The meaning of S and M for S M A R T

By Miss T LITHERLAND12th January 2022

Written by Danny and Kaden 

On our second digital leader meeting, we learnt all about what s am=nd m means for the acronym smart. ( s for safety M for meet) we think that it is highly important to follow these rules when on social media or playing games.

S is for safety. Safety is a very important factor when your on the internet. Depending on who your talking to and what information they are asking it it always important to think if it is safe to do so. Although some information (like your password and home address ) is something no matter the cause, don’t mention them to friend online!

M is for Meet. Meeting is a category which is considered in this list because if you and a well known friend that you’ve seen only in social media want to meet up it is important to think if it’s a good idea to see a stranger you know online.

Year 6 Respectful Relationships

By Mr J SUTTON10th January 2022

Year 6 really had some really thoughtful discussions in their learning about respectful relationships this afternoon. There were thought provoking discussions that helped them learn a lot about how to show respect and what good relationships look like. Also how relationships evolve overtime.

Norse Mythology Work!

By Olivia Mead6th January 2022

To introduce our new topic, Anglo Saxons and Vikings, Year 5 learned about Norse Mythology and some key characters within Norse Myths.

The children then worked collaboratively to analyse a Norse Myth; exploring grammatical features such as parenthesis, direct speech, modal verbs, fronted adverbials and much more! The reason for this activity was for the children to familiarise themselves with Norse Mythology features and how grammatical features are used to create effect.

Well done Year 5!

Year 6 Recorders

By Sophie Porteous18th December 2021

Year 6 have been learning Silent Night on the recorder in their music lessons this half term!

We revisited the notes we learned in Year 5 and learned how to play some new ones including Low C, High C and F#. We built on our existing knowledge of how to read music by looking at how time signatures affect how music is played.

We have enjoyed being musicians and performing what we have learned.

Year 6 D&T

By Mr J SUTTON17th December 2021

This week, year 6 have been working on D&T (design and technology). For this term, we have made and evaluated some chocolate truffles ( which everyone enjoyed). We were able to create truffles all on our own following our design specification. We were able to use the chocolate of our choice for the base, which we then added unsalted butter, sponge cake and icing sugar to. Everyone loved their different and unique chocolate truffles. We packaged these in our own designed box that we designed using our computing skills on a 3d net. These looked superb!

Sincerely,

The DL Team(Digital Leaders Team)

 

Festive Poetry!

By Miss S STAINTON15th December 2021

What a lovely end to a busy term of English in Year 6! Children worked hard to create joyful and uplifting festive poetry incorporating figurative language and a rhyming pattern throughout their stanzas. They used their senses to describe seasonal scents, noises, textures and sights as they transported their audience into a winter wonderland. Mrs Marson enjoyed judging the poetry and chose an overall winner who was Tuloula H. Fantastic work!

Tuloula’s winning poem!

A selection of more brilliant poems from Y6

Year 5 D&T – Make

By Miss J STAINES15th December 2021

Today, Year 5 used their designs and what they had learned in the focused practical task to make their own pair of sandals. They had to cut out their straps and attach them to the soles of their sandals. They then added embellishments, such as sequins, beads and buttons, to decorate their sandals.

 

Year 5 D&T – Focused Practical Task

By Olivia Mead14th December 2021

In our D&T unit we are designing, making and evaluating our very own sandals.

This afternoon, Year 5 watched a demonstration of how to create a template for the soles of their sandals and then made their own templates. We then watched a demonstration of how to use this template to create the soles of the sandals (using cork), ensuring minimal wastage.

Maya trading post!

By Miss S STAINTON13th December 2021

Year 6 have really enjoyed learning about the Maya over this past term so we decided to finish off our topic focus by running a ‘Maya Trading Post’! The children showed excellent teamwork and enterprise skills by working together to buy and trade Maya themed activities for cocoa bean currency (or coffee beans in our case!). The winning team was the group who successfully earnt the most cocoa bean profit. All children showed that they had retained so much knowledge about the Maya from over the past term and worked fantastically in teams to build on individual strengths. Well done!

Y6 Chocolatiers

By Mr J SUTTON13th December 2021

Year 6 are really enjoying investigating the history of chocolate this morning. They now can recall how a chocolate bar is made and know the process both is lengthy and hard work. Some year 6 children have excellent taste buds and are able to classify dairy and non dairy chocolate. From looking at a range of packaging they can find common ingredients and discussed what they might be used for within the chocolate (taste, texture). They can’t wait to do the taste session later!