Blog by Tag: Year 6

Year 6 are using their sketching skills to create posters of the Stations of the Cross in preparation for our Easter

Congratulations to our very own Squash Champion! Winning 3 out of 4 games (losing to the overall winner). Finishing 4th in the U13 age category. What a fabulous achievement! 
 

Year 6 have been learning how to work together as a team. 

Year 6 have been learning some tricky homophones. Today they worked in pairs to ‘Speed Spell’ the words they have been studying. 
 

As part of their Design and Technology, Year 6 have been learning about how structures are strengthened and stabilised using a guyed mast and flying buttress. They then used their knowledge to design and create their own structure using spaghetti and marshmallows. They had to consider…

I think we could have some budding actors in Year 6! Today Year 6 spent the day learning and rehearsing a play entitled ‘A Walk Through History’. At the end of the day, they performed it to the whole school. Well done Year 6!

For Safer Internet Day, Year 6 discussed Artificial Intelligence technologies. After naming the wide range of AI they already use, they explored the positive and negative impact of evolving technologies on our everyday lives, including safeguarding concerns, and how it might impact on human…

Year 6 had lots of fun taking part in different activities related to numbers. They took part in a Number Trail in which they had to utilise as many number skills as they could to create a calculation that equalled the target number. They then played number games with Year 1, supporting the…

Year 6 enjoyed a taster rugby coaching session this morning with local rugby coach, Mr Telford, from Egremont Rangers. They learnt some essential ball skills and attacking and defending techniques. 

Year 6 are learning how to programme in Computing. Our first lesson was all about variables and how to change them. 
 

What a great experience! Year 6 had the opportunity to play Wheelchair Basketball today. The coach gave teaching points about how to move with the ball, how to score and some basic rules, including crashing into one another and grabbing the ball. Everyone enjoyed their game. 
 

Year 6 are now a fountain of information about the history of Whitehaven Harbour, from sea traders, pirates and smugglers to invaders and a very old pub that could well have saved Whitehaven from extinction.