Year 6 have been writing a suspense story with a hiding/chasing plot in English lessons this week. The children have really embraced the idea of creating tension in their writing and the teachers feel that some of the children could have a future career as an author.

The mathematicans in Year 6 have been learning about position and direction including co-ordinates, reflection and symmetry. We began the topic by playing a fun game of ‘Battleships’ using paper and pencil – do any of you parents remember this game? We’ve now progressed on to reflecting and translating shapes on a grid.

In our Greek topic we have been looking at the 12 labours of Hercules and have begun to create a tapestry to tell the story. The children have really enjoyed the story and have worked hard to recreate it as a piece of art. We are looking forward to our Greek party to celebrate the end of the topic. Dressing up is optional but would be fun!

The children were inspired recently by a visit from a local imam who taught the children all about the 5 pillars of Islam. The children learned that Muslims pray in the direction of Mecca and really appreciated the opportunity to ‘visit’ a reconstruction of the inside of a mosque.

The children in Year 6 have a lot to look forward to over the next few weeks:

* Our Greek party, a visit to QES to watch the pantomime and some practical DT activities.

* In maths, we will be learning about ratio and proportion.

* In English, we will writing a descriptive narrative based on the book ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker.

* In music we are continuing to work on the song ‘Happy’ by Pharell Williams.

 

Our game of ‘Battleships’ in maths.

One of our fantastic Greek pots.

The children learning about the 5 pillars of Islam.

 

We have had a great half term in year 6. The children have settled in really well and we have established some great routines for learning. We are working really hard towards our SATs tests in May.

Homework is now up and running – the children will come home each week with a SPaG, reading and a maths assignment. Each task should take about 20 minutes. Thank you so much to all parents for your help in getting the children organised with their homework. Most children have completed assignments on time ready to be marked.

We have had great fun learning about ancient Greece in our topic work. The children have learned about the differences between Athens and Sparta, the difficulty of studying history when there is limited source material, the geography of ancient Greece, religious practices of the Greeks and much, much more. Next half term, we plan to have a party based on the theme of ancient Greece to celebrate the end of the topic (more information about this in due course).

Recently the children have enjoyed poetry day on the theme of food and a really fun drumming session delivered by the Luton Music Service.

There is so much to look forward to next half term including, producing art work on the 12 Labours of Hercules, a visit from a local Imam to teach the children about Islam and learning about the human circulatory system in science. So keep your eyes peeled for more updates!