Curriculum Impact Tag: KS2

Year 6 have been practicing their times tables when learning about factors, multiples and prime numbers.

As part of our topic learning about the circulatory system, Year 6 used skittles and water to investigate how nutrients pass into our bloodstream from our digestive organs.

We practiced using ‘sum’ to introduce ourselves, remembering that male names end in -us and female names in -a.

Year three had an amazing time building on the skills they have learnt in Fridays sessions, building a pyramid with their wonderful knot tying skills , finding bugs and starting to name them - the centipedes were very fast we couldn’t catch them! Some enjoyed some observational drawing, a very…

Sharks class identified features of setting descriptions by text marking and annotating many WAGOLLs before creating our own checklist of an effective setting description.

Sharks proved their understanding of staying safe online by playing and creating games where we collected safe online content such as firewalls and avoided dangerous items such as PEGI 18.

Sharks creating model hearts using a plastic cup, balloon and water with red food colouring. Our favourite part was when the blood splurged out of the blood vessels (straws!)

Year 6 have continued to work on transition in preparation for moving to high school! We are completing transition booklets, which we will bring home at the end of term, full of memories of Waterside and our hopes and dreams for the future.

Today Year 3 have been investigating roots, they have started an experiment where they will watch the roots of a carrot grow over time.

In preparation for our last piece of writing, a journalistic report, we brainstormed all we knew about a key eyewitness in the story of ‘Oranges in No Man’s Land’.

In Maths this week, we have been learning about the importance of Maths as we get older. We have discussed key terminology including 'investment' and  'financial risk' before attempting to make money investing in businesses!

Year 5 Dolphins have revisited their homophone knowledge in their grammar lesson today.  It was lovely to see how this skill has improved since we last investigated it!