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Hamsterley Forest Visit 

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Class 6 have been learning all about forests in geography. They recently went on a class trip to Hamsterley Forest. During a 4km walk, the children gathered and collected data, based on their pre-planned field study. Some children collected evidence relating to the reason people visit the forest, others looked at the tree species or wildlife. After a busy day collecting data, they finished it off with a picnic, on the bus, and played on the climbing frame. 

See the video for the work produced by the children, processing and presenting their geographical data using Keynote.

 

World Mental Health Day

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To raise awareness for World Mental Health Day (Tuesday 10th October 2023) pupils in Class 6 were tasked with considering positive and negative coping strategies when dealing with mental health and self-care top tips. They considered what helps their brain and thought about reflective questions. They then produced a video, linked to their learning in music, to raise awareness. In music, the pupils have been learning to sign the song ‘Happy’ by Pharell Williams, which they can be heard singing in the video.

Harvest Samba

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Last week, Class 6 performed the harvest samba for the whole school harvest festival. They practised the song during their music lessons and used percussion instruments during the chorus.

World Mental Health Day

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Last week, Cornforth Partnership kindly visited Class 6 for World Mental Health Day. Within their visit, they discussed services, that they offer, and how they could make use of these. They then gifted pupils with a goodie bag each to take home.

History – Toys from the Past

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In history, Class 6 are learning about toys from the past. We had lots of fun playing with toys from different eras of history and making inferences from them.

Geography – MicroBits

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In geography, Class 6 gathered geographical data using MicroBits. Each group were required to conduct their own research following their chosen line of inquiry. The students used online resources to virtually visit both Durham and Sao Paulo to both cities. Once they gathered the numerical data, they then used KeyNote to present their findings.

Science – KeyNote

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In science, Class 6 used the KeyNote app to create a visual animation showing how we see things.

Timelines

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In history, Class 6 were experimenting using the Timeline3D app to create a timeline of British history. From this, they are going to investigate toys from the past, using their historical knowledge to make predictions and inferences using clues available.

English – The Arrival Narrative

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Following on from the students’ role play animations, in the style of Shaun Tan, they then wrote their own narrative. They then used Pages to create their own eBook style story.  

 

Class 6 English – Animation Project

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In Class 6, we have been reading ‘The Arrival’ by Shaun Tan. This is a unique book that has no words. The children all had to make their own inferences based on visual clues. The class particularly enjoyed watching the animation version and therefore, were tasked with making their own. Firstly, they had to take images, using a green screen, then edit their images, add these to iMovie, then add relevant sound effects. Their final results are impressive!