Year 6 - Enrichment Activities
Year 6 Enterprise
Year 6 took part in the Make £5 Grow Virgin Enterprise which involves being given a loan of £5 and developing a business plan to earn more money. The children split into 11 teams and enterprises included: cake making and decorating, food and drinks, games and car washing making an impressive total profit of £319.68. They have decided to spend the money earned on a special class day out!
Year 6 St Mary's Village - Based on the short film 'Miniature Earth'
After in-depth and complicated data handling of our school information, the children calculated what our school would look like if it were a small community of 100 people, keeping the same proportions.
The pupils then decided how they wanted to represent their findings by designing a photograph for each statistic. The wonderful Mrs. Tinney then supported the children in capturing their ideas with impressive, professional results!
The pupils then decided how they wanted to represent their findings by designing a photograph for each statistic. The wonderful Mrs. Tinney then supported the children in capturing their ideas with impressive, professional results!
Setting Up The Shots!
Using PowerPoint, the children produced emotive displays of the data that they had calculated; adding in music (voted for by the class); animations and transitions.
The children gathered the data, created tables to display the data, converted the data into percentages and made pie-charts to display and understand the data.
The finished projects will soon be available to view on our school website.
Data explored:
Ethnicity
Faith
First Language
Mode of transport to school
Car ownership
Mobile phone ownership
Electronic device ownership
Gender
Internet access
The finished projects will soon be available to view on our school website.
Data explored:
Ethnicity
Faith
First Language
Mode of transport to school
Car ownership
Mobile phone ownership
Electronic device ownership
Gender
Internet access
Miniature Earth Project
Year 6 have also been working on creating an updated version of the 'If St. Mary's were a village' film that was made four years ago. The film is based on an original about the world imagined as a village of 100 people which can be found at www.miniature-earth.com The children have surveyed the whole school to find answers to a range of questions then been using this data to calculate percentages to show the current make up of our school. For example, waht percentage of the school have access to the internet or own a car.
The children were then given professional photography tips and were allowed to use the professional equipment of Mrs Tinney to capture the image they wanted to use to create the film. Using these, they worked with Mr Wilkes in school to each create and edit their own version of the film.
We look forward to sharing these with you soon!
The children were then given professional photography tips and were allowed to use the professional equipment of Mrs Tinney to capture the image they wanted to use to create the film. Using these, they worked with Mr Wilkes in school to each create and edit their own version of the film.
We look forward to sharing these with you soon!
Make £5 Grow Enterprise Project
Year 6 have been taking part in the Make £5 Grow project with Virgin Money. Each child has been given a loan of £5 from Virgin and challenged with the task of making their £5 grow! They are allowed to work individually or team up with others and combine the money. They have come up with creative ideas for making money and in their maths lessons have been working of the cost of equipment and prizes and what potential profit will be made.
All of their hard work will be on show at the Summer Fair on Tuesday 12th July and their ideas range from human fruit machines to a car wash!
Please come along to the fair on the afternoon of Tuesday 12th July and support the year six children in their business ventures.
All of their hard work will be on show at the Summer Fair on Tuesday 12th July and their ideas range from human fruit machines to a car wash!
Please come along to the fair on the afternoon of Tuesday 12th July and support the year six children in their business ventures.
Pintsize Theatre Group - Olly's Olympics
Year 5 and 6 were fortunate to watch a production by the Pintsize Thetare Group in school today. The play, based on the theme of Olly's Olympics, was entertaining to watch but also held some very serious messages about making healthy choices in our lives. We learned about the dangers of a poor diet; appropriate ways to behave towards others; and the impact that bullying can have on others. The session was interactive so we even had the chance to talk to the characters and offer them advice!
Anti-Stigma Sessions in Year 6
Children in Year 6 recently took part in an Anti-Stigma Programme which was delivered by the British Red Cross.
The programme is designed to encourage children and young people to think critically about what makes us who we are, reflect on assumptions about migration, and understand the harmful effects of stigmatising behaviour. The children completed a questionnaire at the start of the programme in order to see how much they already knew and then again at the end to measure how much they had learned. |
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The programme consisted of a number of group activities, many of which put the children in the place of refugees and asylum seekers. This gave them a greater understanding of the important and difficult decisions some of those people have to make.
Forensic Science
Year 5 and 6 had a visit from Jacqui from CSI Pulse who taught them all about the importance of Forensic Science at a crime scene.
They practised taking and reading fingerprints, handprints and shoe prints as well as safely collecting and analysing hair, blood, fibre samples and other evidence before putting their skills to use in the afternoon to solve a crime! Today was the greatest science lesson ever! It made me want to go into forensic science. |
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Hot Air Balloon Ride
Healthy Living Assembly
Some Year 6 children have been working hard to prepare an assembly which they delivered to the whole school this week to educate people about the true ingredients in a range of popular drinks.
They presented this perfectly and offered children advice on the alternatives choices they should be making to keep themselves healthy. Well done to all involved! |
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Into Film Festival
To celebrate Into Film Festival in November, some children from Year 5 and 6 visited the Broadway cinema yesterday to watch the pupil premiere of the new film 'He Named Me Malala' which tells the tale of a young girl in Pakistan who fought for equality and an education for all. They were also able to see a live question and answer session with Malala Yousafzai herself!
Y6 Class Assembly
Year 6's Black History assembly went well with staff, children and parents commenting on the excellent performances of the children and the important message that they conveyed.
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Black History Food
Courteney's Dad cooked some salt fish fritters and dumplings, traditional foods from Barbados, for us to taste and share.
Thank you from all of Year 6!
Justice Workshop
Year 6 took part in a workshop based on justice this week during Black History Week led by students from the University of Nottingham. They took part in a range of discussions, games and role plays.
I liked role playing the class 'crimes' and I have learned that having a jury is the best way to be fair in a court. |
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I enjoyed making posters and recapping the qualities we all have. I learnt that there are 12 jury members in a court
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'Get up, Stand up' Exhibition at the Galleries of Justice
'Even small actions like sitting on a bus can make a huge difference to the future.' 'From the Galleries of Justice I have learnt that everybody has a dream and everyone should try their hardest to achieve their dreams and goals.' |
'People were imprisoned because of their race so they had no contact with the outside world.' 'Even when segregation was over, people were still being killed. For example, Stephen Lawrence was attacked and murdered. My favourite part of this trip was when we were in the courtroom looking at all the famous black history heros.' |
'People did anything they could to be safe and some were killed for nothing but the colour of their skin.' 'We enjoyed ourselves on Monday and learnt what happened a long time ago and what is still happening.' |
Year 6 visited the Galleries of Justice today to sample their new 'Get up, Stand up' audio and visual tour to support their learning about Black History. The tour took place around the building and taught the children about civil rights and justice in the world, both in the past and right up to the modern day. We also got the opportunity to explore the exhibitions at the Galleries of Justice, learning more about how a courtroom works, Robin Hood and crime and punishment during the war. |