Blog by Tag: Year 6

Year 6 have been learning the classic poem, Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll. Many of the words are nonsense words, so we spent some time thinking about what these words could mean. This morning, we ventured down to the woods to rehearse and film our own performance of Jabberwocky. In groups, we found…

Friday came all too quickly and after two activities and a final delicious lunch, we headed back to school. 

What a busy and varied day we have had today. Some groups tackled the very muddy obstacle course, whilst others climbed and learnt survival skills in the woods. Everyone had a go at axe throwing, which was a new activity for this year. All the children showed courage and determination on the high…

The sun was shining for us again today as we tackled various activities before lunch, including crate stacking, zip wire, rifle shooting and the ever popular obstacle course. In the afternoon we all spent the afternoon on the lake, practising our canoeing and kayaking skills. 

After a good first night’s sleep and a delicious breakfast, we all headed out for our first full day of activities. Each group spent some time on the lake, working as a team to build a raft, which was then tested out - with varying degrees of success! Other activities included low ropes (where we…

After months of anticipation we’re here at the Year 6 residential at Lockerbie Manor!  We waved goodbye and set off just after lunch and arrived in time for a tour and our first activities. So far today we’ve tried abseiling, initiative challenges, scavenger hunt and zip wire. Not bad for day one!…

What a great morning we had for the KS2 Sports!  There was loads of resilience, perseverance and of course endurance on show!  It was lovely to see how supportive and encouraging the children were of each other.  Well done everyone - we were really proud of you.  The winners and runners up of the…

Year 6 were extremely fortunate with the weather today for their geography field trip to the Lake District.

We set off early in the morning and headed for Ambleside, where we walked up to Todd Crag. At the top we had a spectacular view of Windermere and the surrounding fells. We orientated our…

This afternoon, at the end of a very busy week, Year 6 returned to Dorrington Woods to build a camp fire - with a lot of help from Mrs Walsh! She got the fire going so well that we were able to toast marshmallows, which was a new experience for some of us. We also enjoyed biscuits and hot…

After enjoying wheelchair basketball, Year 6 focussed on learning some basic First Aid skills. We looked at what to do if we come across a casualty who is unresponsive. We learned how to check if they are breathing and, if they are, how to keep them safe by putting them into the recovery position.…

At the start of a very busy day, Year 6 enjoyed a session of wheelchair basketball. 

This evening, Scotforth put on its first ever outdoor production. Year 6 braved the drizzle to perform Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. The story began on the school field, before moving up into the woods to explore the goings-on of a group of runaway Athenians, a bunch of very…