As part of our Science topic, ‘Seeing Light’, Class 13 made periscopes to explore reflection. They had to cut and fold the card carefully, thinking about the angles of incidence and reflection. When they had finished, they tested them by standing outside the classroom and using them to see in.
Today, Class 13 had a road safety workshop where they learnt about how to stay safe when there are trucks on the road. They got to sit in the truck which allowed them to see how restricted a driver’s visibility is and gave them an idea of where they should/shouldn’t Read more…
As part of our work as a Rights Respecting School, we have today started work on the ‘OutRight’ campaign. OutRight is UNICEF UK’s annual children’s rights campaign that empowers children and young people to speak out about children’s rights. It’s a campaign by children, for children that helps them to promote Read more…
In year 6, we looked at blackout poetry for National Poetry Day. We used random texts and chose words that could make relate to the theme of ‘refuge’. We then blocked out unwanted words using pictures or markers to create a blackout poem. Have a look at some of our Read more…
Today, year 6 travelled to Rochdale Football Club to attend Crucial Crew. They took part in a range of fun, interactive workshops from Greater Manchester Police, British Transport Police, Your Trust, Rochdale Council, Metrolink/TfGM and the School Nursing Team, and in each one they learnt some valuable lessons about keeping safe Read more…
Today, the children in Class 13 enjoyed playing the glockenspiels as accompaniment to the song ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams. They kept time and tried hard to play in unison.
This week in PE we have been practising our basketball skills. We have been learning to pass, dribble, guard and block and enjoyed playing a whole class match.
This week in Geography, Class 13 have been learning all about earthquakes. They had to explore the classroom for information cards and use them to answer some questions about how and why earthquakes occur. We will continue this learning next week as we focus on one of the Earth’s major Read more…
This half term in Art, Class 13 are studying the work of the impressionist painter, Claude Monet. After completing an artist study last week, this week they practised their skills of painting like an impressionist by recreating a section of Monet’s ‘Poppy Field’ picture. In the coming weeks, they will Read more…
Today, Class 13 have been recapping place value through team games. They had to work together to order and partition different numbers. They showed great communication and cooperation skills in order to achieve their aim. What a great start to our Year 6 Maths journey!