Sharks (Year 6) 2021 - 2022

Welcome to Sharks class page!

Term 5 has arrived! 

DON'T PANIC!

This term does see the return of the SATs tests from May the 9th. A full timetable of the asessmets will be provided below. We ask that the children carry on their normal lives, complete the homeworks set and not worry about them. The tests are designed to allow the the children to how how well they have done over their Primary education and NOT to cause sleepless nights. The week will go ahead as calmly as possible. Please ensure that your children go to bed at a sensible time have a good breakfast and arrive at school on time ready to show what they can do.

Our theme this term is continuing with the Vikings and then moving on to the Greeks and the end of Year performance! We will look at how both civilizations affected our country and the myths and legends that follow them. 

This term PE will be on a  Monday and a Tuesday. On Mondays we will be playing tennis and Tuesdays continuing to embrace the good weather with athletics. We ask that the children have the correct clothes on for PE including tracksuit bottoms for the cooler days as well as wearing thier school jumper.

Homework will be set on a Friday to be handed in the following Thursday. Homework will be mixture of online  work as well as practical activities. The children will be expected to read as regularly, learn their weekly spellings and times tables

This term our class book is Who Let the Gods Out by Max Evans

If you have any issues throughout the year you can contact me on

sharks@guston.kent.sch.uk

We are delighted to offer the whole school a brand new resource to use in school and at home. MyOn is a bank of digital books of  variety of genre. 

Encourage your children to login with their user names and password and get reading. There will be projects for them to enter in to for their homework linked to the readig they can do in the program.

Websites that can help with your maths and other subjects:

BBC Bitsize: has numerous videos linked to the Maths National Curriculum objectives. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39

Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org
Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it's mostly common material.

BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/
This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.

Futurelearn
https://www.futurelearn.com
Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).

Seneca
https://www.senecalearning.com
For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher level material.

Openlearn
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/
Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.

Blockly
https://blockly.games
Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.

Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming

Ted Ed
https://ed.ted.com
All sorts of engaging educational videos

National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.

Duolingo
https://www.duolingo.com
Learn languages for free. Web or app.

Mystery Science
https://mysteryscience.com
Free science lessons

The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos

Crash Course
https://thecrashcourse.com
You Tube videos on many subjects

Crash Course Kids
https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
As above for a younger audience

Crest Awards
https://www.crestawards.org
Science awards you can complete from home.

iDEA Awards
https://idea.org.uk
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.

Paw Print Badges
https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.

Tinkercad
https://www.tinkercad.com
All kinds of making.

Prodigy Maths
https://www.prodigygame.com
Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.

Cbeebies Radio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Listening activities for the younger ones.

Nature Detectives
https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/
A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!

British Council
https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find
Resources for English language learning

Oxford Owl for Home
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Lots of free resources for Primary age

Big History Project
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home
Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.

Geography Games
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!