Christmas week

Date: 17th Dec 2021 @ 4:28pm

There has been a lovely atmosphere in Year 6 this week. The children have been mature, supportive of each other, creative and fun. Mrs Wood and I have really enjoyed their company this week.

The week began with making an eight-page book. The children may be able to show you how to do this simply from one sheet of paper. We then used this book to publish and illustrate our Refugee Story.

Monday afternoon was a great adventure- a trip to The New Vic, a theatre ‘in-the-round’. There we saw a wonderful production of the original story of Beauty and the Beast, using some surprising staging and even some acting musicians.

On Tuesday we began our Computing Unit, learning how to write code using Logo and Python. With this, we have drawn some beautiful, elaborate patterns. To use this at home, visit Turtle Academy online.

On Wednesday, we took part in an online story-writing session with Olaf Falafel and learnt more about simple illustrations and how to build a story.

Thursday was of course party day and the photos will show you just a snapshot of the fun we had.

And finally, today we completed our Christmas cards and also our sewing. Using our backstitch and tacking skills, we have stitched a shape onto a backing sheet. Miss Mitton will now weave (sew) her magic and create a quilt from everyone’s square.

And to cap it all off, our new screen has arrived! Worth 26.2 miles running, any day!

We have had an exhausting but rewarding term, full of new experiences and new learning. We look forward to seeing everyone, refreshed and ready for the Spring Term.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!