Year 6 are working hard in preparation for their SAT's tests in May. As well as revising hard, they have also been developing their Design and Technology skills when planning a controllable vehicle. Designs have been completed with the aid of some computing skills and they are ready to start the construction process. Pictures will follow when the making process takes place.
Year 6 spent the afternoon at Barnwell School taking part in a number of Science and Technology activities, ranging from designing a carriage that had to carry a ball, stomp rockets, guessing a variety of different chemical smells and finding out what conditions live maggots preferred to be in. Many thanks to the Year 9 students for putting on an enjoyable afternoon of activities.
Year 6 have been hard at work tasting pizza! The class have started a short Design and Technology project finding out about healthy snacks. They tasted and evaluated a variety of different pizza and will now think about designing their own "healthy " pizza.
Year 6 enjoyed an afternoon on tour, with Stevenage Sporting Futures last week. Competing in a variety of different events the children the children threw themselves into the challenges knowing that they were competing against other Year 6 classes in a virtual competition, the results of which we will be told of later in the year.
Year 6 are currently learning about The Great War. We have found out the countries that took part in the fighting and where the main battles took place. We have researched one of the leaders of the main powers and have written biographies of Lord Kitchener. We are currently reading recounts from "Forgotten Voices" which are first hand recounts of frontline troops telling us what life was like on the front line. While in Art, we learnt a bit about Paul Nash (a famous war artist) whilst looking at some of his artwork.
Well what a day. With the elements against us, cold and very wet with a bit of wind thrown in, both groups “manned up” and leapt into the day’s first activities.
Careful driving in side by side was the order of the day, with all children in both groups managing to safely navigate the extremely wet and muddy course. After this the children challenged themselves with Jacobs ladder, with some excellent teamwork in navigating the very wet and tricky ladder. Notable performances from group M was Jamie who managed to get to the top and Kiera who managed to get to the 5th rung! Both groups then braved the elements at the front of the site to build shelters using the natural resources that were surrounding them. Some great effort from everyone, although there was some flagging when the wind picked up.
After a refreshing lunch of fish fingers, spaghetti and chips, all groups spent time out of the weather indoors. Group M spent time scaling heights in indoor climbing whilst group N lit each other up in the laser tag. The activities ended with indoor climbing for group N and some personal triumphs with most children achieving their goals and three children managing to reach the top of the wall, whilst group M enjoyed archery and were introduced to the tradition of shooting for cutlery. The evening entertainment saw the class dance the night away with into the spotlight.
Year 6 spent the day at Affinity water in Bushey finding out about how we get our water and how River systems work. The children toured the water tratement site finding out how the water is cleaned and made ready for us to drink as well as learning about the way in which the water then is transported through the different courses of the river system. As well as this they took part in a "Lunchbox" challenge where the wast from their lunchboxes was sorted into different types of waste. As you can see from the class photo we managed to successfully complete the challenge with zero waste- something only 3 other schools have achieved this calendar year so far.
Year 6 have made an excellent start to their last year at Roebuck, getting into the swing of life in Year 6 quite quickly. They have been enjoying learning about the artist Pierre Seurat and have had a go at creating pictures using the pointillism style. As well as that, the children have started their PE unit on invasion games with Tag Rugby.
Year 6 enjoyed their penultimate school day on Thursday, with an action packed activity day. With the bouncy castle proving a huge hit from the start, Sumo then took over, with personal battles being waged between the children. After a quick pizza making session, the children then competed in our last house competition of the year- the traditional sports day. Events concluded with a barbecue and a variety of leisure activities.
The Roebuck school Lacrosse team dominated the Stevenage Lacrosse festival on Wednesday and walked away with the trophy after remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament. Comfortable victories against Round Diamond, St Nicholas and Knebworth meant they went into their last game against Bedwell knowing that a victory would win them the trophy. A dominant performance with a 10 - 1 victory resulted in the team walking away with the trophy and the plaudits. The children produced some wonderful attacking Lacrosse throughout the tournament and must be praised for their commitment, hard work and determination in all their games
Year 6 enjoyed their Business and Enterprise day with them learning a lot about working well together in small teams when trying to complete production tasks. Developing imaginary products which they were then asked to promote and present, provided the last challenge of the day. The children learned a lot of lessons that they will hopefully transfer when the form their companies in the near future.
Year 6 enjoyed their Dragon Boating experience. The class spent the whole day at Fairlands Valley enjoying the sunshine and the facilities to the full. Both boats clocked reasonable times but didn't manage to be in the top eight fastest boats. So instead the children enjoyed time on the small lake with the Kayaks - lots of fun going round in circles and only one capsize!
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