Image of Y5 Hockey
23 September 2022

Y5 Hockey

Y5 showed some really skilful practice in their hockey session with Mr Edwards! Passing, dribbling and controlling the ball to a stop were all on display!

 

Continue reading
Image of Y5 French with Miss Fitz and Miss Jones
22 September 2022

Y5 French with Miss Fitz and Miss Jones

Y5 have enjoyed their French lesson with Miss Fitz and Miss Jones - with thinking caps on and thinking faces pulled!

 

Continue reading
Image of Y5-History Artefacts
14 September 2022

Y5-History Artefacts

Year Five loved their history lesson - investigating historical artefacts such as a Viking helmet, jewellery, coins and farming tools.

 

Continue reading
Image of Y5 PE with Mr Edwards
14 September 2022

Y5 PE with Mr Edwards

Y5 really enjoyed their gymnastics session with Mr Edwards!

Continue reading
Image of Year Six STEM Challenge 3
4 July 2022

Year Six STEM Challenge 3

Our 3rd STEM challenge involved building the tallest tower we could, using only marshmallows and cocktail sticks.

 

We placed ourselves into teams and discussed our strategies – some teams doubling up on cocktail sticks for stability, while others doubled up on marshmallows for weight and…

Continue reading
Image of Year Six STEM Challenge 2
4 July 2022

Year Six STEM Challenge 2

Our 2nd STEM challenge involved building a bridge to support a weight.

 

We discussed different types of structures and ways we could reinforce and strengthen our designs before we even attempted them.

 

We used our prior knowledge from our bridge’s topic, earlier in the year, to use…

Continue reading
Image of Year Six STEM week - challenge 1
4 July 2022

Year Six STEM week - challenge 1

 

We started STEM week by discussing how towns are designed, and how Skelmersdale was designed as a new town.

 

We discussed which features we’d expect to find in a town, and which amenities and transport links should be in place. We then designed our first draft of a town plan.

Continue reading
Image of Y6 STEM WEEK - Town planning
28 June 2022

Y6 STEM WEEK - Town planning

Year Six kicked off their STEM week learning by learning how engineers and mathematicians help to plan the towns we live in! 

We discussed how to provide ample space, amenities and recreation opportunities for a town like Skelmersdale, and took inspiration from our own town's…

Continue reading
Image of Year Six Sports Day
13 June 2022

Year Six Sports Day

Year Six had an absolute blast during their sports day. Relays, obstacles, egg and spoons - they had a great time! 

Continue reading
Image of Year Six Investigate Light
17 May 2022

Year Six Investigate Light

Year Six have been investigating how light travels, and finding ways to prove how light travels in straight lines. We really enjoyed ourselves!

Continue reading
Image of Year Six Inheritance
25 March 2022

Year Six Inheritance

Year Six really enjoyed learning about inheritance, and how characteristics - both physical and behavioural - can be passed to offspring. In this case, used dogs and their inherited traits to try selective breeding for specific owners. Next, we'll cross-breed our dogs to see which traits will be…

Continue reading
Image of Year Six Jigsaw
22 March 2022

Year Six Jigsaw

Year Six enjoyed using Seesaw to add their responses to key questions around being healthy and taking responsibility for their health.

Continue reading