You can find all the weekly news from Year 6 linked below.
We are so proud of the Year 6 children for their phenomenal performance of 'School of Pop' this week. Every single child rose to the occasion, despite very high temperatures, sang, acted and danced their hearts out. With three performances this week, they are all exhausted but absolutely buzzing with their fantastic success. Well done Year 6!
As part of our Science topic on the Circulatory System, this week the children used a bottle and a balloon to create a simplistic model of the lungs. It was fiddly but effective and the children very much enjoyed this practical way of demonstrating what goes on.
This week, we have begun reading a modern classic story in English: 'Kensuke's Kingdom' by Michael Morpurgo. So far, we have only read the first chapter, but already, the children have had much to say about various issues that have arisen. It's a great story that very much recaps much of our learning in Year 6.
This wee, Year 6 completed one of our most eagerly-awaited lessons of the whole year: dissection of a lamb's heart. To kickstart our Science topic about the Circulatory system, groups of 3 were given a lamb's heart and, using a scalpel, they cut it open to explore for themselves what they had been learning about. The children absolutely loved it, and we are particularly proud of a few children who persevered to overcome initial thoughts. Definitely a highlight of the year so far.
In Maths this week, the children were set the challenge of drawing their own name on squared paper using only horizontal and vertical lines and then calculating the perimeter and the area of each letter. They then had to calculate the grand total of each. The children had to persevere and also think in a slightly different way to achieve this. The results were fabulous!
This week, in DT, the children in Year 6 have been sewing together the parts of their waistcoats for soft toys. They have had to persevere to master the various skills and have made great progress.
We are so proud of how our Year 6 children have risen to the challenge that is SATs. This week has allowed them to show off all that they have worked hard to master in English and Maths during their time in primary school. Because SATs are the culmination of all of their learning, not just in Year 6. They have shown many of our school values this week: perseverance, responsibility, self-belief, empathy and togetherness, as they have supported and encouraged each other. They have 'dug deep' this week and they have done themselves proud too.
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In Geography this week, we have been exploring the imbalance in the numbers of primary workers in the global trade market in less developed countries with those in more developed countries and the effect this has on average income. It led to a fascinating discussion about equality and the need for fairness for all - one of the pillars we have at Dorchester, that underpins our curriculum.
In Geography this week, we have looked at the role of primary, secondary and tertiary workers in the global supply chain. We have used maps, atlases and globes to explore the many different countries that are involved in the production of some of our clothes.
This week, we have begun our Geography topic of Global Trade. We have been exploring how trade started thousands of years ago and has developed into the way we buy and sell goods today. The children have taken a different aspect of this journey and researched how trade expanded during that time period.
Year 6 worked very hard on Tuesday morning to build their model playgrounds in DT and the results have been fantastic. All the children worked collaboratively and overcame challenges by problem-solving and persevering. They learnt about the importance of measuring accurately and had to consider how to ensure stability in each piece of playground equipment. Well done Year 6!
This week, we have designed new playgrounds. We will be constructing these next week, using card, wood, lolly sticks and string. The children have worked in groups to use the design brief to plan their playgrounds and will be using glue guns and saws next week to build these. The photo above is from last year.