Blog by Year 6 - archive

On Friday, we were fortunate to have a mobile climbing wall visit school as part of our Sport for Champions programme. It was very chilly but we all enjoyed it and had a great time and challenged ourselves to be brave learners! Well done to those of you who made it to the top!

On Monday Year 6 went to Montgomery for some specialist science teaching about light. We were able to use the labs and enjoy some hands on practical activities.

The children in Year 6 have written some fraction word problems. Both classes came together to peer asses each other's questions. The children gave some pink and green feedback to their partner about how the problem could be improved. Miss Taylor and Mrs Jefferson were impressed with the…

4 children from both 6HJ and 6NT went to Rossall School on Friday 20th January for a Code Breaking Challenge which included decoding 3 different ciphers. These ciphers gradually became more challenging as the day went on. The children fully engaged with the activities on this interesting and…

The children in Year 6 are taking part in Sport 4 Champions on a Friday afternoon. This programme gives the children the chance to try a range of activities, understand the importance of being active and eating healthy foods and have fun whilst doing so. 

Participating in sports in…

Year 4 made their own digestive systems to demonstrate the way that food is digested and absorbed by the body. They all enjoyed the final outcome...poo! 

We had a fantastic time making our Christingles and finding out why they are important to Christians at Christmas.

There will be a meeting on Wednesday 18th January about KS2 sats. This will provide the opportunity to view sample papers and ask questions. We look forward to seeing you there.

In January 2017, the children will be studying this text as part of their English work. English Challenge - go to the library or buy your own copy of this and bring it to school in January! 

The children in Year 6 have been studying Shakespeare's Text 'Hamlet' and have thoroughly enjoyed it.

Our theme for our displays at Christmas was 'A Shakespearean Winter' and we focussed on the castle at Elsinore, Denmark. The children chose their own media and produced a piece of art work and…

The children used red cabbage as an indicator for testing whether a chemical is an acid or an alkali. The children used common household liquids to determine which poison killed old King Hamlet. We decided to run this activity as a CSI Investigation.

The children embraced working…

As part of Science Learning about Evolution and Inheritance, we looked at adaptation in Animals. 

Kelly talked to us about the adaptations of a variety of different animals, some of which originated from different countries other than the UK. 

Everyone enjoyed the…