This week, we are focusing on the World of Work. When discovering different roles and future careers that you may want to pursue, many factors come into play. One of those being morals.

Our question this week:

 Should everyone’s job have a moral purpose?

This week, we are celebrating the World of Work!

On Wednesday 8th July, we will be hosting a webinar linked to this week’s activity below. Please take time this week to complete the activities and join us next week.

• We are hosting Y6 leavers assembly on 16.07.20. Click for more details
• Keep sending your work to year6@thomasbuxtonps.co.uk. We love seeing your work and posted weekly in Our Work.

World of work

English task

Task 1 – Grammar

Task 2- Comprehension

Architect

1. What does an architect do?
2. Name 2 qualities that they need
3. Name 3 qualifications that they need
4. What is the MOST that an architect could earn?
5. Who might they work for?
6. Which school subjects are helpful for an architect?
7. Do you think being an architect would be hard? Why? 
8. Can you think of some examples around you where an architect would have needed to be involved in the project?

Environmental Scientist

1. What does an environmental scientist do?
2. Name 2 qualities that they need
3. Name 3 qualifications that they need
4. What is the pay range for an environmental scientist?
5. What is the average salary?
6. Give 2 examples of where they might work
7. Which school subjects are helpful for an architect?
8. Which parts of being an environmental scientist would you find interesting? Why? 
9. If you were an environmental scientist, which organisms or environment would you want to study?

Fashion Designer

1. What does a fashion designer do?
2. Name 2 qualities that they need
3. Name 2 qualifications that they need
4. What is the pay range for a fashion designer?
5. What is the average salary?
6. Give 2 examples of where they might work
7. Which school subjects are helpful for an architect?
8. Do you think you would enjoy being a fashion designer?  Which parts of the job would be toughest? Why?

Challenge: Can you create your own set of questions for one of the other job roles?

Task 3 – Writing

Write an application letter to a company you want to work for, proving to them that you have the skills you need to do the job?

Maths task

Task 1 – How do I budget?

Click on the links below to complete this activity.

Task 2 – £5 Dinner Challenge

We can save money by spending less in our everyday lives. Food is one area of our lives where we can consider reducing our spending. Your task is to design a meal that costs just £5!

When designing their meal, consider:
a. What your family likes to eat?
b. What dietary requirements do your family members have?
c. What equipment will the family need for cooking?

Draw your plate and label the cost of each element onto your plate.

What do they need to think about when planning a meal? Feeling full, healthy eating? You could use the Healthy Eating Plate image as a tool. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/the-eatwell-guide/

Task 3- £20 Family time Challenge

This is a great challenge that you can complete as a family, designing a family-time activity that costs no more than £20.

You could share the examples below to inspire them:

• A home cinema night; rent a film, and buy popcorn and treats, then put cushions on the floor and close the curtains to make your own cinema.
• Pizza restaurant; make your own dough bases and take orders for toppings, then cook the pizzas and serve them like they would at a restaurant. You could even design your own menus!

We look forward to seeing your family time plans and photos of your family activity.

Science task

Aim: To make conclusions

1. Watch the video and follow the instructions to complete the experiment.
2. Why do you think the coin disappears? Use your scientific knowledge to answer. Hint: Think about what you need in order to see.
3. Will the same thing happen if the coin is placed inside the cup? Or if more coins are added? Create and test your own predictions.

Don’t forget to send pictures of your work and explanations to the Year 6 email.

Click here for help with the scientific knowledge explanation.

Spelling task

Words with the /eI/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey

Congratulations to our year 6 certificate winners this week:

Dear Year 6 Parents and Carers, 

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a socially distant Year 6 Leavers’ Ceremony on Thursday 16th July at 10am in the school playground. 

Year 6 pupils can attend the event with two members from their household and should arrive between 9.15am and 9.45am through the Junior Gate. On entering the gates, families will need to queue before being shown to their seats by a member of staff. The ceremony will begin at 10am. 

After the ceremony (approximately 10.45am), parents will leave and Y6 pupils will remain for pizza (provided by the school) and shirt signing (pupils should bring a white shirt, school will provide a pen for each child). 

Parents must collect their child from the Junior Gate at 12.30pm or give permission via email for their child to walk home alone. Pupils can bring a water bottle and a white shirt and should be wearing full school uniform. 

A member of staff will be in touch next week to confirm your attendance (alternatively please reply to this email). This event is dependent on good weather but we will inform you of any changes in advance. 

Please find below some answers to any questions you may have.

We hope that you will be able to join us and we look forward to seeing you!

