Activities - Week 4

Good evening, Year 6!

As it is still the Easter holidays, the activities on the blog this week are optional. We're looking forward to hearing about what you've been up to when we next speak to you - have a think about what you'd like to share with us!

As always, we hope that you've been getting outside, whether in your gardens, or walking, biking, scooting or running around your local area. Make sure you take time to appreciate all the signs of spring.

Weekly Activities

Literacy

1. Keep updating your diaries!

2. Watch this video of Chris Riddell explaining how he creates his characters. Have a go at creating your own character (if you're really stuck, then you could always use the character in his example). Once you've got your who, what and where, write a creative story featuring your character (the choice of what to write about is completely up to you)! If you're not sure what to write about, pick from the following ideas:

• Write a scene about your character deciding what they want to eat on a Saturday night;
• What's your character's greatest flaw (a negative characteristic)? How does it affect them? Write a scene showing how this flaw affects them;
• Write about the best memory your character has;
• Write about the most frightening experience your character has had;
• Write about how your character met their best friend (or how they met their greatest enemy). 

Maths

Starter

Spend five minutes playing on TTRS.  

Main activity

You can do this activity by yourself or with a partner. You will need a die (either the one we sent you home with, or use an online one.

Each person playing needs to draw a grid like this:

Roll the die nine times. Each time, decide where to place the digit you get. The winner is the person whose sum is closest to 1000 once all the digits are added up.

There are two ways to score this game:

1. Each time you win, you get a point. The winner is the first to 10 points.
2. Each time, work out the difference between your total and 1000. Keep a running total. The first person to reach 5000 loses.


Reading 

Log onto the GetEpic site using the instructions below. Either have a look at one of the books or videos that we've recommended for you, or search and choose one of your own.

1. Go to www.getepic.com/students
2. Log on with our class code: qav6098
3. Click on your name and start reading! 

Topic

Pick one of the activities that you didn't do last week! 

If you've done everything, then pick part of our solar system to research (you might pick our star (the Sun), one of the planets, one of the planets' moons, or something else, such as a comet). Present your information as a poster, information report or get into character as a TV presenter, and present your findings to your family. 

Have a great week and stay safe. We miss you!

Ms Tupman and Mr Town