Welcome to Year 6

Class Teacher - Miss Milnes

SCITT Student- Miss Hussain

Autumn Term

Dance
We have made a fantastic start to Year 6, embracing our brand-new dance unit with Miss Wells. Together, we created motifs that depicted the heartache of being sent to fight in World War I. Each child created three shapes that represented the anxiety, pain and loss associated with the tragedy.
Miss Wells commented on what a reflective, respectful and imaginative class we are, and we can’t wait to further prepare for our end of term performance!

Science
In science, we have been investigating how light travels. We made lego mazes before assessing whether a torch light reached the centre. Once we had identified that it was unable to reach around corners, we concluded that light must travel in straight lines. As a class, we then discussed how we could adapt our maze to ensure that it was as well-lit as possible. Some of us made the fantastic suggestion of using mirrors, which then enabled the light to reach the centre of our mazes.

Collective Worship
After reading Luke 16: 1-13 in this week's Gospel Assembly, three of our Year 6 pupils led a session of collective worship. We gathered by passing the Bible, and then re-read the scripture before discussing how we could learn to prioritise God and our faith over the pursuit of material wealth. We then linked the word to our school values before creating a promise jewel which we combined to create a class treasure chest. 

What a beautiful, reflective session led by our classmates. 

History
We have been fascinated by our WWI history topic this term. After learning all about the recruitment of soldiers, and how the government used propaganda in the mobilisation of their army, we decided to recreate our own! We thought about how we could incorporate a variety of the strategies that we had observed from our source analysis, including patriotism, shame, peer pressure, and a false sense of adventure. 

What do you think... would our Year 6s have convinced you to enlist?

Cyberbullying Workshop

WithMeinMind paid us a visit and asked us all about how long we spend on the internet each day. We discussed how to stay safe online, including reporting bullies and putting ourselves into a victim's shoes. We were then asked to create CyberHeroes who were gifted with special powers such as reducing our screen time or blocking unkind comments.