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
Badminton
Year 6 really impressed during their badminton unit in PE! They were able to transfer skills from their previous tennis unit to prepare them, helping them with: correct ready position, correct grip on the racket as well as understanding how forehand and backhand shots...
Forest School Inventions, Contraptions and Potions
It was a cloudy start to forest school this afternoon, but that didn't stop us having a great time creating contraptions, mixing potions and working together.
New Parent / Carer Support Line for Those Families Awaiting Help from Mental Health Teams
https://rowlandsgillprimary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Support-Help-Line.pdf
Number Bingo
We enjoyed playing number bingo using a 100 square to help us identify and find different numbers. We spoke about how many tens and how many ones are in different numbers and identified them in this way too. We showed that we knew larger numbers would be towards the...
School Transition Support
The Gateshead 0-19 SEND Team are holding virtual support and information sessions for parent and carers of children with additional needs who are transitioning into a new school in September - no diagnosis is not required as the support is aimed at parents of...
Raising awareness of Limb Loss and Limb Difference
This week we have been learning all about Limb Loss and Limb Difference. We have listened to stories including Chops, Splash and Alf's Power and sensitively discussed how some people have different limbs. We used mirrors in class to observe our features including hair...
Mystery Reader
Today we enjoyed a story from our Mystery Reader. All the children helped to join in with The Gruffalo using the props. Thank you Tommy's grandma.
All Aboard the Titanic
Today we arrived to our classroom to find we had all received a ticket for the Titanic. We discussed what we thought the Titanic was and how long ago we thought the ticket might have been printed. We discovered that the Titanic was a ship that was built over 100 years...
What time is it, 2S?
Today we worked as a team and took it in turns to be a clock face, minute hand and an hour hand. We practised telling the time to the nearest five minutes!
Paper planes
We made paper planes from our story and threw them around outside to see what verbs we can use to describe how they flew through the air. We then completed a poem about how they move focussing on past tense verbs.
Music Everywhere
This week the children in nursery have been exploring the sounds of the music and creating their own music and songs to dance to. Then, the children made their own instruments including shakers and guitars with a range of materials.
Bikeability
This week, the children in Nursery have enjoyed Bikeability. First, we learnt all about bike safety, why we wear a bike helmet and the parts of the bike. Then we practised moving around and keeping our balance, before building up some speed and practise gliding. The...