Class of 2019

We have been working hard in Y6 to get our shelters finished before half term.  We then tested that our finished constructions were waterproof, windproof, strong and could allow our family of 4 people to stand and lie down inside. We gained marks out of ten for each test to reveal an overall…

Today we got active in our learning. We did a wall quiz where we had to hunt for the answers to some key questions about microbes. We found out the 3 main groups, their typical features and how they can be classified. We discovered various ways in which microbes can be useful or cause us harm and…

Today we re-enacted the Seder meal, which has been celebrated by Jews for thousands of years. Each food on the Seder plate is symbolic and is there to remind the Jews of their bitter suffering as slaves in Egypt and of how God rescued them.  Some of the food we enjoyed, but some items are…

For a second time this week, Year 6 have been sharing some festive joy with the elderly residents of Scotforth. This afternoon, we visited Ashton Manor, where we sang lots of carols for the residents, then had time for a snack and a chat with many of them. The residents loved our singing and some…

After several weeks of work, Year 6 have finally finished their multi-layer printing project, just in time to turn them into their Christmas cards.

The Year 6 children joined Mr and Mrs Weatherill for a service in Churnside House this afternoon. They sang numerous carols beautifully. At the end of the service the children spent some time talking to the residents.

Year 6 have been working hard all week, to produce items to sell at the Christmas Fair today. Each group was given an “investment” of £15 by Scot4all, with which to buy resources and every group made a profit from the sale of their various Christmas-themed products. We had to use a huge variety of…

This week, we have been adding the second layer of printing to our Christmas cards. It was tricky to work out what colour would be best to choose next!

This week, Year 6 have been learning how to make short- crust pastry, with the help of Mrs Anderson - one of our school governors. They used their new baking skill to make mince pies to sell at the Christmas Fair.

Today we have combined history with our computing skills to work on creating slideshows on the topic of evacuation in WW2. We used Google Classroom to work in pairs on the same slideshow, but on different Chromebooks.

Today, we began our printing project, with the final product being our Christmas cards. The first stage involves making a simple print block and choosing the ink colour for the base of our design. It was really exciting to peel back and reveal our first print!

As part of our history work on WW2, we have been investigating the experiences of children who were evacuated from the big cities to the countryside in September 1939. We took on the roles, and the real-life stories of evacuees, and shared them with the rest of our class. We rated the different…