Reading and the Evolution of Plants
Year 6 really enjoyed their new role earlier in the week when they went into the three Reception classes to help our youngest pupils with their reading.
Year 6 really enjoyed their new role earlier in the week when they went into the three Reception classes to help our youngest pupils with their reading.
As part of our learning about World War II, Year 6 visited an air raid shelter near to Mortlake railway station.
Year 6 have very quickly settled back into life at Sheen Mount. In the first couple of weeks of the new academic year, we have been learning about the experience of the children who were evacuated during World War II as part of our history lessons. We have also started to read our core text, “Letters from the Lighthouse”, in which two children are evacuated to Devon to keep them safe from the Blitz. We are looking forward to writing our own letters in the style of an evacuee next week.
This week we really enjoyed consolidating and extending our understanding of colour mixing and theory as part of our unit of work on Mark Rothko and Abstract Expressionism.
Year 6 have had a fantastic final week at Sheen Mount. This year group are kind, enthusiastic and a lot of fun to have in the classroom. We wish all of them every success as they move on to secondary school and we know that they are going to achieve everything they set their minds to.
Dear Year 6,
Well done for your wonderful performance in our Year 6 production. It was brilliant to see that all of your hard work was appreciated by such a large audience and you all did yourselves proud. You delivered your lines with confidence, supported each other on and off the stage and sung your hearts out! A big thank you to the audience for participating fully, laughing at the bad gags, and getting a sweat on with Jane Fonda's workout.
As a part of our Islamic art topic, we have carved our own lino tile and used it to print a repeating pattern. We were impressed with the children's focus and skill when it came to working with the carving tools. You will be able to see our final work displayed at the Celebration Assembly on Tuesday 19th July.
What a busy week we have had in Year 6! In art, we have built on our knowledge of Islamic patterns and created a design for our lino cut. In PSHE, we have been learning about the effects and dangers of legal and illegal drugs. In computing, we have finished our data handling and spreadsheet topic and have now begun coding. In history, we have used concurrent timelines to aid our understanding of British and world civilizations. Not to mention maths, PE and production rehearsals!
Year 6 are enjoying learning about geometric patterns within Islamic art. During our initial lessons, we have looked at how these patterns were used throughout the early Islamic civilization on tiles, building, ceramics and carpets to name but a few. This week we focused on tessellation, which is an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together in a repeated pattern without gaps or overlapping.
In science this week we have been investigating pulse rates.
Today we have celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Queen's reign. Across the day we have learnt about the Commonwealth, the Coronation and the evolution of technology throughout the Queen's lifetime.
Last Friday, we were lucky enough to have a visitor, Mr Vine, to talk to Year 6 about becoming a director for Disney. He spoke to the children about his ambitions as a child, the way in which he uses story boarding and how important it is to surround yourself with talented people and learn from them. We then, with a side of popcorn, enjoyed watching his latest Disney film 'Ron's Gone Wrong'.
This week, Year 6 have been demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of spelling, punctuation, grammar, reading comprehension and mathematics by completing their Year 6 SATs. We have been incredibly proud of the children as they all worked systematically through the papers and tried their very best; they have shown incredible determination, perseverance and resilience.