Reproducing Reebops!
Published 10/12/21
On Friday, Year 6 made 'Reebops' which related to our science topic, evolution. We were focusing on how genes passed down between organisms of the same species; this is called inheritance.
Year 6 News
- Read More
Read MoreWWII in the local area
Published 03/12/21This week, Year 6 have been learning about the impact of WWII on our local area. We looked at aerial photographs of the Richmond area to identify any evidence. We were able to identify anti-aircraft guns, anti-landing trenches in Hampton Court Palace gardens and bomb damage. Various photographs showed vast areas of allotments and prefabricated housing. We noticed something very unusual about Pen Ponds. The water was drained from them so that enemy aircraft could not use them as navigation points using the reflection of their lights.
Have a look at some of the photos. Can you spot anything unusual?
Written by Year 6 pupils
Read MoreWebsite designing
Published 26/11/21In our computing lessons, we are learning about internet communication. We have learnt that a search engine makes an index using a program called a ‘web crawler’. This automatically browses the web and stores information about the pages it visits. Every time a web crawler visits a webpage, it makes a copy of it and adds its URL to an index. Once this is done, the web crawler follows all the links on the page, repeating the process of copying, indexing and then following the links. It keeps doing this, building up a huge index of many webpages as it goes.
Read MoreBar modelling challenges
Published 19/11/21This week in our maths lessons, the children were challenged to represent and solve problems using bar models. We learnt that a bar model can help identify what calculations need to be carried out. The teachers were thoroughly impressed with the positive attitude shown by the children and they way in which they worked together.
Read MoreMusical Morse Code
Published 12/11/21This week we have been inspired by Grażyna Bacewicz who, during WW2, composed a piece of music beginning with secret messages in morse code. We have had great fun writing dots and dashes in morse code. Here you can see us using musical instruments to share our hidden messages. Next, we will be adding musical notation to create a musical motif to show the rhythm we have created.
Read MoreWe don't normally sit like this!
Published 05/11/21Year 6 have been learning about the role dialogue plays in conveying character. We have learnt that it is not only the words that the person says, but also how they say it and the actions that accompany the words.
Read MoreKew Gardens
Published 22/10/21This week, we took a day trip to Kew Gardens.
Read MorePlanning and painting
Published 13/10/21Continuing with our abstract expressionism painting unit, based around the works of Mark Rothko, this week the children started planning for their final piece.
Read MoreFascinating Fossils
Published 08/10/21This week, the children brought in fossils from home to help bring our science lessons to 'life'. We are learning about living things, evolution and inheritance and for this lesson focused on how fossils give scientists clues about organisms that lived in the past.
Read MoreHere's hoping for mould!
Published 01/10/21We learnt about microorganisms in our science lessons this week. We found out that not all microorganisms are bacteria and protists - some of them are fungi too! Mould is an example of this as it is made up of millions of tiny fungi. They start off as microscopic spores which are carried through the air, but when they land somewhere with enough moisture, nutrition and oxygen to grow, they develop tiny fibres called hyphae, which can be seen as fuzzy patches in different colours.
Read MoreFun in the compost heap!
Published 23/09/21In science, we are learning about the classification system created by Carl Linnaeus, which we still use today. The five animal kingdoms are bacteria, protists, plants, animals and fungi.
Read MoreColour Theory
Published 16/09/21As a part of our art topic looking at the works of Mark Rothko, this week the children developed their understanding of colour theory. They used primary colours to create secondary colours and then mixed these to create a range of tertiary colours. They also examined the effect of adding black or white to a colour to create tints and shades. The children will build on this skill next week when we examine the psychology of colour and answer the question: what effect does colour have on us?