Zara recommends: Valley of Lost Secrets by Lesley Parr. Jimmy and his brother have to be evacuated to the South of England.

Izzy recommends: Geek Girl by Holly Small. There’s a girl who is bullied at school. Nat’s dream is to become a model and be noticed until Harriet Manners accidentally gets spotted by the modelling agency. They ring Harriet’s parents. Harriet accepts and becomes a new version of herself.

Max recommends: Small Wonder by Ross Montgomery. He has written a lot of great children’s books. It is set in some kind of fantasy, medieval world. The main two characters are Tick and Leaf. They live on the coast of their kingdom (Elya). Another island comes to invade Elya and they have to get to a safe place in the mountains. They uncover secrets along the way…

Emilia recommends: Billionaire Boy by David Walliams. It’s all about the richest twelve-year-old. But everyone uses him for his money (from his father’s toilet roll business). He is looking for a friend and to find one, pretends to be a poor person. A funny and entertaining read.

Meer recommends: Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange. It’s all about WW2. Her mum is a German and they live in a lighthouse. The town think that her mum is a spy so her mum might be hanged. They have heard that there are some English soldiers stuck on an island.

Parishy recommends: The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club. It’s about Stella Starflake Pearl (an explorer), Felix (her adoptive father) and he finds her on an expedition that he went on. Girls aren’t typically allowed on expeditions. One exciting thing that has happened is that they got trapped when they are going over an ice bridge – another character gets frostbite on his fingers and toes and they heal it with moutache wax!

Aydin recommends: Buckfizzle: The Best on Planet Earth by Patrick Forde. It’s based on a made-up planet called BuckFizzle. They go on missions to try and get more and more people to come on this mysterious planet. Very funny

Today, we have the pleasure of having a visitor from the National Holocaust Centre. Our visitor (Alex) told us all about ‘Leo’ – a Jewish child living in Nazi Germany before the outbreak of war in 1939. We discussed prejudice against Jewish people and how this affected Leo’s life. We tracked Leo’s story through a variety of objects which Alex brought to show us from the National Holocaust Centre.

A massive thank you to the students involved in organising our Year 6 disco. Students loved playing a variety of games, dancing and sharing some delicious treats. We are very grateful to the time and efforts put into organising the disco by these students. A big well done as it isn’t easy organising an event for so many people! Good job!

What a busy week we’ve had in 6D! Before the holidays, 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.

This week, we learned about the mistreatment and prejudice towards members of the Windrush Generation. We learned about why people migrated from different Carribean countries to the UK after World War 2. We were suprised by how poorly they were treated, even though they were promised a brighter future.

We are so grateful to have such lovely buddies! On buddy book night, we enjoyed sharing new stories with each other, creating book marks and reading our new books! Thank you Year 6 for a lovely evening and for being so caring with your buddies.

This week in Year 6, we took part in Anti-Bullying Week, an important time to learn about kindness, respect, and standing up for others. The theme this year was “Make a Noise About Bullying”, reminding us that everyone has a voice and can help make school a safer, happier place.

We began the week by joining the BBC Live Lesson on Anti-Bullying, where we listened to stories, watched videos, and took part in interactive activities. The lesson helped us understand the different types of bullying—physical, verbal, and online—and what we can do if we ever see it happening. We learned that even small actions, like checking in on a friend or speaking up to a trusted adult, can make a big difference.

After the live lesson, we worked together to create colourful posters to summarise our learning. Each group designed a poster showing positive messages such as “Be Kind, Be Brave” and “Together We Can Stop Bullying.” We included facts, slogans, and illustrations to spread awareness around our school.

Today, we had a virtual visit from The National Archives. The session focused on the effectiveness of different forms of propaganda during World War II. We found it fascinating how certain photographs were used by both the axis and allies during the war. For example, the photo below of St Paul’s cathedral – a symbol of national hope – was used to heighten morale in Britain, whereas, in Germany, it was used to promote anti-British sentiment.

We further discussed the concept of a “total war” – technology had significantly advanced since WW1, allowing war to affect civilians on the home front more directly. This provided ample opportunity to recall our learning about air raids, rationing and expansion of the ‘Home Front’ workforce to include women. Students got a chance to compare a original propaganda posters and create propaganda slogans of their own.

Today we all wore odd socks as part of a nationwide campaign to raise awareness around bullying. This marks the first day of a week dedicated to anti-bullying. As a class, we discussed what it means to be an ‘upstander’ when it is safe to do so in a challenging situation, and how we can positively influence others! What a blessing it is to be able to bring about a positive outcome from a difficult situation. Enjoy a video below which inspired us in our discussion!

Tiah recommended Esio Trot by Roald Dahl.

This is about a little tortoise called “Alvin” and someone living above them on the balcony has a crush on the owner and has never had the courage to tell them. So, the tortoise gets over a hundred tortoises to help him on his mission.

Enes recommended Escape the Rooms by Anita Mangam

In this book, there are a lot of characters who get trapped in this glass window. They have to trick a person into choosing an option which is neither a true nor false from a binary question. They have to escape from many different rooms including: the ‘Spider Room’ (which contain lions with spider faces) and the Fun Fair room (where ghosts haunt the main character).

Zara recommended Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss

This is a true story about a fifteen year old girl called Anna, who is travelling back to her English boarding school. Her plane is hijacked and her plane crash lands in the dessert. As supplies dwindle, she has to find a way to get home.

Izzy recommended Geek Girl by Holly Smale

Geek Girl begins the book pretending to be sick… She is going on a school trip with her class and she has a friend called Nat who is trying to drag her out of bed so they won’t be late!

Emelia recommends Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordon

Full of description, in Emelia’s favourite book, Percy Jackson and his companions have to retrieve the golden fleece as his camp faces threats from a variety of new monsters!

Maya recommends City Spies by James Pointi

This book is about a group of five children who are secretly spies for the governments and there are other spies from Germany and Japan trying to target them to get diamonds and gold from their secret base! One of the spies went to jail for hacking into their parent’s computer…

Robin recommends Mountain Fell by Catherine Orton

This book is about a girl who lives in a village that’s right beside a mountain that’s full of strange and mysterious creatures that come to haunt the villagers. To keep the monsters away, the mayor of the village sends sacrifices up to the monsters… The main character (Erskin) has a pet called Scrat and a dragon comes down to the village from the mountai and takes someone from her family and so begins Erskin’s journey…