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
What’s that smell?
Today we used our nose to explore objects discussing the different smells and deciding which was our favourite and least favourite.
Happy and healthy minds
This week we have been focusing on different ways to keep happy and healthy minds, including sharing things that that make us happy, discussions around emotions and an active yoga story session.
Researching Tim Peake
In Year 1 we have been using the iPads to research Tim Peake and write down facts about his life and work to use to plan our biographies about him.
Using Beebots
We had lots of fun using the Beebots in Year 1, practising giving them commands and seeing how they travel. We described the directions of travel using forward, backward, left and right.
Filling our bowls
Just like Handa we filled our bowls of our favourite fruit to make milkshakes to deliver to our friends. During our group times we discussed the differences between where we live and where Handa lives in Kenya.
What Do We Know About Pesach?
We have been learning about the story of Moses, his upbringing and his eventual exile from Egypt because of his actions. We have explored what type of character he was, how God chose him to be his messenger, but that he felt unworthy of the task. Through the stories...
Sketching Skylines
In Art, we have enjoyed learning about the artist Stephen Wiltshire who is famous for his detailed skyline drawings. We decided to take our sketchbooks outside and see what it would be like to be Stephen Wiltshire by sketching our school from sight, focusing on lines,...
Forest School Fun
The children in nursery have enjoyed exploring Forest School.
What Do You Need to Stay Healthy?
In our topic this term, Animals Including Humans, we have been investigating the circulatory system, how the hearts works and what effect exercise has on our heart rate. We have also been finding out about the blood and what it transports through the body. Did you...
Using non-standard units to measure area
Conscience Alley- Should Rose go through the tunnel?
Let’s Connect- Children’s Mental Health Week
This week, during the 'Let's Connect' campaign for children's mental health we have been talking about the things that we can do to keep ourselves mentally healthy. There are lots of ways to help us including, exercise, eating a balanced diet, drinking plenty of...