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4 years ago
Posted on 25th Nov 2022 by

Class 10 Weekly Update

It has been another fantastic week in Class 10 this week.

Maths

In maths, we have been looking at BODMAS, which is an acronym to help us remember the order of mathematical operations – the correct order in which to solve maths problems. BODMAS stands for B-Brackets, O-Orders (powers/indices or roots), D-Division, M-Multiplication, A-Addition, S-Subtraction.

Writing

In writing, we have been completing the first draft of our autobiographies. Next week, we will be editing these and writing our final version. We will share some of our final versions when they are finished.

PSHE

In PSHE, we have been talking about celebrating difference. This week, we have been talking about the protected characteristics. It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of:

  • age.
  • gender reassignment.
  • being married or in a civil partnership.
  • being pregnant or on maternity leave.
  • disability.
  • race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.
  • religion or belief.
  • sex.

We focused on gender reassignment and we learnt that people’s biological sex doesn’t always match their gender identity.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Duncan, Mr Walker and Mr Creber

 

 

4 years ago
Posted on 21st Nov 2022 by

Parliament Week Videos

Unfortunately, I was unable to upload our Parliament speeches to the website as the files were too large. I have uploaded the videos to Seesaw so that you can view them. The QR code below will take you to the Seesaw page, or you can just log into Seesaw as you would when you complete your homework.

Mrs Duncan

 

 

4 years ago
Posted on 18th Nov 2022 by

Class 10 Weekly Update

There has been lots going on in Class 10 this week; it has been Anti-Bullying Week, Parliament Week and Book Day.

Parliament Week

We learnt that Parliament is made up of three central elements: the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Monarchy. The main business of Parliament takes place in the two Houses. Generally the decisions made in one House have to be approved by the other.

We created our own political parties, drew up our manifestos and delivered our speeches to the rest of the school on Thursday. The party who received the most votes were KAETEK; it was a very close contest and all the parties were absolutely fantastic!

Well done Year 6.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Duncan, Mr Walker and Mr Creber

4 years ago
Posted on 14th Nov 2022 by

Class 10 Weekly Update

Please accept my apologies that our weekly update is late this week.

Last week was another fantastic week in Class 10. Here are some of the things we learnt:

Purple Leaf

Purple Leaf came in for their second session. We talked about feelings and behaviours and used the analogy of an iceberg to help us understand that what is going on on the outside can be misinterpreted because we don’t understand what is happening on the inside.

Writing

In writing, we are now looking at autobiographies. We identified the key features and began to look at some of the features in more detail.

History

In history, we looked at push and pull factors:

Push factors “push” people away from their home and include things like war.

Pull factors “pull” people to a new home and include things like better opportunities.

We decided whether each of the push/pull factors were social, economic or political. We then thought about which migrant group this linked to and how.

Finally, we compared the experiences of two different migrant groups, considering similarities and differences and the reasons for these.

Mrs Duncan, Mr Walker and Mr Creber

4 years ago
Posted on 04th Nov 2022 by

Class 10 Weekly Update

We have had another fantastic week in Class 10.

Purple Leaf

On Wednesday, we had some visitors from ‘Purple Leaf’. They talked to us about the rights we have as children. We discussed what we would do if one of our friends asked us to watch a video that was not age-appropriate. We also talked about the people we would go to for help if we were feeling unsafe or worried about something.

Writing

We have been continuing with our Rosa Parks speeches. We have almost finished and will share some examples here when we do.

PSHE

In PSHE, we are celebrating difference. This week, we considered the word ‘normal’. We decided that there is no normal and that people’s differences are what make them special and unique.

Please find attached our curriculum overview for this half term.

Overview Autumn Term 2 Migration Year 6

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Duncan, Mr Walker and Mr Creber

 

 

4 years ago
Posted on 20th Oct 2022 by

Class 10 Weekly News

We have reached the end of the first half term and we would like to say a huge ‘WELL DONE’ to Class 10. They have had a fantastic half term and a great start to Year 6.

This month is Black History Month and, in Class 10, we have been finding out more about Martin Luther King. We used the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech to write our own speeches, highlighting our dreams for the future. We had a very mature discussion about issues such as poverty, homophobia, suicide and bullying before writing our own speeches.

We also applied what we have learnt this half term about shading to create our own sketches of the ‘Power Fist’. The historic gesture has been used to represent the struggle for civil rights and the 1960s organisation The Black Panther Party has used it in the past as a symbol of resistance. The black power fist has also been adopted by allies of the black community as a symbol of black liberation.

We hope you all have a fantastic half term.

Mrs Duncan, Mr Walker and Mr Creber

4 years ago
Posted on 07th Oct 2022 by

Weekly Update

It has been another busy week in Class 10 this week.

In RE, we have been considering creation and science, and whether they are conflicting or complementary. We looked at cosmology and evolution and considered how they differ to Genesis. After considering each, we wrote down all the questions we still had about Genesis, cosmology and evolution.

In history, we were lucky enough to have a virtual session with the British Museum. We learnt all about the Greek Gods and created our own mini Greek temples.

In English, we are working towards writing a persuasive speech from the perspective of Rosa Parks. We have identified the key features of persuasive texts and considered the effect of these on the audience. One of the things we have looked at in more detail is the subjunctive form. The subjunctive is used in formal writing to express things that could or should happen. We applied what we had learnt about the subjunctive to write sentences in preparation for our speech.

 

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Duncan, Mr Walker and Mr Creber

4 years ago
Posted on 30th Sep 2022 by

Class 10 Weekly Update

We have had a really busy week in Class 10 this week.

Bikeability

From Monday to Thursday we participated in Bikeability, learning how to cycle safely, competently and confidently on the road. We all really enjoyed the experience although groups 3 and 4 got quite wet!

English

In English, we have been looking at poetry. Today, we wrote our own poems about the war in Ukraine. Have a look at some of our fantastic work below:

Science

In science, we have been looking at life cycles. This week, we learnt that most amphibians and insects undergo metamorphosis. We know what metamorphosis means and we explained the life cycle of a frog and a ladybird.

History

In history, we looked at democracy in the Ancient Greek period. We learnt what the word ostracism means and we compared Ancient Greek democracy to modern day democracy.

Religious Education

In RE, we explored Genesis 1:1 – 2:3, looking at the importance of creation on the timeline of the ‘big story’ of the bible and drawing our own interpretation of what it means.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Duncan, Mr Walker and Mr Creber