During this half term Year 6 will be looking at Classification and how all living things are grouped according to certain characteristics.
The children looked at the works of Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish scientist, who begun to classify living things. He grouped them into main kingdoms and split them into smaller groups. 
This term in Jigsaw Year 6 are looking at setting dreams and goals. We ,as a class,, discussed what led to success and how we could set realistic goals in order to succeed. In our circle we discussed individual successes and moments we felt proud of achieving success.
We shared the video ‘Wonder Goal’ by Michael Foreman. This is a story of a boy who wanted to become a world class footballer. We discussed what he might need to do to achieve this.
Well Being Week Pupil Voice
Mikaeel Reception – ” All the teachers keep me safe.”
Eliora Reception – ” The cameras on the building help make sure we stay safe.”
Hafsah Year 1 – “We learnt that exercising makes you feel amazing.”
Kye Year 1 – “Exercising give us more energy to do things and keeps us fit.”
Amira Year 2 – “We learnt about being kind to make people feel happy.”
Amaan Year 2 – “I learnt that when you help people you help their feelings.”
Dante Year 3 – “I learnt that deep breathing helps us stay calm.”
Olivia Year 3 – “I learnt lots of ways to keep myself healthy.”
Isaiah Year 4 – “Meditating is a way of staying calm.”
Ayah Year 4 – “I learnt that if my well being is good I am relaxed.”
Codie Year 5 – ” Fake news can be called ‘Clip Bait’ and things like Green Screen and Photo Shop are used to make it.”
Carmen Year 5 – ” Fake news is very bad and is used to spread bad things, make money and to give people the wrong information.”
Shanti Year 6 – “You should never send inappropriate images – it can ruin your life and others.”
Erica Year 6 – ” I enjoyed learning about how much sleep I should get every night. It was really nice to find this out.”
This week in Year 6 we have been looking at Sexting and how quickly inappropriate images can be spread. We played the ‘BLUE STRING GAME’ which highlighted this. We used a Venn diagram to sort scenarios into categories: emotional ,social and legal.
We also looked at ways to keep a healthy lifestyle and manage stress levels. This is something we hope to maintain in the lead up to SATs.
Today we visited the BCLM, although it was very cold it was an enjoyable day. We followed the trail of two Victorian children and compared each others lives. The children found out how coal was mined and how it was brought to the surface for distribution. They found out how a Toll worked also, that large families at times were housed together in a tiny house.
Year 6 have turned their reading corner into a Victorian Parlour. On a Friday we have reading for pleasure and some children choose to read in the Parlour.
This is an opportunity for children to share books,discuss their likes and dislikes about the book .
Lyla said ” I like that we can choose books and read wherever we like and talk with our friends about the book” The children enjoy this fun way of reading for pleasure.
This week we have been looking at the different types of bullying that can occur. We have also looked at bullying that happened during Victorian times.
The children were shocked to find out that children, in Victorian times, were made to face the wall and wear a ‘dunces’ just because they were slow learners or unable to keep up with their peers. This was seen as a form of verbal bullying.
Adheer could not believe that children could be humiliated in this way. He was also shocked to find out that children were physically bullied and made to do jobs they didn’t want to do.
We also looked at Homophobia and through discussion children understood that it was another form of bullying and unacceptable.
We discussed that people have used graffiti and signs as a form of visual bullying through the years and this has also been seen as being unacceptable.
Erica made reference to this by pointing out the signs which were used by the Nazis during World War II.
The children now have a better understanding of bullying and that it can occur in different forms
Year 6 have had a successful half term and have enjoyed new learning .
The children took part in maths week, were writing narratives about mechanical animals and even performed poetry. Science was enjoyable too as they got to make parallel circuits and create a light celebration.
The children are eagerly awaiting their letters from their International school in India.
This week in year 6 we were looking at using measures in the work place .We looked at how a hairdresser uses ratio when preparing hair colour. The children made hair colour using given ratio, costed hair treatments from given facts and converted measures. The parent workshop was fun with parents working with ratio.
At last the Arctic animals and lighthouses are complete.The children thought hard about their end designs. If they were not able to light it up then they had to problem solve and find the break in the circuit. The children were able to follow their design brief and select appropriate electrical materials to complete their circuit.
