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We have selected fabric and materials to make a fabric face. First we used our paper face template that we had made previously and used this as a template for the fabric face. We have used fabric, wool, buttons, string, straws and lots more to create our own fabric face.

This week in Y6, we have explored poetry. During our features lesson, we explored different ‘Poetry Tools’ poets use to capture the reader’s imagination. Poetry can be really tricky; however, Y6 have shown their determination and excellence to develop a super understanding so far! Well done…

We have watched The Snowman and spoken about what a snowman should not do! In this imaginative story the snowman comes to life and does lots of things such as ride a motorbike, fly through that winter sky and sit by the fire and almost melt! We enjoyed writing about ‘what a snowman should not do’…

Our trip to the Think Tank Museum in Birmingham! Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their day, especially experiencing a planetarium show!

We have started a new topic in Geography all about Birmingham. As part of this week’s learning,  we completed geographical sketches to represent how redevelopment has changed Birmingham’s skyline. Here are just a few of the amazing example Y6 Whales produced! 

This week we have been discussing the Christian celebration ‘Christmas’. With lots of activities going on in school and around our local area we discussed different ways people celebrate Christmas. We looked at lots of images and have enjoyed taking part in some of these traditions in the…

We have had a new role play area! Welcome to the theatre ☺️
The children have loved dressing up, using the puppets and putting on shows for their friends. 
We have been creating our own narratives, playing in groups ands learning new words. It has been lovely seeing the children help each other,…

This week, we have continued to practice a range of skills to prepare us for our independent writes which will be an alternative event based on the text ‘War Horse’. I have been beyond impressed with the writing this week and look forward to reading everybody’s independent…

This week in Science, we conducted an investigation to explore how light travels. We proved that light does in fact travel in straight lines and becomes blocked by opaque objects. Y6 Whales worked really hard in this lesson. Well done!

We have been working very hard on remembering the features of a book. We recapped the title, illustrations and this week learnt about the Author. We looked at a variety of books and identified all of the features.

In PE we loved playing Dinosaur stomp! We used our super listening skills to move and freeze. We chose different ways to move around the hall using all points of our body such as crawling, slithering, shuffling, stomping and running.

We have been learning all about celebrations and this week focused on birthdays! We have had a lot of birthdays in class this month and we have loved sharing common traditions such as balloons, presents, cake, party’s and hats. 
We explored making our own cakes with play dough and tools, writing…