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
We are historians… What have we discovered about the Ancient Maya?
Did you know? The Maya civilisation began long ago in a place called 'Mesoamerica'. This huge area is made up of Mexico and part of Central America. The Mayas built amazing cities like Tikal (which they called 'Yax Mutal') and Palenque. Even though they lived in...
Our Handmade Fruit Bird Feeders
Fantastic Fossils!
In 4B we've been learning about Rocks and - as part of that - we researched Mary Anning and her fossils. Apart from finding out about how amazing Mary Anning was, we also shared pictures of fossils that we have at home or that we have seen. We've put them together...
Horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines.
This morning in maths, we've been learning the difference between horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. We then had to find these lines in real-life pictures.
Science
This term, we have been studying evolution and inheritance in Science. We have used Little Men Little Miss characters to show how offspring inherit characteristics from both parents. We also looked at how all living things produce offspring of the same kind, but...
Our Kennings.
Today, in english, we have been writing kennings. Kennings are like riddles, and they give clues. Can you guess which animal our kennings are about?
Muhammad’s finished cross stitching
Are you sitting comfortably?
Do you want to hear a story? Enjoy some of 4B reading their exciting stories. [video...
Marvellous Mountains
Do you want to learn more about mountains? Just ask 4B. We have been teaching Mrs Beattie a thing or two about different mountains! Look at our fantastic online work!
We are learning about fractions…
FoRGPS – 10.02.21
While school is closed to most pupils, we still have the following fundraisers running and as always are very grateful if you can support us in anyway. Signing up for our lottery means one of our school supporters win a weekly prize (currently £8.70 but with more...
Henri Rousseau Dreamscapes 1.2M Art
They are still coming and I will add as I get them but here are some of our finished Henri Rouseau dreamscapes and I think the kids have done a fantastic job of overlapping in their work and using such fantastical animals like unicorns. Well done everyone. ...