Autumn Term 2024
Fairtrade trip to Wareham - Y6 had a great time walking to Wareham to go in search of Fairtrade products. They split into 2 groups - one going to Co-op and one to Sainsburys to seach for a list of items displaying the Fairtrade logo. They were very excited when they found some! They swapped over shops and continued their search and were all very impressed with how many Fairtrade items are available in Wareham.
Art in Y6 - this week Y6 have been looking at hues, tones and shades in art. They spent some time experimenting with poster paints to see if they could change the tones, shades and hues by adding additional colours to their chosen colour. Well done Y6 - we have some very talented artists in the class. :)
RE with Y1 - Y6 have been looking at the question 'What Kind of King is Jesus?' in their RE lessons. Their first piece of RE work was to look at the Lord's Prayer and unpick what this tells us about Jesus. They discovered lots of clues but said how hard it was to understand. So they were tasked with re-writing it for younger children to understand. They then met with Y1 in the hall and read them their 'easier to understand' version. Y1 listened carefully and commented on the words they liked in the prayers. Well done Y6 (and Y1) great job!!
Fair Trade talk - today we welcomed Heather and Judith from Wareham's Fair Trade. They spoke to the children about why buying Fair Trade is so important and who benefits. By watching a short film, the class were able to see how Fair Trade money is shared out amongst farmers and how a product originating in Ghana can make its way all the way to the UK. They completed some activities to consider the benefits of Fair Trade and then designed their own Fair Trade chocolate bar. Thank you ladies for giving up your time today - we all really enjoyed it!
Y6 Science trip to Winchester Science Centre - Today Y6 enjoyed a great day out to the Science Centre. They were not only able to experience the hands-on exhibits the centre has to offer - from experiencing gravity to walking inside an ear drum! But were also able to take part in a workshop where they saw, held, poked and prodded a heart belonging to a sheep. They tested their lung capacity with the peak flow test and learnt about how living a healthy lifestyle can really help your heart last even longer. If this wasn't enough, the children spent the last 40 minutes in the planetarium, recapping their Y5 knowledge about Space and the planets. Everyone had the best time and even the long minibus journey was made exciting by lots of singing and story telling. Well done Y6 for a fabulous day of learning. :)
Marble run madness!! Y6 have spent this half term researching, designing, making and evaluating marble runs. They really enjoyed this project and have made some incredible (and very complex) marble runs. We look forward to allowing younger children in school to test them out next week. A great effort Y6 - well done! :)
A visit from The Dogs Trust - once again we were fortunate to welcome The Dogs Trust into school to talk to us about the importance of understanding the behaviour of dogs. Having Betsy in school makes this even more important. Y6 listened really carefully, completed the activities well and had some great questions.
Y6 Cake Sale - Well done Y6 for raising £65 from your cake sale today. There were some delicious cakes made and bought so thank you to all the Y6 parents for your incredible support.
Making clay hearts - today Y6 made clay hearts as part of their Science topic. The children looked closely at pictures of different representations of hearts and tried really hard to add details such as veins, arteries, the aorta and pulmonary artery. They had to work quickly as they used air-dry clay but all managed to create amazing hearts - well done Y6!
Making blood in Y6 - Today we made blood - well, our own version of blood. We used a variety of household items including white marshmallows, cheerios and food colouring. We learnt that the components of blood are: plasma, platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells and we used the household items to show this. We created wonderful posters explaining the roles of the different components and feel very proud of our hard work today.
English work in Y6 - Our new book WINDRUSH CHILD had already sparked lots of interest from Y6 .... Why did they leave Jamaica? What did they think of England? Why were they treated differently?....are just some of the questions the children have asked. We LOVE active learning in Y6 so the children have enjoyed getting up and about in their English lessons.Here are some photos of timelines they created about the main character, Leonard, along with some active learning taking place.
SCARF PSHE session - Today Y6 were lucky enough to have a visit from Jane from SCARF. She ran a special one-off PSHE session about mental health awareness and how we can support ourselves and each other. The Y6 children were very sensible and listened carefully, taking part in games, activities and lots of great discussions.
Eco-Science Day 2024. On the first Friday back after the summer holidays, the whole school had a Eco-Science day. Each year group had a different focus and for Y6 it was energy use and how to conserve energy. Firstly, the children learnt what energy is and the different types, then they explored the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy and ended the day thinking of ways we can conserve energy usage in school and at home. The children used their research and ideas to create an energy-saving leaflet for the home. The winning leaflet will be distributed to all our families once they have been judged by the school council. A great effort today, well done!
Y6's first week in their new class. The children in Y6 have settled in really well to life in their new class. There were lots of smiles, lots of chatter about what they're looking forward to this year, lots of questions about everything...but most importantly they all had lots of fun and this is the most crucial element of school life. Well done Y6 on a fantastic start to the year! :)
