Class 6 Blog

• 23

  Jun

  Science - Evolution

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  This week in science we have been looking at adaptation and evolution. We explored how animals, including humans, have adapted to their environments. We went on to look closely how these adaptations, caused by accidental mutations, could become advantageous and how this eventually leads to evolution. We looked at how some brown bears became polar bear.
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  05

  Jun

  Spanish day - Landmarks

  Posted by Mr A Hart

  Today year 6 had a go at creating famous Spanish landmarks using Lego. We looked at the history of the Spanish empire and why so many people speak Spanish. We looked at a few landmarks in Spanish speaking countries.
• 05

  Jun

  Spanish Day!

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 6 had a great time learning some Spanish dance! We covered some Paso Doble and flamenco moves and had a great time.
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  02

  Jun

  Young Enterprise - Fiver Challenge

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  Year 6 started their 'Fiver Challenge' today! In groups they started to talk about ideas for their business idea and how they were going to spend their five pound investment. They are all very excited so get ready to buy their products or services!
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  02

  Jun

  English - Macbeth debate

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  Today, the children were put into three random groups where they had to decide why Macbeth, Lady Macbeth or the witches were most responsible for the events in the play. They need to plan for our court room on Friday where they will need to convince the judge that their character is the most guilty and why. They came up with some great ideas!
• 01

  May

  Science - Fossils

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  This week we refreshed our knowledge of fossils. We looked at how they are made and that they are a piece of evidence for Darwin's theory of evolution. We also considered different types of fossil such as imprint, classic and amber. Year 6 then had a go at creating their own fossils using clay!
• 17

  Apr

  DT - Making a moving vehicle

  Posted by Miss L Heward

  Year 6 did such an amazing job creating a moving vehicle for DT this week. They were given a range of materials including axels, pulleys, hacksaws and dowels, and followed a list of instructions in order to create their finished piece. They worked incredibly well in their chosen teams too! The children independently selected the materials they would need for this project and used appropriately chosen equipment to cut and adapt these pieces to their model. They also had to use a range of joining techniques to attach and electrical circuit to power the vehicle. The children evaluated their builds as they went to adapt and improve any flaws they came across. This was evident when it came to the pulleys and how to length of this effected the ease of travel for their vehicles. We will further evaluate these finished products next term.
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  09

  Apr

  Art - Lino Printing

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  The last part of Year 6 printing was lino printing which we did in the style of William Morris. The children chose their design inspired by nature. Once they had decided on their design, they used the lino cutting tool to cut away the lino leaving their raised design which they used to print. The results were fantastic! Well done year 6.
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  08

  Apr

  PE - Tennis

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  This term, year 6 have been learning how to play tennis. They have been great and this week worked very well in teams where some played and some were umpires explaining why points were going to which team.
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  07

  Apr

  PSHE - Big Walk and Wheel

  Posted by Mrs N Lawday

  For the last two weeks the school has been taking part in the big walk and wheel. As part of this, year 6 found out about the United Nations (UN) and how they have sustainable goals. Year 6 looked into how by taking part in the big walk and wheel we have helped towards these sustainable goals.