6b and 6c market Research

21st October 2014admin

Carrying on from yesterday’s exciting Volkswagen launch, this morning the children came in bright and early ready to ask the parents of Brooklands Farm about their needs in a car.

In the pouring rain, year 6 were polite and approached parents as they came into school. They asked them questions from a questionnaire they had devised yesterday afternoon about including questions about what type of car they drive, what is important to them in car and what colours they like.

After this session, Year 6 came back into school and are currently sitting in their groups going though the data looking at what the needs and wants of the parents are!

Year 6 AA Breakdown Exhibition

21st October 2014admin

Another exciting morning here at Brooklands Farm Primary school for VW week!

Year 6 had an amazing opportunity to look at, get inside and learn about the AA break down service and how they link to the Volkswagen group.

A huge thank you to the AA men who stood out in the pouring rain but kept the children really excited and inspired.

Reading at home questions

17th October 2014admin
Dear parents,

As we mentioned at the year 4 curriculum teas, the reading questions that you can use to help your child with their reading are below. These questions should be used after they have read and we would encourage the children to look back in the book to find evidence for their answer.

Please only use 3 questions at a time as the focus is also on the children’s ability to read fluently and with expression.

Mr Mortimer and Miss Roberts

Comprehension questions you can ask to help your child with their reading -1-

Year 6 VW week important information

17th October 2014admin

On Monday we have an exciting opportunity to view a range of vehicles from the VW group.

Children will be outside for at least an hour and a half looking at the vehicles and understanding the specification of each car as part of their learning for next week. We will be going out even if it rains!

Please ensure that your child has a waterproof coat to wear on Monday and is wearing their normal school shoes and uniforms. If your child would like to bring an umbrella, then please do so. Please note: that these umbrellas should only be used on Monday to view the cars not for break or lunch time. The umbrellas will be stored in the PE boxes after these sessions.

Thank you for your support

The Year 6 Team

6b Gold Badge Achieved!

16th October 2014admin

Well done to our new Brooklands boy, who has earned his Open, Grow, Believe gold pin!

You have clearly shown that you know how to open your heart, ears, eyes and mind: grow your learning, talents, skills and relationships: and believe in yourself and others!

Thank you for his parents for coming and joining us to celebrate his achievement.

We are very proud of you in 6b! Well done!

The Curse of the Egyptian Tomb

16th October 2014admin

Year 4 today shared their incredible learning with their parents as they invited them into their living tomb. The children first had the problem of trying to entice their parents into the tomb and began by reading their persuasions to them. Some parents seemed hard to win over but the children managed to wow them with their vocabulary and their ideas.

 

After this, the parents were able to look at some of the Egyptian artefacts that the children had created across the project and were able to meet two embalmers giving a demonstration of mummification as one of our children became a real life mummy.

 

The tomb and persuasions were well received and the children created a fantastic show, explaining all of their knowledge that they had learnt over the last 4 and a half weeks.

 

Year 3 Greek Olympics

15th October 2014admin

Year three would like to warmly thank all of the parents who gave up their time to celebrate the Greek Olympics with them. This event marked the end of a fascinating project on the Ancient Greeks where the children investigated how the Olympic Games have changed since ancient times and also how the Greeks lived from day to day. We also wrote our own version of an exciting Greek myth. We are now gearing up for the next part of our year 3 learning journey…watch this space!

On-line Safety Sessions in Year 6

15th October 2014admin

We had an excellent Online Safety session with the people from the Safety Centre yesterday!

The children talked through their use of social media and internet access both at home and at school and discussed the pros and cons of different experiences and scenarios that either they themselves or other people have faced.

We learnt that children’s brains are still developing therefore they need to protect themselves with the images, games and other materials they are seeing. We also learnt that children need to switch off their electronic games an hour before their bedtimes to ensure a quality night’s sleep! This shocked the children!

We also discussed our privacy settings on our social media, phones, the internet and games. The passwords we have were referred to as a toothbrush; it is personal to you and you wouldn’t share it with anyone!

Finally, the children learnt how to protect themselves from cyber bullying. The learnt that by keeping texts, emails and any other written content they have is an evidence trail which might be useful. We also learnt that any messages sent by any phones, emails, game consoles or social media leave a digital footprint. The children now know the saying ‘zip it, block it, flag it’ which will ensure they can keep themselves safe online.

The children have developed some next steps which they can follow up at home to  make themselves safe. These are:

  • Children need to look at their ‘friends’ on their social media sites or games and ask themselves; are these really friends that I know and trust? If not, delete them!

  • Children need to check their security settings on their social media or any other electronic equipment they use and make sure they are set to private which only your friends can see. Parents, please check your children’s security settings on social media if you are allowing them to be on there.

  • Please visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk with your child for information, games and more about the CEOP advice button- which can be used to report abuse online.

Here are some of our photos:

Year 6 spellings 15.10.14 (test on the 22.10.14)

15th October 2014admin

In year 6 we have a weekly spelling test. Children will be given their spellings on a Wednesday which they will learn for a week. They will then be tested the following Wednesday.

Children’s spellings are individualised to their needs. The spelling rule for each week is the same for all children. Children will either be focused on a green, orange or yellow spelling list. Children need to focus on these spellings for their spelling test but can look at others to progress their spellings further.

Here are this week’s spellings:

Green spelling list

Terrible
Visible
Flexible
Possible
Suitable
Liable

Orange spelling list

Understandable
Predictable
Comfortable
Responsible
Digestible
Possible
Negotiable
Movable
Portable

Yellow spelling list

Incompatible
Permissible
Negotiable
Feasible
Responsible
Approachable
Compatible
Preventable
Profitable
Sustainable