St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Cromwell Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7SG

0113 2934411

liz.holliday@stpeterscofe.org.uk

Year 6

WWII Drama Workshop
Year 6 took part in a drama workshop where they explored the issues surrounding evacuation and life during the Blitz. They listened to journal extracts from a child during the war and thought about how they might feel or react in different situations. They also enjoyed some jitterbug dancing!
WWII Trip - Lotherton Hall
Year 6 visited Lotherton Hall and pretended to be evacuees during World War II. We explored the house and completed workshops where we learnt to use Morse Code and practised First Aid. In the afternoon, we explored the wildlife garden. The children showed some fantastic knowledge about their History topic.
NSPCC workshop
We had some special visitors from the NSPCC who came in to school to support us with keeping safe and provide some more information about the valuable support which Childline can offer to those in need. The children participated enthusiastically in the session and showed an excellent understanding of the key issues.
Salsa with Pedro
Class 6 were really excited to welcome Pedro back to St Peter's this week. The children participated in a salsa workshop and showed off some brilliant dance moves. Back in the classroom, they asked Pedro various questions about himself and his life in Cuba, which they had prepared in Spanish earlier in the week. It was lovely to hear them all conversing so fluently and confidently in Spanish. Muy bien!
Rotary Recital
In year 6, we have been studying poetry by Joseph Coelho and thinking about what makes an effective performance poem. The children learnt animal poems by heart and performed them for the rest of the class as part of our Rotary semi-final. Everyone did a brilliant job! Particular congratulations to Ebony and Basilios who will represent our class in the whole-school final and to Tedros and Melody who were selected as reserves. Well done everyone!
Keeping Safe Day
As part of our 'Keeping Safe' day, year 6 studied different scenarios and discussed what would be the safe and unsafe choices to make in each situation. Using their knowledge of online safety, they created a text adventure using Purple Mash to show the impact of decision-making online.
Local Area walk - Graffiti 
As part of our learning about graffiti, the children in year 6 completed a local area walk where they examined and captured different examples of street art in the local area. This links to our English topic where we are writing a balanced argument about the positive and negative aspects of graffiti. In Art, the children used the photographs they had taken to create a collage in their sketchbooks.
Bikeability
This week in year 6 we have been practising riding bikes and learning how to stay safe whilst cycling. It was very cold, but all the children did brilliantly! The instructors complimented our pupils on their fantastic behaviour and resilient attitude. Well done year 6!
Tender Project
In year 6, Becky and Sarah from Tender project came in to lead a 2-day workshop, where we thought carefully about healthy relationship and what makes a good friend. We re-capped on the PANTS rule and talked about how friendships should be equal. On Thursday afternoon, we produced a performance in the hall to showcase our learning to other children in school. Well done everybody!
International Day:
The children have been working hard all week learning about Japan. On Friday, we dressed up in a selection of clothes from around the world and some people shared traditional dishes from their home countries. It was lovely to welcome so many parents to share our song, counting to 10 in Japanese. The children also produced information leaflets about Japan and challenged themselves with some tricky Sudoku puzzles. What a lovely end to our first half-term in year 6!
Skelton Grange
Class 6 visited Skelton Grange environment centre to learn more about the classification of plants and animals. We used a key to identify different trees from their leaves. Also, we really enjoyed pond-dipping, where we collected samples and examined them closely using magnifying glasses. Finally, we made our own key using leaves we had collected and produced some carefully observational drawings. What a fantastic day!
Japanese Fans:
We have been learning about the history of fans in Japan and how they can be used as gifts, artwork, in dances and even as weapons. The children created some beautiful designs to make their own Japanese fans as part of International Week.
Japanese Noodle-Tasting
As part of International Week, we have been learning about Japan. We tried some tasty noodles and used chopsticks to eat them. It was a little bit messy, but lots of fun!
Bamboo Tamboo workshop
As part of International Week, we really enjoyed our Bamboo Tamboo workshop.  Bamboo Tamboo is a percussion instrument created in Trinidad. We learnt different rhythms and performed altogether with great enthusiasm!
River Study - Bolton Abbey
Class 6 visited Bolton Abbey to learn all about how rivers shape the land. We studied the river carefully and found out lots of interesting information. We also created a collage of the River Wharfe using natural materials.
Real Gym
We have been practising holding balances and counter-balances in our Real Gym sessions. The children rotated through various stations working together to create and hold different positions. Great balancing everyone!
Into University - Graduation Day!
After a busy week learning all about biological science, we finally completed our 'degree' and graduated in style at the University of Leeds. In the morning, we met some fantastic student ambassadors who answered our questions and showed us around the campus. In the afternoon, we performed for an audience of our families and friends and donned caps and gowns to receive our graduation certificates. We were all very proud!

Day 4: Into University

We wrote questions to ask some of the adults about their experiences of university. We found out about what they studied, where they lived, their finances and extra-curricular activities. Later, we spent some time exploring prospectuses from different universities and created an A-Z of different subjects that we could choose to study. Next we chose a subject which we were interested in studying in the future and created a leaf with information about our chosen subject. In the afternoon, we spent time working collaboratively to create a performance in preparation for our graduation ceremony on Friday. We can’t wait to show you!

Day 3: Into University

We had another fantastic day at Into University; studying for our ‘degree’ in Biological Science. We completed our research about a selection of eminent scientists (Rick Kittles, Rosalind Franklin, Charles Darwin and Mary Anning). We worked in our groups to produce an informative display poster to showcase our brilliant biographies. They looked really spectacular! In the afternoon, we learnt about the different functions of camouflage (prey evading predators and predators avoiding detection) and we were detectives trying to spot camouflaged animals. Then we learnt about different types of mimicry (defensive, aggressive and reproductive). We tested our skills at spotting mimics by completing a ‘Revels’ taste challenge!
Into University - Day 2
In the morning, we visited Tropical World. We saw lots of amazing creatures and explored the different habitats including a rainforest canopy, swamp and desert. In addition, we visited the aquarium, creature corner and the waterfall area; finding outs lots of interesting information about the creatures.
In the afternoon, we completed a workshop where we developed our knowledge of moths and butterflies. We identified the different parts of their bodies and created our own collages using natural materials. We also used our observation skills to closely examine a range of different butterflies and identify them.
Into University - Day 1
We had an exciting first day at Into University; studying for our ‘degree’ in Biological Science.
Evolution: we watched a video on ‘The Theory of Evolution’ and answered quiz questions about Charles Darwin. We also examined how fossils can help us to understand how living things change over time.
Adaptation: we discussed the meaning of adaptation and matched animals to their features. Using sentence stems, we discussed how different animals are suited to their environments.
Inheritance: we learnt how living things pass on their characteristics to their offspring and how DNA carries genetic information.
We also researched information about eminent scientists and conducted a  ‘secret mission’ to produce a biography.
Practical Maths
We have been learning about square and cubic numbers. The children used counters and blocks to represent different square and cubic numbers. Great work everybody!
Real PE
The children have started their Real PE - they worked in teams to complete a series of challenges and develop their skills. 
Welcome to Year 6!
The children have made a fantastic start to year 6 and are settling in brilliantly. After talking about our dreams and goals, the children set targets for themselves for the forthcoming year and beyond. We have an exciting year ahead of us!

Class 6 Leavers Assembly 2023

Class 6 put together a brilliant assembly with lots of happy memories, singing, dancing, magic acts and comedy. You have made us all very proud class 6. Good luck at high school - you will be great! Click below to watch the assembly. 

Part 1

Part 2

Synagogue Visit
Year 6 went to the Sinai synagogue to learn more about our RE topic of Judaism. We explored the synagogue, looked at special Jewish objects, made a model of the Torah scroll and completed a Q&A session. The children were beautifully behaved and really impressed our hosts with their fantastic knowledge. Well done everybody!
Into University - Transition
In Year 6, we completed out Into University journey by learning some new skills to help with the transition to high school. We met some new friends from another school and practised introducing ourselves and overcoming our nerves. We also thought about strategies for a successful start, learnt how to read timetables and practised packing our school bags with all the correct equipment! We are high-school ready!

Ultimate Frisbee

Year 6 really enjoyed their 'Ultimate Frisbee' session. They learnt how to throw and catch the frisbee correctly and practised controlling the direction of flight. They played a number of different games and showed some fantastic skills. Well done everyone!

PCSO Visit

Our local PCSOs Chris and Dale came to visit us to talk about the dangers of joining gangs and how to avoid becoming a victim of grooming. We talked about how gangs are always negative and that people might try to persuade you to join a gang by giving gifts or pretending to be your friend. The children behaved extremely sensibly and shared their ideas in a mature way.

Holocaust Memorial Visit 

Class 6 visited the Holocaust Memorial Centre in Huddersfield to learn more about refugees fleeing Nazi persecution during WWII. The children researched information about German children who came to Britain and survived the war. They also found out about modern refugees. It was a very interesting and informative visit. Many thanks to our friends at the Rotary Club of Headingley for funding our visit. 

Day 3 continued...

Day 3

After a good sleep and another brilliant breakfast, the children have been busy raft building and canoeing. The sun is shining and they are having a great time. 

Day 2 continued...

The children survived the piranha pool with all of their toes and fingers intact! They have been on the Zip Wire and more have done the crate challenge. Lots of smiles and laughter. 

Day 2 at Robinwood

The children slept well (the girls woke early!) and after a good breakfast, the children are ready for another adventure filled day. The weather is warm and sunny and everyone is having a great time.

Trapeze

We were very brave and had a fantastic time. 

Even more fun...

We have been doing the crate challenge. Look how high some of us got. Some more of us did archery and then after tea we have been doing team challenge. It looks very funny! Hot chocolate and bedtime soon. 

More fun and adventures...

This afternoon some of us have been climbing, some went on the giant swing and some of us did the nightline. I hope those naughty squirrels didn't wee on anyone!!! We are having a fantastic time!

A brilliant first few hours!

Some of us have been doing archery and then visited the Dungeon where we solved some tricky but fun puzzles! We are having a great time. Tea time soon.

We've Arrived at Robinwood!
We've arrived safely and the children are settling into their dorms nicely. We'll be having lunch soon & then looking forward to starting our activities this afternoon.

Coronation Celebrations 

We had a fantastic time celebrating the coronation of King Charles III. The children made crowns and took part in a KS2 party with games, songs, dancing and treats. They also researched information about the coronation and created a fact-file about the event. We had a great day! 

Week 3, Summer Half-term 1  

The children have continued to show a fantastic attitude during our last week of revision before SATs next week. We are so proud of all your hard work and maturity.  In PE, the children practised their ball skills and played a benchball tournament. In RE, we continued our work on ‘Salvation’ and examined a selection of biblical art; identifying themes from Luke 24. 

