Year 6

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. 

To celebrate St Bridget’s Day, Year 6 created some artwork to illustrate the essence of St. Bridget, for the love and generosity she had for those who found life tough and her dedication to helping others. In the spirit of St Bridget, we gifted our artwork to Growing Well in Egremont together with…

We all enjoyed a guided tour of the Rum Story enhancing our learning about the slave trade and how our locality was connected to it. It was great to be able to see real documents and artefacts and to get a sense of what life was like for the slaves being transported to the West Indies and working…

We had a guided tour of Whitehaven Harbour walking from the old to the new learning about our rich history. Who knew how significant Whitehaven Harbour was in the 17th century, its close connection to New York, how a teeny tiny pub saved it from attack and who John Paul Jones was? Not to mention…

A huge well done to everyone in Y6 who participated in the Reindeer Run to raise money for children who need extra support.

 

Year 6 had a fabulous time experiencing Wheelchair Basketball today. They had to use many skills and coordinate these in a different way in order to navigate the wheelchair and play the game. 

Year 6 have been perfecting their cricket skills of batting and bowling then putting it into practice during a match.