Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?
We have been finding out exactly this! Along with research and presentation, some of us sketched our own pictures of Emmeline too!
LikeWelcome to Year 6
In Year 6, your teachers will expect a lot. You will work hard, you will be pushed but, you will have fun!
As a Year 6 pupil, you will be a role model for others, so it is important that you lead by example.
Our Year 6 Team: Miss Carden, Mrs Dawson, Mr Ma, Miss Wright and Miss Brady.
Information for Parents
Please click here for information about your child’s curriculum units for this term
Class Timetables
Please click here for Miss Carden’s timetable
Please click here for Mrs Dawson’s timetable.
PE
PE kit consists of navy blue shorts, a sky blue polo shirt and trainers or pumps.
Year 6 have PE every Friday afternoon.
Swimming
Year 6 will be swimming during the Autumn term until Christmas. Each child will need a swimming costume, towel and a swimming cap – goggles are optional.
Homework
Homework is set via Google Classroom and will also include work set on www.maths.co.uk and www.spag.com. All children have been given log in details.
Reading
Please encourage your child to read every night for at least 20 minutes, before they go to bed.
We have been finding out exactly this! Along with research and presentation, some of us sketched our own pictures of Emmeline too!
LikeAnother high energy PE lesson for Year 6.
Today’s fitness session included: Side step shuttle runs, tricep dips, plank shoulder taps, alternate front lunges, jumping jacks, sit ups and double foot hops….. phew 😮💨
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After trying Lowry figures in perspective, we had a go today at sketching a group of figures.
1Today we had a try at sketching some figures in the style of Lowry. We think they are great for a first attempt.
LikeBefore we begin writing our own diary extracts, we read and annotated a model text for language and organisational features.
LikeWhat is the best way to fight the January blues and warm up in this winter 🥶 weather…?
Exercise! And lots of it!
We had some laughs while burning off some energy today in our cardio and strength fitness session.
Shuttle runs / planks / bench step ups / sit ups / speed bounce / toe taps and directional jumps in today’s session.
We finished out of breath with red faces so we knew we had worked hard!
LikeThis is the question we are investigating in History this week …
LikeOur first lesson in our new art unit of an artist study: L.S. Lowry. We are finding out about his instantly recognisable style and most famous paintings.
LikeAs part of our ‘Being A Global Citizen’ unit, we learnt about ‘Fair Trade’ and what this means for farmers and crop producers around the world.Here are some of our completed posters.
6As part of our unit on ‘Being a Global Citizen,’ we are learning about ‘Fair Trade’ and what it means to cocoa farmers around the world.
6In R.E. today, we learnt about the Hindu belief in AHIMSA – non-harm. We learnt about Ghandi and discussed what some of his quotes meant.
6We really enjoyed writing these dual narratives in Year 6, we used two characters from the book we read together in lessons. We hope you enjoy reading them.
14Two teams : who could dribble the ball and balance it on the cone first to score a point for their team?
7We think some of these mosque pictures are incredible!We drew them as part of our RE unit which includes learning about ‘Ummah’ as part of the Islam religion.
9After learning about how important the oceans are, we produced our own presentations to show what we know.
15Today, we had a special assembly followed by a workshop on renewable energy sources. Year 6 knew lots of information about this as we have covered aspects within our Geography topic.
13We have just started work on writing our own dual narratives, based on the characters and events in Neil Gaiman’s Hansel and Gretel. Such powerful openings! We can’t wait to get writing more, they will be incredible to read.
18Year 6 recapped over what we had been creating last week. Children ensured their code worked for moving their spaceship and ensuring their laser would move when space key was pressed. Children then inserted ‘power-ups’ to add extra time and lives and then used conditional statements to get them to work in their game.
14We’re now in the Islam section of our RE unit and we are learning all about the sense of community and how the mosque plays an important part in bringing the community together. We took the opportunity to utilise our artistic skills too.
17We took part in a workshop this morning discussing values which are important in life such as respect, patience, tolerance and understanding.
23After learning about Remembrance Day and importance of the symbol of the poppy, we had time to sketch our own poppies using pencil and oil crayons.
17Year 6 have been starting a new project on Scratch. Children have begun to create their own space invaders game. Yesterday we focused on laying the ‘foundations’ ready to start coding during the next lesson, children designed a different series of backgrounds in order for a program to broadcast a message.
