Year 6 Blog 2024/25

  Today we looked at the Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which every adult Muslim must make at least once in his or her lifetime. The hajj is the fifth of the fundamental Muslim practices and institutions known as the Five Pillars of Islam. At Mecca, the pilgrims are obliged to perform several rituals, including walking seven times around the Kaʿbah shrine. About two million persons perform the hajj each year. We used a net to make our very own Ka'bah's out of paper. 

 The children who did not go on the residential, visited LA Bowl today. There was lots of excitement, fun and competition. How can there be so many different techniques to bowling?  A great morning out year 6 as well as being ambassadors for the school. 

 As the children will be visiting London tomorrow for their residential, they looked at maps of London. They drew a map, highlighting the human features they will be visiting. Then, they used the scale of the map to calculate the distance between certain places.  Have a great time away. 

 Year 6 planned and designed their own theme park. They chose the theme for their parks and 5 rides that they’d like to include. They also included opening and closing times and prices for entry into their parks. They were required to write down the minimum heights and ages for each of their chosen rides. 

 Y6 have been designing their lighthouses on CANVA and thinking about what materials they will need. After half term we will begin to make our lighthouses, the children will then be able to take them home.

In Y6 we have been learning about the history of lighthouses on the island and where they are located. We learnt about their purpose and how their design has changed over time. We then used our scientific knowledge to create circuits that we could install into our model lighthouses, which we will be building next term. The children designed their own lighthouse and began to decide what materials would be suitable to make them out of. Please save your pringle pots!