Year 6
Welcome to Year 6
Welcome to Mr Watson’s Year 6 class. We have a spacious classroom which we help to keep organised and we can break out into smaller groups whenever we need to. This is a year of opportunities and greater responsibility as you act as role models for the younger children in the school. We enjoy being play leaders on the playground at lunch times and getting to set up the hall for assemblies and special occasions. We have a wonderful calm corner, filled with bookcases full of beautiful and engaging stories written for all children and their varying interests.
For the Year 6s this is their last year at All Saints Stibbard and we are looking forward to what the future brings. Although there are some nerves about SATs, we understand that we just need to persevere and try our hardest.
Year 6 investigated what would happen when changing components in electrical circuits. They predicted the outcome, made observations and recorded their results. We will write our conclusions next week.
The Year 6 had an hour doing bikeability training on Thursday afternoon to teach them how to ride safely on the road. This first session was in the playground and the feedback was positive.
Year 6 have been finding out about the French Impressionist painter Claude Monet and using oil pastels to create their own Monet style Water Lillies.
This week to celebrate World Book Day, children have listened to stories, watched videos by authors and poets and been inspired to write book reviews. Here are some that Year 6 wrote:
Year 6 watched the poetry video showing Michael Rosen and Benjamin Zephaniah share some of their wonderful poems. Link below bournvillebookfest.com/schools Year 6 wrote their own poems inspired by these two legends. Here are a selection.
In Year 6 we have just finished reading the gothic fairytale Clockwork by Philip Pullman. On a dark snowy night, in a small town in Germany, a cast of characters have gathered for food, company and to hear the latest tale from Fritz, the local storyteller, renowned for his ghost stories. The story ticks on … Read more
The Norfolk Music Hub who provide our instrumental lessons in our schools, are offering a great range of activities for children during February half term. Take a look! All the sessions are free, you just need to sign up your children using the link below. https://www.norfolkmusichub.org.uk/site/february-half-term-workshops Happy Music Making! Mrs Budgett
Year 6 have had great fun in the snow, building snowmen and sledging and have written some fabulous descriptive poems.