and skills when using fractions. We have been multiplying and dividing proper fractions by an integer. We have extended this learning, using our metathinking to apply our knowledge of fractions when solving the challenge activities.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
English Reading - Read the uploaded text ‘The Park’ and then spend 20 minutes answering the questions. Please answer in full sentences where appropriate. You can either print the questions and bring a hard copy into school or add a digital version to the homework task. We will be marking the work in school next week.
Grid task 4 Design Technology - Over the next 3 weeks, we would like you to cook a savory dish. You can use your maths skills when measuring out the ingredients and make links to our PSHE lessons on healthy eating. You will need to take photos or make a video of the process and upload it to your homework assignment. Enjoy eating it too!
Over the coming weeks, we will be using our DT/Science skills to create a product linked to the 20th Century. Please support your child in sourcing small craft items which can be recycled for their project; these may include shoe boxes, etc.
15.11.23
Year 6 had so much fun at their Edventure Camp! We were collaborative learners, taking part in lots of team activities. It has been fantastic to challenge ourselves with kayaking, orienteering, raft building, bushcraft, survival bracelets and bmx biking. Thank you for supporting this amazing residential trip. We have shared all camp photographs with your child via their Google Classroom stream. We hope that you enjoy looking at these at home!
This week we have continued our topic “story of the 20th century”. We have had a virtual tour of a 1950’s house in Muttrah; we had the opportunity to see how people lived and what technological advances have happened since then. This is a great link to our English lessons, where we have been reading a new text - ‘War is Over’ by David Almond. In the coming lessons, we will be writing a biography about one of the characters.
In Maths, we have been developing our knowledge and skills when using fractions. We have been comparing and ordering fractions aswell as adding and subtracting fractions.We have also started our next science topic ‘ELECTRICITY’.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
Maths - This week there are 2 activities to complete. There is a MyMaths activity called 'adding and subtracting fractions' and there is a colouring activity called 'simplifying fractions'. You only have to complete 1 activity, but it would be great to see some of the colouring activities on display in your classrooms. You can, of course, complete both if you wish.
Grid Task 3: DECADES RESEARCH TASK Choose any decade from the 20th Century. Find out about the culture and technology of that period. Your work can be presented in any way you wish, e.g. Google Slides, poster, model, booklet, game, film. You will be sharing your findings with the class during ‘Decades Day’.
Year 6 Edventure Camp photographs. We have shared all camp photographs with your child via their Google Classroom - in the assembly folder. We hope that you enjoy looking at these at home!
Year 6 ‘Decades Day’ will be taking place in school on Wednesday 29 November. We ask children to dress in an outfit from a chosen decade from the 20th Century.
08.11.23
We are thoroughly enjoying camp activities. We are being collaborative learners, taking part in lots of team activities. It has been fantastic to challenge ourselves with these fun activities.
We have shown such resilience, organising our time and taking responsibility for our belongings. We are developing friendships and have had the opportunity to work with children from across the year group.
For those children who did not join us on camp, they have been responsible learners whilst working with Year 4 children. What amazing role models they have been!
Please can you add a reminder about collection time being 5pm from the bottom car park.
Please see message from Ms. Welburn below:
Dear Parents,
BSM has been running an exciting six week literacy programme called Lexonik for the past few years. It has been met with excitement and in turn proven to be a great success for our children.
Lexonik is a fast, focused and fun teaching programme which aims to improve decoding, vocabulary and comprehension skills. The programme has met with considerable success in the UK and in international schools, in terms of marked pupil progress in a short period of time. It has been designed for pupils with a wide range of abilities in order to ensure enrichment opportunities and challenge at different levels. Due to the great success, all Year 6 children will complete the programme before moving into Year 7. This means that your child may go through the programme in either Term 1, 2 or 3.
The sessions will take place within the school day and are at no additional cost.
Please visit the Lexonik website or arrange to speak to the LFL team for further information.
Should you have any questions about the support your child is being offered please do contact the Language for Learning team.
Emma Welburn
Language for Learning Leader Primary.
01.11.23
This week we have continued our war poetry, a fantastic link to our topic “story of the 20th century”. We have written our own free verse poem and will be performing these in front of an audience. We have been using our DT skills to create a 3D box, inpreparation of our DT project later this term
In Maths, we have been embedding our division and multiplication skills, before moving onto a new unit of study within the curriculum. Over the next few weeks, we will be using fractions; so far, we have been identifying and writing equivalent fractions.
Our PSHE lessons have been all about Year 6 Edventure Camp - we are preparing for our very exciting trip! A camp kit list has been uploaded to your child’s Google Classroom and a letter has been sent home with lots of information about the camp.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
Year 6 camp - Prepare a list of all your belongings for camp. Be a responsible learner - name and pack your belongings ready for camp, bringing the list of items along with you on Monday. This will be a great help when repacking your bag to go home.
