Year 6 have had a busy first week back after half term. We’ve had some tricky maths lessons on the concept of volume, a new class novel called Crater Lake and some Maya challenges to digest!
However, we did take a break from the busy day to enjoy the partial eclipse on Thursday! We used Mr Keilty’s special eclipse glasses to be able to look directly at the eclipse without any danger to our eyes, it was fascinating!
Although things are a little different this year, Y6 still wanted to share in the traditional Easter egg hunt with their buddies in Reception class. So, each member of Y6 carefully decorated an egg with their buddy’s name on it. They then hid these in the Reception garden before disappearing to watch from afar as…… Read More
We competed the annual Active Travel survey with Mrs Iliadou this week. We monitored and recorded how each of us travels to school and then back home again. At our school we encourage active travelling. This year we had better results than ever before. We did more walking and used less cars! We know it’s…… Read More
Year 6 have returned to school after the half term break….with a bang! Our new topic this half term is ‘Bravery, Courage and Strength’ with a specific focus on World War Two. The children have been hooked by this topic and have been asking a wealth of challenging, inquisitive and engaging questions. In Maths, we…… Read More
Year 6 had a great day on Friday, preparing vegetables and making soup for CAFOD Family Fast Day. This is a long standing Year 6 tradition at St Columba’s. Usually, we invite all the parents and staff to join us in the Year 6 classroom. However, this year, like many other traditions, the celebration looked…… Read More
Just some photos from last week. I hope it’s not too long until we’re all together again and we can end our time in Y6 properly.… Read More
I promised you an update on the art we’ve been doing in Y6 to prepare for the Y6 Passover meal for children & their families which will, very sadly, now not take place. Nonetheless, the children worked with great skill and co-operation to produce an absolutely magnificent display. The likes of which I’ve never seen…… Read More
On Monday we went to visit St Dominic’s in Byker and learned about the work done there to support homeless people in Newcastle. We made cakes and biscuits which would be used in St Dominic’s cafe the following day. We had a nibble ourselves and jolly fine they were too. Then we set off for…… Read More
As promised, here are some examples of the art work Y6 pupils are producing for our Passover display. Spectacularly good, I’m sure you’ll agree. On Friday we celebrated World Book Day. It was Y6’s assembly and we reminded our audience (young and old) of some well-known and much-loved stories and performed a version of Jesus…… Read More
Once the subject of a 1950s Hollywood blockbuster modestly entitled “The Greatest Book Ever Written”, and more recently brought to life by Dreamworks Studios’ “Prince of Egypt”, Y6 have been learning about the Old Testament story of the Exodus. This will culminate in the traditional Y6 Passover meal for pupils and their families. To get…… Read More
