Class 6
1st April Update - Benji and Eva
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This week in year six, we have been learning about an amazing palaeontologist called Mary Anning. Did you know the famous tongue twister, ‘she sells sea shells on the sea shore,’ was actually about Mary Anning? She, with her brother, were the first people to find a fossilised dinosaur called the Ichthyosarus. On Monday, Lily T brought in her unusual pet – a praying mantis – called Minnie. In science this week, we learnt about the meaning of natural selection, to do this we did an experiment using different equipment (pegs, tweezers, scissors and a tea spoon). We used these to see how easy it was to pick up grains of rice, this shows us that birds’ beaks have evolved over time by changing the way they eat. In art, we used different types of art textures involving sponges, toothpicks, paintbrushes (both ends) and of course our fingers, which we all enjoyed!
This week’s blog has been written by Eva and Benjamin.
18.3.22 Update
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This week we have been flying through our topic. We started with looking at how plate tectonics can lead to volcanoes and earthquakes before moving onto looking at how fossils are formed and how they can tell us about creatures that lived millions of years ago. We even linked it back to our knowledge of different vertebrates that we know from today.
In RE on Thursday, Miss Monday arranged for them to paint some cross-inspired artwork.
11.3.22 Update
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This week, we've looked at how tectonic plates can shape the landscape. The children got an idea of how tectonic plates work by pushing two large pieces of card together. Then, the children went outside to draw a sketch of our local landscape to see if they could suggest how it had been formed. Lots of budding geographers in Class 6, I think!
Have a lovely weekend!
Mr. K
Class 6 Turns Pink for Eden
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Class 6 in all their pink for Eden. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated. I would urge you to check out Holmfirth town centre at the moment as well - it looks amazing with all the pink!
4.3.22 Update
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On Thursday, we celebrated World Book Day. We used the book Clockwork by Philip Pullman to inspire some art. I have always been amazed that marks on a page form words which form meaning in our brains, that create images and ideas that inspire us.
I read an opening setting description from the book to the children and then asked them to draw the setting based on what they had heard. Here are some of the results. I'm sure you agree that books are truly amazing!
