Farsley Farfield Primary School

Year 6 News

Year 6 15/03/24

15/03/2024 · No comments yet

English We have had a very busy week this week with and the children have worked really hard. The children have been writing an explanation text all about the circulatory system, using very technical language and focusing carefully on their audience (Y3 children!). We were also lucky enough to have an online lesson with Read More

Year 6 08.3.24

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This week has been a brilliant week celebrating World Book Day with many activities happening and lots of fun being had. Earlier this week year 6 participated in a live lesson with author Emily-Jane Clark and learned about writing funny stories. They created their own beast and completed a ‘top trumps’ card with tonnes Read More

01/03/24

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Year 6 have been working hard this week and have completed their learning around percentages. We have been very impressed with their understanding and application of this topic. We have been using a range of revision tools in class this week so children should now have these bookmarked for use at home. REMINDER: It Read More

Year 6 23.2.24

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Welcome back to Spring 2 and another fun-filled half term of learning. As we approach SATS in May, we are starting now to prepare children for the exams with more lessons focusing on exam technique and more exposure to the sorts of questions the children may be asked in the exams. As a reminder, Read More

Happy Half Term!

09/02/2024 · No comments yet

We have finished our stories and published them this week. The children are rightly proud of the work they’ve done. Here is a folder with writing from 6D for you to read Here is a folder with writing from 6J for you to read ‘The only thing constant is change’ This week we looked Read More

02/02/24

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Science This week the children have been exploring adaptation. We have been looking at Charles Darwin’s finches from the Galapagos Islands and finding out why their beaks were different shapes. The children conducted an investigation using a range of ‘beaks’ to find out which was best suited to certain types of food. Please see Read More

Year 6 26.1.24

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Women! Learn to make munitions This week in History we have continued our work on the Barnbow Lasses. Year 6 enjoyed researching some local history and finding out about the brave women who worked in the first National Filing and Munitions factory of WW1 located near Crossgates in Leeds. In groups the children made Read More

19/01/24

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A great full week back at school. We are having an early parent’s evening next week (Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th). Please make sure you have used the online booking system to request an appointment. Science This week we have started our new unit in Science, Evolution. We shared ‘The story of life’ with Read More

Happy New Year

12/01/2024 · No comments yet

Welcome back to Year 6! We hope that you have had a lovely break and feel refreshed and ready for the new term. English This week we have started our new text ‘The Arrival’ by Shaun Tan. This is a picture book and the children have had to use lots of inference and imagination Read More

Year 6 22.12.23

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Happy Holidays! We have had a wonderful first term in Year 6: full of learning and brilliant experiences. Thank you for your continued support at home. We wish you a restful and happy holiday season and look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday 9th January 2024! Christmas Performance 2023 Here is a link to Read More