Year Six Half-Term Homework: Creating 'Passport to the World' on the Falcons School for Girls Pupil Wiki

Year Six's half-term homework can be found here: Year Six Expo 2011: Passport to the World on the Falcons School for Girls pupil wiki. This is an exciting joint IT and Geography topic where you can use your English skills, too!

Have a great break, girls!

This is my 1,000th Blog Post! And Year Five Homework

Bald Worm' Blog began way back in Autumn 2007 to promote the use of baldworm.co.uk - my 11+ short story techniques sites, and to provide girls with a simple method for learning about their English homework. Over the years the blog has grown to include photos, video and podcasts, and examples of the pupils' work - like the digital recreation of King Duncan's murder above.

Since Autumn 2007, 'Bald Worm's blog' has received over 192,000 page views - and over 100,000 unique visitors! Thank you to all the girls and visitors who have taken the time to visit. I hope it has proven useful!

Here's to the next 1,000 posts!

Year Five homework
Please complete your Montmorency at the Jewellers story. Write 1 1/2 sides of A4.

Due: Thursday

Year Six Homework: Capitals of the World

Task: Tomorrow we are going to have a mini-test on the capital cities you researched as part of our Geography topic. Learn the capitals tonight!

Year Five Composition: Montmorency's Sewer

We are studying Eleanor Updale's brilliant Montmorency!

Task:
1. Please write a second draft of the 'stinking sewer' description. Try to include lots of colour - and the olfactory sense!

2. Please complete the 'Self-Assessment for Self-Improvement' sheet. Be self-critical!

Write 10-15 lines

Due: Tuesday

P.S. Falcons Girls! Learn again by listening to the 'Bald Worm on Setting the Scene' podcast:

Year Five Weekend Homework

We have begun learning to write stories set in the Victorian period. We will be learning to develop our use of descriptive techniques.
Task: Please write a 10-12 line description based on the Victorian image. Try to use as many of our descriptive techniques as you can; don't forget to try to reach 'level 5' on the punctuation pyramid as you write!

Year Six Weekend Homework
You are going to begin the 'Passport to the World' project.

1. Decide on your country;
2. Begin your research (a) the capital, (b) the major geographical features and (c) the currency.

Mr Hitchen is Away!

Do your best to impress the inspectors this week, girls! Show them just how proud you are to be a Falcons Girl!

Year Five: Writing up Drones Club Story for Display

Write up first 15 lines of your Drones Club story in sharp lead pencil. Use your neatest handwriting style - and make sure you join your letters!

Include all four of the characterisation techniques.

Please illustrate (using coloured pencils only). You could draw:
* Pigs
* Top Hats
* Cocktail glasses
* Jeeves

Click here for some more ideas!

Due: Tomorrow, please

Revision for the 'Writing Stage' Assessment

Friday is our 'writing stage' assessment. Not sure what this means? Watch this video to find out!

Don't forget to download our 11+ revision podcasts onto your iPod or computer! Year Five pupils will find this one particularly useful
:

Learn more about this by watching the '11+ Revision' video:

An Inspector Calls...

Next week, the Falcons School for Girls will be welcoming a team of inspectors. How can you prepare, girls?

1. Watch these two videos;
2. Make sure your dress and hair - including hair ties - is immaculate;
3. Polish your shoes
4. Tidy your pencil case and bag. Do you have all the correct pens?

We can't wait to impress the inspectors with our learning!

Visit to the LSO

We visited the Barbican to see the LSO play 'Sound Detectives'!


Want to learn more about writing a brilliant short story in the 11+ examinations? Visit http://www.baldworm.co.uk

Year Six Weekend Homework: Preparing for Assessment Week

Next week is our assessment week.

In preparation - and to get you back into the swing of creative writing - I would like you to write a complete short story based on the following title, inspired by Macbeth:

"She Made Me Do It!"

Write 1 1/2 sides of A4.

Due: Monday

Year Five Composition Homework: The Drones Club

Year Five are writing stories where they will be focusing on making a character seem 'real' by using the key skill of characterisation.

Task: Please complete your 'Drones Club' story and complete the 'self-assessment for self-improvement' sheet.

P.S. Don't forget to download some of the Bald Worm 11+ revision podcasts, like this one (click on the image to download, so you can put it on your iPod, or click the 'play' button to listen on your computer):


Due: Monday

P.S. The blog is closing in on post number 1,000! Keep an eye out for a special competition to celebrate!

Using hyphens and Dashes

We have been learning to use hyphens and dashes.

Task: Write a description of Bertie Wooster's untidy flat. Write ten lines. Include both dashes and hyphens.

Feeling clever? Include a semi-colon and colon, too.

Due: Tuesday.


Want to learn more about writing a brilliant short story in the 11+ examinations? Visit http://www.baldworm.co.uk