On Friday we had such a fun PE session! Our PE for this term is athletics so last week we focused on long jump and perfecting our long jump techniques. We also practised starting our run up from different starting positions which built on our learning about sprinting from the week before!
Don’t forget to click on the pictures to see some close up action shots!
Check out some of the amazing photographs taken by our Year 6 children during hook week!
In our English hook lesson today, we looked at what ‘inspirational’ means and who is inspirational to us.
Each group looked at a different story of an ‘ordinary child with an extraordinary story’ and we learned all about 12 year old boy who opened a school in Lebanon, a young boy who invented Braille, a young girl who survived a plane crash in the rainforest, and finally a boy who created in invention to help save the oceans from plastic pollution! Wow! Some truly inspirational people!
If you want to be inspired some more then watching the lovely video that Miss Myers found for us to hook us into our learning!
I am beyond proud of Crew Knowles and how hard they are working on developing their long division skills. It is such a tricky concept but the children have been grappling with it and are really growing in confidence! It is lovely to see just how proud they are of themselves when they get the answer right! Well done guys, you are truly working hard and getting smart at the same time!
As part of Hook Week, Year 6 because photographers today!
Before taking pictures, we looked at the different camera angles that can be used to create images. These included: low angles, high angles, eye-level angles, bird’s eye view angles and tilted angles!
I have to say that the photos that were taken were brilliant and really blew all of the adults away! Watch out for the upcoming video which will showcase some of the children’s beautiful work!
Yesterday we looked in to the religion of Hinduism and at the Holi Festival. We looked at the religious festival and thought about how it might have been different during the pandemic.
We then linked our lesson to our learning about mindfulness and spent a relaxing afternoon drawing mehndi patterns.
Today we delved into the life of Captain Tom to find out why is such a national hero. It was very interesting to learn about his life and all of the wonderful things he did during the pandemic. He truly was a hero!
In Year 6 today, some children were presenting their expeditionary learning to other schools within the trust. Some of the children presented to Plover School whilst some presented to Norton School. Although there were a few nerves, it was fantastic to see the courage on show. It is never easy to present to others but they all did an amazing job of showcasing their learning throughout this expedition. Well done to all involved!
A group of Year 6 girls have been challenging themselves in the kitchen. Every Sunday they join a zoom call, set the challenge and the timer and off they go! Every Monday Mrs Overson, Mr Taylor and Miss Knowles get to try these delicious treats and give them feedback! The teachers are blown away by the quality of their baking and are put to shame as they could never bake to this quality! Check out some of their sweet treats:
Week 1: cake!
Week 2: biscuits!
Week 3: Easter treats!
I’m sure you’ll agree that their creations are amazing and I can definitely tell you that they taste awesome!!!!
As part of our guiding question, today we focused on appreciating Marcus Rashford for his influence and support during the pandemic. We learnt about his fundraising, his free school meal support and the fact that he taught himself sign language so he could participate in judging a competition. He has really been a pillar in all communities so we wanted to celebrate that by writing him thank you letters and poems!
