Welcome  back 
and 
Happy New Year everyone!

This term Year 6 will be following a unit of work on the theme:

  ‘Movement of People and Migration’

In Geography, we’ll be finding out about:

• The similarities and differences between places we know

• How and why our families have moved around the world

• How different places are linked

• How and why people move and goods are transported around the world

• Environmental disasters which influence human migration

• Disaster relief organisations

 In History, we’ll be finding out about:

• Migrations of people in pre-historical times

• The spread of ideas, technology, language, food, goods and culture through migration

• The historical importance of past Empires on present day societies

• The effects of migration from Europe to the rest of the world

• The enforced migration of black African people through slavery

• Influences of past movements of people on our present day societies

                                                                                                               

In Society, we’ll be finding out about:

• Human needs and rights

• Laws and rules and their enforcement by governments

• Refugees — who they are, what their rights are and our
    responsibilities

• Organisations who support refugees and migrants, their role and focus of activity

In Science, we’ll be finding out about:

• Birds and animals which migrate

• Problems caused by humans for birds and animals which migrate

• Laws to protect animals and how they are enforced

• Different human perspectives regarding animals and their rights

In International, we’ll be finding out about:

• The similarities and differences between places and groups of people

• Our basic needs as people

• People’s lives in different places and cultures

• Reasons for economic migration, its effects and laws to control it

How can parents help and support?

We need some old blankets and sheets... some tins of food (unopened) and empty water bottles. 
Your child may ask you about life in your home country, about when you were young and changes in society which you have witnessed. They may need help contacting other members of the family to ask about their opinions and to send questionnaires. It may be useful to listen to or watch the news with your child, especially with regard to international movements of people. 

We really appreciate all your help and support.

Year 6 had a great time in Kanchanaburi... 

A big thank you to all those parents who came to watch the Year 6  assembly. 

If you were not able to come, you can watch the video which is on the school website. Here are some of the photos... well done to all my students for learning all their words, all the songs, the dance routines - you did a fantastic job!

Day 1 of our trip

Team-building activities

Hanging out on the spider's web

Reading...

Dancing round the camp fire...

Day 2

Introducing Year 6 Mascot, Bruno.

Here he is on his very first train ride! 

 View from Kasae Cave Staion

World War 2 Cemetery

More food boys!

Bridge over River Kwai

Waiting for the train...

Hellfire Pass

Dear Parents

A quick reminder about the Kanchanaburi trip next Wednesday 12th November!

You should have received a letter with all the information about what to bring etc. 

Any last minute queries or questions, please contact me or the school secretary.

kind regards

Julie Edwards
Year 6 Teacher







To complete our Materials topic, we have been investigating how different materials behave.

We also had fun making some exciting new materials.

Here we are making electromagnets.

Here we are making a new material... sometimes it behaves like a solid and sometimes like a liquid. 

Do you know what it is called?

Year 6 launched into the new year by  learning all about learning.

We began by looking at the anatomy of the human brain and finding out how it works...

We had fun making mini models of our brains with playdough. 
Can you recognise who we are from our silhouettes (our self-portraits may help you)?

We learned how to mind-map using colours and connections, how to improve our memory  
and how to become better
learners.

We investigated Howard Gardner's theory of 

eight intelligences - different ways of being SMART.

What sort of smart are you?

Finding it hard to construct pie charts?

It's easy as... pie... with M+Ms to help!

We are number smart!

Year 6 are learning all about the brain and how we learn. 

Take a look at these brain games.

Neuroscience For Kids

Brain Games

Many of the games listed below have separate pages...just click on the small picture of the game to open up a new page to play.

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Colors, Colors?

How do words influence what we see (or say we see)?

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On-line Brain Jigsaw Puzzles

Scramble these puzzles and see if you can put them back together...all ON-LINE!

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Neuro-Jeopardy

Welcome to NEURO-JEOPARDY!

Neuro-Jeopardy is a game to test your knowledge about the nervous system. The game is contained in a Powerpoint file. Therefore, your computer must have the ability to read ppt files. A Spanish version of the game is also available.