The Gates Primary SchoolYear 6- Eagles: Blog items
Eagles - 5th May - Home Learning
Date: 5th May 2020 @ 8:24am
Good Morning Eagles! Well done to those of you who completed all your tasks yesterday. It would be great to see some more blog posts coming in with what you're doing at home. It would be great to see some reading in unusual places photos coming in - or just reading photos in normal places!
Well done to Olivia who has already sent in her newspaper report about VE Day:
Well done Olivia!
Yesterday, there seemed to be some misunderstanding from some children over the Maths Tasks. If you are usually in my maths class, complete the Mr S's maths task; if you are usually in Miss F's maths class, complete the Miss F's maths task.
Some of you need to complete more questions on the main maths tasks - think about what would be expected in a lesson.
Today's Home Learning:
- English - mch
- Maths & Topic - ycf
- Reading Solutions - 1 comprehension (can do more than 1)
- Writing/Spellings – I have posted two new discussions with your weekly spellings and your writing task. Remember these are both due in on Friday.
- VE Day – Try to complete as many VE Day activities as possible (in school this week we have created WW2 artwork so far – have a look at the blog for some inspiration).
SPAG Support - Task 1 and 2:
Miss Fairhurst has created 2 videos to support you with Task 1 and 2, looking at the different word classes.
Maths Support
Most of you will use chunking to complete today's task. Remember, start with 100 or 10 lots & find 50 or 5 lots and go form there.
This slide show is a good reminder:
https://www.slideshare.net/squirky/dividing-by-chunking-4-digit-by-2-digit
Have a lovely day!
Mr Simpson :)
Eagles - 4th May - Home Learning
Date: 4th May 2020 @ 8:12am
Good Morning Eagles! Well done for last week's efforts - let's get stuck straight into this week!
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Today's Home Learning:
- English and Science- pbs
- Maths - run
- Reading Solutions - 1 comprehension (minimum)
- Writing/Spellings – I have posted two new discussions with your weekly spellings and your writing task. Remember these are both due in on Friday.
- VE Day - On Friday, Mrs Latham blogged on the School page in regards to activities to celebrate VE Day. Please ensure you read these and try (where appropriate) to complete some. It is a great way to celebrate the anniversary of VE Day and the sacrifices people made for our country.
- It would be great to see more blogs of your home learning coming in this week!
Our Weekly Recommendation
Every week we will share with you one of our favourite recommendations to support you at home.
This week’s recommendation links to our VE Day celebrations and may support you with your writing task.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround
SPAG Support - Task 1 and 2:
I have uploaded 2 videos (found at the bottom of the blog) to help you with Task 1 and 2, looking at the different word classes.
Maths Support
To find 10%, divide by 10.
To find 1%, divide by 100
To find 3%, find 1% and x by 3
To find 30%, find 10% and x by 3
Have a great day,
Mr Simpson
Eagles - Reading Solution Awards
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 11:10am
Well done on the increase in number of times you have been completing comprehensions on Reading Solutions recently. So much so, we have lots of awards to give out!
I know there are several other children very close to awards also - so keep going and I'll post any new ones next week!
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 11:00am
VE Celebrations – WB 4.5.20
Dear Parents,
Next week marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day and despite not being in school, we would still like to be able to celebrate this with the children.
It would be brilliant if at home you could have a tea party or a picnic on Friday as a special celebration on this day. Some streets are planning a ‘Stay at home street party’.
At home, it would be great if your child could make a VE Day t shirt (decorate a plain t shirt using felt tips of fabric paint) which they can wear to their own VE Day tea party/picnic.
Here are some ideas for your child to complete at home if they would like to. If you do complete any of these activities, we would love you to share them with us on the blog.
Here are some websites which you may like to visit:
Useful websites:
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 8:48am
It was a really tough choice to pick a Star of the Week this week because so many of you are doing a fantastic job - so all of you, keep it up!
However, one person has stood out over the last week and that person is Phoebe!
Phoebe has completed every home learning task set since school closed and last week produced a fantastic letter to Captain Tom - now Colonel Tom! She has also been a regular blogger on the website, where she has posted updates, learning and encouraged others. Well done Phoebe! Super effort!
Eagles - 1st May - Home Learning
Date: 1st May 2020 @ 8:29am
Happy Friday Eagles! It seems to have come round quickly this week!
