Science Week 2025
We have marked Science Week in many different ways this week, and what fun we have had in the process!
On Monday, a gentleman came in with a variety of birds for us to see and learn more about. We learnt all about the adaptations of an owl, a kookaburra, a kingfisher and a falcon. Many of us had the opportunity to hold one of the birds, and we all had the privilige of meeting their adorable therapy dog, named Poppy.
On Tuesday, it was fashion show day! The nine children from Year 6 that had designed and created a garment of clothing, by adapting recycled materials, showcased their outfits on the Our Lady’s runway. We have some natural cat walkers in Year 6, that’s for sure. I was so proud and impressed with each and every garment that was created and shared with the school. The winning two garments belong to Alexander and Harriet, who went to SJV to showcase their outfits along with other schools from the trust. Well done!
On Wednesday it was reptile/amphibian day! We had a meet and greet with several different animals, including snakes, lizards and frogs! We also learnt more about their adaptations and how they survive in their environment.
On Thursday we had a fun science lesson in the afternoon. We were each given a ball of clay and we had to create our own animals with different adaptations. We then had to explain the adaptations of our unique animals, and what their natural habitat would look like. I enjoyed seeing some animals with a combination of long necks, trunks and claws!
On Friday we gathered together, as a whole school, to reflect on the activities and events that had taken place over the course of the week. We saw lots of pictures of what each class had been up to and it was a lovely way to end our science week! Below are some of the pictures from Year 6’s week….
Monday (Birds)
Tuesday (Fashion Show)
Wednesday (Reptiles/Amphibians)
Thursday (Animal adaptation clay models)
Here is what else we have been up to….
In Maths this week our focus has been on counting cubes and/or using a formula to work out the volume of cubes and cuboids. We then went on to interpreting line graphs.
In English we completed our independent write. I look forward to reading and assessing all of these pieces of work!
In Science we continued with our topic on ‘Evolution and Inheritance’. This week we recapped what we learnt about Charles Darwin and his theories on evolution and Natural Selection. We then finished off our scientific reports.
In RE we completed our presentations, responding to the question, ‘How do we know that Jesus was truly human and truly God?’ I was so pleased with the children’s ability to use evidence from the bible to support their ideas.
🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟
The Golden Award (LEARN) went to Darcy for being such a good listener. I know I can always rely on Darcy to be giving me all of her attention when I am teaching and this is refelcted in the work she produces.
The Writing Award went to Connie for her ability to reflect on her iwn writing and identify her areas for improvement.
The Maths award went to Lilly C for her great work using formula to find the area of cubes and cuboids.
📌NOTICES📌:
⚽ PE day- Wednesdays.
📝Homework- I have set homework this week, details of which can be found on the Year 6 Homework Page. Please can you encourage your child to complete all homework set, as I still have some children not completing all of their online homework.
📩 Contact information- if you need to contact me for any reason, please email using year6@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk.
📆 Monday 17th March - 1pm to 5.30 pm parent meeting with class teacher. I look forward to meeting with you all. Please note that the appointment slots are just 5 minutes long. With this in mind, I will give you an overview of how your child is doing in each area of their SATs learning and their writing. This may not leave me with much time (if any!) left, so I do apologise. If you do have anything else you wanted to discuss after the meeting, please either email me or arrange a separate meeting.
Please see the following information regarding water safety over the holiday.
✝Wednesday Word and TenTen Newsletter
Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…
WEDNESDAY WORD Please follow this link below to access the Gospel Readings for the forthcoming week, there are also some fun activities to complete, this is a fantastic family resource to share and celebrate with your child at home.
This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:
1st Matilda Year 4 17633
2nd Elsie Year 4 13574
3rd Ava Year 4 8219
4th Annie Year 4 7154
5th Frazer Year 4 6351
Well done to those on our leaderboard! 👏
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I hope you all have a lovely weekend! Let’s hope for more sunshine! 🌞
Mrs Murphy, Mrs Ormerod & Mrs Owen
