As part of our remembrance celebrations, Year 6 took a wreath the lay at the cenotaph in Heywood. Year 6 were joined by Mrs Farrall and Councillor Rush. After laying the wreath, 2 children shared Remembrance prayers and we had the opportunity to spend some quiet reflection time. The children Read more
As part of our four operations unit of work, Year 6 looked at order of operations and how we must use BODMAS. We explored how brackets and BODMAS affect our answers, challenged ourselves to use BODMAS to find 30 answers to the same calculation, played connect 4 and even solved Read more
After noticing high volumes of traffic whilst walking St Luke’s church, Year 6 conducted a traffic survey to investigate how busy the road was outside of school. After some alarming results, the children decided that it would be a good idea to write letters that could be sent to parents, Read more
This week we were fortunate enough to receive a visit from our local police force to teach us some valuable truck safety information. The children were surprised to learn how little a truck driver can see when a person is standing close to the front of the truck. The Read more
Year 6 joined the rest of KS2 on a prayer hunt yesterday. We took part in various activities across school, focusing on the following themes: Different representations of Jesus Seeds of Peace Prayer for refuge and safety Tree rings The World and Christianity. The children really understood the key messages Read more
After noticing high volumes of traffic whilst walking St Luke’s church, Year 6 conducted a traffic survey to investigate how busy the road was outside of school. After some alarming results, the children decided that it would be a good idea to write letters that could be sent to Read more
Boys from Year 5&6 managed to win the FA Cup football competition, finishing first above 6 other schools. Well done to all of the boys who played.
Today year 6 took part in a workshop delivered by Rochdale Pioneer Museum. The workshop consolidated all their knowledge from our topic 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 Read more
This morning Year 6 were lucky to attend Crucial Crew event at Rochdale Football Club. The children took part in various actitivies looking at ways they can keep themesevles safe in the community. The range of fun interactive workshops were from Greater Manchester Police, British Transport Police, Your Trust, Travelsafe, Read more
Year 6 looked at how we can best analyse a famous painting. We looked at how artists tell stories or show feelings through their artwork. We interpreted the painting by trying to suggest its meaning, and looked closely to try and identify and notice small details, describing them after sketching.