Year 6: Blog items
Y6 D.T - Structures!, by Mrs Toft
Date: 16th Dec 2022 @ 3:46pm
Y6 Christmas Party Day!, by Mrs Toft
Date: 13th Dec 2022 @ 1:48pm
Year 6 enjoyed their Christmas party day on Tuesday. Throughout the day we played Christmas themed Kahoot quizzes, made Christmas cards, decorated our tables, played party games and listened to some Christmas tunes! We are all partied out and ready for the holiday break!
Ukulele Concert, by Mrs Toft
Date: 13th Dec 2022 @ 1:45pm
Year 6 gave a wonderful performance this week showcasing all of the chords and techniques they have learnt in Music this term.
Benin Clay - Art of Africa, by Mrs Toft
Date: 13th Dec 2022 @ 1:43pm
Year 6 used clay to recreate Benin inspired plaques!
6L - Sale Grammar Science Workshop!, by Mrs Toft
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 9:23am
6L had the most AMAZING time at Sale Grammar this week learning how to use bunsen burners safely and exploring chemical reactions!
Metric Measures, by Mrs Toft
Date: 1st Dec 2022 @ 5:32pm
Year 6 had fun recalling prior learning this week by exploring metric measurement equipment. We had fun discussing if 1 tonne of feathers weighed less than 1 tonne of bricks! It was fun to see the 'lightbulb' moments happen!
6T - Sale Grammar Science workshop!, by Mrs Toft
Date: 1st Dec 2022 @ 5:29pm
6T had the most AMAZING time at Sale Grammar this week learning how to use bunsen burners safely and exploring chemical reactions!
6T - Bikeability, by Mrs Toft
Date: 30th Nov 2022 @ 8:20am
6T loved Bikeability - here they are with their certificates and badges! Well done :-)
Working Scientifically - Does exercise affect heart rate?, by Mrs Toft
Date: 25th Nov 2022 @ 4:59pm
Y6 Trip to the library, by Mrs Toft
Date: 23rd Nov 2022 @ 1:28pm
Year 6 had a great time at the local library this week. We look forward to this yearly tradition every year! They became detectives and had to learn the layout of the library to find different authors and texts. Children with library cards were then able to withdraw some fantastic books out!
Matt Goodfellow Poetry, by Mr Lewis
Date: 20th Oct 2022 @ 7:46am
Following a poetry session from Matt Goodfellow, we wrote our own birthday poetry.
Blitz Poetry Reading, by Mr Lewis
Date: 19th Oct 2022 @ 5:37pm
In English we have been learning and performing the poem 'Blitz' by Mary Desiree Anderson.
Year 6 - Making Digger Biscuits, by Mr Lewis
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 4:08pm
As part of our History topic learning about the impact of WW1 and WW2, we discussed food rationing and made our own ration-friendly digger biscuits.
Year 6 Freddie Fit!, by Mr Lewis
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 4:06pm
Year 6 had a blast with Freddie Fit including activities like hula-hooping and limbo!
Imperial War Museum, by Mrs Toft
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 8:21pm
Year 6 had an amazing trip to the Imperial War Museum today. We took two trams to get to Media City UK where we then walked to the museum. Throughout the day we explored the amazing exhibition space and got to enjoy a 'Ministry of Memory Magic' workshop.
Y6 PSHE, by Mrs Toft
Date: 21st Sep 2022 @ 3:47pm
Year 6 enjoyed working together to arrange food groups. We discussed the importance of a healthy diet and how it can affect our mental health.
Crucial Crew, by Mrs Toft
Date: 14th Sep 2022 @ 10:15am
Year 6 spent the morning at Cruciual Crew today. Crucial Crew is a multi-agency safety event aimed at Year 6 children (10 to 11 year olds) designed to provide children with life skills that will enable them to keep themselves and others safe. They heard talks from the transport police, travelsafe metrolink, learnt about CPR and lots more.
Y6 - Lacrosse!, by Mrs Toft
Date: 13th Sep 2022 @ 4:02pm
Year 6 had a fantastic first Lacrosse session today. They will be taking part in Lacrosse for the rest of the half term. After school Lacrosse club will be offered to Y6 only - limited spaces - don't miss out!
Blitz Artwork!, by Mrs Toft
Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 9:49am
To kickstart our new History topic, Year 6 used acrylic paints, yellow and black card and white chalk to create some Blitz artwork.
Classification Keys!, by Mrs Toft
Date: 6th Sep 2022 @ 4:44pm
This week Year 6 explored classification keys using sweets!
R.E Day!, by Miss Horvath
Date: 18th Jul 2022 @ 8:33am
Year 6 had a great time making arty vocabulary posters on R.E day last week.
Y6 STEM week, by Miss Horvath
Date: 5th Jul 2022 @ 5:25pm
This week, Year 6 were taught by our digital leaders all about online safety and computational thinking. In the lesson, the children had to recap what they knew about online safety, work in teams to instruct each other through mazes and summarise their knowledge in a fun Kahoot quiz! Year 6 have also spent some time learning about 'Carbon Footprints'. In this lesson, they explored their own carbon footprints and decided on tips on how they can reduce their carbon footprints. Towards the end of the week, Year 6 worked in teams on a STEM activity involving creating their own miniature 'Titanic' boats. They had to try to adapt their 'boat' to prevent it from sinking. We timed the ones that lasted the longest and discussed how this was due to surface area, mass and buoyancy.
Ordering events in History!, by Miss Horvath
Date: 22nd Jun 2022 @ 8:13am
Year 6 worked together to place events throughout time in the correct order.
Jubilee Party Day!, by Miss Horvath
Date: 22nd Jun 2022 @ 8:10am
Crucial Crew, by Miss Horvath
Date: 18th May 2022 @ 4:16pm
Year 6 spent the morning listening to a number of local agencies with 'Crucial Crew'. They explored how they can be safe in a number of areas, including: Railway safety (transport police), tram and bus safety (transport safety), keeping our belongings safe on the streets (police), road safety and first aid - the recovery position.
