Author: Miss Prankard
World War Two Production
Performing Arts Showcase!
Class Six spent last half term working on a fantastic performance piece with our music teacher Ms. Crowley. Their performance included acting, singing, choreography, playing of musical instruments and poetry. All of this was done within the context of World War 2.…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 13 January 2018
Tags: Class 6
Christmas Cards
As part of our WW2 topic we have been looking at the official war artist Henry Moore. During the war, his studio and art supplies were destroyed in a bombing raid so he used his niece's wax crayons and watercolours to create pictures of the people who sheltered in the London Underground stations…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 14 December 2017
Tags: Class 6
Bar Modelling Maths
We have been looking at the mathematical strategy of bar modelling to solve word problems. This method allows children to visualise concepts and problems using 'bars'. During this particular lesson we used a variety of coloured post it notes to respresent our bars - this meant we could change the…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 3 December 2017
Tags: Class 6
Class Trip to Thwaite Mills
Class 6 enjoyed a brilliant class trip to Thwaite Mills, Leeds. It was a trip designed to enrich our knowledge and understanding of WW2 with a particular focus on life on the homefront and communication during war. Our day started with students coming into school dressed as a child in WW2 - all of…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 14 November 2017
Tags: Class 6
Science Investigations
We have been learning all about electricity in our science lessons this term. In this lesson, we created some circuits with buzzers and lightbulbs and experimented how changing the components that make up the circuit affects the way it works.
Here are some online resources about…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 7 November 2017
Extra! Extra! Breaking News!
Bramham News Desk
We have been developing our speaking and listening skills by producing and presenting our very own news reports! These have been about the courageous Dambusters, which we have researched in class and at home by doing some brilliant learning logs, and their heroic…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 7 November 2017
First Class 6 Class Council Meeting!
Following some exciting rounds of elections in Class 6, we had our first class council meeting. We officially met our class councillors, who led the meeting fairly and thoughtfully, and they told us about the roles and responsibilities they have been assigned. Our first meeting was extremely…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 7 November 2017
Tags: Class 6
Music Lessons
Class 6 start their music lessons on a high note!
We have been learning to play the recorder, and now we are starting to practice our selected song 'Run Rabbit Run'. For our performance, we have divided into two teams - one team performing the melody and other the harmony.
Our choice of…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 26 October 2017
Tags: Class 6
Active Maths - Roman Numerals
Class VI have been learning their Roman Numerals in a very active way! We have been making numbers using our bodies to create the Roman Numeral shapes! A brilliant lesson that was a lot of fun, can you guess some of the numbers in the photos?
If you need a hint and would like to…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 26 October 2017
Tags: Class 6