Hello and welcome to the Class Six homepage. The team working in Class Six are Mr Nicholson and Miss Bloor. We are very excited for the year ahead and we will keep you updated on the children’s learning on the Chatter Feed on the right hand side of this page.
We use Seesaw to update you on your child’s progress and learning, when you log on you will see snapshots of some of the activities we take part in in class. We expect all parents to interact with posts on Seesaw and to work with their child on activities set at home.
Reading is fundamental to a child’s progress. It helps to introduce your child to new words and increase their vocabulary. We recommend that parents read with their child daily. It helps to spark imagination and to develop comprehension skills. We expect all parents to read with their child and make notes at least once a week.
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Tuesday – Music
Wednesday – Spanish and Yoga (PE kit should be worn into school)
Friday – PE and Swimming (PE Kits should be worn into school, pupils need a swimming kit and towel)
This week in maths we’ve been working on ratio. To show its diversity we used chocolates as an example. We were able to show the ratio relationship between the different types of chocolates in that box. After lots of hard work creating our ratio tables we got to some chocolate as a treat. Great result.
We started a new Science topic this week. We discussed our prior knowledge of Living Things and their Habitats before working together to decide on ways to sort animal cards.
As our Art topic has progressed some of us have spent time before school drawing natural objects and experimenting with different media. In our art lesson, we experimented with pens and pencils to make marks in polystyrene before completing a test print. We can’t wait to finish our final pieces!
Class 6 are using various ways to draw on inspiration for our William Morris led designs. We are using real plants, artificial plants, online ideas and our own imagination to build our design. We are bringing them to life using different mediums and techniques.
Class 6 enjoying the Rock n Roll sounds of Elvis Presley today in Listen and Appraise. We listened to Suspicious Minds and showed off some interesting moves in the process.
This afternoon in Yoga, class 6 are sharing what makes them happy with the help of Mula, our happiness bear.
Today Class 6 examined various objects during our English lesson and made predictions on what the objects where, who used them, why they used them and where.
Class 6 looked at ratios in maths today, learning new vocabulary and using ratios in fractions. We are excited to learn more on ratios so watch this space.
In Diversity Day yesterday class 6 looked at a story called ‘What do you do with a problem?’ We talked about how our problems are not as bad as we think and if we confront them (usually by talking to someone about them) we can overcome them. We explored different problems we might come across and helped each other find ways to solve them.
We reflected privately on the story then shared our reflections before choosing our question of the day… ‘Do you always need to overcome your fears?’
Class 6 are discussing all things Jazz in music today. We revisited where Jazz originated and its influence on music as a whole. We explored the different notes used in Jazz.
Class 6 visited The Schools Observatory Team at John Moores University yesterday and we talked about all things Space. We learnt about nebulas, black holes, asteroids, galaxies and much more. We done activities to show the distance between earth, the moon, the sun and Jupiter. One of our children correctly identified an asteroid in a sea of stars and gave his reasons. Then we finished off with some question and answers. We had a fantastic morning and got to bring some exciting books back for our school library.
Today in science we constructed a circuit on our iPads using a list of components. Some of the components we used included battery, wire, switch and bulb. We constructed multiple circuits using different components each time.
Class 6 have been using crumbles to create night lights. We looked at how we can program a crumble to display different coloured lights, children then researched different styles of night lights and create their own design on the net of a 3D shape . Using a crumble kit, children were able to code the crumble to use different coloured lights to get their nightlight to light up!
Class 6 took part in the Multi Sports Programme at John Moore’s University yesterday. We learnt new skills in football and netball, playing alongside students at the university.
In class 6 this morning we are learning the time in Spanish. We are working in groups and displaying excellent teamwork to organise different times of the day.
Today we worked together to match the descriptions, symbols and images to recap our understanding of electrical components.
Y6 enjoyed some spooky science lessons at Liverpool University this week, making potions, finding out about anti-bodies, observing bugs under microscopes and finding out about proteins. We loved the hands-on sessions with the experts!
Class 6 have been finishing off their space invaders games. Today we recapped if statements, variables and loops and focused on consolidating our knowledge from the last 2 lessons to add in ‘power ups’ for children to gain bonus lives and time. Children then had time to test out their code and debug any problems that they might have found.
Today, class 6 had a great discussion about white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets and plasma and the roles they play in our body.
This morning in English we are planning Rose Blanche’s diary in our own words. We have studied the story and now we’re using our comprehension skills to create our plan, using keywords and illustrations from various events.
We worked on parenthesis in English today and had some great discussions, giving examples. We then extended our comprehension skills by retrieving information from a written text.
We’re all heart in science this week. We can demonstrate how the heart and lungs carry oxygenated and deoxygenated blood back and forth around the body. We also had a closer look at the heart using lambs hearts and successfully identified the veins and arteries. We also carried out experiments to show how the blood coagulates to help our cuts heal.
In class 6 Music today, we are composing rhythms and getting musically creative.
This morning class 6 started a new unit of work, Today we focused on laying the ‘foundations’ ready to start develop our game during the next lesson, children designed a series of backgrounds in to show at the beginning of the program and designed and coded a character to move left and right on the screen.
