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11 December 2024

Year 6 Special Visitor

Climate Change Workshop

Year 6 took part in a really interesting session this morning with Sam from SusTrans. We discussed some of the key issues related to climate changed and thought about ways in which we can live a more sustainable life.

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27 November 2024

Y6 history

Blitzkrieg

Today, the children learnt about the different cities that were targeted during the Blitz. Did you know that Liverpool was the second most bombed city in the country? Why do you think this and what was the most bombed?

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25 November 2024

Comparing Fractions

Comparing Fractions

Mrs Boylan’s Maths Group were today using our fraction mats to compare and order fractions. 
 

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14 November 2024

Origami ‘Chatterboxes’ in English.

Did you know that a tiger’s yawn smells like popcorn?

Today in English, the children completed research on tigers as we work towards writing non-chronological reports next week. After completing their research using our Chromebooks, the children presented their fun facts using (handmade)…

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8 November 2024

Learning About Classification

Today in science, we learnt about classification and taxonomy. The children designed their very own classification chart to sort different sweets!

 

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24 October 2024

Western Approaches Trip

Calling all able people! Join the Royal Navy and do you bit for the war effort! 

 

Today, the children from Year 6 became evacuees and travelled to the Western Approaches museum in Liverpool. We learnt about Liverpool’s vital role in the defence of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic. It…

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17 October 2024

Can Street Food save us?

Design Technology - Can Street Food Save Us?

Yesterday, the children made their very own healthy burritos. As part of our unit on researching and creating traditional street food from around the world, the children thought about the nutritional benefits of the various ingredients used. We…

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14 October 2024

Preparing for our Writeaway

Preparing for our Writeaway

The children worked in groups to oblate ideas on what may have happened to one of our key characters. To finish our unit on Star of Fear, Star of Hope - the children will be retelling the story from the point of view of another character.

 

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14 October 2024

Music: Songs from World War 2

In our current music unit, we are looking at songs from World War 2. We have been listening to the famous song: White Cliffs of Dover and have been learning how to read different styles of notation. 


 

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4 October 2024

Self Portraits

Today, we completed our unit on drawing by adding some finishing touches to our self portraits inspired by the legendary Frida Kahlo.

 

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1 October 2024

Subject Revolution

The Dark Code! 

Year 6 were tasked with a challenge this morning - to crack the codes and defeat the Robotrons! We came to school today to find that we had been invaded and had to work quickly and efficiently to crack several codes and send the Robotrons back to their own dimension. 

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25 September 2024

Using numberlines to represent large numbers

Numberlines: A very useful tool

Today in maths, Y6 looked at using numberlines to represent VERY large numbers. The children investigated how to find the mid-point of a numberlines along with deciding any intervals that may (or may not) be marked. 

 

“Numberlines help us to measure and…

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