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 High School 

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 

Blackburn Central High School 

Haslingden Road, Blackburn Tel: (01254) 505700  (Trust School)

Open evening:

Thursday 19/09/2024  from 4.15pm until 7pm    

Darwen Vale High School 

Blackburn Road, Darwen Tel: (01254) 223000 (Academy)

Open evening:

Thursday 26/09/2024 from 5pm until 8pm 

Witton Park Academy 

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

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

SPAG

Reading

Maths

Maths activities for you to complete at home:

Science

Autumn 1 - 


Topic

 Our topic this half term is "The Golden age of Islam"

P.E

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

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

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 

ipstaffyr6@gmail.com 

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.pdf
t2-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).