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23.05.2025
This week we continued with our Seeking Refuge unit work and started looking more at refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. We read quotes, looked at statistics, watch videos of children who are refugees as well as listen to audio recordings of asylum seekers, seeking asylum here in the UK. We have learned that the process asylum seekers have to go through is not and easy one and often ends up taking several months or even years for a decision to be made on whether their application to stay here was successful or not.
16.05.2025
And so the week of SATs finally arrived and went! It is all over! Everyone worked extremely hard and tried their best. To celebrate the fact that it is all over with we went to the park!
09.05.2025
Another week of revising for SATs flew past. Next week we, we are going to put our skills and knowledge to the test. Good luck everybody!
The whole school took part in a VE day celebration. It started off with having jam sandwiches in the classrooms; just like the children did when the war was over.
We then celebrated with more food - a feast - for this occasion.
25.04.2025
With SATs coming up, we started completing many revision tasks to ensure we are as ready as we can be. In Maths we continued our daily lessons to cover the rest of the curriculum content.
4.04.2025
On the last day of term, Eid and Easter celebrations took place with a disco! What a way to end the Spring Term!
This week it was all about Geometry. We started by investigating vertically opposite angles and found that when angles are vertically opposite each other they are equal. We the did investigations on angles in triangles, quadrilaterals and polygons. It was a busy week!
Year 6 got the opportunity to visit the Excel for Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition in London. The visit included: The history of Ancient Egypt, The Treasure Room, An Immersive Experience with 360° Screens, Virtual Headsets and a World First Hologram Experience. It was an experience like no other! Unforgettable!
28.03.2025
Our weekly spelling tests are also showing a great improvement. This week the focus was on word families based on common words.
We've reached the end of our Chapter on Volume. We applied our learned knowledge to the Review.
We are close to the end of our Chapter on Algebra as well. We've been looking at writing our own algebraic expressions for given patterns.
21.03.2025
We've also been very hard at work in English; covering grammar content. This week we were working on prefixes and suffixes. This included the purpose of a prefix and suffix and the meaning of numerous prefixes and suffixes.
Algebra and Volume is up next in Maths. In Algebra we started looking at function machines and rules for algebraic expression. The first lesson on Volume was building different cuboids with the same amount of cubes to establish that the volume of the cuboids are staying the same even though the length, breadth and height might be different.
We also celebrated Red Nose Day as part of Comic Relief. This year they celebrated 40 Years! We held a Retro Day where you could come to school following the fashion trends from the 80's, 90's, noughties and 10's! Alternatively, you could wear anything red. In the afternoon each class got to perform a song from one of the decades.
14.03.2025
In Maths this week we continued looking at Ratio and solved many problems that includes ratio. We've been using the bar model to support us when solving these problems. We've also been working on our Area and Perimeter chapter. So far we've learned how to solve the area of a rectangle, triangle and parallelogram. We are able to make connections between these as they all link together, which means if I know one I can work out the rest.
If I know the area of a rectangle, then I can work out the area of the triangle and vice versa. If I know the base and height of the parallelogram, then I can work out the area. If I know the area of parts of a parallelogram (triangles), then I can work out the shaded/missing parts.
Have a go at solving these problems.
It was Science Day as well this week. 6 Equiano completed two experiments: Investigating yeast and Making a Temporary Compass.
After every 5 minutes we took the measurements for the A, B and C for a duration of 30 minutes to see how the yeast reacted.
In our second experiment, we magnetised a needle and once in the bowl of water, it moved around until the needle aligned to North. Once we knew where North was we could work out the other directions.
We also got to play our Refugee Board Games that we had as a home learning project. We first shared our game and its rules with the class. Afterwards, we teamed up and played.
7.03.2025
World Book Day was celebrated at Stratford Manor for the whole week. Alice in Wonderland was the whole school theme. Teachers dressed up as characters from Alice in Wonderland for World Book Day. The whole school also took part in a musical performance based on Alice in Wonderland delivered by West End in Schools. Each class had a workshop during the day and at the end of the day each class performed to create the story of Alice.
