4 May 2026

Week commencing: 04th May 2026

Ready, Set, SATs! ✏️🌟

This week, Year 6 have been busy preparing for their SATs, putting in a fantastic final push with their revision. 💪📚

They’ve approached every task with focus and determination, building confidence and strengthening their skills ready for next week.

We are so proud of…

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27 April 2026

Week commencing: 27th April 2026

We’re Mean-ing Business in Maths 📊😄

Year 6 have been working incredibly hard in Maths this week, with a strong focus on Statistics. 📈

The class have been developing their skills in understanding and interpreting a range of graphs, including line graphs and pie charts. They’ve shown great…

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20 April 2026

Week commencing: 20th April 2026

On the Right Bus for Smart Choices 🚌✨

Year 6 had a fantastic visit from the Life Bus, and Louise, this week as part of their PSHE learning. 🌟

During the session, pupils explored how to look after their physical and mental health, including learning about the effects of different substances…

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13 April 2026

Week commencing: 13th April 2026

A Brilliant Start to the Summer Term 📚✨

This week, we have begun exploring Animal Farm by George Orwell, sparking lots of curiosity and thoughtful discussion. The class started by carefully analysing the front cover and blurb, using clues to make predictions about the story, characters, and…

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5 April 2026

Easter Holiday

Happy Easter - relax and reset 🐣🌸✨

We’ve reached the Easter holidays — and what a fantastic term it’s been! 🎉 Year 6 have shown incredible effort, determination, and resilience, continuing to build confidence and make great progress in their learning.

The pupils should feel extremely proud…

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9 March 2026

Week commencing: 09th March 2026

Journey to the River Sea 📚🌿

In Whole Class Reading, Year 6 continued reading Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson. We read Chapter 18, where the tension in the story really started to grow 😲.

The twins refused to put their reward money in the bank even though the Carter family were…

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5 March 2026

Week commencing: 05th March 2026

Year 6 Science – Inheritance and Evolution 🧬🐾

This week in Science, Year 6 learned about inheritance and variation.

We explored how offspring are usually similar to their parents, but not identical. This is because characteristics are passed from parents to their children through…

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23 February 2026

Week commencing: 23th February 2026

Sun Salutation Yoga 🧘‍♀️☀️

This week in PE, Year 6 learned the Sun Salutation yoga flow to help develop flexibility 🤸‍♂️.

We practised moving smoothly from one pose to the next and focused on matching our movements with our breathing 🌬️. This helped us stay calm and in control of our bodies.…

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10 February 2026

HALF TERM

February Half Term ❄️✨

We’ve reached February half term — and that means we’re officially halfway through the school year! 🎉 Year 6 have worked incredibly hard this half term, showing determination, resilience, and a real commitment to their learning.

With just 11 weeks to go until SATs, the…

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9 February 2026

Week commencing: 09th February 2026

🎨 Painting Like the Pre-Raphaelites 🎨

This week, Year 6 learned about the Pre-Raphaelites and how they wanted their paintings to look realistic and full of detail. We studied Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his painting The Annunciation, noticing how his work was different from traditional…

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2 February 2026

Week commencing: 02nd February 2026

Year 6 Geography Blog 🌍

This week in geography, Year 6 learned about Brazil and how farming and energy production are important to its economy.

We discovered that a large amount of land in Brazil is used for farming crops and raising animals 🚜🌱. Brazil grows products such as coffee, cotton,…

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26 January 2026

Week commencing: 26th January 2026

Historians at work!!

This week in history, Year 6 learned how the Nazi Party controlled many aspects of everyday life in Germany.

We found out that women were expected to stay at home, look after the house, and have children 👩‍👧‍👦🏠. Children’s lives were also closely controlled. Boys were…

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