Mr Baker's maths games

Games are a great way of learning and having fun. Today, the whole class was gripped by the epic struggle between Esmeralda and Sean - who would win the Ghost Blasters game? After a titanic struggle, with the advantage first with one player then the other, Sean took the victory - but only after coming within a whisker of losing. Passing children were looking through the door to see what all the cheering was about
If you would like to play this and other games, try them on these links.
Ghost Blasters - number bonds game
Make 10 Shootout
HIt the button - various useful skills

And don't forget mathsisfun
mathsisfun.com

Enjoy!!

Revision Guides

Despite an early order, the revision books have still not arrived (Mr Baker hoped to give them out at last week's SATs Inspire workshop).
It is unfortunate that the revision opportunity afforded by the half term break will be missed, but it is nothing to worry about. We will try to find out why there has been a delay.

Half Term - Mr Baker's Homework

During half term, it is easy to forget things that have been learned so please avoid this by;
Reading every day, using Mathletics or Mathsisfun websites, and completing these homeworks.
English - planning for balanced arguments by thinking of the pros and cons of four ideas for discussion that we will be using next half term.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ws-08hbujMIrGCFZNmQJY53jJd53rE1aFIYBHiJ0Q8c/edit
Maths - have a go at a mental maths paper, this time trying to do all 20 questions. This comes from a published scheme so I am unable to put this on the blog (copyright rules).
Spellings - The spellings given out this week will be used in the sponsored spell after half term.

Mr Baker's Reading Homework

As Christmas draws ever nearer, I think it would be great for my English Set to read one of the most famous Christmas stories aroud - A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. This book was written 168 years ago, but is rich in linguistic delights and moral themes; it is also a thumping good tale.
Being such an old book means that it is now out of copyright so there are many free ways to read it including ereaders such as the Kindle and Kobo. There are also PDF files available on the net. If you do not have a copy of the book at home, you can view it with the link below. Do not try and print it though because there are well over 100 pages of it and this would be expensive to print.
For homework, read and talk about chapter 1 with a grown up at home ready for some "Book Club" sessions next week.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7ltbtjWnVsONTBhNTBhODAtZDU1Ni00OTcyLWI4ZjEtMzY5MjAyMzdkYTMz

Advent Fayre

This Friday Year Six will be running the Advent Fayre. We will be asking for a £1 donation to support the work of the late Harry Mosely. The event starts at 9.00am and will run all day with each class having a slot during the day to have a go on the events and activities. Bring a Santa hat and enjoy!!!

Mr Baker's Homeworks 18.11.11

Here are the homeworks I have set this week.

Spellings:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1__00sAui3h5MjGarlGsIblTjeckdzE9b9ye2VhXxJK4/edit
English:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QaWC1KAZRQA0deGr_UXQCtcP8pkpQCHnZbNB3XMEp-A/edit
Maths:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O6ZrxBjStjmM-clbD1__fbudFedf29AFCA7GOgBIzXg/edit
RE:
See if you can learn the Ten Commandments ready for a quiz next week. 

Inspire Workshop - Thursday 10th November from 9.00am to 10.40ish

Just a reminder to everyone that there will be an important Inspire Workshop this Thursday about expectations in Year Six and important learning habits to adopt and bad habits to avoid. The workshop element will be based on maths teaching and how this can be supported at home.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE SUPPORTED BY A GROWNUP.