28.02.2025
We prepared our printing plates by etching out our sketches. The whole of the printing plate was then covered with ink to fill in the etched lines. The ink was then rubbed off again until we could see our sketched image. The printing plate was then placed onto damp paper on the printing press.
We rolled the image through the printing press and got our printed sketches!
14.02.2025
One of our most contributed home learning projects in 6E was making war bread or traditional bread at home. We got to taste many different types of bread and spoke about the recipes and how the dough had to rest to rise before baking. It was a great success!
Henry Moore visited people in underground shelters and saw how they sat and slept in tight, dark spaces. He wanted to show how people stayed calm and together during the bombings. He drew and sculpted these moments of quiet bravery.
Moore made lots of drawings and sculptures of people in shelters. The people in his art were often curled up, resting, or sitting in a way that showed how cramped and uncomfortable it was. He used simple shapes, like curves, to show the forms of the human body.
Just like with his other art, Moore used smooth, round shapes to show how people’s bodies would look when they were resting or curled up in a shelter. He didn't focus on tiny details like faces. Instead, he showed the peaceful and quiet way people huddled together for safety.
Inspired by the work on Henry Moore, we created our own underground art. We first had a live sketching session where some children lied under a piece of cloth to represent the sleeping bodies. We then practised sketching these with charcoal and worked on etching those shapes ready for printing.
We had a gadget repair workshop this week where we got to fix a retro games console. During the session we had to take the gadget apart with a screwdriver, reconnect the wires following step-by-step instructions and inspect any further broken parts.
07.02.2025
It was also Children's Mental Health Week this week and we had various activities and assemblies throughout the week based on this year's theme EXPRESS YOURSELF.
The Wellbeing Team helped lead some activities across the school.
We also created a piece of art that represents us and our identity and it included how we want to grow in the future.
Monday afternoon we attended a Blitz Detective Workshop in West Ham Park. Here we looked at how the park (our local area) was affected during the Blitz in World War II.
Blitz Detective Workshop Quotes
I learnt that when the war ended that there was a Morse Code that translated into The War Is Over In Europe. We were told that 18-19 incendiary bombs fell on West Ham Park. During World War II rationing was introduced because Germans bombed ports and docks where the factories were.
~Amiin
Yesterday I went to West Ham Park. There were 5 stations. Station 3 had information that 18-19 bombs were dropped where we stood. Rationing started because there wasn’t enough food. ~Lunna
Yesterday I learned that the people were inspired to grow their own vegetables. We learned that 18-19 incendiary bombs were dropped on West Ham Park. They also used Morse Code to send messages. One of these messages said that the war was over in Europe.
~ Muadh
Yesterday, my class and I went to West Ham Park. I learned they used a Morse Code to send messages. There were also gas masks you could try on.
~Tymaius
West Ham Park was bombed with 19 bombs. The war was horrible.
~Sara
When rationing was introduced, an adult would eat one small loaf of bread with butter and jam, three pieces of meat and boiled sweets. I also learned that 18 bombs were dropped on West Ham Park.
~Ansi
West Ham Park helped communities back in World War II as it was used as allotments where they could grow their own vegetables. The park was much bigger before than it is today. Although 19 bombs fell on the park, the brave wardens ensured everyone was safe. Rationing took a big hit on Britain, vegetables played a vital role in surviving the war.
~Harun
At West Ham Park, I learned that the British soldiers used something called Morse Code. It was to send messages worldwide. I also learned that 18 bombs dropped on West Ham Park. Some were incendiary bombs which meant as soon as it dropped, fire erupted.
~Mohamed
There were 5 divided sections when we got to the park. They were rationing, Morse code, air raid planes, bomb measuring and the daily life of an evacuee. I found it crazy how they were able to send messages in Morse code.
~Levyss
At West Ham Park, I learnt more about the traumatic Blitz in 1939. I learnt that West Ham Park got bombed by 19 bombs and that rationing food was compulsory for the soldiers. Very little to no food was given and no vegetables. The Women's Land Army were taking over the jobs of the men since they had to go and join the armed forces to protect the country. ARP stood for Air Raid Precautions and they were there to alert everyone of a bomb or German aeroplane and had to help keep or get everyone to safety.
