Year 6 blog
Writing: Scenes of tension, mystery and betrayal have unfolded upon Year 6 during our Spring 1 writing unit. After watching an outstanding performance of Macbeth by the Young Shakespeare Company, Year 6 immersed themselves in the key events of the dark and twisted tale. We explored rich texts, tense video clips and intriguing images to stimulate our creativity. Our first writing outcome was a rich setting description of an incoming storm upon the sodden heathland in which Macbeth and Banquo are returning home from war. During their travels, the duo were taunted by 3 mysterious figures lurking in the shadows. To follow on from this, we then created a second writing outcome of Macbeth's monologue prior to committing the unforgivable murder of King Duncan.
Maths: As ever, Year 6 have continued developing and consolidating their arithmetic skills, focusing heavily on the four operations and fractions, decimals and percentages. The children are making fantastic progress with these skills and are demonstrating clear levels of grit, resilience and determination. To supplement their arithmetic skills, we also explored the topic of perimeter, area and volume in Spring 1. We have learnt how to calculate these and compared how the skills are similar and different.
Science: Year 6's minds have been blown this half term when learning all about Evolution, Adaptation and Inheritance. We have explored Darwin's Theory of Evolution to develop an understanding of how living things adapt to survive and thrive depending on their life-style and environment (Survival of the Fittest). To ensure that learning is relevant and relatable, the children reflect upon the genes and features that they have inherited from their families. This information was then presented scientifically through graphs, charts and diagrams - as well as being fun to collect!
