In English, we have continued writing our information text based on British animals. The introductions have been wonderful so far, showing the use of technical vocabulary, parenthesis and alliteration to name a few. Keep up…
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Year 6: Gutsy Gymnasts
We have had an incredibly enjoyable and valuable week! In Maths, we explored ratio and proportion in class and how it applies outside of school. We talked about how architects and map-makers must use scaled…
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On our return to school, we were saddened by the news of Pope Benedict XVI passing away. We felt it was important to honour the once leader of the Catholic Church, therefore we decided to…
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On the morn of the final week, we were met with beautiful, crunchy snow!! This truly set the scene – for all our pupils – of a picture perfect Christmas. We had a snowball fight,…
Read MoreIt is all about the algorithm!
Have a look at this amazing video! Enitan, from year 6, can solve the Rubik’s Cube. Can you do it? It is all about choosing the right algorithm! Do you want to learn more?…
Read MoreYear 6: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
English: In English this week, we wrote the conclusion to our Rose Blanche diary entry. The Rose Blanche book outlines what it was like to be a child living in mainland Europe during World War…
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Another busy and eventful week at St Joseph’s for our Year 6 pupils. We started the week with a beautiful Advent assembly led by both Violet and Amethyst Class. The children felt a huge responsibility…
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What an incredible week it was! We kicked off the week by joining in on a Zoom call hosted by the University of Cambridge. Our hosts took the children through a number of Maths problem-solving…
Read MoreYear 6: Busy Bots
This week in Science, the pupils were experimenting the theory of ‘upthrust’ as well as density. The pupils learned that air is less dense than water and therefore, will float on water (buoyant). The pupils…
Read MoreYear 6: The Impact of War
As promised, our Amethyst Class assembly can be found down below by following the link. The video is marked as an unlisted video, therefore, the general public cannot view it without the link. We hope…
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