04
May
Year 6’s Well-Deserved Reward
Year 6 have been working so hard in the run-up to their SATs tests that this week they were given a well-deserved reward!...
Year 6
04
May
Year 6 Practical Maths Lesson: Unit Conversion
Year 6 concluded mock SATs week with a practical maths lesson, consolidating their understanding of unit conversion. Children worked in groups to determine how many 10ml syringes would be required to fill their 500ml beakers, before going head to head - in a timed relay...
27
Apr
Year 6’s Earth Day Deforestation Debate
To celebrate Earth Day, Year 6 discussed deforestation and whether we believe it should be allowed to continue. In groups, we focused on building a strong rebuttal to defend our points of view. We then explored both posing and opposing views before partaking in a...
04
Apr
Year 6: Preparing a Balanced Argument
This week, we have been working on preparing a balanced argument on whether we feel Tenzing Norgay deserved to be given knighthood and equal recognition as Edmund Hillary for summiting Mount Everest. We began by collecting information to support our arguments, carefully selecting evidence and...
29
Mar
Year 6: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
This week, Year 6 have been learning to add and subtract related and non-related fractions then write our answer in the simplest form. We then consolidated our learning by solving a series of SATs type questions....
23
Mar
Identifying Evocative Vocabulary Choices in Year 6 Writing Lessons
This week, we have been exploring the remarkable story of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in out writing lesson. The story documents the treacherous journey encountered by both men as they strived to achieve their goal to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In...
08
Mar
Year 6’s Brilliant Wild Boy Writing
This week in Year 6, we have been busy editing and publishing our final piece of writing, inspired by the text ‘The Savage Spectacle of Wild Boy’. We have enjoyed the book so much that it even inspired our World Book Day costumes!...
28
Feb
Fantastic Writing from Year 6
This week, Year 6 have been learning to use the ‘show, don’t tell’ technique to build tension and suspense in their writing. We concluded the lesson by drafting a series of three suspenseful examples where we included, personified abstract nouns and pathetic fallacy for effect....
14
Feb
Year 6 Science: Investigating Light
This week, through a series of investigations, Year 6 have been exploring how light can be reflected from one surface to another. This has helped them to understand how we see. Children were then given the task of creating a mirror maze to direct light...
09
Feb
Year 6 Reading Buddies at Work!
Our wonderful Year 6 Reading Buddies have been supporting reading in Key Stage 1 by hearing children read and reading to them during short afternoon sessions. As you can see, this is really beneficial for everyone!...