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Marlcliffe Y6 blog

Our Y6 blog gives parents & children in Y6 messages, homework & writing journal tasks from the Y6 team.

Use it for checking homework tasks & for any last-minute messages. Don't forget to use our Links page to access some of the best interactive educational websites around and our Gallery page to see some of the work we've been producing.

You can reply via the comment box below. Let us know what you think; ask us what this week's homework is; ask for help with a task.

See the exclusive Y6 gallery to the right. This was what we got up to in France.

Egglympics

April 1, 2010

Y6 are celebrating the end of the Spring term by holding the Marlcliffe Egglympic Games. Children are working in groups to compete in 4 activities: 3 legged egg and spoon race, an obstacle course, discus and swimming! A chocolate egg is involved in each activity and must survive intact for the group to win points.

Photos to follow.

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RS/CC Numeracy to be completed and returned by 19th April

March 30, 2010

Continue our work on subtraction by completing the subtraction worksheet. How many of the calculations can you do mentally? Use the inverse operation to check your answers.

Happy Easter from all Y6 staff.

Posted by Marlcliffe Primary. Posted In : Homework

JL/RS Literacy Homework. To be completed and returned by 19th April.

March 30, 2010

Complete double sided worksheet. when to use ow and ou and complete the words in the puzzle ( containing a tricky u )

Happy Easter from all Y6 staff

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Hafsa's homework

March 26, 2010

Hafsa's got to complete this story. Why don't you give it a go too. There might be prize for the best one... O there might not!

I was walking through Firth Park. I was bored as usual. My friends never want to go to Firth Park with me so I usually just sit down on a bench for a while. I just throw rocks in the lake and talk about my friends and how they never want to go to the park. I’m so bored!

I was on my way to my friends houses, Becky and Faisal. I felt lonely again and I wanted ...

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More instructions from Hafsa. If you want to know what to do, just ask her!

March 19, 2010

How to make scrumptious toast

This is how to make delicious toasted bread. Have you ever had beautifully tasty toast? Well, this is your chance to taste just that!

1. First, you get your bag of bread. You really need to get white bread for this because it tastes the best. Then open the bag.

2. After that, get your two slices of bread and put it in the silver toaster. Make sure you put it in the toaster and not in your telly. It’s an easy mistake to make!

3. Pull...

Posted by Marlcliffe Primary. Posted In : writing

Hafsa's second draft instruction text

March 12, 2010

Mr Brooks & Hafsa worked on this instruction text to uplevel it. Compare the two versions and see what you think. Leave your comments below. Why is one better than the other?

First, when you go to Friv, try to find the game Draw Play. It's really hard to find it because there are over a thousand games on the website.

When you find it, you are going to have to wait because there are many exciting advertisements. Wait for the game to load. While you are waiting, why not go on the advertised g...

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Hafsa's first draft instruction text

March 12, 2010

Hafsa worked on an instructions for using her favourite website, Friv. Click the link to play.

Here's her first draft. We highlighted the good stuff. See above for our uplevelled version.

First when you go to friv try to find the game draw Play its really hard to find it because there is over a thousand games on there.

When you find it you are gonna wait because of the exciting advertisements, and wait for life just click the instruction button.

How to play is you draw a line to the flag and t...
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i-progress trial

March 12, 2010

We're trialling a gap-spotting website called i-progress for a couple of weeks. Brainiacs are invited to try some of the tests. Click this link to go to the site.
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