On Wednesday 20th November, two teams from years 5 & 6 took part in the netball tournament at Exeter Road. Both teams played well in games against other local primaries. They showed good teamwork and were very positive throughout. The A team were proud to achieve 3rd place in the tournament.
This week in science, the children in Miss Gobel’s class have been working on their ‘working scientifically’ skills They spent the lesson investigating gravity and how unsupported things will fall to the ground, whereas supported objects do not.
While moving some firewood, Year 6 (Mrs. Dudley’s class) found this peacock butterfly. We thought it had just emerged from its cocoon but after looking it up in a wildlife guide, it is more likely that we disturbed it during hibernation. After staying still for about 5 minutes, It flapped its wings and shook itself…
Science in year 6 has been all about light, shadows and how we see. The children have explored how the shadow changes depending on whether the object creating it is opaque, translucent or transparent. They have looked at how the shape of the shadow is caused by the object creating it and investigated how to…
On Monday 11th November, Miss Gobel’s class learnt all about Remembrance Day and the symbolism of the poppy. We started the day by listening to Mrs Dudley’s assembly and thought about how many different people show their support in different ways. At 11am, we conducted a 2 minute silence to reflect on what we had…
This week, year 6 have been working on fractions in maths. Today, they have been identifying equivalent fractions, decimal and percentages along with a matching visual representation. They co-operated well with each other to complete the challenge.
Year 6 have been enjoying some den building, gardening and tool work in outdoor learning this week. Hopefully, all the children who want to will make a reindeer to take home before Christmas.
This week, Miss Gobel’s class have been busy exploring division. We have being using visual aids to help support our understanding of long division and the process behind the ‘bus stop’ method. We can now apply this knowledge to problem solving and more abstract equations.
Year 6 brought in their amazing home discovery projects from this half term and we had a lovely time sharing all the fantastic research, fossil creations, artwork and writing. A lot of time and effort has been spent on these at home. Well done year 6.
To celebrate National Poetry Day, Year 4 created haiku poems on the subject of honesty. We enjoyed getting to grips with ensuring the number of syllables in each line were correct and, although it may have been a little nerve-racking for some, it was lovely to invite the Year 6 children in and share our…