Blog by Tag: Year 6

In another small step forward in improving our school (perhaps more of a tweak really), today we introduced our mobile ‘Learning Boards’ for every class from Year 1 to Year 6.  These will help our teachers make it really clear what new knowledge, skills and vocab we intend to learn or practise in…

Ms Smith, our Subject Leader for Art, assesses the impact of our Art curriculum by speaking to pupils in Year 6. The pupils wanted to share their ideas about art; they talked about their sketchbooks and looked back over the years recalling previous learning about skills and knowledge of…

Children in Year 5 and Year 6 participated in a Christmas Sports Festival with other local primary schools.  Children were encouraged to try new sports including archery, table-tennis and boccia.

This half term- Y6 have been doing 'circuit training'.

We have learnt about the chemicals (endorphins) releasing positive messages to the brain during exercise.

We have discussed healthy eating, the importance of rest and sleep, as well as good hygiene.

Well done Y6 - you were all…

Y6 learnt about the work of ‘Zoltan Kodaly’ and developed an understanding of the Kodaly music method.

We learnt how to strengthen the feeling of pulse when working with rhythmic patterns through collaborative activities (clapping games!)

We used our hands as instruments to explore rhythmic…

Y6 designed their waistcoats - we decided to go for a Christmas theme.

We chose our preferred fabric and used templates to prepare our waistcoats.

Using safety pins we joined the different fabric together, creating seams.

Finally, using the running stitch, we sewed the waistcoats together…

Well done Y6 - a fabulous science week full of discovery and wonder.

1) Microorganisms - we discussed how microbes are passed on between us and actions we can take to minimise the spread.

2) Biscuit bacteria - we had fun making our own bacteria out of sweets and biscuits - we then…

Well done Y6.

Today we went to Lymm and discovered that the world around us can be quite a dangerous place. We looked at many different environments (shops, roads, trains, farms, canals, cyberspace etc) and how to minimise the risks and dangers we might face on a daily basis.

We all had lots…

In computing this week, Y6 confidently formatted text about their disaster recounts. We inserted pictures and aligned text. Our typing speed and stamina are really improving!

In history, Y6 have examined the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

We asked the hinge question: 

Which two cities were affected by the AD 79 volcanic eruption?

Tick one.

Vesuvius and Pompeii

Herculaneum and Delta

Delta and Vesuvius

Pompeii and…

In Geography, Y6 asked the questions:

What is the Earth made of?

How are volcanoes made?

What happens when a volcano erupts?

We looked at plate tectonics and asked the hinge question:

How many major tectonic plates are there?
A: 1
B: 7
C: 8

D: 18

Can you remember the answer…

Kaci from Year 6 says’ “I’m reading Bad Girls by Jacqueline Wilson at the moment.  I’ve read lots of books written by her and my favourite is “The Butterfly Club”.  I love reading about girl adventure stories but also about mysterious creatures.  When I read, I like to learn about new words and…