Year 6
Class Booklet - Spring Term 1
Class Booklet - Autumn Term 2
Autumn 2 - update
Hello and welcome to Cuckoos! We’ve had such a positive start to the year, and I’m delighted with how well the children settled in throughout the first half term. They have shown great enthusiasm, teamwork, and curiosity—qualities that really shone during our residential, which was a fantastic experience for everyone. As we move into our second half term, we’re heading into an exciting (and busy!) run-up to Christmas. We have lots of festive dates and events planned, so please do keep an eye on the newsletter to stay up to date.
Our learning this term is equally exciting: we’ll be delving into World War II and enjoying our new class book, Letters from the Lighthouse. In French, we’ll be learning through games and songs, and we’ll be taking part in plenty of hands-on activities to bring our topics to life. A quick reminder that PE will sometimes take place outside, so please ensure children have the correct kit with them so they can take part comfortably and safely.
I’m really looking forward to another wonderful term with Cuckoos!
Hello and a warm welcome back to Cormorants Class! It has been wonderful to see how confidently the children settled into Year 6 during the first half term—they have already shown such maturity, enthusiasm, and a real eagerness to learn. Our residential was a real highlight, and the children did us proud; it was fantastic to watch them challenge themselves, work together, and make such brilliant memories.
As we move into our second half term, we have plenty of exciting learning ahead. In science, we’ll be exploring Living Things and Their Habitats, building a deeper understanding of the world around us. In English, we’ll be writing diary entries, using imagination and empathy to bring our ideas to life. We also have some fantastic art planned, where the children will be designing and creating their own propaganda posters. With Christmas approaching, there will be lots of festive dates and events to enjoy too, so please keep an eye on the newsletter. I’m very much looking forward to another wonderful term with Cormorants!
Autumn 1
In Geography, our topic question has been 'How can we power our planet'? We have looked at fossil fuels, different types of renewable energy and how we could power our school. We used the iPads to conduct some research into the different sources of energy used in different countries based on the geography of that place.
During our DT topic this half term, we have been looking at recycle, reuse and reduce. With a large portion of materials being thrown away after just one use, we wanted to change that. We have made phone cases, suitable for children, out of left over material and old clothes. We did some product research to see what was already available on the market, learnt different stitching techniques and then designed our final piece. We are so happy with how they turned out!
This half term, we have been playing some maths games during our lessons. Although they are really fun to play, they are also helping us with different maths skills like problem solving, forward thinking, strategizing, working methodically and reasoning.
Year 6 have really been enjoying the electricity topic in science this half term. The children have been making and drawing circuits using different electrical components. Our favourite lesson so far was the one where we pretended to be electricians on our first job and diagnose the problem within a circuit before offering a solution. We can definitely see this being a career for some of our children!
Year 6 have had a fantastic morning at St Mary's church in Whitkirk to celebrate their heritage week. We learnt about the history of the church and did lots of activities about it. We hope to go back there in the near future.
