Years 5 and 6 pupils learnt about diffusion in an experiment led by Leaders of Learning from Nottingham University. They observed the coloured sugar that is coating the skittles DISSOLVES in to the water and spreads out due to a process called DIFFUSION. The sugar will always move from the area where there is lots of sugar (next to the skittle) to a place where there is less, so you see the coloured sugar move across the plate.
This afternoon, Year 6 welcomed Cross Teach back for their Easter experience. Children participated in a crime scene investigation about the death of Jesus before deciding who was guilty of his murder…
This morning, as part of Science Week, Year 6 watched a live lesson all about wool and its properties. After the live lesson, children investigated different materials to see which material was the best thermal insulator.
This afternoon, Year 6 were visited by Charlotte and Olivia from the Mental Health Support Team, who led a workshop on exam worry. Children discussed worries before looking at coping strategies.
What a brilliant end to our Into University week. This morning, children explored the Jubilee campus before participating in a law society seminar. This afternoon, children presented their secret missions before graduating! Thank to all who attended.
This morning, children examined crime & punishment within four different historical periods; Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Tudors & Victorians. Children were horrified at some of the punishments throughout history…
This afternoon, children prepared for a top secret mission – shhhh!
It’s been a great start to Year 6’s Into University week with a trip to the National Justice Museum. Children took part in a Victorian crime scene investigation before participating in a Victorian court case.
Over the last two days, Year 6 have been creating and baking their own Victorian pies. Children made their own pastry before adding fruit and a flavouring. A key focus was pastry decoration – they tried really hard with lattice patterns!
This morning volunteers from National Numeracy and Capital One visited Key Stage 2 to discuss maths! After an informative assembly about maths in the real world, Year 5 and Year 6 had a workshop examining how maths is used in a range of job roles. Maths is everywhere!
Year 5 and Year 6 have visited Nottingham city centre as part of their local history learning. Children visited parts of Nottingham Castle to discover the surrounding the history of the area. Later on in the afternoon, pupils watched Dick Whittington at the Nottingham Playhouse. A very busy but fun afternoon was enjoyed by all.
A fantastic Design and Technology Day full of designing, creating and evaluating our William Kamkwamba-inspired wind turbines. Children developed their wood-cutting skills, practised using a glue gun and revisited their electrical circuit learning before assembling their wind turbines.
What a brilliant day Years 5 and 6 had yesterday exploring the different areas of Magna! The children explored electrical circuits in the workshop before visiting the Water, Air and Fire Pavilions.
Year 6 had a great day in visiting the House of Commons and the House of Lords, as well as taking part in a great educational workshop. We met with our local MP Lilian Greenwood, who gave up a lot of her time to welcome and speak to us. The veeeery long coach trip was worth it!
Class 6 have had the most fantastic time on residential this weekend at Kingswood. Huge thanks to the staff for giving their time to make this so successful and well done to the children for their impeccable behaviour and sense of adventure – we are very proud of you!
Class 6 had a great wider opportunities day of outdoor learning. We were den building, pond-dipping, strawberry-picking and even habitat hunting. There was some great teamwork on display as children worked together to problem solve and discover a variety of invertebrates!
Year 6 went habitat hunting and investigated our school grounds to discover the amazing array of life that thrives in the most unusual of places.
Year 6 loved their big book reveal as part of the Young Reader Programme at National Literacy Trust. For children to be able to individually choose their own books is just incredible and is enhancing our reading culture even more. The children are so grateful and happy.
Pupils sampled some juicy reads in short periods of time. They were introduced to different authors, genres and even recommended several titles to their peers. They spent a few minutes ‘tasting’ the front cover and blurb, reading the first few pages, and browsing each book for a first impression. All the children came away with a new wish list of titles!
To help answer our focus question, ‘Did anyone escape from Alcatraz?’ Year 6 were challenged with designing, building and evaluating a fit for purpose raft to escape from Alcatraz. Prison wardens insisted on several specifications that the children had to try and incorporate into their designs. They also had to adhere to a strict budget of $100 to buy all their materials. Having discussed which materials to purchase from the shop, the children began to construct their designs. We then discovered which raft could withstand the weight of 1kg and could stay afloat during rough seas!
Thank you for bringing in all your recyclable materials.
Year 6 discovered how to find their pulse and the number of beats their heart makes per minute. They explored how this number changes following activity and had fun recording their results on multiple hearts.
Terrific discussion in Year 6 today surrounding the text ‘My Proudest Blue’. A few children also decided to wear their hijab today.
Year 6 have been busy learning about Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and the finches of the Galapagos. Darwin spotted that different shaped beaks had evolved to help finches eat more of their favourite food in particular locations. We didn’t have finch beaks, but we did have forceps and pegs. Children had to test how effective each ‘beak substitute’ was at picking up a variety of food types from plant seeds to peppercorns. The pegs were particularly challenging, but we could see how having the right shaped beak could help a finch to survive!
Year 6 have planned their own stop frame animations in a storyboard to show how three prisoners managed to escape from Alcatraz prison in 1962. Some pupils crafted their own puppets along with props and sets. They also added sound, visual effects and explored green screen backgrounds too. We certainly have some animators in the making!
Some of Year 6’s graffiti tags – aren’t they effective?!
As part of Year 6’s hook days into their new project, they took inspiration from the anonymous artist, Banksy, to create their own stylised graffiti tags. They demonstrated skills in colour contrasting, repeated sketching and shadow outlining. They can’t wait to create more graffiti walls!
Congratulations to our KS2 achievement, behaviour and kindness winners of Autumn Term 2021 – your teachers shared all about your wonderful attitudes and achievements and you should be very proud of yourselves!
For Primary Parliament day, Year 6 focused on themes around the COP26 conference happening in Glasgow and how we, here in Nottingham, can contribute to the goal of carbon neutrality by 2028. A team of researchers from the University of Nottingham helped us to devise “green machines” of the future. We then presented our findings to other local schools and councillors.
For Local History Week, Year 6 visited different types of housing. We examined which buildings could still be seen today from primary sources. Pupils were able capture the new alongside the old physical and environmental features. We took new photos to create a series of ‘now and then’ images. The children were so inquisitive and showed off some great enquiry skills!
Year 6 began local history week by investigating the impact of industrialisation on housing, both nationally and locally. Pupils discovered the industrialisation of Radford occurred after the Bobbin-net fever of the 1820s. We examined why there was a need to build houses for the workers on a large scale.