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
Hygienic Hands
In Science we have been investigating ways to keep ourselves clean. We carried out an experiment using different coloured glitter and shook hands with our partners to see how easily germs can spread from one person to another. We then tested different ways of washing...
Our senses and our bodies
We drew around each other and labelled parts of the body and linked them to the 5 senses.
Newsletter 17.01.24
A Home for a Hedgehog 🦔
After listening to the story One Winters Day, about a hedgehog who needed to find a home to keep him warm on a snowy day, we wrapped up nice and warm and went on a walk around the school to look for any signs of hedgehogs. We talked about how they might be hibernating...
Exploring Beebots
We have had lots of fun exploring how Beebots work with our peers, thinking about what functions the different buttons have and how to effectively give the Beebot directions to get to a destination.
DT in Year 3 – Pulleys!
Year 3 have started their new DT unit - 'Pulleys'. We looked at what a pulley is and why pulleys can be helpful. We also started to think about how we could use a pulley to raise a flag up a flagpole...we had some interesting ideas, not least one design that used...
Perseus and the Monstrous Medusa- Freeze Frames
Our History Gallery
Year 1 enjoyed welcoming Reception into our class today, showing them what we had been learning about in History lessons, thinking about the life of our grandparents. We explained about the toys, technology, jobs and much more as well as listening to music on a...
Sharing books with friends
As well as sharing books in our classroom throughout the day, Reception enjoy coming to our school library. We choose books that interest us to chat about then we always share a book as a class with our grown ups.
Digital Photography
We have really enjoyed learning about digital photography in our Computing lessons. We have practised taking photographs in landscape and portrait formats, using framing to ensure our photographs were focused and effective. We also practised editing our photos by...
Tudor Houses
This half term, we have been learning about the Great Fire of London in our History lessons. We learned that many houses were made of wood which led to the fire spreading so quickly. In DT, we tested out different materials to construct our own and decided that...
Early Bird Programme Offer (2-5 Years)
Gateshead HINT Team are offering a support programme for parents and carers of children with autism, who are aged 2-5 years old. The programme - Early Bird - is highly regarded and is open to any parents living in Gateshead. If you are interested, the referral form...