Year 6RJ: Blog items
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 21
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 10:30am
Good morning year 6- can you believe we are on chapter 21 already. If you have missed any just go back on the blog to look for any chapters you may have missed. This chapter gave a lot away about the narrator of the story. Did you pick up on the clues yesterday?
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=4XD190q
Today I would like you to write down as much as you know about the narrator so far. Are they a boy or a girl? What do they look like? What are they interested in? Who do they like? What sort of character traits do they have? Brave for example. Remember to give evidence from the text to support your answer where possible.
You might need to look back at other chapters to help you remember everything about them. I will award 5 house points for the person who responds with the most detailed description.
Send your work to...
Year 6 @ Ravensbury
@Year6Ravensbur1
y6homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 10:15am
Good morning and happy Friday! End of the week already! Fingers crossed we get some sun this weekend.
My last wellbeing challenge of the week is a creative one in case you want to spend some time on it over the weekend.
I’d like you to design your own face mask. As we know, face masks are being worn by many people at the moment to keep help them safe. If you had to wear one, what would you like it to look like? You can have whatever you want on it and make it as crazy as you like!
I’ve attached a template if you would like to use it but don’t worry if you don’t have a printer, you can just draw one like I drew mine! Here is mine for you to have a look at, now if only I could sew…
Please send me your designs as I’d love to see them! EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thank you to Heer who sent me this joke:
There were two boys who were going to school and they were late.The teacher asked why they were late.One said I was looking for my money that i lost. The teacher asked the other boy why he was late.He said I put my foot on his money.
and to Tomasz for these jokes:
What is a pirate's favourite letter?
Rrrrrrrrrrrr
What do you call an alligator in a vest?
An investigator!
and to Theodosia for sending me a lovely video of her telling me jokes such as:
What do you get if you cross a tiger with a porcupine?
A slow poke!
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 8
Date: 15th May 2020 @ 9:44am
Good morning year 6. I hope you are looking forward to seeing where our adventure will take us next. The left or the right door? We had two responses yesterday-one person chose to go through the right door and the other chose to go through the left door! The person who sent their answer first was Maddison at 1:15pm and she said we should go through the right door first. Well done to Heer for responding but you were beaten to it.
Here we go...
As you open the door on your right, you realise you are entering the master bedroom. A grand four-poster bed sits in the centre of the room. Surprisingly, the dust in this room is not as bad as everywhere else and it appears remarkably clean. A faint smell of lavender drifts from the bed and you feel relaxed and sleepy.
In one corner of the room, there is a dressing table full of bottles and books. The smell is getting stronger and you feel even more tired, the bed looks so comfortable, maybe a small rest wouldn’t do any harm.
Do you:
Lay down for a rest
Investigate the dressing table
Two choices today. Let's see who will answer the quickest.
Year 6 @ Ravensbury
@Year6Ravensbur1
y6homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 7
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 1:07pm
Well, well, here we are again-back at the house on Haunted Hill! I'm still a bit spooked by the mirror story yesterday. Maddison has decided that she thinks we should climb the stairs so that is what we shall do next.
Here we go...
You grip the dusty banister and climb the spiral staircase, an open window above you spills light to the stairs and eerie shadows dance all around you. The sooner you can leave, the better you think to yourself.
As you arrive at the top of the stairs, you see two doors. You must choose one.
Do you:
Open the left door
Open the right door
The one thing I am loving about this adventure is the fab vocabulary that is used to describe the settings. (eerie shadows dance...)
So now you are given two choices- what will you choose to do? It is a risk but remember we need to find that Ruby Heart!
I wonder who will Tweet or email the answer first?
Wellbeing challenge number 14.5.20
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 10:21am
Good morning everyone,
I've had a request to make the font on my blog a little easier to read so that some of the younger children can have a go at reading it themselves which is a fantastic idea, so hopefully this will be a bit easier to read!
