Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed learning about all things space related during the first case study of our ‘Big Bangs’ expedition and have worked hard to produce these beautifully eye-catching pictures of their own solar systems! This work links to their English lessons where they have been writing a report about an imaginary planet. To create these fantastic pictures, they used oil pastels and had to develop the skill of blend using this tricky media.
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Teamwork makes the dream work!
This week has been all about collaboration in Year 6 and receiving critique from our peers in order to ensure our work is the very best that it can be. Pupils used writing assessment rubrics to assess each other’s space non-chronological reports and engaged in peer coaching when completing maths challenges. Pupils have really demonstrated our ‘Be kind’ habit of work and learning speaking to each other in a respectful manner and giving constructive feedback.
Beautiful work
This week, the children have been working hard producing some work for the end product of this expedition. (A walking guide related to the walks the children have been on within the local area.) The children have really demonstrated their HOWLS and are excited of the prospect of having their work published in a book. By looking at just some of the work the children have produced so far, I think the content of the book is going to be nothing short of beautiful.
The Water Cycle
This week, we have spent time investigating how water moves around the water cycle. 3HJ thoroughly enjoyed creating their very own ‘water cycles’ but adding food colouring to water. The children drew the different stages onto clear plastics which we hung on the windows in our classroom.
We can’t wait to see the results!
Who’s the teacher? You’re the teacher!
After writing a non-chronological report about their very own imaginary planet (inspired by the fictional planet of Pandora from James Cameron’s Avatar), 6CC put on their teacher heads and assessed their partner’s writing using teacher’s assessment tools. With an emphasis on critique, writers praised features in each others writing whilst also providing their peer with constructive feedback to help make their non-chron. more immersive, captivating and fact-filled.
‘Who’s that trip trapping over my bridge’
Yesterday saw the third walk in a series of jaunts that our children are doing as part of our summer expedition: Take a Walk on the Wild side. This journey boasted a length of 3.8 miles and took our Crew to the periphery of Walden Stubbs, trekking on bridleways, narrow footpaths, over railway crossings and even across the River Went by virtue of a narrow wooden bridge. Of course, our children coped ‘manfully’ with this and called upon our core values of ‘aspiration’ and ‘resilience’ to get them through. Indeed, the culmination of our Expedition will be a walking guide that will include this and all the other walks that our children embark on. Stay posted for the date of our celebration of learning where these nifty guides will be on sale.
Onwards!
This morning, Year 3 and 4 set off on their third walk around the local area. So far, the children have shown great commitment and effort whilst out and represented the school extremely well whilst out and about in the local community. The class have been a true definition of a ‘CREW’ and I know that this will no doubt continue over the coming walks over the next few weeks. Keep on trekin’ 3MW!
Feed the birds
This week we have started working towards our final product – a walking guide – which we will be revealing in the not too distant future!
Check out these wonderful bird feeders we made using bread, peanut butter and bird seed. We plan to take them on one of our walks for the local wildlife to enjoy. The children then wrote a set of instructions ready to be published in our guide!
Lovely morning for a brisk walk round ‘The three lakes’
This morning, Year 3 embarked on their second walk as part of the summer term expedition, ‘Take a walk on the wild side’. The children were great at navigating and recorded the human and physical features they saw within the landscape. All the children enjoyed the morning and demonstrated, as usual, their HOWLS. Great effort, great walking, great CREW!
Our hike to Brockadale Nature Reserve
What a wonderful day for a hike!
My amazing crew walked over 8 miles on a hike from school to Brockadale Nature Reserve as part of our immersion week for our new and exciting expedition ‘Walking and wildlife’. The sun was shining and everyone showed huge determination and resilience.
What an achievement! I was so proud of each and every one of you!