MadPad

This half term, we're using an iPad app called MadPad to create a video soundboard of Robin Hood.
We've planned our soundboard on Comic Life using pictures from around school. Photos to follow...

Our amazing writing!

Wow 5/6D!

I've thoroughly enjoyed reading your opening paragraphs for the next part of the Mercedes story!

Here's a selection of my favourite sentences...

All she could hear were the little taps coming from the elves trying to get out of their ice cages...     Ebony

The ice glistened and shone in her face as the damp trees shivered. Jenny

Falcon hauled the unconscious body over his shoulder, nearly tripping on its long golden hair. George

When Mercedes woke up, her mouth hung in devastation. Jake

Suddenly, her face became pale and her gorgeous, golden hair became lank. Alice

Mercedes was hanging over a Titanic sized volcano, which was hissing like a snake and spitting lava a million feet into the air. Declan

The life of Elluel was drowned in ice. Shannon

Although the cold queen elf didn't feel so powerful, the feeling of love for her people made her strong in a way the Black Mage would never understand and definitely never experience. Jessica

Slowly, she opened her eyes and all she saw were shells of people's former selves, trapped in blocks of crystal ice. Daniel

Suddenly, she remembered the fight as if it were yesterday- although it was years ago- and was determined to get her people back. Jade

It had been over one hundred years since Mercedes had talked, breathed and walked. Ellis

Kimonos

This week, we've been looking at patterns on kimonos and designing our own. Kurtis was our Achiever of the Week for the fabulous and intricate detail in his design.

In the next week, we will be transferring our designs onto fabric using fabric paint.

Japan Home Learning

Here's our fabulous home learning about Japan.

Thank you to Mrs Brooks for creating our super display!

You can also see the origami fish. We produced these by reading and following instructions as part of our reading sessions.

Here's a close up of Kian's stunning painting of the wave by Hokusai.

 

Jenny was so inspired by the story which we read during World Book Day that she went home and wrote it out in Japanese!

Safe Technology Use

This half term, we're designing a character to promote safe technology use at Robin Hood.
Here's our designs so far...

Survey

5/6D... here's your technology survey to complete!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YH87YP5

What have you done to make you feel proud? Corey and Jack S

I made an AMAZING spear with my friend and everybody loved it and used it for almost everything. It was very useful. I can't wait to bring it home.

Corey,

I made a brilliant temple with my team, it took a long time but it was worth it. We used it in our presentation. It's Athena's temple.

what have you done this half term to make me feel proud

Ellis

This half term I have become a master at music, judging when I need to turn it up and down.I use to be disastrous . On holiday I gatecrashed at being a DJ I totally ruined it, but now I'm amazing I could be as good as David Guetta but I better not punch over my weight.


Jenny

This half term l got to show a presentation that had my effort put into it and l think the people who watch it like it but l didn't think every one was listening because we had to just choose people in 5/6D.

What have I done today to make ME feel proud? (Jake and William)

Today I have improved at projecting my voice with confidence. Also, I have achieved at my times tables in the times table challenge with 40/40!!! (by William). Today I have improved my score in the times table challenge!!! (by Jake)

Holly & Stacey- what have you done today to make you feel proud?

I feel proud because I am going to be acting in front of the whole school.

Stacey.

I feel proud with my handwriting because it has improved.

Holly

What have you done today to make you feel proud? Jack.C Josh

I got in to the quarter finals of times table challenge (it's my first time ever)

I think I have achieved my Literacy target because I am getting dialogue and punctuation.

What have I done this half term to make me feel proud?

Bethany C

I have made lots of new
friends and play happily! :)

Kian

Today I've improved on my times tables
score and I've got to the Times Table semi
finials! :)

What have you done this half term to make you feel proud- Eleanor & Jack G

I have achieved my computer skills because I couldn't do loads of skills but now Ican. I have learned smart notebook skills and we used some in our presentation for food and farming for our ancient Greeks topic. Eleanor
I have achieved my gymnastics skills like getting on top of the vault.

What we are proud of! Shannon & Jessica

This term we have been learning about Ancient Greece. We've been in teams and ours is the acting. In this team we've been practicing a play to show in assembly. On the last day of term the day had come to perform.

The reason we're proud is that we have progressed in our language, movements and acting skills. We would like to say a great big thank you to all the teachers in 56 for helping us in every way they could. Also a thank you for trusting us to learn ourselves.

Thank you
Jessica & Shannon

What have I done today to make me feel proud.

Today I have competed in the times table challenge and got to the semi-final when I answered 18 questions when the timer was set to 0 seconds I am very proud of myself as 0 seconds is not very long at all.
Alice.

What have you done this half term to make you feel proud?

This half term I have helped make music to back the play our class is making and it will be performed today by the acting team which my best friend mason is in.