63We are finding so much to learn about during this unit in Geography. After finding out about climate change and the causes and effects, we are now making footprints explaining what can be done to reduce our carbon footprints.
13Some of our Year 5 & 6 girls have been out to a ‘Girls Only’ football tournament today organised by Everton in the Community. Go girls !!!!!!
17In Science, Year 6 have been learning about Charles Darwin as part of their ‘Evolution and Inheritance’ unit. Look at this incredible writing they have produced!
21We began discussing wants and needs which then led us into finding out about children’s rights.We then identified key words and illustrated them.
13Year 6 had some special visitors today who helped us to learn about the Hindu festival of Diwali. We looked at traditional food, special dress and other forms of celebration which take place. Most of all, we loved the dressing up and the dancing!
20After learning about renewable energy sources, we have just begun to produce our own persuasive / information leaflets about solar power.
26The clouds did not prevent us from enjoying our PE this afternoon. We worked in small groups to pass to each other and then took turns shooting at the hoop.
16We’re using a range of percussion instruments to tap out beats and rhythms in music today.
16The next lesson in our PSHE led to us to discussing problems which exist in the world today and how we could help to heal the world – we had some really good suggestions which linked to the work we’ve been doing in English and Geography too.
16The topic for today includes asking and stating how old people are along with jobs and professions.
14Author of ‘The late crew’ Rob Ferguson came to visit our school today. Some of us were so excited to even get our books signed by a real life author! We even designed our own alien that we could use in our stories.
58We are loving how are paintings are starting to look and how each piece has its own artist’s interpretation.Thank you Claude Monet for the inspiration through our ‘Impressionism’ unit.
14Aiming to improve our shooting skills in basketball today, we chose a spot to shoot from in order to win points for our team.
15Year 6 had fun and fitness today as part of their fundraising activity with an ex member of Team GB, Danny Butler. Thank you to everyone for your very generous donations.
49We are simply blown away by the writing we have recently produced. Our Year 6 classes are so invested in world issues – saving habitats and animals in particular. Have a read of some of the letters we wrote to the Rwandan Government, asking them to help protect the magnificent mountain gorillas 🦍
59Today we had a wonderful visit from Danny Butler. We joined in the activities and even got to see some of his amazing skills.
58In Geography, we have been finding out about renewable energy sources: why they are needed alongwith the advantages and disadvantages of each.
59We have completed our ‘Good Guy Codes for Living / How to be a Good Guy’ in RE. We made suggestions on actions and behaviour we can display to make the world a better place.
46Within our RE unit of ‘What Matters Most To Christians and Humanists’ we talked about villains – What villains do we know? What makes a villain a villain? We then looked at positive and negative behaviour and consequences in school, at home and in society. We followed this up by designing our own ‘Good Guy Codes for Living’ which we are still working on.
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Wow…. what a way to end the week !!! Some children in Years 5 & 6 got to try their hands at ‘Quidditch’ today and they absolutely loved it !!!!
19We are painting the next painting in our series of impressionist sunrises / sunsets. Using Claude Monet’s work as our inspiration, we will soon have our own two set collection of sunrise themed paintings.
11We simply had to share a few more pieces of work as we think they are truly fantastic! Detailed information which is extremely well presented. Great work Year 6!
26After researching mountain gorillas and adaptions of animals, we have just begun to write our own explanation texts. Keep an eye out for the finished pieces.
22In Year 6 today, we combined our learning from Geography and English by using our computer skills to present the information we have discovered into Google Sites to create our own web pages.
31We are really trying hard to get the notes on the ukulele. The finger positioning is so difficult!
14We have started our journey into Impressionism and after noting our observations, we are now researching one particular painting.
13Some of our Y5/6 went out for a Dodgeball competition this week – we didn’t win but we enjoyed ourselves!
21We are really enjoying our ukulele lessons and learning so much. 🎼🎶🎼🎵
16As part of our Evolution and Inheritance unit, we designed and carried out an investigation into the different beak sizes and shapes of birds. After learning about Charles Darwin and his study of finches, we carried out our own investigation: How does the size and shape of beak affect their diet? How can they thrive in the habitat in which they live?
16Year 6 have been enjoying the start of their basketball sessions and how lucky have we been that the sun has been shining on both occasions!
