16th March – This week in year 6 we are learning about.
Spring 2, Week 3 – Battle of Britain
Year 6 have been finding out about the Battle of Britain this week. We have looked at how this was a turning point during the war and the impact it had on the outcome. The children enjoyed learning how this helped Britain be successful and victorious over Germany.
9th March – This week in year 6 we are learning about.
Spring 2, Week 2 – World Book Day!
Year 6 have enjoyed writing their own version of our World Book Day story, Journey. Using their inference skills, they have written the words to the book and included the emotion that their character shows throughout the story. The children came dressed in wonderful costumes too!
2nd March – This week in year 6 we are learning about.
Spring 2, Week 1 – Blitz setting description.
Year 6 have started writing a setting description of a WW2 scene. To ensure we are successful with this piece of writing, we looked at an example to identify the features that are in this genre of writing. From the example, we could see expanded noun phrases, similes and metaphors and the use of senses […]
23rd February – This week in year 6 we are learning about.
Spring 1, Week 6 – Coventry Cathedral trip.
Year 6 had a lovely trip to Coventry Cathedral this week in preparation for our next topic ‘A Child’s War’ which is all about World War 2. We heard stories about how the new cathedral was built and the efforts that were made to ensure the ruins stayed as a memorial to those who lost […]
9th February – This week in year 6 we are learning about.
Spring 1, Week 5 – Is Lady Macbeth evil?
This week year 6 have been looking at how to write a balanced argument. We learned that to make it fair you need to consider both sides of the argument which means looking at points that support it and points that are against it. Using this knowledge, we are writing our own balanced argument based […]