Year 6 w.b: 10.03.25
Date: 14th Mar 2025 @ 3:40pm
Yet another busy week in Year 6!
Firstly, we are so proud of how everyone has worked this week. We have completed all our assessments and everyone has done so well. We have some areas to work on but we have shown fantastic resilience and we will keep practicing. Please do not worry about any scores, we have weeks left and we will do all we can to make sure everyone is confident, prepared and comfortable in their tests in the summer.
In Maths, we began our decimals unit. We identified the value of each digit in numbers given to up to three decimal places. We completed part-whole models and used place value counters to flexibly partition integers and decimals. We then used place value charts to complete additions and subtractions.
In English, we began to gather ideas for a balanced argument about whether wolves should be introduced to the United Kingdom. We watched a short clip about wolves being reintroduced in America. Grey wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995, resulting in a trophic cascade through the entire ecosystem. We then read several newspaper reports and made notes to add to our research.
In Art, we began to design our Banksy themed posters about whether we should have wolves in our country or not. We discussed that Banksy creates artwork about things he feels strongly about. After designing wolf outlines, we added slogans to show our beliefs.
In Science, we labelled the parts of an eye:
Iris - Coloured circle around the pupil. It controls the size of the pupil
Pupil - Black part of the eye. This is an opening that lets light in
Lens - This focuses light onto the retina
Retina - Light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye. It is made up of rods and cones
Rods - Sense cells that help us see the shapes of things
Cones - Sense cells that help us see colours
Optic nerve - Carries messages from the retina to the brain. The brain turns these into an image of what we are looking at
We learnt that the eye works by capturing light, focusing it onto the retina, where light-sensitive cells convert it into electrical signals that are then sent to the brain for interpretation as images.
In Geography, we looked at the climate on mountains. We researched the precipitation levels on Mount Fuji. In Mount Fuji, temperatures differ significantly between summer and winter months. On average, daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 29°C in August to a chilly 7°C in January. Mount Fuji experiences significant rain/snowfall throughout the year, averaging 2272 mm of precipitation annually. The seasons in Mount Fuji, bring significant changes in precipitation. The wettest month, September, receives heavy rainfall, with an average of 286 mm of precipitation. This rainfall is distributed across 19 rainy days.
We hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs Pirie and Mrs Taylor
