Jan 22 2023
For our Art Week this term, Year 6 were exploring the work of Yinka Shonibare. Yinka is a London born, Nigerian artist who uses the technique of batiking to create installations that reflect traditional African patterns and colours. We started our Art Week learning about Yinka’s life and his inspirations before beginning to look at …
Dec 19 2022
As part of our English and Geography work on mountains, in particular Mount Everest, we were exploring Hillary’s and Norgay’s expedition up Everest. We were thinking about the conditions that they faced as they climbed and how they would have been feeling on their journey. Using our inference and deduction skills, we thought about the …
Nov 24 2022
This week, we received first aid training so that we have the knowledge and skills to help save someone’s life, should we ever need to …
Nov 24 2022
As part of our Entry Point into our new geography topic of ‘Why are mountains so important?’, we were extremely lucky to have one of our parents, who has climbed Mount Everest, come in and speak to us about his experiences. He showed us a range of videos and photos and talked to us about …
Oct 13 2022
As part of Year 6’s personal development, some of our class have been taking part in Bikeability sessions. During these sessions, children have been considering their road awareness and how to safely ride on the road. They have been practicing their signalling and looking over their shoulder to see whether their is any oncoming traffic. …
Sep 28 2022
In September, we visited the Harry Potter Studio Tour to see the making of the films …
Aug 20 2022
Look back here soon to see all the learning that is taking place in our class.
