Year 6 looked at how and why our pulse changes. We wrote a hypothesis as to why our pulse may increase and decrease and what we thought we could do to help change this. We also looked at resting heart rates and what they can tell us. Year 6 decided Read more…
Year 6 studied and evaluated different pieces of abstract art. We learnt that there were no real set rules to abstract art and that we had lots of freedom when creating our own pieces. We looked at brushstrokes and techniques used in famous pieces, as well as how artists Read more…
Year 6 looked at a range of skills which could be applied when working with negative numbers. We had to calculate differences between temperatures which including calculating through zero. We also looked at how we could add, subtract, multiply and divide negative numbers and why we got the Read more…
In Maths, we looked at how to create a formula to help us to calculate the area of a triangle. We investigated a variety of shapes and then focused on rectangles. We looked at cutting a triangle out of rectangles and noted what we noticed about the area Read more…
To help inspire our ghost stories, we took a walk through a haunted house. We were able to investigate the setting and see how characters would react as they ventured through the house. We noticed lots of elements to the setting we had never before come across and Read more…
Year 6 have continued to demonstrate their impressive knowledge of the Circulatory system. The children have been able to recall many of the features of the system, even including some of the valves and vessels they have researched independently. . After recalling an amazing amount of information, the children were Read more…
As scientists, Year 6 know that they need to explore the world around them and investigate models to deepen their understanding. They did not expect, however, to be dissecting a lamb’s heart this week. The children have impressed with the knowledge they have already gained in a short space of Read more…
In Science, we have begun to study the features of the human heart. We have used a range of models and diagrams to help us to play a number of games to memorise and identify the features of a human heart and the flow of blood through the heart.We have Read more…
Today saw possibly the most amazing reaction to a book we have ever witnessed in Year 6. For the past week, the children have been studying and inferring ideas and information from our latest book, The Watertower. Each day we revealed part of the story; each day the children complained Read more…
In Year 6,we have had the opportunity to work with author Yvonne Weatherhead on her Starfly book series. Some of the children have spent a number of 3-4 day sessions studying the book, its characters, themes and images. As well as this, the children have been afforded the opportunity Read more…