September News 

Year 6 have blown me away with what a fantastic start they have had to their final year at primary school. Each child has come back ready to learn and try their best!

We started off the year by exploring the life of Winston Churchill and his role in helping Britain through – and be victorious in - WW2. We explored his interesting life and looked at extracts from his many speeches, writing our own short versions to link in with Year 6 and the school values. We also saw many photos of Churchill from his time as Prime Minister in WW2 and tried to copy his “power poses”.

In English, we have been looking at the idea of “Twisted Tales” in the form of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. We explored their version of Cinderella in comparison to Disney’s version and then used this as inspiration to write our own “twisted” version of Snow White – the more gruesome the better! This idea of alternate versions of stories also links in with our reading text, Another Twist in the Tale by Catherine Bruton. It tells the tale of Oliver Twist’s long-lost sister, Twill. Although the language is tricky, we’re enjoying the variety of characters in the novel. 

During our science lessons, we have been exploring Living Things and Their Habitats. We have looked at the conditions for life to develop our understanding about what exactly classifies as a living thing as well as breaking this down further in preparation to create classification keys. We have used such vocabulary as vertebrate, invertebrate and flowering and non-flowering plants.   

In history – continuing with the Churchill theme - we have started looking at WW2 and have created a timeline to show the events leading up to this important moment in history. We have seen how the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression allowed Hitler to promote himself to the German people in order to rise to power as well as exploring the impact of the Battle of Britain on RAF pilots. 

Great start and keep up the good work Year 6!