Autumn 2Â
World War 2
While learning about seasonal fruits and vegetables, Year 6 gathered their own apples and pears from the school orchard and then used them to make apple crumble! They were also able to taste the crumble in the afternoon.
As part of their PE learning this half term, Year 6 looked at team-building and outdoor adventurous activities. They enjoyed working together to create solutions for different problems and competing as part of a team.
Year 6 visited Twycross Zoo as part of their science theme of ‘Evolution’. They have been learning about how different animals have adapted and changed over the course of thousands of years to better suit their environments. During the trip, they were able to look at many different animals and were able to spot numerous adaptations and could explain how these helped them to survive in the wild.
During the visit, the children also participated in a workshop which demonstrated how different animals had changed over hundreds of thousands of years. They were able to match prehistoric animals to their modern-day ancestors and even explain why these changes might have helped them to survive.
The children were fantastic during the entire trip, representing Birchwood brilliantly!
This half term, Yew 6 have been learning about Charles Darwin and his theories of evolution and natural selection. As part of this learning, they have learned about how animals and plants have adapted to their environments over generations. They have also looked at human evolution and the ways in which we have evolved from our ancestors.
What an amazing day we had for our sports afternoon! The sun was shining, spirits were high, and every child gave it their all. From sprints to sack races, the energy and enthusiasm were incredible! Well done Year 5!
In Science we have been learning about living things and their habitats. To deepen our understanding of the life cycles of plants and how plants reproduce, we dissected a flower and identified and labelled the parts.
On Wednesday, Year 5 enjoyed a history visit to The Black Country Living Museum. The children enjoyed a trip down the mine, learning about the conditions that miners faced during Victorian times and the long hours of work they faced and the dangerous conditions. They also enjoyed a visit to the Victorian School and learned how arithmetic, writing and reading were the three most important subjects taught during the era. They learned how handwriting was taught using ‘Hooks’ and ‘Hangers’. Pupils enjoyed time exploring the village and seeing what life was like back then. A fantastic day was had by all!
Year 5 have read 'Spaghetti and Meatballs' as part of their number day. As people keep joining Mr and Mrs Comfort's party, the tables have to keep being rearranged to seat everyone around them. We used cubes to help us to visualise this. We also created equations using the numbers that we were wearing.