Next week in Year 6:   

  • The national SATs tests will take place: 
    • Tuesday – SPaG papers 1 & 2 
    • Wednesday – Reading 
    • Thursday – Arithmetic & Reasoning 1 
    • Friday – Reasoning 2 
  • We will also be auditioning for our summer production of Matilda on Friday! 
  • The children are invited to attend a special SATs breakfast club from 8am each morning next week (there is no school on Monday due to the Bank Holiday). We hope that the children are feeling relaxed, confident and prepared. Try to relax with your families this weekend and get to bed nice and early! We are incredibly proud of you all. 

Week 2, Summer Half-term 1 

The children have worked incredibly hard this week and are showing a determined, sensible attitude to their revision in preparation for the year 6 SATs. In Art, they produced some fantastic prints of their chosen images in the style of Andy Warhol. In recorders, the class is working towards its orange award. Some children also participated in a netball tournament at East Garforth. They won 3 out of 4 matches and were an absolute credit to St Peter's in their performance and attitude. 

Next week in Year 6:  

  • In English and Maths we will continue to revise ready for SATs. Children will be encouraged to focus on the specific areas which they have identified as needing further practice on.
  • We will also be continuing our Understanding Christianity unit on Salvation by examining a range of biblical art. On Thursday, we will be completing a range of fun activities in class and as a key stage linked to the coronation of King Charles III. Children will be asked to dress in red, white and blue to reflect the colours of the Union Jack. Also, a reminder that next Monday is a Bank Holiday and school will be closed for all pupils. Thank you. 

Week 1, Summer Half-term 1 

We have had a busy first week back! On Monday, the children took part in a positive choices workshop from the Leeds United Foundation, where they explored how to stay safe in a variety of situations. On Tuesday, we enjoyed a cricket workshop and practised throwing, catching and batting. We also gave out the Matilda scripts to great excitement and many of the children have already started practising for the upcoming auditions.

Next week in Year 6:  

  • In English and Maths we will continue revising ready for SATs. Children will be encouraged to focus on the specific areas which they have identified as needing further practice on.
  • We will also be printing tiles in the style of Andy Warhol in Art and starting our new topic of 'Salvation' in RE. Some children will be taking part in a netball tournament on Monday and netball and football after-school clubs will resume next week.

Positive Choices Workshop

On Monday, we had a visit from Vicky from the Leeds United Foundation, who led a workshop about making positive choices. We learnt about the legal age limits for different activities, how to use social media safely and the consequences of making positive and negative choices. The session was really interactive and the children all engaged brilliantly and behaved in an extremely sensible manner. What a fantastic start to the summer term in year 6!

Week 5, Spring Half-term 2 

We really enjoyed our visit from author Richard O'Neill this week. He inspired us to do some creative story-telling. We have also started our new class novel 'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio. In History, the children planned presentations about different aspects of World War II, which they presented to the class. We break up on Friday for the 2 week Easter holidays. Please try to encourage your child to continue to engage with Mathletics, Spelling Shed and Bug Club during the holidays, as well as completing their assigned homework tasks. Little and often is best! After the holidays:  

  • In English and Maths we will begin revising ready for SATs. Children will be encouraged to focus on the specific areas which they have identified as needing further practice on.
  • We will also be having a workshop in school run by Leeds United about making positive choices and completing our Computing topic about spreadsheets.
Author Visit - Richard O'Neill
This week, we had an exciting visit from author Richard O'Neill. He talked to us about the writing process and encouraged us to be creative. He also shared some of his fantastic books with us. Afterwards, we practised our creative story-telling skills by playing an imaginative game of 'continue the story'.

Week 4, Spring Half-term 2 

The children worked really hard on their assessments this week and have done brilliantly. They showed a very mature, sensible attitude and we are extremely proud of them all. This week, we also started seated volleyball in PE and learnt about Jewish food laws in RE. 

Next week in Year 6:   

  • In English: we will be writing a newspaper report about Miep Gies.
  • In Maths: we will be exploring ratio and proportion.
  • We will also be having a visit from author Richard O'Neill on Tuesday and completing our grammar assessment in Spanish. Parent's evening will take place on Wednesday and Thursday evening after school. Your child should have brought home a slip with your allocated time (please ask if you are unsure). There will also be a used book sale in the hall during Parent's Evening with a fantastic range of books priced at 50p, £1 and £2. We hope to see you there!

Learning today - Friday 10th March

Good Morning Class 6! We have a snow day after all! I hope you enjoy the snow whilst it is here!


Science
In between doing so, remember our science lesson yesterday? You are to be a taxonomist and you have discovered a new creature, how will you categorise it? Your task today is create a newly discovered creature with all of the defining features of that characteristic. Will you discover a new reptile? Fish? Mammal?
Draw and write a fact file for your creature.

English
With everything you have learnt and can research or remember write an account of the life of Anne Frank.


Maths
Use Mathletics and TTRS.

Spellings
Practise your spellings on spelling shed and Spag.

 

History
Continue to research your chosen key event of WWII. 

 

You can also use BugClub in addition to your reading book.

 

Stay warm and have fun!

I’ll look forward to seeing you next week!

Ms Amalasārā

 

 

 

 

Week 3, Spring Half-term 2 

This week, we have been learning more about the life of Anne Frank and writing an autobiographical recount in character. In Maths, we have been practising solving problems using fractions and decimals. Some children have also started painting our 'We Care' bear.

Next week in Year 6:   

  • We will be completing assessments in English and Maths. These results will be shared with you during Parents' Evening, which will take place on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd March.

Week 2, Spring Half-term 2 

This week, we completed a number of fun activities for World Book Day. In PE, the children undertook a range of physical challenges to earn books and then raced to complete their book bingo sheets. On Thursday, some children brought books in from home and completed a ‘book blether’, where they recommended them to their classmates. We also enjoyed trying to identify ‘The Masked Reader’ in a series of challenges. Some children also helped to run our used book sale after school to raise money for our Lent appeal. In Art, we also completed our final graffiti compositions and the results look fantastic! 

Next week in Year 6:   

  • In English: we will be learning about Anne Frank and identifying features in autobiographies. 
  • In Maths, we will be using the 4 operations to solve problems involving fractions. 
  • We will also be starting a new unit exploring Judaism in RE, assessing our learning in Spanish and finding out about the Pop Art movement. 

World Book Day 

On Thursday 2nd March, we celebrated World Book Day in school. Many children brought in favourite books from home to share with their friends. Classes enjoyed a range of book-themed activities including: quizzes, ‘Book Blethers’, scavenger hunts, a ‘Masked Reader’ challenge and even an obstacle course! After school, some year 6 pupils helped to run a used book sale, where we raised over £50 towards our Lent appeal. Happy World Book Day! 

Week 1, Spring Half-term 2

This week, we went on an exciting WWII trip to Leeds Industrial Museum (see below). Additionally, we have been finalising our graffiti art designs and experimenting with different techniques using pastels, watercolour pencil crayons and spray paint. We also explored area, perimeter and volume using practical equipment and practised reading and interpreting line graphs and pie charts. As part of an exciting school-wide project, we submitted our 'bear' designs for the Leeds Bear Hunt Challenge, in support of local hospitals. Our designs look fabulous!

Next week in Year 6:  

  • In English: we will be writing diary entries from the perspective of different characters from our class novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'.
  • In Maths, we will be learning more about percentages.
  • We will also be producing our final graffiti art pieces and starting seated volleyball in PE.
Leeds Industrial Museum
Year 6 visited Leeds Industrial Museum as part of our World War II topic in History. We pretended to be evacuees and were given new names! During the day, we created National Identification badges; practised putting on gas masks; took part in an air raid drill; found out about 'make do and mend'; hunted for vegetables and found out more about rationing; sought refuge in a cinema and Morrison shelter and thought about what we would need to take with us if we were being evacuated to the countryside and how that might feel. The children joined in with great enthusiasm and built successfully on their previous learning.

Week 6, Spring Half-term 1 

We have had a very busy week in year 6. On Monday, we enjoyed a fantastic trip to Leeds Minster for the 'God and the Big Bang' workshop. On Wednesday, we took part in a 'Keeping Safe' day, which included looking at healthy and unhealthy boundaries; bullying, discrimination and protected characteristics; assessing and managing risk and online safety. In Computing, the children created their own text adventures to show the impact of making safe and unsafe choices online. In PE, we enjoyed a very enthusiastic bench-ball tournament with some fantastic ball skills on display. Finally, Friday's Rotary Recital was a brilliant way to end the half-term. Next week in Year 6: 

  • In English: we will be using different sentence types to create a descriptive narrative describing a harrowing journey to Auschwitz.
  • In Maths, we will be learning about discrete and continuous data in statistics and reading and interpreting line graphs and pie charts.
  • We will also be experimenting with different techniques and materials in preparation for our final graffiti designs in Art and completing our fairy-tale text adventures in Computing. On Wednesday, we will be visiting Leeds Industrial Museum for our World War II trip. If you can, please dress in clothing which reflects a World War II evacuee (otherwise school uniform is fine). Also, please bring warm, waterproof coats as we will be spending parts of the day outside and remember to bring a packed lunch if needed. It should be a fantastic experience to consolidate and expand our learning in History.
We hope that you have a wonderful half-term break.

Keeping Safe Day

In Class 6 we discussed how boundaries affect our health, safety and well being. The children sorted cards into healthy and unhealthy boundaries. The children also worked in pairs to discuss different scenarios and how to keep safe and assess risk, these were shared with the class. Next we looked at hidden disabilities and the children presented key information about successful people who have hidden disabilities.

God and the Big Bang workshop

Years 5 and 6 visited Leeds Minster for a workshop exploring the relationship between faith and science. The session was facilitated by a group of Christian scientists who discussed how explanations of Creation by science and religion can overlap. The children behaved brilliantly and engaged really well with some high-level topics and asked some incredibly thought-provoking questions. Well done everybody!

Week 5, Spring Half-term 1 

This week, we have been practising our performance poetry skills in preparation for the annual Rotary Recital. On Monday, the children performed the poem 'Socks' by Colin West in small groups and thought about what makes an engaging performance. On Thursday, we held our in-class semi-final where each child learnt and recited a poem by Joseph Coelho. The standard was extremely high and it was a very tough decision. Congratulations to all the children and particularly our runners-up (Naomi and Lily) and our finalists (Holy and Akain).

