Y6 PE
Another busy term of PE.
Year 6 have been playing netball and rounders this half-term.
We were also tasked with 'coaching' and 'leading' our own games.
Exciting news - we will be getting expert cricket coaching after Easter!
Y6 PSHE
Well done Y6 - we have just completed our PSHE course on Safety and the Changing Body. Lots of maturity shown and some extremely important 'life lessons' discussed.
Our lessons included:
Lesson 1: Alcohol To begin to understand the risks of alcohol
Lesson 2: Critical digital…
D&T: Y6 Playgrounds
Y6 were faced with a Design and Technology challenge: to design and make their very own playground!
They had to:
- Create five apparatus designs, applying the design criteria to their work.
- Make suitable changes to their work after peer evaluation.
- Make roughly three different…
Y6 Locational Geography
Y6 have been learning how to locate places of interest all over the World . . .precisely!
We have even plotted Charles Darwin's journey around the world including his famous island hopping adventure in the Galapagos!
VOCABULARY:
Longitude, Latitude, Tropics of Cancer, Tropic…
World Book Day - Reception and Year 6
Well done Y6 for being such fine role models for our brilliant Reception class for today's World Book Day!
Y6 Water Cycle Animations
KNOWLEDGE: We created an animation that demonstrates the water cycle.
SKILLS: We used the internet to learn about the water cycle, navigating between and evaluating a range of websites.
VOCABULARY: Animation, Transition, Import background, copy frame
Y6 Chatting Online - Personal Information
This week, Y6 have discussed what personal information we should or should not share online.
For example, is it okay to share our favourite hobby with people online? What about our home address or which school we go to?
Chatting online can be fun but we must ensure we keep ourselves…
Y6 "Learning Log Geog Blogs . . . "
Thank you so much Y6 for your special homework efforts to complete your geography inspired 'Learning Logs' . . . . All About Biomes!
Such variety and creativity!
I wanted to share them with you all!
Y6 KIND WORDS
PC Johnson generously gave Y6 her time this afternoon to talk about KIND WORDS.
We covered lots of topics including 'hate crime' and 'protected characteristics'.
We even took our fingerprints!
Thank you PC Johnson!
Y6 RE - Sikhism
KNOWLEDGE:
Learning about how Sikhs worship.
Learning why the Gurdwara is important to the Sikh community.
Why do Sikhs have a Langar?
What is the Golden Temple like?
VOCABULARY:
Langar, Guru Granth Sahib, Khanda, Gurdwara, equality, worship
"Y6 Geog Blog!"
KNOWLEDGE:
Lots of geography knowledge gained in Y6 this week. We have:
- read about the major biomes around the world and considered how human actions are affecting them
- considered how to make 4 and 6 figure grid references and gained some valuable map reading skills
- learnt the major…