Homework due in Wednesday 10th December 2014

5th December 2014admin

All children have been asked to bring in a white t-shirt over the next few days in preparation for printing. Their homework will involve planning the design of their t-shirt that will be added in order to create a campaign to save the rainforest.
Success criteria:
– what is a slogan? (find example of ones you like)
– think of a catchy slogan for your t-shirt
– add drawings of the rainforest to the t-shirt design
– use some facts and figures (deforestation homework)

Due to assessment week, spellings will remain the same.

Miss Jeffs’ Maths Homework 5.12.14

5th December 2014admin

This week we have been working really hard on mental maths (including our mind set of maths!) we have been doing mental maths tests and also lots of SODA (starter of the day activity).

Please complete the 10 mental maths questions below by Tuesday 9th December 2014– Write the answers in an email to me (office@brooklandsfarm.milton-keynes.sch.uk and it will be forwarded to me) or on a piece of paper. Good luck and trust your skills!

1. What is the product of 7 and 8?

2. What is 1/3 of 18?

3. What is the total of 18, 19 and 20?

4. What is 1/5 of 35?

5. Convert (change) 257 cms in to metres.

6. There are 9 eggs in a box. I buy 6 boxes. How many eggs have I brought?

7. What are the factors of 72?

8. Write three decimals which sum to 2.

9,. In a class, there are 12 girls and 20 boys. What fraction of the class are boys?

10. One pack of bread rolls costs £1.23. How much will it cost to buy 3 packs?

 

Year 6 Spelling homework 5.12.14 to practise until 12.12.14

5th December 2014admin

Next week year 6 will partake in assessment week. During assessment week there will be a spelling test as part of their SPaG assessments. 

Please spend 10 minutes a day completing one of the online games to help with your general spelling practise this week. Also practise the writing spelling words that the children will need to embed into their prove it writing on Wednesday, which you will find under parctise 2.

Below, you will find two spelling practises that you can do at home  to help them with your spelling assessment next week. 

Spelling Practise 1:

Please visit some of the games below and practise your spellings ready for your spelling assessment next Friday. Make sure you spend 10 minutes a day doing this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/home_y6flash.shtml

http://primarygamesarena.com/spelling

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html

http://www.spellzone.com/games/index.cfm?wordlist=2255

Spelling Practise 2:

Next week we will be writing an explanation text in literacy about forces and Aerodynamics. This will be bringing an end to our Aerodynamic homework.

Please practice these spellings at home so that you can embed them into your writing prove it next week!

unbalanced

Isaac Newton

compressed

resistance

movement

friction

aerodynamic

streamlined

 

Year 4 Trip to Linford Wood, Monday 8th December

5th December 2014Mrs J Gowen

On Monday 8th December, we will be visiting Linford Wood as part our Tree Week project based on the book ‘Into the Forest’ by Anthony Browne.  We will explore the forest and the atmosphere the different trees create, making observational drawings and sharing well known children’s stories set in the woods.  In the afternoon we will consider what the forest is home to and begin a habitat study.

We will be leaving school at 9.30am and returning at 3pm. Please ensure that your child wears a coat, old clothes, and wellington boots or trainers as they may get muddy with the outdoors activities. They will also require a packed lunch in a disposable bag which can be thrown away when finished with.  The school will provide a packed lunch for any children who receive free school meals.

Please ensure that your child has any medication with them that they may need.  This should be named clearly – this includes inhalers.

Many thanks,

Iain Mortimer and Juliette Roberts

 

linford wood letter

Year 3 Ignite visit to Birmingham Botanical Gardens!

1st December 2014D Gray

We had a fantastic time visiting the Botanical Gardens! We investigated different foods that grow in the rainforest and were lucky enough to have a chance to hold a few animals! We also spent some time in the hot, humid tropical house to get an experience of the rainforest climate.

All the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and now have some brilliant questions to bring to their project learning.

 

Apologies for the lateness of this post – technical difficulties with the photos!

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What happens as the seasons change?

1st December 2014

In Foundation we have been looking at the changes in our environment as the seasons change. To help us remember, we have been making our own pictures of the seasons and we have been matching the months of the year to the different seasons. Which season is your birthday in?

What happens to the trees as the seasons change? What happens to the animals as the seasons change? What happens to the weather as the seasons change? What happens to day and night as the seasons change?

Why do you think these changes happen?