2026/27 Our Learning

In Maths this week, we have been learning about the difference between factors and multiples. We have been finding common factors and multiples of two numbers. We have also started to look at mental methods to multiply. In English, we have finished writing our narratives from the point of view of the book from the story and we have now begun to plan our independent narrative from the librarian’s point of view. In Science, we have been looking at bacteria and fungi. We have talked about why they are in different kingdoms than animals and plants, how they can be harmful and also how they can be helpful. In RE, we have been learning about the pilgrimages that Hindus make, in particular the journey to the River Ganges. In Computing, we have been learning about how information is transferred across the internet. We learnt that it is transferred in packets and then ordered when it gets to its destination. We split into groups and created messages in packets to send to other groups. We had to label the header of the packets correctly so that they could be ordered properly.

In English,we have been investigating new vocabulary that will be useful for our final narrative piece. We have also started to plan our first person narratives ready for next week. In Maths,we have been working on mental methods to add and subtract including partitioning, compensation and number bonds. In History,we have been learning about trade in the Kingdom of Benin. We learned about the things they wanted from Europe and what they traded in return. We have also been learning about Harriet Tubman for Black History Month.In Computing,we looked at IP addresses. We used a DNS checker to find the IP addresses of different websites. In RE,we have been learning about the Jewish pilgrimage to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. In French,we have been writing sentences about the planets and we have been writing our own lyrics in Music.We have also enjoyed celebrating National Poetry Day with a visit from poet Paul Jenkins.

we have had a busy week. In English, we have been writing a diary entry from the girl’s point of view in our story. We made inferences about her thoughts and feelings before and after she found the braille book to read. In Maths,we have been multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 and we have also been doing calculations involving negative numbers. In Science,we have been learning about how plants are classifies into four main groups (flowering plants, conifers, ferns and mosses). In RE,we have been learning about the pilgrimage Muslims make to Hajj. We learned about why Mecca is a special place and what is involved in the pilgrimage. In dodgeball in PE,we have worked on our fast feet to successfully dodge the balls. In History, we wrote letters in role as a citizen of the Kingdom of Benin to the King of Ife to ask for help when the Ogisos lost control.

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we have had a busy week! In Maths, we have been looking at rounding. We have rounded numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, whole number and decimal place. In English, we have been considering a characters feelings to be able to write an inner monologue. We used rhetorical questions to share our thoughts. In History,we created a chronological timeline of key events from the Kingdom of Benin. In RE, we started to learn about pilgrimage and researched some Christian pilgrimages such as Lourdes, The Holy Land and St Peter’s Basilica. In PE, we enjoyed playing football with the sports coach on Monday. We also played dodgeball on Tuesday, working on our over arm throw. We also enjoyed our Life Education workshop in PSHE.

What an amazing start to Year 6 we have had! In Maths, we have started to work on place value up to one million. We have used our knowledge to order and compare numbers. In English, we have started to look at our new text The Invisible Story. We started by making predictions about the text and we have begun to look at the setting of a library, generating expanded noun phrases to use in our writing next week. In Science, we have been learning about the five main groups of vertebrates. We have created an information page about their characteristics. In History, we have done some research about The Kingdom of Benin. We thought about things we wanted to find out and used the iPads to research online. We also spent some time discussing our feelings about the new school year in PSHE. Miss Holt was so impressed with our hard work and mature attitude this week! We finished the week with some Blooket time on Friday. We did some times tables work and a quiz on our Science learning.