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Friday 1st May

Another fantastic week.

Mitzi came back again this week to play and get cuddles from the children. It has been really lovely to see Year 6 interact so well with Mitzi and Brenda (Mitzi's owner).

Recent Maths Learning...

This week in Year 6 we have been learning about percentages and how they relate to fractions and decimals. We practised finding percentages of amounts such as 25%, 50% and 75% and learnt how to calculate more complex ones, like 17%, 32% and 64%. We also solved multi-step word problems and explained our reasoning clearly to show how we worked things out. These lessons have helped us strengthen our mental maths skills and become more confident when tackling challenging percentage questions.

- Awele

 

Year 6 Hoodies

There was a lot of excitement this afternoon as the children were given their leavers' hoodies. A big thank you to the parents who helped to organise this.

Friday 24th April

A PAWsome Week!

This week, our class got the PAWfect pre-SATs treat - the marvellous Mitzi came to visit us! We got into groups and had 10 minutes each with Brenda and her fluffy companion, Mitzi. Many of us gave her treats and watched her jump over hurdles. We enjoyed her tricks, cuddles and friendliness towards us all. We also enjoyed being in groups and doing something different. Mitzi will be back next Thursday for more snuggles and fun :)

We've also delighted in the return of Rollama - a fun online game designed to help us with our SPAG (Spellings, Grammar and Punctuation) and tested out some of the new OPAL activities, like Nature Art and Noodle Battles. Check out some of the Y6s rocking their Rollama challenges in the photos below:

Happy Weekend All from Eliza (with some added puns from Mrs Binks!) 

 

Friday 17th April

A Flying Start to the Summer Term! ☀️

We have had a fantastic first week of the summer term, and it has been wonderful to see everyone return with such a positive and focused attitude.

It's fair to say that we kept our brains busy. In Maths, we explored transformations, mastering the art of reflecting and translating shapes across grids. Our English lessons have taken a spookier turn as we dived into our new horror narrative topic inspired by the eerie animated short, Alma—the children have already come up with some wonderfully chilling descriptions of the front of the shop! For Whole Class Guided Reading, we took a step back in time to appreciate the beauty of nature through William Wordsworth’s classic poem, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.

The theme of nature continued in Science, where we began investigating the fascinating world of inheritance and adaptation. To tie it all together, we made the most of the spring air by heading outside for some mindfulness. We explored how being calm and restful in our natural surroundings can help our well-being, discussing the many ways that getting outdoors helps us stay refreshed and ready to learn. We linked this to the Buddhist practice of meditation.

It’s been a brilliant week, Year 6—keep up the hard work!

 

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery Trip

Year 6 had the honour of visiting the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. Once we had arrived, we had a tour of the monastery grounds which included a walk across the field to see the Declan Stupa. We were given the opportunity to ask questions, and it's fair to say that the adults were incredibly impressed with the maturity and thought that the children put into the questions they asked. We visited the sala, was formerly greeted by the monks and nuns who chanted before having lunch, and we even got to practice guided meditation in the temple. 

 

International Week Showcase

As part of International week, some Year 6 children presented special items of clothing, food items and interesting facts to the rest of the class about a country that is special to them. It was really nice to hear the reasons why the chosen countries were so important to the children.

International Week

We have visited many different countries as part of International week. We have loved visiting different classrooms to learn more about different countries throughout the world.

      

Maths – Finding missing internal angles

We have been learning about 2D shapes as part of our Geometry Fridays. This has included exploring types of triangles as well as finding missing angles in triangles. We worked out the missing angles on our tables and then checked through our answers together with Mr Watts. It was fun!

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Class Assembly

We would like to say a huge thank you for coming to our class assembly. We would also like to extend an extra big thank you to Mrs Binks for writing a song for us to sing too!

 

Year 6 Start of the Year

Year 6 have had a very busy and fun start to the year, learning across all of the different subjects. We will be updating our page regularly so please check back to see examples of our work.

In Literacy, we are exploring the topic 'Space' by learning about the different planets in our solar system. This week, the children will be using their knowledge and imagination to design their very own planets in the form of a non-chronological report. So far, the project has called upon their research skills; organise key facts into sections; explore language which is technical, as well as language which can be used to engage the reader. Check back next week to see the finished outcomes! 

Over the last few weeks, we have been studying the work of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt in Art. We have created collages, taking inspiration from his use of colour, shape, pattern and texture. These will be on display so please do come and have a look during Learn and Share. We have attached some below as well so you can see examples.