Year 6 have had a very exciting two weeks. We were visited by Barclays Bank and had the opportunity to visit the Barclays van. We learnt about saving and investing our money. In history, we are loving learning about World War 2. We have been studying different sources to infer about what life was like, also learning about key events such as The Blitz and The Battle of Britain. This has helped us to write a recount in writing, based on what life was like during this time. In music, we have been producing our own 'hip hop beats' using Yustudio. 

Year 6 have had a fantastic few weeks. In Science we have been exploring  different living organisms. We created our own experiments, which allowed us to investigate how mould grows on bread. We have also been working together to create our own branching keys. In Literacy, we have been reading 'A Monster Calls' and we used role play to reenact nightmares. This inspired us to think about different feelings we have during our dreams and allowed us to generate exciting vocabulary. We are very excited to share our own horror narratives with our parents/carers on Fright Night! 

What a final few weeks Year 6 have had at Primary School! The production was incredible! The children were an absolute asset to you all. Some very talented individuals who we would not be surprised to see on the big stage one day. We put on three shows in total: one for the school as a dress rehearsal and two after-school performances for the adults. Some of the comments we heard were 'worthy of The West End' and 'I couldn't believe how good it was'. As staff, we were immensely proud of them all for their hard work and talents. We had a trip to The Three Horshoes bowls club at Shephallbury Park where we enjoyed using real woods to hit the small 'jack' and even cheered on the teaching staff as they had a go. Lastly, as an end-of-year treat the Year 6s had a water gun fight. The children had a lovely time and got very wet. However, as an extra surprise, using the remainder of the Enterprise money that the children raised from the Summer Fete, the staff organised an Ice Cream Van to arrive during the water fight and supply each chip with an ice cream or ice lolly. What a way to end the week. With the last two days to come (which I'm sure will be full of hugs and tears) the children are looking forward to the end of a special year and their graduation ceremony. Well done Year 6. What an awesome journey!

Recently, in Year 6, we have been focusing on our writing since returning from half-term. The first text we looked at was dialogue between two main characters called Theo and Lana. We had to be creative and use our own ideas to think of what was happening in the story as it was in French. Afterwards, we planned the story for our Independent Writing; we then got to see the story with English subtitles to see what the characters were saying. In history, we have been learning about the Mayas and what things they do for entertainment. We experienced this by sacrificing someone in the class to be a victim by buying them (with red beans). We then put blue face paint on the victim and pretended to take their organs out. This is an example of what they would do for entertainment in the Maya civilisation. Every Tuesday, we will be practising for our production, (The Wizard of Oz) by learning a dance from an outside dance coach who has choreographed some routines for us. Also, this half-term, on Wednesdays, we will be learning how to play a sport called bowls. The aim of bowls is to roll a ball very low  on the floor and trying to get your bowl closer to the jack. Finally, in Science, we have been learning about reflection and how we can use a torch to measure the angle of reflection off a mirror, how shadows can appear larger and smaller by altering the light source from an object and items that are transparent and opaque.

In year 6, we have been doing some very interesting experiments in science to do with the circulatory system. One investigation was to dissect a lamb’s heart. We used a pair of gloves and some straws to help us identify the blood vessels. We then used a scalpel to cut down the middle of the lamb’s heart to explore the inside of the left and the right atrium. It was very interesting to see what a real lamb's heart  looks like. We also made 'blood soup' using cheerios, juice, marshmallows and rice as the red and white blood cells, platelets and plasma to show what blood is made of. In literacy this half term we have been reading a book called Thornhill which was about a mysterious girl and an abandoned house. We then used this to link into our independent writing based a video called Alma. It has been a very busy half term with Mock SATs but they have helped us to feel prepared for our real tests in the summer.

In year 6, we have been doing a new unit in literacy about Mount Everest . We have been describing Mount Everest using powerful vocabulary and fascinating facts. For example, did you know that the Himalayas 30 peaks tower over 24,000 feet. In maths, we have started a new unit which is Area and Perimeter. We have been trying to find out how to find perimeters in different shapes and using a formula (L x W) to find the answer for the area . In P.E we are doing ultimate frisbee and doing matches. On Thursday afternoon, the University of Hertfordshire came to our school this week and taught us a dance and a song that we have been practicing ready for a performance on Friday 7th March. Each class in Year 3 through to Year 6 performed the dances to everyone that we had learnt. They were based on the Wonders of the world. In Year 6 we learnt a song about Christ The Redeemer.

In Geography we are learning about the UK and the English counties and where they are located using an atlas.