Welcome PDS teachers!!!

We have visits in our school. They come from Memphis, USA and they teach at PDS. Presbyterian Day School. Hope they enjoy their stay with us. Leave a comment saying what you think about it!

The Power of Words

Reading different blogs from other schools in different countries, I found this video. As we very well mentioned in our writing lessons that one of the main goals in writing is to create a picture in the reader's mind, the way in which we say things and how we say them can cause a great impact on others. Please watch the video and leave a comment. What do you think?

Figurative Language

Similes, metaphors and personifications are some examples of figurative language which liven up your writing and create a picture in the reader's mind. This video will help you remember them so that you can start using figures of speech in your future pieces of writing. Hope you enjoy it!

Walk through a Victorian House

Travel back in time to 1870 and help Ruby and Michael look for the missing dog Sam.

Play this game which is an interactive journey during Victorian Times.

Hope you enjoy it!

The Creature in the Classroom

Do you know who this creature is?

Remember that we are flying across a fantasy world!

How do you think you would react if you met this creature?

If you want to know more about what happened,

just click on the word creature.

Enjoy it!

Creature

Find the anachronisms

Look at this image of 1810 and try to spot the anachronisms. Leave a comment.

How much do you know about researching?

Try this link to see how much you know about the necessary steps for researching information. It is an interactive site from the Kentucky Virtual Library. It is like a fun game board. You can click on the different steps and learn something new. Try it out and let me know what you think about it!! Hope you enjoy it! 

More practice

Here are some more links to practise for your test on tenses on April 25th. Hope you enjoy them.

Listen to this podcast about the time words "for" " since" or "ago"
Verb Tense Quiz

Have a look!!

These are 6C's videos on the Mystery and Detective Stories presentations.

Have a look at them. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Videos

Guessing...

Who is this person? What is she/he doing? You have one week to guess!

More practice on Tenses

These are several links with games with tenses for you to practice for the text you will be having next Wednesday, April 25th

If they give you a score, leave a comment with your score or tell me how well you did!

Enjoy them!

Present perfect

Present perfect 2

Tenses Test

Questionaut

This is an online video game from the BBC where you have to answer questions related to English, Science and Math. As you answer the questions correctly, a little “questionaut” in a balloon gets to continue on his journey. Join the "questionaut" , test your knowledge and have fun!
Enjoy it!

Game

I'm boarding the plane...

Who would like to join me?

When ?

Where ?

How?

Wordmaster

Play the game to test your vocabulary skills. There are thousands of words to practise.
I suggest clicking on the "easiest" level first.
Have fun!
Game

Catch that thief!

Solve the mystery of the missing necklace by doing some spelling challenges.

You need to write on a paper the six clues to discover who the mysterious thief was, once you are able to complete the six challenges.

Hope you enjoy it!
Good luck!!
Game
From the BBC homepage

Answer to "Who am I?"

The answer to the riddle is a "habit".
Congratulations for those who guessed!
Now that you know what the answer is, read the riddle again and say what you think!

I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.
Half the things you do, you might just as well turn over to me, and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.
I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done,
and after a few lessons I will do it automatically.
I am the servant of all great men. And, alas, of all failures as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I made them failures.
I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine.
Plus, the intelligence of man.
You may run me for profit, or run me for ruin; it makes no difference to me.
Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will put the world at your feet.
Be easy with me, and I will destroy you.
Who am I?

Think ahead

We have been together for more than one month! By now, you should have adapted to the new routines in Y6.

What are your goals for the month of April?

Quoatation of the week

Going through my tweets, I found this wonderful quoatation by Benjamin Franklin

Tell me and I forget.

Teach me and I remember.

Involve me and I learn. –

Benjamin Franklin

What do you think it means?

What is an anachronism??

Anachronisms are things, sounds, images that are placed in the wrong time period.

Click here and see if you can find all the anachronisms

Hope you enjoy it!!

Have a lovely Sunday!

Who am I?

Read this riddle and send me a message through Edmodo as a direct message giving the answer. You can include what you think about this riddle. Hope ypu enjoy it!

I am your constant companion.

I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.

I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.

I am completely at your command.

Half the things you do, you might just as well turn over to me, and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me.

Show me exactly how you want something done, and after a few lessons I will do it automatically.

I am the servant of all great men. And, alas, of all failures as well.

Those who are great, I have made great.

Those who are failures, I made them failures.

I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine.

Plus, the intelligence of man.

You may run me for profit, or run me for ruin; it makes no difference to me.

Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will put the world at your feet.

Be easy with me, and I will destroy you.

Who am I?

"Commas" Game

Improve your punctuation by using commas.
Try this game and see how you can improve your pieces of writing.

Click on the image to play the game, please!
Have fun!

Game

Play the Peetnik Mysteries

Enjoy playing these games where you are a detective trying to solve the…mystery. It has audio support for the text. Hope you like it! You need to read the instructions first. Have fun!
Game

Rules for blogging

This is the second week in Y6!

I loved the fact that some of you have already blogged!

Your comments will be awarded housepoints depending on the quality of what you wrote.

Remember the following rules:

• Write positively
• Use proper grammar and spelling
• Stick to the topic of the post you are writing about
• Be respectful
• No last names, school names or addresses

Enjoy blogging and become a true blogger!

Think, Play and Have Fun

Click on the link below to play Whack Attack. Read instructions before you start. You don't need to sign in. Click on your choice and have fun! Good luck!

Game

Welcome to Y6!!!

This is a very special year in your school life journey! It's your last year in Primary School! Enjoy it! Take advantage of all the opportunities you are offered.You will have certain privileges and advantages.You will have challenges to face and obstacles to overcome.

Have fun and show commitment at all times. If you do, you will go far!!

Let's enjoy this last stage of your trip together!

Miss Ale