Here are some Christmas websites that will just sleigh you. They're full of fun and games and, of course, there's the amazing Elf Yourself.

http://www.northpole.com/

http://www.merry-christmas.com/

http://www.santalady.com/xmasgames.html

http://www.elfyourself.com/

Amazing Apostrophes

Play the games, you super cool children.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/punctuation/apostrophes/game.shtml

Letter Patterns in Spelling

Walt: spell words with common letter patterns.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/letterpatterns/game.shtml

Interpreting Data

These three activities relate to our current tpoics in maths, plus they're good fun. Enjoy!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/handling_data.shtml

Half Term

These games are fun and not at all educational (well, perhaps they are a little bit). On the Raw Games menu, there are football and news reporter games, to name but two.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/raw/gamesandquizzes/

This algebra game, which contains year 7 work, requires a very big brain:

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=alg

Good luck!

Harold and Hilda

Last week we went to the Mischief Fair at Croxteth Hall. There the children read some poetry, riddles and rhymes and went up to the atic to listen to a (slightly) scary story. Then we had about twenty minutes to conjure up, and write down, a story of our own using all of the things we'd seen and heard. Here it is for you to read. Let us know what you think.

Harold and Hilda

Harold and Hilda were very spoilt children. Their parents gave them anything they wanted. They were mean, nasty children. They were mean to the other children in the village and they stole from the toy maker's shop down the lane.

When the toy maker confronted the children’s parents, they were not at all bothered.
The toymaker decided he had had enough. He said, “It’s time for your children to learn their lesson!” And off he set to the magical land of Iswas, singing:

I’m off to see the dragon,
The magical dragon of Iswas.

When he got to Iswas, he used this spell to summon the dragon,

Double, double toil and trouble:
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake.

“Do me the deed of turning these disturbing children into the most ugly hobgoblins ever seen,” he asked.
“I accept, as long as you give me chocolate sprinkled on a horse,” replied the dragon.

The dragon flew to the village and said:

Double, double toil and trouble:
Fire burn; and cauldron, bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake.

Suddenly the children transformed into hobgoblins. The hobgoblins then ate their parents and disappeared into the deep forest for eternity.

Multiplying and Dividing by 10 and 100

Converting these measures will give you practise:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/measuring/lwc/game.shtml

http://www.higherbebington.wirral.sch.uk/measures.html

Here's another site:

http://web.educom.pt/pr1305/mat_x10%20x100.swf

http://www.higherbebington.wirral.sch.uk/plane.html

Shadows Help

I think a few of you had difficulty with your shadow experiment last week. Here's an activity set up in the same way. See what happens when you move the light:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/light_shadows.shtml

Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000

Don't have a cow, man! Here's a game to practise your multiplication and division::

http://cdsearch.britannica.com/lm/games/GM_5_5/GM_5_5.htm]

Here's a quiz to practismoving the digits one, two or three places:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/multiplication/multiply10and100/quiz.shtml

And another:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/multiplication/multiply10and100/quiz.shtml

Enjoy!

Decimals and Converting Measures

Use this game to practise ordering decimals:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/decimals/introductiontodecimals/activity.shtml

Use these activities to learn about converting measurements of length:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/measuring/lwc/index.shtml

Leonardo da Vinci

Use these web sites to find out all about the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci:

http://www.mos.org/leonardo/

http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=LeonardoV

I found the multimedia section (click the green icon) useful on these pages:

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561520/Leonardo_da_Vinci.html

Add notes about anything you find interesting to your biography planner in your book.

Feel free to leave send me a comment about what you have read and I will publish them on the blog.

Negative Numbers

Here's the activity from today, kids:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/whatarenumbers/negativenumbers/game.shtml

Put the hats on the heads:

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/negnumorder.swf

Move up and down by choosing positive and negative numbers:

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/negativenumbers/negativenumbers.html

Famous People: Roald Dahl

Find out as much as you can about Roald Dahl from his website and any other sources you can find. You have an hour. When we go back to class, you will have 45 minutes to make a zigzag book about his life.

Here is the link to his site:

http://www.roalddahl.com/

Class Six

Hello Class,

This is an easy way for us to share work during ICT.