Year 6 Edventure Camp - We have recently shared the exciting news about Year 6 Edventure Camp, which will be taking place 6-9th November 2023. Please take some time to read this letter sent home and view the camp kit list in your child’s Google Classroom.
If you would like to speak to a member of the Year 6 team about camp, please contact us via the Primary Office.
18.10.23
This week we have continued our topic “story of the 20th century”. We have considered some of the reasons for the start and end of WW1, exploring the involvement of different nations. This is a great link to our English lessons, where we have been reading war poetry. In the coming lessons, we will be writing our own free verse poem.
In Maths, we have been using our division skills, using different written strategies. We have also considered the order of operations. In Science, we have been thinking about how we see; this included the theories of famous scientists and the anatomy of the human eye.
Our PSHE lessons have been all about Year 6 Edventure Camp - we are preparing for our very exciting trip! A camp kit list has been uploaded to your child’s Google Classroom.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
Year 6 Edventure Camp - We have recently shared the exciting news about Year 6 Edventure Camp, which will be taking place 6-9th November 2023. Please take some time to read this letter and view the camp kit list in your child’s Google Classroom.
If you would like to speak to a member of the Year 6 team about camp, please contact us via the Primary Office.
11.10.23
This week we have continued our topic “story of the 20th century”. We have used our knowledge to suggest how Europe has changed over time, considering the consequences of these changes. We have also started to explore some of the causes of WW1.
During our English lessons, we have been working on our final piece of work based on the book ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q. Rauf. This week, we are writing a news broadcast, which combines both writing and speaking and listening skills.
In maths, we have been using our division skills, dividing four digit numbers by two digit numbers using formal methods. We will be extending our learning to dividing numbers, showing a remainder as a fraction or decimal.
In science this week, we have been thinking about what is happening to light when we see a colour. This included a very exciting visit to the Oryx Theatre to learn about how theatre lights are used.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
Maths - All maths groups have 2 MyMaths activities to complete. Miss Dellman’s group have long and short division and Division with remainders. Miss Cheriton and Mr Dallas’ maths group have long and short division and Introducing long division. Please remember to log out of MyMymaths once you have completed the tasks and click ‘turn in’ on the google classroom assignment so your teacher knows that you have finished.
Grid Task 2: Make a periscope - Create a 3D model of a Periscope. You can make it any way you choose or you can follow the video instructions below. Bring it into school to share with everyone. You have 2 weeks to complete this task. The assignment deadline is Wednesday 18th October.
04.10.23
This week we have continued our topic “story of the 20th century”. We have used our knowledge to suggest how Europe has changed over time, considering the consequences of these changes. We have also started to explore some of the causes of WW1.
During our English lessons, we have continued reading ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q. Rauf. This week, we have considered biased opinions, exploring how this can influence both a story line and the opinion and the actions of others.
In Maths, we have continued the place value unit of study, using prime and composite numbers. This learning was extended to solving problems using long multiplication.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
Maths - This week for homework you have 2 x MyMaths activities to complete if you are in Miss Dellman’s or Mr Dallas’ maths group. They are called: division with chunking and short and long multiplication. Please remember to log out of MyMaths once you have completed the tasks and click ‘turn in’ on the google classroom assignment so your teacher knows that you have finished. If you are in Miss Cheriton’s group you have 2 x Dr Frost - Multiply numbers up to 3 digit by 3 digit and Divide numbers.
Grid Task 2: Make a periscope - Create a 3D model of a Periscope. You can make it any way you choose or you can follow the video instructions below. Bring it into school to share with everyone. You have 2 weeks to complete this task. The assignment deadline is Wednesday 18th October.
Year 6 Edventure Camp - please see the email sent home with information about this exciting residential trip. If you have not already done so, please complete the Google Form as soon as possible so that we can plan accordingly. The deadline for application: Thursday 5th October 2023.
27.6.23
This week we have continued our topic “story of the 20th century”. We have considered events of the 20th century, creating accurate time lines to show the events that we think are significant and preparing questions about life in the 20th century.
During our English lessons, we have continued reading ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q. Rauf. This week, we have written in the style of the narrator. We have considered both the plot so far and the level of formality being used.
In Maths, we have continued the place value unit of study, identifying common factors and common multiples and using prime numbers.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
Grid Task 1: Significant events in the 20th Century - Choose any significant event in the 20th century - can you present the information to inform others. This could be a poster, fact file or report. Think about: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How did this event have an impact on history? The assignment deadline is Wednesday 4th October.
20.9.23
This week we have continued our topic “story of the 20th century”. We have considered some of the significant events of the 20th century, using venn diagrams to help us to categorise these events. We have been using our connection finding skills within these lessons. In science, we have investigated reflection using mirrors; links have been made to our previous learning, creating some fun class discussions.
