Poetry Tools!
This week in Y6, we have explored poetry. During our features lesson, we explored different ‘Poetry Tools’ poets use to capture the reader’s imagination. Poetry can be really tricky; however, Y6 have shown their determination and excellence to develop a super understanding so far! Well done…
Geographical Sketching!
We have started a new topic in Geography all about Birmingham. As part of this week’s learning, we completed geographical sketches to represent how redevelopment has changed Birmingham’s skyline. Here are just a few of the amazing example Y6 Whales produced!
Alternative Event Writing
This week, we have continued to practice a range of skills to prepare us for our independent writes which will be an alternative event based on the text ‘War Horse’. I have been beyond impressed with the writing this week and look forward to reading everybody’s independent…
How does light travel?
This week in Science, we conducted an investigation to explore how light travels. We proved that light does in fact travel in straight lines and becomes blocked by opaque objects. Y6 Whales worked really hard in this lesson. Well done!
Plant adaptations!
This week in Science, we have considered how plants are adapted to survive. As part of our lesson, we create posters based on either a cactus, sunflower or Venus fly trap. Here are some amazing examples in which Y6 Whales produced!
Climate change in Ethiopia
Today in Geography, we considered how climate change is impacting Ethiopia. We explored some of the impacts of climate change and some of the responses to it as well. Y6 Whales produced some great work on Showbie highlighting the impact climate change has on both rural and urban areas and how…
Cooking rice!
This week in DT we have learnt all about rice! We learnt about why rice is a staple food for dishes around the world and we even learnt how to cook rice! Y6 really enjoyed this lesson and learnt how to cook safely!
Fascinating fossils!
This week in Science we learnt all about how fossils can inform us about life that existed many years ago. We considered how fossils support theories of evolution and how they show that simple organisms evolved over time into more complex ones.
Charles Darwin and his finches!
In Science this week, we learnt about Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. We learnt that Darwin had studied finches on the Galápagos Islands and noticed that each island had a different type of finch that had evolved depending on which food was available! We conducted an investigation to explore…
Odd Sock Day!
This week is anti-bullying week and in recognition of this day children came to school wearing odd socks! It was great to see so many children wearing their odd socks!
Discursive Writing!
In our Writing lessons this week, we have started a new genre of writing called ‘Discursive Writing’. In one of our lessons we annotated a WAGOLL using our iPads to identify different features of the genre and Y6 produced some brilliantly annotated WAGOLLs! Keep up the good work…
Exploring global ingredients!
This week in DT, Y6 have started a brand new topic entitled ‘Global Food’. This week, we explored and researched different foods from around the globe considering how different foods are prepared and eaten. We really enjoyed this lesson and Y6 are really looking forward to improving their cooking…