Year 6

  September 2009 - our visit to Crucial Crew in Bury

           

  September 2009 - we had a workshop with the English National Ballet.  The day after, we visited the Palace Theatre       to  watch a production of Giselle.

         

         

 

   September 2009 - in Design & Technology lessons, we have been investigating shelters - here are our prototypes

     

   

   ...and the finished items

     

     

 

   October 2009 - As part of our Geography topic we are investigating rivers.  We have studied the River Beal which flows    through Milnrow.

        

        

 Computer work in Year 6

       

    

Today (16.11.09) we invited the Reception children to watch our ICT presentations.

    

     

 January 2010 - playing in the snow!!

       

       

  January 20th - a visit from Manchester Camerata leading the children through the Lewis Carroll poem 'Jabberwocky'     using music and rhythm to build up their own innovative composition based on the poe.

  Janet & Emily from Manchester Camerta commented "Year 6 were very imaginative, worked hard and produced three wonderful pieces of music, conducting, composing, performing and using the vibraphone."

        

        

   February 2010. As part of our Tudor project in History, we have made some Tudor houses to form part of our display.

  

     

  February 2010. Having designed our slippers in DT, we are now making our prototypes using felt.

        

  

        

  

  During Fairtrade Fortnight (February 22nd - 5th March) the school has lots of fun every day.  Here are some  photographs of Year 6 designing their own 'Fairtrade' Tshirts.

        

  March 2010. As part of the Science and Engineering Week, Years 5 and 6 visited the Big Bang exhibition in Manchester. Rebecca Wright met Liz Bonnin fromBBC Bang Goes The Theory.