2023-2024
March
World Book Day Author Visit
Cath Howe, author of books such as ‘My Life on Fire’ and ‘The Insiders’ visited Scott Wilkie to talk to the students about being a writer. She even did some workshops with the classes.
February
Year 6 visited a local Buddhist temple to broaden their understanding of places of worship within our community.
Anthony Glenn was back…This time to tell the story of Macbeth – Year 6’s next Writing topic.
January
As part of Citizenship Week, Year 6 visited the Tate and Lyle offices to learn about local community services and how to be a good citizen in the community.
November
Year 6 visited West India Quay to carry out some ‘fieldwork’ to support their Geography topic, The Changing Docks. As part of their visit, they also visited the Museum of Docklands to further enhance their knowledge of the docks in the past and how it has changed.
October
Year 6 have had a fun-filled, thrilling week at Fairplay house creating memories and having new experiences.
Anthony Glenn was in with our new Year 6’s hooking them into their upcoming T4W unit, Oliver Twist.
2022-2023
March
Anthony Glenn, the one man show, was with Year 6 to teach them the story of Macbeth as a hook in to their next Talk for Writing unit.
January
The children of year 6 had the opportunity to explore some community services that are available to them. The workshops consisted of a 10 minute interactive discussion based around a particular service. The children had to complete each workshop and answer questions to collect points as a group.
The workshops were about:
- Police force
- Fire brigade
- Water safety
- Gangs
- TFL
- Social media
- Newham recycling
October
2021 – 22
June 2022
Outstanding writing from Adam in Year 6. Go ahead and have a read!
March 2022
Heart Dissection Workshop
February 2022
Anthony Glen Workshop
December 2021
Y6 pupils conducted the online survey with a selection of children from Reception to Y6.
October 2021- Visit to Fairplay House
The children in Year 6 had an amazing time when they attended Fairplay House. They took part in high-adrenaline activities designed to push them beyond their comfort zones. All of the children showed incredible resilience and bravery.
September 2021 – Anthony Glenn Workshop
Year 6 children enjoyed taking part in a workshop with Anthony Glenn as a hook for their Literacy Topic. The children were learning about the story of Oliver Twist, ready for their Talk for Writing Unit. They took part in a performance of the story and enjoyed acting out key scenes in order to deepen their understanding of the characters.
September 2021 – Spirit Animal Artwork
Year 6 children learned about the Native American tradition of spirit animals. They carried out research in order to identify their spirit animals and then drew their spirit animals using small steps to gradually build the picture. The finished artwork was extremely impressive!