The TB Team 

Questions you may have: 

1. What should the children wear? Full uniform please. 
2. What should the children bring? A water bottle and a plain white t-shirt/shirt for signing. School will provide each child with a pen for shirt signing. 
3. What time does it start? The junior gates will open at 9.15am and close before the event starts at 10am. 
4. Can I sit anywhere? No, there will be allocated seating and families will be shown to their seats by a member of staff. Please do not move chairs as they will be set out according to social distancing guidelines. 
5. Can parents stay for pizza? No, parents must leave their children on the playground with school staff after the ceremony and collect them at 12.30pm. 
6. What time should I collect my child? Children must be collected by 12.30pm. If you would like your child to walk home alone then you must email us to provide permission. 
7. Can I bring more than 2 guests? Each child can bring 2 guests only. This is because of available space and the number of chairs we have. Please do not bring more people as we cannot accommodate them. 
8. Will there be toilets available? Year 6 pupils will be able to use the toilets however must ask an adult first so that we can direct them to the correct one. We cannot allow parents inside the building so toilets will not be in use for parents and carers. 
9. Is it compulsory? It is entirely up to families to decide whether to attend however we strongly recommend that every Y6 child attends. We would love to see all of the children before they move to secondary school and believe that it is good for them to say goodbye to each other and their teachers.
10. What social distancing measures will be put into place? We will ensure that seats are laid out in a way that adheres to social distancing guidelines with chairs in family bubbles. There will be a seating plan and families will queue in the playground before being taken to their seats by a member of staff. For shirt signing, we will lay the t-shirts out and invite children 1 by 1 to come up and sign the shirts with their own pen (provided by us). 
11. Is it safe to come? We have done our very best to minimise the risk to families and children but there will always be a small chance of the virus spreading. Families should follow guidance from staff when on site and maintain social distance from other families at all times.

English Task

This week, we have linked the English tasks to mark National Windrush Day (22nd June 2020).

What is the Windrush? Click here for more information.

Task 1- Grammar

Task 2 – Comprehension

Task 3 – Writing

Write a diary entry from the perspective of someone arriving in Great Britain from the Caribbean.

Task 4 – Writing

Complete some more research on the Windrush generation and create a presentation of that information.  You could create a powerpoint, a non-chronological report or some short video clips explaining what you’ve learnt!

Maths Task

This week’s activity – Converting units of time

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Task 4

Whose Birthday is it?

Five friends were all born in the same year. Read the clues to work out the month and day of the week that each person was born.

Additional task

Click on the links below to complete additional tasks linked to this week’s objective.

• https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/convert-between-units-of-time/activities/5

Science Task

Air resistance experiment

For this experiment, you will need:

• Paper or card
• Outdoor space or space to move if possible

Do you feel a larger force of air resistance with or without the card? 

What could you change to alter how much air resistance you feel?

1. Make a list of as many as you can. 

Write your ideas as questions.Two ideas are given below to start you off: 

• How fast you run 
• If the card is bent or flat.

2. Test all your predictions, outside if possible.

3. Record your results on the table below.

4. Now, think about what your results tell you and write down:

• What did you find out?
• Was your prediction correct?
• Is there a pattern in the results?
• How could you improve your results?

Spelling task

Homophones

Computing task

Stay safe online!

Watch the video to remind you about the ways you need to protect yourself online.

Click here to play the game.

Congratulations to our year 6 certificate winners this week:

• Year 6 Google Meet on Wednesday 17th June at 2.30. Email year6@thomasbuxtonps.co.uk for the link or check the school app.
• Keep sending your work to year6@thomasbuxtonps.co.uk. We love seeing your work and post every Friday in Our Work.

English task

Task 1 – Grammar

Task 2 – Comprehension

1) In which year was George Washington Carver born?
2) Who raised George?
3) Which vital skills did they teach him?
4) What was George’s nickname as a child?
5) Why was he rejected from Highland College in Kansas?
6) Use the Explain (effect detector) card and answer the questions at the top.

Task 3 – Writing task

Can you draw the life cycle of a flower? Your poster should include:

• The life cycle of a plant
• Label a diagram of a plant
• Explain what each part of the flower does
• Explain how plants affect people

You can draw your information leaflet or design it using powerpoint or word.

Task 4 – Poetry task

Create a shape poem!

A shape poem is written in the form of the subject. Have a look at the examples below.

For ideas and guidance to create your own shape poem, click here.

Maths task

This week’s maths tasks are linked to converting measurements!

Task 1

Which unit of measure would you use to measure an ant?

km. m. cm. mm

Discuss in the comments below.

Task 2

Draw the diagram below and filling the gaps to show the calculations for each conversion.

Task 3

Task 4

Task 5

Additional Tasks

You can find help videos and tasks on the links below.

• https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-convert-between-standard-units-of-length/activities/2
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7/articles/zqf4cwx

Science task

Task 1- Growing plants

Choose one of the plant habitats and research in more detail the adaptations plants have made to survive there. 

• Arid climate zone: deserts
• Polar climate zone: tundra
• Tropical climate zone: rainforests

• Information about biomes
• More information about biomes
• Information about tundras
• Information about rainforests
• Information about deserts

Task 2 – Solar eclipse

Can you explain how solar eclipses are formed?

You can draw and describe what happens. Use diagrams to help explain what is happening.

Art task

Explore your emotions through art! Click here

Spelling task

Word containing -ough

1. Though
2. Thought
3. Thoughtful
4. Although
5. Through
6. Thorough
7. Bought
8. Bough
9. brought

Computing task

Spend some time this week learning about protecting yourself online, while playing a game! Let us know your thoughts on the game.

