The Term of V.A.K.

The Falcons School for Girls tries to make sure that every pupil knows that we all learn in different ways. Ideally, everyone should know the best way for them to learn:
* Some girls are brilliant at learning new skills by reading;
* Some girls are brilliant at listening;
* Some girls learn best by talking through ideas;
* Some girls learn best by 'doing' - using their hands and their bodies.

To promote thinking about the best ways to learn, we will be using this new logo (created by Art Leader Mr Allan) throughout the school.

Year 5 Comprehension: Fight for this Mark (The Writing Comprehension Answers Song)

Download the lyrics to 'Fight for this Mark (The Answering Comprehension Questions Song) from my area at box.net. This is an example of musical learning: using songs to help us remember key facts and skills.

Task: Please complete the H.I.V.E. comprehension. Don't forget to P-E-E all over the page!

Due: Don't forget that comprehension is due on a Wednesday, so you don't need to rush it after Netball training.

Still stuck on P-E-Eing? Watch this:

Free Song for your iPod: The Semi-Colon Song

Something new from West London's Most Creative Preparatory School: you can now download one of our songs and play it on your iPod!

FREE DOWNLOAD
Click here to download a copy of Year Five singing The Semi-Colon Song. Once downloaded, it will play in your iTunes just like a Lady Gaga or Take That song - and you can then put it on your iPod!

By listening to the song, you'll be able to revise how to use semi-colons in a way you'll remember!

(Photo by Andrew; used under Creative Commons agreement)

Year Six Optional Homework: The First 15 lines

Enjoy Year Six performing the semi-colon song! This is an example of using Web 2.0 - an iphone and our school YouTube channel - to capture musical learning.

Homework Task: Good luck for those sitting an examination tomorrow.
Your homework task is to complete the 'Self-assessment Elegant Prose Task'.

Not a Falcons Girl? Download a free copy from my box at box.net - and ring 020 8892 5189 to learn about how you can join West London's most creative preparatory school!

Due: Wednesday or Thursday

Brilliant 'Comma Song' on the FSG pupil wiki page!

Miss Nicholson has done it again! She has recorded a a superstar Year Six girl singing 'The Comma Song', setting it to a blues tune! It really is brilliant!

This is another example of using music to help us to remember 'dull' or 'difficult' information.

Want to listen? Just click here and press play on the mini-podcast player!

(Image by debird; used under Creative Commons agreement)

The Nine Parts of Speech Song

Miss Nicholson and a Year Six pupil combined to create this catchy song to help you revise the parts of speech! This is an example of using music to help us learn grammar

Thanks, Miss Nicholson and our superstar singer!

Tuesday 8th September: Year Five & Six Homework

Year Five
1. Please complete the 'sion' and 'tion' suffix ending worksheets and learn your spellings for our test next week, using Spelling City.

2. Don't forget that your 'Daydreamer' comprehension is due in tomorrow.

3. Your composition unit for the first couple of weeks is about planning a story. Learn more at this special page on the pupil wiki.

Year Six
1. Please complete the 'Willie and the Bone' comprehension; bring this in tomorrow

2. Please learn the 'Nine Parts of Speech' poem. You can learn this in different ways, depending on your preferred learning style:
* Copy out the poem;
* Turn the poem into a clapping rhyme;
* Record the poem and play it back through your earphones.

Listen to this pupil Eduboo to get some more ideas:


Do you know your preferred learning style?

3. Year Six will be revising brainstorming techniques. Learn more here.

(Image by TheGiantVermin; used under Creative Commons agreement)

Fun Stuff - Area Rap!

Musical learning is one of the best ways to make sure that you remember 'dull' or difficult information!