How does light travel?
In this week’s Science lesson, Y6 have been investigating how light travels and how shadows are formed by setting up an experiment.
We had to make sure we were being safe in the classroom.
“It was quite dark so we had to be aware of our surroundings,” said Zidaan.
Byron added, “Don’t shine the torch directly in anyone’s eye. It’s like you shouldn’t ever look at the sun directly.”
Challenge your child to finish these sentences:
Light travels in…
A shadow is formed when…
You could extend this challenge further by asking what would happen to the shadow if you changed the object that the light was shining on for one of a different size, shape or material.
“I am green for today’s learning objective, because I can explain to someone else how light travels,” said Rabiya.
Science Vocabulary
We’ve started a new science topic – light. We made a quick bar chat to show how many of us felt red, amber or green.
Help at home by discussing these words and using them in a sentence!
Living and Learning – Secret Agents of Kindness
Change starts with us! That’s why Y6 have been given a secret mission to become Agents of Kindness to spread positivity and make a change.
“It’s Anti-Bullying Week so we have been asked to be kind to someone in particular and disguise it by being kind to everybody,” stated Poppy.
“We’ve picked one person from the tub and that you have to be kind to that person (your secret target) all week,” said Kismat.
Zakariya said, “On Friday, whoever you got has to try and work out who their secret agent was.”
Watch this space!
It’s Anti-Bullying Week
This week, it’s anti-bullying week and the theme for this year is ‘Change starts with us’.
Don’t forget – we are also taking part in Odd Socks Day on Tuesday 12th November.
Recently, some of our Year 6 pupils have created a child friendly anti-bullying policy which will be shared with the rest of the school during this week.
Child friendly anti-bullying policy
Written by: Evie, Zidaan, Omar and Eve (Year 6)
What is bullying?
In our school, this is what bullying means:
Bullying is where you hurt someone, physically or emotionally, several times on purpose.
What might bullying look like?
If any of these things happen several (lots of) times, it is bullying.
- Hurting peoples’ feelings, for example, name calling, teasing, threatening, ignoring or spreading rumours
- Hurting peoples’ bodies, for example, hitting, punching or kicking
This could be in person or online (cyber bullying) and could be because of someone’s race, disability, gender or appearance.
What could you do if you are being bullied?
Start
Telling
Other
People
Who could you tell?
- Mrs Weekes/Mrs Freeman/Mrs Russell/Mrs Small (they are child protection staff)
- Mrs Taylor (Health Leader)
- Any other members of staff
- Friends
- Someone in your family
- Childline (0800 1111)
- Write a worry slip and put it in your Living and Learning box or the whole school worry box
- Email stayingsafe@spherefederation.org
Our views on bullying
STOP bullying – bullying is wrong!
We’re a happy and healthy school.
Treasure Hunt
We kicked off our Where in the World Am I? geography topic with a TREASURE HUNT in Moortown park!
In teams, we used a map, compass points and a trundle wheel to locate the stash!
We had to carefully read and precisely follow the directions – one metre South East instead of South West would have had catastrophic consequences!
Once each location was reached, we had to find the coin and note down the letter that was on it. There was a lot of excited cheers that kept ringing out across the park!
Ask your child to tell you the word that was spelled out on the treasure! Hint: it means the lines on maps that show how steep or gentle the terrain is.
Can you spot a way that we made sure we were safe on our treasure hunt?
Our Art Projects
Our independent art projects are now finished and very powerful, each representing the novel in its own way.
Each of the following six final art projects have been chosen because they best match one of our Y6 Art Vocabulary we’ve been learning: line, shape, pattern, colour, form, texture. Discuss together which you think is representing which word and why! Do you agree/disagree? Is there more than one option?
One of these pieces was chosen to represent realism, the other surrealism. Again, discuss and decide which you think it is!
Our petition against palm oil.
Last half term, Y6 were inspired by a poem called Rang Tan. This prompted us to write persuasive letters to the government to convince them to ban palm oil.
Today, we were able to walk the short distance to the post box and send our letters off to Parliament!
Watch this space for a (hopefully speedy) reply!
Anti-bullying week – Odd Socks Day
Next week is Anti-bullying Week. This year’s theme is ‘Change starts with us’ and we will be taking part in Odd Socks Day on Tuesday 12 November.
This day is to raise awareness of our differences, individuality and personal choice. There is no need for any payment – your child should simply wear odd socks and join in the fun!
Thank you for your support.
Living and Learning: Identity
Our Living and Learning theme this half-term is Identity. Pupils will learn about what makes themselves and others special, valuing the similarities and differences between themselves and others and what is meant by community. This will be taught through our Living and Learning sessions and two focused weeks.
Anti-bullying week (11 November) ‘Change starts with us’
My Community themed week (25 November)
Our new school charity will be chosen as part of the My Community themed week. Every year, we nominate a new charity to support. This year, we have been supporting WWF. We decide this on the basis of a Talk Time homework, and then school councillors make the final decision.
Our Living and Learning long term plan details the learning for each year group across the year and you can keep up to date with our weekly Living and Learning statements on the parent noticeboard in the playground and also on the school calendar. We will begin and end this half term with a focus on manners.
I apologise when I need to.
I say please and thank you.
School Council elections
We have recently launched this year’s School Council election process. Our School Council is one of the ways that children are encouraged to take an active part in pupil voice.
The election process allows children to develop an understanding of one of the British Values, democracy, with two representatives from each class, chosen democratically by their peers.
Here are some of the qualities our school councillors think are needed to be an effective school councillor.
- use the 8Rs for learning
- be respectful and polite
- help others
- be a good speaker and listener (to members of your class and in the meetings)
- share and be confident with your ideas
- let others speak
- accept the views of others even if you don’t agree
- be friendly and approachable
- follow our school rules and make good choices in class and around school
Our current whole school homework is all about the election and democracy, ready for the elections next Thursday 24 October.
