Year 6
With Mrs Millner and Mrs McMillan.
Hello and welcome, Year 6!
Use the 'useful links' below the 'Year 6 Gallery' to visit websites such as Purple Mash and TT Rockstars etc.
Remember, you can contact us by email on ipstaffyr6@gmail.com. You can send us any work completed to this email address.
Let us know if you need any help or have any questions.
Mrs Millner and Mrs McMillan
***IMPORTANT***
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU APPLY FOR A HIGH SCHOOL PLACE FOR YOUR CHILD BY 31st OCTOBER 2024.
Applications for secondary school places are now open. Please visit the following weblink to begin your application. Admissions | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Schools within Blackburn and Darwen will be hosting their open evenings for prospective pupils and parents very soon. Please find below information about the dates and times of these events, as displayed on each school's website.
(For information about independent schools and schools out of the Blackburn with Darwen area, please contact those schools directly.)
Pleckgate Road, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 249134 (Academy)
Open events:
Thursday 12/09/2024 from 5pm until 8pm
Saturday 21/09/2024 from 9am until 12pm
Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 588388 (Voluntary Aided School)
Open evening:
Wednesday 18/09/2024 from 5pm until 8pm
Haslingden Road, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 505700 (Trust School)
Open evening:
Thursday 19/09/2024 from 4.15pm until 7pm
Blackburn Road, Darwen Tel: (01254) 223000 (Academy)
Open evening:
Thursday 26/09/2024 from 5pm until 8pm
Buncer Lane, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 264551 (Academy)
Open evening:
Thursday 26/09/2024 from 3pm until 6.30pm
St Bede’s Roman Catholic High School
Green Lane, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 202519 (Voluntary Aided School)
Open evening:
Thursday 26/09/2024 from 4pm until 7pm
St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 604000 (Academy)
Open evening:
Thursday 26/09/2024 from 4pm to 8pm
Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School
Sumner Street, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 918670 (Free School)
Open evening:
Thursday 26/09/2024 from 3.30pm until 6.45pm
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Sudell Road, Darwen Tel: (01254) 819500 (Academy)
Open evening:
Wednesday 02/10/2024 from 4pm until 7pm
Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School
Preston New Road, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 54021 (Academy)
Open evening:
Thursday 03/10/2024 from 4.30pm until 7pm
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School
West Park Road, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 686300 (Free School)
Open morning:
Saturday 05/10/2024 from 9am until 12pm
HOMEWORK overview
AUTUMN TERM HOMEWORK
Subjects
English
Explore the writing activities about 'Magnetised' by CLICKING HERE.
There are five tasks:
1. Read the story starter and continue the story.
2. Sentence challenge adding adverbs.
3. Question time.
4. Improve the 'sick' sentences.
5. Perfect Picture
You could also have a go at using some creative writing prompts to write a story. CLICK HERE.
SPAG
Click HERE or HERE to play a game to practise your spellings. Choose the level/year group that you need to practise. How many can you spell correctly? You could also use your own choice of strategy that we use in our spelling lessons to help you remember the spellings (pyramid, coloured pencil, drawing images etc)
Complete Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation revision activities on BBC Bitesize online by CLICKING HERE.
Log in to IDL for spelling work to complete.
Have a go at a SPAG question a day:
Reading
Read at home on My On. Remember to take a quiz once you complete your book. Will you be in the top 3 readers this week?
Have a go at 'Reading Bingo'. CLICK HERE
Complete reading activities on Purple Mash.
Maths
Maths activities for you to complete at home:
Log in to TT Rockstars to practise your times tables.
Practise your 5-a-day Arithmetic on Corbett maths. You can choose your level of difficulty from bronze, silver, gold or platinum! CLICK HERE to access.
Practise your mental maths by playing the daily 10 game. CLICK HERE to play.
Science
Autumn 1 -
Topic
Our topic this half term is "The Golden age of Islam"
P.E
Please click here for PE lessons that you can access from Mr Fogarty.
Remember, it is important to keep yourself active and healthy not just for your physical wellbeing but also for your mental health. There are workouts available to do at any time on Joe Wicks' YouTube channel - CLICK HERE to access.
Music
There are songs and resources for you to explore on YUMU.
Your username is your full name and your password is your class name (all lowercase) For example, if Bob Jones was in Pigeon class, his login details would be:
Username: bobjones Password: pigeon.
art
Explore the impact our choices of energy sources have on our planet. Create a piece of art to show this.
Spanish
You can log in to Language Angels Home Learning website to look at our current topic: El Fin De Semana-The Weekend. You can also revise and practise previous topic!
Use the link below and click on 'FREE'. Enter the log in details:
Username- Intake4155
Password - lahome
Once logged in, make sure you click the Spanish flag. Look at the super challenge units for our current topic or the other levels if you would like to revise or practise.
CLICK HERE to log in.
R.E
Life is a journey. This half term, we are looking at journeys within different religions.
PSHE
We are learning all about how to keep 'Keeping Ourself Safe' this term.
As you grow up, and become more independent new things you will have to look out for to keep yourself safe could be: internet safety, dangers to your health and making the correct choices with your friends.
Create a poster or drawing showing a situation you may be in at high-school, where you may have to make a sensible choice, so that you keep yourself safe.
FOREST SCHOOL
Please click here for Forest School activities.
Remember to send your work to ips.forestschool@gmail.com.
Remember to email your completed work to us!
Activity File Share
Below you can see the folders where we will share the materials you will need for your learning. Open the folder and click the file you need to open or save.
YEAR 6 READING CORNER
star Readers!
Our star readers for Autumn 1 are . . .
Eagles: (COMING SOON!)
Pelicans: (COMING SOON!)
Click the logo to log in!
Remember to log in to My On to practise your reading skills each day using your Accelerated Reader details.
Once you have finished reading your book, take the book quiz. When you log in, you will find projects set that you need to complete. If you need any help with your login, then please contact us by email.
YEAR 6 GALLERY
Look below for some fabulous examples of our learning in Year Six!
COMING SOON!
See below for examples of our amazing homework!
TAP TO CONTACT US!
If you have any questions or to send us your work, please email us on this address
USEFUL WEBSITES
Use your Accelerated Reader login to access online books on 'My ON'. You can login in to search for eBooks to read linked to your Accelerated Reader account. CLICK HERE or on the my ON logo to go to the login page.
If you need any help with your login, please ask
Every week a popular children's author or illustrator will provide you with free books, exclusive videos and their top three recommended reads.
CLICK HERE or on the logo to access and explore the website.
Click on the logos below to access the web pages.
Click on the Letter Join logo to go to the login page.
Eagles Log in Details Pelicans Log in Details
Username: intack_14 Username: intack_15
Password: eagles Password: pelicans
Click on the IDL logo to go to the login page.
Maths and English activities
Don’t forget your username is your first name and initial of surname then the school postcode.
So Mickey Mouse would be:
mickeym@bb13hy
The password is password.
FREE audiobooks!
Click on the 'Audible stories' icon to choose a story to listen to from a great collection. There are lots of stories for you to choose from!
Useful resources
ENGLISH RESOURCES
T2-E-2064-New-Curriculum-Spelling-List-Years-3-And-4-Word-Mat_ver_1.pdft2-e-1197-2014-curriculum-spelling-list-years-5-and-6-word-mat_ver_1.pdf
MATHS RESOURCES
Multiplication square
Click here for an online place value grid to help you with multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 or 1000. (Remember if multiplying you move the numbers left and if dividing you move the numbers to the right).
