Y6 celebrate Safer Internet Day 2021
Today, Tuesday, 9 February 2021, we celebrated the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day. This year’s theme was “Together for a better internet". Y6 discussed ways to make the internet a safer and better place for all, and especially for children and young people. They also took on the challenge of…
Y6 Art Perspective Drawing
Our Y6 children were once again challenged to refine their drawing skills in their Art lesson this week. They learnt ways to demonstrate perspective and both the children learning at home and in school produced some impressive results.
Remembrance War Poetry
Year 6 have been studying the famous WW1 poem: Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wildred Owen. Inspired by the powerful language and imagery in the poem, Y6 produced some stunning poems of their own.
Y6 Watercolour Poppies
Y6 used watercolours to create a somber feel for their Remembrance artwork. The brief was to draw poppies of varying heights with elements of texture and depth. The children chose to use watercolours as they felt they reflected the muted and soft feelings of remembrance and loss.
Y6 Spooky Spells
Y6 have enjoyed a fantastic day of writing gruesome spells using descriptive language for their ingredients and imperative “bossy” verbs for their instructions!
Music in Y6
In our music lessons we have been listening to various songs and different styles of music. We have been learning about the tempo and dynamics of the songs and appraising the sounds we hear. This week we loved listening to the music of the Carpenters and after appraising their work we designed new…
Y6 Dodgeball
Y6 have been refining their throwing and catching skills and consolidating their knowledge of how to play invasion games through weekly dodgeball sessions each Friday in the hall. Excellent teamwork and sportsmanship have developed.
Y6 Amazing Me!
Y6 have been using their art skills to create posters celebrating how amazing they all are!
Y6 Mental Health Week
Y6 tackled some tricky conversations surrounding mental health and well-being in their PHSE sessions this week. They discussed the importance of keeping their minds as healthy as their bodies. On Friday they created posters using paint or oil pastels to show off why they are “amazing” and admitted…