What a brilliant first full week back it’s been in Year 6. The children have settled straight back into routines and have shown great focus and enthusiasm across all of their lessons.

On Wednesday, we were lucky enough to watch Rickmansworth School’s fantastic performance of Guys and Dolls Jr. The children were completely absorbed in the singing, dancing and storytelling, and it was lovely to see them so inspired by older pupils.

Later that day, we began Week 1 of our Positive Minds programme. This first session focused on understanding what mental health is. The children learned that everyone has mental health, just like everyone has physical health, and that even celebrities and people who seem confident can struggle at times. The discussions were thoughtful and mature, and we’re looking forward to building on this learning throughout the term.

In Science, we carried out a voltage investigation, exploring how the number of cells in a circuit affects the brightness of a bulb. The children worked carefully and safely, making predictions, testing circuits and recording their findings.

In History, we stepped into the shoes of wartime evacuees by writing letters home. They worked hard to capture the emotions, worries and hopes that children their age might have felt during World War Two.

In PSHE, we explored how quickly things can spread online, even if we think we’ve deleted them. The children showed great awareness of how important it is to stay safe and think carefully before posting or sharing anything.

Home Learning

You have the following assignments set on Doodle:
Maths - Solving problems involving similar shapes
English - Using adverbials to express place
Spelling - Use of the hyphen
Please learn the spellings of the following words which contain hyphens. 
Rule: When the final letter of the prefix and the first letter of the root word are the same, a hyphen is often used to avoid a double letter. 
re-enter, co-own, re-examine, re-educate, co-operate, pre-existing, re-enact

Next week:

In Maths, we will be finishing off our unit on ratio by solving problems in scaling recipes. We will then begin our topic on algebra by using 1 and 2-step function machines. 
In English, we will be using figurative language to describe weather and atmosphere. We will also be learning to use colons to separate independent clauses. 

Have a great weekend! 
Mrs Rayburn