Today, we began our new Art unit on Synesthesia. We looked at works by the artist Kandinsky and learned how he could experience one sense through another. We looked briefly at some of his most well-known works – in which he generated shape and colour based on sounds.

We then had a go at creating some fantastic tunes on our chromebooks. Have a go by following the links below!

Music lab: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Kandinsky/ 
Play a Kandinsky: https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/play-a-kandinsky/sgF5ivv105ukhA 

Next, we listened to a range of music and used the different pitch and rhythms to inspire us. We drew a range of our own shapes and textures in our Art books.

Yesterday in science, we carried out an experiment involving bulbs and cells. We hypothesised that an increased number of cells would increase the brightness of the bulb. Although we had some anomalies due to our equipment, we generally found our hypothesis to be true. We learned that this was due to the increased voltage created by the cells. The greater the amount of electrical energy in the circuit, the brighter the bulb.

Well done to Skylar, Summer and Ruby for helping collect rubbish during lunchtime this week. A big thank you to those students for helping to keep our ACE community nice and tidy!

Last week in music, we had the pleasure of listening to a range of modern and older compositions. We discussed the rhythm, tempo, dynamics and texture of the pieces. Well done to all of 6D for their thorough analysis!

The start to the Spring Term has certainly been a chilly one. I want to start by saying a massive thank you for braving the snow and ice this week.

In Maths, we have started our new unit on ‘Converting Measurements’ and enjoyed a practical lesson on Thursday. In this lesson we discussed the difference between volume and capacity and then carried out an experiment to measure the capacity of different hollow objects around the classroom. Although our tables got a little messy, we thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of making each object as ‘full’ as possible, without spilling onto the table’s surface.

In Writing, we continued our ‘earthquake’ shared write planning. Students came up with an array of different public, eating venues. From train station cafes to fish and chip takeaways, the stream of ideas was fantastic!

In PSHE and Geography, we began to break down the concepts of prejudice and discrimination and applied this knowledge in our lessons on the Holocaust. Students mapped the various locations of the German Concentration Camps. They were shocked to find how dispersed these were across Europe and, furthermore, how many had been constructed well before World War II began. We further learned about Kristallnacht in PSHE and how the assassination of a German diplomat, Ernst Vom Rath, was used to Nazi advantage.

In Music, we began our composition unit and refreshed our knowledge on the different types of musical notes, major and minor keys.

Today, we had the pleasure of eating our Christmas Dinner, singing some Christmas Carols and wearing our Christmas jumpers but something else really stood out.

In PSHE, as part of a warm up activity, students were asked to draw a small figure and write something about themselves which positively influences others. Many of the students found this a challenging task and asked for my help. Each time they asked me, another student wanted to offer an answer on that student. Eventually multiple voices were interjecting lovely comments about the student who was unsure what to write around their figure. Following this, I asked all of 6D to get out of their seats and go around other students books, adding why they appreciated that student. Soon enough, the pages were filled with lovely comments about each individual. It reminded me what a truly special students make up 6D.

Today, we finished our Windrush Generation research projects. All the works were so meticulous that we had to show you all of them! Have a super weekend,

Miss Davies

This week in French, we learned how to tell someone else if we do or do not have a pet, what their names are and how old the pet is. We combined this knowledge with our conversational French to practice in partners. Some of us wrote scripts, while others improvised! Some super French was spoken which combined our learning from across the term – well done 6D.

This week, we ventured to St John’s to have our annual Christmas service. Special shout-outs to Izzy, Murewa, Biel and Jack for their readings. We also had the opportunity to perform our new school song ‘We are ACE’ – what fantastic acoustics in the church!

What a busy week we’ve had in 6D! We had the pleasure of visiting Moor Allerton Library. The students enjoyed working in groups to select 5 books for us to borrow with our class library card. Students then had the opportunity to enjoy the quiet atmosphere of the Library.

We also had a fantastic time at our book buddies night where we shared stories, hot chocolate and biscuits.

On Friday, we had our second attempt at the Math’s chain game – this time using fractions, mixed numbers and integers as our answer cards.

We also had the chance to make our own periscopes this week in Science as part of our unit on Light. We discussed how the light spectrum can be reflected or absorbed, altering the way we perceive colour. We also discussed how light beams can travel from one space to another. We applied this learning to construct periscopes out of paper and card – a true challenge! Well done 6D.

Well done to our learner of the week – Sameer. Have a fantastic weekend,

Miss Davies