Year 6 achievements.

We are pleased to announce that Jett is our Head boy and Sofia is our Head Girl. The Deputy Head Boy is David and Keeley is the Deputy Head Girl. I'm sure they will do a great job representing our school.

Well done to the Year 6 pupils who were chosen to be our Sports Captains.

Black History Month Celebrations in Year 6

In year 6, for Black History Month, we chose to read the story “Weirdo”. This brilliant story about the power of being different is written by the British award winning author Zadie Smith. Take a look at some of the book reviews the children completed.

Dancing with sticks

This term in music, Year 6 children have been revising their knowledge about pulse and rhythm. The children are very good at reading and clapping different rhythmic patterns and recognizing time signatures in a piece of music. Watch Malaysia class tapping rhythms to a steady beat. 

Year 6 Tower Challenge

As part of our independent experiments unit, the children were given the challenge to build secure sky scrapers using only spaghetti and marshmallows. We began by looking at different towers from around the world and children discuss where and why particular shapes are used in specific environments. They then went on to use this knowledge to design, build and evaluate their own constructions. This challenge linked science, design and technology and mathematics as children use problem-solving strategies. 

Year 6 Go Shopping

Year 6 are currently completing a baking project in maths. Today, they took part in some online shopping to find which supermarkets sell ingredients for the best value. The children were keen to get a bargain and a few children even commented on the “scandalous” prices of certain products.

Reading Buddies

In English this week the year 3 children have been writing a non-chronological report about wolves.  Today they got to share their wonderful work with some year 5 and 6 children before listening to the older children read to them.  All of the children thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the year 5 and 6 children learnt a lot about wolves from the younger ones!

Year 5 and 6 Celebration Assembly

Well done to all the certificate winners in year 5 and 6 this week.

Convection Experiment

Year 6 are learning all about ocean currents in geography. Today, they explored how currents are made beneath the surface of the ocean. As warmer water rises and cooler water sinks it creates movement. This is called convection.

Blood Pumping in China

China class conducted a blood pumping science experiment today. The children discovered that blood travels in one direction as veins have tiny valves which prevent the blood from going backwards.

China Explore Weddings

China class have been learning all about weddings in R.E. Today, they put their teaching skills to the test and come up with their own lesson informing the other children how different religions celebrate marriage.