Year 6 have been looking at some of the messages sent during WW2, in particular propaganda messages from Axis and Allied leaders. We looked at the messages behind each and decided if they were a truthful message and if they would mislead the public about the war. We used Read more…
Year 6 were lucky to have PLP visit us and talk to us about the building work and some of the science behind it. We discussed how to build structures and had the chance to use wooden rods and elastic bands to build stable structures. We were also Read more…
As part of our ID topic, we have been collecting data about our class. We have taken significant measurements of each member of the class and recorded them on a table. From there, we have begun to present the data effectively on a range of graphs and charts. This has Read more…
To begin our ID topic, which is all about us and who we are, we sketched ourselves by identifying the key characteristics of our faces. We looked at our eyes, hair, nose and mouth, paying attention to size, shape and colour. We used half of our own face as a Read more…
Year 6 continued their work on inheritance, evolution and Darwin by exploring what DNA is, how it helps decide what type of person we will be and how genetic engineering and selective breeding have affected living things around us. We studied selective breeding in dogs, looking at how species Read more…
After weeks of studying Darwin’s work, we were able to use his notes to recreate some of his experiments. We decided to focus on his work on seed dispersal and what he felt he could learn from owl pellets and the study of diets within food chains. The first thing Read more…
As part of our research into Darwin and his Theory of Evolution, Year 6 investigated what fossils are, where they are found, how they are formed and what types of fossils there are. We created information booklets using our 4 sentence paragraph strategy: statement, question, exclamation and command. The children Read more…
What better way for parents to avoid the daily grind than come in to Year 6 to tackle ratio and proportion problems with their children. As part of our shared lunch, Year 6 and their families were given a series of clues 1-by-1 to help them recreate a pattern designed Read more…
Inspired by the memory of Stephen Lawrence, Year 6 looked at the facts around an issue that has unfortunately become more prominent in recent months: the rise in knife crime. We used Newsround’s investigations and animations to learn about the facts and figures around knife crime and hear recounts Read more…
Darwin is most famous for his ‘Theory of Evolution’ and how natural selection and evolution was evident during his studies of the finches of the Galapagos Islands. We looked at how we could study the differences between the beaks of each finch and how this has helped them to adapt Read more…