I hope people enjoyed yesterdays challenge, I know that some people did the Jason Manford quiz at 1.30 so if anyone didn't get the chance to watch Friday the turtle or had any problems accessing the Facebook live video then here it is on YouTube today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvhZZq0UnJI
Today's challenge is one that will hopefully make you and others around you smile. I want you to tell someone a joke! In fact, I think you should try and make as many people laugh as possible! Laughing is very good for both your health and wellbeing and it's certainly one of my favourite things to do, especially if I'm feeling a bit sad.
If you don't know any jokes then have a look at these:
https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/jokes-kids-funny-497875
Here are some that I like!
What do elves learn in school?
The elf-abet.
Why didn’t the skeleton go to the dance?
He had no body to dance with.
Please e-mail me on EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk with your best jokes or any stories of making people laugh.
Mrs Glover
Past challenges
Thanks to everyone who has sent me pictures of them doing a few of the past challenges, here are a few of them!
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 20
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 9:56am
Good morning year 6. Another super, sunny morning. It was very tricky reading this morning as it was so bright in my living room and there is a noisy engineer in my kitchen attempting to fix my oven! It was very hard to concentrate especially at this very exciting part of the story.
Here we go...
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=ztD2Aym
Did you pick up on the HUGE clue at the start of the chapter? Please Tweet it to us or email it at y6homelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Now I would like you to summarise that chapter in just THREE short sentences! Try just to focus on the three main things that happened in this chapter. E.g. What happened to Tom and the narrator? Who they met? How did it end?
What do you think will happen when Tom and the narrator get home to their parents?
Date: 14th May 2020 @ 9:38am
Good morning Year 6,
I hope you are all doing well. Here is today's maths task.
Remember to check into padlet to check out lots of other activities and links for reading, writing , maths , well-being, connected curriculum learning and music. Lots of you are finding it easier to see all your activities at once like a timetable. https://padlet.com/y6homelearning/nxkcu8zxxd8kmxo7
Have a lovely day!
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 7
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 4:34pm
Well we have a response from Haya! Are you ready?
She has selected...
Examine the mirror
You warily walk towards the mirror noting as you get closer the sheer size of it. It has to be the largest mirror you’ve ever seen, twice your height and four times your width at least.
The ornate golden frame looks chipped and worn and you wipe the surface with your hand removing dust and cobwebs. Your reflection looks back at you eerily, then smiles.
Your reflection’s hand snakes out and pulls you closer to the mirror. You try to resist but your opposite is much stronger. It pulls you into the frame and you feel a sucking sensation as you are pulled into the mirror itself. A sudden snap cracks and then you are face to face with your reflection once more, only this time you have switched places.
You try to grab the mirror creature but your hand smacks solidly against the glass, you are trapped inside the mirror!
Your reflection smiles, waves and strolls away. You are stuck, forever!
ARRGGGHHH!! Nooo!
How spooky was that? It made a shiver go right down my spine just imagining that happening to me!
Not to worry we will go back to the hall and choose another path to follow to find the ruby heart! We are now left with two choices...
Open the door
Climb the stairs
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 10:39am
Good morning everyone,
I'm sorry I didn't post a wellbeing challenge yesterday but I was in school! I meant to do it the night before but then forgot and had an early night ready for school yesterday, oops! Sorry about that but I'm back today and have a choice of 2 for you to do to make up for it.
You've been very creative lately (please see the past challenges below!) so I'm giving you something a bit different today. One is i you would like to relax and one is if you would like to have a bit of fun.
The first challenge is to do Jason Manford's comedy kids quiz at 1.30pm today, available from the following YouTube link. If you can't do it at 1.30 then it will be up for a few days after. and if you want more then have a look on his YouTube channel for past quizzes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhVLZjO7Tms
The second challenge is also at 1.30pm although I think you can watch it later if you're not free then! The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth are doing Turtle Time! A live video of their Green Sea Turtle who is called Friday. I always find watching sea animals very relaxing so you could watch it, learn some facts about turtles and then have a go at drawing the turtle. Ths live video will be on facebook so you'll have to ask an adult to log in to their account if they have one. https://www.facebook.com/NationalMarineAquarium/live/
Please e-mail me to let me know how you did in the quiz or any facts or pictures you have of the turtle! EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk
Mrs Glover
Past Challenges
I've been blown away by the effort you've gone to with these challenges (people have even dressed up!) and every time I get emails with pictures of your challenges it really cheers me up so thank you! Here are some pictures I've received over the last couple of days, thanks to everyone who's sent me one!
