Year 6JT: Blog items
Date: 13th Feb 2020 @ 6:04pm
In Science, we have been investigating how to make complete ciruits and how we can change the brightness of a bulb. We will be using what we have found out to make a working alarm in the coming weeks so keep a look out for what we get up to next...
Date: 13th Feb 2020 @ 6:01pm
Mrs Ranyard's English group worked in teams to match MAIN CLAUSES to make a semi- colon jigsaw. Then, we created some of our own.
We worked really hard;we are great at semi-colon sentences!
Check out some from our auto-biographies:
Reluctantly, I trudged towards the dreaded zipwire; I gulped in fear at the sight of it.
My brother arrived with rosy-red cheeks and thick,curly hair; he looked adorable.
The ornate Easter egg, which was wrapped in golden foil, glistened like diamonds; I gasped in delight.
Although I was born in Libya, I live in Manchester; it is the best city in the world.
Date: 26th Jan 2020 @ 11:17pm
We have been busy using our new vocabulary strategies in maths as well as English- words such as -perpendicular lines, parallel lines, bisect, interior angles and diagonals- we used stepping stones to work out the meaning of each word and then we practised sorting 2D shapes into carrol diagrams using these words on the ipads. If you want to check out the game and practise at home log into maths frame and play!
Date: 26th Jan 2020 @ 11:06pm
This week we are practising all aspects of telling and calculating with time.
What is analogue time? What is digital time? How do you read, say and use each type of time?
Use this Maths Frame game to practise all aspects of time. Remember to log in using our school password – check with your teacher if you have forgotten.
Click on the picture below:
Date: 22nd Jan 2020 @ 3:19pm
Roman numerals can be tricky! Miss Coulson's BIG MATHS group came up with a good way of remembering them today.
Here is a maths game to help you practise if you are feeling a little bit rusty too!
Date: 15th Jan 2020 @ 10:33pm
We had great fun using co-ordinates in our maths lesson to play battleships!
Date: 15th Jan 2020 @ 11:10am
We have been working hard all week as journalists writing our first drafts of a news report about the declaration of war by Neville Chamberlain in 1939. Proof reading our own writing is a very difficult skill but we have worked in pairs to support each other in the process and we found it very useful. Mrs Ranyard was really impressed with how we supported each other- Great teamwork!
"I found it much easier to read my work to Jonathan and to spot mistakes." Ahmad
"I was able to make sure my work was clearer to read." Stevie and Morgan
Date: 13th Jan 2020 @ 10:05pm
We have been studying how light travels in our science topic and we have created some cool periscopes to demonstrate how light can change direction using mirrors. We had a lot of fun making them and camouflaging them so we could use them to look out of our "Anderson shelters" as part of our WWII topic! Check out our brilliant periscopes in action! Is it safe to come out yet?
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Year 6 visit to the Imperial War Museum
Date: 14th Nov 2019 @ 11:40pm
We had a brilliant visit to the Imperial War Museum North last week. We found out lots about the Blitz and the effect of war on different people's lives. We especially enjoyed the BIG PICTURE SHOW which was projected on the large walls of the museum and told real people's stories and memories from the Second World War- our new topic this term. It was really special as we commemorated Remembrance Sunday last week when we remember soldiers who have fought in all wars.
Date: 6th Nov 2019 @ 11:02pm
Today was exciting as we went back in time to September 3rd 1939 to the day World War Two began. We all enjoyed being in role and taking part in a school day with our war names and meeting our war teachers... Miss Gilbertson and Miss Wilson. We were just taking part in our school dance when the siren went...then it was straight back to our rooms to gather around the "wireless" and listen to Neville Chamberlain's speech.Over the next few weeks we will be researching how war began and what life was like for people during the Blitz. Click here to find out more and click the picture below to hear Neville Chamberlain's speech.
Date: 25th Sep 2019 @ 9:28pm
We have had lots of fun exploring nature and creating art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy. We have also worked alongside Mrs Mccaffer to use printing techniques that are inspired by nature -just like Andy. Take a look at our awesome work below.
Year 6 visit to Scotsman Flash!
Date: 6th Jul 2019 @ 3:38pm
On Monday, Year 6 had a thrilling and wet day out at Scotsman Flash. As part of our Golden Week celebrations for all our hard work this year we headed off to Wigan for a day of kayaking, canoeing and rafting! We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we even managed to coax Miss Coulson into the water! WATER DAY OUT!!
