Welcome to Year Six

Staff team: Mrs Smedley, Mr Kaczmarek, Mrs Henderson, Mrs Peace and Mrs Bell

This page will contain class newsletters, photos of interesting activities and useful links.

PE Days: Monday and Thursday

Week beginning 17th March

This week we have been putting oursleves in the position of being an abolitionist and writing speeches to persuade people that slavery is wrong. 

In maths we have been working hard on finding percentages as well as dnoig some translation of shapes too. 

We started to look at climate change to go with our topic on activism. 

Well done assembly went to Olivia FT and Logan V for great work in maths, which has meant an improvement in practise SATs test scores. Well done!

Week beginning 10th March

This week was science week. We have also been learning about immigration in PSHE. In history we continued to look at the impact of the Windrush generation in Britain. In maths, we have been learning about percentages and how to find equivalent fractions and decimals. 

Well done assembly was Ty and Yoseph for their science work on classification. 

Week beginning 3rd March

This week we have been working on lots of grammar in preparation for SATs. 

We have also been working on division in maths. In history we have been learning about Windrush and what happened to the Windrush generation when they came to Britain. 

Week beginning 24th February

We loved our trip to Farnley Academy on Wednesday to see MC Grammar! We enjoyed listening to how he rapped nursery rhymes and JohnJoe got up to dance in front of everyone - he was chosen for well done assembly this week for this. 

In science, we enjoyed exploring motors and voltage. We realised that if we added more voltage to a circuit, the faster the motor became. In maths, we've been finding fractions of amounts and then applying strategies in problem solving - some of us used a bar method which really helped us understand.

The house captains visited the civic hall on Friday as part of the youth summit - more pictures and details of the day will be on our school council page.

Summer was also chosen for well done assembly due to her resilience and always excellent attitude to learning this week. Our always person was JohnJoe.

Week beginning 10th February

It’s been a busy week. We did our class assembly on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday afternoon we had our HMP not 4 me workshop. We learnt about criminal responsibility, peer pressure and drugs. We also got to see what the inside of a call looks like. It definitely put us off doing anything silly in the future. 

We had the opportunity to go to Elland road for a primary choices workshop. It was about peer pressure and making good choices. It was very interesting and then we were lucky enough to go on a stadium tour too. 

Week beginning 3rd February

This week has been children's mental health week. Look at some of the activitys we have done below. 

Well done assembly was Logan V and Eden for their mature contributions to discussions about mental health. 

We did lots of breathing and mindfulness techniques. They are so helpful when we’re trying to cope with feelings of anxiety or stress.

The food you put in your body is so important for your mental health so we made a health snack- fruit salsa. It was delicious!

As part of children’s mental health week, we have learning about things that can help your mental health. Today we did some exercise as this benefits not only your physical health but is good for your mind too. It generates hormones and chemicals in your body that help feelings and emotions. 

Wb 27th January

This week has been busy too. We have been looking biographies in preparation for writing our own about Olaudah Equiano. He was a freed slave who became an abolitionist.

In history we talked about the slave trade and how many rich people in Britain had made money through slavery. We discussed whether these people should have statues honouring them or whether they should be taken down. 

Well done assembly was Emily and Ty for great maths work. 

WB 20th January

This week has been so busy. We've been writing our narrative about the lighhouse keeper. We tried hard to include lots of descriptive langauge and imagery. We've also been using ways to make the writing feel tense.

In maths we did some more work on negative numbers and also some revision on division by two digit numbers. 

Well done assembly was John Joe and Lily for a great attitude to their work, especially writing. 

This week was fantastic- it was art week. We had a great time drawing and painting wintery scenes. We had some parents in class having a go a drawing a wintery scene too. Check out the photos. 

Week beginning 12th November

This week we have been writing letters based on the book we are reading. We tried hard to use the right tone but also use all the grammar that we've been practising. 

In maths we were adding and subtracting fractions including mixed numbers but finding the lowest common denominator. 

In geography we have looked how mountains and mountains ranges are formed. 

Week beginning 5th November

This week we have started looking at letters. We started to plan a letter we would write as one of the characters from Stay where you are then Leave'. 

In maths we have started our topic on fractions. We looked at equivalent fractions and comparing fractions. 

In geography we started our topic on mountains. We learnt about some famous mountains and mountains ranges and found them in an atlas. 

Well done assembly went to Ryan and Kian R for a fantastic attitude to all lessons and great work in Bikeability. 

This week we climbed a mountain! The weather had been a bit rainy and cloudy all day and we were worried it wouldn't be safe to go to the summit. However just as we got towards to summit, the cloud cleared and so we got to the top safely. 

Everyone did incredibly. There was minimal moaning and everyone enjoyed the views at the top. 

We’ve been exploring light and how it travels in science. We furthered our knowledge by seeing how light reflects, investigating how incident rays and reflective rays are the same after reflecting from mirrors. A fun lesson in the dark!

WB 22nd September

We've had a great time this week and been looking at addition and subtraction in maths. We also had the opportunity to do two workshops! (see below)

This week we had Jase  and Summer in WDA for there fantastic attitude to writing and especially with direct speech.

Had a great time practising skateboarding during a workshop this week. We put on helmets, knee and elbow pads before helping each other control the board. Once we were confident we had a go ourselves and then tried some tricks which was great fun! 

WB 9th September

We have started reading our class text 'Stay Where you are and then Leave'. It's set in the first world war. 

We've also been rounding some really big numbers in maths. In art, we have been finding out about Andy Warhol and pop art and trying to create our own pop art. 

Well done asssembly went to Mason and Mariam for a great start and good attitude to their work. 

WB 2nd September

Welcome back!!! We have had a pretty busy week with getting used to new routines, a big focus on presentation and lots of art. 

Well done assembly went to Flynn and Harry for their fantastic attitudes to their work in year 6. Well done boys!

Below are some of the exciting memories that children who are currently in Year 6 have experienced since starting school.