Mountain of Mince Pies

Well done to Year 6 for making a mountain of mince pies!

Visit to Hainault Community Centre

Year 6 will be visiting the Hainault Creative Writer's Group, which is run at Hainault Community Centre. The children will have the opportunity to find out information about World War 2 - listening to personal accounts of real life evacuees. We will visit the Centre on the afternoon of Wednesday 24th Novemeber 2010

Reach for the Sky

We have been learning about the amazing mountain ranges in our world. We are using a range of media to prepare and present key information. The mountain ranges we have researched include the Himalayas, Rockies, Andes and Alps. We have also been learning about the composer Wagner who composed 'Ride of the Valkyries'- a famous piece of music based on an epic journey up a mountain! We are now having great fun composing our own pieces of music based on different mountains.

Table-Top Sale

Unfortunately,this will not take place on Tuesday 16th November 2010. This will be
re-scheduled and we will inform you of the new date soon. Thanks

Table-top Sale

Year 6 - have a safe and happy half-term. A little reminder to all of you to remember to collect various bits for the table-top sale. This will take place on Tuesday 16th November 2010, in the main hall. All money raised will go towards Year 6 funds for future trips.
See you next week.
Year 6 teachers

Y6O trip to the Drama Centre

Year 6 will be visiting the drama centre for a media workshop. The class will be split into two groups. Please could your child come with a packed lunch on this day. Thank you

Tuesday 19th October 2010
Scott
Chanice
Ammarah
Charlie
Boris
Hizir
Brandon
Ruben
Sreema
Victoria
Gabby
Asher
Dan
Chloe

Wednesday 20th October 2010
Mustafa
Bailey
Naomi
Ethan
Nojus
Juste
Tahmena
Ema
Marija
Leon
James
Eamil
Rivaldas
Sanjana

Material Mania at Hainault High

We visited Hainault High science department today and took part in a variety of science experiments. Our current topic in Year 6 is materials, so it was great to have the opportunity to use the bunsen burners to find out what happens to certain materials when they are heated. Watching magnesium burn was quite spectacular!

Hainault Underground Station

Today 15 members of our class visited Hainault Underground Station. It was a fascinating trip, there was so much to learn. We never realised how interesting an underground station could be. We even got the opportunity to drive a train simulator!

Visit to Hainault Underground Station

Notice to families The final group of 15 children from Y6O will be visiting Hainault Underground Station on Monday 11th October 2010 and not 04/10/10 as indicated. They will of course need a packed lunch.
Thank you

Visit to Hainault Underground Station

Year 6 will be walking to Hainault Underground Station to learn about the operations and management - on the following dates:
Monday 13th September 2010 (15 children from 6C)
Monday 20th September 2010 (15 children from 6C)
Monday 27th September 2010 (15 children from 6O/L)
Monday 4th October 2010 (15 children from 6O/L)

They will be leaving the school at 09:30 and returning about 2:30 PM - so will need to bring a packed lunch. Families will be sent a text -to indicate which date your child will need a packed lunch.

We are contiually trying to foster good links in the local community. Please see us if you would like any further information.

Y6 teachers

Welcome

A big welcome to our new Year 6 class. We hope you have enjoyed the summer break and are now looking forward to the beginning of a very exciting and important year in John Bramston.

Our first topic will be 'Learning to Learn'. This will give us the opportunity to really understand how we we learn, what helps us to learn and what makes it enjoyable and fun.

See you on Monday!

Miss O'Connor and Mr Lee

Goodbye Y6 OK

Cinderella Rockafella!!!!!!

What a great performance. Well done Year 6.

Who needs Wimbledon to enjoy Strawberries and Cream? Y6 invited their families to enjoy an afternoon on picnic rugs/blankets, eating this delicious treat and sipping cool punch. It was great to see families interacting, chatting and enjoying each other's company. Thank you to the staff and pupils that worked hard to make this event a success.

Our last half term!

Wow, can you believe this is the last half term for our Year 6 children. We have some exciting events and activities over the next six weeks.

This week is Art Week. The children will be taking part in a variety of activities including salsa dancing and singing. We also have an artist coming in to work with YOK.

Our play rehearsals are well under way. We are having so much fun singing, dancing and acting. It's really important that those children learn their lines so please, please keep practising them at home.

A group of Year six children are going to Wat Tyler next week. Please read the letters carefully ensuring you know the time of departure and what clothes and equipment the children need.

Well done

A big well done to all Year 6 children. You have all worked tremendously hard this week. We were so impressed with the effort you put into your assessments. It has been an excellent opportunity to show how much you have learned and how much you have progressed. We are very proud of you all.

Welcome Back

Welcome back Year 6. We hope you enjoyed the the break and are ready for your final term in John Bramston. We are going to be very busy in Year 6. We have so much planned - so much fun to be had!

We are looking forward to see our finished shelter that we have been working on outside our classroom. It will be a great place to work and relax during the summer.

Sailing and canoeing begins next week at Fairlop Waters. Don't forget to bring suitable clothing and footwear. Be prepared to get a little wet!

Our new topic is about Post War Britain. We will be learning how people lived and the way things changed during the five decades after the second world War.

Art and Design Project

Over the last half term we have been working with a visiting artist to design and make a sculpture. Below Leah and Hannan explain the design that has been chosen by the children in John Bramston. After Easter Year6 will continue to plan and build this design.

We have named our model ‘Sunny Den’. It is a shelter with a hammock inside. It’s a great place to read and have a chat. Our design is unique because for the top of our den, we have used a weaved effect with blue and white cloth representing the sky.

We used different materials to produce our model like:
• Strips of Wood
• String
• Jeans(for the Hammock)
• Different types of cloth
• Sticky Tape

Our model has been chosen to build in the Y6 garden. We have been working in separate groups to plan some ideas. Y6 is very excited about building this project.

By Leah, Hannan and Rafqana

Football

A big Well done to the Y6 football team for playing an amazing game on Wednesday and beating Grove Primary 5-3. An excellent first game.

Junior Citezenship

On Monday 1st March Y6OK attended a Junior Citizenship trip which gave the children the opportunity to think and learn about ways of keeping safe. The children were split into teams and presented with a variety of scenarios which included considering the potential risks of crossing the road, using the underground, talking to strangers and mis-use of the internet. They had to work together thinking very carefully about what action to take in order to make the right decision.

Back to School

Hope you have all had an enjoyable break and are ready for for a busy and eventful second half to our Spring term. It is amazing to think that you are half way through Year 6 - how quickly time has passed!

We begin with our 'Healthy Living' topic. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn how we can help ourselves and each other to lead healthy and happy lives. The great thing about staying healthy is that you can have great fun doing it. Our topic work will include making delicious healthy food and participating in fun exercise activities. Can't wait!

Welcome Back

Happy New Year. We hope you enjoyed your Christmas holidays and we look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

Our first topic for 2010 will be 'Kensuke's Kingdom'- a wonderful story by Michael Murporgo that we have been reading during our literacy lessons. It is a gripping story full of excitement, sadness, happiness and adventure. A story we have thoroughly enjoyed.