~Ayesha
On the 3rd February, we went to West Ham Park where we learnt many things. In one section of the park where a bomb fell there was still a dip that measured 270 cm in diameter. 19 Bombs fell on the park during the Blitz. During our session we found that WLA stands for Womens Land Army. It was a group of women who volunteered during the war. There was also something called rationing which was a small amount of food per week. You had to plant your own vegetables. Morse code was used to send messages during the war.
~Artem
There were local schools and homes growing their own vegetables on allotments. It would have been essential because food was rationed and people were only allowed a butter-knife worth of butter, 2 slices of bread, boiled (hard) sweets and a slab of meat per week.
~Aydin
Yesterday, we took a trip to West Ham Park. During our visit I was partnered with a very enthusiastic person - Francis. Together we felt unstoppable. We did all the tasks assigned to us except one. By the end of the session I was able to answer how many bombs were dropped on West Ham Park and also the amount of food people had due to rationing.
~Isaiah
Yesterday, I went to West Ham park to learn more about WWII. I found out that West Ham Park was bombed around 18-19 times and that the dip left from the bomb measured around 270 cm in diameters. We had 5 stations to work from. We learnt how people communicated with each other using Morse Code and how little people ate. We also learnt what ARP and WLA stood for.
~Ajwad
In Science this week we looked at blood and its components. Blood is made up of a liquid called plasma which contains all of the cells. This includes red blood cells which carry oxygen, white blood cells which combat infection, and platelets which help the blood to clot when we are cut. We tried to replicate this by using rice, Cheerio's, marshmallows and food colouring.
31.01.2025
Year 6 went back to visit the Museum of Docklands this week. This time we visited the Docklands at War gallery where we entered an air raid shelter and had a workshop around The Blitz that ties in with our unit work on World War II.
We also looked at a video recording and investigation sheet about the life of Connie Hoe, who lived through World War II. It allowed us to see the fear, bravery, and resilience that many children had to cope with during the war. Through Connie, we experienced air raids, evacuation, rationing, and the challenges of living through wartime, all from the perspective of a young girl.
24.01.2025
Year 6 recapped on some of their Djembe skills this week. We practised keeping the different rhythms using both high and low notes.
We've come to the end of our Decimals chapter this week. We have practised converting fractions into decimals and vice versa. We have learned how to multiply and divide decimals with a 1-digit and 2-digit number, which involves regrouping and renaming, using a variety of methods and strategies.
In our unit lesson we learned about 'The Blitz' and what life was like in London at that period of time.
17.01.2025
In English, we continued looking at and reading the story of Rose Blanche. Rose Blanche is a story about a young girl named Rose who lives in Germany during World War II. One day, she sees a group of Jewish prisoners being forced to work near her town. Rose feels sorry for them and decides to help by secretly giving them food and supplies. The story shows how one person can make a difference, even in difficult times, by being kind and brave.
Our Decimal chapter showed us how to multiply and divide decimal numbers.
This week we looked at the heart as part of the circulatory system. The heart is a special muscle in your chest that pumps blood around your body. It works as part of the circulatory system, which helps carry oxygen and nutrients to all your organs and removes waste. The heart has four parts called chambers. It pumps blood through blood vessels to reach every part of your body, keeping you healthy and strong.
10.01.2025
Year 6 started the new calendar year off with the next chapter in Maths - Decimals. Building on our prior knowledge, we made a great start to the first few lessons of Decimals. We can confidently read, write and explain what decimal numbers are. We also continued converting fractions to fractions that can easily be written as decimal numbers. Do you know which denominators can easily convert to tenths, hundredths or thousandths?
Rose Blanche is the new text we started looking at in English. We had a couple of experience days where we discussed what it might have been like during World War II.
One of our sessions this week was a P4C session. We read a poem about being human and chose our favourite lines from it. We also thought about the big themes in the poem and then thought of our own big questions to be discussed.
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