for our act of kindness, Year 6 started to lead into our new topic: Darwin’s Delights. Much of Darwin’s research centred around bird, most famously the finches of the Galápagos Islands. We created bird feeders from lard and seed mix and set them in cups around string. the Read more
Year 6 have been looking at lifestyle choices and how they affect us. We looked at drugs, smoking and alcohol and how they impact our bodies. The children created texts to give readers the information they need to make them aware of the dangers and how they can help Read more
Year 6 were lucky enough to be one of the first classes in Rochdale to visit the Dippy exhibition at Number One Riverside and Touchstones. the children were able to take public transport and learn how to find and follow the correct bus routes throughout the local area, as well Read more
Year 6 were set the challenge of creating a Masterchef-worthy dish that was also healthy and had a number of benefits for their bodies. We we looked at the different food groups and how we can get many essential vitamins from fruit, protein from yoghurt and fibre from cereals. Read more
As part of creating an information booklet on food chains and webs of the Arctic regions, Year 6 looked at how artists use accurate guidelines and proportions when sketching. They looked at how to use simple shapes to help guide them to sketching an accurate outline, as well as Read more
This week, we have begun to look at order of operations and using brackets. We explored BODMAS and how there is a strict order we must follow. We also looked at how we could use brackets to change the outcome of a calculation in which the numbers and symbols Read more
Year 6 have been studying the physical geography of both the Arctic and Antarctica. After looking at how some animals have adapted to be able to survive there, we then looked at how we can construct food chains to identify predators, prey, primary and secondary consumers and producers. We tracked Read more
This half term, we have started our new topic: Frozen Kingdom. We will be studying the Arctic and Antarctica and have begun our new book, The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club. We began by making predictions based on the cover alone, before moving on to write our own blurb about and Read more
As our WW2 topic drew to a close, the children celebrated the end of the war in style. After looking at some of the most important and influential speeches in history, from the likes of Sir Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King, Year 6 wrote their own VE speeches and Read more
As part of our WW2 topic, we have been studying the book ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’. We looked at writing newspaper reports based on an air raid that the two main characters, Olive and Cliffe, found themselves caught up in whilst visiting the theatre. After reporting on the event, Read more