martes, 17 de noviembre de 2015

Autumnwatch



Hi everybody. Now we are in the middle of Autumn I wanted to look at nature a little bit, since there is a lot going on in the wild at this time of the year! So I have been having a look through some episodes of my favourite BBC series...'Springwatch', 'Autumnwatch' and 'Winterwatch' are television programmes about British wildlife and how it adapts to the changing seasons. If you are interested in animals (or plants) there are lots of videos you might like from these series. Here I have chosen one that was filmed in the Shetland Isles. (Where are the Shetland Islands?) 



It is about  a mother otter and her two cubs, and how they go out to learn to hunt together. One of the otters gets lost, but does its mother find it again? Don't worry if you don't much of the language; the presenter has to speak very quietly sometimes because he is so close to the wild otters. Just enjoy watching a video of a beautiful animal which is becoming more and more endangered in Britain.

Writing Letters


Hello year 6. Well done for all that letter-writing you have been doing! I thought you might like to read some other letters that I found, now that Christmas is just around the corner...Do you know what you want for Christmas yet? 




Do you remember that we talked about how you should start a letter by asking how the recipient is? What do you think of these questions?


Here are some more questions: ( I hope you can read them, the photo is a bit small)


Can you find any mistakes?


lunes, 2 de noviembre de 2015

Games to help improve your English


Hello Everybody. Try playing some games on the Cambridge English webpage to practise English. You just need to click on the link below, then play 'Funland' first, and 'Academy island' later. You will probably find that 'Funland' is a bit easy for you at the lower levels, but that it gets more challenging towards the end. 'Academy Island' is more difficult but it's good practice, so give it a try! (You can try the lower level games like 'Monkey puzzles' and 'Shop and drop' for a bit of revision too, if you like.)


By the way, I think I've fixed the problem you were having with making commentaries, but I'm not sure, so I would really like it if any of you could make one at the bottom of the entry. That way I can check that I've managed it. Thanks!


domingo, 18 de octubre de 2015

Welcome!

Hello everyone. Welcome to this blog, where I will be putting materials related to what we've been doing in class. I hope you'll enjoy using it, and please feel free to make comments and suggestions.

First, I want to go back to when we were writing instructions in class.


Now that Halloween is coming, I thought you might like to make some spooky finger biscuits to offer to your family and friends, so watch this video to find out more....




Now we are learning and acting out the poem 'Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf' by one of my favourite authors, Roald Dahl.


Here you can watch another Revolting Rhyme by Roald Dahl. This time it's the three little pigs.


I've copied the poem below if you want to read it (Try reading it while you listen to it again):

The Three Little Pigs - Poem by Roald Dahl

The animal I really dig,
Above all others is the pig.
Pigs are noble. Pigs are clever,
Pigs are courteous. However,
Now and then, to break this rule,
One meets a pig who is a fool.
What, for example, would you say,
If strolling through the woods one day,
Right there in front of you you saw
A pig who'd built his house of STRAW?
The Wolf who saw it licked his lips,
And said, 'That pig has had his chips.'
'Little pig, little pig, let me come in!'
'No, no, by the hairs on my chinny-chin-chin!'
'Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!'

The little pig began to pray,
But Wolfie blew his house away.
He shouted, 'Bacon, pork and ham!
Oh, what a lucky Wolf I am!'
And though he ate the pig quite fast,
He carefully kept the tail till last.
Wolf wandered on, a trifle bloated.
Surprise, surprise, for soon he noted
Another little house for pigs,
And this one had been built of TWIGS!

'Little pig, little pig, let me come in!'
'No, no, by the hairs on my chinny-chin-chin!'
'Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!'

The Wolf said, 'Okay, here we go!'
He then began to blow and blow.
The little pig began to squeal.
He cried, 'Oh Wolf, you've had one meal!
Why can't we talk and make a deal?
The Wolf replied, 'Not on your nelly!'
And soon the pig was in his belly.

'Two juicy little pigs!' Wolf cried,
'But still I'm not quite satisfied!
I know how full my tummy's bulging,
But oh, how I adore indulging.'
So creeping quietly as a mouse,
The Wolf approached another house,
A house which also had inside
A little piggy trying to hide.
'You'll not get me!' the Piggy cried.
'I'll blow you down!' the Wolf replied.
'You'll need,' Pig said, 'a lot of puff,
And I don't think you've got enough.'
Wolf huffed and puffed and blew and blew.
The house stayed up as good as new.
'If I can't blow it down,' Wolf said,
I'll have to blow it up instead.
I'll come back in the dead of night
And blow it up with dynamite!'
Pig cried, 'You brute! I might have known!'
Then, picking up the telephone,
He dialed as quickly as he could
The number of red Riding Hood.

'Hello,' she said. 'Who's speaking? Who?
Oh, hello, Piggy, how d'you do?'
Pig cried, 'I need your help, Miss Hood!
Oh help me, please! D'you think you could?'
'I'll try of course,' Miss Hood replied.
'What's on your mind...?' 'A Wolf!' Pig cried.
'I know you've dealt with wolves before,
And now I've got one at my door!'

'My darling Pig,' she said, 'my sweet,
That's something really up my street.
I've just begun to wash my hair.
But when it's dry, I'll be right there.'

A short while later, through the wood,
Came striding brave Miss Riding Hood.
The Wolf stood there, his eyes ablaze,
And yellowish, like mayonnaise.
His teeth were sharp, his gums were raw,
And spit was dripping from his jaw.
Once more the maiden's eyelid flickers.
She draws the pistol from her knickers.
Once more she hits the vital spot,
And kills him with a single shot.
Pig, peeping through the window, stood
And yelled, 'Well done, Miss Riding Hood!'

Ah, Piglet, you must never trust
Young ladies from the upper crust.
For now, Miss Riding Hood, one notes,
Not only has two wolfskin coats,
But when she goes from place to place,
She has a PIGSKIN TRAVELING CASE. 

Bye for now!