This week, Year 6 have been learning about variation in species, through Darwin's Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection. We conducted an investigation based on Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘The Vitruvian man’, to further understand the concept of variation in Homosapiens (humans). We found that it is...
This week, Year 6 have been creating collages as part of their photography art unit. Children used their knowledge of composition and perspective to tell a story through a series of photos that they took the previous lesson....
This week, Year 6 have been using place value charts and counters to construct multiples of 10,000 in their maths lessons. In Science this week, we learned how to measure heart rate by counting the beats per minute and used this to conduct an investigation...
In Year 6, we have been learning about the power of language when used for effect. To prepare for our setting description, we have been exploring a range of language devices and how to manipulate our word choices to achieve a dark and mysterious tone....
This week, year 6 have been learning about the importance of keeping safe and travelling safely when journeying to and from school. Pupils were given the opportunity to talk to members of TFL, The Metropolitan Police as well the London Fire Brigade to explore the...
This week, we have been working hard to write monologues inspired by the antagonist from the short children’s film ‘Roads End’. Once we had completed them, we worked together to orally rehearse our piece using intonation and expressive voice....
This week, we have continued with our WW2 topic and explored the various types of air raid shelters that were used during the Blitz in 1940. We also designed our own air shelters, using a design specification to ensure it met all the requirements....
This week - to celebrate BHM - Year 6 have been working on a self-portrait sharing their super power. The portrait is inspired by the biography they wrote about themselves in literacy, similar to that of author Sophia Thakur....
This week, Year 6 took part in a chemical air pollution workshop that was run by a group of students from UCL. Children worked in groups to suggest locations (within the local area), where it would be best to place a diffusion tube - used...
In science this week, Year 6 have been busy dissecting hearts and building on their current knowledge of the circulatory system. Children were able to work together to cut into the lamb heart and identify the four chambers as well as the valves that stop the...