During our first forest school session, we were able to take part in many activities, including making bird feeders, freeze frames of autumn pictures and finished with trust games. It was very muddy but we had lots of fun!
After noticing high volumes of traffic whilst walking St Luke’s church, Year 6 conducted a traffic survey to investigate how busy the road was outside of school. After some alarming results, the children decided that it would be a good idea to write letters that could be sent to Read more
Year 6 joined the rest of KS2 on a prayer hunt. We took part in various activities across school, focusing on the following themes: Different representations of Jesus Seeds of Peace Prayer for refuge and safety Tree rings The World and Christianity Transforming natural materials into art.
Boys from Year 5&6 managed to win the FA Cup football competition, finishing first above 6 other schools. Well done to all of the boys who played.
Year 6 were lucky to have a workshop with the Rochdale Pioneer Museum. We were able to build on all of our prior knowledge from our Industrial Revolution unit in History. We looked at living conditions, working conditions in factories, and how Rochdale was a key boom town during the Read more
Year 6 have been sharing their interests and favourite book recommendations during our social reading time. We use it as a time to read together, talk about the books we like and suggest books for each other to read.
Year 6 looked at answering questions on the painting ‘Gassed’ by John Singer Sargent. We looked at the story behind the image and looked at who the people were, where they were and what they could be thinking and feeling at that moment. We then looked at a specific aspect Read more
Year 6 looked at how we can best analyse a famous painting. We looked at how artists tell stories or show feelings through their artwork. We interpreted the painting by trying to suggest its meaning, and looked closely to try and identify and notice small details, describing them after sketching.
As part of our online safety unit, we looked at digital footprints, and how they can affect employability, the impressions we get of people, and future prospects. We assessed candidates based on their experiences and digital footprints across social media. From this, we looked at the information that would possibly Read more