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 19
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 10:18am
Good morning year 6, you are going to be on the edge of your seat sharing chapter 19 today!
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=wReiNgu
Wasn't it exciting! The narrator really has shown how badly they want to get their letter to the Queen.
Questions
Why was it so busy at the palace when they arrived?
How were the crowd feeling? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Find and Copy two words on page 210 which suggests the policemen were approaching the narrator and standing over him.
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 7
Date: 13th May 2020 @ 9:38am
Good morning year 6. The sun is shining on us but definitely not on the Haunted House! I hope you are ready to climb the stairs and see what awaits us.
Here goes...
At the top of the cellar stairs is a trap door, you open it and climb through into a hall. It is gloomy and just as dusty as the cellar but not as musty.
The hallway is dim but the bright moonlight offers enough visibility. Thick cobwebs hang everywhere and the house is cold, really cold. You see a door to your right, a large dusty mirror to your left and a large spiral staircase. Do you:
Open the door
Climb the stairs
Examine the mirror
Well now there are 3 options to choose from!
Who will be the first to choose where we should go next? I can't wait to see what will happen next!
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 6
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 2:38pm
Well Maddison beat everyone to it once again! That's three times in a row-come on the rest of year 6. Maddison wants us to 'Open the Filthy Cupboard' so that is what we shall do.
You open the cupboard and peer inside, nothing but dust and large, thick cobwebs. You go to close it and see something glinting in the corner underneath a thick layer of grime.
You reach for it and pull free a small golden key. Happy with your find, you pocket it and climb the stairs to the house.
Climb stairs
Wow we have a key! Well done Maddison; a good choice.
Tomorrow we will begin with climbing the stairs!
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 11:22am
This week’s Connected Curriculum task is to research how these strange times are having an effect on reducing pollution in some of the world’s busiest cities.
Lockdowns around the world to slow the spread of coronavirus have had an unintended consequence …
In many cities the air has become cleaner as people stay at home and travel rates have reduced significantly.
Residents in some cities have also begun to notice animals turning up in strange places and at unusual times : has anybody seen the goats spotted in a town in Wales?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2020/mar/31/goats-take-over-empty-welsh-streets-llandudno-
coronavirus-lockdown-video?scrlybrkr=109769e5
Your challenge this week is to reseach and present in any way you wish: a mind-map, fact file, poster or ppt etc how pollution has reduced and resulted in changes to cities, water and adventuring animals in silent towns and cities.
How do you think people and cities could maintain some of these changes after lockdown ends to help prevent climate change?
I have also attached a wordsearch with useful vocabulary for you to use during this topic. You may also find it useful to go back to task 1 and have a look at Charlie's brilliant ppt!
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 18
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 10:08am
Good morning year 6. I hope you are all well and are enjoying our story so far.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=0IPpuIC
Questions
Summarise chapter 18 in 3 sentences. Think about trying to summarise it as 3 modes of transport. For example the bus ride, getting tickets and getting on the train and the taxi ride.
Prediction- What do you think will happen in the next chapter?
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 10:36am
Good morning everyone,
I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend! I spent a lot of time in the sun, in fact possibly a bit too much time! I also had some delicious food and lovely video chats with some of my friends.
Thanks again for all your wellebing challenge e-mails. It really cheers me up whenever I get one and see what you've all been up to!
Today's wellbeing challenge is actually Miss Bryce's idea so thanks Miss Bryce! It's a creative one and is to design your own superhero.
Who would they be?
What would they do?
What would they wear?
