Year 6 Learning Challenge Autumn 2

We are delighted to provide you with the Year 6 Learning Challenge for the second half of the Autumn Term.You will notice that the activities are split into Basic, Advanced and Deep Learning. This is a way for us to look at learning at Broadford, and is designed to ensure that children not only acquire factual knowledge but also gain a further understanding about how their new skills or knowledge can be applied to their own lives or be used to further their cognitive and social development.

The theme of the Learning Challenge for the second half of the Autumn term is What can the South American arts teach us?' It is entirely up to the child whether they select the poem, significant person, music or painting, or a combination of all 4. They can also select the activities that they want to attempt, though we would encourage them to deepen their learning as much as possible. 

Significant Person

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele)

 

	Person
Basic	Draw a portrait of the person
	Produce a timeline of their life
Advanced	Produce a poster to advertise their achievements
	Write a letter asking them about their life
Deep	Explain how the world would be without this person
	Give five reasons for and against why they should be in ‘The Hall of Fame’

Painting

T'he Persistence of Memory' by Salvador Dali

	Painting
Basic	Find out 10 facts about the painting/artist
	Produce a collage of other paintings by the artist
Advanced	Draw a picture in similar style
	Transform the medium of the painting: use collage instead of painting
Deep	Use the image as a stimulus for 100WC
	Describe what the painting: what it represents, how it makes you feel, what it is based on

Music

'La Isla Bonita' by Madonna

 

	Music
Basic	Listen to a piece of music
	Identify the instruments.
Advanced	Research the life of the composer.
	Attempt to recreate the piece   of music
Deep	A mind map of different emotions you feel at various points in the piece
	Produce a piece of art/collage based on how the music makes you feel.

Poem

'The Sad Mother' by Gabriela Mistral

Sleep, sleep, my beloved,
without worry, without fear,
although my soul does not sleep,
although I do not rest.

Sleep, sleep, and in the night
may your whispers be softer
than a leaf of grass,
or the silken fleece of lambs.

May my flesh slumber in you,
my worry, my trembling.
In you, may my eyes close
and my heart sleep.

	Poem
Basic	Learn it off by heart
	Find another poem by the poet
Advanced	Create a performance as part of a pair/group
	Write a short biography about the poet
Deep	Write your own poem inspired by the topic
	Compare and contrast two poems by the poet

Year 6 Spellings: 31st October- 4th November

Below are the Year 6 Spellings for this week.

Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.

Redwood Star Writer

Our star writer this week is Leo Mbata. He wrote a superb newspaper report based on the eventful day in August when four GB athletes won medals in just one astonishing day. Leo managed to hook his reader in by using exciting vocabulary and reporting the amazing feats of Justin Rose, Jason Kenny, Andy Murray and Max Whitlock in an engaging manner. Well done Leo! 

Year 6 Spellings: 17th-21st October

Below are the Year 6 Spellings for this week.

Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.

Year 6 Broadford Broadcast!

Today was a fun-packed day of filming and producing after spending a day at the Sky Academy Skills Studio where the Year 6 pupils made their own news report based on encouraging children to be more active.

There were many jobs for the children to do: producing; directing; editing the clips and even controlling the camera! The children were placed into four groups and created their own lifelike report on sports and edited it afterwards. The directors and producers got to dress the reporters ready for the scene and also make the executive decisions regarding the reports. 

Peiyce Egan, of Redwood class, said that she felt like a real reporter after the amazing experience!

Amazingly, the pupils were given a quick tour of the Sky studios and they even saw Jim White studying the headlines in between live broadcasts. It was incredible to see so many people working in sync to create one news report and it just proved how important teamwork is. Temira Hascar, Larch class, explained "We definitely used reciprocity throughout the day and we also saw how adults use it in their daily jobs!"

To finish off the day, the children watched the final edit of the newspaper report and everybody loved it! Year 6 were also given their very own wristband to take home, which included a clever usb connection so that the children are able to show their families and friends. 

86% of the year group are now considering a career in television after today's trip and we are very pleased to see the children aiming high with their career ambitions and aspirations.

Reminder: No Elm swimming today

A reminder: There is no swimming for Elm Class this afternoon as it is the week before half term. Elm Class will be dismissed at 3:15pm. 

Year 6 MyMaths

Today the children were given their individual MyMaths log ins so that they can access tasks and subject area to support their work in lessons. If you have not received this letter from your child, please come and see Miss Chau or Mr Light. Alternatively, email the Year 5/6 mailbox on year56@broadford.havering.sch.uk and we will reply with your child's log in. 

We strongly encourage the children to complete allocated MyMaths tasks at home to support their learning and aid their progression. 

Redwood share their writing

The children of Redwood sat enthralled listening to Kaine's narrative based on Robin Hood. The children have been tasked with writing an engaging story which includes expanded noun phrases and descriptive language amongst other things! 

Leo said "Kaine's bare bones 3 kept my attention, had fabulous vocabulary and it gave me imagery in my head"

All of the children have had a chance to share their story and ideas with the rest of the class and have certainly been inspired by each other! 

Year 6 Theatre of Law Presentation

After half term, the Year 6 pupils at Broadford and Mead will be participating in the Theatre of Law- a project designed to immerse the children in the world of law and justice and to allow them to simulate a criminal trial at the Royal Courts of Justice. Today, the children listened to a presentation which introduced them to the legal terminology and explained what constitutes as a crime. 

"I didn't know that if a person is in a gang and one of the members hurts somebody else, the whole gang would get prosecuted because of joint enterprise!" said Natalie. 

The children are now really looking forward to beginning their Theatre of Law project! 

Redwood Star Writer

Last week, our star writer in Redwood was Rose-Anna Weaver. Rose-Anna showed empathy towards the character in her story and used the senses to describe her fear. Well done for using descriptive adjectives and imagery! 

Larch Star Writer

This week's Star Writer is Kie Purse. Kie produced a brilliant opening paragraph to his Robin Hood story from Sir Guy of Gisborne's perspective. Kie used interesting sentence openers and powerful adjectives to create a great introduction. Well done Kie and I look forward to reading the rest of the story

Year 6 spellings: 10th-14th October

Below are the Year 6 Spellings for this week.

Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.

Year 6 Tasting Session

As you may already know, our school cook Michelle has been nominated as school chef of the year. 

She is hosting a tasting session for some Year 6 pupils tomorrow afternoon at 3pm. 

The children were all given the chance to participate and letters will be sent home this evening for those children who volunteered themselves to take part. 

Please return the slip attached to the letter tomorrow morning so the Year 6 team are clear about each child's end of day arrangements as the session will finish at 3.30pm. Your child can either be collected at 3.30pm from the KS2 door, walk home independently or go to their club as normal if they have a Friday after school club. 

If you have any questions, please come and see Miss Chau after school today. 

Larch Star Writer

This week's Star Writer is Ruby Burchell. Ruby wrote an outstanding descriptive narrative on the final walk of Anne Boleyn. She used a range of sentence starters and used her senses to full effect including powerful adjectives to create a tense atmosphere. Well done Ruby

Year 6 Spellings: 3rd- 7th October

Below are the Year 6 Spellings for this week.

Students are expected to practice their spellings for 15 minutes per day as well as practice their times tables and read at home. Children are encouraged to search for the definitions of the words and use them in sentences in order to gain merits for their trackers.