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!...
In maths booster this week, the children were given money and asked to calculate the change due after each shop. Once they were fluent with the process of calculating change, pupils applied their knowledge to SATs style questions involving money....
This week, Year 6 have been compiling evidence to support their argument on: the exploitation of those with abnormalities in freak shows. The argument is inspired by the life of a young boy from the story ‘The Little Freak’, which highlights the discrimination and unfair treatment...
This week in maths, Year 6 have been rounding 7-digit numbers by identifying the previous multiple and next multiple of the value they are rounding to. Children were then able to apply this concept to various rounding tasks in their books to consolidate their learning....
In science this week, we have been learning about light and investigating how light travels through various materials. We conducted an experiment that allowed us to observe why light cannot bend and always travels in a straight line unless it is reflected onto another surface....
In year 6 this week, we have been learning about how fossils are created and their significance in the scientific study of evolution. We also looked at what different types of fossils can tell us about organisms and how they have evolved over a period...
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....