Computing – Creating Spreadsheets

As part of our Purple Mash unit, we had to create a spreadsheet to record the results and probabilities of rolling dice. We recorded the totals and results, and used these to create graphs.   We were able to use basic formulae to total our results automatically.  

Thermal Equilibrium

As part of our Science topic , Heat, we looked at carrying out investigations to show the process of thermal equilibrium. We placed our hands in both ice water and warm water. Then, after 1 minute, we transferred our hands to a tray with room temperature water. We found that Read more

Who do I Trust?

This half term’s Christian value is trust. We looked at how the disciples trusted Jesus when he walked on water. We looked at who he trust the most in our lives and why. We drew around our hands and listed the 5 people we trusted the most.  

Analysing Fieldwork Data

Year 6 had taken part in a traffic survey on Queen’s Park Road, tallying the amount, colour and types of vehicles travelling to and from Heywood.   To be able to understand the data better, we created a range of graphs to display our results visually, as a Geographer would Read more

Come Dine With Us!

As part of our D&T topic, Year 6 had to research, design and cook a healthy, budget-friendly three-course meal. We chose bruschetta, with tomatoes and cheese, to start, chicken fajitas for the main course, and healthy fruit kebabs for dessert.   We looked at how to prepare the ingredients, including Read more

Geography – Fieldwork

This afternoon, both year 6 classes went to Queen’s Park to carry out fieldwork linked with our Geography topic – fieldwork. The children used their knowledge of conducting fieldwork and field sketches to carry out a sketch of our local area. They used an acronym OASIS (orientation, annotations, scales information Read more

Shared Learning

This morning, Sycamore were delighted to be able to welcome parents and family members in to join us at our shared learning and lunch.   As part of our new Sustainability topic, Year 6 have been looking at ways to reuse, recycle and reduce the amount of waste and products Read more