As a follow on from Hello Yellow on Monday, Year 6 looked at how they could express the 5 ways to wellbeing through art. They used a piece by Lubaini Himid, named Five, to inspire their use of colours, tones, shapes and lines. They also applied the skills they have learnt so far this half term, applying aspects of abstract artworks and the works of other famous artists. Their artwork had to give Read more
In RE, we have been continuing to think about why some people believe in God. We recapped the terms atheist, theist and agnostic. We then went on a walk around the school grounds and found amazing things. We found leaves that had 5 different colours on them. We found living creatures. We found sticks that came from trees that keep us alive. We found brightly coloured berries that feed the wildlife. Most children decided that Read more
During our computing lessons, the children have been looking at the effects of too much screen time. All children in Year 6 completed a survey at home to find out how much they actually spent on their screens (TV, phones, iPads, computers etc). The children then completed a poster on their findings, looking at the outcomes, importance of not spending too much time on their screens but also ways to get a good balance of Read more
As part of our Online Safety topic, Year 6 recorded their screen time and activity time across a week. We then looked at creating fields before adding the class data to a database. Finally, we were able to analyse the data by creating a range of graphs and charts.
On Friday evening, some of year 5 visited the AJ Bell stadium as part of a project with Rochdale Hornets. It was a fantastic experience for everyone who went. Firstly, the children took part in a tag rugby tournament with other schools. The played well and persevered despite the rain. They were then lucky enough to be involved in carrying the flags and being mascots for the players. We then watched the England vs Fiji Read more
As part of our History topic, we have been learning about the famous monument Stonehenge. We thought about why it would have been so hard to build all those years ago and what it could have been used for. We then worked in teams to build our own Stonehenge and enjoyed tasting it at the end too!
This week, we have been reading the story The Tiger Who Came For Tea. We have learnt the story, we have then been retelling the story with our friends and we have discussed our favourite parts of the story. Everyone has enjoyed creating their own tiger pictures and paintings. They all looked brilliant! We have also been researching information about tigers and watching videos of tigers in the wild.
This week in forest school the children made conker models. They used a conkers, clay and natural materials from the forest to create their own model. The children thought carefully about how their model will look. They made people and animals, using conkers, sticks and leaves for the different body parts. Well done Snowdrops!
As part of our topic ‘The Great Fire of London’ the children have been learning about fire safety and why The Great Fire of London spread so quickly. This week we had some special visitors come to school to help us with our learning. Some came into our classroom to teach us more about fire safety and to answer questions we had, others gave us a tour of the fire engine. We were able to Read more
Today, Year 5 have had a fun afternoon doing Forest School. In geography, we have been learning about slums and we recapped everything we have learnt so far. We spoke about how houses in slums are usually poorly constructed with any materials that can be found. We also spoke about how people living in these conditions might use fire to cook and keep warm. They children then explored the area, finding resources to create their Read more