On Wednesday 7th July, a team of Y5/6 children made the trip to Askern CC for the final sporting competition of the year. Our terrific team performed well and ultimately progressed to a second place playoff where they secured silver. Top job team!🏏
Excitement and enthusiasm are just two of the words you would use to describe our Maths lesson today as 6CC set to work planning their very own theme parks!
Each pair began their work by budgeting and discussing which attractions and amenities should be included in their theme parks. Plenty sensible kept much of their £4 million budget which came in handy after they had overlooked one major aspect of their park: pavements! 😱 Despite the slight planning flaw, the groups proceeded to design the floor plan for their theme parks. WeOur crew can’t wait to present their finished parks and to create branding advertising their creations!
Over the last two weeks, Year 6 have been learning all about the body’s circulatory system. We have been reading ‘Pig Heart Boy’ in English lessons, have written scientific reports explaining how the heart works and have created some oil pastel artwork of the heart as you’ve never seen it before!
6CC began the in a creative manner, designing their own shapes to then create a repeating pattern or ‘tessellation’, inspired by the work of M. Escher – a famous dutch artist and mathematician. Over the course of the next four days, our crew will be completing their design and then combining them to create a giant tessellation consisting of uniquely different patterns!
6Cc enjoyed developing their batting skills in this week’s PE lesson. Our crew focused on mastering the basics of batting (hand and foot positioning) before learning about two particular shot types: a froward drive and a square drive. The activities were made all the more pleasant by the glorious summer weather; we finished off with two separate games of quick cricket, allowing them to put their batting skills to the test in a game situation. Top notch! 👌🏼
We always look to end our weeks with a bang and what better way to conclude our week than by combining to very interesting, unrelated concepts: the circulatory system and pop artwork!
In the morning, 6CC took part in an outdoor treasure hunt to scour the school grounds for their name, function and location in the body. The children enjoyed their search in the sun before returning to class to recap their understanding of the circulatory system and its main components.
With a more artistic focus, the children then explore the works of Andy Warhol and pop artwork. The bright, contrasting colours captivated many and all were inspired to choose their favourite piece of the circulatory system and to ‘pop artify’ it!
Circulatory system pop artwork will be on show here soon!
A big Year 3 thank you goes out today to the 5 members of Year 6 that have been our helpers this week. From being classroom TAs to playing dodgeball, we have absolutely loved having them in our classes. The children have loved having them in class and they were amazing models to the younger children.
Today they teamed up with a few year 3 children to create a fabulous pairing to celebrate the Platinum’ Jubilee
After a reasonably short journey, Year 6 arrived at Kingswood for 3pm for their tour of the grounds and a briefing for their stay here. The first challenge that awaited them was an intimidating one for some: making their beds!
Perplexed faces, an abundance of questions and head scratching filled each room before all beds were finally made. All groups then participated in one activity before dinner; in group eight’s case, bouldering was our first official challenge of the stay.
Many greeted the news of dinner with jubilation: chicken, chips and a choice of salad followed by jam doughnuts for dessert. The children then enjoyed a briefing around one of Kingswood’s campfires.
The mini olympics was the children’s final activity of the night offering a chance for competition and humour, two of the events being an impressions race and how far can you scream before you have to take a breath!
For P.E this week, 6CC received some cricket training ahead of the second summer term. The warm up focused on heightening their alertness and reaction times ahead of a smaller game; we certainly have a high number of competitive individuals in Year 6!
Looking at developing their bowling and batting skills, the children moved onto a small, four-sided game, where all had a chance to show their stuff with a cricket ball and bat; following this, the class was then split into two teams for a class quick cricket match in the sun.
On Tuesday, 6CC and 6SO visited the Thackray Museum in Leeds to gain an insight into the history of healthcare in Britain. The children began their journey at ‘Disease Street’: a Victorian street showcasing the horrifically unhygienic conditions and how medical emergencies were conducted at the time – without anaesthetic and any care for cleanliness. Further into the museum, the children learned about the stories behind some of the most prolific medical inventions and discoveries from the 1800s, such as Semelweiss and Lister. Watch our video to take a trip with us!
