Year 6 blog:
Year 6 have had an exemplary first week back to school showcasing their enthusiasm, determination and commitment to their new role as school leaders.
One of the highlights so far has been our 'book tasting' session. This event offered students a unique opportunity to sample a variety of authors and genres.The children spent a few minutes with each book, reading a chapter before moving onto the next 'course'. By lunchtime they'd sampled several different books, giving them a better idea of what they'd like to read next. Many students expressed how the book tasting opened their eyes to genres they had never considered before, and found themselves enthralled in books they wouldn't have otherwise chosen!
In art this week, the children took part in an exciting gallery walk where they encountered some eye-catching, yet disproportionate images around the classroom walls. With keen observation, and using their own words, they were able to explain what was strange about the pictures. This led into an engaging lesson on perspective — how artists use vanishing points to create realistic 3D images on flat paper. Everyone was proud of their work as they each successfully drew a perfectly scaled cube! Building on this new skill, the children looked at powerful images of war and used lines to trace vanishing points, deepening their understanding of how perspective works. Then came the challenge — drawing their very own train tracks, disappearing into the horizon! The results were amazing, with some children even adding additional touches like houses, trees and mountains, making their artwork come alive. The children were amazed to discover just how realistic their drawings could be. What a fantastic journey into the world of art and perspective!
Throughout this half term in science we are studying 'light' and exploring the fascinating world of how we see. They started by learning about the parts of the eye and how light plays a vital role in helping us view the world around us. The children were intrigued as they discovered that light travels in straight lines and they eagerly put this to the test. Using cardboard with small holes, each group of children successfully set up their own experiment to test this theory. By the end, everyone confidently concluded that light definitely travels in straight lines! The children were able to show what they'd learned in writing, complete with labeled diagrams. Just as we were finishing the lesson, one student made an exciting connection and they remembered how we made light bend using a mirror in our first lesson. What could we do with this knowledge in the next lesson? We can't wait to see where this discovery takes us next!