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To continue their study of electricity, Year 6 have been investigating whether the length of wire in a circuit affects the brightness of a bulb. The pupils headed to the Science Lab and set to work building a simple circuit, using a short length of wire, to light up a bulb. They predicted at the…

This week, Year 6 had their first of three Internet Safety Talks with PC Forrester, a Cheltenham-based Schoolbeat Officer with the Gloucestershire Police School Unit. Schoolbeat is an initiative from the Gloucestershire Constabulary that sees Officers visit schools all over the county and talk to children in Year 6 to Year 9 about a range…

Year 6 pupils headed to the Science Lab this week to take on the task of dissecting a pig’s heart. The activity was the final stage of their studies into the circulatory system. The pupils have been learning about the function and structure of the heart, blood vessels and lungs in their recent Science lessons…

Year 6 visited the Black Country Living Museum this week to learn about the lives of different Victorian children. The Museum, based in the West Midlands, gives visitors the opportunity to explore 300 years of history in an open-air environment. This immersive learning opportunity brings to life one of the first industrialised landscapes in Britain…

Year 6 headed to the Science Lab this week for a practical lesson on circuits. The children have been learning about electricity, how to build a working circuit and how to draw the components in a scientific diagram. In their lesson this week, the children explored switches, bulbs and buzzers. They also discussed the way…

This week saw the first meeting of the Tuesday lunchtime Maths Club. Exclusively for pupils in Years 5 and 6, the Club had fantastic attendance. The pupils were able to have several games of ‘Nubble’ (a computer game that develops strategic thinking), as well as ‘Reptangles’ (a 3D construction puzzle) and the logic game ‘Rush…

Our Year 6 pupils donned their best 1940’s outfits and were transported back to the Second World War this week! Dressed as evacuee children, the cohort travelled on a traditional steam train along the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, to the safety of the countryside. Whilst on route, the children sang songs of the time such…

Miss Thomas’ Year 6 Science set are currently studying electricity, building on knowledge gained in Year 4. So far, the pupils have studied the symbols which represent components in a circuit, series and parallel circuits and currents. This week the pupils were focussing on batteries and voltage.  In their lesson, the children were tasked with…

As part of their Modern Foreign Languages lessons, pupils in Year 6 have been partnered with pupils from a French school in Avallon, Burgundy. Our pupils were delighted to receive their first communication from their pen pals this week, in the form of an Easter card and letter. The children spent time responding to their…

Year 6 were working on their measurement skills this week. The children looked at finding the area, which is the space inside the shape, and is found by multiplying the length by the width. They also looked at perimeter, which is the distance around the outside edges of a shape. They did this for both regular and irregular shapes during their maths…