Summer 2025
In Geography, year 6 have been exploring the Big Question: What is the impact of volcanoes and earthquakes on human lives? We explored how volcanoes and earthquakes are formed, and then used this information to discuss the primary and secondary impacts. As well as this, we researched the positive and negative effects of volcanoes, and we used all of our knowledge to design houses that are earthquake proof.
In writing, year 6 have been looking at discussion texts and writing a text based on the question: Should people live near volcanoes? We used knowledge from our Geography lessons, and from the book ‘Earthshattering Events, and wrote a balanced argument, but we were allowed to give our own opinion at the end!
In RE, year 6 have been exploring what religions teach about social justice and how they try to work for fairness and equality. We explored different teachings, such as what Jesus taught about wealth, and we looked at what we would do if we had a never-emptying bank account. Furthermore, we researched how different charities, such as Islamic Relief and Christian Aid help people around the world, and reflected on what more we would like to do to help others.
In Science, year 6 have been learning about living things and their habitats. We have looked at food chains and how to create branching databases to categorise living things. As well as this, we have been exploring microorganisms, and we completed a bread experiment, whereby we observed different sorts of bread over time, and looked at how and when mould grew on them. We then used our prior knowledge to work out why different bread might grow mould at different rates.
Summer 2025
