Week 1 term 3

This week we had a busy first week back.. as well as a 5 minute appearance of snow which we enjoyed running outside of class to see! In English we have started looking at detective stories and read some Sherlock Holmes. In Maths we began our Ratio topic and in Science we have started to look at animals including humans. We attempted to act out the circulatory system in the hall! In P.E we have had handball and football. In Geography we looked at the difference between the U.K and Great Britain. In Music we got out the instruments to begin our Samba band! Watch this space!! In Computing we programmed a Kodu and on Wednesday Miss Glenister began the French topic (animals) and PHSE (setting goals).

Week 2 term 3

This week we continued with our ratio topic in Maths, solving ratio and proportion problems including for ingredients for recipes. In English Year 6 wrote up their detective stories, using some of the class ideas and developing their clues, suspects and even some red herrings! In Kodu we created race tracks and made 2-player racing games... the adults got very competitive! In Science we looked at what blood is made up of and created our own blood. In P.E we have improved our handball and football skills. In Music we have been learning some different 'call and response' for our Samba music. In Geography this week we located different cities in the U.K and PSHE AND French was covered with Miss Glenister again this week. On Friday some of wore sporting outfits.... including a baseball player and hotdog!

Week 3 term 3

In Maths this week, Year 6 began their algebra topic which has included using function machines and substituting numbers for letters. In English Year 6 wrote up their final detective stories and published them for display! In Computing they continued creating race tracks but this time added opponents, as well as an automatic route to play against. In Geography, we thought about human features in the U.K and created posters on our favourite locations. In Music, we practised our new 'call and responses' and in French we continued with our animals topic. In Science we created our own heart rate investigations, fairly testing which exercise caused our BPM to increase the most.

Week 4 term 3

This week a lot of our Maths and English sessions were used for PiXL testing - Year 6 showed amazing resilience and motivation! We also carried on with some algebra in Maths, forming equations and solving 1-step problems. This week in Computing we created football games and even challenged Mr Day. (He thinks he won them all!) In Science we compared circulatory systems between mammals, insects and fish. In Geography, we researched different human features in the U.K and, like with our human features last week, created posters to show our learning. In Music we had a go at walking with our instruments - it proved very challenging to play in time and listen to the 'call and response!!'

Week 5 term 3

This week we finished our algebra topic in Maths (including forming 2-step equations) and in English we designed, planned and wrote explanations based on spy gadgets. In our VIPERS sessions we have been continuing with our class read, Letters from the Lighthouse. In D.T we designed and created templates for mobile phone cases for an adult, based on our measurements for homework. We used running stitch for embellishments and a blanket stitch to sew pieces together. In P.E we practised our shooting skills and played handball mini matches in preparation for our inter-house tournament next week. In Music we went on a walk with our Samba instruments around the school. I don't think some of the school were very happy with the noise!!!! Oops! We are now ready to evaluate next week! We also were very fortunate to have a visit from a detective. The children asked fantastic questions - really insightful! We are very grateful to Mr Lawless for coming in!!