Yesterday, as part of our science lesson, we visited The Bayle Pond to see if we could spot any newts in the pond. We were lucky enough to see quite a few at different stages of their life cycle. We saw that the younger and smaller newts (newt tadpoles) were much lighter in colour and … Continue reading
Dear Parent/ Carer, During Term 5 Year 6 will be covering the following topics: Literacy- We will be reading ‘Rooftoppers’ by Katherine Rundell as a class and focusing on persuasive writing, letter writing and newspaper reports. We will also be working on comprehension and grammar skills. Numeracy- Throughout this term we will be covering percentages, decimals … Continue reading
To complete our gymnastics unit in PE, Year 6 performed group routines using the apparatus. The routines had to include a clear starting and finishing pose, a balance and elements of symmetry. Each group was able to include these as well as think about the different levels they could explore within their routine. The children … Continue reading
Following our learning on ‘The Tempest’, Year 6 wrote their own scripts for scenes to add into the play. The scenes were based on two characters in the play; the powerful wizard called Prospero and half man, half sea creature, Caliban. The children got fully into character and imagined how they would move across the … Continue reading
Year 6 enjoyed some time over at the Bayle pond today as the weather was so lovely. They wrote fantastic diary entries in role as Miranda- a very love struck young girl in Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest”. The children performed these in character and they were just brilliant! We intend to use the Bayle pond as … Continue reading
What a great first day back we had in Year 6. It was a very relaxed day as the children had lots of catching up to do! We enjoyed watching ‘The Masked Reader’ and had an interesting discussion about International Women’s Day and why it is important. We thought about some iconic women in history … Continue reading
Dance club has worked incredibly hard this term on perfecting a Christmas contemporary piece. The children chose the song ‘Light of the world’ and passed around a lantern to represent Jesus being the light of the world. They used elements of canon and unison to show how the message of Jesus is spread and to … Continue reading
Today was the moment we have all been waiting for in Year 4… We finally unwrapped our mummified tomatoes! The children were ever so excited to peel the bandages off their tomatoes. Firstly, we looked at the one that we didn’t fill with salt. It felt a lot lighter and we were very apprehensive about … Continue reading
This week Year 4 have been thinking about the role of cats in Ancient Egypt. Cats were sacred animals and the owners used to even dress them up in jewels and finery and feed them the tastiest of treats! We discussed how cats were used for protection in the afterlife and were often mummified and … Continue reading
In RE Yr. 6 have been thinking about the four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. This week we thought about parables and what lessons can be learnt from them. We looked at The parable of The Wise and Foolish builder where the foolish builder didn’t listen to God’s word and built his house on … Continue reading
This term the children have been looking at the Folkestone Triennial. Each class has been…
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Yr.6 set up agar jelly petri dishes a few weeks ago by taking swabs from…
Today we celebrated Harvest Festival in church. We learnt about how lots of food is…
