Blog by Tag: Year 6

As part of their Design and Technology topic about structures, Year 6 experimented with spaghetti to test the strength of structures. By trial and error they found ways to make a sturdy structure that could withstand the weight of objects.  

Year 6 enjoyed making footprints in the snow this morning ❄️ ⛄️ 
 

During R.E., Year 6 discussed the significance of books in our lives now and in the past, how this has evolved and what it might look like in the future. They identified the wide range of types of books available and the different reasons some books are precious. They enjoyed reminiscing about…

Year 6 enjoyed practising ball control with hockey sticks during P.E.

On Tuesday, our Y5 and Y6 children travelled to St Begh’s in Whitehaven to join other local Catholic schools for a celebration of the holy season of Advent. Our children sang Maranatha absolutely beautifully. It was a lovely service and served to prepare us for the coming of our Lord at…

Year 6 have been learning how to draw self-portraits in their art and design topic of drawing. They learnt how to use their sketching pencils effectively to create cross-hatching to form the illusion of light and shade. They then considered the proportion of their facial features. 
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Some of our Y6 boys attended a football tournament at Whitehaven Academy. They returned u beaten and didn’t concede any goals at all. Amazing team work and effort!

We all had a great time at our Friendship Disco to celebrate anti-bullying week. It was lovely to see everyone having so much fun together!

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Y6 enjoyed trying out a new sport - fencing. They learnt several new moves and how to block and attack an opponent. They enjoyed wearing the body armour and protective face masks. It was brilliant to learn new skills and sample new sports. 

Y6 have been continuing their street food journey and have been learning how to make pitta bread from North Africa. They learned how to Mia and knee the dough to stretch the gluten strands and that by adding warm water to the yeast it would help it to grow. Once baked, the delicious warm bread was…

In our design and technology lessons we have been asking the question: Can Street Foods Save Us? The children have been learning about food from other cultures, in this case Mexico, and have refining and practicing their chopping, cutting, grating and dicing skills to make vegetarian burritos.…

Y6’s history topic this half-term has centred around our local area, specifically Egremont and its significance right back from the 1200s. The children have learned about the history of our little town, the origins of Crab Fair and how and why the castle was built. We went to investigate the ruins…