“On Tuesday we went to Westminster Cathedral. We sang Christmas carols and watched a nativity performed by children. There were also carol singers who were amazing!” Lois 6S “There was Clover (the donkey) and Patch (the sheep). I enjoyed singing the carols. My favourite was ‘The Angel Gabriel’. “Thank you to everyone who helped make […]
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This week in Year 6, the children have gained understand of the struggles faced during WW2. They have looked at the plight of refugees from the war and have compared the similarities and differences of a 1940’s home to a house of today. The children have carefully considered the emotions and actions of these people […]
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Please listen to the songs and learn them for the future rehearsals. Words and lyrics downloadable from here: Pirates of the Curry Bean Song Words 1 Pot of Gold 2 Lullaby Lumbago 3 Anchors Away 4 Beneath the Starry Sky 5 Piratical Style 6 Lumbago 7 Piratical Style Reprise
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In Year 6 this week, the children reflected on the powerful words of Martin Luther King. They watched videos of the famous speech ‘I have a dream’ and we discussed what type of person he was and how he fought for equality and justice. In groups, the children collaboratively wrote their own ‘I have a […]
Read MoreBook in a Box Celebration!!
On 2nd December, we will be holding a ‘book in a box’ day. We are asking the children to bring in a shoebox with several items that represent a book, or a scene from book, that they have read recently. This is not a competition and there will be no winners on the day, but […]
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Maths revision websites: https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/ http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/children_sats.htm https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/primary/ English revision websites: http://www.keystage2literacy.co.uk/spellings-menu.html https://uk.ixl.com/promo?partner=google&campaign=1187&adGroup=Key+Stage+2&gclid=CPPa8teS_8kCFQbnwgodgOIB6A
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Spellings Official Special Artificial Commercial Facial Financial Glacial Social Racial Partial Influential Preferential Confidential Substantial Residential Essential Torrential Quintessential Last half term, we had the opportunity to take part in a drama workshop in school where the children acted out various key scenes from the Shakespearean play, Macbeth. Following on from this, we visited the Wyllyotts Theatre to watch […]
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Our topic this half term is World War Two and so the Year 6 children all attended a trip to the RAF museum on Friday. The children loved seeing the aircraft up close and really enjoyed developing their knowledge and understanding of the events of WWII. They all took part in an informative and engaging air-raid […]
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This week in Year 6 we have been using the mediums oil pastels and pencil. We have been learning about Mexico and so we have been looking at the Mexican holiday ‘The Day of the Dead’ and the traditional ‘Sugar Skulls’ related to it. The children really enjoyed using their prior knowledge of blending oil […]
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Shakespeare Workshop On Wednesday, both Year 6 classes had the opportunity to participate in a fun and engaging Shakespeare Workshop about the play Macbeth. The children recited Shakespearean verses and were able to get into role as many characters from the play. Working in groups, the children loved acting out scenes from Macbeth and are extremely excited […]
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