Lest we forget

Today we've been making some comparisons.

We've had lots of fun looking at all of the wonderful artefacts from WW2, but today we thought about what those objects mean to us.

We looked at all of the things we have - freedom, the right to choose, friends from all over the world, a safe environment, equality. . .

It occurred to us, that we only have these things because of the hundreds and thousands of brave men and women who have given and are giving their lives to protect us and our country.

And for that we are truly grateful, we will always remember and we will always be thankful.
"never has so much, been owed to so few,by so many" Winston Churchill

So this November 11th, make sure you join 6W in a day of remembrance.
As a wise year 6 said . . .

"without our past, we have no future"

We WILL Remember

Corpus Christi War Museum

Is now . . . OPEN


We spent a wonderful afternoon, looking through different artefacts from the war. Naming, cataloguing and researching them.

These artefacts, which were donated by a private collector are now proudly on display in our classroom. Accompanying each item is an information sheet.

Our museum is open to all, the children in 6W are very knowledgeable about all of the items on display and are happy to share information and answer any questions you might have!

We hope to see you soon!

Keeping up with the Jones'

This week during our topic we've been busy finding
out all about keeping safe during the Blitz!

We started off by listening to an audio clip.
It started with an air raid siren. . . .


Next came the planes . . .


Suddenly followed by the bombs . . . .


And after what felt like an eternity, the reassuring sound of the 'All Clear' siren!

We listened to the clip again, we think we counted around 20 bombs dropping. Listening closely we could hear fires crackling and buildings falling.

We also heard the story of a lady who survived being in her house when a bomb landed on the roof!
Miss Willis' Granddad sent us a letter, in it he told us all about the night in 1940 when a bomb hit the roof of his house, it slid all the way down the roof and into the cellar of the house next door where it exploded. Luckily Miss willis' Granddad, Arthur, his Mum and his little brother were safe inside their Anderson shelter! Arthur's Dad was an ARP warden and it was his job to ensure others were safe during the air raid!

This helped us to realise how important it was to stay safe during the blitz! We looked at the different ways people tried to stay safe . . . .

Our favourite is the Anderson shelter, people didn't really like being in them during the air raids because it was cold, damp and dark - but it saved thousands and thousands of people's lives!


We were so interested in them that we even turned our book corner into a (nearly) life size Anderson Shelter,      we enjoy going in there to read WW2 leaflets and newspapers.

We made some miniature versions too, using the information we had researched we built scale models! Take a look at our video.

Listen carefully to the sound! It gives you an idea of what it might have felt like to spend the night in an Anderson Shelter during the war!


We're hoping to turn our class Anderson shelter into a Museum . . . We've collected lots of interesting artefacts from the war that we are really keen to share with others . . . so watch this space!

Once again it's been a VERY Happy Thursday :)!

Meet the Royals...

In our topic we have been looking at Britain since the 1930's.


Today we have been learning about the royal family tree, During the war this Man was the King...

King George VI

The lady next to him is Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later on she was also known as the Queen Mother.

Their eldest daughter is Queen Elizabeth II.

During the war the King and Queen stayed in Britain, they were not evacuated to safety. They stayed in London, and when the Palace was bombed by the Germans, the king was inside. Fortunately he did not get hurt.

"We think the King was a good man, he stayed here instead of being evacuated out of the city. He was brave and loyal to the people of the UK" Joe, Aleilah and McLean

Our Queen Elizabeth worked for the Army during the war, doing her part for our country.

"During the 1st world war the Royal family name was changed to Windsor,  as their name 'Saxe-Coburg-Gotha' held too many German connections. And as we were at war with the Germans, the King at the time decided it was best to change their name."Dan E, Dan H and Cara

We're really enjoying our topic work, some of us even have a few items to share from the war.

Medals from a Grandad who served in the Army during the War . . .

A kind neighbour shared her ration books with us . . .

And Remember . . .

"Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile!"

Jenga according to 6W

Well...we have achieved the impossible!
A Jenga game so difficult you can't even build the tower to start the game!

ICE - NOT the best material to build a jenga tower out of!

The girls of 6W struggling with the ice.

"The ice was difficult to use because the ice creates little friction and it was also on a slippery surface, Jenga needs a rougher surface than ice if you want it to work!"

Zainub and Vim

Here are some of our initial observations:

"The easiest had to be card, the hardest was cotton wool. It was quite hard with the wool because it kept getting stuck whereas then card came out very easily." Cara

"Today we tested friction by creating our own Jenga game.
The most difficult was the game made of ice. This was the hardest because of the low levels of friction. Normally that would make the game easier but in this case there wasn’t enough friction and it was almost impossible to make." Dan E

We're still looking over our results, so will be back soon with more of our discoveries.

Happy Thursdays!

6W

Edited by: Emily, Zainub, Vim and Luke

Ssshhhh! Year 6 at work!

It's Thursday and all week we've been busy doing practice SATs! 

Concentration is key!

This afternoon we'll be reinventing the game Jenga, using our knowledge of friction to make it easier and a lot more difficult!

Come back later to see pictures of our experiment and a few scientific messages from the children in 6W.

Welcome to 6W!

A quick message from the children in 6W...

We're just having a break from our practice SATs and thought we'd drop by to say Hi!

We want to use our blog to share with everyone how much fun it is in year 6, how hard we work and how reliable and responsible we can be!

We've just picked House Point Captains and a new School Council Representative! Look out for us around school! :)

Keep following us to find out what we get up to this year!

See you soon.

6W