Click on the links below to practise some work on light and shadows.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/light_shadows.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/see_things.shtml
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/20050520/Science/Keystage2/Physicalprocess/Shadows/Introduction/default.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/decimals/introductiontodecimals/activity.shtml
http://www.freewebtown.com/weddell/mw/x10x100/x10x100.swf

York

Just so you know a little bit about York before we go, have a look at these sights, then make a poster showing what you know and are looking forward to about York.

http://www.yorkhistory.com/

http://www.york.gov.uk/leisure/Local_history_and_heritage/yorks_history/

http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation/yorkshire-wold-moors-coast/hostels/York/travel_info.aspx

http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/dig/

http://www.yorkminster.org/

http://www.yorkboat.co.uk/

The Twelve Apostles

Here is an information page about the twelve apostles that were the closest followers of Jesus in the Bible:

http://www.12apostlesofthecatholicchurch.com/

Find out about your given Saint and prepare a picture presentation for the class.

Second World War: Leaders

Use the links below (or any other sites you know of) to find out who the leaders of the major powers were, then make a poster on Publisher to show what you know.

Major powers:

• France;
• USSR;
• Britain;
• USA;
• Japan;
• Germany
• Italy.

Here a couple of websites to help:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Britain.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/

Maths Revision

We're on the home stretch now cherubs. Here's the maths bitesize site:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/

Reading

I couldn't log on to the blogspot last night kids. I hope this works for you:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/reading.shtml

Writing Revision

Here is the writing section on Bitesize. You may find the spelling and grammar section will help you tomorrow too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar.shtml

See you tomorrow!

Science Revision

Become a super genius science master with by worknig through these activities and quizzes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/

Famous Biologists

Find out all about Louis Pasteur and Edward Jenner.

• What did they discover?
• Why are they known as great men?

Micro-organisms

Work through the activities here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/micro_organisms.shtml

http://www.buginvestigators.co.uk/

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/index.html

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/news/news.html

http://archive.food.gov.uk/hea/711/english/part1.html

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/science/bread/index.htm

Pollination

Learn all about how plants reproduce in Pollen Park. Type in your name let Bumbles be your guide.

http://www.concer-tina.co.uk/pollenpark/

Parts of a flower

Do the activity and the quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/life_cycles.shtml

Forces Activities

Here's the link for the Kent science website. There are lots of games for you to play here, including the forces ones from today. Click on the links to the different topics.

http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/science/qca/

Paragraphing

Order the pictures on the game. When you have them in the right order, order the sentences. After that, order them again and write your own paragraph (you can then print this one out to stick in your yellow book).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/writing/paragraphs/game.shtml

On completing this, take a 'Paragraph Creator' game card, counters a dice and a dictionary and play with a partner.

Enjoy!

Nrich

These activities are from a website full of maths challenges. They seem hard at first, but once you get going they're very addictive!

http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=2291&part=

http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=4926&part=

Sentences

Use these activities to practise writing interesting sentences:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/texttypes/negatives/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/tenses/getting_the_right_tense/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar.shtml

Science Forces and Motion

http://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/mmg/teaching/peterstidwill/interact/resources/parkworldplot/parkworldplotlink.htm

Ratio and Proportion

Explore the BBC Skillswise site about ratio and proportion in preparation for the M&Ms Party. The video will work on some, but not all, computers. Share nicely now little ones.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/ratioandproportion/ratio/index.shtml

Science

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/changing_circuits.shtml

Rversible and Irreversible Changes

Explore reversible and irreversible changes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials.shtml

Do the quiz about burning:

http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/6d-burning.shtml

Make two posters using Publisher. One should show reversible changes and the other irreversible changes. There will be a prize for the best from each category.

Formal/ Impersonal Writing

Below are some links to sites about the famous City of Oxford, it's university and museums.

Compare the sites to the leaflets about Oxford.

Look at the language, organisational features and how the information is presented.

What format do you find more effective. Why?

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/stgiles/default.html#

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/oxfordcitytours/museum.asp

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/iffleyvillage/index.htm

http://www.citysightseeingoxford.com/video.html

http://walkdigital.com/music/4da2a3f5da95e8d9e77888ff36a51531.wmv

http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/magdalenwalk/default.html#

Science Revision

There are more than twenty activities here for you to get stuck in to, so enjoy!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/

Class 5

Welcome, Class 5, to our site. There are lots of activities on here that we use in Year 6 to help us improve our work. The links below will help you research the Tudors:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/

http://www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk/tudors.html

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Tudors/tudorsmain.htm

http://www.channel4learning.com/apps26/learning/microsites/E/essentials/history/units/interface?type=weblink&parameter=The+Tudor+explorers

Mean, Median and Mode

Here's the activity from today's Maths lesson:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/activities/modemedianmean.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/handlingdata/numericalanalysis/mean/index.shtml