Good morning Year 6 and Happy Monday!
Reading
It was lovely to chat to you last week and hear how you have been getting on. Lots of you told me about the books you were reading and someone recommended ‘Journey to the River Sea’. I found it on my shelf (from when I was in Year 6!) and decided to read it-it was such a beautiful book and I really enjoyed it!
The Girl who stole an Elephant- Nizrana Farook
I was so pleased to hear how many of you enjoyed reading ‘The Girl who stole an Elephant’. I also really enjoyed it! Now, we will be moving on today but I have managed to get a copy of the book and uploaded it below.
The publishers (Nosy Crow) have kindly given me permission to share the book below until schools reopen so please, open the pdf and enjoy reading!
We will now spend this week looking at poetry.
Poetry
You can access the poem ‘Promise’ by clicking on this link Promise
Answer the following questions in your Home Learning Book.
What do you think of ‘The Girl who Stole an Elephant’? Let me know on the blog below!
Did you predict the ending?
Miss Gorick and Mrs Healy xx
For a printable version of the blog, click here Monday-English
Hello Miss! Here are my answers:
1. The poem is talking about homeless people
2. She puts a £5 note in a homeless persons cup
3. They are often on the side of the street and in the crowd, therefore, we can’t notice them.
4. Because “life doesn’t always turn out as planned.”
I really enjoyed reading the Girl Who Stole An Elephant. I have not predicted the ending yet.
Morning Charles 🙂 thank you for your answers and I hope you enjoy the rest of the book!
Hi everyone here is my leaflet:
ST MUNGO’S
Outreach
Rough sleeping is the most popular type of homelessness. It is very harmful , dangerous and ruins lives. It is so damaging for people’s health, that the average death for a man who dies whilst homeless is 45. For a woman, it is just 43. As one of the largest providers of outreach services for people who are rough sleeping in England, St Mungo’s go out each night to greet people having a rough sleep and help them to move away from the dangerous streets.
Accommodation services
For anyone facing homelessness, and for people who are sleeping roughen the streets, their first priority is to make sure that they have somewhere safe and secure to sleep.St Mungo’s operate a range of accommodation services, from basic shelters or hostels, through to supported and semi-independent housing, to help people at every stage of their recovery from homelessness.
Health
Physical or mental health problems can be both a cause and consequence of homelessness. People experiencing homelessness are more likely to have an issue with their health. We have numerous approaches when it comes to improving the health of people experiencing homelessness. St Mungo’s provide health information, create health improvement networks, train staff, offer toolkits and promote a wide range of health initiatives for their staff and clients.
Thankyou for reading this leaflet!
Hi Ariella ? it’s great to hear from you and to read your work. Well done for writing your report with Elly!
I have don the questions on the poem in my home learning book. Hello Miss Gorick, I just wanted to say that Ariella and I were using some of the same ideas as we were working together. Also we did different wording in our leaflet.
ST MUNGO’S
What they do to help
Outreach
The ST Mungo’s outreach team go out every night of the year around London searching for people who are homeless and who want to be taken into accommodation. They do this to give more
Accommodation services
Each night ST Mungo’s team give a warm room and a bed to more than 2,850 homeless people. They will give as much accommodation as they can for those who are desperately needing it. This is really helping London improve in the quantity of homeless people.
Health
Most homeless people have very bad health compared to the rest of people who are not homeless, therefore they have been checking people in their accommodation hostels regularly. They support those people throughout the treatment and their key priority is Have them up on their feet and have them happy and healthy.
Thank you for reading this leaflet about ST Mungo’s and what they do.
That’s lovely to hear that you and Ariella worked together! Thank you for sharing your work ?
Hello Everyone,
I’m only on chapter 19 when Chaya is in the cave falling asleep but i think that what will happen next is that they are going to get to a safe place.After a while i think they will decide to go back but see that the king’s half brother is planning to kill the current king so they decide to stop him from doing so.The King will forgive them about all the wrongs they did and even reward them.
Hi Jade ? that’s an interesting prediction-I can’t wait to finish the book later!
Good morning Miss Healy and Miss Gorick.
1) I think the poem is about buskers. Buskers are people who perform music or other entertainment in the street or another public place for monetary donations.
2) Mum gives the Busker some money.
3) You notice them because they show off their talents trying to capture your eye.
4) Mum says you must help these people because their lives haven’t gone as they planed and this may be all they had to turn to.
Hi Nina 🙂 thank you for your answers!
Good morning!
I just finished the book, and it’s amazing. One of my favourite reads!
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the book! I’m going to finish it later today when I get home.
Here’s my leaflet:
Crisis
Who founded it and why?
Crisis was founded by Bill Shearman in 1967 as he was inspired by the Cathy Come Home drama on the BBC. It was a story of a young woman having her children ripped away from her, which lead to her to unemployment and homelessness.
What they do
Crisis is a campaign who help thousands of homeless people in need every year. They do what they can to rebuild their lives and to give support, advice and courses for homeless people across England, Scotland and Wales.
How they help
Crisis helps if someone needs help finding a home and settling in, getting new skills and finding a job or help with their health and wellbeing. Altogether, they aim to put homelessness to end by campaigning with the help of homeless and Crisis supporters.
How to get involved
You can get involved by buying drinks or snacks at their café called Cafe from Crisis. You could campaign to end homelessness, donate, fundraise to Gift Aid, People’s Postcode Lottery, Philanthropy, or you can buy products from the nearest Crisis to your house. You can also join their volunteering teams.
Hi Anahi! Thank you for your leaflet. I really like that you have included a ‘How to get involved’ section.
Hello miss Gorick! I am extremely confused because everyone is saying that they are reading the book, The Girl Who Stole An Elephant, but I am not and i am very confused how
Hi Laetitia, I have attached the pdf to the blog. Look for the title of the book which is underlined (that is the link).
Never mind, I found out what you meant and I’m reading it too. Oops!
Done!
Law and Rights
Housing
Health and Wellbeing
Rough Sleeping
Great work Haleema!
Thank you miss Gorick! I am now reading and on chapter 20!
Super! I hope you enjoy it!
Good afternoon Miss,
My prediction to what will happen next in ‘The Girl Who Stole An Elephant’, is that Chaya will make a distraction by throwing one of her explosives, and when everyone goes to see what caused it, she would break into the jail compound and get Neel. Then Neel and Chaya will steal an elephant, and go far away until everything that happened was forgotten, and then go back to their homes.
That’s an interesting prediction ? I hope you enjoy finishing the book!
Hi Paloma 🙂 thank you for sending in your English and Maths work. It’s really great to see that you have been working hard, well done!
I’ve uploaded my leaflet.