Blog by Tag: Year 6

Year 6 designed toppings for Scottish Oatcakes based on a specific design criteria and then made some of these at home. They are to prepare, assemble and taste the oatcakes before evaluating their toppings.

The children were also given the option of baking shortbread also, in keeping with the…

In dance this term, we have been thinking about what it is that makes someone a hero- both fictional heroes and those in real life. During our warm ups, we have been striking superhero poses, responding to the music as we move and thinking of new and creative ways of making contact and moving…

Year 6 were very lucky to meet Kenny, who came by to see us this afternoon to teach us about keeping ourselves safe, especially with our transition to Secondary School in mind. We recapped fire safety from previous years and looked at various aspects of Road Safety, including for pedestrians,…

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Here are the children having a go at being…

After learning about traditional British savoury dishes last week, we took a look at sweet dishes in our second DT lesson! When considering how healthy different desserts were, we learned about nutrition and RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) and how many shop-bought meals and puddings have lots of…

Year 6 worked hard during their first lesson of iData where they were introduced to spreadsheets. The children learned how data is inputted into spreadsheets via cells and practiced navigating through spreadsheets, solving problems and cracking codes!

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For our first lesson in out DT unit (Great British Dishes) we learned about what the term savoury means and discovered a range of Britain's traditional savoury dishes. Whilst we have cooked cottage pies at home, in school we conducted a taste analysis for the three main parts of a Ploughman's…

For this term's DT unit 'Great British Dishes', we will be learning about and cooking a range of national dishes. During the weeks where we will not be cooking in school, the children are being asked to safely follow a recipe at home with their families and share the meal they produce…

Today in PSHE, Mrs Ventress set us the challenge to build a bridge which spans 30cm and could hold the weight of a toy car. Our aim was to use negotiation and compromise to work together efficiently to complete the task. Afterwards, not only did we test the bridges, but we evaluated our efforts at…

Wow, what fun we've had this afternoon!!!

Our joint Christmas Party was so well received and so well deserved after two whole years of waiting. The children (and teachers) thoroughly enjoyed new games such as 'Racing Through the Nativity' and 'Pass the Secret Stocking' alongside timeless…

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