During our English lessons, we have continued reading ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q. Rauf. This week, we have considered the plight of child refugees, using the characters in the book as writing prompts. We have planned a letter to the Prime Minister, using persuasive features to ask for help for Ahmet, a character in the book.
In Maths, we have continued the place value unit of study, including adding and subtracting integers and then common factors and common multiples.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
Maths - This week for homework you have 2 MyMaths activities in your folder about adding and subtracting or place value. Maths homework is set in the homework folder in your Maths Google Classroom. Please remember to log out of MyMymaths once you have completed the tasks and click ‘turn in’ on the google classroom assignment so your teacher knows that you have finished.
Grid Task 1: Significant events in the 20th Century - Choose any significant event in the 20th century - can you present the information to inform others. This could be a poster, fact file or report. Think about: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How did this event have an impact on history? You have 2 weeks to complete this task.
If you have not yet joined the Year 6 class Whatsapp groups, please may we encourage you to do so. Information relating to year group and class activities will be shared within this forum over the course of the academic year.
Click to join:
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BSM Official WhatsApp Group - 6C - 6C 23/24 BSM Official WhatsApp Group
13.9.23
This week we have continued our topic “story of the 20th century”. We have considered the geography of the different countries involved in some of the significant events of the 20th century, with a focus on creating an accurate map of Europe. In science, we have explored why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them, building on our learning from last week.
During our English lessons, we have continued reading ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q. Rauf. We will be using this as our writing prompts over the coming weeks as we enjoy the story together. This week, we have considered the journey made by one of the characters, a child refugee, now residing in London. We have shared our thoughts on how the plot is developing, with particular reference to friendship, empathy and communication.
In Maths, we have continued the place value unit of study, including rounding and using negative numbers in context.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Spelling - Practise your spelling words every day. You can access the practise Jamboard in the ‘spelling’ folder in your Google Classroom. Please remember to click ‘turn in’ on the assignment to submit your work to your teacher.
Maths - Miss Dellman’s and Mr Dallas’ group - This week there are 2 MyMaths tasks to complete. These are called ‘place value beyond 10,000’ and ‘rounding and accuracy’. Maths homework is set in the homework folder in your Maths Google Classroom. Please remember to log out of MyMaths once you have completed the tasks and click ‘turn in’ on the google classroom assignment so your teacher knows that you have finished. Miss Cheriton’s group - This week your homework is on Dr Frost. There are 2 activities. They are called:
‘Compare and order (positive) integers using < , > and =’
‘Round a number to a given number of decimal places.’
Please see our Meet and Greet Slides below
Please see our Meet and Greet Slides below
U11 BSME Games
U11 BSME Games
Save this date - Mr. O'Sullivan will be holding an U11 BSME information meeting on Thursday 14 September from 2:30pm in the Main Hall. This will be an opportunity to find out more information about the event and to ask any questions about the training or the event itself. This informal meeting is open to both parents and children.
If you have any pressing questions please contact the Primary office who will pass on your concerns, if not we look forward to seeing you on the 14 September should you be able to attend the meeting.
Please see the link below , which shows you the 2018/19 Games held in Abu Dhabi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YvNddLUMfw
Mr. O'Sullivan will share more information next week.
06.09.23
This week we have begun our topic for the term “story of the 20th century”. We will be looking at life throughout the century, making links to other time periods in history that have been previously studied. We will be thinking about the historical events from the 20th century and considering the geography of the different countries involved. We also commenced our new science topic ‘light’. We explored how moving an object can change the size of its shadow. We will be extending this learning over the coming weeks.
We started to read our class text ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q. Rauf. We will be using this as our writing prompt over the coming weeks as we enjoy the story together. In Maths, we are revisiting place value, making links to previous learning and using our knowledge of numbers to solve problems with greater values.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in you P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Maths - This week we will be having a 6C vs 6D vs 6H TTRS BATTLE!!
WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPIONS? We will be checking that you have been on it every night so get playing! The Battle will have set playing times to begin and end. You also cannot play it during school time. We will begin on Thursday and finish next Wednesday (13.9.23)
Good Luck!
Music Instrumental sessions will commence week beginning 10th September 2023
Meet and Greet: Meet the team and see the learning environments on Monday 11th September at 5pm starting in the Oryx Theatre.
30.08.23
Welcome back to all our BSM families and a big welcome to any new joiners. We are very excited to be working with your children in Year 6 this year.
We have started the term by making links from previous learning to what we might be learning in Year 6. We have explored our islands of personality and what makes us each unique, extending this to writing a letter to our future self. We have discussed E-safety and what this might look like for Year 6. We will continue to explore this within our PSHE lessons.
Reading - Please read for 20 minutes per day and record this in your P.O. Please record the book title and page numbers and ask an adult to sign.
Google Classroom - Please take some time to navigate around your Year 6 Google Classroom. We will be using this both in school and for homework. If you are unfamiliar with any aspects of Google Classroom, please ask your teacher.
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