This week, we got to practice Samba in the hall. What a fantastic lesson and opportunity to learn about different rhythms in Samba.

This week, Year 6 have to study ratios in Maths, samba in Music and staying safe and accountable in PSHE. In writing, we begun studying our new non-fiction module on Rattlesnakes. To learn the text, we included a lesson using plasticine. We modelled the main events in the text using this unusual medium!

This term in computing, students have begun designing a computer game using Scratch. This will be used to generate coding which corresponds with particular variables. The students have already shown their creativity in their fantastic range of ideas in this early stage!

This week, we also hosted Harry Potter Night at ACE. Students got the opportunity to hold owls, follow a treasure-trail and try “butterbeer” ice cream!

In science, we attempted an experiment to see the effect of exercise on heart rate (bpm). There were certainly some surprising results!

This week was certainly a busy one – rounding off our work with decimals and percentages and beginning our non-fiction booklet work on lizards. We continued to read our class novel ‘Holes’ and finally, we know what Mr Sir and the Warden are searching for! Kissin’ Kate Barlow’s treasure!

In RE we explored different Jewish festivals and the reasons that each are celebrated. In music, we perfected our digital mixes with some absolutely fantastic results. Mrs Cosavella was especially impressed with 6D’s creative take on the task – she could certainly see that we have many artists in our class!

Talking about artists… This week I have been amazed by the artistic contributions that students in 6D have made towards our RE display. A special shout out has to go to Jeffery for handing in multiple contributions and to Benjamin for an ambitious, colourful piece.

Maths has seen us bringing together our knowledge on fractions, decimals and percentages. A big congratulations to all the students for their hard work this half term. A special shout out to Macy, Zein, Luca, Amber and Harleen for completing all three of the ‘pepper’ worksheets this week!

We also had the pleasure of visiting Allerton High this week for the first of three Science lessons. We discussed lab safety, noting all the safety issues across a series of cartoons. We then carried out an experiment using small plastic ‘popper’ monsters and had great fun. There were some fantastic questions asked by Majd, Lucas and Romanie. Well done.

I hope that you have a fantastic break over the half term and many thanks for all your continued hard work 6D!

Miss Davies 🙂

This week, 6D went to work with Miss Coope on constructing air raid shelters out of dowel, cardboard, tape and glue. We also learned about triangle structures and why these are the the strongest forms to work with.

The structures will be tested next week by dropping weights from the same height. Inside the structures will be an egg! This could get messy!

In Maths, we explored decimals and percentages in more detail and went around the class in groups solving a variety of word-based problems. Although there was no Maths homework worksheet set on Monday this week, there are videos and a quiz to be completed over the weekend.

We enjoyed our visit to the library today. Special shout out to Alex and Zein for being our Learners of the Week!

This week, we began our art afternoons and created the 3D surfaces to print with next week. We also expressed our emotions in art form while listening to Schubert. These pieces then inspired our 3D works.

We also continued exploring fractions, decimals and percentages. Next week, we will continue to practice how to convert all three forms. A big well done to the class and their resilience this week!

On Google Classroom there is a video and some quizzes for each student to complete before Monday.

This week has certainly been a busy start to the term. We have been working on converting fractions to decimals in Maths; begun our non-fiction letter unit in Writing; explored Hitler’s rise to power in history; and developed our understanding of Abraham’s story in R.E.. Additionally, four members of our form have visited the Houses of Parliament and been baking in Rishi Sunak’s kitchen (we can’t wait to hear all about it)!

A special shout out to our Learners of the Week for showing dedication in their relationships and resilience this week. Next week we will be delving deeper into our synaesthesia/ Kandinsky Art projects! Exciting!

What a super range of festive foods on offer today! Students enjoyed a full Christmas lunch while in festive jumpers and crowns…

Today we gathered at St John’s Church to sing some carols and share the story of advent. The students were absolutely fantastic and a special shout out to those who performed readings. Among the songs performed were: Feliz Navidad, Calypso Carol and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Feliz Navidad was… Perhaps… Our favourite!).

This week in art, we have been exploring still-life sketching using a small range of world-war 2-related objects. We begun focusing on simple sketch lines – curving them at certain angles to produce a rounded effect. We then moved on to developing our cross-hatching to build up both texture and depth of colour on each sketch.

What a special night to remember! A big thank you to everyone involved in the Reception Buddies event. After opening gifts with their buddies and reading a story with them, students gathered around our digital ‘fire’ to enjoy hot chocolate and biscuits.