Year 6 Science: Investigating Electrical Circuits
Year 6 investigated what would happen to a lightbulb if they increased the number of cells in a simple electrical circuit.
Year 6 RE: What Do We Learn About God From the Words and Actions of Jesus?
We discussed the question "What do we learn about God from the words and actions of Jesus?" and then wrote an answer to the question. The children used pictures of Jesus' actions and the words from the sermon on the mount as prompts to help with their writing.
Ordering School Meals Via ParentPay
We have listened to your feedback regarding wanting to know what your child eats in school and we have now activated ParentPay meal ordering so that you can order what your child will eat in school (please note thaat this will be compulsory form September). Please familiarise yourself with this by logging on to your ParentPay account and selecting your child's meals with them at home. Dinners need to be ordered before 9am. Please message Miss Greenwood if you have any problems logging on, thank you.
A Huge Thank You to Woods Fruit and Veg!
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Woods Fruit & VEG for supplying our fruit over the past few months, whilst we were in receipt of a food grant for our Key Stage 2 pupils. The fruit was lovely and fresh and the children really enjoyed it. We are missing your tangerines already!
Year 6 Maths Quiz
Year 6 have been working really hard this week on maths revising and preparing for SATs, so this morning we had a lot of fun testing our knowledge on a Maths quiz on Kahoot.
Year 6 Revising for SATs
Year 6 have been working so hard this week, revising and preparing for SATs. We wish them all the luck in the world - you can do this Year 6, you are amazing!
Year 6 British Values
In our Class worship Year 6 asked and talked about the question 'Can the past help us learn about modern life?'
Year 6 French
Year 6 enjoyed their French lesson with Mrs Colyer, learning the four points of the compass in French!
Year 6 Music - Reading Sheet Music
Year 6 had a well deserved break from SATS practice this afternoon to have a fun music lesson. They were able to play simple tunes on the glockenspiels by reading musical sheet music.
Year 6 Maths Measuring And Classifying Angles
Year 6 have been learning how to measure an angle using a protractor. We had a lot of fun finding the origin on the protractor, understanding where to place it on an angle, and also whether to read the outer scale or the inner scale on the protractor to measure the angle. We also learned about angle classification, including acute, obtuse, right, straight and reflex angles.
Friends of DSJ
We are looking for new members of our Friends at Darwen St James group. The group was created to help raise funds for school by thinking of ideas and planning fundraisers throughout the year. Past events include; *Film night *Bingo night *Family evening *Summer Fair *Christmas Fair All the money we raise is used in school - we have developed the nurture room and we are currently renovating the library areas around school. If you would like to find our more or if you would like to volunteer, please speak to Miss Sears.
Year 6 PE
Year 6 have been learning some athletics skills in PE! We have been running sprint races and learning how to do a good standing long jump.
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