Next week in Year 6: 

  • In English: we will be practising our SPaG skills and thinking about different word types and tenses.
  • In Maths, we will be learning more about perimeter and calculating the area of a variety of shapes.
  • We will also be visiting Leeds Minster on Monday for a workshop entitled 'God and the Big Bang' where we will explore the relationship between science and faith. On Wednesday, we will be having a 'Keeping Safe' Day, where will be thinking about how to stay safe in and out of school and wider issues around bullying, discrimination, substance abuse and online safety.

Week 4, Spring Half-term 1 

This week, the children created their own stencils as part of our graffiti topic. They then used a spray pen to produce some fantastic designs! In PE, we played beanbag raid and the children worked hard on developing their social skills of teamwork and developing a collective strategy. Most children have now chosen their Joseph Coelho poem for the Rotary Recital and have been practising hard. The class semi-final will take place next Thursday.

Next week in Year 6: 

  • In English: we will be continuing our poetry topic and thinking about what makes a good performance poem.
  • In Maths, we will be reading and plotting coordinates in four quadrants, as well as reflecting and translating shapes.
  • We will also be planning and creating our own text adventure using Purple Mash and acting out a play based on Palm Sunday in RE. 

Week 3, Spring Half-term 1 

This week, some of our class went on a Maths workshop. The children represented the school brilliantly and challenged themselves with some tricky puzzles. We also proudly showed our knife crime posters to the police team who returned to school in a follow-up visit. Our school council have used these posters to create a display in school to highlight this important issue. Our annual ‘Rotary Recital’ poetry competition was also launched this week. In class 6, we are studying the poet Joseph Coelho. Children have brought home a booklet containing a selection of his poems. Each child should choose a poem (containing at least 18 lines) to learn by heart, ready to perform in our class semi-final on Thursday 2nd February. Two finalists will then be chosen to compete in the whole-school competition on Friday 10th February. We are looking forward to enjoying the children’s performances! 

Next week in Year 6: 

  • In English: we will be studying the poetry of Joseph Coelho and writing our own poems in his style. 
  • In Maths, we will be ordering, comparing and calculating using fractions. 
  • We will also be producing a factfile about Sir Tim Berners-Lee in Computing and thinking in RE about what qualities a modern-day messenger from God might require. 
Week 2, Spring Half-term 1
We really enjoyed our walk this week to examine graffiti in the local area. The children took photographs with iPads and they are going to use these to create a collage in Art. Our visit also really helped us to develop our understanding of the arguments for and against graffiti, which links to our English topic of writing a balanced argument. In PE, we explored counterbalances and played Kabadi, which was lots of fun!
Next week in Year 6:
  • In English: we will be writing a persuasive letter to our local councillor to discuss the issue of graffiti in the local area.
  • In Maths, we will be practising our skills using long multiplication and division and using these to solve multi-step problems.
  • We will also be having a visit from our local PCSO to look at our knife crime posters, which we worked really hard on in PSHE. Additionally, we will be starting to create stencils for our own graffiti art and producing a newspaper report about the Messiah in RE.
Week 1, Spring Half-term 1
Welcome back! I hope that you have all had a lovely break and enjoyed spending time with your loved ones. We are ready for another busy term of hard work and fun! This week, the children reflected on their Spanish learning so far - we know lots of Spanish vocabulary, grammar and phonics! In RE, we thought about why Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah and examined extracts from the Old Testament to find evidence of what people expected from this special prophet. Have a look at the photos of some of our fantastic work! The children also did a brilliant job in PE working together to complete a series of tricky challenges.
Next week in Year 6:
  • In English: we will be continuing our topic of 'Graffiti' and writing a balanced argument; discussing the arguments for and against graffiti. As part of our learning, we will go on a local area walk on Wednesday and examine graffiti to aid our discussions.
  • In Maths, we will be learning more about the order of operations and using BIDMAS (Brackets, Indices, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction).
  • We will also be learning more about the Internet and World Wide Web in Computing and playing Kabadi in PE.
The children have settled back brilliantly into school and we are really proud of them. Clubs start again next week. Please let us know if anything has changed regarding collection. Thank you.
Week 7, Autumn Half-term 2
We had a fantastic last week of the term and really got into the Christmas spirit! In RE, we reflected on our learning about Judaism and the children created their own quizzes to show their knowledge and test their friends! In Computing, we went on a text adventure and we also created our own Christmas craft photo frames. 
Next term in Year 6:
  • In English: we will be starting our topic of 'Graffiti' and writing an information text. We will also begin reading our new class novel; 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas', which links to our History topic of WWII.
  • In Maths, we will be solving problems using negative numbers and rounding.
  • We will also be completing a 'river crossing' challenge in PE, where we will need to work collaboratively and starting our new RE topic 'Understanding Christianity: Incarnation'.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support this term and wish you all a wonderful Christmas. See you in 2023!
Week 6, Autumn Half-term 2
We have had a very busy week of concert preparations. Don't we look fantastic in our costumes?! In class, we produced a non-chronological report about the Thames Barrier and its impact on flooding in London. In Maths, we practised calculating missing angles on lines, around points and in different shapes. Next week is the last week before the Christmas holidays - we have nearly completed our first term in Year 6! Party day will be on Thursday, when children may come in non-uniform.
Key Stage Two Christmas Concert Preparations 
On Wednesday afternoon, Key Stage Two had a full dress-rehearsal, in preparation for our Christmas performances on Thursday morning and evening. All the children and staff are really excited about putting on a festive show for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there. 

Week 5, Autumn Half-term 2 

It has been a lovely week in Year 6. We have been decorating the classroom ready for Christmas and making our cards and calendars. We also completed our first DT project of the year - designing and making our own keyrings. The children did a wonderful job practising their sewing skills and the end products look fantastic! We have also been busy rehearsing for our Christmas Carol Concert, which takes place at 9am and 6.30pm on Thursday 8th December. There are still tickets available and we would love to see you there.

Next week in Year 6: 

In English: we will be writing a non-chronological report about the Thames Barrier in London.

In Maths: we will be finding out more about angles - measuring angles and calculating missing angles in shapes.

We will also be continuing to practise for our Christmas production and learning about Judaism as part of our R.E. Additionally, on Friday we will have a visitor from D:side who will be teaching the children more about staying safe online.

Week 4, Autumn Half-term 2 

It was lovely to meet many of you at Parent's Evening and talk about your children's progress. They are a fantastic group of young people and we are very proud of them. We have had another fun-filled week in Year 6. We have allocated parts for the Christmas concerts and we will be practising hard over the next few weeks. On Thursday, we had a fantastic salsa workshop with a Spanish-speaking instructor called Pedro, who is from Cuba. Back in the classroom, we asked him some questions which we had planned in Spanish and wrote about our reflections on the visit.

Next week in Year 6: 

In English: we will reading a children's version of 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens and writing play scripts linked to the text.

In Maths: we will be continuing our work on fractions - finding fractions of amounts and dividing fractions by whole numbers.

We will also be decorating our classroom ready for Christmas and making cards and calendars. On Wednesday, we will start our DT project, which is designing and making a key ring. Our KS2 Christmas concert will be on the evening of Thursday 8th December and tickets will be available from next week.

Week 3, Autumn Half-term 2
The children have worked extremely hard this week completing assessments in English & Maths. The results of these will be shared and discussed at Parent's Evening next week. We have also found time for fun though! In PE, the children enjoyed exploring the large apparatus and practising the different types of movements and jumps that we have been learning over previous weeks. In Art, we completed our Still Life unit. The children created some fantastic collages using their observational drawings and gradient backgrounds. The results are very impressive indeed!
Next week in Year 6:
  • In English: we will be reading the book 'Hurricane' and focusing on descriptive language to describe a storm and learning to use the subjunctive.
  • In Maths, we will be deepening our understanding of fractions, decimals and percentages.
  • We will also be rehearsing for the Christmas concert, which we are very excited about! On Thursday, we have a special Spanish-speaking visitor, who will be coming into school to lead a salsa workshop. We will then have the opportunity to ask him some questions.
Week 2, Autumn Half-term 2
In preparation for Remembrance Day, the children have designed 'Poppy Pebbles' as a lasting reminder and mark of respect for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We also wrote Remembrance cinquains in our English lessons. In PE, we have been learning about counter-balances as part of our gymnastics unit. These required teamwork and a lot of trust!
Next week in Year 6:
  • In English and Maths, we will be completing assessments as part of our Assessment Week. Results will be reported and discussed at Parent's Evening the following week.
  • We will also be completing our still life collages as part of our Art topic and exploring the large apparatus in PE. In Computing, we will be exploring the use of functions.
During Assessment week, the children will complete papers for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) and Reading in English;  Arithmetic and Reasoning papers in Maths. Parent's Evenings will take place on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th November and you will be able to book appointment slots from next week. We will also be having a used book sale at Parent's Evening in the school hall. We look forward to seeing you then!

Week 1, Autumn Half-term 2 

Welcome back! This week we had a number of visitors into school. Some of our school governors were in school to see our brilliant learning first-hand. Mrs Nicholl visited our Art lesson where we were practising creating gradients using oil pastels and watercolour pencils in preparation for our still life compositions. We also had a fire safety talk in preparation for bonfire night, which was really useful. 

Next week in Year 6: 

In English: we will be continuing our work on writing recounts and writing some Remembrance poetry later in the week. 

In Maths: we will be converting between fractions and decimals and practising multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000. 

We will also be completing the coding for our own computer games using a timer and scorepad. The children will also be decorating commemorative pebbles with poppies in preparation for Remembrance Day.  

International Day
The children really enjoyed dressing up as part of our International Day celebrations, sharing food from different countries and performing our song for parents, where we recited the numbers from 1-10 in Japanese.  It was a fantastic experience!

International Week 

It’s been a busy and fun-filled week in Class 6. We have been learning about Japan as part of International Week. The children learned to count to 10 in Japanese and found out some key information about the country. After finding out about the traditions of Japanese fans, the children created their own. We also enjoyed tasting some Japanese-style noodles and using chopsticks to eat them! Additionally, Mrs Smallwood organised a drumming workshop for us which we really enjoyed – it was very loud! Thank you to all the parents and family members who were able to share food from their home country and visit school on Friday to share in our celebrations. Wishing you all a wonderful half-term break. 

