Year 6 have had a busy few weeks settling in to the new routines in school. I have to say they have taken everything in their stride and have been very sensible. They all said that they were looking forward to their return to school and being reunited with their friends. After a few weeks back in school, it’s like they were never away. I know that Year 6 are ready to work hard this year, I hope it will be a fun year for every body!
As this week is S.T.E.M week, we were visited by Mr Nezianya who came to tell us about his job as a civil engineer. He has worked on projects worth billions of pounds, therefore, his work carries a lot of responsibility. When he was younger, he originally wanted to be a doctor but soon realised…… Continue Reading
We are certainly getting there now! Many of us have added the gearing axle holder as well as the middle axle with pulleys and spacers.Once the batteries and motors are in place we will be able to connect them to the pulleys using elastic bands. Soon it will be time to build the switch that…… Continue Reading
What a fabulous World Book Day! We started the day by giving some ‘Speedy Book Reviews’. Everyone brought a book in from home that they have enjoyed reading; we had to describe the book to a partner in 1 minute. Then it was our partner’s turn to describe their book while we listened and decided…… Continue Reading
This week, we added the front axle, spacers and wheels. Axles had to be measured accurately and the wheels had to be hammered on firmly. The spacers will add more control to the vehicle. We are ready to add the rear axle pulley, wheels and spacers next week before adding the gearing axle holder. … Continue Reading
This week we measured, cut and glued the battery and motor plates onto the frames of our cars. We also measured the axles that will hold the wheels in place. They are really starting to take shape! Some of us noticed that the gussets were not straight and realised that this would have a negative…… Continue Reading
On Friday 7th February we took part in Number Day to raise money for the NSPCC. We came to school ‘Dressed Up for Digits’ – there were some amazing outfits including dice, clocks, dominoes etc. Throughout the day we had lots of fun in our classes taking part in a variety of math’s activities including,…… Continue Reading
Things are slowly taking shape with our motorised vehicles. In the last two sessions we have added 8 triangular gussets to the frame to strengthen the top and bottom joins. We have also added triangular axle holders: for these we had to cut 4 right angled triangles. We have started to prepare the middle gearing…… Continue Reading
Year 6 are currently studying Online Safety in their Computing lessons. This week we talked about a digital footprint. A digital footprint is a permanent trail of your activity online. This could include photographs, internet searches, personal information etc. Sometimes, a digital footprint can put a person at risk, for example if their personal information…… Continue Reading
Our new Engineering club started this week. Over the course of several weeks, the group of year 5 and 6 children will be creating their own moving vehicle. This week, we practised measuring accurately before using this skill to cut wood to size. This will form the chassis of the vehicle. Next week, we will…… Continue Reading
