Singing, science and settling in

Hello,

We've had a busy couple of weeks since I last wrote a blog post! Year 6 have been fab and are now settled in and being accustomed to all of our classroom routines. 

Last Thursday, we were lucky enough to be able to participate in the Whiddon Autumn Festival - a celebration of music with lots of events held throughout Autumn. We learnt three songs: 'I like the flowers'; 'Wild mountain thyme' and a newly-composed piece by Sun Keting. Four other schools were involved and together we made up a large children's choir. The singing sounded fantastic and there was some brilliant enthusiasm and dedication on show! Another lovely surprise was our birthday girl getting to conduct the choir singing 'Happy Birthday'!

Back in school, we've delved into our new topics and subjects. In History, we've been learning about living and working conditions during the Industrial Revolution. This week, we considered whether we'd rather work in a mine or a factory. In French, we're revising greeting and introductions. In Art, we've been studying the work of Sandra Silberzweig, a contemporary Canadian artist. We've had a go at portraits in this style, and throughout the rest of this half term we will be experimenting with different mediums to create similar portraits. Our theme in PSHE this half term is friendships and this week, we discussed different solutions to numerous friendship problems. Finally, in Science, we've been busy learning about dissolving. We conducted an investigation to see what happened when we put candyfloss in water then oil. The children were rather sad when they discovered that the candyfloss immediately dissolved away! 

Please enjoy the pictures below and have a great week.

Miss Radbourne.