6P loved ‘showing what they know’ about WW2 – selecting areas of interest to the to create an infographic, combining learning from our lessons and their own research.

Our Anti-Bullying Week began today! To raise awareness, children and staff were encouraged to wear odd socks – embracing how we are all unique and different. We have our BBC Live Lesson and ‘the Big Quiz’ to look forward to later this week. #PowerForGood

6P were making links between fractions, decimals and percentages this morning – recapping key Y5 learning, whilst in the throes of our Y6 Fractions unit. As a class, we had in-depth discussions explaining our answers using reasoning, which the children thoroughly enjoyed. In the pictures, the children were having a ‘prove it’ challenge in pairs, proving that 125% = 1 1/4 = 1.25.

What an exciting afternoon to finish off our Autumn 1 term in Year 6, the launch of our Book Club! 6P were placed into groups of 4-6, forming a ‘Book Club’ of their own, which will stay the same throughout Year 6! In today’s session, we enjoyed hot chocolate whilst reading our books and each member was given some time to summarise/feedback on their current book. Children were given question prompts and used their flourishing oracy skills to create some really engaging, thoughtful discussions! We also came up with lots of ideas for our weekly Book Club sessions moving forward – 6P & myself are very excited by this all!

What an amazing trip. 6P have been thoroughly absorbed in their learning about WW2 in the classroom and this resulted in real enthusiasm for and during our trip at Eden Camp! The children had in-depth conversations about their existing learning, then combined this with the knowledge during the trip, which made for excellent conversation between them as historians. From the U-Boat, to the Blitz, Women’s effort in the war to discovering real life artefacts from that time – it was a day enjoyed by all!

As part of our Woodlands to the Blitz unit, we went to discover trees, plants and wildlife in our local area. The children thoroughly enjoyed being in the outdoors and investigating the forest and aqueduct, which are close to our school grounds! Here is Mrs Bentley explaining about the specific types of trees and their qualities.