Year 6: Blog items

Y6 - Circuit Components, by Mrs Toft

Date: 12th Apr 2024 @ 3:54pm

Y6 - Eid Party, by Mrs Toft

Date: 12th Apr 2024 @ 3:49pm

We had a great Eid Party today! Eid Mubarak!

P.E indoors, by Mrs Toft

Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 3:09pm

This week the weather effected our usual lessons so we set up classroom table tennis!

Y6 - Science Investigation, by Mrs Toft

Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 2:50pm

This week Year 6 explored Darwin's theory of 'survival of the fittest' and carried out an investigation looking at how bird beaks have evolved to suit their environment/food source. 

Christmas Party - Y6, by Mrs Toft

Date: 18th Jan 2024 @ 4:49pm

Some pictures from our Christmas party - we had a great day!

Sporthall Athletics, by Mrs Toft

Date: 18th Jan 2024 @ 4:47pm

19 pupils represented our school at a Sportshall Athletics competition this week - we came second within our heats losing by only 12 points! 

Recycling Trip!, by Mrs Toft

Date: 24th Mar 2023 @ 9:22am

We had an amazing time on our trip this week to the Recycling 4 Greater Manchester site today! We learnt so much about the recycling process and how important it is to recycle properly at home. 

D.T - Night lights, by Mrs Toft

Date: 16th Mar 2023 @ 1:01pm

Year 6 have been making night lights this week combining their Science and Design Technology topics together. They have had to create a working circuit with a switch and attach it inside their own night light which they individually designed. They used glue guns, craft knives and much more to create their wonderful lights. 

Circuits, by Mrs Toft

Date: 1st Mar 2023 @ 4:53pm

In Science, Year 6 are learning all about electricity and circuits this half term. They started the topic by exploring the components that make a basic circuit and using sweets to represent those components.

Fire Safety Talk, by Mr Lewis

Date: 1st Mar 2023 @ 8:50am

Year 6 had the fire service in to talk to the children about how they can stay safe and help prevent fires.

Ancient Greece Day, by Mr Lewis

Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 5:19pm

To round off our topic on the Ancient Greeks, we held a full day of exciting activities. We looked at how Sparta and Athens compared and had to make up our minds if we would rather live in Sparta or Athens. We also performed our own Greek play!

Haystack Paintings, by Mrs Toft

Date: 20th Feb 2023 @ 5:14pm

Year 6 enjoyed recreating Monet's 'Haystack' paintings.

Monet Landscapes!, by Mrs Toft

Date: 16th Jan 2023 @ 5:17pm

Year 6 painted Monet inspired landscapes this afternoon. We think they are fantastic!

Sale Sharks come to MPJS!, by Mrs Toft

Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 12:23pm

This half term Year 6 have the amazing opportunity to explore Rugby with coaches from Sale Sharks. Today they also had a surprise visit from professional players Jono Ross and Asher Opoku-Fordjour! 

Claude Monet and the Impressionists, by Mrs Toft

Date: 10th Jan 2023 @ 8:39am

Year 6 started their Monet and the Impressionists topic off by researching Claude Monet. We explored a number of his paintings and loved the style he used - impressionism.

Geography BIG Finish!, by Mrs Toft

Date: 4th Jan 2023 @ 11:14am

We made some fantastic stop-motion animations all about our Geography topic on South America.

Y6 D.T - Structures!, by Mrs Toft

Date: 16th Dec 2022 @ 3:46pm

Y6 Christmas Party Day!, by Mrs Toft

Date: 13th Dec 2022 @ 1:48pm

Year 6 enjoyed their Christmas party day on Tuesday. Throughout the day we played Christmas themed Kahoot quizzes, made Christmas cards, decorated our tables, played party games and listened to some Christmas tunes! We are all partied out and ready for the holiday break!

Ukulele Concert, by Mrs Toft

Date: 13th Dec 2022 @ 1:45pm

Year 6 gave a wonderful performance this week showcasing all of the chords and techniques they have learnt in Music this term.

Benin Clay - Art of Africa, by Mrs Toft

Date: 13th Dec 2022 @ 1:43pm

Year 6 used clay to recreate Benin inspired plaques! 

6L - Sale Grammar Science Workshop!, by Mrs Toft

Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 9:23am

6L had the most AMAZING time at Sale Grammar this week learning how to use bunsen burners safely and exploring chemical reactions!

Metric Measures, by Mrs Toft

Date: 1st Dec 2022 @ 5:32pm

Year 6 had fun recalling prior learning this week by exploring metric measurement equipment. We had fun discussing if 1 tonne of feathers weighed less than 1 tonne of bricks! It was fun to see the 'lightbulb' moments happen!

6T - Sale Grammar Science workshop!, by Mrs Toft

Date: 1st Dec 2022 @ 5:29pm

6T had the most AMAZING time at Sale Grammar this week learning how to use bunsen burners safely and exploring chemical reactions!

6T - Bikeability, by Mrs Toft

Date: 30th Nov 2022 @ 8:20am

6T loved Bikeability - here they are with their certificates and badges! Well done :-)

Working Scientifically - Does exercise affect heart rate?, by Mrs Toft

Date: 25th Nov 2022 @ 4:59pm