Y6 Maths Quiz at Whitby High School
Well done Y6!
Four fine young ambassadors from Y6 represented our school impeccably at a competitive maths quiz this week. They finished a very respectable 4th against tough competition and we are very proud of them!
Y6 Art - Making Our Voice Heard
We wanted to get our voices heard by expressing our thoughts through words and images.
KNOWLEDGE
Applying our understanding of light and dark, we created 3D word art.
SKILLS
Light and dark shading to create tonal…
Whole School Vocabulary Focus
Each class has been promoting and developing our pupils' knowledge and understanding of new vocabulary. In Literacy, pupils have explored tier 1, 2 and 3 words linked to their topic, Read, Write Inc. or Pathways to Write. In other subject areas such as Geography and IT, pupils are investigating…
Our Learning Boards
In another small step forward in improving our school (perhaps more of a tweak really), today we introduced our mobile ‘Learning Boards’ for every class from Year 1 to Year 6. These will help our teachers make it really clear what new knowledge, skills and vocab we intend to learn or practise in…
Art in Year 6
Ms Smith, our Subject Leader for Art, assesses the impact of our Art curriculum by speaking to pupils in Year 6. The pupils wanted to share their ideas about art; they talked about their sketchbooks and looked back over the years recalling previous learning about skills and knowledge of…
Christmas Sports
Children in Year 5 and Year 6 participated in a Christmas Sports Festival with other local primary schools. Children were encouraged to try new sports including archery, table-tennis and boccia.
Y6 PE
This half term- Y6 have been doing 'circuit training'.
We have learnt about the chemicals (endorphins) releasing positive messages to the brain during exercise.
We have discussed healthy eating, the importance of rest and sleep, as well as good hygiene.
Well done Y6 - you were all…
Y6 Music Week - Advanced Rhythms
Y6 learnt about the work of ‘Zoltan Kodaly’ and developed an understanding of the Kodaly music method.
We learnt how to strengthen the feeling of pulse when working with rhythmic patterns through collaborative activities (clapping games!)
We used our hands as instruments to explore rhythmic…
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Y6 Design and Technology - Waistcoats
Y6 designed their waistcoats - we decided to go for a Christmas theme.
We chose our preferred fabric and used templates to prepare our waistcoats.
Using safety pins we joined the different fabric together, creating seams.
Finally, using the running stitch, we sewed the waistcoats together…
