I am very fond of my quotes at the moment (as you may be able to tell!), and I love to find ones that are relevant to what/who we have been learning about, as well as seeking meaning and relevance in them. The past few weeks, we have been looking at Bletchley Park, linking with the Computing and History curriculum. This week, the class have been finishing off their presentations, and a few pairs have had the chance to present theirs to the class (see pictures below). One of the key figures in helping to crack the Enigma Machine, at Bletchley park, was, of course, Alan Turning. His quote above really struck a chord with me this week, as it made me think about how much we have to fit in before Christmas, in school. But, as well as this, it made me think about our current situation, in these unprecedented circumstances. At the moment, we can only see a short distance ahead, and have to take things one day at a time, until we can eventually reach some form of normality again-things are certainly starting to look much more hopeful and I think we are all beginning to see that light at the end of the tunnel. And on that note I have to say I am so incredibly proud of your amazing children and how resilient that have been during these unusual times.
Here’s what else we’ve been up to….
In Maths, we have been multiplying and dividing fractions by integers. I have been so pleased with how quickly the class has mastered these concepts!
In English, we have finished our cyclone poems from last week. I was SO impressed with the quality of their descriptive poems, and the class were so impressed with their own work that they wanted to photocopy them to share them with you at home-I hope you were just as impressed as I was! We have now moved on to looking at the scene where Dorothy first meets the scarecrow. Next week, we will be doing another piece of writing-a formal letter from the Scarecrow to Oz.
In RE, we have been focusing of what Advent it, and how we can prepare during this special time. As Advent start next week, we have already written our Advent Promises, which we are going to do our utmost to fulfill!
In Science, we have been observing any changes from our mould investigation. We checked on the bread on Monday and again today-we can confirm that mould has started to grow on some of the pieces of bread!
In History, we have been reading up on historic landmarks in Blackpool. This week, we have identified several pillboxes, that are still standing in Blackpool, and marked them on a map. We have also spent this morning using clay to create models of the Spitfire. They look great! Next week, we will be painting them!
AWARD WINNERS:
This week’s Golden Award went to Analiese for being such a polite and caring member of the class.
The Writing Award went to the whole of Year 6. The standard of their poems this week, made it too difficult for me to choose just one winner!
The Maths Award went to Charlie for trying really hard with his fraction work!
Notices:
Christmas Jumper Day is on the 11th December.
Thank you for supporting Silly Sock Day, the children looked great!
Please do not send your child in with individual Christmas cards this year for their friends due to the current situation with Covid. Instead, why not send your child in with one card for the whole class?
I hope you all have a lovely weekend. I can hardly believe that next week marks the beginning of Advent…Christmas will be upon us before we know it!
Miss Slater & Mrs Murray
