09
Nov
Speedy Mathematicians in Year 6
This week in Maths, Year 6 worked together in groups to compete in a game that involved speedily multiplying and dividing decimals by 10s, 100s and 1000s....
Year 6
16
Oct
Year 6 Debate: Recognising Tenzing Norgay’s Importance
In writing this week, we carried out a debate on whether we felt Nepalese sherpa -Tenzing Norgay- deserved the same recognition as British mountaineer -Edmund Hillary- for being the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953. We explored both sides of the argument and prepared...
11
Oct
Year 6 Maths: The ‘Same Sum’ Rule
This week in Maths, we have been exploring the ‘same sum’ rule to help us solve calculations efficiently. We used dienes to visualise the concept by increasing one addend then decreasing the other addend by the same amount to keep the sum the same....
05
Oct
Year 6 Attend Hackney Combined Service at St John of Jerusalem
On Thursday, Year 6 attended a combined service at St John of Jerusalem with Year 6 classes from 5 other Hackney Church primary schools. The children considered their school journey so far and the journey ahead. They heard from Year 7 pupils from Urswick School...
26
Sep
Miss Mather’s Year 6 Maths Group: Investigating Connections Within Pairs of Balanced Expressions
Miss Mather’s maths group have been investigating connections within pairs of balanced expressions. We began with pairs of expressions that only used the operator of subtraction. Children were asked to look closely at the mathematical structure of the expressions, (i.e. do we have a missing minuend or subtrahend?) before attempting...
26
Sep
Year 6 Science: Identifying and Grouping Plants
In Science this week, we have been using Carolus Linnaeus’ taxonomy system to group and identify various plants. We also explored six ways in which we could group them by their characteristics such as flowering, non-flowering or vascular and non-vascular....
19
Sep
Exploring Multiplicative and Additive Structures in Year 6 Maths
In Maths this week, Year 6 have been exploring multiplicative and additive structures using cuisenaire rods. Children were given a range of problems to solve using what they had learned, drawing structures to represent their mathematical thinking....
14
Sep
Watercolour Self Portraits in Year 6
To kick off the start of the year, Year 6 have been busy creating self-portraits in art. As part of the establishment phase, children explored the difference between tone and tint when mixing colours and used the two techniques to create a colour palette suitable...
20
Jul
Year 6 Leavers’ Party
The parents and carers of Year 6 organised a special send off for the children this week and the children enjoyed dancing and enjoying their celebration cake and snacks! Everyone had a fantastic time!...
20
Jul
Year 6 Leavers’ Service
Year 6 enjoyed a well-deserved send off last week, where we guessed who they were from their baby pictures and celebrated their achievements during their time at Holy Trinity. Well done Year 6 for all you have achieved this year and we agree with Miss...