Class 6

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	Click on the CD cover to hear our song

Thanks to all the vocalists, lyric writers and our pupil guitarist. New verse lyrics by KS2 pupils.

Electric guitars, bass guitar, keyboards and percussion on Shafton Three Lions by marjelmusic.

Shafton Three Lions arranged and produced by marjelmusic.

Shafton Verse 1

Fabio really knows the score

Fans cheering more and more

We just know

Trust our hearts

We know we are the

Best team around

No need for stress

England’s the best

United we sing…

Shafton Verse 2

We are shouting in the street

Because we have a chance

Chance to dance

Land of coal

Our time to shine and

Lots of great cheers

No need for tears

Collect souvenirs

And loudly singing…

We’ve been working on this for a while, but the pupils didn’t know it was Jingle Bells until a couple of weeks ago! They’d worked on the rhythm track - without the tune - as part of classroom music lessons.

They’ve added percussion (chime bars, bass drum, claves etc), keyboard, recorders, and, of course, all the voices. All of their recording was done in their classroom and everyone contributed.

The pupils have also written the lyrics for verse 2, which starts the song as well in the version you have.

Gone by Class 6 – a music project

All of the drums, tambourines and guitars, and some of the vocals on this track – Gone - were all recorded by Class 6 and then added to previously recorded elements of the song. All of the Class are on the recording – see who you can spot!

We have various mixes of the song. On Gone 3-7-09 it’s probably easier to identify the children’s contribution. The pupils have also designed a label for the CD version.

Led by Mrs Emson and assisted by Miss Cummings, pupils have worked on dance for the song. We hope to add some video footage of their achievements later.

What to listen for:

Vocals:
1.Class all speak ‘gone’ together. The word is repeated throughout the track.
2.Individuals volunteered to record the word ‘gone’.
3.One pupil recorded the words: ‘Even when you’re gone’ and this appears a few times.

Guitar:
There is a plucked chord played on an acoustic guitar repeated during the song. On Gone 3-7-09 there is also an electric guitar single note that comes in at times.

Percussion:
All percussion on both versions is produced by Class 6. Listen with headphones for best effect.

Gone – review by Daniel with contributions from other members of class 6
I really enjoyed recording Gone. The piano, keyboards and main vocal were already recorded. We added all the drums (bass and snare) and percussion (tambourines). We had learned to play and write the music for crotchets and quavers.
The classical and electric guitars were added by Alex, Jacob and me. All the Class recorded backing vocals and some of us recorded individual words along with Aaron who says ‘Even when you’re gone.

All of Class 6 took part in the activity, and we all enjoyed it. We created many different versions of the track and to make it more interesting we all had a go at designing a CD label.
Some of us did a dance to go with the song with Mrs Emson.

I myself thought it was a great experience to make a CD.
‘The project was fun’ – Brandon
‘I would love to do it all over again’ – Lucy
‘ enjoyed recording this track’ –Daniel

All about class 6, by class 6 !

Class 6 have a new name, we are to be known as Owls class.
Our class has 29 of the best pupils in the whole school in it. We work hard and behave well. Our class target is ‘To reduce noise levels’. We are very organised in class 6 and know what is expected of us at each part of the day.
Our work is interesting and enjoyable. We bring things in to help with special projects.
Our teaching assistants: Mrs Craddock, Mrs Ward and Mr Booth are really kind and helpful, they help us with our work and when we are ill. We also benefit from visiting students from Barnsley College. Pupils are never ignored. We get help with our playground problems. We get lots of help to do our best. Our good work is noticed. We all have personal targets to work towards. We answer the register in lots of different languages. We can choose which one that we want to use
We enjoy art projects, the interactive whiteboard, ICT lessons, and PE (dancing). We practise our times tables every week in class 6.
We have lots of different certificates to work towards and sometimes we watch movies. We also play some great games when we have finished our work.
We love it when our teachers allows us to do a ‘Big Write’.
We are going to try and keep attendance Fred by coming to school every day.
Class 6 is a great place to be because we help each other.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Due to the absence of Mrs Kitchen, Mr Craddock will continue in his role as ‘Lead teacher’ for Class 6. I hope everyone had a good Easter break. Pupils will be revising for optional SATs this term and these will take place during the fortnight commencing 10 May. Please ensure your child is in school during this period as the papers are sent away for marking after each test.

Timetable

PE is on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Pupils need to bring the appropriate kit and remember not to wear earrings on these days.
Homework days are usually Tuesday (Literacy) and Friday (Maths / Science / topic). Please help and guide your child with homework tasks and comment in the homework diary.
Spellings are given out on a Tuesday and tested on the following Monday. Please work with your child as they can only move to higher groups when they achieve full marks for a consistent number of weeks.
Children are encouraged to read regularly at home. Could you please listen to your child at least twice weekly and comment in their reading record diaries.

Curriculum

We have now fully implemented the ‘Thematic’ approach in Year 3 & 4. We have identified

cross-curricular links and opportunities between subjects which will enrich the learning

experience. Please ask your child about Antarctica this term, especially about penguins and Captain Scott.

Miss Heppinstall and Mr Booth will work in Owls class this term.
My ‘PPA’ (planning, preparation and assessment) time will be on a Wednesday afternoon

Other Business

If your child is going to be absent from school please let us know by phone as soon as

possible. If you are unable to do this please send a note with them on their return.

If you have any worries or concerns please make an appointment to discuss

them with me. If I can help in any other way please let me know.

Mr Craddock

Mathematical Development

To enhance mental calculation strategies and pencil and paper procedures in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
To further develop skills involving, money, fractions, decimals, percentages, measures, shape and space, handling data and using a calculator.
To revise areas of Mathematics from previous years.
To explore SAT style questions and complete practice SATs papers.
To extend using and applying Mathematics through an enterprise topic.

Language & Literacy

To read a range of text-types to gain knowledge of fiction, non-fiction and poetry work.
To develop writing skills in story and non-fiction text types.
To enhance reading comprehension skills and explore SAT style questions.
To gain an understanding of spelling rules and patterns.
To enhance grammar and punctuation skills during the sentence and word level sections of the literacy hour.
To explore SATs type questions; complete practice SATs papers and investigate model answers.
To develop writing skills through topic work.

Science

To carry our scientific investigations based on ‘Healthy Living’ and ‘Growing things’.

ICT

To develop word processing skills, whilst using the Microsoft office programs of 'Word' and ‘Publisher’.
To use the internet to aid revision particularly the BBC Bitesize site and Espresso.
To use CD ROM/Internet to search for specific information.

Geography

To investigate a contrasting locality – Chembakoli in India – and compare it to the local area. This will link to Literacy lessons and will form the basis for those lessons.

Art

To use Geography (India) as a starting point and work with a variety of different media.

To consider the texture, colour and taste of traditional Indian food and develop their own snacks and menu and evaluate their work. Also, to design and make an invitation to an Indian celebration.

Cricket – To enhance sending and receiving ball skills and improve tactical skills in the game.
Develop athletic skills- running, jumping, throwing.
Dance – to learn some basic Indian dance movements.

RE/PHSE

To continue to learn about Hinduism and compare this to other major religions.
To discuss land right/moral issues with regard to Chembakoli and discuss ‘Relationships’ and ‘Changes’ using SEAL.


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