There are 4 games to choose from. Enjoy!

Rights Respecting Task

Article 2- Non discrimination

What does the phrase ‘non-discrimination’ mean to you?

It is very important that:

• Nobody should be treated differently because of who they are.
• All people should accept, respect and value others for who they are.
• All schools should teach and practise and actively celebrate respect for all.
• Everyone should be open to the fact that we all have prejudices and be ready to challenge them.
• People challenge and speak up about any discrimination they experience or see.
• Newspapers and other information sources should promote and celebrate diversity and inclusion.

Congratulations to our year 6 certificate winners this week:

Thomas Buxton Sports’ Day – The Lockdown Games

Friday 12^th June 2020

At home, your local area or in school

As you know we’re in the midst of global pandemic but that doesn’t mean we can’t have our Sports’ Day.  I have put together some fun activities you can do at home, in your local area with family or in school with your teachers.

Challenges:

• There are 12 challenges to attempt
• A bit like Bingo, as well as the points you will gain for your challenges, you will also gain extra points for completing 1 full row of activities (single line), 2 full rows of activities (double line) and all the activities (FULL HOUSE)
• Very little equipment is needed for the challenges
• You can complete them in any order you like
• The main thing is to keep fit and have a good old laugh whilst doing it

Points:

• Points are awarded as stated on the challenges
• 10 extra points are awarded for completing a single line
• 25 extra points are awarded for completing a double line
• 50 extra points are awarded for completing a FULL HOUSE

Safety:

• Please make sure you warm up before completing the challenges that you need to be physically active for
• If completing any challenges outside, make sure you follow the social distancing rules
• Make sure the space you are completing the challenges in, is appropriate and safe

Any evidence you take in the form of photos or videos can be sent to year4@thomasbuxtonps.co.uk with Mrs Milne or Sports Day as the subject. 

UPDATES

• Year 6 Zoom Party on Thursday 11th June at 2.30. Email year6@thomasbuxtonps.co.uk for the zoom code entry or check the school app.
• Virtual Sports Day this Friday! Send in your photos of the sports activities you have been doing at home! (Look at Science task for more details)

English task

Task 1- Grammar

Task 2 – Comprehension

Schools in Victorian Britain

1. Why did some families not want their children to go to school?
2. What was a ‘Dame School’?
3. What was a Ragged School and who were they set up by?
4. What happened in 1870?
5. How were boys and girls separated in Victorian schools?
6. What things would you find in a Victorian classroom?
7. Name two ways that Victorian schools are different to modern schools.

Task 3- Writing

Christina Rosetti and Rudyard Kipling are two famous poets from the Victorian period. Read their poems and think about what the message is.

Taking inspiration from these poets, create your own poem about:

• The natural world around you
• Becoming more independent as you grow
• Use the titles of the poems above to create your own.

We look forward to reading your poems. Email them to year6@thomasbuxtonps.co.uk instead of posting into the comments.

History task

Use the links below to help you!

• http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/victorians/inventiotimeline.html
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zhwqxnb
• https://victorianchildren.org/victorian-inventions/

Maths task

This week’s Maths tasks are based on finding the approximate equivalent from metric measurements to imperial measurements.

Task 1

Multiply by 10 and 100. Need a reminder? Click here! Have a go at completing the rest of the tasks on BBC Bitesize.

Task 2

Copy the table and place the correct measurements into the spaces below. The first one has been done for you!

Task 3

Can you find the missing quantities?

To help you find the answers click here or use Safesearch to search for the conversions.

Task 4

Using your answers from task 3, create a poster showing the different conversions.

• Clear, bold text
• Colour
• Picture examples

Look at the example. Can you make your poster look even better than this? You can draw by hand or use powerpoint on your computer to make your poster.

Email your posters to year6@thomasbuxtonps.co.uk

Have fun!

Science task

This Friday, Thomas Buxton are hosting a Virtual Sports Day!

Task 1

As part of the celebrations, your task this week is to keep a fitness diary!

In your fitness diary, you will include:

• Type of exercise
• How long you exercised for
• Which days you did some exercise
• Pulse rate before and after exercising
• Describe how you feel after exercising

You can record your diary in a number of ways:

• Writing what you did onto paper
• Record a video diary, talking about what you did or a demonstration
• Taking a picture of you taking part in different activities
• Draw the different exercises that you are doing daily.

There are numerous ways that you can exercise:

• Walk
• Run
• Dance
• Cycle
• Mr Burn’s workouts

For more ideas, look on our Healthy Living page

Task 2

Why do we need to exercise??

Become a Newsround reporter and create a video article explaining why exercise is good for you.

You can include interviews (of people in your household!), demonstrations of different ways to stay fit and explanations of ways it helps your body. Be as creative as you like.

We look forward to seeing your creations. Don’t forget to use the video editor on your device to add effects, add titles and cut scenes!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/terrific-scientific/KS2/zh76382

Spelling task

The suffix – ous

Rights Respecting task