This term, we have introduced a new, simpler way for the children to remember our school rules.

Fairlands Achieves, Includes and Respects - We are FAIR

To support children remembering these rules and understanding them, a child in Willow Class has created a wonderful poster at home in her own time! This poster is now displayed in class to remind children of our school rules.

In Willow Class, we follow FAIR!  

This half term, our topic is Heartbeat. This week, we have begun to learn all about the different parts of our circulatory system and how they all work. Our first Art lesson was to follow a step by step guide that demonstrated how to draw an anatomically accurate heart. We started with the outline, added in some detail and finished off with texture and shading. Here are some of our examples - we are sure you will agree that they look incredible!

Our last writing unit before we break up for Christmas has been cinquain poems - something that we have absolutely loved writing! Our final piece is a poem all about World War 1. We spent some lessons building up vocabulary and then we had to ensure that these phrases adhered to the strict syllable rules for cinquain poems: 2, 4, 6, 8, 2. We then had to write our poems in that classic diamond shape. Here are some of our finished pieces! 

This half term, our Science topic has been: Electricity! Each half term, once all our learning is finished, we complete a double page spread to present our learning. We always ensure that these are detailed, informative and eye-catching. Here are some of our examples!

Our topic for this half term has been natural disasters - a topic that many of us have found incredibly interesting! Our homework task was to create a project on a natural disaster of our choice. Here of two of the examples that were handed in - these children did an amazing job presenting their learning and it is clear that they have worked incredibly hard!

Yesterday, Year 6 had their natural disasters WOW Day! The children began their day by building and decorating their own volcanoes. Afterwards, they got themselves comfy with cushions and settled down to watch 'Elemental'. Finally, once their volcanoes were dry, they spent the afternoon mixing substances to create a chemical reaction. It was an absolute joy to see their faces light up as their lava exploded out of the crater at the top! What a fantastic day! 

This half term, our Science topic is: Electricity! Last week, we had the chance to experiment with some of the equipment that we have. First, we designed our own circuit and then we were able to put this into practice. A few of our lightbulbs weren't working so we had to be resilient and test a few pieces of equipment. Luckily, we all managed to get a lightlbulb to light up!