Blog by Tag: Year 6

These amazing footballers represented school fantastically, playing as a team and showing determination, resilience and ability. After a close game in the final, Scotforth won the tournament and will now represent Lancaster in the district finals in January. Well done girls!!!

Sadly it is Year 6’s final day at Lockerbie, but they’re going out with a bang! Raft building, Stand-up-paddleboarding, fencing and rifle shooting to finish off a fantastic week. 
 

Year 6 have had another great day in Scotland! The children have been busy fencing, rifle shooting, climbing, raft building, stand-up-paddleboarding, crate stacking, zip line and wide games. Look out for the famous Lockerbie broccoli too!
 

It’s been another brilliant day at Lockerbie! All of the children spent the morning on the water doing kayaking and canoeing, as well as some impressive jetty jumping. Afternoon activities included high ropes, blind trail and the obstacle course before an evening camp fire with songs, stories,…

What an amazing second day at Lockerbie! The children have taken on every activity with real enthusiasm and courage, overcoming fears and encouraging each other. Activities today included abseiling, archery, axe throwing, survival skills, zip line, crate stacking and a VERY muddy obstacle course!…

We had a smooth journey up the M6 to Lockerbie and the children have enjoyed their first activities. These included abseiling, axe throwing and orienteering! Everybody is very excited for the week ahead!
 

In their final week at Scotforth, Year 6 have taken part in a First Aid Course designed by the Red cross, specifically for primary age children. They looked at what to do if they came across someone who had a suspected broken bone, was bleeding heavily, had banged their head, had a burn, was…

This morning the sun came out for our Sponsored Football Skills. We were really proud of Y6  who were all  excellent sports and encouraged each other in a variety of football themed activities as well as taking part in a mini tournament. Everyone took part and showed endurance and teamwork. They…

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…

As part of out DT topic on structure, we have been investigating different techniques for making strong stable structures using a variety of materials. We want our final shelters to be able to withstand wind, rain, wear and tear and impact, so we used our science investigation skills to test how…

Everyone in school came together this afternoon for our end of term awards and carol service, led by Year 6 and our staff music group.