Team Topaz 2025/26

 Your Class teacher is Ms Reid

Your Teaching Assistants are Mrs Sides, Mrs Botha and Mrs Hajzeri

This half term we have been very busy in Year 6. In Geography, we have been learning about the sorts of goods and services the UK imports and exports, as well as locating cities and identifying key features of Britain.  Our last Geography lessons involved us using Ordnance Survey Maps of London and challenging each other to locate different map symbols using the 4 digit grid references we gave – we really enjoyed doing this!  We even challenged ourselves to give 6 digit references to see how much easier it was to locate places. 

We also visited Bentley Priory as part of our World War 2 History topic which was the headquarters of the ‘Battle of Britain’ campaign. We had a tour of the museum and then become part of the command centre and directed where our planes should fly to defeat the Luftwaffe!

In DT, we thoroughly enjoyed designing, building and then programming Lego robots.  We had to design the robot which would be most successful in a battle!  This was great fun!

 In Science, we have been learning about Electricity. We loved using the equipment to conduct various experiments! Two of our recent investigations have included increasing the number of batteries in a circuit to determine the effect on the components (bulb, buzzer, motor), as well as lengthening the number of wires in a different circuit to discover the impact on the bulb. In addition to this, we have looked at different types of switches and learnt how to draw circuit diagrams using the correct scientific symbols.

In our RE lessons, we have continued to look at Buddhism; exploring Buddhist attitudes to animals and living things and reflecting on how we ourselves can show respect for the environment. We have also learned about key Buddhist concepts – such as karma and reincarnation – and considered how Buddhists conduct their lives in order to accumulate good karma.  We also considered how Christmas can be celebrated in both a sacred and secular way and designed cards with a sacred and secular message.  During PSHE we have been finding out more about the challenges faced by those living with disability, the positive and negative aspects of power and control and the amazing lives of Paralympians and their impact. We also enjoyed practicing carols for our Christmas Carol Concert and watching the Christmas pantomime! Oh yes we did!

Next half term, we look forward to exploring some new topics: in Science we will look at ‘Living Things’ and as Geographers we will be studying ‘Rainforests’. Wishing you all a fantastic winter break and we will see you in the New Year!

Year 6 PE Days are Monday and Thursday

Please come to school in PE kit on these days

 

Well done to our Weekly Award Winners

Zayan & Emma

Zayan, Emma & Olive

Bella, Dylan & Hugo

Kian, Gracie, Nancy & AJ

Millie, Nancy & Bella

                               Celebrating Home Learning                                          Well done to our weekly Rockers....

Top Ten Rockers	Challenge 7 times	5 times
1.Gracie 2. Menaal 3. Hugo 4. Olive 5. Sophie 5. Megan 6. Teddy T 7. Buddy 8. Emma 9. Nancy 10. Ari	Gracie Menaal	Sophie Millie Nancy Buddy Dylan

...and also to our weekly Readers.

Bella Nancy	Dylan Emma Harrison Sonny Maddy

Webistes you might find helpful ...

• www.bbc.co.uk/history
• BBC Bitesize - KS2 Science
• BBC Bitesize - Dance Mat Typing Build speed of typing in a fun and challenging way
• CBBC - Newsround An engaging news based website.
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z82hsbk/year/zmyxxycBBC
• Books To Make You Feel Better..pdf

Documents you may find useful

• key-word-spelling-lists.docx
• Spelling Lists - All Year Groups.pdf
• Grammatical Terminology Prompt.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week's certificate winners! Well done!

 

This week, we researched London landmarks and picked our three favourites and recreated them in our Art books!