Tag: Class 6
Y6 Getting the measure of each other
For the past couple of weeks we have been learning about units of measurement. We have been converting between different units such as kilometres to miles, and have learnt about different imperial and metric measures. To finish off we measured each other - Max just pipped Tom as the tallest by…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 31 January 2020
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Y6 Junior Apprentices!
We had a fantastic launch day for our 'Global Economy' topic. The children came dressed in their best business attire ready to take on the task of designing a new games console and working costs of materials, where to produce it and how much profit they would make. They then had to present their…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 8 January 2020
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Twas the week before Christmas in Year 6...
...And there was lots of fun, games and dancing at the Christmas party. Thank you for your food contributions the children loved tucking in!
We finished the week by making the periscopes we have been researching for our SITE topic 'Light'. The children managed to make working models and enjoyed…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 20 December 2019
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Year 6 WW2 Drama Presentation
This Thursday our Year 6 donned their evacuee costumes and put on a fantastic performance for the school and parents. Working with Miss Crowley, they developed their own dramatic sequences accompanied by songs to deliver a powerful portrayal of life during World War 2. It was an absolute pleasure…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 6 December 2019
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Y6 trip to Yorkshire Air Museum
We managed to dodge the downpours and spent a sunny day at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington near York. After picking up our partner class in Bramham, we arrived at the museum to the sound of children gasping at the sight of the WW2 planes on display. We chose the air museum this year as it…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 14 November 2019
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Science and Learning Logs
This afternoon we were continuing our Science investigations into electricity and circuits, looking at the variables and hypothesis. Some children energetically demonstrated electricity travelling through a circuit.
We also did an art gallery style walk round to look at our wonderful learning…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 17 October 2019
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Let the Reading Challenge commence!
Year 6 were very excited to receive their Reading Challenge books today. They were so enthusiastic they started reading them over lunchtime and don't want to put them down! Please check parentmail for the letter outlining the benefits of the challenge, and please support your child through…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 9 October 2019
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Year 6 & Reception buddies
The year 6 children have now been paired up with their buddies in Reception. This is a hugely important part of year 6 and the children have embraced their responsibility, showing kindness, friendliness and being helpful to their buddies. All of the children love this part of school life and it's…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 3 October 2019
A busy start to year 6!
The children have settled in to year 6 magnificently and we have already done a lot of learning in the past couple of weeks, such as:
- Introducing our World War 2 topic - it has been lovely to see and hear about the children's family stories
- Maths - we have covered place value and solving…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 3 October 2019
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Welcome to Year 6!
We've had a brilliant first couple of days in Class 6 and the children are already acting as great role models for the younger children with their attitude and behaviour.
We've been talking about all of the exciting things we will be doing this year such as the residential, production, trips…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 5 September 2019
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A few things we've been doing...
We've been exceptionally busy here in Year 6 since completing our SATs. Linked to our end of year production 'Poppins', we have been looking at the Suffragette movement and some of its leading figures. We have planted some pots for the Shadwell Flower Show based on the Suffragette colours and will…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 24 June 2019
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Red Nose Day and Fairtrade week
The children looked wonderful again in their 'wacky' outfits for RND 2019 and as a school we have raised lots of money for this worthy cause thanks to your efforts and contributions.
As part of Fairtrade fortnight, we have spent some time looking at the movement and how it affects our lives.…
Posted by Mr Rugg on 15 March 2019
Tags: Class 6