This half term in RE we have been looking at Christianity. We have been looking at 'I am' statements. "I am the light of the world, I am the bread of life and I am the good shepherd, these are the statements given to us...
This week in Science, Year 6 got the opportunity to get outside the classroom and observe our wonderful array of flora within the school grounds! Our new unit is Living Things and Their Habitats, where we are exploring how traits and characteristics can help to...
This week in writing, we have been loving our key text, Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone. We have been writing two contrasting setting descriptions to describe the icy world of Erkenwald. To do this, we examined Abi Elphinstone's use of figurative language and drew two...
This week in STEAM, Year 6 were introduced to our topic: cooking and nutrition. We explored the Eatwell Plate and investigated what our bodies need for a healthy lifestyle. We taste-tested ingredients, scaled up recipes, and examined both global and local food production. Our highlight...
What a week it has been for Year 6! We are incredibly proud of all of our Year 6 pupils, who have now completed their SATs! After months of hard work, dedication and determination, they approached the week with calmness, focus and maturity beyond their...
In RE, we explored how the Early Church protected the Christian message by learning about the Apostles’ Creed. We discussed what could happen to a message passed down by many people over time and why Christians decided it was important to write down their beliefs....
This week, Year 6 had a fantastic science lesson, looking at inheritance. We explored what inheritance means, putting it in the context of how we look similar to some of our family members. We were able to define inheritance as the passing on of physical...
This week in Year 6, we had great fun taking part in our Geography fieldwork day. We conducted a survey on our walk around our local area in Hackney. We carefully followed a planned route, which allowed us to make observations about some of the human and physical features that surround...
This week, we completed our final ‘hour of code’ unit. We were programming sprites to draw lines and complex shapes. As you can see by some of our coding, we have become very proficient at reading and designing code! We had to understand length of...
Year 6 have had a fantastic week this week, exploring our Diverse Britain Topic: The Mangrove Nine. To start, we explored the key question: 'What is Immigration?' We thought carefully about push and pull factors which might lead to people migrating. We also explored the gradual...