Year 6

For Science Engineers Week, Year 6 with tasked with solving the problem of how Jack (from the fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk) could safely get the golden egg from the top of the beanstalk to the bottom. They were all given a set of resources and planned how they would build a contraption that…

Y6 joined a STEM Science assembly about Tech for Space. They learned lots about space travel and exploration and the technology equated to make this possible. They found out about all the different types of engineering jobs that involve designing and making the technology that enables humans to…

As part of the #letgirlsplay Biggest Ever Football Session  (a campaign to give girls equal an equal to football), Year 6 girls paired with girls from Reception to teach them some essential penalty taking skills. Who knew how much football talent there is amongst our girls! 

For World Book Day 2025, Y6 dressed up as a character from a book or came to school wearing their pyjamas. In the morning, we joined a nationwide quiz run by the Literacy Trust. Lots of footballers from different clubs joined in by sharing their love of reading and posing a question for us all to…

This afternoon, Reception shared a book with Y6. There was lots giggles and laughter as they enjoyed the story and the illustrations. A great way to end World Book Day. 

Year 6 attended a Career’s Fair organised by Primary Business Partnership and delivered by Centre for Leadership Performance in association with OneAIM and Sellafield Ltd SiX. Throughout the afternoon, they visited many stalls where they learned about the different industries in their locality. It…

Bill from the STEM team joined us this afternoon to open our minds about the multitude possibilities that are available to us after we leave education. We thought about what jobs we currently would like to do as an adult, the most dangerous jobs and the jobs our parents would want us to do. We…

As part of Safe Internet Week, Year 6 have been looking at the age classifications for games and social media. We learned about the purpose of age classifications and how they are put in place to keep us safe. We discussed the various types of content that is appropriate for different age groups…

Today we celebrated the acts of kindness carried out by Saint Valentine and the love that he shared by wearing red to school. We also promoted the Pope’s intentions of love social justice. We have had many discussions surrounding the various forms social injustice around the world over the…

Year 6 visited their local library this afternoon to return the book(s) they withdrew on their last visit and to choose a new book. They are becoming very independent at using the library systems. 

During Children’s Mental Health week, Year 6 have been exploring the theme ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’. They have considered the importance of understanding themselves better by thinking about what things make them happy, proud, upset, worried, etc and that by embracing and valuing their own…

Year 6 dressed marked Number Day by making a donation to the NSPCC to dress in clothes that had numbers on them. They enjoyed visiting Year 1 to play some number games. Year 6 taught the younger children how to play different games and supported their understanding of numbers.