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Year 6 - Eagle
Welcome to Eagle Class!
Welcome to Eagle's class page. This will be somewhere for us to share useful information and important updates, as well as celebrating many of the things that we will do throughout the year. As a general rule, if you need it, it will be on here. Having said that, if there is anything else that you would like to see on here, please let me know.
Miss Bowling
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Class Information
Class teacher: Miss Bowling
Other adults in Eagle Class: Mrs Whitmore, Miss Flynn and Mrs Ganson
Contacting me
If you need to contact me, you can email me using: eagle@balliolschool.co.uk
School Uniform
We expect the children to be in full school uniform (when not wearing their PE kit.) Please ensure that they have their ties with them and are also wearing plain black school shoes or plain black trainers.
PE - Monday and Thursday
Children should come to school in their school PE kits on these days. For the outdoor lesson (Thursday) the children need to bring extra layers such as tracksuit bottoms, leggings or jogging bottoms and jumpers or zip-up tops. These should be plain black or blue. Please ensure they are also wearing suitable footwear.
Homework
English and Maths homework will be given out weekly on a Friday. We will discuss homework activities with the children and will also put details of these on the class pages.
Mobile Phones
If your child walks to or from school on their own and you would like them to have their mobile phone with them, that is fine. When the children arrive at school, phones will be collected and stored in a secure place in the classroom. Children will be able to collect these before going home at the end of the day. Please note, the mobile phone remains the responsibility of your child at all times.
What we are learning this term
We have created an overview to show you the main areas of learning we will focus on during the Spring Term. Please see the document below.
Homework
Homework is a very important part of life in Y6 because it will help to support the learning you are doing in school. We expect you all to complete your homework every week. However, if you need any help, please make sure you ask us. Just remember to do this before the day that your homework is due in!
Date set: Friday 21st January
Date due in / date to be completed: Friday 28th January
English homework:
Reading - Read something that you want to read and enjoy reading as often as you can.
English Homework Book:
Pg 42 - Commas after subordinate clauses
Pg 43 - Commas after introductions
Pg 44 & 45 - Commas for extra information
Maths homework:
Spend some time working on the times tables that you need to improve. You could use:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.timestables.co.uk/
Times table booklets (if you have been given one)
Remember, you have been given the information about what you need to work on to take home. Use this to help you.
If you are really confident with your times tables, spend some time on some of the other Maths websites on our class page.
Reading in Year 6
In Year 6, we want you to LOVE reading and read books which you ENJOY reading and WANT to read. We have lots of brilliant books in the classroom and there are also great books within the school which you can borrow.
Remember to record the books that you have read on your personal 'Reading Bookshelf' sheet, recommend books to others that you have really enjoyed and ask an adult to photocopy the spine of the book to add to our 'Reading Pile'.
Parents and carers: we encourage the children to bring books home; even those available in the classroom. We do however ask the children to look after these books and return them once they have finished, as many of them have been bought specifically for the class.
This is perfect for practising your reading comprehension: https://readtheory.org/auth/login
What to read after...
This is a great website to help you find recommended reads. You can put the name of books or authors you really like in the search bar and search for other books that you might like based on what you have already read.
If your favourite author or set of books is on this map, follow the correct 'tube line' for suggestions of other books that you might like.
Spellings in Year 6
Whichever spellings you are working on, this website is really useful: https://spellingframe.co.uk/
You can click on the year groups you want to. Scroll down towards the bottom of the page to practise the words from our word lists.
Another useful website is: http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html
You can click on the year groups you want to, then click on the books in the background to select different words.
Pobble
Well done to those of you who have had your work published this year on Pobble:
If you have not been published yet, don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities throughout the year!
English
Here are some useful websites which may help you with your English revision:
Read Theory - This is perfect for practising your reading comprehension.
https://readtheory.org/auth/login
Trapped (Nouns and Adjectives) - Can you escape from the forbidden chamber?
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?e=spelling-grammar01
Trapped (Punctuation) - Three punctuation games where you need to punctuate paragraphs and sentences to gain the Key of Freedom to escape from the tower. Are you up for the challenge?
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?e=spelling-grammar05
Prefixes and Suffixes - A game where you need to choose prefixes and suffixes to make new words. http://flash.topmarks.co.uk/4762
Antonym Splat - Can you find all of the antonyms (opposites) in this game?
https://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/2011-12/english/reading-games/antonym-splat/index.html
BBC Bitesize - A great website. Choose an area to look at; there are videos, explanations and short quizzes to help you.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f
Maths
Here are some useful websites which the children can use at home to help them with their Maths:
These are some great website that children can use to practice their times tables!
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/17733
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.timestables.co.uk/
My Maths - This is not just for homework! You can log on and access lots of lessons and activities as well as games. The lessons are particularly useful as they explain what you need to do and give you examples to try.
Corbett Maths Primary - A fantastic website. Many of the resources can be printed, but could also be looked at on screen with practise being done on paper.
5-a-day: 5 questions to practise every day at different levels. Perfect for practising those important, basic skills as well as other areas of Year 6 Maths.
Videos: Videos to explain how to tackle different skills, followed by questions to answer.
Worksheets: These link to the videos mentioned above.
Quizzes: Link to Kahoot quizzes.
https://corbettmathsprimary.com/
My Mini Maths - This is a really useful website which can be used every day, or can be used to focus on areas which you would like to practise more. Many areas include videos to watch and there are always questions to have a go at answering.
https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-6-mini-maths/
This part of My Mini Maths is particularly helpful when you are revising for the Arithmetic paper. You can select the types of questions you find tricky, watch a video to help you, then try lots of examples of that type of question: https://myminimaths.co.uk/arithmetic-16-practice-questions/
IXL - A fantastic website. You can pick an area to work on, look at examples or explanations and also answer some example questions. To use the website for free, you are limited to a certain number of questions, but it's definitely worth looking at every now and then.
https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-6
BBC Bitesize - A great website. Again, you can choose an area to look at. There are videos, explanations and short quizzes to help you.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39
Topmarks - You can search for games that link to specific areas of Maths. Look out for the age range underneath all games; it will give you a good idea of how useful it is.
Maths Is Fun - This site is really good at explaining things and gives you practice questions at the bottom of each page.
Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica - A fun Maths revision game!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb
Online Maths Dictionary - http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html
French 
If you would like to find out more about what we have been doing in French with Madame Kaler, watch useful videos or find more information about challenges that she has set you, you can find all this here: https://www.petite-etoile.co.uk/balliol-primary
Year 4, 5 & 6 Challenge: Galette des Rois
We have started the year by learning about a traditional celebration on the 6th January which celebrates the arrival of the three Kings to Bethlehem. On this, the twelfth night, the family gets together for their last Christmas feast. The family eats a special cake called 'LA GALETTE DES ROIS'. It is a cake made of puff pastry. Inside is a lucky charm: 'UNE FEVE.' The youngest in the family sits underneath the table during the cutting of the cake and calls out names of family members around the table to have a slice of 'la galette.' Whoever gets the piece of 'LA GALETTE' with 'LA FEVE' inside, wears a crown and becomes King or Queen for the day!
If you would like to have a go at making a 'Galette des Rois', you can download the recipe below. You can also click here for a fantastic video from Nathalie Paris, who shows you how to make 'une galette' in French. Take a photo and email it to Madame Kaler (lisakaler@petite-etoile.co.uk) or bring it in to school. Everyone who completes the challenge will get a prize!