Year 6 Spring 1

It is hard to believe we are in 2025 and the children have already completed a term in Year 6!  This term, despite the dark days, we have been working as hard as ever. 

In Maths and English, we have been focusing on ensuring that children are secure in all topics and have the best chance of succeeding in their end of key stage SATs assessments.  A huge thank you to the parents for their hard work in helping the children complete their homework, which has really helped confidence soar!  In the afternoons, we have been studying light in Science and the children now know many fascinating facts including:  white light is made up of a spectrum of seven colours, light only travels in a straight line and is incredibly fast – it covers 300,000,000 meters in 1 second!  I know if you ask the children, they will be able to tell you many more facts to astound you.   

In History, we have been learning about the Windrush generation, which has opened our eyes to the discrimination and prejudice that many Jamaican’s faced when they arrived in the UK after the Second World War.  As part of this topic, we also had a creative writing workshop, part of which focused on wonderful stories and poetry about the Windrush generation.  If anyone is ever in town at Sailmakers, look out for the Windrush Reflection Room, it is well worth a visit. 

In PE, the children are thoroughly enjoying their lessons in Tag Rugby and Dance.  During our dance session, our focus has been the Titanic.  We have created balances, and worked in unison and this week we even learnt an Irish dance which was performed by the lower classes during the journey. 

As this half-term draws to an end, we will finish with a flourish with our next DT cookery unit: pasta in tomato sauce, noodle soup and creative salads are all on the menu; we can’t wait to show off our culinary skills!