It’s been yet another busy week here in Year 6. We have completed our information leaflets about harmful substances – be prepared to be lectured about the potential hazards of those (well-deserved) glasses of wine! The leaflets are really creative in terms of layout and the children have included a variety of sentence structures and …
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Year 6 – Amethyst and Magenta
Oct 11 2024
Hearts and Harmful Substances
Well we could write about all the work we have done in English this week. Writing sentences using modal verbs, a variety of subordinating conjunctions and some excellent synonyms, however what most people want to see is the science lesson! In Science, following on from our work on the circulatory system, linking with our core …
Oct 04 2024
All About Blood
As you’ve probably heard, we dipped our toe in the SATs pool this week, completing a set of past papers. We have started early in order to identify particular areas of focus for the coming months. We find that it is also a way to prepare the children for May so they have a good …
Sep 27 2024
Crucial Crew and Coding – with some Lego added in
What a busy week we’ve had in year 6! We started the week in English by writing from Cameron’s parents’ perspectives and recapping some of the key parts of the book Pig Heart Boy. Lots of the children really got the hang of seeing something from another point of view and enjoyed writing in character. …
Sep 20 2024
Arguments (balanced!) and Arithmetic
We finished writing our balanced arguments about pig heart transplants this week and all came to the conclusion that it is an incredibly controversial topic, recognising that there are both advantages and disadvantages to consider. Towards the end of the week, we have continued to read Pig Heart Boy and are preparing to write from …
Sep 13 2024
Mayan Maths and Medical Research
In English this week, we have been discussing the extremely controversial topic of xenotransplantation – the transfer of an organ from one species to another. Linked to Pig Heart Boy, we have discussed whether pig hearts should be a viable solution to the shortage of human hearts. After conducting some thorough research, the children identified …
Sep 06 2024
Welcome to Year 6
We hope you have all had a brilliant summer break. It was so lovely to welcome you all, both children and adults, back to Alban City School this week. The children have settled in really well to their new classrooms and already seem right at home being the oldest children in the school! This week, …
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