We have been learning how to control the ball, dribbling and how to ‘keep the ball alive.’
Some AMAZING entries for the Merseyside Police competition! Children have worked hard creating lovely pieces of work with great messages as well. Well done to everyone who has submitted already. Last day tomorrow (Friday 13th September).
81A massive thank you to all parents and children who donated money to Alder Hey. The children on the school council were very lucky to be invited down to Alder Hey for a cheque presentation.
The money raised is going to help brighten the lives of children and their families, all over the country, who require the help of Alder Hey.
We are starting to learn about all the different styles, colours, shapes and uses of Ancient Greek pottery here in Y6.
45Year 6 this looked at PEGI ratings. We discussed as a class what PEGI ratings are and why they are used. We looked at different types of PEGI ratings and how the company decide different games the ratings. Children then used Canva to create an informative poster on PEGI ratings.
28What are age ratings? How do they apply to us? What do they mean? Where are they used?
104After learning about Spanish food & drink, we spent some time designing our own menus, including the prices in Euros.
34A fantastic community picnic. The sun shone.
An amazing community food table with so many lovely dishes to share.
128Here are some of our boys out for their session of rugby today, this time at St Margaret’s.
29Year 6 has spent the last few weeks investigating social media. Children have spent sessions investigating the different types of social media and how you can access features of them in a range of ways. Children picked some different examples and created a pros and cons list about each one.
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After learning about life in Ancient Sparta and Athens, we researched Greek schools and what would be taught in each. Following this, we presented our information in a poster ./ information page format. Hope you like them!
31How great was our rugby taster session yesterday at Calderstones !!!!!
30We had a fantastic day at the University of Liverpool on Friday. We took part in workshops related to Maths and Science…. including sitting in mini Planetarium!
124Here is a FABULOUS finished skyline picture to accompany our Geography work on our ‘Walking Tours Around Liverpool.’ Amazing work from this young artist.
57What a lovely day some of our Year 6 children had today! A great day playing cricket at Sefton Cricket Club and the sun shone just for us.
30Look at the incredible sketch one extremely talented member of Year 6 has drawn!
40We have had such a lovely day: playing games, extra break time in the ☀️and now it’s a movie and treats to finish off the day ????
21We have started our watercolour skylines to link with our Walking Tour of Liverpool which we wrote in Geography.
not finished yet, but they’re looking good already.
How lucky were we today! Zero wind ? and lots of sunshine ☀️ so we could enjoy our second javelin session in the best possible way ?
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The rain held off today and weather conditions proved perfect for our first javelin session. When we improved our holding position and our aim, we saw how much further we could throw! A great time had by all.
36Another superb athletics session this afternoon. So much energy and stamina. Great job Year 6 ????♀️??♂️??♀️???
40We began with sprint relay races, over the flat and over hurdles. Paris Olympics here we come ??♂️??♀️?
36In Geography, we have been designing our very own islands. When completed, they will show OS symbols and we will locate places using 6 figure grid references.
47As part of our ‘Circulatory Unit’ in Science, we devised our own investigations (in small groups) to find out about the effect of exercise on our heart rate. Some groups changed the exercise carried out, some changed the number of repetitions and some changed the time set. All results were recorded and are to be discussed in order to draw our conclusions.
35After locating places using 4 digit grid references, we progressed to 6 digit references today.
41In the last two computing sessions Year 6 have been getting themselves familiar with Google Sites. Children have explored how to add content blocks, edit text and embedding videos. Children have then created a website about a topic of their own choice.
32We’ve learnt about ‘Gamalan’ music, traditional music in Indonesia, and now we’re playing in groups our own versions.
45Netball in small steps. We played 3v3 today, with a focus on not moving our feet, only pivoting when we had the ball. We also worked on our marking of opponents.
33We are so proud of the work our Year 6 have produced within our Lowry unit. Displays everywhere!
44We took a trip to the Family and Civil Court to take part in a mock trial and meet some real life judges!
55Since we have been studying L.S. Lowry, we took a trip to The Lowry Museum in Salford and took part in a portrait workshop after viewing some of Lowry’s famous paintings. We had such a fabulous day!
46Year 6 are finding out about AI as part of their Safer Internet Day work.
How will AI change our lives?
34We played our own game of ‘Hoop Ball’ today……. it’s a little like Benchball , but with hoops and outside. High energy and lots of fun.
