Autumn 1

This half term all of our learning in Year 6 is linked to World War 2. Below you will see what we have been up to each week in our classrooms. 

This week we have been learning about WW2 and creating some art based on our artist Henry Moore. 

At the Holocaust Centre we have learnt all about Kindertransport and life for Jewish children during the war. We explored Leo's story and went back through time to see how he lived. We also got to speak to a Holocaust survivor Heidi who came to live in England during WW2 when Germany persecuted Jewish people.

At the Safety Zone trip we learnt about dangers and how to avoid them, we spent time with the following Police, RNLI, paramedics, national grid, NCT buses and the fire service. This was very informative and we learnt CPD and fire-safety. 

This half term we have been building our sculpture skills and knowledge. We have been sketching and creating art pieces each week with Mrs Dowse. 

We have been learning all about light in our science lessons. We have learnt about how light refracts and how colour is absorbed. We have also learnt about how shadows are formed and how they can change. 

Celebrating diversity, we have been celebrating EAL in school. We have listened to some Reggae music and learnt about the history of Reggae. We also had some Jamaican ginger cake and made Jamaican flags.

WW2 Day

On Friday Year 6 took part in a WW2 day where the children could dress up and take part in different activities for the whole day. 

The activities were:

- 3D aircrafts 

- Clay medals 

- Morse Code (iPads ) 

- Uniform design 

- Artefacts 

- Rationing and cooking 

- Design an Anderson / air raid shelter 

The children had a great day travelling back in time to the 1940’s and got to experience what life would’ve been like.