Week 2: 2nd - 6th March
23rd-27th February 2026
This week we had a very exciting week indeed. VASA DAY!
We had so much fun finding out how much we weigh and how old we are on different planets in our solar system. The fitness test pushed us to our limits as we trained to be real astronauts, engaging in various activities including a bleep test which some people managed to reach level 14 lap 95! What an achievement. After our strenuous training we refilled with some astronaut food which was interesting to say the least. We created a review of each food and then watched some NASA videos on how astronauts eat and live their daily lives in the international space station (ISS). To end the day, we made some astronaut helmets out of paper plates before blasting off home. What a spectacular day!
2nd-6th March 2026
This week Year 5 and 6 visited the Mars exibition at Peel Cathedral. We had a wonderful time learning about space missions on Mars and how Mars may play a huge part for our future on Earth. We discussed rovers and hunted for their locations on Mars. We ended the trip by completing a scavenger hunt of famous space figures which were dotted around the Cathedral. We had lots of fun learning about the influential people who have contributed to space exploration and what we know today. What an out of this world way to round up our space topic, and give us some insight before making our very own Mars rovers after half term.
26th-30th January 2026
Paired creative writing! Using our knowledge of openings we were asked to work in pairs to create a variety of openings on a given setting. Utilizing our toolkit we created some awesome stories with vibrant imagery and wonderful description.
20th - 24th October 2025
Spooky season is among us!
This week we got to make our final DT products: water filters!
We had lots of fun changing our plastic bottles into a useable filter to try and clean dirty water. Through the lesson we had to filter the dirty water three or more times to get it cleaner. We have learnt so much about water, and we now understand how complicated the water journey which we often take for granted really is! Year 6 have set ourselves the goal to conserve more water in our homes through making simple daily swaps like turning the tap off when brushing our teeth or timing our showers! Superb work everyone!
13th - 17th October 2025
We had our last forest school session this week, with lots of sad faces as we left the forest for the last time as Year 6s :(. We have all learnt so much from everyone and made the most wonderful memories during our time with Isle of Play. The conker battle was definitely a favourite alongside fire making (mostly to keep the midges away) and creating dens. We are so proud of every single one of you, well done!
6th - 10th October 2025
We conducted a science experiment on solubility this week! In our science groups we had the choice of which solvent and solute to choose in order to discover which elements affect solubility.
29th - 3rd October 2025
What an exciting Friday afternoon! We had James from Manx Utilities come and visit us to tell us all about water filtration and the process in which our water must go through in order to be clean and safe to drink. We loved hearing all about IOM reservoirs and how they work. We watched a very interesting video which took us on a tour of the treatment plant in Sulby! We got to see what really goes on inside the pipes and learnt lots about using sand to remove dirt from our drinking water. When James was visiting we had the opportunity to ask him lots about his job which inspired some young minds in Year 6!
Now for the science! We discussed how water has a negative charge so in order to clean the water a coagulation is added to neutralise particle charge. This causes flocculation which helps bring fine particles together so they form larger flocs (clumps of dirt) which are easy to remove from the water before the sterilisation process begins. We watched as James showed us the flocculation process using dirty water (-) and Iron salts (+) to make the water clearer. Who knew that our water had such a vast and scientific journey to go on before entering our taps safely!
22nd- 26th September 2025
Its been full steam ahead this week in Year 6 as we jumped into our suspense text in literacy! We have been looking at creating and improving our sentences using D+D (description+ detail). We read through our peers cold writes and provided some constructive feedback and tips on how they could improve their writing (two stars and a wish). This has supported our work in editing and proofreading alongside unleveling our sentences.
We have also been continuing our work in whole class reading, looking at the character of Nate and analysing his personality, features and attributes using inferences from the book.
15th-19th September 2025
This week we had our first forest school session at Lesters Yard! Although the weather was torrential, Year 6 still enjoyed every moment (especially the hot chocolate).
In science this week, we reflected on the five types of scientific enquiry. We were challenged to read a variety of experiments and decide whether they were observing over time, pattern seeking, identifying, grouping, and classifying, fair testing or researching. Miss Mc Gill and Mrs Dixon were so impressed with our scientific conversations and debates!
8th - 12th September 2025
This week we were introduced to our new poetry book - The Final Year. This book takes us on an amazing journey as Nate (main character) navigates his final year in primary school. From the first poem we have learnt that Nates primary school is located in a large city. From here our discussion of city vs suburb began. We used inferences from the book to help us generated a plethora of supper words to describe these two settings.
3rd - 5th September 2025
What a first week back! Year 6 have been enjoying the Year 6 life this week as we start to fill up our diaries with the events for our final year of primary school! We have started our new topics in literacy, Numeracy and Science and everyone has been trying their best to show Mrs Dixon and Miss Mc Gill their absolute best!