Maple Week 6, by Miss Mackenzie

Date: 12th Feb 2025 @ 1:46pm

It's been a great last week for us In Maple class this week. WE have come to an end of lots of our topics inclding Oceans and Classification. 

We joined a live lesson for Safer Internet Day and revisited all the ways we can keep ourselves safe from scams and phishing. 

We have been working on Art all week and creating work in the style of Roy Lichtenstein. 

After half-term we will be starting a new novel - The Nowhere Emporium. 

For Y6 it's our last half-term before SATs so we will be starting to look at test technique and revision sessions to make sure we are all well-prepared for May

Have a fantastic week off and I can't wait to see you all after the week break - see you on the 24th! 

Maple Week 5, by Miss Mackenzie

Date: 7th Feb 2025 @ 9:27am

This week has been great in Maple class. We have been working across all of our subjects and enjoying our last week on The Lady of Shallot and Alma. 

Next week, we are starting a new text - The Nowhere Emporium - one of my favourites and I know the children are going to love it too

Some of went to Young Voices on Thursday - it was an exceptional night - there is a gallery for you to all to see on the website. 

In maths we have been tackiling algebra - a tricky topic but the children have smashed it! Her's a link if you want to do some work at home on it Year 6 Year 6 Maths - BBC Bitesize

Last week is our final week - this half-term has gone so quickly! 

Maple week 4, by Miss Mackenzie

Date: 31st Jan 2025 @ 10:54am

Well this was a week - we have been very busy in Maple and have completed some fantastic learning. 

Thursday was our trip to the Dam which everyone really enjoyed - apart from my little fall that is! I have to say though that once the children finished laughing they have all been very kind and caring!

We have debated in Reading about whether the Lady of Shallott was right to look out of the window after Sir Lancelot - we really did like having microphones and having Miss Porteus bang the gavel to bring order back to our classroom

We have been doing some assessments this week - everyone has been great and have tried their very best - that's all we can ask for - well done everybody

Next week we have lots to look forward to: we have got Kids' Choice because our attendance was so good this week - I'm thrilled with our attendance -let's keep it up Maple

We will be continuing learning about Oceans in Geography and finishing our Science work finding out about Carl Linnaeus. We also have our Young Voices trip on Thursday for those that are going - have a lovely weekend and I'll see you next week, 

Maple Week 3, by Miss Mackenzie

Date: 24th Jan 2025 @ 9:08am

This week we have been watching Alma: an animation all about a monster shop full of dolls. We've loved it! It's a little bit creepy and we've done some fantastic writing about it - we will be continuing this week and completing a Star-Write on it.

In maths we've been doing algebra - turns out it's not as tricky as we first thought - here's a link if you want to have a look at ways to help your child Year 6 Algebra - Year 6 Maths - BBC Bitesize

In Science we have almost finished our classification topic - we have been learning about microorganisms this week and completed a yeast investigation. 

PE saw our class completing a routine in gymnastics - Carr Mill Synchronised Swimming Team in the making! 

Our Year 6 children visited the library to learn about the Holocaust. They were excellently behaved and were real ambassadors for our school/ 

Next week Y5 will be attending Crucial Crew on Monday to learn all about the emergency services. We will be continuin to learn about Oceans around the world and making databases in Computing. Please tune in to see the wonderful work we are doing - 

Have a lovely weekend! 

Maple Week 2, by Miss Mackenzie

Date: 14th Jan 2025 @ 2:58pm

What a week we have had! 

It's so nice to see the snow finally melted and things returning to normal - although we know life at Carr Mill is anything but normal: it's outstanding!!

We have continued to learn about The Highwayman and have been adding dialogue into our recounts from Tim the Ostler's point of view

It's been Maths week - we enjoyed a TTrockstars battle and maths through stories. 

Young Voices rehearsals are under way and we are enjoying those songs in class as well 

In french we have been learning how to say where we are going on holidays!

Next week we will have many exciting learning opportunities that I'll be capturing and sharing with you all - have a great weekend everyone! 

First week back- Maple, by Miss Mackenzie

Date: 8th Jan 2025 @ 10:41am

Well what a week we have had. It's been lovely to welcome everyone back to school after the Christmas Break! 

This week we have certainly thrown ourselves back into learning 

Despite the snow and ice and being stuck inside we have been in school every day and started the new year as we mean to go on. Y6 look very smart in their new hoodies and I'm sure as we start our final two terms they're going to make the very best of their time left at #teamcarrmill

Have a look at the pictures and some of the things we have been doing - we've started gymnastics in PE and our new Science topic of Classification.

We've been reading The Highwayman and really thinking about how we use expression and intonation to make reading interesting!

Next week it's our Maths Week - we will be learning through stories. We also have our annual TT Rockstars Battle taking place on Wednesday morning so a very exciting week to look forward to . Look out for the competition on SEESAW too