End of Year Message

Have a Great Holiday Everyone

Keep safe

Have fun

Here are some Santa Cartoons for you

End of Year Message

UPDATE - 118 comments made so far for people in our class.  Put your thinking caps on and add some more messages today.

Other things to consider: values, skills, qualities

Examples:  generosity, honesty, friendly, funny, kind, caring, good at explaining, determined, thoughtful, musical, artistic, brave, calm, creative, confident, curious, reliable, helpful, heroic, great leader, energetic, enthusiastic, logical, peaceful, patient, neat, resilient, skillful, 

Write some positive messages for other people in the class.
Try and write at least one message for every person!

Try out these sentence starters or use your own:

• You are... 
• Thank you for... 
• You helped me when... 
• You are the best at... 
• Favourite things... 
• Favourite game... 
• Favourite saying... 
• I'll never forget...

You can copy a sentence starter and paste it into the text box to get you started.

Here are some finished examples:

Alice, I'll always remember your fantastic confidence as a public speaker in assembly.

Maddox, I'll remember you for your sprinting speed and soccer skills.

Niamh, I'll always remember your dry cutting sense of humor.

William, I'll never forget the day you did the high jump and cleared the bar when it up to your nose!!!

Emma M, did I tell you, "You're a peach!"

Melissa, I'll always remember your generosity towards Jack when we did our swimming weeks.

Aaron B, you are one of the best at understanding ideas in 3D.  You work so hard and get things finished quickly.

Holly, you are a brilliant artist.  I remember when you made your class name label it was so cool and I was jealous.

GET THE IDEA?
I'll compile all your submissions to make an end of year award for everyone!

Leavers Night

To celebrate their time at Ilam School and moving on to intermediate, our year 6 children had a special night out together.

City Art Project

You art is on display for the public to see!

All the hard work you put into our City Art Project is now being enjoyed by visitors to the city centre.

Go and have a look with your family.

Your art should be returned to school in February for you to take home.

Living World - Biology - Mammals

Is this a mammal? 

If you think YES - Explain WHY?

Investigate the Topic
Make notes in your journal
Write the questions for the Kahoot Quiz!

YES - You do the research and submit your questions for the quiz.

Discover some interesting information about a mammal of your choice.

Research one specific mammal - land or ocean
Video Link
Mammal Research Link -1
Mammal Research Link-2 
Learning Games Link - look on the left to find mammals

Search... example
Mammal facts for kids
Elephant facts for kids

Example Animals: whale, dolphins, otter, elephant, giraffe, mountain lion, zebra, dog, gorilla

Write the Questions
Example Questions:

• Which is the largest whale?
• What is the main food of the Blue Whale?
• How long can a Blue Whale hold its breath?
• How fast does the Blue Whale's heart beat?

Extra Thinking
Investigate the different sorts of mammals - placental, marsupial, monotremes
What's the difference between these?

Contribute your questions and possible answers to the form below.

STEPS

1. write the questions - word your questions well
2. write four possible answers - don't make it too easy
3. submit the questions and possible answers to the blog form
4. add a URL for an image you want with your question

The best (most clearly worded) questions will be used for a Kahoot Quiz tomorrow.

Example:  Who is this guy?

A small child with long fingers

A dog skeleton

Not a mammal

A bat skeleton

Earth Science and The Moon

Moon Investigation

Work as a team to collect information and make notes on the Moon.

Kahoot Quiz at 10.10 am

Skills - Searching - Note Taking - Questioning - Thinking

1. Review the questions to see which ones you might already know the answer to.
2. Use KEYWORDS when you search for information
3. Look under Google Images as well as web searching - you might find a useful diagram or picture
4. Write your search questions in a simple concise way

I have highlighted keywords to help you and suggested some search questions.

Ready for launch?

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!

Apollo 8 Launch

 Search Help: Apollo fuel consumption


Moon Walk - Reconstruction

Crater Experiment

Phases of the Moon

Make a copy in your journal

Search Help: Lunar Month Length

1. How far is the Moon from the Earth?
2. How big is the Moon compared to the Earth?
3. What keeps the Moon from floating off into space?
4. What is the moon made of?
5. Why are there so many craters on the Moon?
6. Why does the Moon shine at night?
7. Can the Moon be seen during the day?
8. Does the Moon have any effect upon the Earth?
9. How long is a lunar month?
10. What is a lunar month?
11. Why do they need to wear spacesuits on the Moon?
12. Why do the astronauts bounce as they walk?
13. How heavy is the Moon?
14. How much gravity does the Moon have compared to the Earth?
15. How much would you weigh on the Moon?
16. Who was the first person to go into space?
17. Which space mission was the first to journey around the Moon and back to Earth?
18. Which astronauts walked on the Moon first?
19. What is a cosmonaut?
20. How much rocket fuel did the Apollo _ use to get into space?
21. How long does it take to get to the Moon?
22. How to spacemen go to the toilet in zero gravity?
23. What famous words did Neil Armstrong say just before he took the first steps on the Moon?

If the Moon has so many craters why doesn't the Earth?

What's different about the environment on the Moon

and

 what does this mean for the life span of footprints and craters?

Is a NEW MOON bright or dark?

Where is the Moon compared to the Sun and Earth when we see a FULL MOON?

Search Help: Moon dimensions gravity and weight

 Do other planets have moons?

Do any planets have more than one moon?

Are all moons made of rock?

Why do planets have moons?

Earth Science - Our Changing Planet

Take a tour of some amazing Earth facts and concepts.

Take Notes - in your journal
and
Research the questions below 
then take part in a Kahoot Quiz at 10.10 am

The best information hunters will be the winners.

Plate Tectonics - This video shows how the solid crust of the Earth has moved over millions of years to form different continents.  See if you can spot the moment when Africa and South America split apart.

1. How old is the Earth?
2. How far is it to the centre of the Earth?
3. What are the four parts of the Earth as you go towards the centre?
4. How thick is the crust?
5. What is a subduction zone?
6. What is continental drift?
7. How much taller do the Himalayas get every year?
8. How deep is the Marianus Trench?
9. What is the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
10. What are the three main rock types?  Volcanic, M....  , Se....
11. How hot is it at the centre of the Earth?
12. How far is the Earth from the Sun?
13. What did they call the super-continent that existed when all the land was joined together?
14. Why do we get volcanoes near a subduction zone?
15. What is the core made of?
16. How long is a year?
17. What is a day?

Use your Google searching skills to find out as much as you can. 

Look carefully at the diagrams below - they might help too.

Check out these diagrams - Recreate one in your journal

Subduction Zone

Convergent Plates - Mountain Building

Divergent Plates

Sea floor spreading

Classification

Main Rock Types