Autumn
Week ending 29th November
We have started our new topic about volcanoes, mountains and earthquakes. We have found out about the layers of the Earth and the tectonic plates.
In maths, we have been learning long division and the children have practised lots. The children have also been looking at instructions in English and what is needed to create a set of their own which they will doing next week.
Question of the week: What are the 8 main tectonic plates?
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Week ending 21st November
Question of the week: What are the similarities and differences between Picasso and Caulfield?
In Art this week, we have been exploring the work of Pablo Picasso and Patrick Caulfield. We've looked at apples from multiple viewpoints and created some lovely images of them using paint, pastels and tissue paper.
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Week ending 15th November
In the last two weeks, we have finished our topic on Evolution. The children were fascinated when we recreated the timeline of life on our planet and were amazed by the size of the gaps between major events in our history.
I think their favourite part of this topic was learning about DNA and how it is made up - we used mini gems and strawberry lances to make ours.
To finish everything off, we conducted an experiment to work out how Charles Darwin discovered that different finches lived on different islands in the Galapagos and how their beaks evolved to be able to eat the food available.
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Week ending 25th October
What a busy two weeks we have had! We have made it to half term.
In maths, we have been revisiting factors, common factors, common multiples and prime numbers. We have also been learning some divisibility rules to help work out some division questions.
The children have completed a biography on a monarch we have studied and practised their editing skills in English and continued to practise their spellings.
In Science, we have been studying Evolution and looked at the types of fossils there are and their reliability as a source of evidence for extinct animals and how other animals are varying over time. Both classes have enjoyed sharing their knowledge of fossils and dinosaurs.
We have also really enjoyed our art this half term and have learned about Frida Kahlo and how her life experiences influenced her artwork - photos below.
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Week ending 11th October
We have continued to look at our Science topic - Living things and their habitats. We have studied and recreated the taxonomy system first introduced by Carl Linnaeus. The children have really enjoyed drawing and studying the creatures for their artwork.
In maths, we have been rounding whole integers and decimal numbers and in English, we have been learning about compound and dummy subjects and gerunds in sentences.
Question of the week: What are the different types of arthropods?
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Week ending 27th September
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We were lucky enough to have an actual, real-life scientist in school on Wednesday and watched some fantastic and explosive experiments. Science is so much fun and to coincide with this, we started our first science topic – Living things and their habitats.
In English, we have been recognising irregular verbs, verb phrases and phrasal verbs.
We have been carrying on with tag rugby during outdoor P.E. session and have benefitted from some lovely new equipment.
Question of the week: Who was Carl Linnaeus?
Week ending 20th September
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Year 6 enjoyed their first trip of the year to Ely Cathedral and Oliver Cromwell’s House on Tuesday. We all found it interesting finding out about Oliver Cromwell’s role in England’s history and the how Ely Cathedral has been part of the Fen’s history too.
In maths, we have been using redistribution with addition of integers. Redistribution can be used to transform a calculation to make it a more efficient mental addition. This works for smaller and larger numbers. It can be achieved by increasing or decreasing an amount from a part and redistributing that amount to another part. The process of redistribution doesn’t change the value of the whole. The whole remains the same.
Question of the week: Was Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain?
Week ending 13th September
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We’ve managed to get a whole week under our belts this week.
Everyone has continued to settle in well.
In maths, we have continued to work with part-part-whole models to help solve problems.
We have we have been learning about Henry VIII and Elizabeth I for our topic and we created fact files about each of Henry’s wives. The children particularly enjoyed listening to the songs from Horrible Histories.
English has been all about common, proper, collective/partitive, abstract nouns and how to distinguish them; the children found the flow chart very helpful (picture below).
Question of the week: What was Henry VIII’s legacy?
Week ending 6th September
Welcome to Year 6!
It is lovely to see everyone back and settling in well.
This week, we started our topic about 'Monarchs Through Time' by learning all about William I and his legacy. In maths, we have been using bar models to help understand known and unknown quantities.
The children have been listening to our class read 'Darwin's Dragons' which is about a cabin boy called Syms Covington and his adventures on a voyage of a lifetime with the world-famous scientist, Charles Darwin.
Question of the week: Who was William the Conqueror?
