Class Blog for Daymer Bay

Daymer Bay - Year 6  

January!

We returned to school at the start of January to extremely cold weather, which only got colder!

Year 6 jumped straight back into their learning, with their 'Big Enquiry Question' being, 'Who made my corner of the world special, long ago?' In this unit, we are not only exploring our rich and diverse Cornish history, but we are also honing our Historical study skills, examining different sources in order to decide which are accurate and which may contain some sort of bias - Year 6 are very good History Detectives!

In English, we have been writing our own portal stories and in Maths, we have been learning about Ratio and Proportion and now we are part-way through a unit on Algebra - today we learned how to write formulae!

In Science, we are learning all about 'Living Things and their Habitats'. We understand why there is a need for all living organisms to be classified and we know that the acronym 'MRS GREN' can help us to remember what all living things need in order to be classified as 'Living'. We have also been studying the work of Carl Linnaeus, using Taxonomy to classify all living things according to their shared characteristics. 

In Music, we have begun to learn how to play the Ukulele; in PE, we are learning the skills needed for football; in French we are learning about different habitats and the plants and animals that live in them and in Computing, we are brushing up on our online safety - February 6th will be 'Safer Internet Day'.

Finally, we were all delighted to come into school last week, look out of the window and see snow! Naturally, we had to go outside and explore - even in Year 6, the snow is magical - and rare - so we took a little moment to enjoy the sprinkling we were given, even managing to create a couple of snow angels!

 


Spring 2024 - Daymer Bay 

 


Daymer Bay - Year 6  

December!

It has been another busy month for Year 6! In English, we finished writing our adventure stories and then turned our pens to the task of writing a balanced argument about the benefits and drawbacks of tourism in Cornwall. We finished the term writing Haikus about Christmas.

In Maths, we continued to learn about fractions - we can now multiply and divide fractions, as well as solving problems using our new-found fractions skills.

In Science, we continued to learn about the heart and circulatory system, investigating the benefits of exercise and learning how alcohol and drugs can affect our bodies.

In Geography, we continued to investigate how land-use has changed in Cornwall and we did some research into possible future land-use, ranging from harnessing tidal power to lithium mining.

For the Design & Technology event, we researched, designed, made and evaluated our own pop-up Christmas cards - we were very pleased with the finished products and we hope many of you were able to drop in to Delaware to see them!

On the final day of the term, we were delighted to see many of you at the carol concert and Christingle service and we were even more delighted when all candles had been safely blown out!

Merry Christmas to you all and we wish you a very peaceful and happy new year! See you all in 2024!

 


Daymer Bay - Year 6  

November!

Another busy month for Year 6! In English, we finished writing our own innovated adventure stories, including as many suspense features as possible - it turns out, we are quite a dramatic group of children!

In Maths, we began our first unit on Fractions, learning how to add and subtract fractions, as well as simplify and convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions.

Our Big Enquiry question this half term is, 'Is change always for the better?' where we have been using our geography skills to focus on Cornwall in particular. We have been researching historical and current land use and we have been predicting what the future may hold in store for our beautiful county.

In French, we have been learning how to talk about the weather and in Computing, we have been using 'Scratch' to create coding for an animated story.

 


Daymer Bay - Year 6  

October!

Year 6 have had another busy month! In English, we finished our Anglo-Saxon newspaper reports and then used these skills to write another newspaper report about a mysterious dragon that had appeared in our village - some chose for their dragon to be kind and friendly - others, not so much!

In Maths, we finished our unit on Place Value and then stormed on with a unit about the four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. We are all aiming to have efficient formal written methods for all of these.

In Science, we completed our unit on Light and we also finished our historical enquiry question, 'Why do people invade and settle?' (Based upon the Anglo-Saxon era) I was delighted to see more Anglo-Saxon settlements coming into school - some physically and others designed in all sorts of creative ways - one even using Minecraft! There is plenty of time to bring yours in after half term - they will make an amazing display!

In PE, we developed our orienteering skills and we also welcomed back Katie Thick, who worked with us on the difference between sympathy and empathy and also conflict resolution. For now, we say thank you and farewell to Katie, as she is moving areas, but we look forward to welcoming a new friend after half term. 

The children have worked incredibly hard over the past half term and they have all impressed us with their positive attitude to their learning. It is because of this, that they have filled the pebble jar and have earned themselves a treat after half term! For now, please get plenty of rest, children - the half term leading up to Christmas (yes, I said the word!) is a long and busy one and we look forward to welcoming your fresh faces back after half term - we are so very proud of you all!

 


Daymer Bay - Year 6 

September!

Welcome back to a new school year and a big  welcome to Daymer Bay Class! 

Mrs David is the new Year 6 teacher and she has a wonderful team working with her - the amazing Miss Cunningham and Mrs Gates!

Year 6 are adapting well to all the changes and have quickly settled beautifully into new routines and topics. They are clearly a class who are keen to learn and interested in the world around them.

This half term, our big question asks, 'Why do people invade and settle?' and the children have loved absorbing themselves in the life of the Anglo-Saxons, building their own settlements, learning about Anglo-Saxon life and writing newspaper reports about the events surrounding the Battle of Hastings.

In Science, we have been learning about the properties of light, making our own periscopes, investigating the way in which lights travels and shadows are formed and also learning about how light can be split and why and how we see different colours. 

We were also fortunate enough to have a 2nd prize winner in the Honey fair and have democratically welcomed 4 of our class members onto this year's school council. It looks to be an exciting year ahead of us, with lots of hard work as we prepare for our SATs, but also lots of fun along the way! Check back here each month for more updates!

 


Our Values...

Creativity

Creative

We are bold and innovative in our approach to find new solutions to the challenges we face.

Curiosity

Curious

We are inspired by the awe and wonder of the world.

Integrity

Responsible

We take responsibility for our actions in an environment of mutual respect.

Enthusiasm

Enthusiastic

We are passionate about learning.

Excellence

Excellent

We are the best we can be.

Determination

Determined

We overcome all barriers to reach our potential, developing a capacity to improve further.

Welcome back to all of our pupils. Nursery, Reception, Y1, Y2 , Y3 and Y4 will be taught at the Delaware base. Y5 and Y6 will be taught at the Gunnislake base.


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