Making a Viking Helmet and writing instructions 10.10.14

We have been learning about writing instruction in our literacy sessions.  To help us write our own instructions we made Viking Helmets.  As we made our helmets, we wrote notes to help write a full set of instructions.  We also shown great partnership, helping each other to measure, hold and stick.

Black History Week at Cabot 3.10.14

We have been celebrating Black History Month at Cabot across the week.  In year 6 we looked at the significance of Pero's Bridge in Bristol.  As part of our learning we researched and wrote a biography for John Pinney (an 18th/19th Century sugar merchant and slave owner responsible for bringing Pero Jones to Bristol).  Also, we used the iPads to make a tourist guide to Pero's Bridge. Below are some examples:

Mama Africa 3.10.14

This Friday (3.10.14) we started a new project 'Mama Africa'.  Over the coming few weeks we will be exploring the music, dance and culture of Africa.  Year 6 will have the opportunity to research, write and perform music and dance relating to the topics.  We will add more photos and learning as the project progresses!

Year 6 SATs and transition parents meeting

Thank you to all the parents who attended the meeting after school today.  We had a fantastic turn out.  The presentation that was used for the meeting can be accessed here:

Visit from author Katheryn White 15.9.14

As part of the library opening, we were visited today by Katheryn White, a children's book author.  Katheryn told us about where she got her influences for stories from.  Also, we listened to the first chapter of: Pitch Pond Curse. After that, we coloured the 'water spirit' from the book, the best of which will be displayed in school.

If you have a question for Katheryn you can ask via her website:
http://www.kathrynwhite.net/contact-me/
You can use cabotyear6@gmail.com as the email.

Making the dragon

Viking 'long boats' often had a carved dragon head at the bow (front) of the boat. The dragon head was simply to frighten away sea monsters and spirits.

As part of our class display for our topic work we have made a dragon head using cardboard boxes and tubes cover with 'ModRoc' (quick drying bandages).  We then painted the figure to make it look even more dragon-like:

Welcome to year 6!

Welcome back to a new school year.  We are very excited about all the knowledge to be discovered this year!  Our first topic is 'The Vicious Vikings'.  In their topic time the children will be finding out what the United Kingdom was like during the Anglo Saxon and Viking era.  See our class page where a full overview of subjects show what we will be learning this term.  Check the blog regularly as this is where we will be sharing some of the highlights of our classwork to be viewed by parents, pupils and people from the wider school community.

For now here are year 6!