Week 6 in Class 6
We've had another great week in Class 6. We really enjoyed our trip to Lotherton Hall on Wednesday. Children shared their manifestos prior to the school council elections and the children voted on Thursday morning, following the democratic process. We are excited to find out the results! In PE, we have been continuing with Real Gym and the children worked in small groups to devise and practise a gymnastic routine. We are looking forward to performing these next week! In Maths, we have been learning about shape and have used lots of practical resources this week to support our understanding.
Next week in Year 6:
  • In English: we will be continuing our work on atmospheric writing and children will be writing their own spooky short stories.
  • In Maths: we will be studying measures and practising converting units of measurement and solving calculations involving measures.
  • We will also be completing a variety of learning activities linked to Japan, which is the country we are studying for International Week. This includes finding out about Japan and its culture, counting to 10 in Japanese, tasting noodles using chopsticks and making a Japanese fan.
We are really looking forward to International Week - this should be a lovely culmination of a busy and fun-filled half-term. On Friday, the children may wear traditional dress or the flag colours from a country of their choice. If you are available, you are welcome to come into school on Friday to visit different classrooms and see examples of all the wonderful learning we have completed for International Week.  

Lotherton Hall Visit 

Today we enjoyed a fantastic and informative workshop at Lotherton Hall. 

Animal Senses & Adaptations:  In the morning, we completed a series of activities exploring how animals use the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch) to help them hunt prey or evade predators. We also looked at different animal skeletons, feathers, quills and eggs. 

Lotherton Hall Wildlife Park:  In the afternoon, we explored Lotherton Hall Wildlife Park. We saw lots of amazing creatures and completed a quiz about the different animals and their habitats.  

Into University - Graduation
On Friday, we had an exciting trip to the University of Leeds. We explored the campus and found out more about life at University. We also completed our graduation ceremony in our Biological Sciences 'degree'. We are very proud of you all for your brilliant accomplishments.
Bolton Abbey Trip
We had a brilliant trip to Bolton Abbey this week as part of our 'Rivers' topic in Geography. We looked at maps of the River Wharfe & created our own maps from natural materials. We studied the river and learnt more about the water cycle and how rivers shape the landscape. Finally, after lunch, we created our own pebble stacks in the style of Andy Warhol. We had a fantastic day!

Into University Day 3: Learning about University 

Hot-Seating:  

We wrote questions to ask some of the adults about their experiences of university. We found out about what they studied, where they lived, finances and extra-curricular activities. 

University Courses:  

We spent some time exploring prospectuses from different universities and created an A-Z of different subjects that we could choose to study. Next we chose a subject which we were interested in studying in the future and created a leaf with information about our chosen subject.  

Preparing a Performance:

In the afternoon, we spent time working collaboratively to create a performance in preparation for our graduation ceremony on Friday. We can’t wait to show you!  

Into University Day 2: Evolution, Adaptation and Inheritance 

We had another fantastic day at Into University; studying for our ‘degree’ in Biological Science. 

Studying Scientists:  

We completed our research about a selection of eminent scientists (Rick Kittles, Rosalind Franklin, Charles Darwin and Mary Anning). We worked in our groups to produce an informative display poster to showcase our brilliant biographies. They looked really spectacular!  

Camouflage and Mimicry:  

In the afternoon, we had a visit from Becci Kinsella from the University of Leeds. She taught us about different functions of camouflage (prey evading predators and predators avoiding detection) and we were detectives trying to spot camouflaged animals. Then we learnt about different types of mimicry (defensive, aggressive and reproductive). We tested our skills at spotting mimics by completing a ‘Revels’ taste challenge! 

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Into University Day 1: Evolution, Adaptation and Inheritance 

We had an exciting first day at Into University; studying for our ‘degree’ in Biological Science. 

Evolution: we watched a video on ‘The Theory of Evolution’ and answered quiz questions about Charles Darwin. We also examined how fossils can help us to understand how living things change over time. 

Adaptation: we discussed the meaning of adaptation and matched animals to their features. Using sentence stems, we discussed how different animals are suited to their environments.  

Inheritance: we learnt how living things pass on their characteristics to their offspring and how DNA carries genetic information.  

Studying Scientists:  

We researched information about eminent scientists and conducted a  ‘secret mission’ to produce a biography. 

  • Rick Kittles: an American biologist who specialises in human genetics. 
  • Rosalind Franklin: an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer who helped us to learn more about DNA. 
  • Charles Darwin: an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.  
  • Mary Anning: a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector. 
Week 4 in Class 6
What an incredibly busy week we have had in Class 6! The children have had great fun learning to ride their bikes safely during their 'Bikeability' sessions. We have also been practising balances in PE and many of the children attended netball club this week. We had our first recorders session (led by Mrs Vickers) and in RE we took part in a 'Conscience Alley' drama activity, where the children thought about the dilemmas facing Moses and Pharaoh in the book of Exodus. This week's class challenge is to try to all achieve Royal Bee or Soldier Bee on Spelling Shed.
Next week in Year 6:
  • We will be visiting Into University on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday to learn about Evolution & Adaptation.
  • On Thursday, we will be travelling to Bolton Abbey to complete a river study as part of our Geography topic on Rivers.
We are looking forward to another fantastic week! The children should wear normal school uniform for the Into University days & their own clothes on Thursday (please wear comfortable footwear and bring a waterproof jacket).
Week 3 in Class 6
Everyone has worked really hard this week and the children are settling brilliantly into Class 6. It was lovely to see some of you at the welcome meeting on Tuesday. We have sent a copy of the presentation slides home for those who were unable to attend. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you require any further information. This week's class challenge is to try to make sure that everyone stays on 'green' on our behaviour chart - so far so good! I have been very impressed with the children's sensible behaviour and great attitude to learning. 
This week in Year 6:
  • In English: we will be continuing to write our biographies about our chosen role models. We can't wait to show you the end result!
  • In Maths, we will be practising our arithmetic skills and learning to use long division.
  • We will also be trying out different balances as part of our 'Real Gym' unit in PE and starting our recorders lessons with our new teacher Ms Copley.
We are looking forward to another great week! We have 'Bikeability' this week, so the children can come to school in their own clothes (please make sure that they wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a waterproof jacket and sensible footwear). Thank you!
Week 2 in Class 6
Practical Maths:
We have had another great week in Year 6. In Maths, some children have been using practical equipment to further their understanding of square and cubic numbers. We played cricket as our reward for achieving our first golden button for excellent work and behaviour. This week's class challenge is to try to make sure that everyone reads their reading book at home. We have also started the 'Recommended Reads' bingo challenge. We have many of the year 6 books in our book corner, which the children are welcome to borrow.
This week in Year 6:
  • In English: we will be continuing our topic of 'Biographies' and the children will choose an inspirational role model to research and write about.
  • In Maths, we will be practicing using written methods for multiplication and division.
  • We will also be learning about emotions in Spanish and finding out more about Moses in RE as part of our 'People of God' topic.
We are looking forward to another great week! Please remember that Monday is a Bank Holiday and school will not be open. On Tuesday, there will be a meeting in the hall for parents at 2pm to welcome you to Class 6 and Mrs Holliday will be sharing some information about high school applications. We'd love to see you there - please don't worry if you can't attend though as we will send information home as well. Clubs start next week after school - netball (Tuesday), PACE (Wednesday) and football (Thursday). For sports activities, please ensure children have their kits, long hair is tied back, no jewellery and that they are wearing appropriate footwear (trainers). Thank you!
Fantastic Learning
We have had a wonderful first week in Year 6. The children have worked really hard and have shown a sensible and positive attitude to their learning; both in class and in intervention groups. They have been working hard to meet this week's class challenge of achieving the number one position in the school league! The results will be announced on Monday. 
This week (12/09/2022) in Year 6:
  • In English: we will be starting our topic of 'Biographies' and looking at a range of biographies about different inspirational figures.
  • In Maths, we will be learning about common factors and common multiples, as well as square, cubic and prime numbers.
  • We will also be starting our 'Still Life' topic in Art and learning about risk and protective factors online in Computing.
We are looking forward to another great week! Please remember to send PE kits in for Tuesday.

Welcome to Year 6!

First Day Back:
The children made a fantastic start to their time in Class 6; they were extremely sensible and listened well. In the morning, we thought about our goals for the future and wrote acrostic poems about having a positive mindset. In the afternoon, we practiced our Real PE skills and did some super balancing and movement. PE will take place every Tuesday, so please bring PE kits for then. The children have brought home some spellings homework today which is due back next Tuesday. Well done everyone on a great first day back - you did brilliantly!
This week in Year 6:
  • In English: we will be creating persuasive leaflets for the children in Nursery to help them learn how to look after their teeth.
  • In Maths, we will be using our place value skills to practice writing large numbers all the way up to 10,000,000!
  • We will also be writing a class prayer in RE and starting our 'Rivers' topic in Geography.
Upcoming dates:
  • Thursday 15th September - class photos
  • Monday 19th September - welcome to year 6 & high school application meeting (2pm in the hall)
  • w/c 26th September - Bikeability 
  • w/c 3rd October - Into University focus week & Bolton Abbey trip
We have a busy term ahead of us! Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.

Our memories of Year 6

Into University

We enjoyed our recent visit to Into University for our final workshop, which was preparing us for the transition to High School. We practised making friends by introducing ourselves to some other Year 6 pupils from Bankside Primary School. We thought carefully about the skills we would need to prepare for Year 7 and completed a range of tasks to help us get ready. It was a really useful and fun morning.

Fencing!

Year 6 enjoyed trying fencing. We learnt the correct stance, some terminology & practiced dueling to score points. The children behaved really sensibly and showed some fantastic skills. Well done!

Synagogue Visit

Class 6 visited the Sinai synagogue to extend our learning about Judaism. We found out more about Jewish worship, food and festivals and had a 'question and answer' session. Next we handled (carefully!) a Torah scroll and used a yad to point to Hebrew lettering. We also located different features around the synagogue and studied various Jewish artefacts. The children behaved brilliantly and learnt lots.

Leeds United Workshop

Year 6 had a visit from Hannah from Leeds United, who led a workshop about making positive choices. The children thought carefully about the different ages we are allowed to do things legally. They also used role play to explore different scenarios and the choices which would lead to positive outcomes. A very mature and thoughtful approach was shown by everyone - well done!

SATs Breakfast Club

In preparation for their SATs, the Year 6 children have their own Breakfast Club. They are served hot sandwiches, cereal, yogurt, toast and juice and enjoy the chance to relax with their friends at the start of the day.

World War II Trip

Year 6 had a fantastic time at Leeds Industrial Museum, where we learnt more about life during WWII. We found out about rationing and how to 'make do and mend' during the war. Our role play in the school-room helped us to understand some of the difficulties faced by evacuee children. It was a really memorable experience and the children joined in with great enthusiasm.

