Year 6: Blog items
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 8:21pm
Day 2 saw a range of activities, including: canoeing, archery, den building, low ropes and the children's favourite 'Giant Swing'.
Date: 22nd Sep 2022 @ 7:54pm
We have a had a great few days at PGL. Here you can find photos of what we did on our first day, which included Jacob's Ladder, challenge course and trapeze.
Year 6 Investigating how light travels
Date: 15th Sep 2022 @ 8:56pm
Our lesson today focussed on understanding that light travels in straight lines. To prove this we worked in groups and were given a torch and several pieces of card with holes in them. We experimented with shining the torch through the holes to try to get the beam of light to hit a solid surface. Then we moved one of the pieces of card and this stopped the beam of light from reaching the solid surface. This is because it was blocked and could not get through the opaque material.
Date: 15th Sep 2022 @ 8:47pm
Today we began the first lesson of our spreadsheet unit in Computing. We explored how to input data into cells and how to change the size, font and colour of the text. We also learned how to add borders around cells and how to centre data. We were then intorduced to using the function button to program the spreadsheet to carry out calculations.
Year 6 - Our First Rugby Session
Date: 8th Sep 2022 @ 5:33pm
This afternoon, the children in Year 6 had their first session with a coach from Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club. We learned how to hold the ball correctly before practising skills needed for the game. All the children really enjoyed learning a new sport and can't wait for their next session.
Year 6 - Indefinite Articles in French
Date: 7th Sep 2022 @ 4:25pm
Year 6 began their French lessons this year by focussing on grammar. We started by looking at the indefinite articles of un and une. We recapped on the fact that every noun has a gender and that un is used for masculine nouns and une is used for feminine nouns. We also used bilingual dictionaries to find nouns and their gender.
Date: 7th Sep 2022 @ 4:21pm
Today we began our new science unit of light. We spent the lesson recapping on all the work we did on light when we were in Year 3. This included how light travels, how shadows are formed and key vocabulary, such as opaque, transparent and translucent. We ended the session with a Kahoot quiz to see how much we remembered.
Year 6 - An introduction to the Maya civilisation
Date: 7th Sep 2022 @ 4:13pm
Today we began our new history unit of the Maya civilisation. This involved learning about who the Maya were, where they lived and where they apeared in the timeline of world history. At the end of the session, we went outsdie and looked at lots of pictures that showed evidence of how the Maya lived and we had to look at the photos and discuss with otherd what we think it told us about the Maya. We are looking forward to learning more about them.
Date: 22nd Jul 2022 @ 1:02pm
As part of the end of year celebrations, Year 6 went to Stanley Park for a morning of sports. We played football, tennis and rounders and for those that wanted a quiter time we had a relax station set up. We ended the morning with a picnic together.
Date: 21st Jul 2022 @ 3:13pm
Last night we celebrated the end of the year with disco just for our Year 6 children. The highlight of the night was the photobooth - a lot of us spent most of the night in there.
Year 6 Learning about religious celebrations in French
Date: 13th Jul 2022 @ 1:58pm
In French this week we have continued with our unit - Moi dans la Monde (Me in the World). We learned about religeous celebrations from around the French speaking world and used known language, congnates and bilingual dictionaries to translate email converstaions between two friends.
Date: 13th Jul 2022 @ 12:48pm
Year 6 continued their local area study of Blackpool by finding out how Blackpool has changed over the years. We used a variety of resources including videos, photographs and maps to identify changes and suggest possible reasons for these changes. We then went on to learn about the factors behind the growth and subsequent decline of Blackpool and how the town has suffered because of cheap foreign package holidays.
Date: 11th Jul 2022 @ 4:01pm
On Friday we gave money to our chosen charity 'Water Aid'. In an assembly the school council talked about the charity and how money raised can change the lives of those who don't have clean water to drink. We passed a bucket of water all the way round the school, from Nursery to Year 6. This was to make us think of the long journeys some people make to get their water, which can often be dirty and full of disease. As a school, we raised £112.84 - we hope the money will help those less fortunate than us.
Date: 5th Jul 2022 @ 4:08pm
Year 6 have continued their journey through the book Unstoppable by Dan Freedman. Unstoppable is also the name of Blackpool FC Community Trust's Year 6 PSHE programme. It addresses several issues that the children may face as they continue to grow including emotional wellbeing, family dynamics, relationships and the transition to high school. This week's focus has been secrets and confidentiality and the children discussed when it is important to speak out and share.
