Y6: Blog items

Y6 Tewkesbury School Specialist Subject Sessions, by Mr Rickaby

Date: 4th Oct 2017 @ 5:55pm

Please see below for the subject sessions available to Y6 at Tewkesbury School this year.  Please note that these sessions are open to ALL Y6s, even if they are not transferring to Tewkesbury School.

Sign up is with Tewkesbury School directly - you can access the booking form by clicking here.

Cross country race 1 , by Mr Rickaby

Date: 28th Sep 2017 @ 5:28pm

What a fantastic race! 12 children from KS2 ran in the first of the Tewkesbury Primary Schools cross country meets this afternoon. We couldn’t be more proud of them all! For some it was their first race, many achieved Personal Bests and some of our experienced runners achieved some outstanding finishing places. Well done to all of you! It’s going to be an exciting season! 

KS2 Netball, by Mr Rickaby

Date: 18th Sep 2017 @ 7:09pm

Netball Club started tonight with 20 children from Ruby and Sapphire classes, led by coach Miss Jackon.  

Fun was had by all as the chidlren played a variety games to encourage finding space and practised drills to improve passing.

Should Daleks be allowed to live on planet Earth?, by Mr Rickaby

Date: 13th Sep 2017 @ 5:06pm

This week we have begun thinking about discussion texts: texts which debate a topic or issue and then offer a conclusion based on the evidence.  

We have read a text which asks whether or not daleks should be allowed to live on Earth.  This week we are trying to learn this text off-by-heart, using text maps to help. 

The idea is that once we have learned this text well and internalised the features, we can use the structures and some of the vocabulary to help us write a personalised text about an issue important to us.

Here is a link to a YouTube clip of the text which demonstrates what text-mapping is.

Wonder, by Mr Rickaby

Date: 13th Sep 2017 @ 4:56pm

This term Y6 are using the book Wonder by R J Palacio to practise their reading and comprehension skills.  

The book is all about August, a young boy who has an extremely rare medical facial deformity, which he refers to as "mandibulofacial dysostosis".  Due to numerous surgeries, Auggie had been home-schooled by his mother, but his parents decide to enroll him in Beecher Prep, a private school, for the start of middle school.

The book is already providing lots of 'laugh out loud' moments as well us making us think.