DT

We have been really enjoying our DT project on Structures this half term. We did a series of investigations to test the strength of spaghetti and to see how we could improve it, then we used the results of this to make different structures from spaghetti and marshmallows. We’re also enjoying using our new DT sketch books to record ideas and pictures.

Science

On Feb 12th we had a visit from Dr Clare who came in to do a dissection of a pig’s heart for us! This was a fascinating session and we all learned so much from it. We used the visualiser so that we could see the heart on the board whilst Dr Clare talked us through the different parts of the heart and their functions. We were surprised by how strong the valves were, and it was interesting to see (and feel!) how the left ventricle was so much stronger than the right, so that it can pump the oxygenated blood all around the body. Lots of the children came up to touch the heart themselves and we all had lots of questions for Dr Clare to answer. It was a great experience!

Gymnastics

In January, we had three gymnastics sessions with coaches from Premier Education, who went through some different shapes and jumps with us. We then built on this for the rest of the half term, practising using these skills on the apparatus. We had lots of fun doing partner balances and were able to perform some lovely sequences in our final lesson.

Pyjamas!

We had a lovely day in our pyjamas on Feb 12th for our School Council fundraiser – and we were pleased to be the class who raised the most money! Thank you, parents!

Sweden class have been enjoying investigating the properties of light.  In this lesson, Year 6 learnt about the colours of the visible spectrum.  Using prisms and CDs, they explored how white light can be split into a rainbow.  They went on to learn that Sir Isaac Newton discovered that light was made of colours in 1666.  The children then created spinners with the colours of the visible spectrum which, when spun, combined to form white.  There were several ‘Wow’ moments in this lesson as well as great knowledge and questions shared by our Year 6 scientists.

Volunteers from Greening Wymondham came into school to talk to the Year 6 children about the importance of trees.  The children discovered that trees play an essential role in the health of our planet and in our own physical, mental and spiritual health. It was interesting to learn about how trees can live many hundreds of years, communicating and protecting each other too, through their roots.  As many more trees are vital for a healthy future, all the Year 6 pupils were able to chose their own tree to take home and plant.  We look forward to hearing about how your trees are growing, Year 6.

We had a brilliant time down in the Forest Schools area with Jules this week. We made things out of wood, climbed trees, made potions, looked for insects and even saw a deer run across the school field! As we’ve been doing our first practice assessments in the mornings, it’s been particularly nice having these sessions to look forward to in the afternoons. A big thank you to Jules!

We’ve had some very creative sessions in class with lovely Art and Music lessons. We started our Art unit by experimenting with different sketching pencils and drawing realistic sketches of fruit. These then became more surreal as we started to add unexpected colours. Stay tuned for pictures of how these have now turned into colourful paintings and pastel pictures. 

In Music, we have started using Charanga YuStudio on the ipads to compose our own rhythms and layer different drum sounds to create exciting music. We are looking forward to seeing what else we can create on here!

Congratulations to our new House Captains who had their badges awarded in a special assembly. Thank you to the parents for keeping it secret for us, and well done to the pupils – we know you’re going to be brilliant!

Thank you to everyone who came along to the residential meeting today. If you couldn’t make it, here’s the powerpoint to look through at home. Letters will be going home on Friday, then feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.