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Welcome toColne Christ Church Church of England Primary School

Year Six

After the Meet the Teacher chat, here is my email address as promised.

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

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

Big Picture - Find out more about our learning this half term

In science this week we have been investigating using data loggers. We made circuits using batteries, crocodile clips, buzzers and switches. We measured the the difference in sound as we increased the voltage of cells, then recorded the amount of decibels that the data logger recorded. We worked out the mean (average) then recorded this on a graph.

Science - we have been predicting whether lemons could take the place of a battery to light a bulb in a circuit. 

In English, we have discovered that Macbeth has killed King Duncan! His friend Banquo has his suspicions and is trying to persuade Macbeth to stop his killing spree!

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During RE, we have been hot seating Moses, the Pharaoh, Moses' wife Zipporah, Miriam and Aaron.

During class worship today(Wednesday 15th January) we have been discussing the story of Jacob and Esau - two brothers who were always falling out. This story is about the concepts of truth and deception.

Is it okay to have a favourite child? We have been discussing who was to blame for the outcome of the story. 

We acted out the story, concentrating on feelings and emotions.

In science we are learning about electricity. This week we have been  investigating circuits (recap from Year 4) using cells, batteries, buzzers, motors, bulbs and switches. Each table had a different task to investigate. We did a fantastic job.

In English this half term we will be writing about Macbeth (written by William Shakespeare).

This story is about deceit, murder and a prophecy given to Macbeth by three witches after Scotland had beaten Norway in battle. We have been using drama to act out when the witches gave Macbeth and his friend Banquo (the general to King Duncan) a prophecy. They said that Macbeth would become the Thane of Cawdor and then become the future King of Scotland.

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ENGLISH

 

We have been using drama to create a freeze frame for the first part of the story of Rose Blanche.  This is a story about a girl growing up in Germany during the Second World War. 

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In Science, we are learning about evolution. The peppered moth (in the early 1800s) were light with speckled wings. The dark form, spotted for the first time in 1848, was very rare. But 50 years later, during the Industrial Revolution, a huge increase in air pollution from factories coated trees with a layer of soot. The peppered moths with dark wings could camouflage and became more likely to survive long enough to lay eggs, passing on their dark wings to their offspring. 

Through natural selection, the population of moths became better adapted to their new environment. The same process can also lead to evolution.

Can you spot which of our moths could be hidden from the greedy bird? 

INTRODUCING THE YEAR 6 RAPS ABOUT RESPECT - ANTI BULLYING WEEK!

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We visited the Museum of Lancashire and took part in four workshops all to do with WW2. We had a fantastic time and learnt lots of new things.

Science

 

During this half term, we have been learning about Charles Darwen and his Finches. We conducted an experiment to see which beak would be the best to pick up seeds and raisins. We used chopsticks, tweezers and a stopwatch to record how many we managed to pick up in sixty seconds. We repeated this three times and worked out the average for each. We found the tweezers were much easier than the chopsticks!

ENGLISH - THE HIGHWAYMAN BY ALFRED NOYES

We have been looking at Alfred Noyes's thrilling poem, charged with drama and tension, we ride with the highwayman and recoil from the terrible fate that befalls him and his sweetheart Bess, the landlord's daughter.

'One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night,

But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light;

Yet if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day, 

Then look for me by moonlight.

Watch for me by moonlight,

I'll come to thee by  moonlight, though hell should bar the way.'

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SCIENCE - LIVING THINGS AND THEIR HABITATS

 

We have been learning about classification and how keys are used to identify different types of species.

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