<![CDATA[Roebuck Academy Blog Feed - Year 6 Blog]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk%2Fblog%2F%3Fpid%3D44%26amp%3Bnid%3D10 Juniper Education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 4.5 (junipereducation.org) Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:16:22 GMT Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:16:22 GMT <![CDATA[ Latest news in Year 6. ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4263 A brilliant few weeks for year 6. Last week we all tried really hard in our mock SATS, thank you to all the staff who attended mingle with your mentor!  In Science we have been learning all about our circulation system. We have been exploring the different parts of the human heart and even took part in a dissection of lamb heart. In Literacy we have started a new text, Thornhill, which used incredible illustrations and diary entries to narrate its story. In DT we have been using computer programme Tinkercad to create 3D playgrounds and prototypes of our structures. 

]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:16:22 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4263 <![CDATA[ Latest news in Year 6 ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4256 A great first few weeks back for year 6. We have enjoyed learning about the life of local legend Lewis Hamilton. We have been writing a biography about his life. In Science we have been learning about our circulation system, we created our own blood bags and learned about the different components that make up our blood. We celebrated World book day, it was lovely to have the opportunity to dress  up as our favourite characters, share stories with other year groups and take part in the footy and books quiz. In Maths we have been exploring volume, using practical resources to help us with our understanding. In History, we have been using a local census to learn about the past of our local area. We have explored a variety of sources and understand how they can help us to find out about the past. We also had a great time learning our songs for the KS2 music festival! 

]]> Sat, 7 Mar 2026 16:58:21 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4256 <![CDATA[ Latest news in Year 6. ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4249 A fun-filled two weeks for year 6. We have been busy writing our narratives, creating our own story boards and writing with a purpose to entertain. We enjoyed storytelling week and loved welcoming our visitor, who helped us create a rap. In writing we have also been creating ode poetry. We got to taste chocolate cake as part of our experience day! In geography, we have been using maps to explore different energy sources used in specific areas and in Maths we have been using practical resources to support our understanding of algebra! 

]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:06:02 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4249 <![CDATA[ Latest news in Year 6 ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4241 A busy few weeks for Year 6! We have continued to work hard on Maths, developing our understanding of percentage and ratio. We have been using the CPA approach to understand this and we have tried to show our working in many ways! In Science, we conducted our own experiment to explore how shadows change. We collected data and presented it by using a line graph. In PE, we have been developing our hockey skills, learning how to control the ball and pass. In Art, we have developed our own photocollages using newspaper cut-outs and city scapes using pictures of everyday objects. 

]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:28:16 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4241 <![CDATA[ Latest news in Year 6. ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4235 A great two weeks back for Year 6! We have had a fabulous start back, including a martial arts workshop. We hosted our fantastic finish, where we showed off our waistcoats we made on our catwalk. We also used this opportunity to showcase some of our work from the last term. 

We have also been exploring light and shadows in Science. We have used different resources to explore what shadows are and worked together to conduct an experiment around this! In reading comprehension, we read the poem 'The Fog' and used drama to explore what life would be like if we could not see. 

]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:03:18 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4235 <![CDATA[ Latest news in Year 6. ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4226 A great few weeks in Year 6! We have been exploring persuasive writing and used Great Thunberg's climate speech as inspiration! We are working towards creating our own piece of persuasive writing, using specific language features. In Maths we have been exploring decimal numbers, using a variety of concrete, pictorial and abstract sources to support our understanding. We have continued to learn about World War 2, which has included studying different historical sources. The Christmas festivities have begun, we enjoyed the pantomime and singing at St Peter's Church! 

]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:46:34 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4226 <![CDATA[ Latest news in Year 6. ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4219 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. 

]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:42:36 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4219 <![CDATA[ Latest news in Year 6 ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4211 A fantastic few weeks for Year 6. We took part in a rowing workshop and tackled some challenges. We learnt the basic skills of rowing, and it was great to see the progress made in such a short time. In Literacy, we completed a horror narrative and some of us even performed this during our 'Fright Night' event. We are also enjoying our new topic 'World War' and welcomed Martin Impey into school to talk to us about his graphic novel 'The Blitz'. We took part in Remembrance Day activities and created our own art based on poppies. 

]]> Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:01:58 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4211 <![CDATA[ Latest news in Year 6 ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4201 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! 

]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:57:53 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4201 <![CDATA[ Welcome back Year 6. ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4189 A fantastic start to the new academic year for year 6. We started off by exploring the work of a James Mayhew in Literacy,  and we used this to inspire our own setting descriptions and also studied the work of Monet. We enjoyed a fantastic assembly where we actually met James Mayhew and took part in his workshop. In Maths, we have been exploring numbers up to 10 million, using different resources to represent this. In Science, we have used our prior knowledge of different living things to classify them into groups. 

]]> Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:12:53 GMT https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4189 <![CDATA[ Last news for Year 6. ]]> https://www.roebuck.herts.sch.uk/blog/?pid=44&nid=10&storyid=4181 What a final few weeks Year 6 have had at Primary School! The pr