Cross Gates
Primary School
Aspire, Learn, Succeed
Cross Gates
Primary School
Aspire, Learn, Succeed
Year 6
Hello and welcome to Blackman Class! We are named after the British author Malorie Blackman and will be working on several texts by this author through out the year.
The adults who work in our class are:
- Miss Wilson
- Miss Cantwell
- Mrs Pavey
We also work very closely with:
- Mrs Hanif
- Mrs Middleton
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries throughout the year.
Key notices:
PE: Monday and Thursday.
- The children need to bring a full PE kit and water bottle on these days. Earrings must be removed or (if freshly pierced) the children need to bring in tape to cover them up. Adults in school will not remove earrings or provide tape.
Homework:
- Every Friday the children will take home a list of spellings and a maths focus to work on at home. They will be quizzed on these the following Friday. Please work on these at home so that the children are fully prepared for the quiz.
- Reading daily for at least 20minutes. Please sign reading logs.
- TT Rockstars - please access this as often as possible at home.
- Purple Mash - all children can access this learning tool from home.
Useful websites for revision:
Summer Term
In science, Y6 have been learning about Evolution and Adaptation. We learnt about how Charles Darwin spotted variations of the finch as he visited different islands. We explored this concept with our very own interpretation of beaks and seeds represented by a range of resources, and discussed which shaped beak was most effective for picking up each seed type. It was particularly difficult to pick up anything using the peg! We concluded that this was down to its shape, design and tension within the peg. We had fun exploring this concept and it really helped us to understand adaptation and evolution.
Year 5 and 6 visited the KPMG offices yesterday to learn about businesses in the financial sector. They had a really insightful visit, asked lots of interesting questions and learned a lot about the company. As they got the train into Leeds, they also attended a talk on railway safety. We had a number of wonderful comments throughout the day from the staff at KPMG and from members of the public, who remarked on how well behaved, sensible, respectful and kind our children were which is really lovely to hear. They represented Cross Gates in exactly the right way and the staff are all very proud of them!
Y6 were visited by Faramarz and Ellie from Tru who came to talk to us about the current work being carried out on the railway line and bridge in Cross Gates. We enjoyed working together in small groups to construct our very own bridges and watched with anticipation to find out whether each group's bridge would hold during the weight test!
Summer 2 Inoformation
Spring Term
Science Week: Yeast Investigation and Lava Lamps
DT: Cooking and Nutrition (Brownie Dessert)
Art: Block writing
DT: Cooking and Nutrition (Vegetable Chilli Main Course)
World Book Day
Science: Heart Dissection
DT: Cooking and Nutrition (Soup Starter)
Geography: Exploring trade games
English: Sharing and evaluating our wonderful writing
History: Exploring artefacts with our WW2 visitor
Science: Investigating classification keys
Visitor: Finding out about how taxes are calculated and used
Science: Working together to create presentations on the Digestive System.
Visitor: All things germs and microorganisms!
Music: Enjoying our ukulele lesson with Mr Rickson
Autumn Term
DT: Creating and evaluating our steady hand games
Open doors: a busy afternoon of Blooket fun
Christmas fun: cards, calendars and our party
DT: Making steady hand games
Enjoying the pantomime
Maths: Investigating measures in maths
Science: Making blood!
PSHE: Evaluating risky situations and coming up with solutions.
PE: Badminton
DT: Designing a steady hand game
Reading: Recreating scenes from Oliver Twist
Drama: Learning a routine from Oliver Twist during drama
PE: More gymnastics fun with Mr K
DT: Investigating steady hand games before designing our own.
History: Enjoying our visit to Armley Mills
Fire Safety: The firefighters from Killingbeck Fire Station spoke to us about keeping safe during Bonfire Night.
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Northern Ballet Workshop: Year 6 enjoyed their session with Northern Ballet.
Science: Exploring circuits during our lesson on electricity.
PE: Team building with Mr K
Art: One-point perspective
Maths: Working together to explain our reasoning and solve problems.
English: Working together to edit and improve the quality of our writing
History: Using the corridor timeline to order significant events in British history.
Drama: Enjoying our lesson with Zoom
Reading: Exploring vocabulary using Blooket and Heads Up
Art: Developing our drawing skills by creating self-portraits
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