37Following on from our characters, we had a go at one point perspective street scenes in the style of L.S. Lowry.
43We have been sketching figures in the style of L.S. Lowry.
38We LOVED our dragon dancing today celebrating Chinese New Year.
39After learning about Mosques, we followed step by step instructions to create our own geometric Islamic patterns. Now they are designed, we are going to colour. How symmetrical can we make them? ?
55As part of our unit (Grace, Ummah and Ahimsa), we learnt a little about Ghandi, and how he protested peacefully against wrongs and injustices. We then used some key words to present in his name.
40We have been thinking of actions and qualities to fit a character. We’re now choosing and using percussion instruments to play to represent our character, their qualities and actions with music. ? ? ? ?
40A group of our artists are currently working on a mural displaying scenes from Hansel and Gretel, a story we read and worked with last term. Everything has been lightly sketched on and now the girls are applying the colour. We can’t wait to see the finished piece!
39Our fitness levels are increasing week by week. We are LOVING the energy levels we feel in these sessions, it is the BEST way to finish the week!
44As part of our RE unit, we are finding out about mosques around the world and presenting our findings in Google Slides.
61We thought some of our ticket designs were just far too lovely not to share!
45We created our own versions of the Liverpool skyline one night during The Blitz in World War Two.
58A selection of our FABULOUS actors who performed in our Christmas 2023 performance of The Wizard of Oz. We hope you loved watching as much as we loved performing for you all!?
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We increased our fitness in many ways this week: stamina, strength, speed, flexibility and co-ordination.
39Year 6 focused on using python coding to make a Christmas tree. As a class we created code for a triangle to be drawn, focusing on the importance of our use of brackets and spacing between words. Children then used the base code to create a Christmas tree image, each section had to be a different colour.
44Huge well done to the winner of the ‘Hands’ jacket in our celebration assembly today. We have thoroughly loved learning to communicate using sign language.
Thank you ‘HANDS’
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35This Friday, 8th December 2023, we will be having our very own Santa Dash! A chance to squeeze in an extra fitness session whilst having some festive fun ??♀️????♂️?????
Watch this space! ?
77We have thoroughly enjoyed reading Neil Gaiman’s version of Hansel and Gretel, so much so, it led us to writing our own dual narratives. We are so proud of the writing we have produced.
78This afternoon Year 6 have continued to look at Python coding using Edublocks. Today children used lists, logic, loops, variables, and math to get a “turtle” to create a pattern with whilst changing colours after a number of turns.
43We read some accounts of evacuation during WW2, comparing content and explaining what information and evidence each source provided.
60Year 6 this afternoon continued to look at Python coding. Children used If statements and variables to create a program that drew a shape in a particular colour by asking questions.
47We were so blown away by this painting that we simply had to frame it! What a wonderful interpretation of Claude Monet’s ‘The Poppy Field’ by a very talented Year 6 artist ??
55As part of our Diwali celebrations, Year 6 made lanterns displaying the symbols of, not only Hinduism, but other religions of the world too.
70For Remembrance Day, we read the poem ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ and after discussing the content, we embellished the poem with images of poppies.
227We created our own word art pieces after discussing the rights of the child in PSHE. We chose words which we thought were very important.
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We really had interesting ideas about the responses of each of the characters in the story of The Good Samaritan and related situations to everyday life.
Stage 1 in our replication process of ‘Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge’ by Claude Monet – colour mixing. Impressionism for #smithdownart
57#attendanceweek Calculating the mean average and presenting data in a bar chart. Points to improve: scale adjustment. #smithdownmaths
60How AMAZING is this piece of work informing us about the consequences of palm oil! ? So informative and so incredibly well presented. #smithdowngeog #smithdownwriters
69Learning about endangered animals in #smithdowngeog what threats each are facing and what needs to be done to help.
52A couple of our Mini Mavericks proudly showing their well deserved certificates ???⛹️♀️⛹️♂️?⛹️♀️⛹️♂️??? #smithdownpe Team work and supporting others.
59We had our first ukulele session last week. Chords and frets ???#smithdownmusic
66PE IS BACK!! We had a lovely PE lesson in the sunshine today. We aimed at a target from different distances #smithdownpe @misshath2 @SmithdownPr @SmithdownPrimY6
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