Homework Friday 17th April

Maths homework (Year 6).

We have been working on ratio this week. Our homework is to solve a questions 1 – 4 in the booklet below (sent home on paper). Pupils can continue and answer other questions if they wish to.

ratio-questions

(Year 5 will have been given maths homework by Mrs. Brotherhood)

English homework (Year 5 & 6).

Our English homework is a focus on apostrophes for possession. The children have ten sentences to rewrite correctly. This has been sent home on paper but a copy can be found here:

Apostrophes_for_Possession_Homework

Maths and English homework should be handed in on Monday morning. 

 

Maths target books.

All Year 6 maths target books have been marked and returned. Most children have a few questions to review and correct. These are highlighted in orange. Target books can be handed in whenever the pupils have completed the tasks – before Thursday next week, if possible.

All the best,

Mrs. E.

 

Crime Scene Investigation (Darwin)

As part of British Science Week, children spent their science lesson investigating a crime scene to work out (from gathered evidence) who had stolen the after-school club biscuits!

       

Children visited the crime scene and were introduced to the crime and what they needed to do to solve it. There were 4 suspects and children analysed ink from a ransom note (using chromatography), examined a footprint and fibres found at the crime scene and analysed biscuit crumbs left at the scene to help them decide which of our suspects was guilty.

  

   

Children were very excited to be part of the investigation and came up with some incredible (and extremely imaginative) explanations of who had committed the crime. Well done for your participation!

Dr. Roberts

Homework Friday 20th March

English:

All pupils have a short English homework task to complete in their writing target books. I would like to collect these in on, or before, Tuesday next week. Additionally, we have produced a draft biography of an inspirational person. I have asked the children to take this home over the weekend and annotate changes or additions that will make their work even better. We will be creating our final version next week.

 

Maths:

Year 6 children have been working on their target maths independently throughout the week. I would like to collect all target books in on Monday. Year 5 pupils will have maths homework set by Mrs. Brotherhood.

 

 

Class Update Friday13th March

Afternoon all,

Apologies for the lack of an update last week. Unfortunately, I was unwell – all better now though. 🙂

We have been very busy in Darwin class this week. We kicked-off the week with a strategy game session to reward ourselves for our excellent overall attendance recently. Then we got down to the serious business of  completing assessments and reviewing our progress – all of which has been very impressive. The children have also taken part in a forensic crime scene as part of Science Week and there was, of course, the Mother’s Day afternoon tea to round off the week – a varied week indeed!

Our certificate winners this week are:

Heath was awarded the reading certificate for his effort in his reading assessment – and his excellent result, of course! The red certificate was awarded to Lucas who has had a very positive week, both in the classroom and in the playground. Mrs.. Brotherhood has been particularly impressed with his effort in maths lessons.

Well done, both!

For details about homework, please see the homework section below.

Don’t forget that it is Darwin Maths Club on Monday after school. During the first sessions, we explored 2D and 3D shapes. The next session will focus on drawing and measuring angles. There is no charge for Maths Club and I would encourage all Year 6 pupils to attend.

 

Homework Friday 13th March

Maths:

Our Year 6 pupils have been working hard on their individual maths targets – they have even set targets of their own! Our most recent assessments have shown not only an increase in accuracy in their maths work but also an increase in confidence, which is fabulous to see! Last week, we were working algebraically; working out missing digits and functions. This week, we have been reviewing area and perimeter.

This week’s homework is to continue working on individual maths targets. I would like the maths target books handed back in with tasks and/or corrections complete, on or before Wednesday of next week. (Year 5 have maths homework set by Mrs. Brotherhood.)

English:

All pupils in Darwin have a writing target to work on. There is a short task to compete. Pupils need to visit the website using their QR Code – if this doesn’t work, use a search engine to find out about the target: Search “[target] Year 6” which should yield a lot of useful websites. Once your child has learned about their target, they should complete the short task in their writing target book. I would like this handed in on Monday.

 

Bonus Optional Homework!

Maths:

If you want to review algebra, you could answer questions 1 to 3 in the attached booklet. You are more than welcome to have a go at some of the other questions in the booklet, should you wish to do so!

Algebra Homework. Questions 1-3. Algebra-Booklet  

 

 

Secondary National Offer Day

Dear Parents

 It is Secondary National Offer Day on Monday 2nd March 2026, in preparation please can you check you can access your account to view the outcome of your application.