Have a think about what is important to you and then either draw, make or write about your superhero.
See the attached picture file for all the details and how it relates to Banksy.
Remember to e-mail EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk to show me pictures of your superheroes!
Past challenges
Some fantastic origami by all the pupils who gave it a go, well done!
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 10:02am
Dear Year 6,
At last it has arrived,
The 11th of May,
Your SATs have been cancelled,
At home we must stay.
The classrooms are empty,
The walls aren’t all bare,
The tests wont be given,
As we won’t be there.
No early SATs breakfasts,
No fears to help quell,
We’re still staying apart,
To keep us all well.
It feels a bit unreal,
It’s been such a strange term,
But SATs aren’t a measure,
Of all that you’ve learned.
Your jokes aren’t examined,
For creating, caring or exploring there’s no test,
There’s no measure for friendship,
At these, you’re the best.
But whether you’re happy, relieved or sad,
Try to remember all the fun you’ve had
So sit back, relax and enjoy the week to come,
Working through the blog, enjoying some sun.
Year six, you’re awesome, amazing, you’re great!
You've soared already, this is a chance to celebrate,
The skills you have, you’ve learnt and you’ve grown,
Whether in school, in class or at home.
Year 6 we’re so proud,
Of all you’ve achieved,
We know you’re amazing,
And in you, we believe.
Love,
The Year 6 Team
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 17
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 9:55am
Good morning year 6. This week the story starts to get very exciting and I know you're going to really enjoy it. Here is chapter 17 for you to join in with and follow.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=sjC1r2O
Questions
1. What was their Sunday adventure?
2. How did the children feel by Tuesday? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
3. On page 187, find and copy the word which means 'desperately'?
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 5
Date: 11th May 2020 @ 9:31am
Good morning year 6. We need your help to make the next step in the story today.
A reminder of the story so far...
Descending the steps is scary and dangerous as they are covered in moss and mould. They are slippery and you have to be careful as you make your way into the cold depths of the house.
Faint slivers of moonlight dance through the small doorway giving you a dim range of visibility. You look around and see a small cupboard, its door hanging off its rusty hinges.
A wooden stairway is in one of the corners probably leading up into the house.
Do you climb the stairs and leave the cellar
OR
Open the filthy cupboard?
Remember we are looking for the Ruby Heart!
What do you think might be in the cupboard?
What might we find up the stairs?
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 5
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 3:32pm
Well Maddison got to the answer first again! She has opted to go down into the cellar. Cross your fingers this ends well!
Here goes...
Descending the steps is scary and dangerous as they are covered in moss and mould. They are slippery and you have to be careful as you make your way into the cold depths of the house.
Faint slivers of moonlight dance through the small doorway giving you a dim range of visibility. You look around and see a small cupboard, its door hanging off its rusty hinges. A wooden stairway is in one of the corners probably leading up into the house.
Do you climb the stairs and leave the cellar
Open the filthy cupboard
Another choice!! What will YOU choose this time. Remember we are on the hunt for a Ruby Heart so sometimes you have to take chances.
All will be revealed on Monday but whoever gets their choice in first, that's the one I will take.
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 10:25am
Good morning,
Yet another lovely sunny day! I'm looking forward to getting out in the sun later although I actually got a little bit sunburnt yesterday! Remeber that suncream!
Today's challenge is a creative one, I'd like you to try a bit of origami. Origami is the art of folding paper and while it can be a bit tricky, it's also quite a nice relaxing activity once you know what you're doing and you end up with something that looks amazing. You could even make a few things and use them to decorate your house!
What you need for all origami is a square of paper, either plain or patterned. If youre not sure how to turn a piece of paper into a square then have a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxi1dIWRws
Then you could take some time to decorate your paper if you like before you fold it.
Then this is a fairly simple one to get started, a butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWjEYlMZnhE
Just follow each instruction carefully and the good thing about watching a video is that you can rewind it as much as you like! If you're not a fan of butterflies then feel free to have a look for something else on the Red Ted Art channel.
