January News 

After returning from a well-earned Christmas break, we have really been picking up the pace in Year 6.

The children have been gripped by the events that are unfolding in Private Peaceful and are keen to find out which Peaceful meets their fate in the end. Their oracy skills are developing brilliantly when taking part in activities such as “Readers’ Theatre”. Our tone, intonation, volume and use of choral reading for impact has come a long way and the increase in confidence of certain pupils is a delight to see!

In writing, we have taken on the roles of different characters from Alfred Noyes’ ballad “The Highwayman” in order to write diary entries, taking into account the events that each character would know about/be involved in as well as carefully using tense and a more informal style of writing. We also debated how much the character of Tim was to blame for the deaths of Bess and The Highwayman. It started out quite tentatively and then some children really found their voices and could provide strong arguments, questions and refutes to move the debate along. 

In Science, we have been looking at light. In order to prove the theories we have learnt – such as “light travels in straight lines” – we used mirrors and torches to shine light onto a target placed in a completely different area. 

Before the Christmas break, the children took part in DT day where they made waistcoats for a teddy – or in some children’s cases, their guinea pigs! They had to work through the whole design process: from developing a design to using patterns to prepare the fabric and sewing the pieces together to adding finishing details. We were very impressed with the finished results!

Great start to the New Year, Year 6! Keep it going.