Hi 4H!

Wow- by the time you read this you’ll be in the last full week of the summer holidays!  I hope you have had a great time so far and the you enjoy the last bit of the holiday.  The website will be coming to ‘life’ properly as we approach the start of term with all sorts of things and information etc- so make sure you keep an eye on it

So onto Summer Challenge 6- which will be our last ‘proper’ challenge.

This week, I wanted to give you a bit of a ‘selection box’ to choose from- all of which have *something* to do with writing- so here goes…

Instructions

I know in year 3 you did some super work on writing instructions- for this challenge I’d like you to write a set of instructions for something.

You can write instructions for ANYTHING you would like.  It could be for something ‘real’ or something made up.  You could write instructions for the perfect summer break, the best birthday etc, or tell us how to make something (perhaps you’ve done some crafty things this holiday).  You could also write a recipe for your favourite thing to cook/bake.

Infact, as long as it’s telling people how to do/make something- then you can write it

I’d love to see what you come up with!  Just put your instructions in the comments.

100 Word Challenge.

If you haven’t already taken part in last weeks writing challenge, then why not give it a go?  It’ll be great ‘practice’ for the 100 word challenges we’ll be taking part in over the next year.

Super Description 

For this challenge, I’d like you to write a paragraph that contains as much SUPER description as you can squeeze in.  You could describe anything- a summers day, the park full of children, the beach etc- but you should aim to make your reader feel like they are there by your writing.

It doesn’t need to be long- just full of super description.  I can’t wait to read what you write- just post it in the comments

Poetry

This week, you could also choose to show off your poetry skills again.  Why not write a poem- it can be any topic, theme or style. Perhaps you could see our other poetry themed challenge for inspiration?

‘Quotation’ Art.

The last option this week is a bit different and combines ‘writing’ with art.   I’d like you to find or think of a ‘saying’ or ‘quote’ that you like, find funny or interesting etc.  Your challenge then is to use sumopaint  to create a piece of art that represents the quote.  You can even use the text tool in sumopaint to add the quote to your image (remember you can also upload a photo you have found on-line to sumopaint to use as the base of your creating if you’d like!).  For help on using Sumopaint see our last art challenge  and some examples of what you could do can be found here and here.   [To send the piece of art to me so I can add it to this website, just save it to your computer and e-mail it to mrh@mrhandley.co.uk or thandley2jrq@nsix.org.uk]

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Of course, there are merits etc on offer.

This week, for each challenge you take part in you will earn 5HP and half a merit.  If you manage to do 4 of the above I’ll even reward you with an extra merit- this means you could earn up to 3 merits and 20HP this week  

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Have fun!

Mr H

Hi 4H/5H!

The challenge this week is in 2 parts- both of which are hopefully pretty simple-

1) Play some maths games on Sumdog.

2) Tell me as many different questions that could have the answer 79 as possible!

I’m away in Italy this week (in fact, I’ll be there when your reading this!), so the challenges this week are set up so that they can take place without me doing anything

Sumdog

Log in to sumdog, and you’ll find another challenge waiting for you.  Simply play some maths games as part as this challenge, and you’ll get the rewards below

• Answer at least 100 questions for 2 HP
• Answer at least 200 questions for 4 HP
• Answer at least 500 questions for 10 HP
• Answer over 800 questions for a merit
• Answer over 1000 questions for a merit and 10HP

2. If the answer is 79, what could the question be?

This challenge is something that 4H will get used to doing next year.

I simply want to know as many questions that have the answer 79 as possible.

These could be maths related, but they don’t have to be.

Share the questions that have the answer 79 on this linoit (being sure to add your name in the ‘tag’ section of the sticky notes you add)

If you add atleast 10 questions, you’ll get yourself 10HP.

I’ll also award a merit to the person who adds the  most questions and another 2 merits to the person who adds the most ‘interesting’ question.

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You can also take part in any of the other challenges so far- there are no ‘end dates’ for the challenges

Have fun with some super maths!

Mr H

Hi 4H/5H!

Hope you have all enjoyed your first week of the summer break! I bet it has flown by!