Here's my butterfly that I've just made. It's not perfect but it's the first time I've ever done it so I was quite impressed with myself!
As always I'd love to see pictures of what you've made or of any past challenges, e-mail EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk to send them or even just to let me know what kind of challenges you prefer so I can make sure I'm doing ones that people like :-)
Past challenges
Thanks to all the children who have sent me pictures, you've all been very busy which is great to see!
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Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 4
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 10:01am
Ok year 6 were are round the back of the old house now so let's see where today's adventure takes us...
You continue to walk around the back squelching through the cold mud and then you see a small door next to an open window.
As you get nearer, the wind blasts through and catches the door, swinging it open. You peer inside and see that it leads down into a dismal and dank cellar. You don’t fancy the idea of descending into such filthy depths.
Do you:
Go down into the cellar
Climb through the window
So year 6 we have another choice to make! Who will be the first to answer and make the choice? You can respond with your choice either on Twitter or through our email...
The Boy at the Back of the Class Chapter 16
Date: 7th May 2020 @ 9:49am
Good morning year 6. Another lovely day for you to enjoy. Maybe you could listen back to all the chapters on your headphones in the garden!
Here is chapter 16 for you and some questions to answer after.
https://www.showme.com/sh?h=4WEHE5w
Chapter 16 Questions
On page 169 why is Michael worried about ‘The Greatest Plan in the World’?
On page 170 find and copy a word that means encouragingly?
On page 171, why couldn’t the narrator imagine meeting the queen?
Why did Ahmet get suspicious of his friends on page 172?
Why did they suggest the narrator wrote the letter to the Queen?
Do you think you will find out the name of the narrator by the end of the story?
Date: 6th May 2020 @ 10:43am
Good morning,
Another sunny day! 
First all of all I want to thank everyone who has sent in pictures of them doing my wellbeing challenges, it's fantastic to see and hear about how you're enjoying doing them! Have a look at the Past Challenges bit at the bottom to see some photos.
Today's challenge is another one to get you moving and do a mini workout. Sometimes it can seem a bit scary or time consuming to do a whole workout so these mini workouts are perfect if you want a quick break from doing school work or even from just watching TV if you fancy a stretch! All of these little energisers from Go Noodle are between 2 - 4 minutes long so perfect for something to wake you up in the morning or as a break from whatever you are doing.
Here are a few that I like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4DnPhR9_mo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KReaoKLA-4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALrdpsWYoJs
Or just go to YouTube and type in Fresh Start Fitness to see a variety of mini workouts.
Remember to email EALhomelearning@ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk with any photos of you doing any of the challenges.
Have a lovely day!
Mrs Glover
Past Challenges
So many fantastic photos of what you've all been up to, well done!
Story Adventure The House on Haunted Hill Part 3
Date: 6th May 2020 @ 9:36am
Well I cannot wait any longer so I am going to decide where we go next on our story adventure. We had these two choices in Part 2 of the adventure...
Do you want to investigate the source of the noise
Or
Continue to find a back door
I am quite a nosey person so I have an urge to investigate the source of the noise. Here we go..
You cautiously walk towards a large, dark bush to see what is causing all of the noise. The rustling is getting louder and then stops.
You strain to hear it when suddenly a powerful dog leaps out from the bush, its ferocious attack surprises you and knocks you to the ground. Its ravenous jaws dribble saliva all over your face and then before you have time to defend yourself it snaps its mouth shut!
Your adventure is over.
Oh! Oh dear!
At least we get more chances. Tomorrow we will see what will happens when we continue to find the back door instead. Come on year 6 I need your help with the choices, as you can see mine are not always the best!
Date: 6th May 2020 @ 9:23am
Good morning everyone,
I have found some lovely resources to use for your VE day challenge including some nice paper to present your work. We don’t have a printer in my house so my daughters have decided to make our own border paper.
They have decorated our windows and we are looking forward to having a living room picnic on Friday to celebrate VE day whilst staying safe at home- what are your plans?
Stay safe everyone
