‘Meet the Theorists’ Workshop

As a start for their Evolution and Inheritance topic, Year 6 took part in a workshop. They looked at artefacts from the Leicestershire Library museum collections and found out about the work of Mary Anning, Charles Darwin and Henry Bates.

The children looked at real fossils to gather evidence which supports Mary Anning’s evolutionary theories. They also studied the museum’s set of real finches to see how Darwin used these to explain his ideas of adaptation to the environment.

Oliver Twist

In English lessons, the children have been studying Oliver Twist. They visited an ‘art gallery’ with images representing what life would have been like for Oliver and people of the Victorian era. They then wrote descriptive words and phrases around these images to help them when writing their own Oliver Twist story ending. 

Music Maestros

This year in music, Year 6 have been playing string instruments, including the violin, viola and the cello.  Pupils have learnt about the different strings, the bow zone and how to use their bows accurately. 

Science – Living things and their habitats

This term, Year 6 have been looking at different organisms and how these can be classified. The children also completed a local area study and classified the animals and plants that they discovered within the school grounds. As an experiment on this topic, they also tested to see whether yeast was a living organism.

Giuseppe

In art, the children researched the life of the famous artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who created portrait heads from everyday materials such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books. The children built up their skills, including sketching and using watercolours to create their very own Giuseppe-inspired portraits.

A Tudor dish

In D&T, the children researched meals that Tudor citizens would have eaten. They then planned, made, tasted and evaluated their very own Tudor pottage. All the children tried the dish and some even wanted more.

Computing: Computer Aided Design

Year 6 have been looking at 3d modelling online. They looked at how 3d models are made and then printed. The children built up their skills by making shapes and then putting these together to create their own models of Tudor houses.

King Richard III

Year 6 began their History learning by visiting King Richard III centre. They took part in an archaeology workshop where they got to learn skills such as reading maps over time and locating bones and reassembling them.

In the afternoon, the children had a tour of the museum and even got to view the sight where King Richard III’s remains were found!