Year 6 News
Year 6 6.2.26
06/02/2026 · 1 comment
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
Happy Holidays! Year 6 19.12.25
19/12/2025 · No comments yet
We have come to the end of our first full term in Year 6 and what a wonderful term we have had. Well done to all of the children who have staggered to the end of the week which has been full of performances, fun and learning. Thank you for your cards and thoughtful Read More
Year 6 12.12.25
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Assessments The children have worked so hard this week and all tried their best in their assessments. We are so proud of how they’ve taken each test in their stride. Well done Year 6! We will use them to inform our next steps and booster groups in the spring term. PE This half term Read More
Year 6 05.12.25
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English This week in English we have written our letters as soldiers to family back home telling them about the Christmas Truce. The children worked hard to plan and write a letter full of interesting detail and emotion as well as use some of the language from the time. History From Zepplins to Sopwith Read More
Year 6 28.11.25
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English – The Christmas Truce This week we have begun to learn about an incredible moment in history: the Christmas Truce. We watched a very special video and talked about the emotions that the soldiers might have felt during this extraordinary day. Using some incredible websites we looked at some real-life letters from soldiers Read More
Year 6 21.11.25
21/11/2025 · 1 comment
Science We have completed our unit on microorganisms and discovered the mouldiest place in the school! 6J found that wiping their bread in the farm room produced the most mould spores 6D found that wiping bread on the microphones in the hall produced the most. Special mention to Mrs Kroon for having an absolutely Read More