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I've definitely got that Friday feeling because it's Arithmetic Test Friday today!!! 
I was a little bit disappointed with the fall off in numbers on LBQ yesterday - we were 6 down from the day before! Let's get us right back up there today!
I'm excited to see your spellings and writing efforts today - remember to save them in the discussion feeds!
Look out for Star of the Week (blog) and Head Teacher nominations (Twitter) today!
Today's Home Learning:
Reading Solutions - 1 comprehension (minimum)
English - zii (This is a recap of this weeks learning, refer back to the videos to support you)
Maths & Topic Quiz - gou
Writing/Spellings – Remember, these are due in today. I am looking forward to reading the remaining letters and seeing all of your spelling scores.
Keep safe and have a lovely weekend!
Mr Simpson
Eagles - 30th April- Home Learning
Date: 29th Apr 2020 @ 4:57pm
Good morning Eagles! I'm writing this with a very large smile on my face! Yesterday, we had a new record number for completed Maths tasks! Just 1 off a full house! Fingers crossed for today!
Apparently this hair dying thing is catching! As a trendster myself, I might join in and dye mine ever so slightly grey! 
Phoebe has found out that you can change your avatar on TT Rockstars so they are wearing an NHS uniform - doesn't cost you your well earnt coins either!
Science!!
We've had a few early spellings coming in on the discussion feed - well done Joe & Phoebe - but haven't had any writing yet. The deadline is Friday so you're all doing the right thing - taking your time on your letter, adding to it each day to produce something of quality - I hope!!!
Here's a very good example from Olly in Doves.
Today's Home Learning:
Reading Solutions - 1 comprehension (minimum)
English - jow
Maths - bef
Please complete the starter activity then one of the Step 1/2 (more arithmetical) or Step 3/4 (more problems/reasoning) tasks.
Writing/Spellings – See discussion feed - due on Friday.
SPAG Support:
The following websites will support you if you're struggling:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zps4pbk
https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-are-modal-verbs
Eagles - 29th April - Home Learning
Date: 28th Apr 2020 @ 6:57pm
Good morning Eagles!
Well done on yesterday's learning. We had a record number complete the maths tasks set!
I was quite busy yesterday, but I did get to go out on a walk in the late afternoon to feed the ducks. I've never seen so many ducks leap out of the pond and race towards us - there were about 10 tiny ducklings who came racing over also! Alexander was having lots of fun until the big goose - usually his favourite - came over and started throwing his weight around! I had to leave a trail of crumbs to lead it away from the rest!
I also learnt yesterday that someone in our class has gone for NHS blue hair! Not sure I could quite pull that off personally.
Maths Feedback:
Q10 seemed to prove most tricky on the Step 1/2 task:
The key was to realise that the question was asking you to work out the boys which means finding 2/5.
45 / 5 = 9
9 x 2 = 18
On the Step 3/4 task, Q4 was answered incorrectly the most times:
You had to realise that the larger tower was a whole or 200/200. If the smaller tower is 1/200 of the size, it makes sense the larger tower is 200/200 (all of it).
So an efficient mental way of working this out is:
30cm x 200 =
30cm x 2 = 60cm
60cm x 100 = 6000cm
6000cm = 6m (100cm in a metre so divide by 100)
Today's Home Learning:
Reading Solutions - 1 comprehension (minimum)
LBQ:
English - pjn
Maths - nmd
There are 2 tasks to complete in maths today. Please attempt both. Give yourself around 25mins on each one.
Task 1: To convert decimals to fractions, use the place value of the least significant decimal to provide you with your denominator before simplifying.
E.g. 1
0.45
The 5 is in the hundredths (h). This means your denominator will be 100.
45/100
From here you can simplify. The highest common factor is 5. Divide both by 5.
=9/20.
E.g. 2
0.045
This time the 5 is in the thousandths.
so 45/1000 (don't need to include the zero in the tenths - doesn't add anything)
Divide both by 5 (highest common factor).
= 9/20
Task 2: To convert fractions to decimals, divide the numerator by the denominator - use a bus stop and add in the decimal point and extra zeros below if this helps.0
SPAG Support:
Check out Miss Fairhurst's video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POaBt0a_lug&feature=youtu.be
Eagles - 28th April - Home Learning
Date: 28th Apr 2020 @ 8:04am
Good Morning Eagles!