Wow! Class 6 have been showing off with their fabulous hockey skills this afternoon. Working in teams and in pairs learning control.
First yoga class of the new year for class 6. We talked about our favourite things we done in the summer and revisited some poses to relax us.
This afternoon in Science class 6 looked at how our circulatory system works. We used ourselves as the heart, blood, oxygen and other organs to show the journey they take around our body and how they work.
In class 6 this morning we are looking at the hook items from our English story and making predictions on who the girl may be in the picture and where she may be going…
Today in class 6 we are looking at numbers up to 1,000,000. We are sorting the place values and retrieving previous skills for this task.
Today we are re-capping on our Spanish knowledge and vocabulary. We worked in teams to talk about things we like to do, our birthdays and our family.
In Diversity Day yesterday class 6 read the book ‘Can I Build Another Me?’ It’s a story about a boy who builds a robot version of himself. We discussed whether we should all be the same and why it’s important that we have differences so we can learn from each other. We then created pieces of work to show how we’re all different and how we like (and dislike) different things.
We were so grateful to one of our Y6 pupils who decided to choose a selection of books for the school library to help other love reading as much as her. Thank you to you and your family for such a generous gift, we wish you every success for the future!
In Class 6 Spanish we are comparing our school days to those in Spain. We looked at the different dishes they eat and how they use familiar ingredients in different ways. We are learning how to make Gazpacho-a spicy soup made of vegetables, eaten cold. We are writing out the recipe in English and translating it to Spanish.
Thank you to our visitors teaching us the importance of staying safe in and around water. We learnt techniques how to keep ourselves safe and what to do if we see anyone in need of help.
We used the data we collected in our experiment last lesson to produce a graph today. We were able to scientifically show that the closer our object moved towards the light source, the bigger the shadow became.
Today in Spanish we are working in groups to buy items. We are asking a series of questions and using the euros to pay. We have enjoyed playing shop and learnt new vocabulary along the way.
Today in class 6 we have been explaining our understanding of shadows. We have seen how shadows change as the earth moves around the sun and conducted our own experiments to show how the shadow of an object gets bigger the closer it gets to the light source.
This week we spoke about shadows and how they are formed. We then worked in small groups to see how changing the distance between the light source and object changes the size of a shadow.
To celebrate the hard work and effort the children have put into preparing for SATS exams was rewarded with an ice-cream in the sunshine. Well done Year 6, we are very proud of your hard work and positive attitude!
Class 6 are showing off new skills in P.E today. Learning all about badminton and working in teams for some friendly competition.
This week we became the SATs markers for the day and worked in pairs to mark some papers. We offered some friendly advice when we noticed that some questions had been answered incorrectly.
Y6 Pupils will be taking part in SATS exams this week, please remember that all pupils can attend Breakfast Club for free all week and we ask that all pupils are in school by 8:30am at the latest so that they can relax with friends before the start of the test.
Monday – Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
Tuesday – Reading
Wednesday – Maths Papers 1 and 2
Thursday – Maths Paper 3
Today in Class 6 we are ordering meals at a restaurant in Spanish. We are learning that different cultures ask for things in different ways and that body language and the tone of our voice is just as important.
In Class 6 Science this afternoon we took the opportunity to go outside in the beautiful sunshine to measure our shadows. We chalked a starting point then worked in pairs to draw our outline. We went outside a while later to compare them as the sun (our light source) moved around.
During our visit to Anglesey, we went to Beaumaris and took the opportunity to experience what a Victorian Jail was like for the inmates. We were shocked to see some of the punishments given to inmates, discovered interesting facts about how water was filtered in the jail grounds and were a little spooked by some of the ghostly tales!
Tonight we finished off our day with a camp fire. Mr Curry played some songs on the guitar and we sang some of our favourites from music lessons and choir club. Before we went back to the accommodation, we talked about things that we are grateful for, shared our favourite part of the trip and discussed what we are most proud of whilst we have been here.
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Group 3 tried some paddle boarding this afternoon. The weather conditions meant that some children managed to stand up on their boards!
Group 2 enjoyed the low ropes and the zip wire this afternoon, some of them facing their fears to climb obstacles that were pretty high up!
Group 1 enjoyed a full day activity today, Gorge Scrambling. They explored rugged rocky ravines and their flowing streams and icy pools. They worked brilliantly together to get through the challenges, encouraging each other every step of the way!
Group 3 enjoyed a morning climbing a Via Feratta (Iron Path). They showed bravery and resilience as they faced their fears and they worked brilliantly together as a team.
Group Two enjoyed a morning on the water, paddle boarding. The headed down to the Menai Strait in their wet suits and jumped into the very chilly water. After getting to grips with the basics of turning, spinning and trying to travel in a straight line, they walked up the shore and travelled back to the beach. It was great to see some brilliant teamwork on display, helping each other to get into the safety equipment and encouraging each other on the boards.
This morning, some of us enjoyed a brisk walk around the beautiful grounds of the National Trust property next to our adventure centre. We enjoyed taking in our surroundings as we walked along the Menai Strait. We then all enjoyed a delicious breakfast. Today groups are enjoying gorge scrambling, paddle boarding, via ferreta, low ropes and the zip wire. We will post some more updates this evening.