 If you can’t remember your password , click the forgotten password option on the parent portal.

 If your account is locked, please email school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk  or call 01743 254331 or 01743 01743 255216  for your account to be unlocked.

On Monday, these useful links will help you with accessing your child’s offer:

 How to view your offer letter offer-day-parents-guide-on-viewing-letter.pdf

 How to log into your account offer-day-parents-guide-to-accessing-account.pdf

 Many thanks

 The School Admissions Team

 

End of half-term.

It’s hard to believe we’ve already reached the halfway point of the spring term. The weeks have flown by and what a busy, purposeful half‑term it has been. ‘Darwin’ has been full of energy, curiosity and plenty of hard work; it’s been wonderful to see just how much progress all of the children have made.

Recently, the weather hasn’t always been on our side and there have certainly been plenty of rainy days. As ever, the children have made the very best of indoor wet‑play — creativity, collaboration and a lot of laughter have brightened even the greyest afternoons. Their resilience and good humour have been a real highlight.

As usual at the end of a half-term, we have the privilege to select a recipient for Star Pupil. This is always a challenge and I wish we could award twenty‑five! After much deliberation, we have chosen Isabella. Isabella has not only worked incredibly hard in all of her lessons but has also put in a lot of extra effort at home. As a result, she has made phenomenal progress and should feel incredibly proud of all of her achievements.

As we look ahead, I think we are all very much looking forward to lighter evenings, drier days and the sense of renewal that spring always brings. For now, we hope everyone enjoys a well‑earned rest over half‑term. (Don’t forget that maths club begins after half-term – see dates listed on this class page. Maths Club runs from 3:15 – 4:15 after school on a Monday and is free of charge. I would encourage all Year 6 pupils to attend as many sessions as they possibly can!)

Details about homework for the break can be found in the homework section below.

All the best, Mrs. E.

Darwin class members making the most of rainy-day indoor breaks.

 

What is the significance of the books on the reading chair?

Half-Term Homework.

Maths Homework – Year 6.

(Year 5 will have been given maths homework by Mrs. Brotherhood.) Year 6 pupils have had their target books updated in light of our recent assessment. I have chosen a target for each pupil to work on and have supplied some questions for them to complete. The children have also identified their own target to work on. Resources to support this can easily be found online. I have included a few useful sites for revision below:

Revision – arithmetic. 

Revision – reasoning.

Defenders of mathematics revision game.

Online self-testing activities

 

English Homework – all Darwin Pupils.

Follow the following links to find out about key features of English:

Metaphors and similes

A task to complete has been sent home on paper. An alternative task can be found here.

Synonyms and antonyms 

A task to complete has been sent home on paper. An alternative task can be found here.

(To access the alternative tasks, use your first name [space] initial of your surname.)

 

All homework is due in on Monday 23rd February.

Friday 30th January Update

Look at our fabulous new reading chair, complete with screen adaptation of David Almond’s Skellig and a pomegranate. You will have to see if your child can tell you the significance of those items!

Certificate winners:

Last week, Oli H was awarded the writing certificate for his outstanding recount work. He worked really hard during the editing process to ensure that his spelling and punctuation were accurate. The red certificate was awarded to Lake for his excellent, productive week and his kindness in helping others around the school.

This week, the red certificate has been awarded to Oliver D for his amazing effort in our English lessons. We were all really impressed with his writing! The maths certificate was awarded to Annabelle B for her determination (and success) in mastering percentages this week.

We won the attendance award too, so we need to think of a way to celebrate that next week (not karaoke though – never again!!).

This week’s homework is to complete the task/tasks in individual maths target books and bring them in on Monday so they can be updated.

Apologies for the late page update this week!

Mrs. E.

Homework Friday 16th January

There are two tasks this week:

Task 1 is a maths task (Year 5 children will have a task set by Mrs. Brotherhood). The Year 6 task focuses on consolidating our ability to order and round decimals. It was sent home on paper today and is due in on Monday morning.

Task 2 is a preparation task. The children (Year 5 & 6) need to research who ‘Highwaymen’ were. They have brought home a prompt sheet to help them to find relevant information. The children do not need to create a presentation or any extended writing, notes will do. What is important is that they come to the lesson with prior knowledge about highwaymen. This homework is due in on Wednesday.