Year 6 – Amethyst and Magenta
Dec 08 2023
Visiting Verulam School was a well deserved treat this week. Year 6 were invited by the secondary school to watch a production of The Wizard of Oz. Following a bit of a wet walk, we were treated to a great performance with live accompanied musical soundtrack. There laughs and lots of booing (in the appropriate …
Dec 01 2023
We had a great afternoon of art this week, bringing our Alberto Giacometti sculptures to life. Using wire, the children followed instructions to create a figure with a head, shoulders and long limbs – not as easy as it sounds! The children then manipulated the sculptures into different positions according to their designs. Some of …
Nov 24 2023
Another busy week in Year 6! In English, started the week practising the skill of ‘Show, don’t tell’ to describe the feelings of a character. We continued on with a focus on the variety of punctuation needed when writing speech and ended the week by writing an extract of a story with a balance of …
Nov 17 2023
In English this week, we read the book The Dead Family Diaz – a beautifully illustrated story based around the festival of Dia de los Muertos. We researched this joyful celebration which honours the spirits of the deceased. We learned some of the Spanish words for the objects which form an integral part in preparation …
Nov 10 2023
As we approach the weekend, we say a massive well done to Amethyst class who performed their sharing assembly to the parents today. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed making it for you. This week, we have tried our hand at writing poems inspired by Macavity. We used poetic devices such …
Nov 03 2023
This week has absolutely flown by! Congratulations to Magenta class for their hard work and efforts in preparing and delivering their class assembly. It will be Amethyst’s turn next week! In English this week, we have had the pleasure of reading what is arguably T.S Eliot’s most famous poem – Macavity. We’ve spent time reading …
Oct 20 2023
Just like that, another week has flown by and what a week it has been. Linking in with our PSHE unit, in English this week, the children have been working extremely hard on creating leaflets about harmful substances. Demonstrating a wide range of writing criteria (numbered lists, bullet points, extended sentences, rhetorical questions to name …
Oct 13 2023
It’s been another busy week in Year 6. Despite the disappointment caused by the cancellation of the Tag Rugby event, the children soon shrugged it off and got to enjoy a mixed doubles badminton challenge yesterday afternoon. On Tuesday, the classes thoroughly enjoyed a Virtual Reality workshop organised by Mr Bushell where they got to …
Oct 06 2023
Another jam-packed week has flown by in Year 6. In English, we have combined our studies in PSHE to learn more about harmful substances and their effects on the body. We have explored different grammatical terms, for example modal verbs and have generated a series of high-quality sentences that we will be able to use …
Sep 29 2023
It has been such a busy week for us all in Year 6 with lots of stand out moments to share with you. In maths, we have focused on multiplication and division. When using multiplication, the children explored using both the formal written and the lattice method to see which works best for them. Following …