I’ll post at some point over the next week the results of our first challenge- the Sumdog competition (this post is written in advance, so I don’t the results yet!).   But here is your next challenge:-

Write a poem that is ‘summer’ themed. 

Now I know how super lots of 5H are at poetry, and I bet lots of the new 4H are super too- so I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

You can write any style of poem that you like- it could be a ‘normal‘ rhyming poem, a non-rhyming poem, a metaphor poem, an acrostic (which must be 5H’s favourite type of poem!),or any other type!  (4H, If you click on the links in that last sentence you’ll find some examples from 5H over the past year!)

To share your poem with me, just post it in the comments here (or 5H, if you can remember your log-ins, post it as a post yourself!) and I’ll add it to the ‘our work’ section of the website.

If you write a poem, you’ll get yourself 10HP and 1 merit. (and I’ll throw in a TC (teacher credit, all will be revealed at the start of term 4H!) for 4H too)

Go on, amaze me with your poetry skills- I can’t wait!

Mr H

Hi 5H,

So we are about to enter the LAST week in year 5 and as 5H (sniff!)-  like all good things, our time together sadly has to come to an end- but we have a super, if slighlty crazy week planned so that we can ‘end’ in style!

This is the last time I’ll be writing one of these ‘this week’ posts for you- therefore if you see this and comment (with anything) by Tuesday morning I’ll give you a merit and TC

I’m also going to give away lots of merits and TC’s this week- starting with this…

I’d love to know you favourite 3 things from the year (I’ve got a plan to use them for something at the end of this week!)- if you comment with your favourite 3 things by Wednesday I’ll give you your choice of either 3 TC’s, 3 Merits of 20 HP. 

ALSO

If there is anything you would especially like to do next week, comment and let me know (for a merit or TC!).

So back onto the ‘normal’ things- here is what I have in store for you for your LAST week in 5H.

As a general note, you are going to be getting LOTS of your FAB work back this week for you to take home- it will be really helpful if you can bring in an extra bag to put it in, and be prepared to be given some of your A2 (large) art work too (probably on Wednesday).

On Monday:-

In the morning, we’ll be doing lots of work based on our Lunar Theme Park project.  We’ll finally get to start making you some money, and you’ll have some big choices to make!  Later on in the morning, we’ll be using some of our super English skills in a mission linked to the theme park too.

In the afternoon, we’ll be trying to finish our life cycles work- looking at how pollination happens and how seeds are spread.

I hope to do lots of TC draws and generally have a fun day (it is my birthday after all ;-) ).

There is NO band afterschool but I do want to meet with band at lunchtime.

On Tuesday

It’s SPORTSDAY- so remember to come in your PE kit (house colours, clean, neat and tidy please! ).  I’m really hoping the weather forecast changes so that we are not rained off!

Around sportsday we’ll be doing some more lunar work, and also getting some of our classroom ready so we can hand it over to the new 5W!

I’m really looking forward to sportsday- the last 2 sportsday’s I have been involved in my house has won- so will the mightly Maple let me carry on this ‘winning’ streak?!?

There IS ICT club afterschool, as normal.

Wednesday.

In the morning, we’ll be starting to draw out lunar work to a close, and this will also involve another super English based challenge.  In the afternoon, we’ll be either finishing of the life cycles work (if we don’t get it done on Wednesday), sorting out your work and/or having a bit of extra reward time. You have music as normal with Mrs Ribbons.

Thursday.

In the morning, we have a big assembly and then will be doing a bit more lunar work, and what will probably be our last problem solving of the year.

In the afternoon, I really want to take you into the nature area for one last time- so please make sure you have long trousers and trainers with you.

Friday

The last day of 5H/This term!

We may be in another assembly (the year 6 leaving assembly) first thing. Then we’ll be finishing off our lunar theme park and finding out who has won!  In the afternoon, we’ll have some special things planned for us as we spend the last afternoon as 5H and we look back on this year, and forward into what I’m sure will be an amazing year as 6W!

And then it’ll be time for us to say goodbye (although obviously I’ll see you all next year!) and to take a well earned break- hasn’t this year gone quick!?!

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Of course, needless to say I’ve got a few ‘surprises’ planned as well, and I really hope we can have a fun and enjoyable week

See you all on Monday!

Mr H