Year 6 Science

Today in Science, Y6 have been investigating the impact of exercise on their heart rate by measuring their pulse before and after 5 minutes of exercise in the glorious sunshine.

Tag Netball

This term, Year 6 will be focusing on ball skills in PE. Today, we have been developing our reaction and response in a game of tag netball.

Y6 Geography

Y6 were using atlases to find the location of different mountain ranges from around the world, particularly the Himalaya which is what we will be learning about this term.

Y6 throw tennis

This week, the children in Year 6 were developing their reactions in PE and then applied this to a game of throw tennis.

Y6 Music

This week Year 6 worked with Carmel from the Wigan Music Service to identify and play rhythm patterns using ½ beat (quavers) , 1 beat (crotchets), 2 beat (minims), 4 beat (semibreve) notes.

Y6 Art

Year 6 have been making abstract sculptures out of clay to represent the natural world. Their designs have been inspired by the work of Barbara Hepworth and Zaha Hadid.

Buddies Assembly

Year 6 welcomed their buddies from Reception to St Jude’s Catholic Primary School during assembly.

Y6 balancing and counter balancing in PE.

Year 6 have been working together to solve physical challenges using a variety of balancing techniques.

Y6 Science investigating shadows.

This week, Y6 have been investigating shadows as part of our light topic.

Y6 Fairground Rides

This term, Year 6 will be learning to make mechanical fairground rounds in Design and Technology. They have been exploring everyday objects and fairground rides that rotate and have been investigating how motors are used in a circuit. This week they have had a go at creating strong structures and framework for a fairground ride.

Y6 Computing

Y6 have been coding with Edublocks to create patterns using different algorithms. Children have inputted loops and conditionals while experimenting with RGB colour selections to complete their work.

Y6 Science

Year 6 have been investigating the angle of reflected light using mirrors to create a human ‘periscope’.

Christmas Cards for the Community

As the choir were going to sing at the local retirement home, Year 6 made Christmas cards to give to the residents. The people of St Clements Court were very grateful for the kind gesture.

Y6 Homework Projects

This term, Y6 were asked to make a model of a mountain or a mountain range. We had an incredible display of homework projects to show off at our coffee afternoon. Don’t they look spectacular! 🏔️👏🏻

Christmas Buddies

Reception and Year 6 have enjoyed spending some time together with their buddies, sharing Christmas cards that they have made for each other and eating lunch together.

Y6 Prayer and Liturgy

Some pupils from Y6 took an active role in our class prayer and liturgy on the baptism of Jesus.

Y6 Electricity

Year 6 have been investigating how different voltages affect the way that components work in a circuit.

Number Day

Year 6 have been working on TTRS and solving interactive maths puzzles for Number Day.

Y6 Residential

Day 1 – After a safe arrival at the Anderton Centre, Year 6 went for a walk in the woods, built a shelter and engaged in an afternoon of fun activities. They had a go at archery, low ropes and high all aboard. In the evening, the children participated in some team games and visited the tuck shop.

Y6 Residential

Day 2 – Another active day! In the morning, the children spent time climbing trees followed by an afternoon adventure in canoes across the reservoir to explore Liverpool castle. After their evening meal, the children then took part in a bushcraft activity with a fire, hot chocolate, toasted marshmallows and stories 🌳🚣🏼‍♀️🔥

Y6 Residential

Day 3 – The children ended their time at The Anderton Centre on the XL paddleboards. They worked together as a team to complete some fun games and then took a dip in the very cold reservoir. After lunch, the children returned to school and enjoyed sharing their adventures with the families 🏄🏻‍♂️💦🦆

Achievers 28.2.25

Our amazing achievers this week!

Y6 Big Lent Walk

Year 6 took part in a class prayer and liturgy in our school spiritual garden before going on a walk around the local area to observe signs of spring linked to the creation story.

Mother’s Day 💕

A fabulous Prayer and Liturgy to celebrate all of the amazing ladies in our lives.

Year 6 Big Lent Walk

Year 6 have walked around the local area to the canal as part of our Big Lent Walk enjoying the glorious sunshine.

Y6 Day of Hope

Year 6 enjoyed creating self-portraits of themselves and also of the people who they feel inspire hope in others.

An End to SATs Week

We could not be prouder of our incredible Year 6 children.
They have shown such dedication and hard work – they are simply AMAZING! ⭐️

As a reward for their excellent efforts this week, the children had a day of fun: playing games, watching a movie and enjoying some tasty treats. ⚽️📹🍩

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A treat for all the children at dinner time today! 😃

Oliver Twist

Children had a fantastic time watching Oliver Twist this afternoon.

Y6 Boy in the Tower

Y6 have started to read the novel Boy in the Tower and have been designing posters based on the book.

Animate trip

Year 6 have had a great day at Animate Youth Ministry in St. Helens. They took part in lots of different activities to develop teamwork, resilience and perseverance.

Y5&Y6 Town Sports- 24.06.25

Well done to the children who took part in the Wigan Town Sports event at Robin Park Arena today. We are extremely proud of all the children for trying their best and cheering each other on! A big well done to John who has made it to the final for the 80m sprint, good luck John!

Y6 food tasting

The children in Y6 have enjoyed trying some Chin Chin that George kindly brought in after we read about it in our class novel Boy in the Tower. Chin Chin is a sweet and crunchy fried dough snack popular in Nigeria and other West African countries.

Y6 visitor

Y6 enjoyed a visit from an optometrist to learn about our eyes and the role of an optician. We learned about different eye conditions and were able to try on the special glasses that are used during eye tests.

Year 6 Pizza Party

As an end of year treat, Year 6 have enjoyed a pizza party while signing shirts to celebrate their last day in school uniform!

Year 6 and Reception Prayer and Liturgy

Year 6 and Reception have taken part in a Prayer and Liturgy together in our Spiritual Garden. The children reflected on the times they have spent together this year and how they are now ready for their next step as Reception move into Y1 and Y6 move up to High School.

Ice cream treat.

Year 6 have enjoyed a visit from the ice cream man 🍦 this morning as part of their end of year treat!

Y6 and Reception buddies.

Year 6 have spent their last lunch at St. Jude’s with their buddies from Reception.