Sycamore Class [Year 6]

Welcome to Sycamore class.

Topic Webs:

Term 1 2018-2019 - World War 2

Term 2 2018-2019 - World War 2

Term 3 2018-2019 - Victorians

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Term 4 2017-2018 - Victorians

Term 5 2017-2018 - Dinosaurs

Term 6 2017-2018 - Kaleidoscope

A very big welcome to Sycamore’s web page.

We hope that you all had a lovely and restful summer break. The children have come back enthusiastic and have hit the ground running by working hard and demonstrating a mature and responsible attitude.
Year 6 is a busy and exciting year. We already have lots of fantastic trips and activities planned to balance out all of the hard work leading up to SATs.

We will update this page regularly with photos and information so please make sure you keep ‘checking-in’!

As you will already be aware the teaching team in Sycamore is: Mrs Bazeley, Miss Leyman and Mrs Clarke. If you have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to come and speak to us.

Useful information:

Homework
Set on Fridays. Due in Tuesdays.

Reading Logs
The expectation is that your child will read a minimum of 5 times a week, logging this in their Reading Log with 3 more detailed entries per week.

Forest School
Friday afternoons

PE
Wednesday afternoons
*Please note* Term 1 – PE will now be taught on a Monday morning with Mrs Macdonald.

Trips
Friday 21st September 8:30-13:00 – Lifeskills Bristol

Sycamore Class Term 2 2018

Sycamore pupils were very busy in the weeks leading up to Christmas. They were very active, with several pupils competing in the swimming gala at Midsomer Norton whilst others participated in a football tournament. In addition to these teams representing the school, everybody in Sycamore has had the opportunity to experience expert coaching in netball and gymnastics with Laura Macdonald from Norton Hill School and also participated in the Multi - Skills Festival at Somervale School.

In Forest School, Sycamore visited the Ammerdown Estate to forage in the woods for pine cones and other natural resources to create their reindeer Christmas tree decorations. Ellie was very stoical when she went splat into some particularly gloopy mud, everyone loved climbing and swinging on a huge tree and Evren did a spectacular spontaneous somersault over the gate on exit!

As part of the World War Two topic, Sycamore has been reading and answering comprehension questions on Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian. On the final day of tem we then watched the movie. Not a dry eye was in the house! Sycamore also studied the features of writing newspaper reports with Mrs. Buckeridge, the Bath Spa Teacher and were delighted when they themselves, as a result, were featured in a newspaper article in The Journal about their news reports written about the Dunkirk landings.

The term ended on a high with the Key Stage 2 disco and Sycamore class is looking forward to seeing Bath Pantomime, Peter Pan on Friday January 10th.

War Poems

Click here to read the poetry we have written about war.

Sycamore Class Term One 2018

Sycamore pupils have been busy this term learning all about World War Two and enjoying the novel Goodnight Mister Tom for whole class Guided Reading. They have carried out a range of writing including: an autobiography; a diary entry as a fighter pilot; a letter home from an evacuee and a historical story. They additionally watched and listened to an authentic interview with Molly from Sycamore last year’s Grandad before writing this up in reporter style.

In PHSE, we visited Life Skills and have also looked at e-safety. For Forest School, we have visited Silver Street, held traditional conker competitions, carried out forest management in The Orchard in addition to some cooking and den-building.

We have been fortunate in having the opportunity to work through Somer Valley Arts with local artist Edwina Bridgeman to produce a Bayeux- tapestry inspired tapestry commemorating World War 1 and some of Sycamore were also interviewed for an audio recording linked to this. This is part of the ‘Paulton Remembers’ event scheduled for November 10th.

In Science, we have been learning about Evolution and Inheritance. We were lucky enough to visit Somervale to have one of our sessions taught by a specialist Science teacher in the Science labs. The Science teacher was incredibly impressed with the children’s existing knowledge and ability to ask appropriate questions; some he would hope for in his Year 9 class.

Sycamore have really shown from the outset that they are ready to be leaders of the school and have done a fantastic job as buddies for our youngest new pupils as well as proving to be fantastic playground leaders and assembly monitors.

Beer Residential

The children really enjoyed their trip. Here are some of the memories they are taking away with them:

“I liked it when Thomas asked ‘When is pudding?’… when we had already eaten it all!!” - Elsie
“Beer was a wonderful experience. I will treasure every moment of it.” - Ethyn
“I found it funny when the cat kept sneaking into the boys’ tent and wouldn’t go away!” - Francci
“I loved our trip! It was especially funny when Mrs Courtier got pooped on twice by a seagull which then took her sandwich!” - Maia
“I enjoyed choosing music for the car journeys. We listened to Cotton Eye Joe 9 times!” - Corey
“Beer was really fun - I will never forget it.” - Ben
“My favourite part…The YHA breakfast… enough said!” - Maisey
“I found it really funny when everyone thought a buoy out at sea was a shark fin!” - Benji