By Rhys

What have I done today to make me feel proud? I am proud that I have learnt my lines for the production!!! I am also proud that I only learnt them this week!!!!

What I have you done today to make me feel proud

Today I have impressed myself with my times tables because I got a score of 38/40 which is a score that I have never got before.
By Mason

What have we done this term to make us feel proud!?

What have we done this term to make us feel proud!?

We have created our wonderful back drops for the acting team.


by Faith and Ella

What I have done today to make me feel proud Ellie and Abi

I have started to improve my voice and I am very proud that me and my group have been working very hard on acting to get it right and we have got it spot on.

What I have done to day to make me feel proud is I have improved my lines for my group and my
play.

The Theft of the Samurai Sword!

After the half term holidays, we'll be reading Jack Stalwart: The Theft of the Samurai Sword.

Visit the website www.jackstalwart.com/ and click on the book to read about the mission.

There's also a sneak preview of the first chapter!

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This week's newsletter

Last week in Celebration Assembly, the children were introduced to the Global Reading Challenge. They will be rewarded with 500 reading miles for every 10 minutes spent reading. Everybody who completes the challenge will be entered into a draw with the chance to win prizes for both themselves and school! Please make a note of the number of minutes read in your planner. These minutes will then be converted into reading miles and recorded in a special reading passport which will help us to keep track of our journeys around the world. The journeys are in six stages-
Journey one: 3000 miles (1 hour) London - New York
Journey two: 4500 miles (1 and a half hours) New York - Rio De Janiero
Journey three: 6000 miles (2 hours) Rio De Janiero - Nairobi
Journey four: 7500 miles (2 and a half hours) Nairobi - Sydney
Journey five: 6000 miles (2 hours) Sydney - Beijing
Journey six: 4500 miles ( 1 and a half hours) Beijing - Athens
Journey seven : 1500 miles (30 minutes) Athens - London

Next Friday (10th February), each Year 5/6 class will be showing their Greek Myth drama performance in the afternoon assembly (2:30pm start). Everybody has contributed towards the performance either by writing the script, making the masks, creating the backdrops, composing the music or acting out the script. Parents and carers are most welcome to come and watch!

Next half term, our Topic will be on Japan, which we're very excited about! For one of the activities, each child will need a plain white pillow case. Please can these be brought into school for the start of the new half term. Thank you.    

Numeracy:

• This week in Numeracy, our focus has been on both imperial and metric measures. We've been practising reading scales and have also converted a recipe into metric measurements. We then measured out the ingredients for the 'Recipe of Disaster'. Look out for photos of us in action on our blogs! Next week we will be continuing with our fantastic measures learning and we will also be looking at fractions of measurements.
• Home Learning: The 3rd Times Tables Challenge of the year will be held on Friday 10th February. Why not practise your tables on apps such as Math Ninja, Eggs on Legs or Multiple Wipeout? There are also lots of interactive times tables games at http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm or see your class teacher for some resources to help you practise.

Literacy:

• This week we have been continuing to develop our own Greek myths with a particular focus on incorporating appropriate dialogue into paragraphs. We've focused really closely on ensuring that any dialogue is accurately punctuated with speech marks as well as capital letters, full stops, commas, exclamation and question marks. 
• Next week the children will be carrying out an assessed write to show us what fantastic writing skills they have retained this half term. The assessment will be around a Narrative stimulus in order for the children to apply their skills and give them the opportunity to shine.
• Home Learning: Please continue to read regularly and record the number of minutes you are reading for the Global Reading Challenge!
• SPELLINGS: The children will be tested next week on 20 random spellings from the spelling lists learnt this half term.

      Other areas of the curriculum:

• In Topic, we've been refining our fantastic outcomes which will form a part of the historical research presentations. These include written, ICT and Art outcomes. The masks are made, the scripts are written, the actors are learning their lines, the music has been composed and the backdrops have been created for the Greek Myth drama. Next week, we'll be busy practising our presentations and rehearsing the performance. Visit our Greek blogs to find out what we've been up to!

The Greeks!

Remember to have a look at our Greek blog!
http://56dgreeks.blogspot.com/

There's lots of information about our historical research and presentation as well as updates from all our teams about the drama performance!

This week's Maths Minute!

Maths Minute!

A team of us are using a spreadsheet on Google Docs to record the daily scores from our mental maths activity. This is linked to our blog so we can keep you up to date!
Each week, we'll have a particular focus and then answer as many questions as we can in a minute.
Points are earned as follows for our teams-
Completed Maths Minute = 10 points
Improved score/ time = 5 points
Equalled time = 3 points

We then enjoy playing games on http://www.sumdog.com/ to practise our skills!

Annie

On Thursday, we're going to watch Annie at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Here's a sneak preview!

Jenny

Ebony and Eleanor Dracula experience

Ella