Remembrance Workshop

In year 6, we enjoyed a visit from some ladies from the Peace Museum who led a workshop about Remembrance. This links to our current history topic, where we are learning about World War II.  We learnt about the meaning of different colours of poppy and then created our own poppy collages using tissue paper. We also found out about the amazing contribution of different animals during war time. Finally, we looked at different symbols for peace and designed our own symbols. It was a really interesting and informative workshop. Many thanks to the Peace Museum for their time and expertise.

Bolton Abbey Trip

We had a brilliant visit to Bolton Abbey to study the River Wharfe as part of our current Geography topic of Rivers. We learnt lots about how the river has shaped the landscape and its progress across the country from its source in the Yorkshire Dales. We also produced some natural art and stone stacks in the style of Andy Goldsworthy. The children behaved brilliantly and we had a fantastic day!

International Week - Countries of the World

Watch the video to see what Class 6 have learnt this week - amazing!

Robinwood Day 3

The fun and adventure continues...

Robinwood Day 2

After a good night's sleep the children have had another fantastic day! They have been on the zip wire and tried archery too. The staff said they have been amazing. They are enjoying Team Challenge tonight before hot chocolate and bed time. 

Robinwood Day 1

The children have had a fantastic day on their residential to Robinwood! They have enjoyed canoeing, raft building, the crate challenge, the trapeze and survived the piranha pool! The teachers say the children have been fantastic and are having a brilliant time.  

Into University Day 5 - Life at Leeds University

The class were excited to meet a student at Leeds University and prepared to interview them by writing questions to ask them. The children then interviewed the student online. After which, they went on a Virtual Campus Tour of Leeds University. They were able to take a 360 degree tour of student accommodation including each room!

They particularly enjoyed making a huge long list of what they needed to take with them to University when moving out! Then, we learnt all about clubs and societies that are available and played a fun quiz of are they ‘real’ or ‘fake’ clubs and societies. We even reflected upon which clubs and societies we would like to join and a new one to create!

We looked online at the Great Hall where the graduations take place at Leeds University and reflected on how happy and relieved we would feel upon graduating and gaining a Degree.

In the afternoon, we rehearsed and performed our creative piece expressing our future aspirations.

Into University Day 4 - University Life

What do we know about University? The children discussed when and where you can go to University and all about accommodation including Halls of Residence. The children reflected upon what they would like to know about University and interviewed the adults about their experience.

What is a Prospectus? The children researched all about different University courses available at a range of Universities. They shared their group findings as a class.

University Tree Workshop What is an aspiration? The children reflected upon their own aspirations, what they would like to study at University, where they would like to go, live and societies they would like to join. After this, they wrote their future aspirations on a leaf. The children really enjoyed listening to each other’s presentations of their future University aspirations and displaying their leaf on the University Tree Workshop.

In the afternoon, the children worked in groups to perform their aspirations creatively through song, poetry, acting, speeches and raps.

Into University Day 3

Today we enjoyed a fantastic and informative workshop at Tropical World in Roundhay. 

Nature Detectives:  We explored the fascinating woodland of Roundhay Park to learn about animals’ habitats and consolidate our learning about adaptation. Looking carefully, we identified a variety of leaves and used our measuring skills to calculate the height and age of different trees in the woods. Some of the trees were over 80 years old!  

Tropical World:  In the afternoon, we visited Tropical World. We saw lots of amazing creatures and explored the different habitats including a rainforest canopy, swamp and desert. In addition, we visited the aquarium, creature corner and the waterfall area; finding outs lots of interesting information about the creatures.  

Into University Day 2

We had another fantastic day at Into University; studying for our ‘degree’ in Biological Science. 

Studying Scientists:  We completed our research about a selection of eminent scientists (Rick Kittles, Rosalind Franklin, Charles Darwin and Mary Anning). We worked in our groups to produce an informative display poster; including a range of text types (persuasive letters, fact-files, newspaper reports). They looked really spectacular! 

DNA: In the afternoon, we completed a workshop where we learnt more about DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which is a chemical made up of two long molecules, arranged in a spiral. We refer to this as the double-helix structure. DNA carries genetic information. It has all the instructions that a living organism needs to grow, reproduce and function. We created our own ‘double-helix structure’ using some edible sweets! Our knowledge and understanding was tested further by some quiz questions, which we answered in groups and individually. 

Into University Day 1

Day 1: Evolution, Adaptation and Inheritance 

We had an exciting first day at Into University; studying for our ‘degree’ in Biological Science. 

Evolution: we watched a video on ‘The Theory of Evolution’ and answered quiz questions about Charles Darwin. We also examined how fossils can help us to understand how living things change over time. 

Adaptation: we discussed the meaning of adaptation and matched animals to their features. Using sentence stems, we discussed how different animals are suited to their environments.  

Inheritance: we learnt how living things pass on their characteristics to their offspring and how DNA carries genetic information.  

Studying Scientists:  

We researched information about eminent scientists and conducted a ‘secret mission’ to present our findings in different ways. 

  • Rick Kittles: an American biologist who specialises in human genetics. 
  • Rosalind Franklin: an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer who helped us to learn more about DNA. 
  • Charles Darwin: an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.  
  • Mary Anning: a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector. 
IntoUniversity Transition Workshop

On Friday 25th June, Class Six attended a special workshop at St. Aidan’s Church where they spent the morning talking about their move from primary to secondary education. The children were given lots of helpful tips for the new year ahead. 

Science & DT Project

Class Six ended their electricity topic by carrying out a technology project, which required them to make an electronic circuit game. The children planned their designs and worked out how to complete the circuit so that the lightbulb lit only when the correct answer was selected. It was hard work but great fun and very rewarding. 

A Day at Herd Farm

Class Six started their final half-term at St. Peter's with a fantastic trip to Herd Farm. Throughout the day, we worked in groups to complete three challenging activities: Giant Swing, Nightline and Assault Course. The children were incredibly well behaved and thoroughly enjoyed their day outside in the open air!

TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER - (Chapters 32 to 49) *UPDATED*

Hi Class Six. Here are the latest chapters of Time Travelling With a Hamster. I recommend that you read the chapters in blocks. Make sure that you keep up-to-date. There'll be more chapters online next week. Enjoy!

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Click on the links below to read the blocks of chapters...

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Chapters 32-35

Chapters 36-39

Chapters 40-43

Chapters 44-45

Chapters 46-49

TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER

Hello Class Six. During our home-school learning, we 've been reading 'Time Travelling with a Hamster', by Ross Welford. If for whatever reason, you have not been following the story, or if you may have missed one of the chapters, here is a link to all of the chapters that Mrs Wilkinson has read so far. Please try and get up-to-date with the book, as we will be releasing new chapters next week. Mr. Robertson

 

CLICK HERE TO READ TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER (chapters 1-33)

Friday 5th March

Good Morning Class Six. We have made it to the last day of homeschool learning and I'm so very proud of you, for the hard work you have put in during the last eight school weeks. I haven't seen you since our Christmas Party day and I'm extremely excited about getting back to school with you all. One more day to go - please give your learning 100%

 

REMINDER - Please bring all of your work packs and work back to school with you on Monday. As I've said nearly every day during the last eight school weeks, all of the tasks should have been completed and to a standard that I would expect you to be proud of. If you have any missing work or work that has not been completed, please find it or complete it, before returning to school on Monday. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you've done.

 

Your work for the day can be found by clicking on the links below. Have a good day everyone and keep smiling.

Mr. Robertson :-)

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Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 5TH MARCH

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Maths lesson

MATHS (Task 1) - Arithmetic (8)

MATHS answers (Task 1) - Arithmetic (8) - please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work.

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Thursday 4th March

Good Morning Class Six. Welcome to your special, 'World Book Day 2021'. Mrs Wilkinson will be leading you through your activities today and she has spent a lot of time preparing your book-themed day. You know how important we think reading is at St. Peter's, so today is a day where we celebrate books and our love of reading. You can find your work for the day, by clicking on the link below. Enjoy! 

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Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON THURSDAY 4TH MARCH

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Wednesday 3rd March

Good Morning Class Six. Welcome to Wednesday. Another packed morning awaits you. Then this afternoon, you can unwind a little and enjoy your latest Wellbeing Wednesday tasks. All your work can be found by clicking on the links below. Have a great day! 

Mr. Robertson and Mrs. Wilkinson.

 

Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 3RD MARCH

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R.E

Jewish festival images

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Maths lesson

MATHS (Task 2) - Arithmetic (7)

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MATHS answers (Task 1) - Find pairs of values (I) - please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work.

MATHS answers (Task 2) - Find pairs of values  (II) -  please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work.

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Tuesday 2nd March

Good Morning Class Six. I hope you felt as though you made a good start to the week yesterday. Let's keep up the really good work and have another very positive day. You'll find everything you need by clicking on the links below. Mrs. Wilkinson and I will be in school all day today. We will do some blogging but not as much, as we have a lot of jobs to do, in getting everything ready for your safe return to school next week. Please keep to timings and continue to give 100% in everything that you do. Have a good day.

Mr. Robertson and Mrs. Wilkinson.

 

Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 2ND MARCH

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English lesson

SPaG answers 2013 - please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work.

Maths lesson

MATHS (Task 2) - Arithmetic (6)

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MATHS answers (Task 1) - Solve two-step equations - please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work.

MATHS answers (Task 2) - Arithmetic (6 ) -  please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work.

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Monday 1st March

Good Morning Class Six. It's the first day of the week, I hope you've had a lovely weekend and are ready to work hard in the week ahead. This will hopefully be our final week of home-schooling, so please give everything 100%. I can't wait to see you again!  As always, you work can now be downloaded for the day, by clicking on the links below. Have a great day and be proud of what you achieve! Mr. Robertson

 

Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 1ST MARCH

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English lesson

KRISPY KREME BOOKLET (if needed)

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Maths lesson

MATHS TASK 2 - Arithmetic (Task 5)

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MATHS answers (Task 1) - Solve simple one-step equations - please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work.

MATHS answers (Task 2) - Arithmetic (Task 5) -  please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work.

