We had a great afternoon today taking part in a live lesson all about space. We met a real life inventor who had the opportunity to meet Tim Peake. We learnt all about life as an astronaut and what they do up in space. We went onto the international space station and Tim told us about having to exercise each day, work hard on experiments, grow plants, launch satellites and carry out space walks. We Read more
We had a wonderful experience this afternoon completing an online lesson with Tim Peake (astronaut) children learnt about forces like gravity and how astronauts exercise to keep themselves healthy in space.
Year 6 had the best weekend at PGL. They took part in many activities such a climbing, Jacob’s ladder, rafting, the giant swing, problem solving, camp fire and ambush. We learnt some songs and dances – ask you children to do the bungalow song and dance! It was also a great opportunity for the children to practise their ‘Essential Skills’- teamwork, listening, problem-solving, speaking, planning, adapting, and the staff were really impressed with what they Read more
We have been reading the story, ‘The Colour Monster’ this week. Everyone has then been focusing on colour mixing. We have all enjoyed exploring colour mixing in different ways.
Well done to all those who represented Y5/6 in Heywood Premier League competition
During maths lessons this week with have been looking at rounding to the nearest 100 and 1000. We struggled slightly with rounding to the nearest 100 so during Fridays lesson we played lots of games to make sure we were secure before moving on to the next lesson.
In out first colour mixing Art lesson, children explore how primary colours can be combined to make new colours. Using paints, they experiment by mixing red, blue, and yellow to create secondary colours like green, orange, and purple. The lesson encourages hands-on discovery, creativity, and careful observation as pupils notice how changing the amounts of each colour affects the result.
We had a fantastic day celebrating European Day of Languages! We began the morning by enjoying a delicious croissant while listening to some traditional French music. Afterwards, we explored the amazing diversity of languages and cultures around the world and within our own classroom. Using a map, we located different countries and learned about their flags. The children then had the opportunity to colour in lots of different flags, and many even chose the flags Read more
Today Year 6 took part in a workshop delivered by Rochdale Pioneer Museum. The workshop was an introduction into our new topic for this half term. The children focused on key vocabulary such as: Victorian Era, Industrial Revolution, agriculture, trading and cotton. The children took part in games, role play and hands on activities focusing on life in Victorian Rochdale from Cotton Mill Kings, to the lives of the working poor’s stinking sewers to spoiled Read more
