DATE: 6th November 2026
The Stars of the week/Seren yr wythnos this week are: Najeeb and Ollie T 6L Miah 6R
The Welsh Speakers of the week/Siaradwr yr wythnos this week are: Jack 6L Charlotte 6R
Newsletter
Our Inquiry,"Developments over time have brought both benefits and challenges to people's lives," has moved into the exciting Going Further stage. The children have begun working collaboratively on their research projects, investigating different aspects of how life has changed over time. Using books, Chromebooks and their own research skills, they have been gathering information, discussing ideas and beginning to create presentations to showcase their learning. It has been wonderful to see so much enthusiasm, teamwork and curiosity.
In English, we have focused on becoming authors who can paint pictures with words. The children have been transforming simple sentences into exciting, detailed descriptions using ambitious vocabulary, adjectives and adverbs. Inspired by characters from The Arrival, they created character descriptions detailed enough for their classmates to identify who was being described. We have also explored how authors create effective settings, investigating how senses, figurative language and descriptive techniques help readers imagine a scene. Alongside this, the children have been learning how to spell and use words ending in-ably.
In Maths, the children have completed reasoning and procedural assessments and have shown excellent perseverance when tackling challenging questions independently. Later in the week, we turned our attention to data handling, learning how to interpret and create bar graphs before progressing to reading and understanding conversion graphs. The children enjoyed analysing data and discussing why graphs can be such useful ways of presenting information.
Our independent mission activities have provided opportunities for the children to apply their learning across the curriculum. They have explored how life has changed over time using percentages and data analysis, designed posters highlighting the benefits and challenges of screen time, created transport timelines and even built their own electrical circuits using bulbs, switches and buzzers. The excitement when circuits successfully lit up or buzzed into life was certainly memorable!
In Welsh, the children have been developing their conversational skills by learning how to talk about where they live. Through a variety of speaking games and activities, they practised asking and answering questions such as"Ble rwyt ti'n byw?" and demonstrated growing confidence in their spoken Welsh.
Meanwhile, in P.E., the children took part in fitness and circuit training sessions, rotating through activities including sprinting, skipping, planks, tricep dips and sit-ups. They worked incredibly hard and demonstrated excellent determination whilst encouraging one another to achieve their personal best.
A reminder that next Friday is Children in Need. Children are welcome to come to school wearing non-uniform, pyjamas or Pudsey-themed clothing and accessories. Donations can be made via ParentPay, and we thank you in advance for supporting this wonderful cause.
We also sent an email home this week containing all of the important events, activities and dates between now and Christmas. Please take a few moments to read through it and make a note of key dates in your diaries so that you do not miss any of the exciting events coming up over the next few weeks.
Well done, Year 6, for another fantastic week. Whether tackling assessments, conducting research, building circuits or improving your descriptive writing, you have shown resilience, enthusiasm and a wonderful attitude towards learning. We are incredibly proud of you and look forward to another exciting week ahead!