Science
Baby pictures
In our topic we have been looking at how we have changed over time. Yesterday we brought in our baby pictures so that we could look at the similarities and differences in ourselves between then and now.
Mathematics
Creating The Average Year 6 Child
As part of our ID topic, we have been collecting data about our class. We have taken significant measurements of each member of the class and recorded them on a table. From there, we have begun to present the data effectively on a range of graphs and charts. This has Read more
English
What has happened in StLukes playground?
When Miss Lomax got into school this morning, she found something strange in the school grounds. Year 3 went to explore. We found a really large outline of what looked like a body but was much too big and oddly shaped. We questioned what it may be and how it Read more
Eco Committee
Eco’s Big Battery Hunt
Thank you to everyone who brought batteries in! We managed to fill around 8 barrels in total. They will go off to be weighed and hopefully our efforts will put us into the prize draw for some amazing prizes for the school. We will continue to collect batteries and Read more
Art & Design
ID – who am I?
To begin our ID topic, which is all about us and who we are, we sketched ourselves by identifying the key characteristics of our faces. We looked at our eyes, hair, nose and mouth, paying attention to size, shape and colour. We used half of our own face as a Read more
Art & Design
Dogs, Dinos and DNA!
Year 6 continued their work on inheritance, evolution and Darwin by exploring what DNA is, how it helps decide what type of person we will be and how genetic engineering and selective breeding have affected living things around us. We studied selective breeding in dogs, looking at how species Read more
Eco Committee
Recreating Darwin’s Experiments: Owl Pellet Investigation (Warning – contains real animal bones!)
After weeks of studying Darwin’s work, we were able to use his notes to recreate some of his experiments. We decided to focus on his work on seed dispersal and what he felt he could learn from owl pellets and the study of diets within food chains. The first thing Read more
Art & Design
Fossil Facts
As part of our research into Darwin and his Theory of Evolution, Year 6 investigated what fossils are, where they are found, how they are formed and what types of fossils there are. We created information booklets using our 4 sentence paragraph strategy: statement, question, exclamation and command. The children Read more
Art & Design
Topic fun
We have worked really hard this week so on Thursday afternoon we had lots of fun with flowers. We made some gift tags for some lavender bags, drew pictures of flowers on purple mash, wrote acrostic poems, watched a video on how to draw a flower and we completed an Read more
Design and Technology
Chocolate creations!
As part of our topic we have been learning about changing state. This week we have used our design and technology skills to design and create chocolate creations. We had lots of fun adding exciting ingredients. We then created advertisements.