This half term we have moved on from the genre of hip hop to the jazz. We have been listening to and appraising several pieces of jazz. Today we discussed a piece by Jesper Lindfaard called Speaking My Piece. We have also been practising our glockenspiel skills whilst rehearsing a piece inspired by the work of Burt Bacharach called Bacharach Anorak. We are developing skills of improvisation too.
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It was fantastic to welcome the children back after Christmas. Great to see such fantastic attitudes to learning. In literacy we have been working hard to develop our grammar knowledge of complex expanded noun phrases and how to use semi colons and colons accurately. We have been completing our fantastic and very informative non-chronological reports on natural disasters. Everything you could wish to know about a wide range of phenomena including: earthquakes, volcanoes and hurricanes.
In maths we have been getting to grips with those tricky fractions. We have been using the language of integers, numerators, denominators, equivalent, lowest common multiple, highest common factor and lowest common denominator. Over the past few day, the children in Year 6 have been working on their DT project. They have been set a challenge to make an early warning system to alert people to an earthquake. Each project had to include a circuit, the use of a switch and be able to be used in a house. Here are some examples of the learning:
Well done to Ben, Daisy and James our school's winners for the local MPs Christmas card competition. It was also great for the children to meet Stephanie Peacock one of our local MPs, who awarded the certificates. The children also had opportunity to find out about the job of an MP.
As part of our work on natural disasters the children in Year 6 researched the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD. They explored historical evidence uncovered by archaeologists in Pompeii and Herculaneum as well as translated letters from Pliny who wrote at the time. Children formulated opinions about what impact the volcanic eruption had based on the sources presented and drawing on their new knowledge of volcanoes.
During literacy we have also revisited the biography of Guy Fawkes and explored the build up, context and legacy of the Gunpowder Plot. Children built on their existing knowledge of Guy Fawkes to explore concepts of religion, politics and related elements of social history. This half term our science enquiry focus has been to use secondary sources to research. We applied our research skills by looking at a range of books, articles, leaflets and websites to research nutrition, food groups and why our bodies need a balanced diet. The knowledge we gathered has supported our learning in science, PSCHE and PE.
In Year 6 children have been developing their basketball skills. We have been focusing on marking and defence developing the correct stance and shooting effectively after dribbling. we have been developing further our knowledge and use of key vocabulary including: intercept, target, arc and accuracy. We have also completed a classroom based unit on mindfulness as well being is about the mind as well as the body
Team LL and AF are thoroughly enjoying our work on The Extreme Earth. we have explored the make up of the Earth and looked more closely at plate tectonics. Following this, we have looked at a range of natural disasters. We have focused on a region of the Earth called the Pacific Ring of Fire. This is where may of the plates of the Earth meet and results in a high volume of earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. We have applied our map skills and geographical vocabulary to locate and describe the position of various locations. HISTORY FOCUS: We have researched a range of historical natural disasters and the impact they had on communities locally and on a global scale. Pretty fascinating stuff!
Children worked in groups to investigate the question…’Is there a link between your outstretched arms and your height?’
Children had to decide how they would carry out the investigation, how to measure and how to record. Pupils then looked for patterns in their data. We felt that the data from just a few children wasn’t enough to look in detail at patterns so we collated the data for the full class. Children drew conclusions and identified anomalous data which may have been down to inaccuracies in measurement so children rechecked. After this children suggested their own investigations for pattern seeking. Today the Year 6 children have been learning about Diwali. This will be celebrated by Hindus during half term. We learnt about what Diwali was and why it is celebrated. We then looked at how it is celebrated. We found out about the iconic 'Diya' lamp and made these using clay.
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