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History lesson

Adolf HItler (Reading information - also in your work packs)

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Friday 26TH FEBRUARY

Hello Class Six and welcome to Friday, the last day of the school week. All of your work can be found at the following links. Have a great day:

 

Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 26TH FEBRUARY

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Answers

ANSWERS - ENGLISH READING [pages 8 to 33] (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

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Thursday 25th February

Good morning Class Six. I hope you are all well and that you enjoyed the slightly different 'Wellbeing Wednesday', which was planned for you yesterday. We can look forward to another one of those special afternoons next week. Your work for today can be found by clicking on the links below. Enjoy your day and keep smiling. Mr .Robertson and Mrs. Wilkinson :-)

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Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON THURSDAY 25TH FEBRUARY

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English lesson (My Dream Doughnut)

Krispy Kreme - Describing doughnuts LESSON

Krispy Kreme - PROMPT CARDS (green, yellow and blue)

KRISPY KREME - Describing doughnuts EXAMPLES

Krispy Kreme BOOKLET (paper copy in your packs)

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Maths lesson

MATHS (ANSWERS - Pages 6-11) - SATs 2012 Test A  (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

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Spanish Lesson

Spanish ANSWERS - Clothes and colours (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

Wednesday 24th February

Hello Class Six. Welcome to Wednesday. I hope you have all settled back into your home-schooling routine and are ready for the day ahead. All the work you need for today can be found below. Have a good day, work hard and keep smiling :-)

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Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY

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Maths lesson

MATHS answers (Task 1) - Forming equations (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

MATHS answers (Task 2) - Mini Arithmetic (4)  (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

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R.E Lesson

Modern Judaism images  

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Tuesday 23rd February

Good morning Class Six and WELCOME BACK! I hope you've had a lovely half-term break and have enjoyed spending quality time with your family. We have two more weeks of home learning to go, before we hopefully return to school, so I would like to remind you that all work should be completed and it should be completed to the same high standard that I would expect from you in class. Your work will be checked on returning to school and by now, you should have all caught up with any work that wasn't completed before the February holidays.

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Let's have a really good couple of weeks together and really continue to set that fantastic Year Six example that you have been showing. Both Mrs Wilkinson and I are very proud of you for the work you have been doing. We now ask that you keep up your effort and continue to give 100% Enjoy your day everyone. Your work can now be found below:

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Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY

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English lesson (continued)

Krispy Kreme - Describing doughnuts LESSON

Krispy Kreme - PROMPT CARDS (green, yellow and blue)

KRISPY KREME - Describing doughnuts EXAMPLES

Krispy Kreme BOOKLET (paper copy in your packs)

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Maths lesson

 

MATHS (Task 1) - Formulae (Please use your White Rose Workbook)

MATHS (Task 2) - Mini Arithmetic (3)  

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MATHS answers (Task 1) - Formulae (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

MATHS answers (Task 2) - Mini Arithmetic (3)  (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

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Monday 22nd February

Good morning Class Six. Today is a TRAINING DAY and because of this, there will be NO ONLINE BLOG, as your teachers will be busy doing other work-related things. I have set some work for you to do below. This is NOT a normal school day and I will NOT be checking today’s work when you return to school. Today’s work is entirely optional (a bit like extra homework) and if you have something planned with your parents, then there is NO EXPECTATION from me, for you to complete the work. IT’S YOUR CHOICE!

 

I will look forward to seeing you all on the blog for normal lessons, tomorrow (Tuesday 23rd February).

Have a lovely day and keep smiling!

Mr. Robertson

 

Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR OPTIONAL WORK SET FOR MONDAY 22ND FEBRUARY

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ANSWERS

MATHS (ANSWERS - Pages 6-12) - SATs 2011 Test A  (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

SPaG (ANSWERS - Pages 10-19) - SATs 2015 Paper 1  (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

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Monday 8th February

Good Morning Class Six. It's the first day of the week, I hope you've had a lovely weekend and a are ready to work hard in the week ahead. As always, you work can now be downloaded for the day, by clicking on the links below. Have a great day; give 100% and be proud of what you achieve! Mr. Robertson

 

Plan for the day

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 8TH FEBRUARY

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English lesson

ENGLISH TASK - OWI (My Mind)

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Maths lesson

MATHS TASK 1 - Percentages of an amount (I)

MATHS TASK 2 - Percentages of an amount (II)

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MATHS answers (Task 1) - Percentages of an amount (I) (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

MATHS answers (Task 2) - Percentages of an amount (II)  (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

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History lesson

World War II Introduction LESSON

The Rise of the Nazis (Reading information - also in your work packs)

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Friday 5th February

Good morning Class six. Today is the last day of the school week and I hope you all have a great day. 

 

Thank you very much to all those parents who collected packs for Y6 children on Thursday afternoon. If you are still collect your child's pack, please do so today before 2pm, as your child will require this work from Monday 8th February.

 

Have a good day everyone!

 

PLAN AND TIMETABLE FOR THE DAY

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARY

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MATHS WORK

MATHS - Equivalent FDP (TASK)

MATHS - Order FDP (TASK)

MATHS (ANSWERS) - Equivalent FDP (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

MATHS (ANSWERS) - Order FDP (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

Monday 1st February

Good Morning Class Six. It's the first day of the week and it's also the first day of a new month! I hope you've had a lovely weekend and a are ready to work hard in the week ahead. As always, you work can now be downloaded for the day, by clicking on the links below. Have a great day; give 100% and be proud of what you achieve! Mr. Robertson

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 1ST FEBRUARY

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ENGLISH TASK - OWI (Motorbikes)

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MATHS TASK 1 - Decimals as fractions

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MATHS answers (Task 1) - Decimals as fractions (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

MATHS answers (Task 2) - Arithmetic  (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

Friday 29th January

Hello Class Six. I hope you have a good day of learning today. Thank you for working hard throughout this week. Keep up your hard efforts today and let's give it 100%. Have a good day and keep smiling! Mr. Robertson :-)

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY

 

MATHS task 1 - Division to solve problems

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MATHS answers - Division to solve problems (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

MATHS answers - Arithmetic  (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

Thursday 28th January

Good morning Class Six. I hope you are all well and excited about the day of learning ahead. As always, there is plenty for you to be doing throughout the day and both myself and Mrs.. Wilkinson will be on the blog throughout the day, to support you in your learning. Have a good day and be proud of what you produce! Mr. Robertson.

 

PLAN AND TIMETABLE FOR THE DAY

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON THURSDAY 28TH JANUARY

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ENGLSH WORK

English (Graffiti) - Writing a letter of complaint - (LESSON)

English (Graffiti) - W.A.G.O.L.L Part II - (main group and Ellta’s group)

English (Graffiti) - W.A.G.O.L.L Part II - (Mrs. Wilkinson's group)

English (Graffiti) - Persuasive letter writing frame - (for all groups to follow)

English (Graffiti) - Colourful semantics - (key words and phrases)

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MATHS WORK

MATHS (ANSWERS) – You will need pages 6,7,8,9 and 10 (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

Tuesday 26th January

Good morning everyone. I hope you are all feeling happy today. We have another full day of learning ahead and as always, your work can all be downloaded by clicking on the links below. Have a great day and remember to come onto the blog to ask any questions that you have. Thanks. Mr. Robertson :-)

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 26TH JANUARY

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English (Graffiti) - Planning a formal letter (LESSON)

English (Graffiti) - Planning a formal letter (TASK)

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MATHS - Multiply by 10, 100 and 1,000 (TASK)

MATHS - Divide by 10, 100 and 1,000 (TASK)

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MATHS (ANSWERS) - Multiply by 10, 100 and 1,000 (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

MATHS (ANSWERS) - Divide by 10, 100 and 1,000 (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

Monday 25th January

Welcome to a new week of home-learning, Year Six. I hope you had a nice weekend and are ready again, to produce some magnificent work throughout the week. Remember to check today's blog, where I have said what I think went very well last week, whilst also suggesting where some of us could perhaps be a little better. Have a great day!

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 25TH JANUARY

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English (Graffiti) - Conditional sentences LESSON

English (Graffiti) - Conditional sentences TASK

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MATHS task - Decimals up to 2DP

MATHS task - Decimals up tp 3 decimal places

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MATHS answers - Decimals up to 2DP (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

MATHS answers - Decimals up to 3 decimal places (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

Friday 22nd January

Hello Class Six. It's the last day of the school week so let's work hard and finish the week in the right way. Your work can be downloaded below. Have a great day:

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 22ND JANUARY

Tuesday 19th January

Welcome to your Tuesday learning Year Six. I hope you have another great day and manage to complete all of the tasks that have been set for you. Work hard, give 100% and stick to the task. Your work can be downloaded by clicking the links below:

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 19TH JANUARY

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ENGLISH lesson - Graffiti presentation, 'It's all in the Line'

ENGLISH lesson- Graffiti Artists

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ANSWERS - Maths - order of operations - (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

ANSWERS - Maths  - mental calculations - (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

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Monday 18th January

Good morning Class Six. I hope you all had a lovely weekend are now ready for a new week of learning. Today we have English, Maths, Reading, Spellings, Geography, Worship and much more. Enjoy the day. Your work can be downloaded below.

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 18TH JANUARY

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ENGLISH - Graffiti presentation, 'It's all in the Line'

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ANSWERS - Maths - Primes to 100 - (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

ANSWERS - Maths  - Square and cube numbers - (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

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Friday 15th January

Hello Class Six and welcome to Friday, the last day of the school week. I hope you managed to have some fun in the snow yesterday. As normal, your work can be downloaded for the day by clicking on the links below. Enjoy your day and keep smiling! Mr. Robertson :-)

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 15TH JANUARY

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ANSWERS - ENGLISH READING and SPaG (please don't look until after you have finished, then mark your work)

 

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Thursday 14th January

Good morning everyone. I hope you are all well. Has any snow fallen overnight? Have a great day completing the work which you can find below. Please sign-in to the blog to ask any questions you have about today's work between 8:30am and 2:30pm. Keep smiling! 

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON THURSDAY 14TH JANUARY

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ANSWERS - MATHS - Common Multiples (only check when you have finished)

ANSWERS - MATHS - Common Factors (only check when you have finished)

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Wednesday 13th January

Hello Class Six. I hope you are all and well and have settled into the start of the work with no problems. Remember, if you have any questions, just log-in to the blog and we'll be there to support you throughout the day. You work for today is here. Have a lovely day! 

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 13TH JANUARY

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ANSWERS - MATHS - Multiply 3-digits by 2-digits (only check when you have finished)

ANSWERS - MATHS - Multiply up to a 4-digit number by a 2-digit number (only check when you have finished)

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Tuesday 12th January

Good morning Class Six. I hope you are all well-rested and are ready for another day of home learning. Keep your focus; take pride in your work and enjoy what you do. Most importantly, keep smiling. Let's have a good day! Your work for today can be found below: 

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 12TH JANUARY

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ANSWERS - MATHS - Multi-step addition and subtraction problems (only check when you have finished)

ANSWERS - MATHS - Add and subtract integers (only check when you have finished)

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ART - Some work to help you with this afternoon's art lesson.

Monday 11th January

Hello everyone! It's Mr. Robertson here and I'm delighted be back working with you after being poorly. I hope you all had a great Christmas and Happy New Year to you and all members of your family. Thank you very much to Mrs. Wilkinson, for looking after you all so brilliantly last week. She said you did a terrific job and she'll be here on Tuesday again to support you with your learning.

