Be the Change - Go Green!
Today Year 5 and 6 went to Lancaster University for a “Be the Change Day” focusing on the environment.
This was organised by the students of the university and took place on campus.
We learnt all about food miles, how fruit and vegetables are grown and transported and the impact of plastics on…
Be the Change Day (Go Green!) Year 5
Today Year 5 and 6 went to Lancaster University for a “Be the Change Day” focusing on the environment.
This was organised by the students of the university and took place on campus.
We learnt all about food miles, how fruit and vegetables are grown and transported and the impact of plastics on…
Gymnastic balances
Year 6 have been working on developing their gymnastic skills this half term. So far we have practised mirrored and matched balances, including counter balance and counter tension balances. Today we moved on to plan routines including working on a piece of apparatus. There were some great ideas…
Evaluating our shelters
Today we got the chance to evaluate the shelters we made last half term. Our design brief had been to construct a shelter to house a family of four playmobile people. It had to be waterproof, and built of a construction strong enough to withstand a 500g weight being dropped on its roof and a 30…
Shelter building commences
Today Year 6 got back to making their shelters after a week off for Enterprise Week. They worked incredibly hard to create their designs using some of the materials they tested previously and worked very well not only in their pairs but as a whole class, helping each other out when necessary and…
Year 6 finish their printing project
After several weeks of designing, printing, drying, printing, drying and more printing, our Christmas cards are finally finished! We are very proud of them and hope our parents like them. Special thanks to Naomi for sharing her time and expertise with us.
Carol singing at Chirnside House
Year 6 - or half of Year 6 to be exact - walked along to Chirnside House this afternoon to sing carols to the elderly residents there. This was our first visit in three years due to Covid, so we were delighted to be invited. The residents certainly enjoyed our singing, though we were unable to…
Circuits for Christmas!
Year 6 worked hard during their final lesson working with electrical circuits! They created Christmas Cards with electrical components that turned on when the card was closed and switched off when it was opened!
Brilliant designs and fantastic innovative methods for making switches- well done,…
Success at the Christmas Fair
What a great end to an extremely busy week for Year 6. Each Enterprise Week team set out their wares to sell at the fair today and every team sold out before the fair closed! Project managers and accountants checked the sales at the end of the afternoon and were delighted to discover that every…
Enterprise Week continued
Year 6 continue working together in their teams to make products to sell at the fair on Friday. Today we have had support from several parents who have helped with baking as well as offering some business advice. The accountants in each team are beginning to think about pricing our products,…
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