Welcome to Year 6!

We have a busy year ahead of us - starting off with our residential to Robinwood!

Should you need anything then please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail:

d.marsh@christchurch-pri.lancs.sch.uk

Any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch. Mrs Marsh 

Science - during our light topic, we have been investigating how shadows form.  We learnt that shadows are formed when opaque (non-transparent) objects block light, which travels in straight lines from a source. As the light cannot pass through the object, it creates a dark area ( a silhouette) on the surface behind it. Shadows can change in size depending on how close the object is to the light. 

We used our whiteboard pens to draw the object's shadow on the table (don't tell Mr. Peers)! 

During R.E this half term, we have been learning about the Exodus and what it means to be free. Moses led the Israelites to safety away from slavery and the Pharaoh. We have been hot seating characters (Moses, Pharaoh, Zipporah, Miriam and Aaron) asking them questions about the Exodus.

We listened to a brave man who survived the holocaust as it has been the Holocaust Memorial Day during this half term. This links with our R.E topic as Dr Martin Stern spent his childhood fleeing from the Nazi's as he was from a Jewish family - just like the Israelites who Moses rescued from the Pharaoh. You could have heard a pin drop in class.

History

We have been putting dates in chronological order and then deciding which of the dates the Vikings were the biggest threat to our country. 

Did you know that Vikings did not wear horned helmets - it's a myth!

During Science this half term we have been learning about light. Did you know that light travels in straight lines? We have been making periscopes and testing them out!

During Design Technology, we made waistcoats. 

Science - our topic this half term is Evolution and Inheritance. We have been learning about Charles Darwin and Natural Selection. During his time on the Galapagos Islands, he collected specimens of different species of finches who lived there and studied them. He noticed that the finches on the different islands had beaks that were adapted to their respective environments. Darwin realised that any finches whose beaks weren't adapted to their environment wouldn't have been able to survive, and this led to his theory of evolution.

We conducted an experiment using different equipment to see which ingredient would be the easiest to pick up as if it was a beak. We used tweezers, skewers and toothpicks. We then calculated the mean (average) from the results in our table.

We have just arrived back from the Museum of Lancashire in Preston. We have been spies. Unfortunately, we are not able to tell you about our trip - IT'S TOP SECRET!!

Here are some photos. A couple of children were so exhausted after being spies for the afternoon - they had a snooze on the way home!

History

We are History Detectives! We have been learning all about Guy Halfhead. He was a soldier from Colne who unfortunately lost his life fighting for our country during World War One. We have been to church to look at a display of all the soldiers from Colne who died in the war. We found Guy Halfhead's grave, his name on the War Memorial and also inside church on the memorial tablet.

Enjoying dressing up during Opal Playtimes!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Our topic this half term is called 'Life is a Journey'. We have been researching different pilgrimages.

A pilgrimage is a journey to a religiously or spiritually significant place people go to, so they can feel closer to their god and strengthen their faith - often seeking healing, forgiveness for any wrongdoing, or for an answer to a problem.

Here are some examples in the form of two-page spreads of our research.

During our World War 2 topic, we have been learning about why the war started - especially as WW1 was so devastating. We have been using our reporting skills to respond to a picture showing children in a trench during the Phoney War - from September 1939 - April 1940.

We are reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret in English. The story is set in Paris (1931) and 

the protagonist is a boy called Hugo who  discovered a mysterious drawing that changes his life

forever! We have been using drama to act out a scene where Hugo steals a toy from a shop in the train station. We have been concentrating on using passive voice. 

Here are some pictures from our time at Robinwood.