You know what to do when it comes to working from home: find a quiet space (preferably a table or desk) and whilst you are learning, stay away from computers, phones and TV's if you can. On the blog, let's speak to each other, in a way that we would conduct ourselves in the classroom. I'm so very proud of you! You can access the work for Monday, once it gets to 8:30am, by clicking the link below. Don't try before 8:30am as the work will not open before then!

 

As normal, the Year Six school day will run from 8:30am until 2:30pm, and I'll be here to help you between those hours. Have a fantastic day!

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 11TH JANUARY

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ANSWERS - MATHS - Adding whole numbers with more than four digits (only check when you have finished)

ANWSERS - MATHS - Subtract whole numbers with more than four digits (only check when you have finished)

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Santa's Farm

Happy Christmas!

Class Six chose to perform one of their favourite Christmas songs, 'Minka', which they enjoyed performing at last year's Christmas concert. Merry Christmas to you all.

Important Letter for Year 6 parents 20/11/2020

International Week

During International Week, Year Six have been learning all about Italy. For our video, we have put together a quick performance that showcases many of the facts that we have learnt. It starts with a counting song and then moves onto some great trivia about Italy itself. 

Enjoying Wednesday Worship

Class Six have settled back into their normal routines very well. Before lunch, we enjoyed taking part in Mrs Holliday's video assembly. We learned about our Key Values (R.I.S.E) and focused on the first value: RESPECT. We also said the school prayer and our class prayer. It was lovely to have some quiet time during our busy day. 

Monday 5th October

 Good morning everyone. Welcome to your final day of online learning. I am so proud of you, for the effort and determination you have shown. Please remember to read the work checklist below, and return your work to school on Monday. Please click on the links below to open today's work. Enjoy your day and keep smiling. Mr. Robertson :-)

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 5TH OCTOBER

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ENGLISH - Punctuate a paragraph

ENGLISH - Answers

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Maths Task - inverse operations (addition and subtraction)

Maths Task - Answers

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Friday 2nd October

 Good morning everyone. Welcome to your final day of online learning. I am so proud of you, for the effort and determination you have shown. Please remember to read the work checklist below, and return your work to school on Monday. Please click on the links below to open today's work. Enjoy your day and keep smiling. Mr. Robertson :-)

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON Friday 2nd October

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ENGLISH - OWI Task - The Hobbit

An EXTRA MATHS challenge for Sinar's group.

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WORK CHECKLIST

Year Six pupils will be returning to school on Monday. All children should return with the following items please:

  • Reading workbook
  • Grammar workbook
  • Maths workbook
  • Yellow (lined) book
  • Any papers you have used
  • Reading homework from last weekend
  • Maths homework from last weekend

 

All work will be put into a large box and stored for 3-4 days in quarantine, and then we will check to see how pupils have progressed with their home learning. Thank you for your help and understanding.

 

Mr. Robertson and Mrs. Wilkinson.

Wednesday 30th September

Good morning everyone. I hope you slept well and are feeling good about the day ahead. Keep working hard; you're doing a fantastic job and I'm very proud of you. Your activities for today can now be downloaded by clicking on the links below. Keep smiling! Mr. Robertson :-)

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER.

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Today's MATHS activity for everyone.

Today's MATHS ANSWERS for everyone.

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**An EXTRA MATHS challenge for Ellta's group.**

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Tuesday 29th September

Well done to you all, for a brilliant day of work yesterday. Let's keep that effort up everyone - I am so proud of you! Your work for today can be found in the links below. Keep smiling. Mr. Robertson :-)

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER

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Today's MATHS activity for everyone.

Today's MATHS ANSWERS for everyone.

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**An EXTRA MATHS challenge for El-Rae's group**

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Monday 28th September

Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a safe and restful weekend. The attitude and determination you showed to your work last was absolutely magnificent, so please keep it up! Keep smiling.  Mr. Robertson :-)

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER

**EXTRA MATHS for Sinar's group**

**Extra maths ANSWERS**

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Friday 25th September

Good morning everyone. Well done for applying yourselves so fabulously this week - you've all been an absolute credit and I'm so very proud of you. Let's have a really great day, with lots of hard work and finish the week off properly.  Mr. Robertson :-)

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER

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Thursday 24th September

Good morning children. Your work from today is now available to download. I hope you have a lovely day and remember to keep working hard; aim as high as you can and be very proud of the work you produce. 

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON THURSDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER

Maths lesson - Comparing and ordering numbers

Maths answers (please only look when you have fully-completed your maths task)

 

An extra maths challenge

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Wednesday 23rd September

Good morning Class Six. I hope you slept well. Please make sure that your parents have read the letter to Year Six parents, which can be found just below today's work. I hope you have an enjoyable day! You can click on the links below to open the plan for the day and the different tasks. 

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER

Maths lesson - negative values

Maths answers (available at 11:15am)

R.E answers (available this afternoon)

Some trickier maths work 

Tricker maths work answers - start on page 10

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TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER

Dear children,

 

Please find everything you need for the day by clicking the links below. These are strange times and we have to do our very best to keep on going. I have left a little letter for you on the inside of your plan for the day below. Please try your best to keep-up with the fantastic start you have made to your time in Year Six: have high expectations of yourself; try not to rush and always try to feel proud of the work you have produced at the end.

 

If possible, please keep to my suggested times and then it feels like a normal school day. If you'd like any help with a lesson or would like to talk a question through, please use the blog that has been put in place for the day.

 

Thank you finally, to your parents, who have made changes to their routine, to look after you. All of these tasks are achievable independently, so please allow your parents to get on with their work. 

 

Have a good day and keep smiling!

Mr. Robertson :-)

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER

English task - subordinate and independent clauses

Maths Worksheet - Place Value (numbers to 10,000,000)

Maths answers (NOW AVAILABLE HERE)

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Researching universities
To take a break from our work on evolution and inheritance, today we started to think about why we go to university, whether university is somewhere we aspire to go to, what we’d like to study and which university we’d like to attend.
We hot-seated the Mr Robertson and the IntoUniversity staff, to find out about their university experiences and then we spent time looking at university prospectuses, to explore the huge range of interesting courses on offer. 

Animal Creation

This afternoon we have used our knowledge of adaptation and of different environment habitats, to create a made-up animal of our own. These animals need to be cleverly adapted to be able to survive in their own environment. 

Adaptation

This morning we started our third day at IntoUniversity by looking at a range of different animals and considering how they have adapted over time to survive in their environment. We strapped our thumbs and carried out a range of tasks (such as tying a knot or undoing buttons) to show how our thumbs are essential human adaptation. We then had a guest speaker on Zoom, from ZooLab, who shared lots of facts about how many creatures are adapted to their environments. 
 

Biological Sciences

After a period of talk time, to recap yesterday’s learning, we spent the morning completing our ‘Secret Mission’ where we completed a letter or a biography all about a famous person from the field of biological sciences: Mary Anning, Rick Kittles, Charles Darwin and Rosalind Franklin. 

Secret Mission

This afternoon we started our Secret Mission for the week: to research a famous scientist associated with evolution and inheritance, and to present our findings in the form of a special letter or biography. We found out lots of brilliant facts relating to our new science topic!

DNA

We spent the morning learning about genes and DNA. We even got the chance to make our own DNA double helix! 

IntoUniversity - Evolution and Inheritance

Class Six have arrived at IntoUniversity Leeds, where they will spend the week learning a full unit of Year Six science work, as well as learning about career choices and life at university. All children have arrived with smiling faces and an eagerness to learn. A great week awaits!

Friday 17th July

Good morning children. Well here we are, at the end of your primary school journey and what a journey it has been! You've been an absolute pleasure to teach this year and I am so fortunate to have been able to get to know you. I'd like to thank you for your hard work and effort during lock-down; say a big thank you to your parents for the brilliant support that they have shown you in your home-learning and finally, tell you just what mature and responsible human-beings you have grown up to be. You've done yourselves proud and I will miss you a great deal. I would like to wish you well for your journey onward to high school. You're an incredibly talented bunch of people and I want you to keep aiming high. Be ambitious and don't let anyone tell you that you're not good enough: you're all amazing and the sky is the limit. Follow your dreams and stick up for what you believe. WE CARE about you a great deal. Never forget where your journey began. Take care and best wishes. 

Keep smiling

Mr. Robertson :-)

 

 

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 17TH JULY

English - Camel spellings 

Maths Worksheet - The Mean

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Saying Goodbye and Good Luck to Class 6

It was lovely to see all 30 Year 6 in school for their final farewell. They had a lovely day; catching up with each other, signing autograph books, a visit from the ice cream van, fish and chips for lunch and finally a disco! They will all be missed and we wish them all the best of luck at High School.

A Letter from the Year 6 Team....

Monday 13th July

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 13TH JULY

 

Maths Worksheet - Draw nets of 3D shapes

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Friday 10th July

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 10TH JULY

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Thursday 9th July

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON THURSDAY 9TH JULY

 

Maths Worksheet - Angles in regular polygons

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Wednesday 8th July

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY

 

Maths Worksheet - Angles in special quadrilaterals

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Tuesday 7th July

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 7TH JULY

 

Maths Worksheet - Angles inside triangles

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Friday 3rd July

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 3RD JULY

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Wednesday 1st July

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY

Maths Worksheet - Using scale factors

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Tuesday 30th June

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 30TH JUNE

Maths Worksheet - Calculating ratio

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Friday 26th June

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 26TH JUNE

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Tuesday 23rd June

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 23RD JUNE

Maths Worksheet - Area of a triangle

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Monday 22nd June

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 22ND JUNE

Maths Worksheet - Area and perimeter

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Tuesday 16th June

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 16TH JUNE

Maths Worksheet - Find pairs of values

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Friday 12th June

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 CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 12TH JUNE

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Thursday 11th June

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

 CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON THURSDAY 11TH JUNE

Maths Worksheet - Solve simple one-step equations

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Tuesday 9th June

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

 

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 9TH JUNE

Maths Worksheet - Forming Expressions

Maths Answers (only check when you have finished)