Great work yesterday! I saw your tweet yesterday Mia - super letter! Hope you've all made a good start on this week's task.
This is a lovely creative piece with a very nice message sent in by Millie yesterday:
Today's Home Learning:
Reading Solutions - 1 comprehension (minimum)
LBQ:
English - pqd
Maths - wsc
Writing/Spellings – I have posted two new discussions with your weekly spellings and your writing task. Remember these are both due in on Friday.
Fractions of amounts reminder:
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Miss Fairhurst's SPAG video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWegIRBewzY&feature=youtu.be
Our Weekly Recommendation
Every week we will share with you one of our favourite recommendations to support you at home.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
BBC Bitesize are providing daily lessons for subjects throughout the curriculum. All you need to do is choose your year groups and there are lessons provided daily for you to join in with. For each lesson, there is the opportunity to watch videos, practise before applying your new learning.
Eagles - 27th April- Home Learning
Date: 27th Apr 2020 @ 8:06am
Good Morning Eagles!
Well done last week everyone - some super learning taking place! The number of completed comprehensions on Reading Solutions was much higher, but there are still some children not completing the recommended 5 per week - another chance to make that happen this week!
Please make sure you have a good go at the tasks set. Some children, naming no names (this time), have only completed 1 or 2 questions before logging out again. I know there can be technical difficulties at times, but I'm not sure this is the case all the time. If you are really struggling to access learning, please get in touch through the pupil blog.
Today's Home Learning:
LBQ:
English and Science- xfj
Maths and Topic - cqk
There are 2 maths tasks. Please complete the Step 1/2 Task or the Step 3/4 Task. If you want to do both, that is also fine!
Reading Solutions - 1 comprehension (minimum)
Writing/Spellings – I have posted two new discussions with your weekly spellings and your writing task. Remember these are both due in on Friday.
If you're struggling, there are various things to do.
1. Read the support I have attached to the bottom of this blog.
2. Read the feedback carefully from LBQ, it provides you with tips and hints.
3.Post a comment on the blog and I will respond as soon as I can to support you.
4. Look for examples online, tutorials through videos.
SPAG Support - Task 2:
I have uploaded a video to help you with Task 2, looking at the use of past progressive and present progressive before applying this to some LBQ examples.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG1gxffO7vw
This website will also support you:
https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-are-the-present-continuous-and-the-past-continuous
Note - Past and present progressive is also known as past and present continuous.
Maths Support -
Taking fractions from whole numbers:
Taking 3 fractions: Deal with the first 2, then take the last.
Our Weekly Recommendation
Every week we will share with you one of our favourite recommendations to support you at home.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
BBC Bitesize are providing daily lessons for subjects throughout the curriculum. All you need to do is choose your year groups and there are lessons provided daily for you to join in with. For each lesson, there is the opportunity to watch videos, practise before applying your new learning.
Eagles - 24th April - Home Learning
Date: 24th Apr 2020 @ 8:16am
Happy Friday Eagles!
Today's Home Learning:
English - yjc
Maths - yjm
Reading Solutions - 1 comprehension (minimum)
Writing/spellings - blog your work today!
If you're struggling, there are various things to do.
1. Post a comment on the blog and I will respond as soon as I can to support you.
2. Read the feedback carefully from LBQ, it provides you with tips and hints.
3. If you have access to the internet, look for examples online, tutorials through videos.
Enjoy the arithmetic test! I know I would!
Take care,
Mr Simpson
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 4:26pm
Hi guys,
I can see from the LBQ analysis that most of us struggled with a few questions on the Active and Passive Voice Task.
I have added the examples below to talk through with you.
Understanding
It is imperative to remember that:
Active Voice - When the subject is performing the action
e.g The cat was chasing the mouse . In this sentence the subject (cat) is chasing (performing).
Passive Voice - When the subject has something done to it.
e.g. The mouse was being chased. In this sentence, the subject (mouse) is being chased (having something done to it).
LBQ Examples:
Active voice - you are looking for an object who is performing an action.
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 3:24pm
Hi all!
I'm in school this week and have just come across these photos. Seems like a while back now!
Bridges!!!
