Year 6 6.2.26

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 a range of ‘beaks’ to find out which was best suited to certain types of food.

Here are some pictures from the investigation:

6D photos

6J photos

Last call for shoeboxes!

Next week year 6 will be completing their DT / History project and making a trench diorama from a shoebox. If you have any old shoeboxes you don’t need, please send them in on Monday!

SATS

Here is a leaflet for parents and carers giving information about the national curriculum tests which your children will take in May.

Homework

• English – Pronouns and prefixes (vocabulary only)
• Maths –  Order of operations and formulas and combinations 
• Spelling Shed – prefixes 
• Maths bot – arithmetic/reasoning 
• Extreme Reading every day

Have a lovely weekend