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Friday 5th June

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 5TH JUNE

English Worksheet - Empty Boots

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Wednesday 3rd June

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE

Maths Worksheet - Equivalent fractions, percentages and decimals

Maths Answers 

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Tuesday 2nd June

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 2ND JUNE

Maths Worksheet - Fractions to Percentages

Maths Answers 

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Monday 1st June

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 1st JUNE

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Friday 22nd May

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 22ND MAY

ENGLISH - The Magnificent Library

MATHS WORKSHEET - Decimals as fractions

MATHS ANSWERS - Friday

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Wednesday 20th May

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 20TH MAY

MATHS WORKSHEET - Multiplying decimals by integers

MATHS ANSWERS - Wednesday

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Tuesday 19th May

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 19TH MAY

MATHS WORKSHEET - Multiply and divide by 10,100 and 1,000

MATHS ANSWERS - Tuesday

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Monday 18th May

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 18TH MAY

ENGLISH WORK - MIXED SPAG QUESTIONS

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Friday 15th May

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON FRIDAY 15TH MAY

ENGLISH - PROFESSOR PLUM

MATHS WORKSHEET - FRACTIONS OF AN AMOUNT

MATHS ANSWERS FOR FRIDAY

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Wednesday 13th May

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 13TH MAY

MATHS WORKSHEET - MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY FRACTIONS

MATHS ANSWERS - MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS

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Tuesday 12th May

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 12TH MAY

MATHS WORKSHEET - MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY INTEGERS

MATHS ANSWERS

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Monday 11th May

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON MONDAY 11TH MAY

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Thursday 7th May

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON THURSDAY 7TH MAY

ENGLISH WORK - O.W.I (My Mind)

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Wednesday 6th May

Please click on the links below to find the work that has been set for today:

CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY

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Tuesday 5th May

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CLICK HERE FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED ON TUESDAY 5TH MAY

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Monday 4th May

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Friday 1st May

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THE BOOK OF HOPES

Hi everyone, I'd like to share with you an absolutely delightful book, that Mr. Hafesth has been talking to me about. It's an extraordinary collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures, with contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators, including Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz, Greg James and Chris Smith, Michael Morpurgo, Liz Pichon, Axel Scheffler, Francesca Simon and Jacqueline Wilson.

The collection is dedicated to the doctors, nurses, carers, porters, cleaners and everyone currently working in our hospitals. Please do have a read and let me know what you think. You can pick and choose which sections of the book you'd like to read, or if you're like me, you can read the whole lot! I do hope that you enjoy it. 

Mr. Robertson and Mrs. Wilkinson

CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK:  https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/9-12/book-hopes/

 

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Thursday 30th April

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CLICK HERE FOR - English work - World of Warriors

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Wednesday 29th April

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Tuesday 28th April

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A QUICK ART HOMEWORK MESSAGE FROM MRS. WILKINSON...

Next Tuesday (5th May), we will be starting a sewing project. If possible, can you locate the following materials: a needle (the bigger the eye, the better); some thread (cotton or embroidery are great); brown paper or cardboard about A4 in size (for your pattern); some pins and a range of material or fabric (can be old clothes/curtains/bedding etc) in the seven colours of the rainbow (they don’t have to be block colours, they can have patterns on with other colours, the closest you can find).

Thank you.

Mrs Wilkinson  

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Monday 27th April

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Friday 24th April

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Thursday 23rd April

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ENGLISH WORK - INTO THE MIST

 

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Wednesday 22nd April

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Tuesday 21st April

 

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A message for Class 6...

Dear Class 6

I hope you are all well and had a good Easter. Mrs Holliday and I have been looking at some of the questions and comments you have put on your blog and thought it might help to write to you.   

I agree with Kenean – we all hope Covid will go away soon! In the meantime, it is important that we follow the rules that the Government have set and that we stay at home and stay safe.

There has been a lot in the news about when we will be going back to school. As Yohannes said, the Secretary of State for Education said there is no date about when schools will be opening again. That does not mean you will never be going back to school! At the moment the priority is to keep everyone safe and well so schools need to stay closed. Although we really miss each other, the most important thing is to stay safe. As soon as we know any more about when school will open again we will let everyone know. Hopefully it won’t be too long!

Just before schools had to close it was assessment week when you did proper SATs tests and you all did really well! Although you won’t be doing SATs this year we will be in touch with your high schools to tell them anything they need to know about you. This will help them to know which classes you will be in. Please don’t worry about which sets you will be in. High schools are very good at making sure you will be in the correct class – it’s not just about your SATs results.

I hope this helps to answer some of your questions. Please try not to worry!

Missing you all lots! Take care.

Love Miss Parry xxx

Monday 20th April

Welcome back everyone. We hope that you have all had a safe and happy Easter.

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ENGLISH - HANDWRITING AND PUNCTUATION

GEOGRAPHY - OXBOW LAKES

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Easter Homework

Children in Year Six have already been given their Easter homework. Throughout the holiday, pupils should make their way through activity packs: E2, E3 and E4 from their Easter folders. They should also read and learn from booklets E1, E5 and E6. During the break, children can still access BugClub, Mathletics, Pobble, SpellAnywhere and TTRS to supplement their learning. 

Online lesson-based learning will re-commence at 8:45am on Monday 20th April..

Have a lovely break.

Mr. Robertson

Here's one of my favourite Easter songs from Faith Day in 2018, 'Remember Me'. Can you remember it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhFBX5ZSySo

Friday 3rd April

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ENGLISH - EASTER STORY (SPaG HUNT)

SCIENCE - Circuit Diagrams

Thursday 2nd April

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Wednesday 1st April

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ENGLISH - 'The Hole in the Fence' (writing task)

MATHS - Mixed questions to solve

Tuesday 31st March

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MATHS - ARITHMETIC AND TWO-STEP PROBLEMS

Monday 30th March

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ENGLISH - SUBORDINATE AND INDEPENDENT CLAUSES WORK (CLICK HERE)

Hello Class 6!

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Week 1

FRIDAY 27TH MARCH

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 ENGLISH SENTENCES

THURSDAY 26TH MARCH

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WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH

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Don't forget, you can visit the Class on our secure class blog, where you can ask for help, talk through questions and share work with your teachers and friends. 

https://www.purplemash.com/blog#/app/blog/5e747c25cb12eb0dc26f3cb5/post/5e7a6a26ab5b52286022df23/view/

TUESDAY 24TH MARCH

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MONDAY 23RD MARCH

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ANSWERS TO TODAY'S MATHS WORK

Good luck and remember, if you have any problems, you can always use the blog to contact your Year Six teachers.

Fundraising for Robinwood

For the next week, Class Six will be fundraising at playtimes, in the hope of raising at least £100 towards their trip to Robinwood in May. This trip is very heavily subsidised and therefore the children think that this is a great way of showing their gratitude.

Winter Wonderland

In Class Six we have been really busy making Christmas cards, 2020 calendars, snowpeople and Christmas crackers. We've had a really great couple of days and we now have a very christmassy classroom, which we can enjoy for the next few weeks. We hope you enjoy looking at our photos.

Life in Leeds During World War II
 
On Wednesday 27th November, class six went to Thwaite Mill to learn about what life was like in Leeds during World War II. This work will help us with our topic after Christmas. We learnt all about how the mill was used to make putty during the Blitz, about the Homefront (including rationing) and about evacuation. We finished the day by making a pretend gas mask. It was a fantastic trip!

Coding Workshop

In class Six today, we had a special coding workshop, where we learnt how to use a range of apps, using a variety of codes and algorithms. The session was led by Mr. Harrison from JuniorJam. It was great fun. 

Road Safety

In class today, we were visited by Harriet from Leeds City Council, who talked to us all about the importance of traffic calming in our local area. We learnt about the cost of lots of different types of speed controls (crossings, speed bumps and speed cameras) and watched some upsetting videos which showed exactly what can happen when motorists are not fully concentrating on the road in front of them.

Tiramisu Time!

As part of our learning about Italy, Kenean's mum made a delicious Italian dessert for us all to enjoy. 

International Week - Italy

Class Six will be learning some facts about Italy this week. We started by doing some map work, where we focused on the difference between north and south Italy and labelled major cities and physical features. We then completed some Roman Numeral activities in numeracy after playtime. 

Bolton Abbey Rivers Trip

Class Six spent the day at Bolton Abbey, where they carried out a river study of the River Wharfe. The children created river maps out of natural resources and correctly identified lots of different river features. A great day! 

Brilliant Biographies

Class Six have spent the last three or four weeks learning how to write in a biographical style. Each child chose to research and write
about a chosen famous person. Today, we started to publish our work. We can't wait to put them on display around the classroom.

Black History Assembly - 'Inspirational Black Role People'

On Wednesday 2nd October, Class Six delivered a class assembly on the theme of Black History. This year our focus was on 'inspirational role models' and after acting out the roles played by Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, we went on to talk about famous black scientists and inventors from around the world, who have each made a huge difference to society. We finished by talking about the short life of Stephen Lawrence and how how every human deserves to be treated with fairness and respect. Thank you to all the parents who helped children to learn lines and to those who came along to watch our performance. 

Graduation!

Today the children from Class Six graduated from the University of Leeds after completing a fantastic science week with IntoUniversity. During the graduation ceremony, which was brilliantly attended by parents, the children delivered presentations all about their chosen character with a biological sciences background. We’ve had a wonderful week.

Thwaite Mill Evolution Trip
Delightful and Delicious DNA

This afternoon, we learnt all about DNA. We discovered that DNA is made up of four chemical base pairs and we then produced a strand of DNA in its twisted double helix shape, using a range of delicious sweets. The day ended with a quiz about DNA facts. Another great day at IntoUniversity.

Another wonderful morning of science
We’ve had yet another great session at IntoUniversity and this morning we have been completing our first secret mission: writing about four famous biological scientists who each played a vital role in the research behind evolution and inheritance. We have been studying Mary Anning, Charles Darwin, Rosalind Franklin and Rick Kittles. This afternoon we’ll be using sweets to make our own DNA!!

Famous contributors to biological sciences

This afternoon we split up into teams and completed a secret mission, preparing a piece of written work about a famous person who worked in the field of biological sciences and contributed a great deal to the study of Evolution and Inheritance. These pieces will be presented to an an audience at our graduation at the University of Leeds this Friday. 

SUPER SCIENCE - IntoUniversity - DAY ONE!

We've arrived at IntoUniversity Leeds East for the first day of our unit on Evolution and Inheritance. This morning the children are completing a carousel of activities on many different aspects of evolution, inheritance and adaptation. Children looked at how whales have adapted blubber over time to withstand freezing cold ocean temperatures. They also carried out a test where they taped their thumbs to a finger and carried out simple task (undoing buttons, tying laces and unscrewing bottles) to show how important all of our digits are to mankind. Another group completed the 'Evolution Revolution' quiz which enabled them to showcase their knowledge of evolutionary changes over time, with a key focus on plant and animal DNA. The final group learnt all about the genes and traits that we inherit from parents.