Date: 23rd Apr 2020 @ 11:27am
With the amount of time we are spending online at the moment, it is important to remember how we can stay safe online. I have attached a poster below of the 10 top tips for Online Safety. Make sure you have a read.
Eagles / Doves - Step 3/4 - Q23 Feedback
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 8:08pm
Hi guys,
I can see Q23 on the Step 3/4 task proved a little trick for some of you today so I've modelled a couple of examples of how you could have reached the answer.
Method 1: Find fractions / %s of 220, add together and subtract from the total
Method 2: Convert all to %'s and find the left over %
Eagles - Home Learning - 23.04.20
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 7:46pm
Good morning Eagles!
It was great to talk to some of you again yesterday. I've learnt that Sam's mum is a bit of a maths whizz; Calum's going to be spending some of his lockdown in a hot tub and Remi is living the life of an evacuee!
I've still one or two to catch up with, but those who have should all be blog experts by now!
Great to see some more home learning coming in, particularly for this week's writing task.
This is Prithvi's effort:
Today's Home Learning:
LBQ:
Maths: kue
Some Guidance for Step 1/2:
Remember, an improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator.
A mixed number fraction is where you have a whole number and a proper fraction (numerator is less than the denominator)
Further help -
English: wgu
English Guidance:
Task 1:
Task 2:
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Reading Solutions: 1 comprehension (minimum)
Eagles - Maths & English Support
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 9:17am
ENGLISH:
Miss Fairhurst reliably informs me that this will support you with your English LBQ tasks today! Is this an appropriate level of colourfulness, Jasmine?
MATHS:
Starter:
When doubling the decimal, use your place value knowledge of x10 & /10.
e.g.
0.8 x 10 = 8
double 8 = 16
16 / 10 = 1.6
If struggling, you can always use a column method!
Step 2:
'When you do the same to the top and the bottom, equivalent fractions, you got em!'
In this example, the denominator has been multiplied by 7. Therefore, to make an equivalent fraction, we must also increase the numerator by multiplying it by 7 - the same has been done to both!
These sites offer further support:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fraction-arithmetic/arith-review-visualizing-equiv-frac/v/equivalent-amount-of-pizza
https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-are-equivalent-fractions-and-simplifying-fractions
Eagles - Home Learning - 22.04.20
Date: 22nd Apr 2020 @ 8:37am
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Good morning Eagles!
We had some excellent learning happening yesterday. Well done to those of you who completed all tasks and made a start on, or completed, your writing task too! Overall, however, we were slightly down on the previous days with the number of children who accessed the maths tasks - we actually had more children completing English than Maths - are you trying to upset me, Eagles? 
We've had a much better start on Reading Solutions already this week, with many of you already having completed 2 comprehensions - super work!
It was great to chat to some of you yesterday - it was no suprise to hear that Jasmine and Elisha are spending lots of time on facetime; Phoebe has organised lists and timetables in place and Prithvi is getting beat by his dad on the number of laps they can do around the garden! ! I will continue to make my calls today.
Today's Home Learning:
English: xwv
Maths: zgd
There are 3 maths tasks: 1 starter, then either Step 2 or Step 3/4 (gets tricky!)
Reading Solutions: 1 comprehension
Writing: Letter to Captain Tom - due Friday (see discussion feed)
Spellings - see discussion feed
I'll add some English & Maths support shortly.
Take care,
Mr Simpson
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 11:38am
A great effort from Phoebe here if you'd like to use it as a WAGOLL (and explain to your parents what a WAGOLL is).
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 10:48am
Just in case you are asked for the Reading Solutions site code:
rpthega
Eagles - 21st March - Home Learning
Date: 21st Apr 2020 @ 7:56am
Good Morning,
Hope you're all well. It was great to talk to some of you yesterday on the phone - excited to talk to more of you again today.
Remember, to view your spellings and writing task, you'll need to log in on the website as a pupil and look at the discussion feeds.
Today’s tasks will be as follows:
- Reading Solutions: 1 comprehension (minimum & 5 per week - minimum)
- LBQ:
English x2 - code - mof
Maths x2 - Code – mwp
Here are some links to help support todays learning:
English:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3hR3BHpeho (This is an EXTREMELY catchy song and I found myself singing this all night).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zp937p3
Tips: Remember
An adverb is a word which tells you more about how, when, where or why an action happened e.g. carefully, happily etc remember they do not always end with 'ly'.
