The Y6 School council representatives were voted for on Friday. The ballot papers will be counted in the coming week. Results should be announced in next week’s Celebration assembly.
Thank you very much for attending this mornings session. Please see below for the slides from this morning’s presentation:
As part of our extra curricular offer at school, Year Five took part in a dancing workshop where they explored many different dance types and timings. They did an amazing job and there are clearly some future dance stars in the class!
To conclude our work into creating our own Bolognese sauce, we explored different cooking and preparation techniques, coming together in groups to create a healthy, vegetarian alternative to normal Bolognese. We were able to slice, chop and dice using bridge hold and claw hold, as well as fry ingredients to a certain time-frame. Have a look at our hard work below!
As part of our work into our Computing skill showcase, Year Five followed up a visit to the local library (where they learned the basics of online CAD software Tinker-cad) with creating their own 3D models of a Mars Rover. The class were tasked with creating their own unique design and use basic shapes to group models and create a design which could be 3D printed in the future!
This week, as part of our work in creating our own Mars Rover, Year Five visited the Word for an exclusive workshop about the 3D design program, Tinkercad, and how to use it. They were tasked with creating their own 3D castles, using various shapes, pre-made visuals and options such as grouping. After a bit more fine tuning with their designs, the class will vote the top-three designs which will be printed for pupils to take home. Watch this space for the winners!
To begin our work into creating our own Mars Rover, we explored how cameras on the actual rover don’t send images, but transmit data in binary which NASA translate into pixel colours. We designed our own pixel art and then tried our hand at creating our own digital copies! Have a look at our efforts below!
As part of our work with âThe Explorerâ, the class wrote collaboratively to create a free-verse poem about the local Marsden Beach. We reviewed poetic devices such as onomatopoeia and personification to add descriptive detail instead of using traditional poem structures like rhyming or acrostic patterns.
Have a read of some of our brilliant sentences below!
âAs the sun started its slumber, the violent waves crashed into the cliffs.â – TH and RB
âPunching the rocks, invading the land.â UA and YI
âCaws of seagulls singing in the air, whilst roaming freely in the sky.â RR, KB and SG
âCRASH! The rocks scattered away from tidesâ SU and AH
âSnow-like foam came crawling onto the shore.â CE and EC-N
Today, the class explored the world of inventions, designing their own unique products which explored the use of movement to generate electricity. Once they had became product designers, the children tried their hand at creating their own wind-powered devices which lifted a counter-weight as the blades on their turbines spun.
Check out  the pictures below!
Linked to our work around how children can play and learn taking part in activities outside of the classroom, Year Five were invited to the Shiremoor Adventure Playground where the children spent the day leading their own learning. The class made pizzas, their own play equipment, tended to animals on the farm and explored the various permanent structures like zip-lines and jump drop. They absolutely loved the experience and already want to go back! Check photos from our day out below!
