Our Year 6 pupils thoroughly enjoyed taking part in today’s festive fun run. The playground was buzzing with excitement as the children, proudly wearing their bright Santa hats, ran the course with smiles and laughter throughout.
The Santa Dash was a joyful way to celebrate the season, keep active, and spread a little Christmas magic across the school.
Our whole class helped create the storm: stomping feet for thunder, rustling paper for wind, and whooshing sounds for the rising sea.
When the waves “hit,” Zoe and Munchkin had to fight for survival.
What We Learned
In Lime class, acting out the scene helped us understand: how desperation drives both Zoe and Munchkin, how climate change shapes their world, and how humans behave in extreme danger.
In Almond Class, one child compared the waves to monsters!
In Oak Class, Ali and Laura managed to go completely off-script and even used prompts for their performance - there was some lovely acting too!
Come rain or shine, our Year 6 pupils embraced their Wild Passport Day, a celebration of nature and outdoor learning.
The day began with a lively group game, Squirrel in a Tree. Clara from Lime class wasn’t too keen on being a squirrel—she found herself caught by the foxes more often than not, much to everyone’s amusement!
From there, the children set off on a nature trail adventure packed with challenges:
🐾 Identifying animal prints
🌍 Sorting animals into their correct habitats
❄️ Completing a quiz about the seasons and how animals survive in different climates
🍃 Hunting for leaves and matching them to their trees at the Tree ID station
🐛 Digging for worms and peeping under logs for beetles during a minibeast hunt
Toby from Almond class said, “I liked finding the animal footprints—it felt like being a real explorer!”
Peace from Oak class added, “The minibeast hunt was my favourite because we discovered so many tiny creatures hiding under the soil.”
And if that wasn’t enough, the day finished with an exciting orienteering activity, where pupils used their skills to identify woodland birds.
It was a day full of discovery, teamwork, and a deeper connection to the natural world—an experience the children will remember long after the mud has washed off their boots!
This week in Year 6, we became electrical investigators!
Our mission?
To discover how the voltage in a circuit affects the loudness of a buzzer — and the results were electrifying.
We began by setting up simple circuits using wires, batteries, and a small buzzer. Then, we experimented by changing the number of batteries (which changes the voltage). With each change, we listened closely to hear what happened.
Lyra said, “I didn’t know adding one battery could make such a big difference.”
Tianna jumped, saying, “It's too loud- it made me jump.”
When the voltage was reduced, the buzzer became quieter, with one child commenting that it “sounded tired without enough power.” Others described it as “like giving the circuit extra energy to wake it up.”
Through careful listening and testing, pupils discovered that voltage acts like an electrical push: the stronger the push, the more energy the buzzer has to vibrate and make sound.
Next week Year 6 have their second Wild Passport session.
This session is on the theme of Nature.
