Year 6 carried out a geographical enquiry within the local area. Each class agreed a focus for their enquiry and the best methods of data collection.
6SC looked at the impact of disused buildings within the estate, and consulted with local residents to find out what they would like to happen to the sites – and which services they would like to be able to access from any new community buildings. We found out views through the use of likert scales and interviewing local people. We also took photographs and made observations – using tally charts to collect our data.
As a class we discussed many issues in our local area, including pollution and new building projects. We discussed the changes we could make hypothetically and chose traffic congestion around the school at pick up and drop off times to investigate further as if we were a council member. As part of this we went out to carry out some fieldwork. We counted the possible number of car park spaces around the school.
Katie from Science Buddies visited year 6 to dissect some lamb hearts with us. This is part of our Science learning linking to ‘Staying Alive’. We explored the weight, shape and size of the heart and appearance. We discussed and identified chambers and heart strings and thought about how the heart serves us. It was so extraordinary to be hands on with an actual heart. What amazing science fun!
Some of our Year 6 children visited Boldon Comprehensive School to take part in a Rounders Festival. Although we did not achieve any medals, they had great fun and represented us brilliantly, showing super skill and demonstrating excellent behaviour and sportsmanship.
We took it in turn to create a course each. Class 6SC researched recipes which involved a red pepper as the ‘hero ingredient’. We then followed our recipes to create our chosen starter dishes. 6FD researched and created a main course dish with the ‘hero ingredient’ being salmon and 6GA used pineapple to create a dessert. We learned lots of new skills including peeling, chopping, mixing and blending. Additionally, we learned more about good food hygiene and working safely when using equipment.
We worked well together in our groups and I think you’ll agree that our food looked amazing! Our peers from across the year group tasted and evaluated our dishes and confirmed that we had done a really good job!
Choir children had a fantastic morning at The Glasshouse in Gateshead where we participated in The Big Sing. We sang and danced together with children from schools all over the north east. We all had a great time!
Our children enjoyed an inspirational sports visit from Ben Holden, who led each class in an ‘Around the World in Sporty Ways’ workshop. Children got to experience sports such as, Gaelic Football, American Football and Kabaddi. We also enjoyed an inspirational assembly where Ben shared important messages about resilience.
