YEAR 6 (SILVER)
Mrs Lightley (Covering for Mr G Dempsey)Welcome to Class 6D’s Blog!
I am Mr Dempsey and I am the class teacher for class 6D.
On this page you’ll find lots of useful information and posts about what’s going on in Year 6 over the course of the year,
Visit our blog Check in regularly for photographs, homework and revision links, sport’s scores, diary dates and many other fun features.
Please feel free to make comments on photographs and interact with our blog. The class would love to hear what you think about their fantastic work and achievements.
Happy blogging!
Mr Dempsey
Our Class Blog
School Games GOLD Winner!
We are delighted to announce that we, Rowlands Gill Priamry School, have achieved the School Games GOLD Mark Award for the 2021/22 academic year. The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched to reward and recognise school engagement in the School...
Designing mats and algorithms
In Computing, we have enjoyed designing and creating mats for the Beebots and then planning and testing out algorithms. We identified the starting and finishing points of the route we wanted the Beebots to take and we were able to fix errors by debugging when necessary.
Friendship Song
In Music this half term, we have focused our learning on ‘Friendship Song’ by Joanna Mangona and Pete Readman. We enjoyed finding the beat and moving to the music before finding the notes B, G, A and E and playing them on the glockenspiels in time with the music.
How can I programme repeated patterns?
In year 4, we have been using the Logo programming language to write programmes on Turtle Academy to make repeating patterns. We planned, created and evaluated our own designs for a wrapping paper pattern.
What is evaporation and condensation?
Are there more invertebrates in summer or winter?
Measuring and observing growth over time.
Predicting and infering about our new class text
Drowning Prevention Week
As part of Drowning Prevention Week, 7B have been swimming in clothes, learning the methods and strategies you would need if you were ever in dangerous waters.
30 Days Wild
The children in Early Years are taking part in 30 Day Wild. This project will help the children become eco-warriors of the future by connecting with nature. We already enjoy going to forest School every week and embrace our outdoor learning. This weeks activities...
Meet the author
Today, we joined an online event with World of Stories where we got to meet Lauren Hoffmeier, author of ‘Mula and the Fly’. She read her story to us live from New York! We thoroughly enjoyed learning yoga moves with her after listening to the story!
Vertebrate or Invertebrate?
Year 6 have been looking at how living things are classified into groups. As a class they discussed which invertebrate they thought would be the most common in the eco garden. Year 6 made a tally chart in their groups to identify which was the most and least common...