The writer of the week goes to Chloe for producing a detailed plan for a set of instructions including effective openers, rhetorical questions and safety advice!

So this morning, we arrived to 3 hatched eggs! Throughout the day, a further 5 eggs have hatched. Children in year 6 and other year groups managed to have a hold during the chicks’ first day in year 6! More updates to come throughout the week…

This week, we have welcomed chick eggs to year 6. As part of our Science topic, we will be hatching chicks and linking their life cycle and growth over the next two weeks to our topic ‘Darwin’s Delights’. We will update as soon as they begin to hatch… watch this space…

This week, the Writer of the Week goes to Dean for writing a descriptive comparison focusing on life of animals before the ocean was polluted and how the animals feel now. Below is example that he wrote including repetition, ambitious vocabulary and emotion:

I used to be able to swim through the ocean in peace. I used to be able to dance around through the coral. I used to be able to swim around wherever I wanted. I felt happy swimming through the oasis. Happiness filled the ocean. Everyone would admire us as we swiftly swam through cyan-blue water. The waves would splash above me as I peacefully swam around without any worries. Until one day…

Today in year 6, the children dressed up linked to our previous topic. The children came in a variety of outfits: army officers, evacuated children and characters from ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’.

Following this, the children came up with questions to ask a guest speaker in the afternoon: a lady who was the daughter of an evacuee. The children posed their questions to her and found out more about what it was like to be evacuated. They were extremely respectful and showed a positive attitude towards the session. Well done, year 6!