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Category Archives: Year 6
Y6 visit the Theatre Royal
Year 6 were incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to see ‘Holes’ at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle. This is the text we have been studying this term. This is what some children had to say about it… ‘The acting was excellent – I loved the characters.’ ‘The funniest part was when Stanley was in… Continue Reading
KS2 Mindfulness Group
Hi, my name is Lily and my name is Learnna. We are in Y6 and have set up our own Mindfulness Group. We run it every Tuesday lunchtime with some help from Cath – our family support worker. Our goal is to help children relax and forget about their worries. We make sure children enjoy… Continue Reading
Year 6 – Holes – English Overview
Having read a number of texts from different eras (Shakespeare’s Macbeth, WWII Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol) we were keen to look at a more modern story to base our next unit of writing on. Holes, by Louis Sachar, is set in America at around the turn of the… Continue Reading
KS2 Exciting Science
All pupils from Year 3 to Year 6 took part in a total of 10 experiments demonstrating the wonders of simple science. Electric slime, dancing rice and sticky water were just some of the activities on offer. The children loved the opportunity to see how science shapes our everyday lives. Party hats, sweets and the… Continue Reading
Super Start to Science Week
Science Week 2020 got off to a series of bangs at St Lawrence’s with a special assembly. It was hosted by friend of the school Technology Tom with the help of children Reception all the way up to Year 6. In series of experiments Tom showed the power of air and also how it can… Continue Reading
Big Spell 2020
This week, we held our grand final of the St Lawrence’s Big Spell 2020. For the last four weeks, we have all been working very hard to learn our Spelling lists. We went through several knockout rounds – a big test to show our starting point, a big test to show how much progress we… Continue Reading
Kitchen Science in Year 6
Year 6 learnt about how to stay safe from unfriendly bacteria thanks to our resident expert – cook Gillian. She discussed how she keeps the school kitchen clean and how we can help do the same in our homes. Amongst the things we discussed included storing food carefully – especially keeping cooked and uncooked things… Continue Reading
WAGS Festival 2020
The girls in Year 6 took part in 2020 WAGS Festival, which encourages girls and women into different sporting activities. We played a range of team games to get warmed up; they were great fun. We split into two teams, Nigeria and Portugal, and played against a number of different schools, winning lots of our… Continue Reading
Look at our Writing in Y6!
Last term, Year 6 studied ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens. Before looking at the actual text, we explored the question: Who was Charles Dickens? We researched his background and considered what life was like for people living in Victorian England. Dickens was writing during the Industrial Revolution in London and there was a huge contrast… Continue Reading