Date: 25th Jun 2019 @ 5:08pm
We have done a lot of fun thing this year but today was a really fabulous day out. We visited Blackpool Zoo as part of our science topic: "Evolution and Adaptation." Daniel said it was, "The best day ever!" We even managed to dodge the rain as we hung out with the monkeys, giraffes and lions and penguins. Have a look at our video to see how much fun we had.
Date: 13th Jun 2019 @ 11:41am
Today we scared ourselves silly sharing our Haunted House stories!
"I loved the brilliant description in Paige's story- I could really imagine the scary house from all her similes and metaphors." Aminat
"Saina's story was really scary and spooky, I could really see feel how scared her character's were." Lora
"Fantastic vocabulary in Brandon's story." Thomas
I really liked the way Aminat didn't give the ending away- it was really dramatic... and SCARY! Nahara
"Ryan used brillant vocabulary to create a spooky atmosphere." Thomas
"Thomas and Daim had brilliant description mixed in with dialogue and action." Paige
"Daim's character's jumped off the page" Brandon
Date: 5th Jun 2019 @ 10:32pm
After all our hard work for our Sats we have had a chance to relax a little and have some fun! We played games, hung out and did some sketching outside! Well deserved Year 6!!!
Date: 22nd May 2019 @ 2:07pm
AFTER SATS FUN!
We set the year 6 children a series of maths challenges. They needed to solve the maths clues in teams that were hidden around the room. The clues led them to a 10 digit code that would enable them to escape the room! Thankfully some teams managed this before breaktime! Yikes! Well done Violet, Enoch and Ellie.
Lots of fun - well done Year 6!
Date: 11th Mar 2019 @ 8:37pm
Year 6 have been practising percentages as gthey always come up in our arithmetic tests- click the picture to play percentage chains. Good luck!
The Great British Wartime Bake Off!
Date: 6th Dec 2018 @ 11:16pm
Today there was a bustling ration queue as the children of Year 6 attempted to collect their meagre rations to make their wartime shortbread. They have this evening to use the limited amounts of flour, butter and sugar to ollow the wartime recipe they have been given. Good luck Year 6! The Bake off competition winners will be announced tomorrow!
Date: 4th Dec 2018 @ 9:36pm
This week we are practising all aspects of telling and calculating with time.
What is analogue time? What is digital time? How do you read, say and use each type of time?
Use this Maths Frame game to practise all aspects of time. Remember to log in using our school password – check with your teacher if you have forgotten.
Click on the picture below:
Date: 4th Dec 2018 @ 9:08pm
TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are very excited about our upcoming trip to Stockport air raid shelters on Friday 14th December. We have been researching all about the Blitz and how it affected major cities such as London and Manchester. We are looking forward to visiting a real life shelter and imagining what life was really like during the Second World War for the people of Manchester!
Keep checking in for pics of our visit...
Date: 19th Nov 2018 @ 9:56pm
This week we are writing the first draft of an information task on the Second World War. We have been busy finding out how the war began and how Britain was affected during the Blitz. Click here to find out more facts and to click the picture below to hear Neville Chamberlain's speech declaring war.
Don't forget to keep checking back to see some fantastic examples of our writing!
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Britain.html
Date: 12th Nov 2018 @ 9:27pm
This week we are looking at comapring and ordering fractions.
Click here to play the Higher or Lower game to practice comparing fractions- can you make an equivalent fraction to check?
WWII EVACUEES- Mantle of the Expert
Date: 15th Mar 2018 @ 11:16am
On Thursday, we welcomed a special visitor, Tim Taylor, to school who helped us with our “Mantle of the Expert” exploring through our Connected Curriculum how evacuees would have felt being sent away during the Second World War. Our ideas inspired some descriptive writing as journalists reporting the chaotic scenes from the train stations as children were evacuated. We also acted as a billeting officers to persuade host families to take in evacuees. What a great afternoon in role!
Date: 15th Mar 2018 @ 11:08am
On our visit to the Stockport Air Raid shelter and museum we went back in time…we arrived as confused evacuee children waiting to be billeted and sent to new host families…but the ARP showed us all the ropes and with plenty of singing and asking questions we were ready!
Date: 15th Mar 2018 @ 11:03am
Well done to Year 6 who organised fun games and activities for the rest of the school to have a go on to raise money for Children in Need…the final total is still being counted! Watch this space!