READING DEN!

Check out this amazing Reading Den that Catherine has made for herself! What a perfectly cosy place to get stuck into a good book! I could lay there for hours with my kindle!

I notice that she’s reading The Guggenheim Mystery. Has anybody read it? It’s the sequel to The London Eye Mystery, which we read a few months back as part of Book Club.

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Online Safety

Casey loves playing video games on his computer, especially those that allow you to link up with your friends and compete against them through the Internet. Casey has always been gaming partners with his friend Boris. Together, they are almost unbeatable whenever they compete as a team against other teams online. But one day, Casey tells Boris he has found a better gaming partner and he doesn’t want to play as Boris’ partner anymore. Boris is outraged that he has been “dumped” as a gaming partner for someone else and he begins to tell other people on the gaming network that Casey “sucks” at all video games and that no one should ever be his partner unless they want to lose really badly. Soon after these statements are posted online, Casey’s new gaming partner dumps him and no one on the network wants to be his partner. Casey feels completely hopeless and alone. 

What are your thoughts?

  • What should Casey do about his situation?
  • Whom should he tell and what should they do?
  • Is this example a case of cyberbullying?

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Home-learning: Français

Check out Phoebe attempting to make crêpes by using her language skills and following this tutorial. Were you successful, Phoebe? Did you find the language in the video easy to understand?

See also her work on Le Gruffalo:

A larger version can be found here.

Thanks Phoebe! 🙂

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Home Learning

Thank you once again for those children who have been sending in their home-learning. Please remember that sending in your learning is specifically prescribed for some subjects/projects on the Year 6 home-learning page. 

Check out Ewen’s Kindness poem. What poetic features has he used?

Look at Amy’s Charlie Mackesy inspired illustrations. Can you see her use of curved lines?

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RE – Death & Loss

What have we learned this week about the Islamic view of life after death? How do they compare/differ from the Christian view of life after death? Discuss.

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Home Learning

Check out these images of Eleni and Thea busy with their home learning.

Keep up the great work guys! (Eleni, I hear that you are somewhat of a Star Baker!)

If you want to add photographs to the blog, please email homelearning@pelham.merton.sch.uk

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Maths Challenge!

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Creative Writing

Use the above stimulus to write a descriptive piece of writing.

Remember all of the writing skills learned and revised in Year 6.

Challenge yourself! 🙂

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Important Notice regarding Online Behaviour

Dear children, 

As you can all recall, we have done extensive in-class work on cyberbullying and appropriate online behaviour in Year 6. We all know the correct way to conduct ourselves online and the appropriate way to communicate when using online gaming and social media. I would like you all to reflect on this and to modify your behaviour if you feel that you may not be displaying the behaviours that are expected of you in Year 6. 

If not, myself and the team at Pelham may have to intervene and manage this further. 

Please stay safe online, remember our fundamental philosophy of kindness at Pelham and continue to use  technology in a fun, educational and inspiring way. 

Thank you, 

Mr Burns 

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Elpida’s cookies!

      

Thank you to Elpida for sending in this design & technology evaluation for her recent home baking project. See Elpida’s evaluation by following the link below:

Elpida’s cookies

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