In writing this week, Year 6 took part in a 'no look description' challenge. We took it in turns to describe an image which the other person was drawing. We found it tricky at first but we that it helps our description skills....
In Art , Year 6 had the opportunity to work with our artist in residence. For their first lesson together, Year 6 looked at drawing and began the lesson by thinking about how they can manipulate pencils and how to create patterns, thin and thick...
In R.E., we were continuing our learning on Buddhism. We learned about the Buddhist concept of karma and we thought carefully about how karma is created through our actions and words....
In year 6, we have had many assessments to complete so we have taken time out of our busy schedule to have some mindful time in the garden. We are hoping to create a paradise for ourselves in the garden, using tree saplings of different...
Year 6 went on a school trip to the William Morris Gallery. At the gallery, we learnt about William Morris’s life and work. We then were able to create our own prints in the same style....
In RE, year 6 have been learning about Buddhism. Last lesson, we learnt about the religious symbols associated with the religion. This lesson we learnt where these symbols came from and the story of the beginning of Buddhism. We thought deeply about the Buddhist teachings...
In music, year 6 having been getting to grips with learning how to play the ukulele. They have been looking at different chords and have successfully learnt two different chords to play along with some pop songs....
In History, Year 6 examined some different historical sources which showed the first Black Britons who arrived in Britain. We were interested to learn that some of the first black people to arrive in Britain dated all the way back to the Roman period. These...
In year 6 we took part in the school Nativity. We had a great time....
In Year 6, we shared a team building afternoon with De Beauvoir. We did some tricky challenges learning to listen to each other and what an effective team looks and sounds like....