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.
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Mr Dempsey
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What are maps?
In Geography, Year 6 have been looking closely at maps. They have been looking at the different areas certain maps show and how it could be useful. In small groups they have been able to discuss what key features they noticed on the maps or mapping tools. The children...
Measuring using cm and m
The children have been fine tuning their measuring skills using trundle wheels, rulers and metre sticks.
Bikeability ! 🚲
The children have really enjoyed bike ability this week and all all listened very carefully to our instructors. The children learned how to balance on the bike, negotiate around objects, adjust speed and generally have great fun. Well done to all the children in...
Drama- The Journey
We have been studying our new book all week. We been investigating the vocabulary and phrases from the book. We have been predicting what we think the book will be about using illustrations and today we heard the book for the first time and children were inspired to...
Chronology- what was happening in Britain when the Angles and Saxons arrived?
To get to grips with chronology of when the Angles and Saxons arrived in Britain. We used our main class timeline to place when they arrived among other historical events that we have already studied. The children then worked on their own timelines of events around...
Science week 3M and 7B
This years theme for Science week is growth so each has been given a different challenge to do with growing sunflower seeds. In 3M and 7B, we have posed the question ‘Does the size of a plant pot affect the size of the sunflower plant?’ We have made our predictions...
Designing and creating our light up boxes
The children are now fledged electronic engineers. They have loved designing and creating their light up boxes for DT. They made their own circuits using wires, resistors, LEDs and powered it all using a Raspberry Pi. Fantastic work from all.
Labyrinths in 5B!
As part of our new English unit, we have been investigating the idea of labyrinths and how - in Ancient Greece - they were all made in the same way! Check out our attempts - some are outside, and some are in the hall as rain interrupted our labyrinth-making!
Moving Minibeasts
We have been learning how a moving picture is made and experimenting with making their own. We used a sliding mechanism and decided whether we wanted it to be a horizontal, vertical or diagonal lever.
Giving and following instructions
We started learning about the importance of clear instructions in Computing. We listened to and gave instructions to others to see how important it was to be clearly understood.
Up, up and away!
We have enjoyed exploring our new book ‘Paper Planes’, making our own paper planes and watching them fly. We then thought of different verbs to describe how they moved.