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South America Year 6

Welcome to the South  America Year 6 Class Page.  Here, you can find out about everything that we've been doing this term.
Friday 16th January
 
Well, another wonderful week here in South America. We have been busy in Maths learning how to calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles. We even learnt a song to help us remember one of the formulas that I  know the children would love to share with you. In English we have been planning our new narrative, based on our class reader 'Street Child', which we will be completing next week. In science, we looked at how different living things have become adapted to suit their habitat. We used camels as a case study, and then went on to research a saguaro cactus, emperor penguin and grey seals. I wonder if you could find out about any other plants or animals, and how they are adapted to suit their habitat.
 
In history, we have been learning about Victorian Britain, and this week was specifically about children. We began by making a comparison of life today vs life for children in Victorian Britain and we were amazed to see how poorly they were treated. We then, in groups, researched different jobs that children often had to do to help support their families if they were from a poorer background. Life for these children was very different from the life a wealthy child, and some of the jobs and working conditions were horrendous, I know you will be just as shocked as us when you hear about it. 
 
I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!
Friday 9th January
 
Well, the first week of 2026 is done and it has flown by! I have been so impressed with how the children have returned to school and worked so hard. We have started reading 'Street Child' in English and we have been really enjoying the story so far, delving deeper into some of the characters in the book. We have also had the opportunity to revise some previous topics in our maths lessons, and I just have to share how amazed I was in our percentages lesson. We had a quick re-cap, and the class blew me away with their knowledge and the standard of their answers. I'm sure they would love to impress you with their percentage knowledge this weekend if you quiz them with a few numbers.
 
I also need to make a quick shoutout to some of year 6's who went along to Thorp Academy for a mini basketball tournament today. They played so well, won all of their matches and progressed through to the next round. I am so proud of them; Mr Harrison was full of praise for their attitude and teamwork. Huge congratulations to you all!
 
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!