Blog Author: Ian Morris

Year Six got stuck into their Christmas card-making - using quilling to create a 3D-effect bauble!

Year Six really enjoyed their Hour of Code session!

Following a request from a parent of a Year Six child, we made Christmas cards with a short message - to be delivered to patients on the Respiratory Ward over Christmas! We chatted about how it must feel to be in hospital over the festive period, and sent our cards on their way...making the…

Year Six loved our Elf Day - meeting our reindeer visitor, posing for pics and writing instructions on how to become a sneaky, cheeky elf!

Year Six enjoyed storyboarding using 'Graphic Facilitation', before adding descriptive language and sentence-level ideas to their plan - all ready for our next chapter in The Hobbit.

Year Six have started researching David Hockney, and learning about his collage style.

We started to pool our ideas into a scrap book of knowledge about David.

Year Six were fascinated by the history of Skelmersdale as we combined historical learning with geographical study. We studied maps from over 100 years ago, and compared them with modern day maps to compare and contrast how the mining industry influenced our town!

Year Six paid their respects in our Victory Garden, while adding their Remembrance messages to our cenotaph.

Y6 decorated a poppy to write their messages of Remembrance and respect on, and place them in our Victory Garden.

Year Six  really enjoyed their Remembrance-themed PE session, with army-style routines and vaulting to different heights.

To kick-start our Remembrance work, and introduce ourselves to our topic of the Holocaust, we read a text about being a prisoner of war and how escape attempts could be devised.

Year Six were brilliant at developing their group balances and using team work to achieve some tricky holds. Super communication and patience was key, and produced some excellent finishes.