As part of our studies on Darwin’s arrival and studies on the Galapagos islands, we created watercolour paintings of what he would have seen as he arrived on and ventured throughout the islands. We looked at how we could effectively mix colours, use different shades of the same colour, and Read more…
To retrace Darwin’s footsteps, Year 6 went on a virtual journey around the Galapagos Islands. We used Google Streetview to move around the islands, looking for plant and animal life to observe. We noted the living things we came across and drew conclusions from our observations, such as why certain Read more…
To practise our use of BODAMS to follow order of operations, Year 6 had a huge game of connect four. The aim of the game was to connect four numbers on a 1-120 grid. The rules of the game were to roll 3 numbers on a dice and then arrange Read more…
As part of our continued studies around Darwin and his theories, we took on the role he would have had during his studies and expeditions. We delved into some of his studies and observations and noted what he would use them for and what he gained from them. After successfully Read more…
Charles Darwin may never have fully developed his Theory of Evolution if it wasn’t for his trip on the HMS Beagle. We looked at plotting locations on a map, writing their location using degrees of longitude and latitude, and using scales to calculate the distances Darwin travelled.
In Year 6, we have been looking into the life of the famous scientist, Charles Darwin. We discussed how he studied living organisms around the world to compare and inspire his Theory of Evolution. We discussed how we could investigate what lives in our school grounds. We decided that Read more…
As part of our share-a-story World Book Day (WBD) theme, Year 6 decided to build on some of their previous writing…ghost stories. We have produced a two-part guide on how to be a monster. The guides are inspired by a WBD author masterclass, where an author suggested taking Read more…
Thank you to all parents and children who donated books to our swap shop for World Book Day. We had a fantastic day in school and lots of children managed to swap their old books for shiny new ones to take home. Check out some of the pictures Read more…
For Arts week, Year 6 looked at the 7th day…the day God rested. To help with this, we created images of peaceful settings such as waterfalls, beaches and Space, and used these to inspire our own guided meditations, which included the use of imperative verbs and symbolism. We wrote Read more…
Year 6 have looked at what makes up our blood, how are blood groups different and how scientist investigate blood. First of all, we looked at how we could be blood donars. We calculated how we inherit our blood type, who we could donate blood to, and who could Read more…