We looked at The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson. We noticed that the Smartest Giant in town was very kind to all the animals in the story. We decided to be kind like the Giant by giving people around the school some scrummy treats! We thought carefully 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…
After a successful Macmillan coffee morning, which raised over £170, St Luke’s still had a few tasty donations left over. Staff took the remaining cakes and treats to Roeacre Court sheltered housing to help contribute to their coffee morning and provide some extra treats for residents and their visiting family Read more…
Year 6 have been looking at some of the messages sent during WW2, in particular propaganda messages from Axis and Allied leaders. We looked at the messages behind each and decided if they were a truthful message and if they would mislead the public about the war. We used Read more…
On Stephen Lawrence Day we learnt about how our differences make us special. We learnt what the term descrimination meant and how we can be aware how our behaviours can effect others. We created jigsaw pieces including special things about ourselves showing no matter what our differences ‘we all Read more…
On Tuesday we had a wonderful time visiting out Linking Project friends at All Saints’ CE Primary School. The theme of the day was ‘All around the world’ making African masks, clay masks, optical illusion art and playing games. Thank you to all at All Saints’ and to the Linking Read more…
Today in Oaks we have been discussing our similarities and differences and how they make us special! We have celebrated our differences and told other members of the class what we really like about them.
This afternoon we have been thinking about what makes us special and why we should all be proud of ourselves.
Inspired by the memory of Stephen Lawrence, Year 6 looked at the facts around an issue that has unfortunately become more prominent in recent months: the rise in knife crime. We used Newsround’s investigations and animations to learn about the facts and figures around knife crime and hear recounts Read more…