Year 6 Heritage Day - Blackpool's LGBTQ+ history
Date: 4th Jul 2022 @ 12:53pm
Today is our Blackpool Heritage Day and our topic is the history of LGBTQ+ in the resort. We were extremely privileged to have a visit from Basil Newby - a prominent name with Blackpool's gay bars and nightclubs. He talked about his life, how he had influenced the LGBTQ+ community here in Blackpool and introduced us to 2 of his team from Funny Girls, Alex and Nikki. Nikki came dressed in drag and it was a great opportunity for us all to ask questions to the whole team, which they all answered and gave us lots of information about life at Funny Girls. We would like to say a big thank you to all three of them for taking time out of their busy schedules to come and talk to us today.
Date: 29th Jun 2022 @ 7:35am
Today a netball coach from Blackpool Netball Club came to give us an hour coaching session. We began with some quick warm up drills and then moved on to looking at the different passes in netball: chest pass, shoulder pass and bounce pass. After we were comfortable with these passes we moved on to practising shotting and making sure that we adopted the correct stance to shoot accurately.
Year 6 - Healthy and unhealthy relationships
Date: 29th Jun 2022 @ 7:25am
Today we had our second RSE lesson on relationships. We discussed what values a good friend should have and why we wanted our friends to have certain qualities. We then discussed qualities that made a relationship unhealthy and what we should do if we ever felt unhappy or unsafe in a relaitonship with friends/adults.
Date: 27th Jun 2022 @ 4:30pm
Today we began our RSE week by looking at the changes both boths and girls go through during puberty. This included both physical and emotional changes. We were given oppotunities to discuss anything we weren't sure about or ask questions about anything that we didn't understand. Throughout the rest of the week we will be looking at conception, communication in relationships and how to have safe/friendly online relationships.
Date: 23rd Jun 2022 @ 9:14pm
This week has been a very busy week for lots of our Year 6 children, who have been taking part in various events at Stanley Park. Today, some of our Year 6 girls took part in a football event and did themselves and the school proud. The girls have never played as a team together before so to play as they did really demonstrated their team-work and determination. Well done to all the girls who took part.
Date: 20th Jun 2022 @ 12:20pm
Today, Year 6 began their new music journey. We started by recapping on musical terminology so that we could correctly use it to listen and appraise the song 'Heal the Earth'. The song was in the style of Reggae and was about how climate change is affecting our planet more than ever before. The lyrics explained how we can work together to solve some of these issues.
Year 6 Forest School Fun in the Sun
Date: 17th Jun 2022 @ 7:52am
Year 6 enjoyed their first session of Forest School this week and were blessed with lovely weather. The children learned how to identify trees from their leaves and how to estimate the age of the trees in Boundary's Forest School area. They went on to complete a variety of tasks including fire lighting and making jewellery from sticks. At the end of the session they enjoyed toasting marshmallows on the fire they had built themselves. A great day outside!
Year 6 Getting to know the local area
Date: 15th Jun 2022 @ 2:33pm
Year 6 began their new unit in Geography today, which will focus on our local area of Blackpool. We started by recapping on the eight points of the compass and talked about the fact that Blackpool is in the North West of England. We looked at the location of Blackpool on a World map in the playground and then in an atlas. We located the surrounding towns and began to discuss the physical and human geographical features in the surrounding area.
Year 6 An Introduction to Cricket
Date: 14th Jun 2022 @ 9:46am
This week, Year 6 have started their new PE unit of cricket, which is the perfect game for summer. Mr. Williams led a session with the children, which focused on the skills of throwing and catching. Through various games, the children learned how to accurately throw under arm.
Year 6 - faisons la tarte tatin
Date: 13th Jun 2022 @ 5:32pm
Today we completed our cooking journey on making a tarte tatin. We began the day by researching a range of existing baked apple products and made a slides presentaiton with lots of informaiton about the products, including photos, recipes, history of the product and where they originate from. Then we tasted a few of these products so that we could evaluate them for their smell, taste, appearance and texture. Next we practiced the skills needed to make a tarte tatin - this involved using a peeler and sharp knife to peel, core and slice apples using a safe method. Finally, we ended the day by making a tarte tatin in groups. The trickiest part was making the caramel - we had to keep an eye on how much heat we were adding to the sugar because we didn't want it to burn and be ruined. Our finished products looked and smelled amazing. They tasted even better!!
Year 6 - 'Road Sense' safety talk
Date: 26th May 2022 @ 11:08am
Today we were visited by Lancashire Fire Service who delivered a talk on road safety. They talked through the importance of being aware when crossing roads by putting our phones down, turning music off and pulling down hoods. They also talked about the different pedestrian crossings to use when walking to high school. This was a very important talk as soon the children will be more indepdent and allowed to walk on their own if they don't already so road safety is crucial.
