Linthwaite Ardron CE (VA) Junior and Infant School

Police Visit

Year 6 were joined by PC Charlie and PCSO Gareth who came to talk about antisocial behavior and the duties that local police teams are responsible for. It was a very informative session and the children asked lots of great questions. They also saw a demonstration of handcuffs in action.

Coding

In Year 6, we created games using Scratch. We linked them to our unit 'The Industrial Revolution'. We had to include variables, including scores, and think about what age range our games were aimed at. Below is one of the games made in class

CPR Training 

We had a visit from Toni who works at Kirklees Street Scene. She came to teach the class some basics of CPR and fisrt aid. She brought lots of dummies to practise on. The children had a good time but also learned some potentially life-saving information. Trying to complete chest compressions for over a minute was certainly a workout.

Class Trip

We visited the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry followed by the Manchester Museum. 

 Firstly, children had the opportunity to investigate lots of information and artefacts linking to our previous topic of The Industrial Revolution. They looked at all the different types of machinery that were used in the mills and the different types of jobs that were undertaken. They got to see some of the architecture created during the period.

  After that, the children explored the 'experiment' zone, where they tried out lots of different fun activities linked to many different areas of science.

 We then moved on to the Manchester Museum, where were discovered a vast array of fascinating and strange artefacts ranging from Egyptian tombs, live poison tree frogs, fossils and dinosaur bones.

History

 We started our World War 2 unit with a Remembrance assembly for the whole school and parents. We then took part in a WW2 WOW day which involved lots of activities to help immerse us in our topic including: listening to the Prime Minister's (Neville Chamberlain) address to the nation at the start of the war; learning about the destructive force of the bombs used during the Blitz; reenacting air raids; learning first aid including putting on slings, dressing wounds and the recovery position; making propaganda posters, baking war time biscuits and much more!

History

In our topic on The Industrial Revolution, we have looked at the different factors that were vital in its creation which include: power, transport, factories, population, empire and agriculture. We created some freezeframes to demonstrate each one. Can you guess which each one is?

Transition Day

Our first day as year 6 happened at the end of year 5. We took part in lots of fun outdoor activities as an introduction to our new class. We worked in teams to solve puzzles and challenges together.

Maths

In class we use songs to help practise our times tables. Here is a sample from a lesson during 'Maths is Fun Week'.

Science-Electricity

We have started our new topic by learning the different scientific symbols that appear in a series circuit. We have also had an opportunity to explore with the resources to create some simple circuits and draw appropriate diagrams.

We are investigating the question: "How does the voltage in a circuit affect the loudness of a buzzer?" Here children are testing their predictions and recording the decibels on a data logger.

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'Clockwork'

Year Six’s class reader this half term is the Phillip Pullman book ’Clockwork’, which contains suspense, history, drama and excitement  which  kept them all on the edge of their seats to see how the story unfolded.

They wrote extracts of their own based on a dramatic section of the book, using a wide range of figurative language including alliteration, personification, metaphor, hyperbole and onomatopoeia. Have a look at some examples below,  and watch our pupils read their independent writing out aloud.