Category: Class of 2023 (Y6)

Year 6 braved the wind and rain on Monday to participate in a Lancaster Slavery Tour.  Building on our learning from last term, the children explored the sights and sounds of our city and made links to our colonial past.

Year 6 followed up their learning on adaptation at the Butterfly house with a cheeky chocolate experiment.  We tested which beak type would be best to help survive on Hodder Island (which is filled entirely with chocolate buttons!).

Year 6 had a special treat this week, as we visited the Butterfly House in Williamson's Park.  We met a lot of different animals as part of our Science topic on adaptation, including Drago the blue-tonged skink, Mike the bearded dragon and Raymond the tortoise...oh and not forgetting Gary the…

Year 6 really enjoyed their visit to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool last week.  We explored each of the galleries, viewing paintings from the pre-Raphaelites to post-war modernism before selecting our favourite work of art to sketch in our art books as part of a "floor…

Year 6 really enjoyed celebrating World Book Day this year!

Wonderful costumes and a surprise guest reader with Mrs Lowe popping in to catch up with her old class at the end of the day.

Year 6 had a great maths session on the day before half-term break - they spent the morning playing games and exploring with our new equipment!

Top fun and top learning!

Year 6 enjoyed a fire safety talk from Lancashire Fire and Rescue on the last few days of last term - ask them what they can remember from the powerpoint and talk!

Why has a camel got a hump?  Why do both penguins and polar bears have webbed feet?

How can a cactus survive in the desert?

Well, if you ask Year 6 they can tell you as they explored how animals and plants can adapt to their location by making changes to their bodies and behaviours!

Year 6 had an exciting History Day last week!  They learnt all about the Stuarts, including how Oliver Cromwell tried to ban Christmas!

Year 6 really enjoyed their Chinese New Year workshop - celebrating the Year of the Rabbit!

Year 6 have been busy this week in art, researching the style of Leonardo da Vinci! Don't you think they've done well?

What fun Year 6 had on Tuesday as they got fit for 2023 with the Tanzii Team!