It's Prom Night in Bratzville and everyone wants their turn in the spotlight. But it's not all about looking cool and glamorous. Oh, no. Each of the guests wants the footlights to be in the perfect position to cast the tallest, sharpest and most imposing shadow...
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Y6 Science … Electricity
Y6's latest science topic on Electricity is progressing well. We've learned about cells, components, voltages, switches, conductors and insulators. We put our skills to use making a Steady-hand Tester game. You know the one - where you have to make a hook travel...
Year 6 Trip
Year 6 had a fantastic day out in Newcastle! First, we completed a WW2 workshop with Basil, a 92 year old gentleman who told us all about what Newcastle was like in the war. During the workshop, we got to handle artefacts and ask lots of questions. We even got to...
WW2 Cooking – Using Rations!
Year 6 have been researching how rationing was implemented in 1940's Britain as part of their WW2 Topic: Bravery and Courage. After researching rationing recipes and completing a weekly food plan, we decided it was time to have a go of some of these recipes and taste...
Y6 Science… Electricity
Taking inspiration from the book Y6 are currently enjoying in class, "Letters From The Lighthouse" by Emma Carroll, we began our science topic on Electricity by making a model lighthouse. We investigated which materials could be used to repair the circuit should it...
A journey through the digestive system… Science… 9th Dec
Using a plastic bag to represent the stomach, a leg of a pair of tights to act as the small intestines, a beaker for the large intestines and a bowl to serve as a toilet, Y6 scientists followed the journey of a banana sandwich as it made its way through the digestive...
How to live longer #3 – don’t smoke… Science… 1st December
The final installment in the Y6 topic "How To Live Longer (Or Die Trying)" was completed this week. Pupils learned about the dangers associated with smoking tobacco. We were suitably protected with lab coats, surgical gloves, face masks (which used to be so exciting...
Year 6 CAFOD Lunch
Thank you to all of the Year 6 families for donating vegetables and coming to support our pupils in their fundraising for CAFOD. The Year 6 pupils did a fantastic job of preparing an assembly, educating us about climate change and put together a soup lunch for Family...
Pop Art Portraits
Year 6 have been creating their own self portraits in the style of Andy Warhol. After learning about Andy, his life and his art, we traced photos of ourselves to create a ‘pop art’ line image. Then, we transferred and printed this image four times before painting with...
Year 6 – World War Two
Year 6 have enjoyed some exciting activities, introducing our new half term topic ‘Bravery, Courage and Strength’ which explores aspects of World War Two.First, the children were faced with a mysterious suitcase, who did it belong to? How do you know? Then, we learned...
Expensive orange juice: is it worth the money? … Science…
Continuing our scientific study of what we need to eat to stay healthy (a balance of carbo-hydrates, proteins and vitamins), Y6 turned their investigative focus squarely on vitamins. We used a blue liquid called indophenol which turns colourless when vitamin C is...
Y6 – Creativity in Art, English and RE
Year 6 have had another busy week with plenty of exciting activities and successes. In Art, we have been perfecting our printing technique, in the style of Andy Warhol. In English, we have been creating linked sentences to improve the flow and cohesion of our writing....