Remember, to look back over the last term's blogs for lots of ideas to keep your revision ticking over. Just half an hour everyday will really help you to remember those key facts. Why not try using some of the writing titles for some ideas for times writing over the holidays? Also, do you know what all of the vocabulary in science means? Evaporation? Filtration? What happens when you mix bicarbonate of soda and vinegar together? What is it called when an ice cube turns to water? Your CGP books have some great ways of helping you to remember.
These sites will also be useful over the break:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/index.html this is a great site from Woodlands School in Kent.
If you want to have a go at some of the Past SATS papers, go to http://www.st-josephs-pickering.n-yorks.sch.uk/past_test_papers.htm to download them and print them off. Remember it is important to stick to the time allocated. You will probably be really quick at these though, as we have had a go at most of them in school.
Worried about the SATS? Well don't be - and don't just take my word for it!! Lots of Year 6's up and down the country feel exactly the same as you! I came across another school's blog, and they have had lots of comments from Year 6 children, all about their feelings about the tests. Click on the link and read some of the comments and replies! Remember, it is better to get your questions and concerns out in the open and talk to your parents and the teachers, who have all been through tests and will know exactly how you are feeling AND how to help!!
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/blog/2006/04/worried-about-sats.html
This week:
This week is our Assessment and Review week. There will also be lots of glue, glitter and sequins around as we make our Easter cards - something special this year!!
Our Easter service will be held in the hall on Thursday at 9.00am in the hall, led by our Year 3/4 children. You are most welcome to join us, but do be aware that there will be limited space.
We finish at 3.00pm on Thursday for our Easter Break.
This Sunday is Palm Sunday - the beginning of Holy Week.
Holy Week is the week before Easter, commemorating events in the last days of Jesus' life. It begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Easter Monday.
Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday), the day Jesus arrived in Jerusalem.
Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday), Last Supper and the betrayal by Judas.
Good Friday (Holy Friday), the arrest, trial, crucifixion, death and burial of Jesus Christ.
Holy Saturday, the Sabbath on which Jesus rested in the grave.
Palm Sunday is a time of celebration as well as sadness because Jesus died on a cross less than a week after he had entered Jerusalem.
What is Palm Sunday?
The Sunday before Easter is known as Palm Sunday. It celebrates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem for the Jewish festival of Passover. Great crowds of people lined the streets waving palm branches to welcome him. The people were very excited. They spread branches on the road – and even laid down their clothes. They shouted 'Hosanna!' which means 'Save us Now!'
Why is it called Palm Sunday?
The Sunday before Easter is called Palm Sunday because the crowds waved palm branches as they followed Jesus' procession into Jerusalem.
Why did Jesus go to Jerusalem?
It was the time of the Jewish feast of Passover. Many Jews travelled to Jerusalem to celebrate this feast together.
What happens on Palm Sunday
On Palm Sunday, children are given crosses made from single palm leaves. Traditionally, many churches will have a procession in or around the church while people sing songs of praise and wave palm leaves. This is to help them imagine what Jesus' entry into Jerusalem might have been like.
Pax Cakes
In some English churches small buns called pax cakes (symbolic of peace and goodwill) are given to the congregation as they leave after a Palm Sunday service.
Palm Sunday also has the nick name 'Fig Sunday' because Christ had wanted to eat some when travelling to Jerusalem (Mark 11: 12-14). Figs were once traditionally eaten on this day.
What happens to any Palm crosses left over?
Any left over Palm Crosses are kept and burned to make ashes for next years Ash Wednesday services.
Palm Sunday Customs and Traditions in England
In some areas of the country Palm Sunday was a traditional day for visiting wells and leaving an offering for the spirit of the well. In some places pins were dropped in the wells whilst in other places rags were hung around the wells. It was thought by doing this the spirit of the well would keep the water fresh and clean.
Sallow, or pussy willow, was used in many places as a palm subsitute, and was commonly known as English Palm amongst country folk. Box, yew, hazel, common willow and daffodils (Lent Lilies) were other alternatives in the days before palm was easily available as an import from Spain.
Just for fun...
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=cb43975065399b0d1e48 This is a fantastic video! YouTube have created a site just for teachers! This is a video of how one American teacher has tried to teach a variety of mathematical concepts to her children. We shall be getting our baseball caps over the Easter holidays..you have been warned!!!!!
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9e471f4d180b08d62b00&page=&viewtype=&category= (measurement rap)
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=4d8d0cbedc973445af2d&page=&viewtype=&category= simplification of fractions
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=734fe93831e3fb400ce8&page=&viewtype=&category= perimeter rap
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=cbba1eea208541a643e7 This made me laugh out loud! Although it has an American slant (particularly when referring to money) but the short, snappy way in which it is presented, really helps to make this explanation of fractions memorable!!
You can can have hours of fun looking through this site, but please make sure you are with your parents when 'surfing'. Although most of the uploads are checked, we cannot be responsible for content added after this blog has been written.
That's all for now! Have a good holiday!
Year 5/6
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