After exploring existing shelters and their features, we created a set of design criteria for our own emergency refugee shelter. We also had to consider where our refugee camp would be: Turkey or Poland. Next we had a go at…
As you will have seen earlier in the term, we have been learning about facial proportions and representing these using drawing. We took these skills and turned them into fantasy self-portraits inspired by Frida Kahlo. We used paint and…
We love reading in Year 6, so World Book Day is one of our favourite days. Here are some of our costumes and potato creations!
This term, Year 5 have been working on songs about displaced people, and written their own lyrics in their Kagan teams. After learning to sing a traditional Native American piece, they then used the music from this to inspire their…
This term, Mrs Baker has once again worked her magic and Year 6 have achieved fantastic results! After learning to sing a traditional Native American piece, we then used the music from this to inspire our own lyrics. As we…
This week, we are continuing our work on After Tomorrow, by Gillian Cross. We are refining our Rex Retriever reading skills by challenging each other using the Kagan structure "Showdown". This structure means that each of us take turns being…
Although we are always talking about keeping safe online, today was a special event - Safer Internet Day 2022. This year's theme was "All Fun and Games?" We discussed respect and relationships online, especially in the world of gaming; exploring…
This week is a special week: Children's Mental Health Week. However, every day in Year 6 we are taking the time to consider our mental health and the way in which we can support others. One of the daily ways…
Year 6 are thinking about the idea of "self", and exploring self-portraits. First, we learned about proportion by drawing generic faces. We then took a more focussed approach using a scaled grid to test our observation skills. It was…
This week, Year 6 completed their storybooks with moving mechanisms! Each table worked as a team; creating pages individually then putting it all together to make their myths and legend storybook. All ready to share!