Year 6: Blog items
Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 2:53pm
This week we have begun our new Reading into Writing journey of poetry. We will be writing poems about the sea using a range of figurative language, especially metaphor. Here is the first few lessons.
One of the Year 6 pupils has even been inspired to go home and write their own poem about rainbows.
Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 2:53pm
This week we continued our Yoga sessions in PE. We perfected the mountain pose, tree pose and warrior pose before moving on to learn the cobra pose, downward dog and butterfly pose. We put all of the poses together into a sequence. Everyone ended the session very relaxed.
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 3:39pm
Today we celebrated World Book Day 2023. We were very impressed with the children's costumes.
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 3:32pm
Today we began our new Computing unit, which is based on 3D design. We started the lesson by discussing how 3D design is used in the real world, including in the construction and engineering industries. We used a site called Tinkercad and learned the basic functions needed to manipulate 3D shapes. We learned how to place, rotate, resize, duplicate and align shapes. All the children completed each tutorial successfully and we had a great afternoon.
Shane Hegarty Author visits Boundary
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 11:48am
Year 6 - DT: Evaluating existing products
Date: 28th Feb 2023 @ 4:10pm
As part of our Food Technology unit we will be making savoury scones. Today, we tested several different savoury products and evaluated them for their appearance, texture, taste and smell. By doing this, it gives us ideas about what we like and what we can use in our own product when we make them in a few weeks time.
Date: 28th Feb 2023 @ 3:58pm
Today was the first day of our new art journey. This unit focuses on activisim and looks at how to use words and images to create strong messages. Today we discussed what activism is and words associated with it. We then created a double-page spread linked to what we had been discussing.
Date: 27th Feb 2023 @ 9:23pm
As part of our Science unit 'Classification of Living Things', we learned about micro-organisms and the three types: bacteria, virus and fungus. In order to carry out an investigaiton into the growth of fungus, we set up an experiment to increase the rate of mould growth on bread. We discovered that mould grows quicker in warm and damp conditions.
Date: 27th Feb 2023 @ 9:03am
Thanks to a generous donation by a parent, each child who took part in our School's Alive performance received a medal in recognition of their hard work, determination and overall brilliant performance!
Well done to everyone who took part and thank you to our parent donor for allowing us to give each child their own medal!
#schoolsalive #BoundaryBelieves
Date: 23rd Feb 2023 @ 3:32pm
Year 6 began their new PE unit this week by learning several yoga poses, which improve posture, strengthen the core and increase flexibility. We started with the a simple mountain pose before moving on to the tree pose, warrior pose and chair pose. We then eded the session with a relaxing meditation.
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 7:01pm
In Music this week we have focussed on using Chrome Music Lab to create our own piece of music. We had to create something that fits in with the theme of disco as this is what we have been listening to.
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 6:55pm
In our last History session we took part in a Viking themed Now Press Play session. The children learned about:
- Life in Viking Denmark: the Assembly, reasons for leaving Scandinavia, longships
- Raids on monasteries and the invasion of England
- Viking attacks on Wessex and resistance by Alfred the Great
- Viking religion and gods (such as Thor), and writing in runes
Year 6 - healthy relationships and consent
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 6:51pm
During our RSE week, we explored different relationships and the qualities we want others to have in order to be in a relationship with them. We also disucssed what makes an unhealthy relationship and what to look for when we get older. We finished the session by looking at what consent means and why we must always ask for consent before we touch someone else.
Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 4:02pm
As part of RSE week, Year 6 have been learning about how the body changes as we go through puberty. We have explored the importance of communication in relationships and considered different ways in which people might start a family.
Date: 20th Jan 2023 @ 10:13am
This week we have been learning about the prigins of 'Pride' month as part of our LGBTQ+ work. During 'No Pen Day', we had lots of discussions about what Pride month is and why it was first introduced. As part of Reading into Wriitng, we used what we have learned to write a non-chronological report. Here are our drafts - we are looking forward to completing our final piece of writing.
Date: 17th Jan 2023 @ 12:40pm
Year 6 have had a great morning - without pens or pencils! We took the opportunity to discuss, debate and challenge each other through a variety of activities. We started with some philosophy and considered a number of questions before feeding back our opinions to the rest of the class. In Reading into Writing, we learned about LGBTQ+ issues and the Pride movement before discussing discrimination and why being an ally is important. Finally, in our maths lesson we worked in groups to solve practical problems involving decimals.
Year 6 - A living graph in history
Date: 16th Jan 2023 @ 3:54pm
In today's history lesson we considered the question: How did the Vikings try to take over the country and how close did they get? We looked at key points during the Viking period and created a living graph that showed when the Vikings were more or less threat to conquering England.
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 3:50pm
Today we started our new music topic. We began by revisiting the elements of music, including tempo, dymnamics, texture, pulse etc. Then we listened to the song 'Disco Fever' and discussed it together. We broke down the song into how it was arranged (structure) and which instruments were used to create the song. At the end of sesison we began to sing the song - we will continue with learning it next week.
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 6:13pm
We begin our PE unit by playing team building and communication games. The children had to work as a team to protect the person who was wearing the bib. After several attempts, they learned how to communiate effectively and move around the hall as a group. We then began to learn two passes used in netball - the chest pass and the bounce pass. After practising each one, the children were challenged will some passing and moving games.
KS2 - Blackpool Schools Football Tournament
Date: 9th Jan 2023 @ 2:08pm
This morning our KS2 boys football team took part in the Blackpool Schools Football Tournament, which they qualified for before Christmas. The rescheduled event saw all schools from Blackpool take part in a couple of fixtures to determine who would go on to represent Blackpool at the finals on Friday.
As always, our Boundary boys put on a great show of character, determination and although they didn't qualify for the final, they came away smiling after a spirited performance.
Well done to all KS2 boys involved in today's event, you've done your school proud!
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 8:17am
Today we began our French unit - les Vikings. This involved listening to a song and translating the lyrics from French to English. We then worked through slides that introduced the Vikings and key information in French, which we translated again into English. We are now able to translate much larger sections of French because of the work we did during Autumn term.
Year 6 Introduction to Vikings
Date: 6th Jan 2023 @ 8:08am
Today we began our new History unit - The Vikings. We began with a flashback of all the history we have covered during our time here at Boundary. We discussed together where we thought each key event/period of time went on the timeline and researched dates so that we could accurately order them.
Then we had a quick recap on Anglo-Saxons, which we covered in Year 5. We talked about why we learn about Anglo-Saxons and Vikings together. We then looked at who the Vikings were, where they came from and why they came to Britain.
Year 6 meet and greet with BFC players
Date: 15th Dec 2022 @ 12:34pm
Today Year 6 were lucky enough to have a meet and greet with 2 1st team Blackpool FC players: Shayne Lavery and Sonny Carey. During their visit, Year 6 pupils asked them a range of questions, such as 'Who is the toughest team you've faced?', 'How did you feel when you first stepped out at Bloomfield Road as a Blackpool player?' and 'What job would you have had if you hadn't have been a footballer?'
We'd like to thank the players for taking the time to visit our children and answer their questions.
Reading into Writing so far this half-term...
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 12:14pm
Year 6 Poetry Workshop with Nathan Parker
Date: 6th Dec 2022 @ 4:56pm
Today Year 6 were lucky enough to have a visit from local author/poet - Nathan Parker. He spent the first part of the visit talking about his works and his inspirations for writing. The children then took part in several short activities that got them to think about emotions and rhyming words. By the end of the session, the children created a whole class poem around pets - we all had a great time with Nathan and we hope to work with him again.
