Year 6

Class 13 have been learning about life on the Home Front during World War II and the important role women played during the war. We have explored the different jobs they carried out, including nurses, ambulance drivers, air raid wardens and farmers. The children enjoyed finding out how women took…

Class 13 have been exploring a range of effective strategies to help regulate their emotions and promote a sense of calm. These included stretching, using sensory objects, counting, and practising slow, controlled breathing. 

Working in small groups, the children rotated around a variety of…

During Computing Club, we spent time reviewing and commenting on our fellow pupils' Wikipedia pages. Before leaving comments, we discussed the importance of communicating respectfully and responsibly online. Pupils shared positive feedback about each other's work, highlighting what they liked and…

Class 13 have completed labelling their heart models and have been showcasing their learning by presenting them to the class. 

During their presentations, the children confidently explained how the circulatory system works, describing how the heart pumps blood around the body and delivers…

This week, we discussed what a growth and fixed mindset was. We discussed our challenges, how we felt, and how we should overcome them.

We discussed this in our circle groups.

In Computing Club, we have been continuing to improve our own Wikipedia-style pages by adding images to make them more interesting and informative. We learnt how images can help bring a page to life and make it more engaging for readers. We also discussed the importance of positioning images…

This week, we worked in groups and presented the circulatory system to the class. 

We explained how it works, and then assessed each group based on our physical and linguistic oracy strand.

Class 13 have continued their studies of the circulatory system and created a model to demonstrate how it works. 

They used zip-lock bags to represent the lungs and coloured string to show the flow of blood around the body. Red string was used to represent oxygenated blood, while blue string…

In Computing Club, we are continuing to work on creating our own Wikipedia pages.

We are learning how formatting can make information clearer and more attractive to readers by using features such as larger, bold headings, bullet points, and organised sections. This helps us present our…

This week, we looked at a Sikh artefact box.

We discussed on tables what we thought they were and what they were used for.

We then drew pictures of the artefacts and found the names for them using research.

Class 13 had a fantastic day on our trip to Cannon Hall Farm. One of the highlights was watching the sheep race, where the blue sheep raced to victory! 

We also visited the meerkats and had great fun pretending to be meerkats ourselves in the tunnel play area.Throughout the day, we explored the…

Class 13 have been exploring the importance of generosity and considering the different ways we can show kindness to others. 

We were delighted to welcome Mrs Wainwright, who visited our class and listened as we used our oracy skills to share examples of how we had been generous during the…