Welcome to Year 6

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Our first activities at PGL Boreatton Park included the giant swing, abseiling and canoeing. Lots of fun has been had and the sun came out for a bit. Click on the image to see some photos. More to follow on other days.

Thursday morning activities were problem solving, giant swing, canoeing, shooting and trapeze. Click on the photo for images.

Thursday afternoon's activities were also problem solving, giant swing, canoeing, shooting and trapeze. There was a campfire in the evening. Click on the photo for images.

Friday's activities were abseiling, orienteering, rifle shooting and trapeze. Click on the image for photos.

From 19th – 21st April, the Year 6 children went on their residential to PGL Boreatton in Shropshire. 

We conquered our fears and improved our skills by taking part in a whole range of activities such as canoeing, orienteering, problem solving, shooting, abseiling, trapeze and giant swing. The PGL staff were amazing and encouraged us to do things we never thought possible.

Our days were action-packed and there was even entertainment in the evening. On one night we played a giant game of Cluedo and on the other we sang songs around the campfire.

The highlight for some people was the amazing food. Every morning, we were treated to a full cooked breakfast and at lunchtimes and evenings there was always lots to choose from.

We stayed in wooden cabins with our friends. Once we decided who was sleeping on the top bunk, we all got on like a house on fire.

After three days, it was time to come home and there was a lot of snoring on the coaches. We had a fantastic time and would like to thank all the teachers and teaching assistants who came with us.

  On Monday morning, Year 6 were very excited – oh yes, they were! All of Year 6 were loaded onto two double decker buses and set off to Prescot town, more specifically, Shakespeare North Playhouse.

Once in the theatre, 32 lucky children were seated downstairs and the rest of us found our seats on the balcony.

We waited in anticipation for the amazing performance of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to start. The four performers told the story of Ebenezer Scrooge in a fun and entertaining manner. There was audience participation and a bit of, “Oh yes we are.” It was really wonderful to watch some talented actors tell us a story with music, dancing and singing.

Thank you to the PTA for helping us and to Mrs Murphy for all the organising. It set us on a good path to enjoy Christmas and as Tiny Tim said, “God bless everyone.”

Year 6 attended an online career conversation about climate change with Jamie Brogan from Edinburgh Climate Change Institute and Raising Aspirations. We discussed how we all have an impact and we have pledged to play our part in living simpler and being green.

We pledge to reduce waste and to use our voices to influence others. 

We have learnt that little things make a difference - our futures, our lives.

Year 6 enjoyed an online careers talk by Lorna Bennett, a renewable energy engineer at ORE Catapult, the UK's leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy. She explained her career journey and the process of designing and maintaining wind turbines. The children asked thought-provoking questions. We are grateful that she is, "working towards building a better world by creating new things to make old things better". Thanks to Positive Footprints for organising the event.

Congratulations to Erin and James for passing their recent LAMDA drama examination. Both students scored high into the nineties and were awarded ‘distinctions’! James and Erin have been working with Limelight Speech and Drama Academy in school towards this qualification. They both experienced many delays and setbacks due to Covid restrictions. Nevertheless, they persevered and should be congratulated on their resilience and effort. Well done to you both!

Like many other primary schools, today Y6 have been given some homework for the weekend to remind them there is more to life and more to school than SATs.

This poem is by an unknown poet and was first seen online in 2019. 

Use the same username and password that you use for Purple Mash and Mangahigh.

First visit the Studio to improve your rock status. You need to have had ten goes in the Studio to get your rock status. 

Practise in the Garage. 

Test yourself in the Soundcheck, then visit the Studio again.

Maths lessons, challenges and games for homework and classwork. Try using your Purple Mash login and password or see Mr Cannell for help. School id 41975. 

Click on the image to start the Dance Party tutorial and go on to create your own dance routines.

Click on the image to open Scratch.  

Follow the instructions in the video that you watch in school.

Click on the image to open the CS First page so that you can start programming your own Super Hero in Scratch.  

1. Watch the introduction video.
2. Open the starter project link and choose a sprite for your hero.
3. Return to the CS First page and watch more videos.