This week, year 6 have learnt about the Battle of Britain and The Blitz (and how they were different)! Beginning with work on grid references, which allowed them to plan defences of the Kent coast by strategically placing aircraft stations, lookout stations and radar towers to respond to German attack from their air-force, the Luftwaffe. The children had to use their self-management skills to 'build' these in time (plotting them onto their maps) and using problem solving to consider where to add further infrastructure throughout the game. 

We have begun reading Tail End Charlie, which tells the story of a man in the RAF during the Second World War. They have then been using this to write letters home, from the 1st person perspective of Charlie, addressed to his parents. In these letters, the children have described some of the ops (operations), injuries, benefits of being in the RAF (such as access to real eggs) and the 'knees ups' (parties) that the RAF officers use to keep morale high. 

We have begun preparations for the Parental Engagement Events next week: Monday = 6C, Tuesday = 6S, Wednesday = 6D. We look forward to welcoming some of you then, to celebrate your children's excellent learning! 

In maths, we have revisited fractions (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) and finding the mean. Could you work out the mean (average) shoe size or age of the people in your house?