E.g. The train will arrive soon.
Soon adds to the verb 'arrive'.
An adverbial is a group of words which tells you more about how, when, where or why an action happened, this can sometimes be found at the start of a sentence known as a 'fronted adverbial'.
Maths:
The link below offers a recap/support with dividing proper fractions by whole numbers:
Please remember that IXL is an additional learning opportunity and should only be used one the compulsory tasks have been completed.
Have a great day!
Mr Simpson
Oxford Owls
Oxford Owl, the company that we use for our home reader books have made a number of books available online whilst schools are closed. Please follow the link below.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Children can then chose which book band colour they are on using the ‘levels’ tab.
Then click on ‘book band’. I would suggest children in Y5/6 work on the following book bands: Dark Blue, Dark Blue + and Dark Red.
You may need to sign up to the website to access some of the books.
This is a great opportunity for children to continue their reading journey with books that are age and topic appropriate.
Date: 20th Apr 2020 @ 10:33am
Hi All,
When you log in to the website today, through your pupil login, it will ask you to enter a verification code.
Please enter:
956789
It should then bring up your own individual pupil area, where you will see your discussions for your spelling and writing task.
It should look similiar to this.
Eagles - 20th April - Home Learning
Date: 19th Apr 2020 @ 8:30pm
Back in Business!
Hi everyone, hope you've had a lovely weekend. Thanks for your patience with the blog last week, but everything should be up and running as normal this week.
Please have a go at the RAR I set on Friday and blog your answers now everything is working again!
A few of you are still working on IXL without completing the LBQ tasks first. Remember, LBQ is the priority and IXL is extra. Some of you, naming no names, are also missing out a few too many questions - you (and I) no who you are! I'm watching! I want to see a big push on Reading Solutions this week - nowhere near the same number of you are completing your reading as your LBQ work. Remember, the expectation is at least 5 comprehensions per week! Well done to Nathan (10), Phoebe (9) and Rosie (6) for completing more than 5 last week!
I'm looking forward to getting in touch with you this week. I've already managed to talk to a few of you which has been really nice.
Did you all see the story about the 99 year old, 'Captain Tom', raising millions for charity? Very inspiring! What a hero!
I've managed to do a few laps of my garden too - mainly chasing after Alexander with a potty!
From this week, I'm going to be setting spellings and an extended writing piece on Mondays to be completed by Friday.
I've set up 2 discussion feeds for our class to do this. On Friday, I'd like you to blog your spelling score (or a picture of your spellings - these can be already marked) and a photo of your writing. This week, I've based the writing on Captain Tom's accomplishments! I'm really excited about what you might come up with for this. I'm looking for a letter to Captain Tom - perhaps we could tweet some of our efforts!? More details and links to the story are in the discussion feed.
Today's Home Learning:
LBQ:
Maths / Topic: bhx
Maths Video link: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/5th-multiply-fractions/imp-multiplying-fractions-and-whole-numbers/v/concept-fraction-whole-number-product
English: itj
Spellings: cial / tial endings (see class discussion)
Writing: Letter Captain Tom
Reading Solutions (1 comprehension minimum)
Our Weekly Recommendation
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Date: 17th Apr 2020 @ 9:34am
RAR:
Hi everyone, well done to those who completed yesterday’s home learning.
When looking through the results, I noticed that Q22 had proven particularly tricky – it was answered incorrectly 71 times! So I thought I would do a little explanation and set a similar question for you to have a go at – a RAR!!!
Q22.
So we know:
Step 1:
To get the final answer of 36 cm2 we divide by 2. Most of you realised that by using the inverse operation, 36 x 2, it would give you the product of b x h (72).
(The Khan Academy video link I added also explains how your knowledge of area of parallelograms, and a triangle being half of a parallelogram, can help here too).
Step 2:
What is the greatest possible height of the triangle?
So right now we’re looking at b x h = 72.
So we need to find factor pairs of 72. If we do this systematically (as you’ve been shown!) then you your first pair would be 1 & 72. Are you going to find a larger number than 72 that goes into 72? No. So straight away, the greatest possible height of our triangle is 72.
See below:
RAR:
Blog your answers!!!
Mr Simpson