Year 6 News
Year 6 20/3/2026
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We have had another busy week this week and the children have been working really hard. Author Visit To celebrate both World Book Day and World Down Syndrome Day, we were lucky enough to have a visit from the brilliant CBeebies presenter and author, George Webster. George brought so much energy and smiles to Read More
Year 6 13.3.26
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English This week we have completed our work on The Highwayman and children have written a narrative based on the poem. They tried hard to write with varying levels of formality and in different voices for each of the characters. Some of them even came from Leeds! See whether you can identify who is Read More
Year 6 – 6.3.26
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World Book Day! We had an amazing World Book Day this week – the children in both classes dressed up either as their favourite characters from a story or as their hobby or favourite thing to do using this year’s theme: ‘Go All In!’ Children were able to visit the ‘Book Swap Stall’ on Read More
27/02/26
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Welcome back! We have had a very busy first week back and the children have been working hard. World Book Day Next Thursday (5th March) is World Book Day. A electronic letter was sent home in the holidays detailing the events of the day. 📚 World Book Day School Activities (2026) 🎭 Dress-Up Day Read More
Year 6 13.2.26
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DT We have come to the end of our history work on WW1 and this week, the children have linked this to our DT unit and created some INCREDIBLE ‘shoe box trenches.’ They were tasked with including some important features of the trenches: duckboards, a dug out, barbed wire and a firing step. Children Read More
Year 6 6.2.26
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Science – which is the best beak? This week the children have been exploring adaptation; this week they have been learning about Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution: exploring how finches on the Galápagos Islands developed different beak shapes to suit the food sources available to them. The children conducted an investigation using Read More
Year 6 30.1.26
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History We are nearing the end of our topic on WW1 and we have really enjoyed learning about this period of history. This week, Year 6 learned about the infamous Battle of the Somme. We discussed why it was such a disaster and drew comic strips to show our understanding. Have a look at Read More
Year 6 23.01.26
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Science We finally finished our evolution stories and have some beautiful examples of work for you to look at. Here is our gallery with a selection which the children wanted to be on the blog. English We have continued our work on our class text: The Arrival, this week. Year 6 have impressed us Read More
Year 6 16.1.26
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Science We are close to completing our pictures which tell the story of the creation of Earth. We read a beautifully illustrated book called ‘The story of life – A first book about evolution’. The children were then tasked with retelling the story and have produced some excellent pieces of work. The finishing touches Read More
Y6 09.01.26 – Happy New Year!
09/01/2026 · No comments yet
Welcome back to everyone this week! We have hit the ground running with lots of hard work and new topics to get our teeth into. Science – Evolution and Inheritance We have begun our new unit in science: evolution and inheritance. We began the term looking at the creation of life on Earth and Read More
