Design Technology: Bridges 

This term, as part of our Victorians unit, Year 6 stepped into the shoes of famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Design & Technology.

The children explored various bridge designs, learnt about their structural uses, and collaborated in small teams to construct their very own wooden bridges. From accurate measuring and sawing to mastering the glue guns, our young engineers showed fantastic teamwork and practical skill.

Take a look at their incredible final designs below—we are so proud of their hard work and creativity!

RE Trip: Hayes Muslim Centre 

As part of our learning in RE about Islam, Year 6 went to the local Hayes Muslim Centre on 16th October 2023. The children watched the Imam demonstrate the various calls to prayer and learnt more in depth the meaning of the 5 pillars of Islam. During the visit, volunteers from the centre also gave tours and the children were able to see the different parts of the centre: The sisters' hall, the washing area and the different resources available about Islam. Before leaving Hayes Muslim Centre, the children received a goody bag of fruit as an act of kindness.

Year 6 Victorian Day 

The children and the teachers had a fantastic day being in a Victorian school for the day. Every effort was made to look as Victorian as possible and some children even managed to come in with ‘dirt’ on their faces!

The children had lessons as Victorian children: English grammar and handwriting, maths chanting and calculations and writing lines and finding definitions in the dictionary. Having strict, authoritarian teachers was an experience far different from what the children are usually used to.

Lessons were followed by a ‘lunch’ of thick porridge. For many, this was the very first time they had porridge and for some, they were very glad that they were not around during the Victorian era to eat this every day!

The day ended with children completing very mundane tasks like sorting buttons counters, crayons, measuring and cutting materials. It is safe to say, the children were very glad that their Victorian day was over and they can revert back to their normal selves!

Welcome to Year 6! 

With our key theme of Victorians for this term, year 6 have been reading a range of novels in English and guided reading. As Queen Victoria was known as the 'Empress of India', our geography topic has been about India – looking at the physical and human geography of the country. For more details of this term's curriculum, please go to our Termly overview page.