Holocaust Memorial Day Workshop
On Thursday afternoon, Year 6 attended a workshop at the Cathedral to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. First, we were shown the video ‘It Began With Words’, presented by Rob Rinder, explaining the Holocaust and its legacy. After that we had two workshops run by The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, in which we learned more about the […]
WW2 – Life on the Home Front
This half term’s history topic has focused on what life was like on the Home Front during WW2. We have looked at many aspects of the war including: We have also looked at Kindertransport and learned about how thousands of Jewish children were safely evacuated to Britain just before the outbreak of war. In our […]
Daisy Cooper comes to visit Year 6
We were absolutely delighted to welcome our local MP, Daisy Cooper, to visit as part of UK Parliament Week 2025. She joined Year 6 inside our newly unveiled canopy for a special question-and-answer session. Seated together around the firepit, the pupils quizzed her on life as an MP, her work in the local community, and […]
Year 6 does UK Parliament Week
Last week, Year 6 participated in UK Parliament Week: we learned about the structure and role of Parliament here in the UK; found out about the role of an MP and researched our local MP, Daisy Cooper; watched some live debates on Parliament TV and then held our own debate and vote on whether ‘Mobile […]
Investigating circuits
Our science unit this half term is ‘Electrical circuits and components’ and we have been constructing circuits using various components including bulbs, buzzers, motors and switches. We have created different series circuits (a circuit where all the components are connected in one single loop), complete and incomplete circuits and compared and given reasons for variations […]
Bike ready!
Year 6 have spent the week learning how to be confident, safe cyclists by participating in the Level 1 and 2 Bikeability training course.
Year 6 Cathedral Away Day
We had a fantastic day at the cathedral exploring what spirituality means to us through the use of music, silence, discussion and artwork. We reflected on our relationships with ourselves, with others, with the world and with God, and were all inspired by the majesty of our surroundings. The day began in the Crossing with […]
Legal Eagles
This morning, Year 6 have participated in a highly informative and interactive ‘Magistrates in the Community’ workshop. At the beginning of the session, the magistrates explained what they do and how the criminal law system works in this country. Year 6 were then quizzed in teams on the legal ages of various actions including riding […]
Creating playground structures
Year 6 have created some amazing playground structures in their D&T lessons.
Holocaust Memorial Workshop
On Thursday, Year 6 attended a workshop at the Cathedral to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.