Class 6 are having a brilliant time on their residential. Today the groups have enjoyed time on the zip wire, low ropes, paddle boarding and completing Via Ferrata. We then headed out for our last activity of the day – The Night Line which was a real test of teamwork skills! Our wifi signal isn’t great so we will update as and when we can. The children are having a great time, even in the wind and the rain!
In Yoga this afternoon we stretched our bodies, practised balancing and finished off with some relaxation.
Class 6 are impressing us today with their Algebra work. They are challenging themselves and learning new vocabulary along the way.
Today Class 6 have been discussing all things eyes. We have learnt how our eyes work and how to label the different parts. ?
Building our dual narrative for The Witch and Hansel or Gretal in our English book based on the fairytale of Hansel and Gretal. Using new vocabulary and extended noun phrases to bring our writing to life.
Class 6 are impressing us with their newfound skills in pulling data from a bar model or pie chart to help categorise the information.
Class 6 are composing their own blues songs relating to events in their own lives. Great teamwork and some budding songwriters.
We used the story of Hansel and Gretal to help find examples of expanded noun phrases, verbs and adverbs to enhance meaning and profiles of each character.
In celebration of Science week we seen how experiments are conducted and had a brilliant lesson exploring time and its significance in history. We performed a task to show how living things can become extinct through evolution.
For science day we had a special visit from Mr Stanley. We enjoyed watching Mr Stanley perform lots of different exciting experiments. We learned lots of new things about solids, liquids and gasses and much more!
We have had great discussions in class today on some interesting books and watched a live stream where the author John Patrick Green told us all about his ideas for his books and his inspiration for becoming an author.
Class 6 made some impressive music from the glockenspiels this week. We improvised using C D E F G A B C and our musical skills shone through.
In science this week, Class 6 are looking at different sources of light and how it travels. We demonstrated how light travels in straight lines and used symbols to create scientific sentences to show the links between the light sources and objects.
Today in English we are looking at the hook items for our next English story and making predictions. We also discussed our first impressions as a class and heard lots of great thoughts.
Some of class 6 took part in an assembly at Anfield Stadium yesterday, all about staying safe online. We learnt new tips on how to make good choices when using online sites. We were also treated to tour of the stadium! What a great surprise!
Today class 6 are researching information to build their biography of Earnest Henry Shackleton.
In English today we are converting sentences to passive voice and using new vocabulary we have learnt, thesaurus’s and dictionary’s to find synonyms from a modelled text.
Class 6 have been looking at how we multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000 over the last two days. Using skills learnt to find the answer step by step.
This week in English, class 6 showed off their skills in figurative language to build an atmospheric poem. We have also showed how we can use semi-colons to extend our sentences.
We have extended our Ratio work this week by looking at Ratios and Fractions. We explored the differences and similarities between the two.
In Science, we discussed classification keys and how they are used. We worked in groups to create classification keys using liquorice allsorts sweets. We used their features and characteristics to create our keys and then put them to the test. We discussed how questions needed to be clear and specific so that the key was clear and useful.
Today in maths, we compared Ratio to Fractions using ourselves and explored the language we can use to explain similarities and differences between the two.
Great yoga class yesterday. We revisited some past poses and done some stretching.
Class 6 are studying all things Ratios this morning. We are understanding ratio language.
We started a new topic this week, living things and their habitats. We thought about our prior learning before thinking about how we could sort and classify animals.
Today in English we used AI as part of our hook to create the right atmosphere. We explored different items and had a class discussion on what we thought the items were used for. We then wrote our first impressions down.
In P.E this morning, Class 6 were using their teamwork skills to support each other.
Class 6 explored emotions in diversity day. We looked at what depression is and ways of making ourselves and others feel better.
We had a very special visitor in school on party day, every class had the opportunity to visit the grotto and they left with some gifts.
We enjoyed a trip to Chester as part of our Geography topic comparing the North West and the Mediterranean. Whilst there we looked at the features of the area and completed surveys and studies on land use and the reasons why people were visiting the area on the day.
A big thank you to Schools Observatory for inviting us to their Christmas Space Lecture. We had lots of fun and found out lots of new facts and information.
This term the children have worked on an electricity topic. In lessons we have constructed circuits, found out about symbols and monitored the effect of adding components. A big thank you to Liverpool College who loaned us some voltmeters and to Mr Johnston who took the time to come in to explain PAT testing and showed us how he regularly tests equipment in school to keep us safe.
We enjoyed using our prior knowledge to tell the time in Spanish lessons.
In art class 6 have been researching different artists from Claire Caulfield to Lowry and their interpretations of urban areas. We took some pictures of local areas and today we are using skills we have learnt to draw them from our own perspectives.
For Diversity Day we read the book Moses, a moving story of Harriet Tubman who bravely and selflessly led her people from slavery to freedom. We reflected (privately) on the story, formulated some questions and built on our ideas.
The burning question today is who will get the copies of the sequel to Class 6’s whole class read book. We have never seen children so enthused about a series before.
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