Year 6
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Miss Rhodes Class Teacher |
Mr Wilson Trainee Teacher |
Miss Meadows Learning Support Assistant |
Please scroll to the bottom of this page to see pupils' work
February 2024
We have started a new concept of Existence with a central enquiry of 'How do we know what is real?' Our aims are:
- To develop tolerance of others, including their views and beliefs.
- To question.
- To understand their role within the wider world.
- To develop an enquiry.
See our concept map to the right.
January 2024
Welcome back. We will be continuing our concept of ‘Aesthetics’ this term and will be continuing to work on our aims of:
- To consider perspectives other than our own
- To understand the impact society has on us
- To make well-balanced comparisons
- To collaborate
Our PE days are still Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has the correct labelled clothing in school on these days.
The children are still expected to read every night. This is so important as this helps their reading, writing and understanding of the world. Spellings will be set on a Monday to be tested the following Monday.
High Schools: All Year 6 pupils nationally will be told which High School they have a place for on 1st March. We don’t know before this date either.
SATs reminder: Obviously, the children should not miss any school due to holidays but it is extra important this year. If the children are absent for the tests in May (13th to 16th) then their High School will be told they have not met the expected standard, which is likely to affect which set they are put in. We will be preparing the pupils for the tests in school.
I expect the children to be more independent now but would still appreciate your support in ensuring they have correct full uniform, bring the books they need to school each day and complete their homework, reading and spellings each week. They should not be wearing bracelets or necklaces to school.
I look forward to continuing to work with you and your children. If you have any questions, please see me at the beginning of the school day or after school on a Monday or Tuesday.
September 2023
Welcome back. This year we will be supported by Miss Meadows (Monday-Thursday) and Mr Wilson who has begun teacher training.
The concept we will be learning the curriculum through this year is ‘Aesthetics’. Our aims are:
- To consider perspectives other than our own
- To understand the impact society has on us
- To make well-balanced comparisons
- To collaborate
This will include subject specific enquires across the curriculum:
- What role does aesthetics play in Science?
- What impact do aesthetics have on our sense of self (PSHE)?
- How is Maths reflected in nature to improve aesthetics?
- Are the aesthetics of music defined by the composition or our reaction to it?
- How has our sense of aesthetics developed over time?
- To what extent does society influence our sense of aesthetics?
- Is human impact on the planet more or less aesthetically pleasing than nature’s?
- What is more important: aesthetics or style (Art)?
- What is more important: function or aesthetics in the design process?
- Is the development of more aesthetically pleasing technology positive or negative?
- Can AI create work more aesthetically pleasing than humans?
- How can aesthetics be portrayed in text?
- How does religious aesthetics support our understanding of Theology?
- What do sacred texts say about ‘goodness’ and ‘perfection’?
Our PE days are still Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure your child has the correct labelled clothing in school on these days.
The children are still expected to read every night. This is so important as this helps their reading, writing and understanding of the world. Spellings will be set on a Monday to be tested the following Monday.
I look forward to continuing to work with you and your children. If you have any questions, please see me at the beginning of the school day or after school on a Monday or Tuesday.
Thank you,
Miss Rhodes
Abstract Nouns
February 2024
We have been describing abstract nouns, can you guess what we are describing?
Designing and Making cars
February 2024
We have designed and begun making our own vehicles that move using electrical circuits.
Aesthetic Art
November 2023
After looking at how artists use the principals of symmetry, simple uncluttered images and rule of thirds, we created our own compositions.
Everyday Maths
October 2023
We used everyday objects to apply our maths skills to. How much change would I get from £200 if I bought these products?
Harvest Festival
October 2023
We recited a poem about harvest we had learnt as a class.
DT experimenting
October 2023
We worked collaboratively to create a marble run before we will move on to design and create our own.
Dinosaur Park
September 2023
We really enjoyed joining in with different activities and building relationships with each other.
DT
September 2023
We worked in given groups to construct the tallest tower to hold a tennis ball using anything we could find. Our focus was on collaboration when working with new people.
Farm Trip
June 2023
With help from the Country Trust, we visited Hall farm where we learnt about the importance of farming for crops, animals, producing food and caring for the environment. We did different activities including:
Grinding wheat to make flour
Making feed for chickens
Examining the soil and the animals who live in it
Final Orchestra performance
June 2023
We visited the BBC Concert Orchestra for the final time where over 50 musicians came together to play music for us to enjoy. We were able to join in with the song we had learnt.
Investigating air resistance
May 2023
We made parachutes to investigate our enquiry: 'How does surface area affect the time it takes a parachute to land?'
We identified the variables to ensure we had a fair test. We found that the smaller the area of the parachute the faster it will fall as it has less air resistance.
Forces experiment
May 2023
We worked in groups to construct a ramp that would make the car travel as far as possible. We identified the forces in action and how we could use them to support us, eg reducing fraction on the wheels.
Creative writing workshop
May 2023
We had a poet in school working with us to write a class poem. We followed this up with an after school session where we had pupils from Nursery to Year 5 with their parents.
Self Portraits
May 2023
We have created self portraits in different styles as we focus on respecting ourselves and how we look.
Second visit to the Orchestra
April 2023
We visited the BBC orchestra again and begun to learn a song we will sing at the final performance in June.
Macbeth computing
March 2023
Meeting an Olympian!
March 2023
Today we met Sophie Mckinna an olympic shot putter from Gorleston who holds the women's British record and has represented our country at the Tokyo Olympics and many national and international athletic events.
She talked about the importance of self-regulation (our PE skill) in her training and performances.
Orchestra in School
March 2023
We were fortunate enough to have members of the BBC Concert Orchestra come and perform for us in school. We joined in with singing and playing ukuleles. We look forward to seeing them again soon.
Collaborative working
March 2023
Pupils learnt to negotiate resources and take turns to build the biggest tower they could.
Creative writing Trip
March 2023
We visited the Time and Tide museum to work with a poet to create poems based on the displays and objects around the museum.
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Science posters
We researched an object from space that interested us and presented the work as a poster to develop our computing skills.
Pastel work
We used chalk to create an image of the moon focussing on trying to show the textures on the surface.
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Writing based on Macbeth
February 2023
After reading the first half of Macbeth, we wrote speeches as Banquo to Macbeth or Malcolm to persuade them to act on our concerns.
Natural Art
February 2023
We made art using natural resources following our research on Andy Goldsworthy:
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