Y6 KIND WORDS
PC Johnson generously gave Y6 her time this afternoon to talk about KIND WORDS.
We covered lots of topics including 'hate crime' and 'protected characteristics'.
We even took our fingerprints!
Thank you PC Johnson!
Y6 RE - Sikhism
KNOWLEDGE:
Learning about how Sikhs worship.
Learning why the Gurdwara is important to the Sikh community.
Why do Sikhs have a Langar?
What is the Golden Temple like?
VOCABULARY:
Langar, Guru Granth Sahib, Khanda, Gurdwara, equality, worship
"Y6 Geog Blog!"
KNOWLEDGE:
Lots of geography knowledge gained in Y6 this week. We have:
- read about the major biomes around the world and considered how human actions are affecting them
- considered how to make 4 and 6 figure grid references and gained some valuable map reading skills
- learnt the major…
Y6 Science - Electricity
KNOWLEDGE: We have associated the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit.
SKILLS: We used recognised symbols to draw a simple circuit in a diagram.
VOCABULARY: component, cell, battery, circuit, resistor, switch, buzzer,…
Y6 Maths Quiz at Whitby High School
Well done Y6!
Four fine young ambassadors from Y6 represented our school impeccably at a competitive maths quiz this week. They finished a very respectable 4th against tough competition and we are very proud of them!
Y6 Art - Making Our Voice Heard
We wanted to get our voices heard by expressing our thoughts through words and images.
KNOWLEDGE
Applying our understanding of light and dark, we created 3D word art.
SKILLS
Light and dark shading to create tonal…
Whole School Vocabulary Focus
Each class has been promoting and developing our pupils' knowledge and understanding of new vocabulary. In Literacy, pupils have explored tier 1, 2 and 3 words linked to their topic, Read, Write Inc. or Pathways to Write. In other subject areas such as Geography and IT, pupils are investigating…
Our Learning Boards
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…
Art in Year 6
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…
Christmas Sports
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.