DT - Year 6 - Hands-on DT Fun: Building Big Ideas with Straws and Tape! This week’s Design and Technology lesson was bursting with creativity, teamwork and some wonderful engineering! After researching how famous architects design and construct the buildings we see around us - from...
This week saw the girls' football team play their second league game of the season, against a very tough Eastbury Community School, who are currently the league leaders. The girls started the game very strong, creating a multiple of chances, unfortunately they could not convert...
The children have been developing their knowledge and skills to present themselves both orally and in written form in Spanish, building on from previous learning and their growing bank of vocabulary. The children have focused on asking questions such as ¿Como te llamas? (What is...
This week, the children have been introduced to creating websites for a chosen purpose. They identified what makes a good web page and used the information to design their own website using Google Sites and website alternatives. Throughout the learning, the children have paid specific...
This week, saw the Boys' football team play their first competitive match of the season, against St.Vincents Primary School. It was a match the boys completely dominated, creating lots of chances. However, the boys were disappointed as they conceded a goal towards the end of...
This week, our young scientists took part in an exciting experiment to explore how shadows are formed and what factors can make them increase or decrease in size. To begin, the children discussed their existing ideas about shadows and made their own predictions about what...
This week we held our Remembrance Service. This was an opportunity for pupils, staff and parents / carers to come together to reflect, show respect and learn about the sacrifices made by others in times of conflict. Our Year 6 house captains led the event...
This term, Year 6 will revisit all of the skills they have learnt in Year 5 – revealing a character through their actions, appearance and setting. They will focus especially on revealing a character through the use of dialogue. This week, the children began their...
This week, saw the Girls' football team play their first competitive match of the season, against James Cambell Primary School. It was a competitive and enjoyable battle, however, the girls lost in closely contested 3-1 defeat. Also, a massive congratulations to Sapphire, who has been selected...
We will be learning how light travels and reflects through research and investigation this term. This week, we recapped on different sources of light and addressed the common misconception that ‘the moon’ is a source of light. In groups, the children demonstrated how light travels in...